Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
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Volume 7 (2016)
Volume 6 (2015)
Volume 4 (2013)
Volume 3 (2012)
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Volume 1 (2010)
Frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in high and low- yielding dairy cows

Afshin Jafari Dehkordi; Abdonnaser Mohebi; Masoumeh Heidari Soreshjani

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 1-5

Abstract
  Electrocardiography (ECG) may be used to recognize cardiac disorders. Levels of milk production may change the serum electrolytes which its imbalance has a role in cardiac arrhythmia. Fifty high yielding and fifty low yielding Holstein dairy cows were used in this study. Electrocardiography was recorded ...  Read More

Interrelationship of βeta-2 microglobulin, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine in streptozotocin -induced diabetes mellitus in rabbits

Shahram Javadi; Siamak Asri-Rezaei; Maryam Allahverdizadeh

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 7-11

Abstract
  Measurement of serum creatinine (Cr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) are used as indicators of glomerular filtration rate. The increased levels of these biomarkers are usually detectable at advanced stages of kidney complications. The aim of this study was to find the interrelationship of beta-2 microglobulin ...  Read More

Relationship between season, lactation number and incidence of clinical mastitis in different stages of lactation in a Holstein dairy farm

Maede Moosavi; Abdolah Mirzaei; Mohsen Ghavami; Amin Tamadon

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 13-19

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was to compare the occurrence and duration of clinical mastitis in different seasons, stages of lactation period and parities in a Holstein dairy farm in Iran. A retrospective epidemiological survey from April 2005 to March 2008 was conducted on 884 clinical mastitis cases ...  Read More

Protective effects of vitamin E and Cornus mas fruit extract on methotrexate-induced cytotoxicity in sperms of adult mice

Leila Zarei; Rajabali Sadrkhanlou; Rasoul Shahrooz; Hassan Malekinejad; Behroz Eilkhanizadeh; Abbas Ahmadi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 21-27

Abstract
  This study was aimed to assess the protective effects of Cornus mas fruit extract (CMFE) and vitamin E (Vit E) on sperm quality parameters in the methotrexate (MTX)-treated mice. Forty-eight young adult male mice (8-12 weeks) were randomly divided into six groups including control and test groups. The ...  Read More

Molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of enterotoxigenic and entero-aggregative Escherichia coli isolated from raw milk and unpasteurized cheeses

Mojtaba Bonyadian; Hamdollah Moshtaghi; Maryam Akhavan Taheri

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 29-34

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of enterotoxigenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strains and antibiotic resistance of the isolates in raw milk and unpasteurized cheese. Out of 200 samples of raw milk and 50 samples of unpasteurized cheeses, 96 and 24 strains of E. coli ...  Read More

Large Animal Internal Medicine
The effects of short term intravenous infusion of a soybean based lipid emulsion on some blood constituents in sheep: A preliminary study

Hamid Akbari; Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 35-41

Abstract
  To evaluate the effect of intravenous infusion of a soybean based lipid emulsion (Lipovenoes 10%) on some blood constituents in sheep, a replicated 2 × 2 Latin square design experiment was conducted in four clinically healthy ewes. Lipid emulsion (LE group) or normal saline (NS group) was infused ...  Read More

Chemical composition and the nutritive value of pistachio epicarp (in situ degradation and in vitro gas production techniques)

Somayeh Bakhshizadeh; Akbar Taghizadeh; Hossein Janmohammadi; Sadegh Alijani

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 43-47

Abstract
  The nutritive value of pistachio epicarp (PE) was evaluated by in situ and in vitro techniques. Chemical analysis indicated that PE was high in crude protein (11.30%) and low in neutral detergent fiber (26.20%). Total phenols, total tannins, condensed tannins and hydrolysable tannins contents in PE were ...  Read More

Physiology
Role of opioid system in verapamil-induced antinociception in a rat model of orofacial pain

Esmaeal Tamaddonfard; Amir Erfanparast; Mina Taati; Milad Dabbaghi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 49-54

Abstract
  Calcium, through its various channels involves in local, spinal and supra-spinal transmission of pain. In the present study, we investigated the separate and combined treatment effects of verapamil (a calcium channel blocker), morphine (an opioid agonist) and naloxone (an opioid antagonist) on pain in ...  Read More

Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium andersoni infection in naturally infected cattle of northwest Iran

Yousef Mirzai; Mohammad Yakhchali; Karim Mardani

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 55-60

Abstract
  The protozoan intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium commonly infects cattle throughout the world and Iran. The present study was undertaken to determine the abundance and associated risk factors of Cryptosporidium infection in cattle herds of northwestern Iran. A total number of 246 fecal samples from ...  Read More

Study on mange mite of camel in Raya-Azebo district, northern Ethiopia

Nesibu Awol; Semere Kiros; Yisehak Tsegaye; Mohammed Ali; Birhanu Hadush

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 61-64

Abstract
  A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and species of camel mange mite infestation in Raya-Azebo district, Northern part of Ethiopia. Accordingly, Three hundred and eighty-four camels were examined and mange mite infestation was detected on 64 of camels. Only Sarcoptes scabiei ...  Read More

Prevalence and risk factors for Salmonella spp. colonization in broiler flocks in Shiraz, southern Iran

Maryam Ansari-Lari; Shahram Shekarforoush; Samira Mehrshad; Hosna Safari

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 65-68

Abstract
  Salmonella spp. are important food borne pathogens worldwide that frequently infect poultry flocks. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Salmonella spp. colonization in broiler flocks in Shiraz (southern Iran) and to find the possible association of infection status ...  Read More

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in slaughtered native cattle in Kurdistan province, Iran

Heidar Heidari; Abdolmajid Mohammadzadeh; Jamal Gharekhani

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 69-72

Abstract
  Neospora caninum is a worldwide distributed pathogen which causes abortion in cattle leading to economic loss in the cattle industry. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of N. caninum antibodies in the native cattle slaughtered in various areas of Kurdistan province (western Iran) ...  Read More

A case of conjoined twins (thoraco-omphalopygopagus tribrachius tetrapus) in lamb

Yazdan Mazaheri; Jamal Nourinezhad; Reza Ranjbar; Mahmood Khaksary Mahabady; Ali Reza Ghadiri; Hamid Lombeshkon

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 73-76

Abstract
  Sheep conjoined twins have been reported less than cow. An apparently female conjoined twin lambs was examined based on external and internal features. In radiology, two vertebral columns and two pairs of the ribs were seen. Only two heads and two necks were separated (thoraco-omphalopygopagus). There ...  Read More

Spiculopteragia asymmetrica Infection in Cervus elaphus from Iran

Mohammad Reza Youssefi; Seyed Hossein Hoseini; Iraj Mobedi; Seyed Mohammad Hosseini; Behrang Ekrami

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 77-79

Abstract
  Spiculopteragia asymmetrica is a gastrointestinal nematode frequently found in the abomasum of cervids. During December and February 2010, two red deer were died in Semeskandeh sanctuary in Mazandaran province. Moreover, five live deer from mentioned area were treated by Ivermectin and collected feces ...  Read More