To study the diseases of the urinary system in cows, clinical examination including rectal palpation and urine samples f
The vascular pathways of the pituitary gland in the donkeys was studied. The contribution of the arterial blood supply of the pituitary gland was described. It
This study aimed to evaluate the potential anti-inflammatory effects of apigenin, obtained from Portulaca oleracea L., using a male mouse model. A total of 56 healthy BLAB/c albino male mice (Mus musculus) were used in two experiments. In the first experiment, the xylene-induced ear edema, 28 male mice were randomly divided into four groups (n=7). The negative control group received distilled water, while the positive control, apigenin-treated, and indomethacin-treated groups were exposed to xylene (0.03 mL applied to the anterior and posterior surface of the right ear lobe) to induce inflammation. Subsequently, the apigenin-treated group received orally 50 mg/kg B |
Quorum sensing is a well-known mechanism used by many bacteria to control important virulence factors through the production and subsequent response to N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). Quorum sensing inhibition (QSI), targeting AHL-dependent signalling, has been reported as a strategy for the control of bacterial pathogenicity. Thus, this study aimed at investigating the capability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as an indicator to rapidly screen for potential QSI caused by plant extracts based on pigment inhibition. Four ethanolic plant extracts including: dried flower buds of clove (Syzygium aromaticum L), bark of cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia L), leaves of moringa (Mo |
The effeciancy of some anticoccidial drugs were tested for the treatment fo E. tenella infection in chickens. Four drugs were used. The first was
... Show MoreThe aim of the study is to evaluate the phytochemical and morphological characterization between Iraqi and America Lanata camara extracts and to evaluate their inhibition effect on the egg albumin-induced paw inflammation. Successive maceration was used to eliminate the leaves of L. camara. The bioactive substance components present in the extract were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. In addition, HPLC analysis was performed for the detection of active compounds. The paw edema induced by injecting egg albumin (0.1ml) in both right and left hind-paw and the percentage inhibition as well as cell count, and skin thickness was measured. The initial phytochemical screening yielded positive test
... Show MoreMale reproductive health is intricately regulated by molecular and physiological processes, with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) playing a crucial role. AhR is activated by various ligands and influences the onset and progression of diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of AhR on spermatogenesis in adult male rats were affected by resveratrol (RES) and CH223191, an AhR antagonist. The study include forty rats were randomly divided into four equal groups: Control group, DMSO group, RES group and AhR‾ group, the rats received respective treatments intraperitoneally twice weekly for 60 days, and various parameters related to male reproductive health were evaluated. The AhR that activation by the RES treatment were e
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Cutaneous melanoma accounts for a yearly mortality rate of 55,500 persons. The use of oral small-molecule kinase inhibitors, specifically targeting BRAFv600, has been licensed as the principal treatment strategy for managing both locally progressed and metastatic presentations of the condition. Approximately 30% of people on vemurafenib, a BRAFv600 inhibitor, have side effects when are taken orally. Objective: This research was attempted to develop a vemurafenib microemulsion by substituting conventional oil phases with ionic liquids (ILs). The microemulsions were created by dissolving vemurafenib in a combination of ionic liquid (1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and 1-Octyl-3-methylimidazolium he |
The study aimed to assess the effects of different concentrations of Ziziphus spina-Christi (ZSC) leaves on the fertility of buck goats. Twelve buck goats aged 12–15 months with an average body weight of 22±2 kg were divided randomly into three dietary treatments: T1, T2, and T3, each given a basal diet daily plus feeds of 20 g/kg (2%) of ZSC for T1 and 40 g/kg (4%) of ZSC for T2; and T3 was used as the control that consumed a basal diet only. The experiment lasted for 3 months. On days 45 and 90, blood samples were collected for plasma testosterone measurement using an immunochromatographic assay. Additionally, semen samples were collected at the same time points for physical (volume, color, and pH) and microscopic (semen concentr
