Lead has always been a health risk in developing countries. Lead severely affects liver function. Butyrate is effective in treating inflammatory disorders in animals. Thus, this study aimed to determine whether sodium butyrate mitigates lead acetate-induced hepatotoxicity. In this research, 40 adult female albino rats were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups for a duration of 35 days as follows: group 1 served as a control, group 2 received sodium butyrate (SB) orally at 200 mg/kg daily, group 3 received lead acetate (LA) orally at 50 mg/kg daily, and group 4 received both SB and LA (SB+LA) orally. Blood was collected for complete blood picture (CBC) and some serum biochemical evaluations. Live |
This study aimed to determine the effect of an ethanolic extract of Salvia hispanica (Sh) seeds on osteoporosis induced by methylprednisolone (MP) in female rabbits by assessing the bone mineral density (BMD), serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, and parathyroid hormone, as well as histopathological changes in the femur bone. Fifty female rabbits (Lepus cuniculus) averaging 1800±125 g and 8±1.4 months old were used in this study. They were randomly allocated to five groups of 10 rabbits each. The negative control group received only subcutaneous normal saline (1 mL/kg BW). The positive control group received MP subcutaneously at a dose |
Bovine mastitis is a disease that concerns animals' welfare and increases the economic production losses. Bacterial agents such as Staphylococcus species are the main causative agent of bovine mastitis. This bacterial agent expresses some inflammatory cytokines that might enhance the cell-mediated, which may promote the pathogenesis of mastitis. The objective of the current study was to investigate the bovine innate immune response circulating levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. A total of 10 mL of milk specimens were collected randomly from 100 clinically mastitic cows, and another 20 clinically healthy cows were considered as a control group for the California Mastitis test. The microbiological cultures of milk
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Resveratrol (RS) is widely used in medical fields as an antioxidant. Current research investigated the protective role of RS supplement on histomorphometric and histopathological alterations in testes were caused by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) of rats as an animal model. Thirty-two adult rats were utilized in this study, divided randomly into 4 equal groups as follows. The group C was given tap water only and served as control, the 2nd group (G1) was given 0.5% of H2O2 of tap water, the 3rd group (G2) was given tap water containing 0.5% of H2O2 and intubated RS supplement at 87 mg/kg BW, and 4th group intubated RS supplement 87 |
Dipylidiasis is a zoonotic intestinal cestode disease caused by Dipylidium caninum. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Dipylidium caninum infections in dogs from Baghdad city. The study involved the impact of sexes, age, during nine months (from January to October 2021) on dipylidiasis infection in pet and stray dogs. 108 faecal samples were collected from (54 pets and 54 stray dogs) then examined for the detection of D. caninum egg capsules and eggs using coprological diagnosis (flotation and sedimentation methods) in the laboratory of parasitology / College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad |
This study aimed to investigate the potential protective role of Bifidobacterium (B.) infantis in alleviating induced duodenal and colon inflammation associated with ulcerative colitis (UC). Female albino Wister rats (n=24) were randomized into four experimental groups: Control Negative, acetic acid-induced colitis (AA colitis), B. infantis-treated (Bifido), orally gavaged with 1 mL of reference strain B. infantis at 108 CFU/mL for four weeks prior to the induction of colitis, and Bifido+AA colitis. Colitis was induced via intrarectal administration of 4% AA solution. Seven days post-colitis induction, blood samples were |
The reproductive performance of three imported Holstein herds in Iraq was investigated in a
... Show MoreThirty-five isolates of Staphylococcus were isolated out of 100 clinical specimens were collected f
... Show MoreForty five cases, 7-14 day-old chicks were studied, they showed
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This study was performed according to FDA protocol to evaluate the developmental effects of carvedilol (P-glycoprotein inhibitor), methotrexate (P-glycoprotein substrate) and their combination at therapeutic doses on pregnant rats. Sixty Albino Wistar rats (40 female rats and 20 males) were allocated randomly into four groups orally administered 0.72 mg/kg carvedilol (Cv-treated group [TG]), 0.36 mg/kg methotrexate (MTX-TG), combined doses carvedilol+methotrexate (Cv+MTX-TG), and distilled water (control group) for 2 months in male and 2 weeks in female rats before mating and after copulation, then approval of pregnancy; dosing continued in female groups during pregnancy and lactation periods. Ha |
Twenty isolates of Staphylococcus aureus were examined, fourteen from them showed staphylococcin
... Show MoreThe main objective to this study is to demonstrate certain aspects of pathological and histochomical changes
... Show MoreMature oocysts of Eimeria tenella have been attenuated by Gemma irradiation 200 and 300
... Show MoreMycotoxicosis refers to the deleterious pathological effects of different types of toxins produced by some worldwide distributing fungi. Mycotoxins, as secondary metabolites are affecting different organs and systems both in animals and human beings. Zearalenone (ZEA), the well-known estrogenic mycotoxins, is an immunotoxic agent. This macrocyclic beta-resorcyclic acid lactone is mycotoxin procreated as a secondary metabolic byproduct by several types of Fusarium, encompassing Fusarium roseum, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium graminearum, and different other types. Attributing to its potent estrogenic activity, ZEA has been incriminated as one of the major causes of female reproductive disorders. Thus, the purpose
