Bovine rotavirus was successfully isolated in vero cell line and secondary calf kidney cell culture from faecal samples of newly bom calves affected with diarrhoea. The isolated viruses were cultivated from cell culture produced cytopathogenic effect which consisted of

Sera from1722 cattle of different age (3 months to 8 years) were
examined by the Rose Bengal and tube agglutination test: 134 cow give
positive result and the overal Brucella seroprevalence was (8%) milk
samples zeropositive milking cattle were cultured on Brucella selecative
media.
Seropositive cattle (102) were treated for the first time with long acting
oxytetracyclin at the dose of 20 mg/kg of body weight administered
intramuscularly (i.m) every 2 days for 30 days and streptomycin at 25
mg/kg (i.m) every 2 days for 16 days.
The regimen was found to be effective in eliminating the shedding of
Brucella organisms by cattle in milk.
Moreover all treated cattle became zeronegative within 16 months after

This study was carried out at fish laboratory of Animal Production Department, college of Agriculture, university of Sulaimaniya using commercial dry yeast probiotics (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in three concentration ( 3%, 5% and 7%) to study their effects on growth performance of common carp fingerlings( Cyprinus carpio) fed diets and some of water parameters.The experiment was included nine treatments each in three replicates (plastic aquaria) in which 10 fingerlings common carp of the same size and weight (3.5 gram) were stocked in each aquarium. The actual experimental feeding trials durated for three months. Results indicated that thethird treatment(7% concentration of the yeast) giving more weight gain, growth rate and best relativ

Twenty one male goats 3-4 months of age were exposed to five metacercariae per kg. of body weight of two isolates of Fasciola gigantica obtained from sheep and buffalo. Eosinophilia was mostly marked after prepatency in goats infected with sheep isolate.

A synthetic prostaglandin F2 α(PGF₂  α) analogue, luprostiol^* , was used in treatment of clinically anoestrus Arabian mares that suffered from abnormal persisting luteal function. Thirty two anoestrus mares were selected for this study after careful examination of their breeding history and a thorough genital examination which included rectal palpation of the genital tract and ovaries. The genital examination also included a vaginoscopy of the vagina and cervix. These mares were diagnosed as clinically anoestrus during the spring and summer months breeding season and received a single intramuscular injection of the prostaglandin F2 α. Twenty six mares (81%) responded to the treatment and came to oestrus with

The present study was intended to evaluate the prophylactic effects of two anticoccidial drugs (monensin and amprolium) on experiinental infection with Eimeria tenella in chickens. Twenty one day-old chicks were used, they were divided in two main groups (floor and battery brooders rearing) with 112 chicks for each group. Each group was subdivided into four subgroups represent, control, infected nontreated, treated ‘with monensin and treated with amprolium. Monensin was given at rate of 100 ppm in ration while amprolium was given at a rate of 125 ppm in drinking water. The birds were infected with 50.000 sporulated oocystes/bird at 25 days of age injected directly into the crop. The following parameters were used to evaluate the drugs;

Unilateral. thoracotomy was performed in twenty nine donkeys and twenty five horses aged 4-10 years without an ‘aid of positive ‘respirator. Surgical pneumothorax did not endanger the life of patient. Eighteen horses and twenty four donkeys became clinically “normal and the wounds were completely healed within 30 days, however, two horses .dies due to pleurisy. Five horses and five donkeys were killed and subjected to anatomical studies to find out if .there is a communication between the plural sacs or if the mediastinum is not strong enough to resist pressure. Observations indicate that there is no communication between the two plural sacs and that the mediastinum is strong enough to resist the difference in the pressure of the p

     The present study was conducted during the period from September 2015 until February 2016. 100 fecal samples were collected from 60 sheep and 40 goats for diagnosis of Cryptosporidium parasite from diverse areas in Al-Qadisiyah province. The study amid to know the genetic characters of Cryptosporidium spp. parasite by using a molecular technique such as the nested polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing analyzed by phylogenetic tree to identify the parasite species. This study was done on the sheep and goat at first time in the middle region of Iraq and the identified species were recorded in NCBI-Genbank database. In sheep, the results of positive infected samples was (40%) while, in the g

     This study was designed to explain the anatomy and histology of kidneys and salt glands in Great Flamingos. Eight adult healthy Great Flamingos of both sexes have been used. The results showed that the kidneys in Great Flamingos consist of three separated lobes. The right kidney was longer 8.9±0.3 mm than the left kidney 8.4±0.4mm. The ratio of the kidneys weight to the total body weight was 0.39%. The salt gland was very large crescent shape, and occupied the supraorbital fossa and has 20.8±0.2mm long and 3.9±0.2mm in diameter. The volume of cortex was 60-70% and the medulla was 30-40%. Within the middle region of cortex there were numerous large corpuscles (mammalian type) and few of small corpuscles (repti

Spores of Bacillus subtilis HU1 suspended in whole milk and /or distilled water subjected to high and ultrahigh temperatures ranging from 85 to 14°C. Resulting survivor and thermal death time (TDT) curves were shown to be non-linear for all temperatures investigated; convex survivor curves at most heating temperatures were observed. TDT curves observed in all studies were concave and biphasic. The z-value using milk as the menstruum were 57°C for heating temperatures of 121-140°C, and 20°C, for heating temperatures of 110-121°C. Distilled water as the menstruum yielded z-values of 58°C and 16°C for heating temperatures of 120-140°C and 110-121°C respectively.

