Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
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Volume 8 (2017)
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Volume 5 (2014)
Volume 4 (2013)
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Experimental infection of Mongolian gerbils with Toxoplasma gondii: Pathological and immunohistochemical evaluations

Sila Kahyaoglu; Hasan Tarik Atmaca

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 293-299

Abstract
  Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoon parasite which causes toxoplasmosis both in human and warm-blooded animals. Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide disease and largely threats human and animal health consequently causing economic losses. Also, it affects the visceral organs in different severity degrees according ...  Read More

Pre-hatch and post-hatch development of the bursa of Fabricius in broiler chicken: a morphological study

Anietie Francis Udoumoh; Innocent Chima Nwaogu; Udensi Maduabuchi Igwebuike; Ikechukwu Reginald Obidike

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 301-308

Abstract
  The developmental morphology of the bursa of Fabricius (BF) of broiler chicken was evaluated in this study using gross anatomical, histological, reticulin histo-chemical, and transmission electron microscopic techniques. The result showed that the short plica of the BF at embryonic day (ED) 14 was a ...  Read More

Glucose-independent insulin and glucagon secreted from ventral pancreas sharing a similar pattern in healthy adult rat

Hao Duan; Fei He; Weizhou Wang; Yanghao Wang; Chenli Yang; Yihan Lin; Ming Li; You Lu

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 309-313

Abstract
  Elevated blood glucose concentration due to food intake will trigger insulin secretion from the dorsal pancreas has been extensively studied. This increased intracellular insulin level can stimulate glucagon release from intra-islets. However, the interaction between glucagon and insulin under a fasting ...  Read More

Virulence genes and antibiotic resistance profile of Vibrio species isolated from fish in Egypt

Dalia Elsayed Abdelaziz Gobarah; Salwa Mahmoud Helmy; Nadia Bassiony Mahfouz; Hanan Ali Fahmy; Mayada Abd El Hamied Muhammed Abou Zeid

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 315-321

Abstract
  Vibrio species are significant pathogens affecting aquatic species. Around 12 species of Vibrio can cause a gastrointestinal illness (gastroenteritis) in humans resulting from eating contaminated food such as raw or undercooked shellfish. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics accelerates the development ...  Read More

The first outbreak of citrobacteriosis caused by Citrobacter gillenii in reared Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) in Turkiye

Mustafa Türe; Ayşe Cebeci; Tuna Özcelep

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 323-329

Abstract
  Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) is an endangered fish species and also an important resource for the sturgeon aquaculture industry in Turkiye. Recently, a fatal and persistent bacterial disease occurred in the reared sturgeon kept in a trout farm in Turkiye. The disease outbreak has been ...  Read More

Detection of histamine receptors on mouse oocytes and their involvement in fertilization potential

Maisarah Yusoff; Noor Hashida Hashim; Yusmin Mohd-Yusuf

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 331-337

Abstract
  Histamine widely involves in local immune responses, physiological function in the gut, and acting as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Scientist also found the importance of histamine in the reproductive systems. The present study aimed to determine the existence of histamine receptor subtypes; H1R, ...  Read More

An ethyl acetate fraction of flavonoids from Polygonum hydropiper L. exhibits an anti-inflammatory activity in PCV2-infected porcine alveolar macrophages via PI3K/Akt and NF-κB pathways

Chun-Zhi Ren; Wen-Yue Hu; Man-ling Song; Ying-Yi Wei; Ting-Jun Hu

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 339-347

Abstract
  Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) widely exists in swine production systems causing porcine circovirus diseases (PCVD) which is associated with significant economic losses. Polygonum hydropiper L. was used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of diseases. This study was carried out ...  Read More

Mutation and up-regulation of TP53 in ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma lung cells as a model of human lung cancer

Mohammad Shadmehri; Javad Ashrafi-Helan; Masoumeh Firouzamandi

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 349-356

Abstract
  Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) is a model of human lung cancer‎ and fatal viral disease that causes neoplasia in sheep respiratory cells. ‎In the current study, 986 lung samples was inspected in the slaughterhouse, and finally twenty OPA ‎ lung organs were clinically diagnosed and five ...  Read More

Spasmolytic effect of 1,8 cineole is mediated through calcium channel blockade in the bovine ileum

