Volume 9, Issue 2 (2014) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN MICE INFECTED WITH RIVER WATER CONTAMINATED BY PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA TYPE B:2

Mohammed Muqdad Khaleel — 2014-03-28

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 28 March 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.71.76

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) is a fatal systemic disease of bovines typified by an acute, highly fatal septicaemic disease with high morbidity and mortality. In this study, sixty five adult ICR mice ...

DEVELOPMENT OF THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE AND INFLUENCE OF COLOSTRUM SUCKLING IN CALVES

Viviani Gomes — 2014-04-14

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 14 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.77.83

Bovine colostrum contains immune factors, like leukocytes and cytokines that are absorbed by the intestinal mucosa of the neonate, however, not much is known about the function of some of these compon...

ENTERIC PATHOGENS OF DOGS AND CATS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

M. Kantere — 2014-04-15

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 15 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.84.94

Dogs and cats play an important role in modern society, enhancing the psychological and physiological well-being of many people. However, there are well-documented health risks associated with human a...

MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SARCOCYTIS FUSIFORMIS AND SARCOCYSTIS BUFFALONIS INFECTING WATER BUFFALOES (BUBALUS BUBALIS) FROM EGYPT

Mahmoud El-Seify — 2014-04-16

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 16 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.95.104

Parasites of the genus Sarcocystis have the ability to infect wide range of animals, birds and reptiles. Water buffaloes are intermediate hosts for four Sarcocystis species; S. fusiformis, S. buffalon...

EFFECTS OF NATURALLY PRODUCED DIETARY FUSARIUM MYCOTOXINS ON WEANING PIGS

S. Y. Shin — 2014-04-19

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 19 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.105.109

Mycotoxins reduce animal productivity and animal health. The influence of Fusarium mycotoxins in corn co-products on pig performance is an important issue in swine feed industry. This study was conduc...

EFFECT OF REPLACING CORN AND SOYBEAN MEAL WITH BREWERS RICE AND DRIED DISTILLERS BREWERS YEAST ON PERFORMANCE OF GROWING-FINISHING PIGS

Ondieki Gekara — 2014-04-24

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 24 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.110.115

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of replacing corn and Soybean Meal (SBM) with Brewers Rice (BR) and Dried Distillers Brewers Yeast (DDBY), respectively, on ADG, G:F, Apparent T...

PREVALENCE OF MASTITIS PATHOGENS AND THEIR RESISTANCE AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN AWASSI SHEEP IN AL-BALQA PROVINCE OF JORDAN

Azmi D. Hawari — 2014-05-03

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 3 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.116.121

The primary objective of this study was to establish data on mastitis in Awassi Sheep in Al-Balqa Province of Jordan. Milk samples were collected from 260 lactating ewes that selected randomly from ei...

EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL LYSINE ON PERFORMANCE, ANTIBODY TITER AND RECTAL TEMPERATURE IN RESPONSE TO A MODIFIED-LIVE VIRAL VACCINE IN NEONATAL CALVES

Kate Sharon — 2014-06-02

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 2 June 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.122.127

Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), caused by bovine herpesvirus-1, contributes significantly to economic losses in the dairy and beef cattle industry. Lysine has been shown reduce virulence of h...

A NEW PCR-RFLP FOR SPECIES-SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS OF SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMAL TRYPANOSOMIASIS

Liliana Torcoroma García — 2014-06-05

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 5 June 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.128.136

The diagnosis of animal trypanosomiasis in field samples is currently based on clinical suspicion and less frequently on traditional parasitological methods characterized by their very low sensitivity...

ASSESSMENT OF MIXED MINERALS BY OBSERVING INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL ALTERATIONS IN PIGLETS

Chamroon Maneewan — 2014-06-28

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 28 June 2014; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2014.137.143

The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of dietary Mixed Minerals (MM) on intestinal epithelial cell morphology, villus height and area and growth performance in piglets. Thirty two-month-ol...