This study is considered the first study in our country to isolate bovine parainfluenza
type 3 virus (BPIV-3) from naturally infected calves. BPIV-3 virus was isolated from nasal
swabs collected from calves with respiratory disease. The virus was isolated and titrated in
secondary embryonic bovine kidney (SEBK) cell culture; other cell cultures (secondary sheep
testis and chicken embryos fibroblast cell cultures) were used for propagation of isolated
virus. Examination of infected cell culture revealed giant cell formation and intracytoplasmic
inclusions. The isolated virus agglutinated guinea pig’s erythrocytes and produces clear
heamadsorption of guinea pig’s erythrocyte in infected SEBK cell culture. Virus tit

A total of 660 genital tract of adult ewes slaughtered at Baghdad Abattoirs, were examined for
the gross pathological conditions .One hundred thirty three (20.22%) of them showed different type
of abnormalities of the total genital examined, 157 (23.87%) were pregnant and the rest 503 were
non-pregnant ones. Eighteen (11.46%) of the pregnant and 115 (22.86%) of the no pregnant genitalia
showed pathological conditions, Ovarobursal adhesions 51(7.72%) and paraovarian cysts 35(5.31%)
were the most common abnormalities recorded. In conclusion: Such kind of abnormalities observe in
genitalia slaughtered ewe could be considered as the causes of temporary infertility or permanent
sterility, never the less, the percent

This study was conducted to know the effect of ewe age on oocyte quality as well as the relations
between oocyte viability and normal uterine condition. Eighty three (83) reproductive systems of
non-pregnant ewes were collected from Al-shulla abattoir. The Total oocytes were aspirated from
right ovaries reached 61.45% and 38.55% from left ovaries. Immediately after aspiration, the oocytes
were examined by light microscopic and conceded as mature if surrounded completely with cumulus
oopherus. While the stained oocytes by trypan blue were conceded as dead oocytes and excluded.
According to ewes age the oocytes were classified into (3) groups, the first group ranged between 1-
2 years, second group 3-6 years and th

In order to investigate the presence of methicillin or multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus
in food-chain especially Cows raw milk and white raw soft cheese and its whey, a total of 30 samples
were collected randomly from different markets in Baghdad Province during December 2012 till
February 2013, in which samples were analyzed by a standard isolation protocols of food
microbiology with some modification processing by new, modern and rapid technology tools such as
chromogenic medium Baird-Parker agar, Electronic RapIDTM Staph Plus Code Compendium Panel
System (ERIC®) Dryspot Staphytect Plus and Penicillin Binding Protein (PBP2') Plus assays; as well
as, studying the susceptibility of isolates to differe

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of age and season on the epididymal sperm and level of testosterone in camel. A total 103 camel testes samples were collected from Al-Najaf slaughter house during a cold season (December 2012, January and February 2013) and moderatehot season (March, April and May, 2013). Testes were divided into 3 Gs according to camel age, G1 included the testes of 2-3years, G 2 (3 – 4years) and over 4 years (G 3). Blood samples were collected for determination of serum testosterone level. The sperms were obtained from the tail of epididymis from all animals groups and the results of the sperms individual motility percentage was increased at the level of (P< 0.05) significantly with age progress in

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feed restricted (off-feeding intervals) on feed intake, water intake, body weight gain, growth rate, feed conversion ratio, mortality, and dressing percentage of broilers. Two hundred fourty, one day old unsexed, (Ross 308) broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four treatment groups. Each group included three replicates each one had 20 birds. Those assigned as; Control group (T1): birds were fed ad libtium, T2 group feed removed from 8 Am. to 4 Pm., T3 group feed removed from 4 Pm. to 8 Am., T4 group feed removed 8 Am. to 8Am. (skip-a day) all birds were allowed to access feed for above intervals for 8-21 days of age, and re-full fed for the remaining of experiment period 42 days

To study the bacterial contamination of table eggs in Babylon city, a total of 214 eggs collected from different sources, including 100 from farms and 114 from supermarkets, all samples were cultured for the bacteria on Salmonella Shigella Agar(SS Agar) and nutrient agar. The results of the farms samples showed that there are no growth of bacteria in all samples under study whereas the results of supermarkets samples showed that about 21.05% of supermarkets eggs were contaminated with bacterial strains, and the results showed the presence of Stahylococcus aureus in 10.52% of the samples, Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 7.89%, a Proteus mirabilis in 3.50%, S. epidermidis in 0.87% and Bacillus subtilis in 0.87%. Also, the antibiotic sensitivity

The objective of the current study was to determine the anatomical features of the tympanic cavity in cattle and buffalo and to be recognize all parts of the tympanic cavity for its clinical purposes. There are general anatomical explanation about the middle ear in anatomy text book, however there are no studies in the literature on the morphology of the tympanic cavity in the buffalo, the region is important clinically as a frequent point of attachment for prostheses. As a recent studies have focused on the reconstruction of defects occurring in these tympanic cavity to aid in the development of new surgical technique. Twelve temporal bones from six heads of adult cattle and buffalo were used, the cavity had been investigated on both si