Yaser Nozohour; Masoud Maham; Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 357-362

Abstract
  Gastrointestinal motility disorders include increased or decreased movements. Other studies have shown that herbal components, for example, essential oils can modify the increase and decrease of gastrointestinal movements of ruminants. The 1, 8-cineole being obtained from the essential oil of many plants ...  Read More

Paravertebral brachial plexus block in sheep: a cadaveric and in vivo study

Hadi Imani Rastabi; Kaveh Khazaeel; Hadi Naddaf; Razieh Masroor

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 363-369

Abstract
  The Objective of the present study was to evaluate paravertebral brachial plexus block in sheep. A group of 13 healthy sheep with 20.10 ± 2.20 kg weight and five months of age were used. In phase I, in five sheep, an insulated needle attached to a nerve stimulator was directed to the location ...  Read More

Molecular identification and genotyping of Toxoplsma gondii isolated from sheep and cattle in northern Iran

Tahmineh Gorgani-Firouzjaee; Narges Kalantari; Salman Ghaffari

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 371-378

Abstract
  Toxoplasmosis, a foodborn disease, in human occurs commenly after the ingestion of tissue cysts via the raw and/or undercooked meat of different infected intermediate hosts such as sheep and cattle.The current study aimed to detect the genetic structure of Toxoplasma gondii isolated from various organs ...  Read More

Effects of Urtica dioica agglutinin lectin on glycotargeting of the vasculature: an in ovo study on chicken embryo

Esmaeil Samadian; Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar; Jahanbakhsh Asadi

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 379-385

Abstract
  The angiogenesis process is a pivotal cellular process involved in both developmental and pathological circumstances. In this study we investigated effect of Urtica dioica agglutinin (UDA), as an unusual phyto-lectin from the chitin-binding protein family, on the angiogenesis of chicken embryos. The ...  Read More

Development of a diagnostic indirect ELISA test for detection of Brucella antibody using recombinant outer membrane protein 16 kDa (rOMP16)

Mehdi Golchin; Somayye Mollayi; Elham Mohammadi; Neda Eskandarzade

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 387-391

Abstract
  Brucellosis is considered as one of the important global zoonotic diseases that causes medical as well as economic problems especially in tropical countries. The illness has no specific pathognomonic signs; therefore, the rapid and accurate diagnosis of the disease has a very important role in preventing ...  Read More

Suppression of the malignancy of mammary tumor in mice model by inactivated preparation of Mycobacterium obuense

Katayoon Nofouzi; Parsa Almasi; Ali Asghar Fakhri-Demeshgheieh; Monireh Khordadmehr; Behzad Baradaran; Milad Asadi; Parvin Sarbakhsh; Gholamreza Hamidian

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 393-401

Abstract
  Breast cancer (BC) is a significant cause of global mortality in women. This study was aimed to evaluate the immune-activation of malignant BC via the administration of attenuated Mycobacterium obuense. For this purpose, an in vivo model was developed with BALB/c mice. Mice were injected with 2.00 × ...  Read More

A novel competitive ELISA for detection of antibodies against bovine viral diarrhea virus infection

Masoud Reza Seyfi Abad Shapouri; Pezhman Mahmoodi; Masoud Ghorbanpour Najafabadi; Mohammad Rahim Haji Hajikolaei; Parastoo Moradi Choghakabodi; Mohsen Lotfi; Mahdi Pourmahdi Boroujeni; Maryam Ekhtelat; Maryam Daghari

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 403-407

Abstract
  Diagnosis of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) relies on the detection of antibodies against its viral causing agent, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). Here, we designed a novel competitive ELISA (cELISA) using the most immunogenic part of BVDV nonstructural protein 3 (NS3), as a single ELISA recombinant ...  Read More

Diversity and antibacterial activity of endophytic bacteria associated with medicinal plant, Scrophularia striata

Farhad Tavarideh; Fazel Pourahmad; Mostafa Nemati

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 409-415

Abstract
  To search endophytic bacteria diversity and evaluate their antibacterial activity, healthy medicinal plant of Scrophularia striata was chosen in this study. One hundred endophytic bacteria were isolated from surface-sterilized tissues (root, stem and leaf) of S. striata. Using sequence analysis targeting ...  Read More

