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

Microbiology
ECOR phylotyping and determination of virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolates from pathological conditions of broiler chickens in poultry slaughter-houses of southeast of Iran

Akbar Asadi; Taghi Zahraei Salehi; Mahmoud Jamshidian; Reza Ghanbarpour

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 211-216

Abstract
  Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are responsible for wide ranges of extra-intestinal diseases in poultry including colibacillosis, cellulitis, coligranuloma and yolk sac infection. Numbers of virulence are considered important in the pathogenicity of these diseases. The aims of the present study ...  Read More

Clinical Pathology
Comparative study of the protective effects of chicken embryo amniotic fluid, vitamin C and coenzyme Q10 on cyclophosphamide-induced oxidative stress in mice ovaries

Alireza Kabirian; Rooz Ali Batavani; Siamak Asri-Rezaei; Ali Soleimanzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 217-224

Abstract
  Cyclophosphamide is a chemotherapy drug for the treatment of cancer. Chicken embryo amniotic fluid, vitamin C and coenzyme Q10 have anti-oxidant properties. Total of 70 adult female mice were selected and divided into seven groups. The first group that received 2 ml kg-1 of inactivated amniotic fluid ...  Read More

Large Animal Surgery
Chemical disbudding of goat kids with subcutaneous administration of synthetic eugenol: Histopathology and morphometry

Mohammad Farajli Abbasi; Mohammad Mahdi Molaei; Reza Kheirandish; Ali Mostafavi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 225-230

Abstract
  This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of subcutaneous administration of synthetic eugenol (EG) for disbudding of goat kids, as a new chemical method. Thirty apparently healthy Raieni (Cashmere) goat kids (five-day-old) were divided randomly into six groups (n = 5). In the pathology (P) groups ...  Read More

Embryology
Royal jelly protects male mice against nicotine-induced reproductive failure

Farnam Azad; Vahid Nejati; Ali Shalizar-Jalali; Gholamreza Najafi; Fatemeh Rahmani

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 231-238

Abstract
  This study evaluated the possible protective effect of royal jelly (RJ) on sperm parameters and sperm malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration and in vitro fertilizing potential in nicotine (NIC) exposed male mice. Thrtiy-six male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into six groups (n = 6). Group 1 received ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
Evaluation of intravitreal injection of pentoxifylline in experimental endotoxin-induced uveitis in rabbits

Mohammad Reza Khalili; Amin Hossein Amini; Mohammad Abbaszadeh Hasiri; Effat Baghaei Moghaddam; Masoomeh Eghtedari; Mohammad Azizzadeh; Mousa Zare; Masood Yasemi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 239-244

Abstract
  The objective of the present study was to investigate the clinical and histopathological effects of intravitreal injection of pentoxifylline (PTX) the management of an experimental model of uveitis. Fifty-two rabbits were divided randomly into six intravitreal treated groups as below: 1) Balanced salt ...  Read More

Nutrition
Effects of feeding with broiler litter in pellet-form diet on Qizil fattening lambs’ performance, nutrient digestibility, blood metabolites and husbandry economics

Mohammad Reza Rahimi; Younes Alijoo; Rasoul Pirmohammadi; Masoud Alimirzaei

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 245-251

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the feeding of Qizil fattening lambs with different levels of broiler litter (BL) on their weight gain, dry matter intake (DMI), nutrient digestibility, selected blood metabolites and husbandry economics. During an eight-weeks experimental period, 28 male lambs (an ...  Read More

Large Animal Internal Medicine
Goat paratuberculosis in Shiraz: Histopathological and molecular approaches

Abdollah Derakhshandeh; Fatemeh Namazi; Elmira Khatamsaz; Vida Eraghi; Zahra Hemati

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 253-257

Abstract
  In the present study, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) was investigated in goats slaughtered in Shiraz abattoir using histopathological examinations and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Ilium and mesenteric lymph node samples from 66 suspected goat carcasses to Johne’s disease ...  Read More

Epidemiology
Distribution of Nosema Spp. in climatic regions of Iran

Baharak Mohammadian; Saied Bokaie; Mojtaba Moharrami; Sedighe Nabian; Mohammad Forsi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 259-263

Abstract
  ‎Nosemosis is one of the most prevalent bee diseases in the world causing significant ‎economic losses in the global bee-keeping industry. This cross-sectional study was conducted during April-September, 2016 to investigate the prevalence of nosemosis in different climatic regions of Iran. A ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Ameliorative effect of Allium sativum extract on busulfan-induced oxidative stress in mice sperm

Ali Soleimanzadeh; Leila Mohammadnejad; Abbas Ahmadi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 265-271

Abstract
  Busulfan is known to cause several adverse effects including reproductive toxicity in humans. Garlic (Allium sativum), a widely distributed medicinal plant, is highly regarded for its medicinal activities including antioxidant property.This study was conducted to assess whether garlic extract could serve ...  Read More

Parasitology
Molecular detection of Nosema ceranae in the apiaries of Kurdistan province, Iran

Mohammad Khezri; Mojtaba Moharrami; Hossain Modirrousta; Maryam Torkaman; Saleh Salehi; Babak Rokhzad; Homan Khanbabai

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 273-278

Abstract
  Nosema disease is one of the most important diseases of adult honey bees worldwide. It is known as silent killer because there are no characteristic symptoms. The aim of the present study was to determine prevalence of Nosema species in various towns of Kurdistan province in Iran. A multiplex polymerase ...  Read More

Microbiology
Molecular detection and phylogenetic properties of isolated infectious bronchitis viruses from broilers in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, based on partial sequences of spike gene

zahra boroomand; Ramezan Ali Jafari; Mansour Mayahi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 279-283

Abstract
  Infectious bronchitis (IB) is a highly contagious disease involving mostly upper respiratory tract in chickens, leading to significant economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. One of the major concerns regarding to IB is the emergence of new types of infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs). The ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
Multicentric lymphoma in a Rottweiler dog with bilateral ocular involvement: A case report

Hamed Mansour Lakooraj; Mahmood Ahmadi-hamedani; Omid Dezfoulian; Masoud Selk Ghaffari

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 285-288

Abstract
  A 10-year-old, male Rottweilerdog was presented to Small Animal Hospital of Tehran University with a history of lethargy, anorexia, weight loss, vomiting, polyuria, polydipsia and blindness. The dog showed symptoms of depression, high body temperature (39.2 ˚C), tachypnea (40 breaths min-1) and cachexia. ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
Metastatic giant cell osteosarcoma in a cat

Ghasem Farjanikish; Omid Dezfoulian; Hossein Mohammadi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 289-292

Abstract
  A four-year-old male Persian cat was referred with three weeks history of progressive lameness due to a rigid osseous mass with 3.50×2.50×2.00 cm in dimensions in his left arm. In the histopathological evaluation of bone biopsy, two distinct populations of cells including multinucleated giant ...  Read More