Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
Volume 9 (2018)
Volume 8 (2017)
Volume 7 (2016)
Volume 6 (2015)
Volume 5 (2014)
Volume 4 (2013)
Volume 3 (2012)
Volume 2 (2011)
Volume 1 (2010)

The Morphological Characterization of the Blood Cells in the Central Asian Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)

Mohammad Shadkhast; Homayoun-Reza Shabazkia; Amin Bigham-Sadegh; Seyed Ebrahim Shariati; Taji Mahmoudi; Mojdeh Shariffian-Fard

Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2010, , Pages 134-141

Abstract
  In this study morphological characterization of leukocyte and erythrocyte were investigated in central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) in Iran. 7 males and 7 females were used in this study. Erythrocyte and leukocyte morphology were described using Wright´s technique. The sizes of erythrocyte ...  Read More

Cytochemical identification of endocrine thymus of chicken in relation to aging

Uma Kanta Mishra

Volume 4, Issue 3 , September 2013, , Pages 137-144

Abstract
  Age related cytochemical changes of thymic endocrine cells were studied in 78 day old chicks at five day interval to age of day 60 employing a panel of cytochemical stains. Methenamine silver revealed cell morphology including cell processes distinctly while diamine silver revealed a stronger argentaffinity ...  Read More

Viability of in vitro preserved sperm of Harris’s hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Cuauhtémoc Cruz-Valencia; José Antonio Herrera-Barragán; Fernando Gual-Sill; Juán José Pérez-Rivero; Zulma América Soto-Guerrero; Fernanda Rodriguez-Hernández; Juán Gabriel Rivera-Martínez

Volume 12, Issue 2 , June 2021, , Pages 137-141

Abstract
  Harris hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) are the raptors with more anthropogenic use, which makes it necessary to improve their reproduction either natural or assisted for sustainable use even though they are not endangered. The aim of this study was to determine fresh and thawed P. unicinctus sperm capacitation ...  Read More

Clinical, laboratory and pathological findings in sub-acute monensin intoxication in goats

Mahdi Deljou; Mohammad Reza Aslani; Mehrdad Mohri; Ahmad Reza Movassaghi; Mohammad Heidarpour

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2014, , Pages 161-167

Abstract
  Toxic effects of monensin, a polyether antibiotic mainly used as a coccidiostat, have been described in a wide range of animals. The present study was performed to investigate the toxic effects of monensin in goats. Seven adult goats were administered sodium monensin, 13.5 mg kg-1, daily for five consecutive ...  Read More

Re: Protective effects of Chromolaena odorata extract on experimental benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats

Paula Alexandra Oliveira; Ana Faustino-Rocha; Elisabete Nascimento-Gonçalves

Volume 14, Issue 4 , April 2023, , Pages 177-178

Abstract
  To the editor: We read the article entitled “Protective effects of Chromolaena odorata extract on experimental benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats” with great interest. This research aimed to evaluate the effects of hydro-methanol extract of Chromolaena odorata (HMECO) on testosterone propionate ...  Read More

Immunology
Evaluation of Pasteurella multocida serotype B:2 resistance to immune serum and complement system

Saeed Ataei Kachooei; Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar; Saba Ataei Kachooei

Volume 8, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 179-184

Abstract
  Members of gram-negative bacteria family Pasteurellaceae, include a large number of important economically human and veterinary pathogens. Organisms belonging to the family can colonize in mucosal surfaces of the respiratory, alimentary, genital tracts and cause diseases in various mammals, birds, and ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Expression of pluripotent stem cell markers in mouse uterine tissue during estrous cycle

Kolsum Choobineh; Saeed Zavareh; Mojdeh Salehnia; Mohamad Taghi Ghorbanian; Seyed Hassan paylakhi

Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 181-188

Abstract
  It was assumed that uterine stem cells are responsible for the unique regenerative capacity of uterine. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of the pluripotent stem cell markers in the mice uterine tissue during different stages of estrous cycles. Twelve virgin female ...  Read More

Food Hygiene
Investigation of some metals in honey samples from West Mediterranean region of Turkey