     Milk and dairy products are fundamental components in the human diet and may be the principle way for entrance of Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in to the human body. All milk and dairy products samples were tested for the occurrence of AFM1 by the competitive ELISA technique. Out of 32 bovine raw milk samples that were collected from eight villages around Baghdad province, 32 samples (100 %) were contaminated with AFM1 ranging from 0.15 to 86.96ng/kg with mean value of 42.37±26.07 ng/kg, of which 17 samples were contaminated with concentrations < 50 ng/kg and 15 samples exceeded the maximum acceptable level of AFM1 in milk (50 ng/kg) imposed by the European legislation. The raw milk samples belonged to animals fed with

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of different hormonal treatments protocols (PGF2α ,GnRH, estradiol and progesterone) hormones on reproductive performance of postpartum anoestrus native dairy River buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), endemic south of Baghdad under field conditions . Present study was conducted on 128 animals that had postpartum anoestrus (PPA) for a period between 4 to 8 months. The animals were subjected to two experiments according to the type of anoestrus. In the first experiment 94 animals (73.5%) with persistent corpus luteum on their ovaries without any signs of estrous (sub-oestrus) were classified into two sub-groups.Sub-group1 (n=47) treated with PGF2α hormone alone and sub-group 2 (n= 47) were treated by tw

The aim of this study was to compare anatomical and histological of the kidney in three type of birds. The study revealed that, in harrier species the cranial lobe of kidney was the largest with elongated shape. In mallard the cranial lobe was small round-oval, while middle and caudal lobe were lobulated and larger .In chicken the caudal lobe was the largest. Statistically, in harrier the mean length of cranial lobe (20±0.1mm) and the width of the middle lobe (5±0.5mm) were significantly higher than those of mallard (10±0.3mm) (8.0.2mm) and chicken (15±0.2mm) (4±0.4mm) respectively. The mean weight of the kidney in harrier is (5.8±0.20g) this value significantly was higher than those of mallared (8.9±0.11g) and chicken (6.8±0.10g

An adenovirus was successfully isolated from infected liver, spleen and pericardial fluid from infected broiler chicks

Knemidocoptes mutans (Sercoptidae) was recorded for the first time in IRAQ in egg laying fowl

A sample of (700) seven hundred out of (3000) three thousend randamly collected

Fourty chicks were used to study the effect of adding vitamin -C- to the feed on experiment

One of the "hallmarks of cancer" is altered energy metabolism, which is increased glycolysis in cancer cells, the primary source of energy that uses this metabolic pathway to generate ATP. Oncolytic virotherapy with aerobic glycolysis inhibitor smart therapeutic approach to induce apoptosis in cancer cells. The current study aimed to use the 2-Deoxyglucose (2DG), a specific glycolysis inhibitor, to enhance the Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In this study, a mouse model of breast cancer allograft with mammary adenocarcinoma tumor cells (AN3) was used and treated with 2DG, NDV, and a combination of both. Anti-tumor efficacy and glycolysis analysis (hexokinase -1 (HK-1), pyruvate, and ATP) were determined. The induction of oxidative stress

Fifteen albino mice were subjected to three days dehydration and fifteen albino mice were given 1

It emerges from bacteriological study that it is possible to isolate many bacterial types a

 Electrophoretic patterns of serum protein in 12 Arabian race horses acutely infected with Babesia equi revealed a significant decrease in albumin (P<0.01) and beta globulins (P<0.05) where, alpha globulins fractions significantly (P<0.01) increased. No significant (P

Out of 704 sheep examined from three provinces (Baghdad, Hilla and Diala) in the central part of Iraq, 323(45.88%) were infected with Theileria  hirci, 80 (11.36%) with Anaplasma ovis and 19(2.70%) with Babesia motasi. The percentage of sheep infected with Th. Hirci was much higher (P < 0.01) than those with A. ovis and B. motasi. The rate of infection with Th. hirci and A. ovis but not B. motasi increased with advancing age. There was no significant (P>0.05) difference in the rate of infection between males and females

A systemic study on the pathogenesis of experimentally induced
Salmonella typhimurium infection was carried out in calves. Sixteen normal,
colostrum-fed, friesian calves, ranging in age from 3 to 6 weeks were used. The
calves were divided into two equal groups. Group I calves were inoculated
orally with 1.5 x 1011 CFU of Salmonella typhimurium and group II calves
served as control.
Using an indirect fluorescent antibody technique, it was found that
Salmonella typhimurium has an apparent predilection for the small intestine
particularly jejunum and ileum. The results of this study suggest that this
technique can be considered as a rapid reliable technique for diagnosis of
salmonellosis in endemic outbreaks.

Morphological variation in helminthes parasites is a well- established phenomenon and may have many
sources and important taxonomic implications. The morphological differences between the two isolates of
Echinococcus granulosus were the dimensions of worm total length , number of the developing segment ,
testes distribution , details of the cirrus sac and position of genital pore .The results of present study indicate
that there is a form of the parasite is adapted to donkey and other in camel have some differences in
morphological also biological features not tackled in the present work .Genetic study is required for strain
detection for clarification of the situation in a country .