... Show MoreThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of formaldehyde on the kidney <
... Show MoreCastration was performed on 46 pigs aged between (2-8) months using open and closed methods
... Show MoreSurvival of E. coli (0114:K90) on each of glass, wood, polystyrene
... Show MoreThe adrenal glands are endocrine glands that produce a diversity of hormones comprising of adrenaline, the aldosterone and cortisol. The present study aimed at investigation of the histomorphometric features of chromaffin cells. There were two types of chromaffin cells. In squirrel, the first type was columnar in shape and brownish in color contained spherical nucleus located at the base of cells, which represented the epinephrine secreting cells, and the second type was polygonal in shape and light brownish in color contained spherical nucleus located in the center of cells, which represented the norepinephrine secreting cells. The adrenal medulla of hamster consists almost entirely of columnar or polyhedral
... Show MoreConventionally reared goats and experimentally inoculated goats with Mycoplasma agalactiae were examined for the presence of
... Show MoreThis study was carried out to detect the Cryptosporidium spp in Karbala province, Iraq from. December 2019 to September 2020. Age, sex, and months interference with parasite prevalence were studied. A total of 100 fecal samples were collected from adults and young and from both sexes of human. Fecal samples were subjected to conventional methods (Flotation Methods by Sheather's sugar solution and stained with modified Ziehl-Neelsen) for parasite diagnosis. The result recorded that the infection rate of Cryptosporidium spp was 26%. The age group of 2-6 years had the highest infection rate comparing to other age groups ranged from 12-25 years yet was marginal significant (P<0.06). Regarding sex, there was no
... Show MoreThe pathological and histochemical changes inthe lung of ten guinea pigs have been investigated after using viable Nocardia asteroides in a dose of 1.5*108 cfc, thebacteria was injected intrapulmonary. Lesions of pyogranuloma were developed. Histochemical studies showed that the granules of goblet cells and mucos glands of lung contain a mixture of neutral and sialomucin normal animal , these types of mucin changed to sialomucin and sulfomucin inthe infected animals.
Study was conducted on 149 case of cross breed bovine dystocia referred to Department of Theriogenology,
... Show MoreThis study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of RB51 vaccine in immunization of goats against brucellosis although it is a specific vaccine for cattle, fifteen pregnant and non-pregnant goats were divided into three groups, 5 goats were injected subcutaneously(S/C) with 2 mls of RB51 vaccine which contain 4 × 108 CFU , 5 goats were vaccinated through conjunctival route (C/J) with 0.2 ml of RB51 which contain 4 × 108 CFU , and the last 5 goats were injected with PBS and kept as control group. It has been ascertained that no abortion occurred in the vaccinated animals except one case of a weak kid was born in S/C vaccinated group. Humeral immune response for the vaccinated animals measured by serological test (Rose Bengal and Passiv
... Show Moreبالنظر لشحة المياه في مدينة بغداد وكثرة اعمال التخريب التي حصلت على انابيب شبكات المياه القادمة من محطات التصفية ولضرورة أستعمالات الماء لجميع نواحي الحياة( كالشرب والتنظيف و الري وغيرها). بات من الضروري اللجوء الى المياه بئر في عدد من مناطق بغداد لاشهرنيسان,وأيار,وحزيران 16 الجوفيه باعتبارها مصدر ثاني من مصادر المياه.فقد تم مسح نوعي لـ 5,TDS, PH , واجريت عليها مختلف الفحوصات الفيزيائية والكيميائية ( 04 -6 , حيث بلغ
... Show MoreThis study designed to determine the chloroform concentration in drinking water in Baghdad city. The
chloroform concentration specified into drinking wter into four portions per a week along two weeks in each
month for three months of this study (August, October and December) , 2008 each portion has two samples,
so the total number be 48 drinking water samples (sixteen samples per month as an equal portions for each
project and district).
Four projects of water supply filtration stations were selected in Baghdad city, two of them were in Kerkh
side (include Qadissia water supply project and Al-karama water supply project). The other two projects in
the Rusafa side, include Al-wahda and Al-Wathba water supply projects
The antibacterial activity of aqueous extracts of Pomegranate peels, Green tea leaves, Bay leaves were evaluated in this study. Agar diffusion technique was applied. The three extracts were found to have inhibitory effect against Vibrio cholera and the mean of the diameter of inhibition zones ranges from (11-23 mm) for pomegranate peels, (9-20 mm) for Green tea leaves and (718mm) for Bay leaves extracts and statistically analyzed. There were significant differences between pomegranate peels, tea leaves and bay leaves extracts at each concentration used in this study. The pomegranate peels were found to have greater effects against Vibrio cholera followed by tea leaves, Bay leaves. Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) was also determi
... Show MoreA total of 150 blood samples were collected from dogs and examined by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, which was used to detect the 16S RNA gene of Anaplasma platys and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Subsequent analysis of the PCR amplicons was achieved by nucleotides sequencing of some positive samples. Totally, the findings show the presence of PCR products (i.e., Anaplasma spp. infection) in 12/150 (8.0%) of the dogs under study. While 5/150 (3.33%) of the cases were A. platys, 7/150 (4.66%) were A. phagocytophilum. Nucleotide sequencing confirmed the identity of the amplified genes whose sequences were compared with other references belong to 15 of 16S rRNA gene of A. platys and 14 references of
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The isolation and identification of the bacterium L.monocytogenes among abortion in pregnant women were investigated in this researc
... Show MoreTwenty rats were divided equally into four groups, housed separately in special metabolic cages.
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