Hidayet Tutun; Hatice Ahu Kahraman; Yaşar Aluc; Tülay Avci; Hüsamettin Ekici

Volume 10, Issue 3 , September 2019, , Pages 181-186

Abstract
  Analysis of elements content in honey is important for honey quality and safety and for monitoring of environmental pollution. The levels of 22 elements, aluminum (Al), barium (Ba), calcium (Ca), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), manganese ...  Read More

Histomorphometric study of brachiocephalic artery of Japanese quail

Sarah Shariati; Farhad Rahmanifar; Amin Tamadon

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, , Pages 185-190

Abstract
  Brachiocephalic arteries in quails are large arteries which are arising separately from the aortic arch. The aim of the present study was to determine the histomorphometric aspects of brachiocephalic arteries in the Japanese quail. The different layers of the brachiocephalic artery were studied quantitatively ...  Read More

Histology
Tongue structure in the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus): A scanning electron microscopic study

Ali Parchami; Mahdi Salimi; Mehrdad Khosravi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, , Pages 205-209

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to investigate the dorsal surface of the long-eared hedgehog tongue using scanning electron microscopy. The tongue of the long-eared hedgehog is rectangular-shaped with an elongated body and a widened root and a marked deep median groove can be seen on its dorsal surface. A ...  Read More

Effect of various levels of catalase antioxidant in semen extenders on lipid peroxidation and semen quality after the freeze-thawing bull semen

Reza Asadpour; Razi Jafari; Hossein Tayefi-Nasrabadi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2011, , Pages 218-221

Abstract
  The objective of this study was to evaluate effect of different concentrations of catalase in two extenders on motility, viability and lipid peroxidation bull spermatozoa during semen freezing process. Thirty ejaculates collected from ten Holstein bulls were pooled and evaluated at 37 °C. Pool ejaculated ...  Read More

Comparison of hyaluronic acid-containing topical eye drops with carbomer-based topical ocular gel as a tear replacement in canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca: A prospective study in twenty five dogs

David Williams; Sheldon Middleton; Hamidreza Fattahian; Roozbeh Moridpour

Volume 3, Issue 4 , December 2012, , Pages 229-232

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a hyaluronic acid containing eye drop in ameliorating ocular surface pathology and discomfort in canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). Twenty five dogs with KCS treated with a topical carbomer (CA)-based tear replacement gel were moved to treatment ...  Read More

Luteal activity of Abadeh ecotype does in summer and winter and the effect of a single dose of kisspeptin-10 injection on luteinizing hormone secretion in the anestrus does

Mohammad Arjmand; Abdolah Mirzaei; Mohammad Reza Jafarzadeh Shirazi; Amin Tamadon; Mohammad Saied Salehi; Mehdi Saeb; Mohammad Reza Namavar; Mohammad Reza Zandi; Hojatollah Shahheidari; Sara Moradi

Volume 5, Issue 4 , December 2014, , Pages 247-254

Abstract
  The aims of the present study were to evaluate luteal activity in Abadeh ecotype goat during summer and winter and also the effect of a single dose kisspeptin-10 injection on the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) in female anestrous goats. In the first study, progesterone (P4) concentration in 10 ...  Read More

Immunology
Evaluation of proliferation and cytokines production by mitogen-stimulated bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Reza Norian; Nowruz Delirezh; Abbas Azadmehr

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 265-271

Abstract
  This in vitro study was conducted to evaluate lymphocyte blastogenic and cytokine production by bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA), pokeweed mitogen (PWM) and concanavalin A (Con A) mitogens, by using tetrazolium salt and ELISA tests, respectively. ...  Read More

Potential fertilizer of spermatozoa in porcine epididymal tail post-orchiectomy

Mariela Adriana Ydiaquez-Miranda; José Antonio Herrera-Barragán; Miguel González-Lozano; Alejandro Ávalos-Rodríguez

Volume 12, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 267-272

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to determine the potential fertilizing of spermatozoa from the epididymal tail in different periods of time post-orchiectomy (P-OQ). Therefore, the study was approached in two stages. In the first stage, the orchiectomy was performed in 30 adult pigs. The testicles were stored ...  Read More

