Volume 11, Issue 2 (2016) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

The Effects of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis on Milk Fatty Acid Profile in Dairy Cattle

C. Mitchell — 2016-04-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.55.60

The objective of this experiment was to examine the effect of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) on milk fatty acid (FA) profiles with emphasis on odd-chain and branched-chain FA. Sixteen multiparous Ho...

Development of a Short-Term Canine Full-Thickness Skin Organ Culture Method under Serum-Free Conditions

Francesca Abramo — 2016-06-13

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 13 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.61.69

Full-thickness canine skin organ culture models could provide an entirely new opportunity for studying wound healing, keratinization disorders and allergic skin diseases, all of which have high preval...

Livestock Hydatid Disease (Cystic Hydatidosis) in Libya: A Review

Mohamed M. Ibrahem — 2016-05-31

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2016; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2016.70.84

Cystic hydatid disease is an infection caused by the larval stage of a cestode parasite called Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid cysts are one of the major parasitic infections in Libya that causes man...