... Show Moreصممت الدراسة للتحري عن التأثير الفيزيائي الحياتي للأشعة الكهرومغناطيسية على الجهاز التناسلي الذكري للفئران البيض وعلاقتها بتغير كثافة القدرة بوحدات مايكروواط / سم2، وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة الحالية حصول انخفاض معنوي (P<0.05) في عدد النطف في البربخ وزيادة معنوية في النسب المئوية للنطف الميتة والمشوهة عند الجرع 100 و150 و200 مايكروواط /سم2 عند التعريض لمدة (30) يوما ولمدّة (6) ساعات يوميا
... Show MoreA present study was carried out to investigate the effects of Estradiol benzoate 2 (mg/ml) hormone doses on the body weight and blood picture of Turkeys birds through studying the following parameters: body weight, RBC count , total WBC, MCV, MCH, MCHC, and platelet PLT. Forty growing Turkeys (30 days age) weighting between (250-350)gm were randomly divided into four groups (ten each group) treated as follows: Turkeys in the first group were injected with single dose of Estradiol benzoate (1 mg) on the first day of experiment (30 day post hatching) subcutaneously in the neck and termed as G1 group, the Turkeys in the 2nd group (G2) were injected Estradiol benzoate (2 mg) on the first day of experiment subcutaneously in the neck while the
... Show MoreThe present study was carried on twenty adult males of Guinea pigs to evaluate the histomorphological and histochemical features of adrenal gland. Morphologically, Guinea pigs had a couple adrenal glands brown in color were located craniomedially attached to each cranial pole of kidney, the right adrenal gland had pyramidal shape, while the left had elongated shape. The statistical results showed that there is significant difference between the right and left adrenal gland in the weight, length, thickness, width and volume. The histological and histochemical results showed that adrenal gland was composed of cortex and medulla. The cortex was consisted of three zones. The zona glomerulosa was consisted of columnar or cuboidal
... Show Moreالهدف من الدراسة هو الكشف عن نسبة حدوث حالات الإصابة بالبروسيلا في الكباش في منطقة السليمانية باستخدام اختبارات روزبنكال ، 2ميركابتوايثانول واختبار ELISA غير المباشر. أجري البحث على 253 كبش في حقول مختلفة من الأغنام التابعة الى ثماني مناطق ، وتمثلت Pepaz (12 كبش) ،Chamchamal (53 كبش) ، Barika (32 كبش) ،Damarkan (27 كبش) ، Qalghanlw (41 كبش) ، Darbasara (26 كبش) ، Dawye (38 كبش) وBazian (24 كبش). تم جمع عينات الدم من الوريد الوداجي لكباش. تم تحضير امص
... Show MoreThis study aimed to investigate the effects of injection hatching eggs with different doses of vitamin E on productive traits, some physiological and immune response to Newcastle disease vaccine. Two hundred fertile eggs of broiler breeder Ross (308) strain were incubated in automatic incubator machine after divided into four treatments (50 eggs per treatment) with two replicates. First treatment was injected 0.1ml/egg of phosphate buffer sterile into amniotic fluid at day 18th of incubation which it was considered as control group, second treatment was injected with 0.1ml/egg of inactivated Newcastle disease vaccine, third treatment was injected with 0.1ml/egg of inactivated Newcastle disease vaccine
... Show MoreThe present study is preliminary investigate of the kidney gross morphology and some histological observations was studied in golden eagle (Aquila Chrysaetus). The anatomical descriptions of the kidneys had revealed a paired kidney and ureters were protrude, flattened and extra-peritoneal organs. The kidney tissue is transverse by major nerve trunks and blood vessels, securing the kidneys tightly in place. Each kidney consists of three lobes: cranial, middle and caudal lobes. The cranial lobe was the largest and wider than the other two lobes and the caudal lobe was appeared similar to middle lobe but little smaller than it. There is no line of demarcation between cortex and medulla as in mammals. The glomerulus consisted of a tightly pa
... Show MoreThe present study was carried out for the identification and molecular characterization of Salmonella spp. isolated from cattle at abattoir by biochemical, serotyping and virulence gene based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. Eleven Salmonella were isolated from cattle at abattoir, these isolates were cultured and biochemically characterized by double checking with a conventional method and by KB011 Hi Salmonella TM identification kit then confirmed by serotyping and testing for detection of the invA virulence gene by PCR by using a Salmonella-specific 506 bp invA gene amplicon. The biochemical and serotyping results revealed that the 1
