A comparative study on air drying of human erythrocytes for scanning electron microscopy (S E
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A study on the epidemiology of helminths of buffalloes, conducted at two different areas, revealed the followings;
... Show MoreThe aim of the present study was to investigate the analgesic effect of Acepromazine 0.05 mg.
/kg B. w. and Lidocaine 0.5 mg/kg each alone or in combinations on the flank region in sheep after
giving the drugs by lumbosacral injection. Fifteen healthy adult local breed sheep of both sexes
weighting (17.50-30 kg) were used. Sheep were divided into three equal groups. Group (A),
Acepromazine, group (B) Lidocaine, and group (C) Acepromazine and Lidocaine mixture. Data
were collected immediately before administration of drugs (zero time) as control data. Parameters
were included clinical measures: Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Rectal Temperature, Scores of
analgesia of the flank, low abdomen, perineum, tail, hind
تم تصميم التجربة لمعرفة تأثير اضافة مسحوق الزنك في العليقة في الاداء الانتاجي لفروج اللحم المربى خلال اشهر الصيف غير مجنس بعمر يوم واحد. وزعت الافراخ الى خمسة معاملات Ross فرخا نوع 131 في ظل الاجهاد الحراري . تم استخدام فرخ لكل معاملة تم اعطاء مسحوق الزنك في 32 افراخ وبمجموع 8 كل مكرر من ، وبواقع ثلاث مكررات للمعاملة الواحدة ملغم / 21 ملغم(المعاملة الاولى )، 1 يوم بمستويات 23 العليقة اعتبارا من بداية الاسبوع الثاني وحت
... Show MoreThis study was undertaken to explore the adding effect of manganese chloride (MnCl2), co-enzyme Q10 (Co-Q10) as well as α-lipoic acid to Tris extender on Freeze ability of Holstein bulls’ semen. This study was carried out at the department of artificial insemination at the Directorate of Animal Resource, Ministry of Agriculture in Abu-Ghraib, Baghdad for the duration from October\ 2013 to Jun\ 2014, including three experiments. Seven Holstein bulls of 3.5-4 years old were used in this study. Semen was collected via artificial vagina by one ejaculate/ bull/ week. The assessments were conducted for fresh semen, which was later pooled, equally divided for various treatments within each experiment, usin
... Show MoreThe objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of banana leafs as a wound dressing in rabbits. Ten adults local breed male rabbits weighing between 1.5 – 2 kg were used. The animals were divided into two equal groups. Animals were anesthetized by xylazine 5 mg / kg BW mixed with ketamine 40 mg / kg BW intramuscularly. Under aseptic technique (4-6) avulsion wounds 1cm in diameter were made on the back region of each rabbit. Control group didn’t receive any treatment, while the treated group the wounds were covered by the banana leaf as poultice for 14 days. Histopathological and gross evaluation revealed that there are significant differences between the two groups, because banana leaf provides a clean, waxy non adheren
... Show MoreThe present study was carried out at the Poultry Farm, College of Veterinary Medicine -Baghdad University, for powder sweet basil plant evaluation as feed additives, and its effect on the performance and health of broiler. Three hundred one day old Hubbard broiler chicks were used in this study. Chicks were weighed and randomly divided into 10 treatments groups, with 2 replicates (15chicks each).These groups were fed with the following rations: The 1st group was fed the basal diet (control group).The 2nd,3rd and 4th groups were fed the basal diet+0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 % basil powder for the first 3 weeks only respectively. At the 5th, 6th and 7th groups were fed the same basal diet +0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 % basil powder for the second 3 weeks respe
... Show MoreTwenty Awassi ewes aged 2-3 years were used in this experiment. Estrus was synchronized in these ewes by using intravaginal sponges containing
... Show MoreThe susceptibility of the primary chick embryo chorioallontoic membrane cells to infectious bronchitis virus was evaluated after twenty consecutive passages in chick embryo chorioallontoic membrane cells. Virus replication was monitored by cytopathic observation, indirect immunoperoxidase, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). At 72 hours post-infection in third passage, the cytopathic effect was characterized by rounding up of cells, monolayer detachment, intracytoplasmic brownish colouration was readily observed by immunoperoxidase from 24hours p.i in third passage, and at all times the extracted viral RNA from IBV-infected monolayers was demonstrated by RT-PCR. Tissue culture ineffective dose50 (TCID50) was use
... Show MoreThis study was planned to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. One hundred bovine with different age and both sexes at slaughterhouse were examined. Four hundred samples were collected from different internal organ (bile, Liver, spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes). Diagnostic study depended upon the morphological and cultural properties of the isolates on some selective media like Brilliant green, XLD, SS agar which used in addition to different biochemical tests, API-20E )Enterobacteriaceae Identification Kit.). Isolates were serotyped at the Central Public Health Laboratories (National Center of Salmonellae in Baghdad, Iraq). Eleven isolates consisting of Salmonella anatum (9.09%), S.newport (27.2
... Show MoreKnemidocoptes mutans (Sercoptidae) was recorded for the first time in IRAQ in egg laying fowl
... Show MoreThis 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
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 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
This study was conducted to investigate the dominate aerobic bacterial agents causing diarrhea in children
and study its susceptibility against some antibiotics.