Intraperitoneal injection of buprenorphine on anxiety-like behavior and alteration in expression of Gfap and Nrf2 in methamphetamine treated rats

Akram Kholghi; Homeira Hatami; Nazli Khajehnasiri; Reihaneh Sadeghian

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 417-422

Abstract
  The effects of buprenorphine (BUP) on anxiety-like behavior and the expression of the glial fibrillary acidic protein (Gfap) and nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) in methamphetamine (METH)-treated rats were investigated in this study. Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly ...  Read More

Assessing the cardiac valves conditions in athletic horses with poor performance

Hossein Khalesi; Mehdi Sakha; Abbas Veshkini; Ali Rezakhani

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 423-429

Abstract
  Heart murmurs and valvular regurgitation are common in horses and often have no effect on their performance. However, when structural changes occur in the heart size, they can affect performance adversely. This study aimed to examine the correlation between cardiac valves disease and poor performance ...  Read More

Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonographical measurements of supra-mammary lymph nodes for diagnosis of bovine mastitis

Ali Rişvanli; Halef Dogan; Tarik Safak; Mehmet Akif Kılınc; Ibrahim Seker

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 431-434

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mastitis and supra-mammary lymph nodes in lactating cows in terms of Pulsed-wave (PW) Doppler ultrasonographical measurements. A total of 102 head cows in lactation period were divided into three groups. The cows in which all mammary lobes ...  Read More

Susceptibility of Culiseta longiareolata to insecticides in West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran

shadiyeh Soltanbeiglu; Mulood Mohammadi Bavani; Mozaffar Vahedi; Ali Reza Chavshin

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 435-437

Abstract
  Mosquitoes are involved in the transmission of a wide range of diseases and among them, Culiseta longiareolata, acts as a vector of avian malaria, tularemia and several arboviruses like West Nile fever. The current study was conducted to determine the susceptibility of C. longiareolata against deltamethrin ...  Read More

Apoptosis in field and experimental cases of avian influenza H9N2 infection in broiler chickens in Iran

Sayed Rasoul Zaker; Hassan Nili; Keramat Asasi

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 439-441

Abstract
  Avian influenza virus subtype H9N2 is widely circulating around the globe affecting many species of animal including mammals and birds as well as human beings. The virus has pandemic potential due to segmented nature of the viral genome. Ultra-structural features of apoptosis in field and experimental ...  Read More

First detection of Schmallenberg virus antibody in cattle population of eastern Iran

Mehdi Rasekh; Ali Sarani; Amirsajad Jafari

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 443-446

Abstract
  Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an emerging single-stranded RNA virus being classified under Simbu serogroup of Bunyaviridae family. This study aimed to detect antibodies against SBV in cattle for the first time in three eastern provinces of Iran. Blood samples were randomly collected from jugular veins ...  Read More

Molecular characterization of canine and feline kobuvirus infections in Iran

Ghazal Aftab; Farnoosh Arfaee; Baharak Akhtardanesh; Gholamreza Nikbakht Brujeni

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 447-450

Abstract
  Kobuviruses are viral pathogens with broad host range presented in human gastroenteritis cases; but, the pathogenesis of these viruses in companion animals is not well described. In the present study, the presence of canine (CaKVs) and feline kobuviruses (FeKVs) was detected in the 100 fecal samples ...  Read More

A canine case of splenic hemangiosarcoma complicated with infectious splenic abscess

Tomohiro Oyamada; Rina Nabeta; Daigo Azakami

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 451-454

Abstract
  A 12-year-old spayed female Yorkshire terrier presented with anorexia, and an intra-abdominal mass was examined at the Animal Medical Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed that the mass originated from the spleen. Total splenectomy was ...  Read More

First report of ocular histoplasmosis in a horse from Iran: molecular, clinical and pathological findings

Mehran Ghaemi; Nasrolah Ahmadi; Hassan Sharifi Yazdi; Mohsen Ghane; Mohamad Sadegh Golvajooei

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2022, Pages 455-459

Abstract
  Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that is traditionally classified in three varieties: Hc var. capsulatum, Hc var. duboisii, and Hc var. farciminosum (HCF). Cytology, hematology, pathology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing, and phylogenetic analyses were applied on samples collected ...  Read More