BACKGROUND: Gallstones are concretions that form in the biliary system. There are two major types of gallstones (pigment and cholesterol), which seem to form due to distinctly different pathogenic mechanisms. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and chemical composition of gallstones in goats. Bacteriologic analysis and pathological findings were reviewed. METHODS:...

conclusions chaharmahal and bakhtiari province could be categorized as a low endemic region for hepatitis b infection, with a seroprevalence similar to that in other provinces of western iran. vaccination seems to influence its decrease, especially in adolescents and youth. more surveillance and attention to risk factors are suggested to identify high-risk groups and to implement vaccination. r...

To modeling of Suitability Iranian Oak site to establish coppice regenerations, chahartagh forest reserve, Ardal region, chaharmehal and Bakhtiari Province, southern Zagros forest, and southwest Iranian state was selected. To modeling Suitability Iranian Oak used the physiographic element, soil depth, climatology and distance from village selected. To this study used the raster formats by pixel...

background: the induction of cancer appears to be the most important effect of low-dose ionizing radiation to occur in an exposed population. in developing countries 94% of human radiation is from natural sources. in iran some high altitude regions such as, chaharmahal & bakhtiari has high levels of the natural background radiation (higher than the worldwide average). therefore, investigation o...

Climate change has a great impact on the species distribution range and many endangered plant species. Fritillaria imperialis as a species that is native to Central Zagros, Iran is a medicinal plant with great ecological and commercial profits. Its population has decreased considerably and the species would be endangered in later decades. Understanding the habitat needs of this species, evaluat...

background: the present study was carried out to describe the epidemio-logical aspects of gastrointestinal helminthic infections of canids in chahar-mahal and bakhtiari province, the central western part of iran . methods: forty nine canid species including , dogs, jackals, foxes and wolves were included in this study. the contents of their alimentary canal were in-spected in order to isolate a...