Volume 8, Issue 2 (2013) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Assessment of Continuous Vaginal Logger-Based Temperature Monitoring in Fever-Induced Gilts

Mariana Schmidt — 2013-04-03

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 3 April 2013; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2013.55.65

The aim of this study was to identify a low risk method to induce fever in gilts and to evaluate vaginal sensors for temperature monitoring. Therefore, a rhinitis atrophicans vaccine was used to induc...

Histology and Histomorphology of Hormone Treated Surati Buffalo Udder Tissue

H. H. Mehta — 2013-04-15

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 15 April 2013; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2013.66.72

In the global dairy scenario, India has the distinction of being the largest milk producing nation of the total milk production of 100.9 million tons in 2006-2007, about 55.6% has been contributed by ...

Measurement of Fibrinogen Concentration in the Plasma of Dogs: A Comparison Between Heat Precipitation and Modified Thrombin Clotting Time Method

Labrini V. Athanasiou — 2013-05-18

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 18 May 2013; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2013.73.78

Fibrinogen is a glycoprotein that plays a key role in blood clotting and is also a non-specific indicator of inflammation. The most widely used techniques for measuring plasma fibrinogen concentration...

Histological Adaptations of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Broilers Fed Diets Containing Insoluble Fiber from Rice Hull Meal

Tossaporn Incharoen — 2013-06-20

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 20 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2013.79.88

These two experiments were aimed to determine the effects of diets containing high levels of insoluble fiber from Rice Hull Meal (RHM) on performance and intestinal histological variables of broilers....

A Brief Overview of the Coxib Drugs in the Veterinary Field

Tae-Won Kim — 2013-07-05

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 5 July 2013; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2013.89.97

Traditional Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NAIDs) have been widely used to deal with many inflammatory conditions in veterinary medicine. Nowadays however, as the quality of life of animals is...

Molecular Characterization of Assam Hill Goat

Galib Uz Zaman — 2013-07-13

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 13 July 2013; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2013.98.103

A total of 23 polymorphic microsatellite markers were used to evaluate genetic diversity and population structure in Assam Hill Goat (AHG). All the loci studied were polymorphic in nature. The number ...