Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
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Volume 5 (2014)
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Volume 3 (2012)
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Volume 1 (2010)
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

Poultry
Synbiotic enhances immune responses against infectious bronchitis, infectious bursal disease, Newcastle disease and avian influenza in broiler chickens

Alireza Talebi; Amir Amani; Masoud Pourmahmod; Poya Saghaei; Reza Rezaie

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 191-197

Abstract
  Increased susceptibility of birds to avian pathogens in intensive husbandry system has emphasized on necessity of improvement of innate and specific immune responses of birds by the fast establishment of a beneficial microflora and immune stimulator factors to guarantee healthy and low-price products. ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
Detection of Arctic and European cluster of canine distemper virus in north and center of Iran

Somayeh Namroodi; Amir Rostami; Keyvan Majidzadeh-Ardebili; Arash Ghalyanchi Langroudi; Abbas Morovvati

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 199-204

Abstract
  Canine distemper virus (CDV) creates a very contagious viral multi-systemic canine distemper (CD) disease that affects most species of Carnivora order. The virus is genetically heterogeneous, particularly in section of the hemagglutinin (H) gene. Sequence analysis of the H gene can be useful to investigate ...  Read More

Large Animal Surgery
Effects of tail fat on recovery times of anesthesia with isoflurane in fat-tailed Iranian Lori-Bakhtiyari lambs

Siavash Sharifi; Abbas Raisi Sarteshnizi; Farangis Sharifi; Elham Yousefian

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 205-209

Abstract
  In the present study, the effect of tail fat on recovery times in intact sheep and sheep with a ligated median sacral artery following similar anesthetic exposure with isoflurane was investigated. This study was performed using seven healthy fat-tailed Iranian Lori-Bakhtiyari ewe lambs. The lambs were ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Copper and zinc concentrations in uterine fluid and blood serum during the estrous cycle and pre-pubertal phase in water buffaloes

Sayed Mortaza Alavi Shoushtari; Siamak Asri Rezaie; Amir Khaki; Abulfazl Belbasi; Hamid Tahmasebian

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 211-215

Abstract
  To investigate uterine fluid and serum copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) variations during the estrous cycle in water buffaloes, 71 genital tracts and blood samples were collected from the abattoir in Urmia, Iran. The phase of the estrous cycle was determined by examining ovarian structures; 18, 15, 16 and 22 ...  Read More

Fish & Aquatic
Mercury concentrations in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) tissues, sediment and water from fish farm along the Karoun River in Iran

Payvand Maktabi; Mehran Javaheri Baboli; Ali Reza Jafarnejadi; Abolfazl Askary Sary

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 217-221

Abstract
  The Karoun River is major source of water for warm‌water fish culture industry in southwest of Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the distribution of mercury in tissues of marketable common carp and in bottom sediments of fish farms in Khouzestan province. This study was carried ...  Read More

Food Hygiene
Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk in Kerman, Iran

Ladan Mansouri-Najand; Mehrnoush Kianpour; Masoud Sami; Maziar Jajarmi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 223-226

Abstract
  Listeria monocytogenes as one of the most important pathogen in public health concerns is transmitted through consumption of contaminated food. The pathogen has been considered as a potential source of contamination of raw milk and dairy products. This research was aimed to investigate prevalence of ...  Read More

Poultry
The effect of the hexanic extracts of fig (Ficus carica) and olive (Olea europaea) fruit and nanoparticles of selenium on the immunogenicity of the inactivated avian influenza virus subtype H9N2

Amir Hossein Asl Najjari; Zolfaghar Rajabi; Mehdi Vasfi Marandi; Gholamreza Dehghan

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 227-231

Abstract
  Influenza is a contagious viral disease that is seen in avian, human and other mammals, so its control is important. Vaccination against influenza virus subtype H9N2 is one of the ways in controlling program, for this reason several vaccines has been produced. Recently, application of inactivated oil-emulsion ...  Read More

Clinical Pathology
Effects of essential oil of Satureja khuzestanica on the oxidative stress in experimental hyperthyroid male rat

Raheleh Assaei; Zohreh Mostafavi-Pour; Naser Pajouhi; Gholam Hossein Ranjbar Omrani; Masood Sepehrimanesh; Fatemeh Zal

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 233-238

Abstract
  This work analyzes the effects of Satureja khuzestanica essential oil (SKEO) on the thyroid and antioxidant system, assessed by measuring levels of tri-iodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) ...  Read More

Fish & Aquatic
Effects of mannan oligosaccharide supplementation on growth, some immune responses and gut lactic acid bacteria of common carp (Cyprinus Carpio) fingerlings

Parvin Momeni-Moghaddam; Saeed Keyvanshokooh; Saeed Ziaei-Nejad; Amir Parviz Salati; Hossein Pasha-Zanoosi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 239-244

Abstract
  This study was conducted to determine the effects of mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) on growth, some immune responses and gut lactic acid bacteria of common carp. Four experimental diets containing 0%, 0.05%, 0.10% and 0.20% MOS were prepared. Each diet was randomly allocated to triplicate groups of fish ...  Read More

Epidemiology
Serological study of small ruminant lentiviruses in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran

Behnaz Norouzi; Alireza Taghavi Razavizadeh; Mohammad Azizzadeh; Ashraf Mayameei; Vahid Najar Nezhad Mashhadi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 245-249

Abstract
  Maedi-Visna (MV) virus and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus known as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) cause chronic diseases in susceptible animals. The main reservoirs of these viral agents are sheep and goat. In sheep, MV virus causes a disease as the same name of the virus. This is the ...  Read More

Stem Cells
In vitro histological investigation of interactions between rat decellularized large intestine scaffold and human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells

Somayeh Naderi; Malihe Akbarzadeh Niaki; Nasser Mahdavi Shahri; Maryam Moghaddam Matin; Masoud Fereidoni; Fatemeh Naseri

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 251-255

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to investigate the interactions between rat intestine decellularized scaffold and human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells. Rat large intestine was dissected in fragments and decellularized by physicochemical methods. The scaffolds were loaded by human adipose derived mesenchymal ...  Read More

Pathology
Congenital multi-organ malformations in a Holstein calf

Rahim Hobbenaghi; Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh; Ali Nazarizadeh

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 257-260

Abstract
  A 5-day-old female Holstein calf was necropsied because of lethargy, recumbency and anorexia. At necropsy, multiple gross defects were evident in several organs, including unclosed sutures of skull bones, asymmetrical orbits, doming of the skull bones, hydrocephalus, hydranencephaly, cleft palate, ...  Read More

Pathology
Abnormal bisubclavian trunk arising from the aortic arch determined by cadaver dissection of a native dog: A case report

Younes Kamali; Mina Tadjalli Tadjalli

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, Pages 261-263

Abstract
  Congenital anomalies of the great thoracic vessels have been reported in 20% of dogs and cats. In some cases, the vascular ring anomalies remain unrecognized throughout the lifetime of an animal. This report describes a case with an unusual vascular ring anomaly (VRA) that was detected during dissection ...  Read More