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of adding aspirin to the diet on some
biochemical parameters such as blood serum glucose , cholesterol , uric acid , total protein ,
phosphorus and calcium concentrations of broilers reared in high density (15 birds / m ) . A 90 chicks 7
days old were distributed into two treatments (45 chicks per treatment ) , T1 chicks fed a diet without
aspirin (control) , chicks in T2 fed a diet supplemented with 0.2 % aspirin (2 mg aspirin / kg feed) .
Each treatment subdivided into three replicates and each replicate reared in 1 X 1 m pen . The data
obtained revealed the following:
Blood serum glucose concentration were 189 mg /100 ml , cholesterol concentration were 207

This study was conducted to compare the effect of adding organic chromium (Biochrome) and
organic acids (Galli acids) for reducing experimentally infected broiler chicks by Salmonella
typhimurium . A total of 400 one day old broiler chicks were divided into four dietary groups which
were: un-treated negative control (T1) , 044 ppb organic chromium / kg feed (T2) , 4.0 of organic acids
/ kg feed (T3) and positive control (T4) . After one day of feeding T2 ,T3 and T4 chicks were oral
experimentally infected by S. typhimurium. Results have shown :
Mortality of positive control broiler chicks were 70 % , added organic chromium and organic acids
reduced chicks mortality tto 10 % in each , also the results revealed that th

Twenty five local breed dogs divided to five groups and otitis extrna experimentally induced by scrashing
the ear canal with ( 9x10)8 cfu p6, biotype of pseudomonas aeruginosa . The control group showed the
clinical signs beside the presence of neutrophils in the smears . The third group showed the clinical signs
beside the rupture of tympanic membrane in one of animal group and the recovery to the others in 4 weeks
after treathment with
ear washing acetic acid and boric acid and then local treatment with ciprofloxacin and dexamethazone
beside then local treatment with cipro
floxacin and dexamethazone beside we give ciprofloxacin orally . The fourth group recovered after 3 weeks
of treatment with ear washing with

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of adding Eruca Sativa seed in concentrate diet alone or
with Vit.E administration on productivity of male Awassi lambs.This study was conducted on
Veterinary College,Baghdad University.Fifteen Awassi ram lambs at age of 5-6 months ,were divided
equally in to three groups accordingly and treated as followed :The frist group A(G)was fed on
concentrate diet containing Eruca Sativa seeds (5%)at a rate of 400g/day /haed,The second group
B(G+E) was fed on the same ration mentioned above with Vit.E with a dose of 400mg/head was given
orally bimonthly ,The animals in the third group C (control)were fed on a concentrate diet free of
Eruca Sativa at a rate of 400g/day.All anima

Dairy project of private sector was selected to find out the incidence of
mastitis due to E.coli or other pathogen .This dairy project was under bad
managemental feeding, housing and health practices. This dairy project was
included 80 cows ,thirty two cows were at milking period while the other 48
were dry .Milk samples from the teats of each milking cow was collected to find
out the infected quarters or udder with mastitis either by E.coli or other
microorganism using nutrient agar ,eosin methylene blue agar and MacConky
agar then using the biochemical test as completed tests .The result revealed that
twenty six cows out of thirty two were shown positive result with mastitis
.E.coli infection was highly desig

تناولت الدراسة مسح لإمراض الطيور الداجنة في خمسة قرى تابعة لمحافظة بغداد وذلك لغرض الوصول الى اهم الحالات المرضية والعوامل المحددة لصناعة الدواجن.

جمعت البيانات للحالات المرضية للفترة من شهر تموز لسنة 2007 حتى نهاية شهر اذار لسنة 2008. اعتمد في تشخيص الحالات المرضية على تاريخ الحالة المرضية، الاعراض السريرية، التغيرات المرضية العيانية، والعزل الفايروسي لمرض نيوكاسل.

اظهرت النتائج ان اهم الامراض المنت

The epidemiology of ringworm in two cattle herds in Baghdad area was studied during the period from
September 2001 to August 2002.Two hundred skin scraping were collected from the infected area. The
prevalence of infection was 68%. In males it was lower (37.5%) than females (62.5%) and higher in less than
one year old animals. The prevalence was highest in January (16.5%). Eleven species of fungi were diagnosed,
these include; Trichophyton verrucosum, T. rubrum,T.metagrophytes, Aspergillus fumigatus , A. flavus , A.
Niger , A.terru , Mucor spp. , Altenaria alternata , Rhizopus and Fusarium spp. , one species of yeast Candida
albicans.

This study aimed to use two kinds of mixtures of general anesthetics to know which is better
from induction of anesthesia and anesthesia period and their effect of some essential parameters in
anesthesia like temperature, pulse, and respiration.
Twenty birds of local pigeons were selected then devided into two groups.The first group treated
with thiopentone sodium –ketamine–chloral hydrate mixture , other group treated with –ketamine–
chloral hydrate mixture