For this goal, 460 stool specimens were collected from infected children aged from 1 month to 5 years at
Diwaniya teaching hospital for obstetrics and pediatrics from April up to November 2004, study include
also the evaluation of some factors (age, sex, and residence area) on infected with diarrhea.
Samples were cultured on different selective and differential media include blood agar, MacConkey agar
and S-S agar and identified them by using biochemical tests with ensuring the results by API-20E system
and serological tests ..
Results showed the obtainin
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
... Show MoreThe 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 was performed to define the best nutritional level expressed according to Morrison feeding standard 80%, 100% and 120% of these standards were given to three groups of awassi lumbs. Results indicated the superiority of the 120% level in reaching the slaagter weight (45 Kg).The experiment also reflected that digestibility in goats is better than that in sheep.
The prevalence of hydatidosis in sheep, goats and cattle, slaughtered at Baghdad Abattoir, was
... Show MoreTannins have been demonstrated to inhibit the growth of several chicken illnesses in vitro.
The complex compositions of tannins make it difficult for microorganisms to develop bacterial resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of condensed tannins (CT) extracts on metabolic profile of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR). The experimental groups were divided into three groups:control (no CT added), high in procyanidins (PC-CT) group, and high in prodelphinidins (PDCT) group, with exposure times of 0, 10, and 24 h. APEC was observed to respond to CT extracted from Tilia flowers (high PC-CT) and black locust leaves (high PD-CT). The levels of amino acids including lysine, leuc
Peafowl are a species of bird for which there is limited scientific research, despite the importance of the respiratory system on bird health. This study aimed to provide a detailed anatomical examination and comparative description of the lungs in adult male and female indigenous peafowl (Pavo cristatus) to further our understanding of the respiratory system in this species. Sixteen healthy adult peafowl (8 peacocks and 8 peahens) were obtained from commercial markets in Dyalla, and Baghdad, Iraq. The birds had a mean live weight of 3.5±0.59 kg for females and 3.0±0.39 kg for males. After being anesthetized, th |
Cichlids are among the economically important which serve as a source of food for people around the world. A deep understanding of the population structure and genetic diversity of cichlids are vital for initiation of conservation policies and sustainable aquaculture. There is paucity of information on the patterns of genetic variations among and within cichlids in North-central Nigeria. This study, therefore, investigated population genetic structure of Coptodon zillii, Oreochromis niloticus, and Hemichromis fasciatus collected from different freshwater bodies in North-central Nigeria. Genomic DNA was extracted, and five highly polymorphic RA |
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, one of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), is found in various foods, including dairy products, meat, and vegetables, and most of these bacteria offer beneficial effects to humans and animals as potential probiotics with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities. The aim of this study was evaluating the antibacterial efficacy of L. plantarum against some foodborne bacteria isolated from dairy products. This research involved 34 dairy products, including local and imported milk, cheese, and yogurt sold locally in Baghdad province, Iraq, during May 2022. For the isolation of L. plantarum, a s |
Histomorphological study confirmed that the carotid sinus was characterized by an abrupt thinning of elastic tunica media which
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