Spring-calving, crossbred (1/4 to 3/8 Brahman) primiparous (n = 56) and multiparous (n = 102) beef cows were used to evaluate the effects of progesterone, delivered via a controlled internal drug-releasing (CIDR) device, and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) on estrous behavior, synchronization rate, initiation of estrous cycles, and pregnancy rate during a 2-yr period. To determine luteal activity, we...

The objective of the present study was to determine whether oestrous detection with the help of oestrous detection aids during the Heatsynch without timed AI protocol is equally effective with the progesterone-combined protocol in dairy heifers. A total of 148 heifers were randomly assigned to one of the two groups. A group of heifers treated with Heatsynch with heat detection aids (n = 72) rec...

Let Tt = e−tL be a semigroup of self-adjoint linear operators acting on L(X,μ), where (X, d, μ) is a space of homogeneous type. We assume that Tt has an integral kernel Tt(x, y) which satisfies the upper and lower Gaussian bounds: C1 μ(B(x, √ t)) exp ( −c1d(x, y)/t ) ≤ Tt(x, y) ≤ C2 μ(B(x, √ t)) exp ( −c2d(x, y)/t ) . By definition, f belongs to H L if ‖f‖H1 L = ‖ supt>0 |Ttf(x)|‖L1(X,μ) < ∞. W...

BACKGROUND A new formulation of olanzapine available for terminally ill patients is needed. Rectal administration using suppositories is an alternative for patients for whom administration via the oral route is not feasible. In the present study, we prepared olanzapine suppositories, and confirmed using pharmaceutical tests. Furthermore, we demonstrated the efficacy and safety of olanzapine sup...

The objective of this study was to evaluate sire breed effect on mineral concentration in beef longissimus thoracis (LT) and investigate the correlations between beef mineral concentrations and carcass and palatability traits. Steer progeny (N=246) from the Germplasm Evaluation project-Cycle VIII were used in this study. In addition to carcass traits, LT was evaluated for mineral concentrations...

Colitis occurs with exposure to various chemicals, including alcohol, radiocontrast agents, glutaraldehyde, formalin, ergotamine, hydrogen peroxide and drugs (1). Frequency of colitis induced by drugs is often under estimated. Antibiotics, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), hydroxycarbamide, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and aspirin are usually incriminated (2-4). We report the case of seve...

Let JL be a positive Borel measure with support supp JL = E C -1,1) and let

Background & aim:  Menopause is one of the most critical stages in a woman’s life. Special attention needs to be paid to the quality of life of menopausal women. Symptoms of genitourinary atrophy can affect women’s comfort and quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare two treatment methods of vitamin E suppository and conjugated estrogens vaginal cream on the quality of life of meno...

The objective of the experiment was to compare pregnancy rates resulting from fixed-time AI after administration of either 1 of 2 controlled internal drug release (CIDR)-based protocols. Heifers at 3 locations (location 1, n = 78; location 2, n = 61; and location 3, n = 78) were assigned to 1 of 2 treatments within reproductive tract scores (1 = immature to 5 = cycling) by age and BW. Heifers a...