... Show MoreTwenty Vervets monkeys were used to study the effect of sexes and ages on morphohistological and hematological pictures. The study revealed that age and sex affect blood values. Vervet monkeys registered a significant dominancy of hematological parameters in adult males. Erythrocytes of vervet monkeys were of macrocytic type, howell-Jolly bodies were observed. Rouleaux formation, Anisocytosis, Aggregation, and Agglutination were not observed. A significant predominancy of neutrophils in females and lymphocytes in males was recorded. The neutrophil was well defined, large with ring-shaped highly segmented nucleus. Band neutrophils were not observed in peripheral blood. Eosinophils recorded high values. Circulating leukocytes acted a
... Show Moreأجريت هذه الدراسة بهدف بيان تأثير إضافة بعض مضادات الأكسدة الانزيمية (الكاتليز) والكلوتاثيون المختزل وخليطهما إلى مخفف Trisفي قابلية التجميد لثيران الهولشتاين بعد الحفظ بالتجميد لمدد مختلفة. استعمل في هذه الدراسة سبعة ثيران هولشتاين بأعمار تتراوح بين 2.5–3 سنة. جمع السائل المنوي بوساطة المهبل الاصطناعي بواقع قذفة واحدة/ثور/اسبوع. جُمع السائل المنوي الطازج للثيران جميعها (Pooled semen) وقُسمَ بالتس
... Show Moreأجريت الدراسة في مختبر امراض الأسماك/كلية الطب البيطري جامعة بغداد للمدة بين 1/3 ولغاية 1/6/2103 لمعرفة مدى تاثير سمية مبيد كلايفوسيت اكوا في عدد كريات الدم الحمر وخلايا الدم البيض وتركيز الهيموغلوبين ونسبة عدد الخلايا المرصوصة، فضلا عن تحديد عدد الأنوية الصغيرة في كريات الدم الحمر في الأسماك التجريبية في سمك البني Barbus sharpeyi ، تراوحت أوزانها بين 10-15غم، قيست الجرعة النصف قاتلة LC50، كما ا
... Show Moreأجريت هذه الدراسة لمعرفة تأثير التغذية الملحية في بعض الصفات الفسلجية لأسماك الكارب الشائع (Cyprinus carpio). وقد استُعمل ملح الطعام في تركيب علائق غذائية بالنسب الآتية 1 و3 و5 % فضلاً عن عليقة السيطرة الخالية من الملح. مثلت كل عليقة غذائية معاملة بنفسها إشتملت على ثلاثة مكررات. استعمل 200 سمكة من الكارب الشائع ووزعت على 12 حوضاً زجاجيا بواقع 6 أسماك / حوض بمعدل وزن30 ± 10 غم. درست تأثيرات التغذية الملحية في ال
... Show MoreThe aim of this study is to explain the effect of Ethanolic extract 70% of Metracaria chamomella on some physiological parameters in male rabbits. Twelve adult male rabbits were used in this study and were divided equally into two groups: First group was control (C) and received normal saline for four weeks, the second group (Treated group) was intubated orally with ethanolic extract of Metracaria chamomella in a dose 70 mg/kg B.W. for four weeks. Blood samples were collected by heart puncture from each animal at the end of experiment. Blood sample was divided into a part for hematological study and a part for biochemical analysis. The value of serum urea, and creatinine were re
... Show MoreThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of force 6 poultry (conc.) in Log. of infectious bursal disease Virus on tissue culture and Virus, on Virus alone and on tissue culture alone. Different concentrations (0.5, 12.5, 25 and 50 µg/ml) were used to consider the anti-viral activity. The result showed effect of force 6® poultry (conc.) in Log. of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus. On tissue culture and Virus, the results revealed higher value with more significant (P˂0.05) differences at concentration (0.5 µg/ml) than other concentrations and control; On Virus alone, it showed more significant (P˂0.05) differences at concentration (0.5 µg/ml) than concentration (50 µg/
... Show Moreتناولت هذه الدراسة معرفة التأثيرات السمية لمادة حليب التين في الفئران حيث استخرجت الجرعة القاتلة الوسطية بعد حقنها داخل الخلب والتي كانت مساوية إلى 30 ملغرام/ كغم من وزن الجسم، ثم عملت 4 تخافيف من مادة حليب التين وهي 1 و3 و4 و5 مليغرام/ كغم من وزن الجسم واختبرت على أربع مجاميع من الفئران بالحقن داخل الخلب وبجرعة مقدارها 0.2 مليليتر يومياً لمدة ثلاثين يوماً، بعدها أجريت الصفة التشريحية لحيوانات ال
... Show MoreThis study was carried out to examine the effect of Fructooligosaccharide as a source of prebiotic, and commercial dry yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a source of probiotic and their combination in different level as a source of synbiotic. The experiment was conducted in the fish laboratory of Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of Sulaimani University. The trials lasted for three months after 21 days of adapting period 120 common carp fingerlings with an average weight of 20 ±2 gm, were used to test the effect of different levels of the Fructooligosaccharide, yeast and their combination. In T1 fish were fed a diet with 2.5 gm/kg Fructooligosaccharide, in T2
