Volume 11, Issue 1 (2016) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Pathologies of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia in Feedlot Cattle

Jose A. Valles — 2016-03-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.1.7

Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (AIP) is a costly issue that affects feedlot cattle. Research has yet to elucidate the etiology of AIP; therefore a case-control study was conducted to evaluate possible m...

High Frequency of Enteroparasite Infection in Dogs (Canis familiaris) in Urban Regions of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Roberta Bastos Costa — 2016-01-29

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 29 January 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.8.10

The objective of this study was to perform examinations of canine fecal samples collected in the urban region, focusing on enteroparasitological diseases, common zoonosis that have their risk of trans...

Correlation of Oxytocin (OTR) and Estrogen Receptor (ER) mRNA in the Canine Placenta with the Detected Circulating Levels of Oxytocin and Estrogen during Pregnancy and Parturition

Gisele Almeida Lima Veiga — 2015-12-31

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2015; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.11.17

Placenta is considered an important endocrine organ during gestation, as well as can also serve as a target organ for sex steroids and pituitary hormones, mainly for the cascade of events that trigger...

Enhancement of Immunological Responses by Dietary Arthrospira platensis and Possibility of Field Applications as Alternative to Antibiotics in Broiler Chicken

Shinsuke Katayama — 2016-03-03

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 3 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.18.24

Arthrospira platensis is one of the candidates expected to replace antibiotics by its immunostimulatory effects in broiler industry, but the evaluation aimed at field applications is not enough. Here,...

Inclusion of Molasses or Glucose Syrup in Starter Concentrate for Dairy Calves: Effects on Diarrheic Calves

Marcelo Cezar Soares — 2016-03-28

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 28 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.25.32

Severity of metabolic acidosis and other clinical signs in diarrheic dairy calves fed a starter concentrate containing molasses or glucose syrup as a replacement for corn were evaluated. Thirty-two ca...

The Association between Total Mixed Ration Particle Size and Fecal Scores in Holstein Lactating Dairy Cows from Florida, USA

Pedro Melendez — 2016-01-06

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 6 January 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.33.40

The objective of this study was to determine the association between the proportion of particles greater than 19 mm in a total mixed ration fed to dairy cattle and their fecal score. Over a 22 day per...

Effect of Inclusion of Albizia saman Pods in the Diet on the Performances of Dairy Cows

Min Aung — 2015-12-29

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 29 December 2015; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.41.46

Ruminants can achieve high productivity when the diet includes concentrates; however these are often expensive due to competition with humans and mono-gastric animals. This experiment was conducted to...

Preventive Effect of Marsileacrenata Leaves and Stalks Juices Against Urolithiasis Showed by Improving of Kidney Function

Sri Murwani — 2016-02-10

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 10 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.47.54

Nowadays urolithiasisis still as a major problem in pet animals, particularly for dogs and cats. Urolithiasisis caused by formation of crystals in the urinary tract that inhibit the process of urinati...