Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
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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

Busulfan induced azoospermia: Stereological evaluation of testes in rat

Mohadeseh Panahi; Saeideh Keshavarz; Farhad Rahmanifar; Amin Tamadon; Davood Mehrabani; Negar Karimaghai; Masood Sepehrimanesh; Heydar Aqababa

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 273-278

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was stereological evaluation of testes of azoospermic animal model using busulfan in rat. Three groups of male adult rats were used in this study. The first group was injected by single dose of busulfan (10 mg kg-1) and their testes were removed on day 35 post injection. ...  Read More

Microbiology
Genotyping of Clostridium perfringens isolated from broiler meat in northeastern of Iran

Asma Afshari; Abdollah Jamshidi; Jamshid Razmyar; Mehrnaz Rad

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 279-284

Abstract
  Clostridium perfringens is an important cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. The disease is caused by C. perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) encoded by cpe gene. The aim of this research was to identify the different types of C. perfringens and the presence of cpe gene in isolated bacteria from ...  Read More

Clinical Pathology
Evaluating in vitro dose-response effects of Lavandula officinalis essential oil on rumen fermentation characteristics, methane production and ruminal acidosis

Shahin Yadeghari; Mostafa Malecky; Mehdi Dehghan Banadaky; Bahman Navidshad

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 285-293

Abstract
  Four in vitro experiments (Exp.) were conducted to evaluate lavender essential oil (LEO) effects at 0 (control), 250 (low dose), 500 (medium dose), 750 and 1000 µL per L(high doses) of incubation medium on rumen gas production kinetics (Exp.1), ruminal digestibility and fermentation (Exp.2), methane ...  Read More

Microbiology
Frequency of specific agr groups and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis in the northeast of Iran

Mohammad Mohsenzadeh; Kiarash Ghazvini; Amir Azimian

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 295-299

Abstract
  Staphylococcus aureus is generally regarded as a leading cause of mastitis in dairy cattle. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of agr groups and any possible relationship between agr groups and antibiotic resistance among S. aureus strains isolated from bovine mastitis in Northeast ...  Read More

Microbiology
Seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in feline population in urban and dairy cattle herds in Mashhad, Iran

Massoud Talebkhan Garoussi; Mohsen Mehravaran; Gholamreza Abdollahpour; Javad Khoshnegah

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 301-304

Abstract
  The importance of cats in the Leptospira epidemiology is due to the possibility of transferring leptospirosis to wild and domesticated animals. The purpose of this survey was to determine the prevalence of Leptospira infection in shorthair cats in different location of Mashhad, Iran. Totally, 147 blood ...  Read More

Clinical Pathology
The anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of gallic acid against mucosal inflammation- and erosions-induced by gastric ischemia-reperfusion in rats

Seyyed Ali Mard; Shahnaz Mojadami; Yaghoob Farbood; Mohammad Kazem Gharib Naseri

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 305-311

Abstract
  The present study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of gallic acid on gastric mucosal lesions caused by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat. Forty male rats were randomly divided into sham, control (I/R injury) and three gallic acid-pretreated groups. To induce I/R lesions, the celiac artery ...  Read More

Physiology
Evaluation of the anti-nociceptive effects of morphine, tramadol, meloxicam and their combinations using the tail-flick test in rats

Mehrzad Foroud; Nasser Vesal

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 313-318

Abstract
  The purpose of the present study was to evaluate anti-nociceptive effects of morphine, tramadol, meloxicam and their combinations in rats. Seventy male Wistar rats were divided into seven equal groups and randomly assigned to receive intraperitoneal saline (S) (control group, 1.0 mL kg-1), morphine (MO) ...  Read More

Clinical Pathology
Fructooligosaccharide raftilose reduces the mycophenolate mofetil-induced complications: Hematological and biochemical alterations

Hadi Cheraghi; Zohreh Khaki; Hassan Malekinejad; Farhang Sasani

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 319-326

Abstract
  Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is a selective inhibitor of Inosine-5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase. Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances in immature ones are reported for MMF-induced compilations, which in the case of occurrence dose reduction is required. Thus, in the present study, the fructooligosaccharide ...  Read More

Poultry
Effect of sex on histomorphometric properties of Langerhans islets in native chickens

Ali Parchami; Sanaz Kusha

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 327-330

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of gender on the distribution of pancreatic islets in native chicken. Ten adult male and ten adult female Isfahan native chickens were used in this experiment. Results showed a distinct sexual dimorphism in the native chicken pancreas which depends ...  Read More

Fish & Aquatic
The effects of different routes of inulin administration on gut microbiota and survival rate of Indian white shrimp post-larvae (Fenneropenaeus indicus)

Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar; Parviz Zare; Hamed Kolangi Miandare

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 331-335

Abstract
  The present study investigates the effects of different routes of inulin administration as prebiotic on gut microbiota and survival rate of Indian white shrimp post-larvae. Four hundred and fifty Indian white shrimp post-larvae (PL1) were stocked in nine tanks. The tanks were assigned into three treatments: ...  Read More

Microbiology
Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in two different camel species by conventional and molecular techniques

Masoud Haghkhah; Abdollah Derakhshandeh; Reza Jamshidi; Asghar Moghiseh; Negar Karimaghaei; Mohammad Ayaseh; Mohsen Mostafaei

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 337-341

Abstract
  Paratuberculosis (John’s disease) is infectious and chronically progressive granulomatous disease which affects domestic and wild ruminants. The causative agent is Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP), a slow growing mycobactin dependent acid-fast bacillus. We investigated the detection and ...  Read More

Pathology
A case presentation of spider lamb syndrome in a Kermanian breed lamb

Mohammad Naser Nazem; Bahador Shojaei; Akbar Asadi; Mohammad Hasanzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 343-347

Abstract
  Skeletal abnormalities are most often used to describe defects in the arms or legs that are associated with genes or chromosomes, or that occur due to an event that happens during pregnancy. Spider lamb syndrome (SLS) is a congenital disorder in sheep breeding that is recognized by some deformities in ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
An unusual necrotic myositis by Clostridium perfringens in a German Shepherd dog: A clinical report, bacteriological and molecular identification

Hamideh Salari Sedigh; Masoud Rajabioun; Jamshid Razmyar; Hossein Kazemi Mehrjerdi

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, Pages 349-353

Abstract
  Clostridial myositis, considered to be rare in pet animals, is an acutely fatal toxaemic condition. Some species of clostridia are responsible for necrotic myositis. A 2-year-old male German shepherd dog was admitted with non-weight bearing lameness and massive swelling of the left hind limb. Clostridium ...  Read More