This experiment was aimed to investigate the role of pomegranate seed oil (PSO) in ameliorating the deleterious effects of methionine overload on some histopathological structure of heart and aorta in adult female rabbits. Thirty-Two female rabbits divided into four groups eight animals each, and treated for 42 days daily as follows: the first groups were drenched drinking corn oil, serving as control (group C), second group (group T1) were intubated orally with methionine 100mg/kg. B.W, while the third group (groupT2) were intubated orally with methionine 100mg/kg. B.W and pomegranate seed oil (PSO) 30 mg /Kg. B.W, and the animals in group T3 were intubated orally with pomegranate seed oil 30 mg /Kg. B.W. At the end of the experiment ra

In order to study some aspects of pathogenesis of Rhodococcus equi, 60 white Swiss mice

Escherichia coli is consedered to be one of the normal flora of the human
and animal intestinal tract, but there are some serotypes which are diagnosed
as a pathogenic such as Enteroheamorrhagic E.coli O157 that cause disease
ranging in severity from mild to lethal and it's significant as a major foodborne
pathogen and as a public health problem. The purpose of this study
was to provide the prevalence of E.coli and E.coli O157 in locally produced
soft cheeses, detection and enumeration were carried out using specific
differential media (CT.SMAC,E.M.B.), serological test (Latex O157) and
biochemical test.
A total of 50 samples of locally produced soft cheeses were collected from
supermarket in Baghdad City du

A systemic study was done on the pathogenesis of experimentally induced

Monolayer tissue cultures of chicken embryo fibroblast ( CEF ) cells infected with avian

The aim of this experiment is to study the effect of antithyroid agent (propylthiouracil) (PTU) on some physiological parameters in domestic chicks. 36 local one 4 week of age day old chicks were used .chicks were distributed randomly in to three groups: (control group) fed on standard diet , while 2nd and 3rd groups were fed diet contain 0.01 and 0.1℅ of antithyroid agent propylthiouracil (PTU) respectively from 1-25 days of age . blood sample were taken from jugular vein at the end of the 4th week in order to study the effect of PTU treatment on blood picture .result revealed that PTU treatment in group treated with 0.1℅ PTU compared with control group significantly increased in red blood cell count ,Heterophils ,basophiles percent

This study was done on 57 Awassi pregnant ewes, divided in to 5 groups, the Ist control group, the second group received twicel.M.injections of vitamin E (900 mg) and Selenium (3mg), the third group received one injection of vitamin E (900mg) and selenium (3 mg), the fourth group received vitamin E via feed block (1 gm) daily for two weeks, the fifth group received vitamin E via feed block for one week (1gm daily), and all groups injected with C Baghdad vaccine.This study had been shown a significant difference in antibody titer between treated groups and the control group, from2weeks post vaccination There were significant difference in antibody _ titre (p<0.05) between lambs of treated and control group. While there were no signific

This study was conducted to investigate the anatomical, histological characteristic features of epididymis, ductus deferens and phallus of male guinea fowl (Numidia meleagris ). Fifteen healthy male guinea fowl aged between 18-24 months, weighing 1280 - 1405 gram were used in current study which brought from local market in Baghdad governorate. The epididymis of guinea fowl consisted from rete testis, efferent ductless, connecting duct and epididymal duct. The study revealed that the mean diameter of epididymal ducts was 285.17± 2.43µm lined with pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The epididymal duct continuous with ductus deferens which become wider caudally towards the cloaca, the length of right and left ductus deferens were 9.16

Mature oocysts of Eimeria tenella have been attenuated by Gemma irradiation 200 and 300

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of formaldehyde on the kidney <

   هدفت الدراسة الحالية الى التحري عن تأثير الأنتجين المكسر لفطر المكورات الخبيئة وتأثير مادة الكيتوسان على الأصابة بهذا الفطر في الفئران.لتحقيق هذا الهدف، تم استخدام عزلة فطر المكورات الخبيئة المعزولة من الأفات الجلدية في الأنسان لتحضير الأنتجين المكسر، وكذلك60 من الفئران البيض بمعدل عمر 8-10 اسابيع قسمت بصورة عشوائية الى اربعة مجاميع متساوية وتم معاملتها كالاتي:

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   تهدف الدراسة الحالية لوصف بعض التراكيب النسجية والخصائص الكيميائية النسجية للخلايا العمودية (الامتصاصيه)  والخلايا الكاسية في أمعاء سمك الكارب . أجريت الدراسة على خمسة عشرعينة من سمك الكارب البالغ تم اصطيادها من نهر الفرات , معدل وزنها (2100 ±  81) غرام وطولها القياسي (50.4 ± 3.1)  سم بعد القتل مباشرة . تم إجراء شق خلال الخط ألبطني الوسطي لكل سمكه تماما أماميا لفتحة المخرج لإخراج الأمعاء, أخرجت عينات ال