... Show MoreThis research aimed at identifying the relationship of iron-deficiency anemia caused by insufficient dietary intake and the iron-deficiency anemia caused by parasitic worms such as hookworms. Whole blood was drawn from 40 specimens; 20 males and 20 females, normal healthy controls with age ranges 8-50 year. Blood samples were collected from 80 patients with symptoms of anemia, with age range from 10-50 year. After fecal examination, they were divided into two groups: Group one, iron-deficiency anemia with non-parasitic; and group two, iron-deficiency anemia with parasitic. Blood samples were divided into two container, one for the hemoglobin, other for serum ferritin and elements of iron, zinc in tubes without an
... Show MoreThe aim of this study is to identify the gastrointestinal parasites and Protozoa in stray dogs. The current study includes seven genera of intestinal helminths and protozoa as follows: one cestode (Taenia sp. 29.1%), four nematodes (Hookworm 86.6%, Toxocara canis 67.5%, Trichuris vulpis 51.6% and Strongyloides sp. 5%) and two protozoa (Giardia sp. 24.1% and Cryptosporidium sp. 20.8%) from 120 fecal samples of dogs were collected from different regions of Baghdad during the period from February to July 2014. The results revealed that the intestinal parasites appeared in all months of the study; however, the high infection rate was during the winter months.
The purpose of this research was to investigate the beneficial effects of phosphatidylcholine in reducing changes in both lipid and protein profiles in addition to atherogenic index in adult rats with fructose-induced metabolic syndrome. Thirty-six mature Wistar Albino female rats (Rattus norvegicus) (aged 12-15 weeks and weighing 200±10 g) were divided randomly into four groups (G1, G2, G3, and G4); then variable treatments were orally administered for 62 days as follows: G1 (Control group), received distilled water; G2, treated with phosphatidylcholine (PC) orally (1 g/kg BW); G3 (Fr), orally dosed with 40% fructose and 25% fructose mixed with drinking water; G4 (Fr+PC), were also intuba |
Mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a threat to food safety and human health because it is present in animal feed and is metabolized into aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a more toxic form, during lactation. The aim of this study was to quantify AFM1 concentrations in raw milk of buffalos, cows, sheep, and goats sampled randomly from four regions within Baghdad Province, Iraq, and to compare these levels with the maximum allowable levels set forth by the European Commission (EC), the Iraqi Standard Specification (IQS), and the food and Drug Administration (FDA). The carry-over of AFB1 from feed to AFM1 in milk were also calculated for each of the studied species. A total of 200 random samples, including 50 each from c |
This study was conducted to assess the potential dietary effect of grind seeds of Rhus coriaria (gsRC) with and without exogenous fibrolytic enzymes (EFE) on some lipid profiles and ruminal fermentation characteristics of Awassi male lambs. A total of twenty-four Awassi male lambs weighing 21.56±0.77 kg at 3-4 months of age were randomly divided based on BW into four groups with six animals each. Dietary treatments were provided to lambs for 4 months as follows: control group, fed on a concentrate diet at the rate of 2.5% BW with alfalfa hay daily; gsRC-15 group, fed the control group diet supplemented with 15 g/head dried grind seeds of Rhus coriaria daily with die |
Omega-7 (palmitoleic acid, 16:1 n7) is a monounsaturated fatty acid that is found to have several beneficial effects. Cisplatin is commonly considered for the treatment of different carcinomas. Cisplatin therapy is restricted due to its nephrotoxicity. Nephrotoxicity caused by cisplatin is thought to be associated with inflammatory reactions among other mechanisms. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible anti-inflammatory effect of omega-7 on cisplatin in rats. Thirty adult male Wistar Albino rats were divided randomly into five equal groups, rats of group 1 received liquid paraffin solution orally for 7 consecutive days, rats of group 2 received cisplatin (7.5 mg/kg) by single intraperiton |