A very French connection, a brief discourse in commemoration of life and services of the late Louis Pierre Joseph Delpy on his 120th birthday anniversary

Keyvan Tadayon; Ehsan Mostafavi; Afshin Hajizadeh; Rainak Ghaderi; Parham Tadayon

Volume 10, Issue 4 , December 2019, , Pages 271-275

Abstract
  Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (RVSRI) turned 95 years old in 2015. Majority of the animal infectious diseases such as rinderpest and anthrax that used to frequently strike the historic Persia are now gone for good or under control owing to the pioneering researches conducted at the institute ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Enhancement in colonization of bovine spermatogonial stem cells following addition of knock-out serum replacement to culture medium

Reza Youssefi; Parviz Tajik; Mansoureh Movahedin; Vahid Akbarinejad

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2016, , Pages 275-280

Abstract
  Enrichment of cell suspension with germ cells prior to injection into recipient seminiferous tubules is of importance in spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) transplantation. Knock-out serum replacement (KSR) has been reported to enhance the proliferation of murine SSCs and human embryonic stem cells. The ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Auto-transplantation of whole rat ovary in different transplantation sites

Somayeh Tavana; Mojtaba Rezazadeh Valojerdi; Hussein Eimani; Naeimeh Sadat Abtahi; Rouhollah Fathi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , December 2017, , Pages 275-280

Abstract
  This study was carried out to assess the different ovarian transplantation sites after short-time autografting. Female rats were randomized into five groups, with six rats in each group, including control (intact), cervical subcutaneous transplanted (CST), back subcutaneous transplanted (BST), subfascial ...  Read More

Stem Cells
DNA damage in dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells: An in vitro study

Jaime Sardá Aramburú Junior; Tiago Luis Eilers Treichel; Saulo Tadeu Lemos Pinto Filho; Sergio Alexandre Gerhke; Alencar Kolinski Machado; Francine Carla Cadoná; Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz; Ney Luis Pippi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2018, , Pages 293-299

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential use of a DNA comet assay, DNA fragmentation fluorimetric assay and reactive oxygen species levels as potential biomarkers of genome conditions of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) isolated from dog canine teeth. Mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from ...  Read More

Effects of feeds, supplemented with humic substances and calcium carbonate, on performance, egg quality and heart rate variability in laying hens

Rosa Angélica Sanmiguel; Anna Dedousi; Juan David López; Daniel Andrey Sierra; Evangelia Nikolaus Sossidou

Volume 13, Issue 4 , December 2022, , Pages 461-467

Abstract
  This study aimed to determine the effects of in-feed inclusion of humic substances (HS) and/or calcium carbonate (CaCO3) on the performance and welfare of laying hens. A total number of 144 Hy-Line Brown laying hens (55 weeks old) were randomly assigned to four treatments, T1–T4 (36 birds per treatment). ...  Read More

Poultry
Isolation and identification of filamentous fungi and yeasts with zoonotic potential obtained from cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) droppings

Fabian-Ricardo Gómez-De-Anda; Nancy Guadalupe Flores-Jiménez; Jorge Luis de-la-Rosa-Arana; Andrea-Paloma Zepeda-Velázquez

Volume 14, Issue 10 , October 2023, , Pages 525-530

Abstract
  The different microorganisms that make up the normal microbiota of birds can be present in different substrates such as the soil and other elements that make up the habitat. In the case of the cattle egret, the intestinal microbiota can change due to partially migratory habits. Thus, this study aimed ...  Read More

Microbiology
Isolation and molecular characteristics of a recombinant feline calicivirus from Qingdao, China

Yongxiang Liu; Lide Qin; Xiaoliang Hu; Yanmei Jiang

Volume 14, Issue 11 , November 2023, , Pages 583-588

Abstract
  Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a highly contagious pathogen seriously affecting the upper respiratory tract and producing oral diseases in the feline. Despite widespread vaccination, the prevalence of FCV remains high. In this study, the FCV qingdao (qd)/2019/china was isolated from a domestic feline oropharyngeal ...  Read More