     The present study aims at using the biological techniques in a genotoxicity assessment of low doses of radiation in samples of workers in Al-Tuwaitha site due to decommissioning to radioactive contamination as a result of work. This study included 50 male blood samples, aged 35 - 63 years as well as 35 blood samples from non-smokers and non-alcoholic as control group which included 25 male and 10 female aged 25 -57 years. The endpoints used were sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) mutation assay. The sister chromatid exchange in the human lymphocyte for radiation worker was significantly (P<0.05) higher than in the control group. While the results of mutat

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different toxic doses
with regard to toxicopathological changes in mice injected with ethanolic crude
extract of Euphorbia granulata F. The experiment was done on (24) mice of
(6-8weeks age and 20-25g weight ) divided equally into (4) groups as follows:-
First group injected distilled water subcutaneously for 45 days and considered
as control ,second group injected subcutaneously (600 mg/kg B.W/day)
ethanolic extract of E. granulata for 45 days, Third group injected
subcutaneously (800 mg/kg B.W/day) ethanolic extract of E. granulata for 45
days. Fourth group injected subcutaneously (1000 mg/kg B.W/day) ethanolic
extract of E. granulata for 45 days.The mic

     This study conducted to find out the protective role of ethanolic extract of Eruca sativa leaves against the deleterious effect of hydrogen peroxide on some aspect of male reproduction in adult rats. Forty adult male rats were randomly assigned into four equal groups as follows: control group received tap water (untreated); group T₁ were received tap water containing 0.5% H₂O₂; group T₂ were received tap water containing 0.5% H₂O₂ plus administration of 300 mg/kg. B.W. ethanolic extract of Eruca sativa leaves and group T₃ administration ethanolic extract of Eruca sativa leaves only at the same dose of group T2.

This study is designed to assess the effectiveness of bovine urinary bladder submucosa on healing of cutaneous wound in Iraqi goats. A 32 (2X2) cm of full-thickness cutaneous wounds were induced in eight goats, two on each side of the lateral thoracic region. The wounds were divided into two equal groups (16 wounds/ group); treatment group included the wounds on the right side which were treated by covering the wound beds with strips of acellular sterilized bovine urinary bladder matrix. While, the wounds on the left side were left without any treatment (control group). The results were evaluated clinically (along) and histopathologically on 7, 14, 21, and 35 days post-inducing of wounds. The clinical evaluation of treated wounds showed

The aim of the present work is to found out if there are histopathological and enzymatic effects on the heart and liver after oral administration of Citrullus colocynthis (CC) fruit (bitter apple) for mature male rabbits, as a model for mammals. Two experiments were performed for sixty mature male rabbits that equally and randomly divided into six groups each containing five animals .In the two experiments ,independently, three groups in each one were considered as treated groups and represented as T1, T2 and T3 groups .These rabbits groups were orally administrated with low dosage of CC (4.8mg/kg/day,experiment No.1 ) and double dosage of CC extract (9.6mg /kg /day , experiment No2 ) for three intervals 2, 4 and 8 weeks ,respectively. T

This study was carried out to determined the effect of adding 0,150,200 ppb

of organic chromium in feed on dressing percentages and meat composition of three commercial broiler strains (Lohman ,Ross and Hubbard) .A total of 450

day old chicks (150 chicks per strain)were distributed into nine treatments and each treatment

Divided into two replicates (25 birds per replicate) .The data obtained reveald the following results:

Adding 150 and 300 ppb organic chromium increased significantly ( P<0.05) dressing percentages with or without giblets , and no significant differences appeared in edible organs percentages includes liver, heart and gizzard , also adding 150 or 300 ppb of organic chromium increased mea

The study was conducted on 107 patients of cutaneous leishmaniasis, from
Dour town, Salahadeen province attending the Dermatology Department of
Saddam General Hospital, Tikrit.
Patients were divided to 4 groups for purpose of treatment and comparison,
followed up for two months duration.
Group A: treated with intralesional hypertonic sodium chloride solution (9 %
HSCS).
Group B: treated with intralesional pentostam injection, 1 cc. per day for 6
consecutive days.
Group C: treated with silver nitrate cauterization one to two doses of three days
interval.
Group D: left without treatment as a control group.
It was found that the efficacy of 9% hypertonic sodium chloride solution and
pentostam were 94%

     Fate of AflatoxinM1 in soft white cheese and its by-product (whey) and in yogurt locally made from raw sheep's and goat's milk experimentally inoculated with 0.05 and 0.5 µg/l AflatoxinM1 were investigated using ELISA technique. Results reported that AflatoxinM1 was concentrated in cheese at levels significantly higher than that recorded in the raw milk that used for its processing, with a significant decrease in AflatoxinM1 levels in its by-product (whey) comparable to the raw milk used in manufacturing at both inoculated levels. Yogurt produced from raw sheep's milk at second inoculated level exerted AflatoxinM1concentration significantly lower than that present in the milk. Significant differences in Aflatoxi