POTENTIAL OF SEAWEED (Eucheuma cottonii) EXTRACT AS A HEPATOPROTECTOR IN RABBIT (Oryctolagus cuniculus) INDUCED ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES

The Potency of Red Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) Extracts as Hepatoprotector on Lead Acetate-induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice

BACKGROUND Lead is one of the most toxic metals, producing severe organ damage in animals and humans. Oxidative stress is reported to play an important role in lead acetate-induced liver injury. AIM This study was carried out to investigate the role of ethanol extract of Eucheuma cottonii in protecting against lead acetate-induced hepatotoxicity in male mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sampl...

Herpes simplex encephalitis in a domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).

An adult domestic rabbit showing neurological signs was subjected to euthanasia. At necropsy, macroscopical lesions were absent. Histopathologically, extensive lesions were seen, particularly in the cerebral cortex. Non-suppurative meningitis was present and there was lymphocytic and plasmacytic perivascular cuffing in the neuropil. The cerebral cortex showed extensive segmental neuronal and gl...

The reproductive system of a pregnant hermaphrodite rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).

THE ORGANISATION OF RABBIT CONTROL (Oryctolagus cuniculus) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Under Western Australian legislation, landholders have an obligation to control rabbits on their properties; local authorities the responsibility to supervise their work whilst the Agriculture Protection Board has a Statewide supervisory and co-ordination role. Prior to 1950 (when the Agriculture Protection Board was formed) the central role was in the hands of a Government department which, th...

Cryopreservation of Genetic Diversity in Rabbit Species (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

After the ratification of the international convention on the biodiversity in Rio, a National Cryobank was created in France in 1999 to preserve the genetic resources of domestic animals (www.cryobanque.org). Particular attention was carried on Oryctolagus cuniculus species with the extension of the national cryobanking to the rabbit (Joly et al., 1998). Nowadays, this tool is very useful for t...