background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders which includes the majority section of general practitioners or gastroenterologists visits. the type or prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of the syndrome may be different among males and females. we decided to assess and compare the frequency of different signs and symptoms of ibs in men a...

Effective reproductive management is a crucial concern in the dairy industry and missed oestrus and late recognition of unsuccessful insemination can lead to substantial financial loss. Progesterone levels change in a predictable manner with progress of the oestrus cycle and with the onset of pregnancy. We report here the development of a simple ELISA test for the measurement of progesterone le...

'rwo cases of post-partum amenorrhea with other clinical signs of She1ehan syndrom was studied at the Loghmandoleh Medical Center, National University of Iran.  Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by appro­priate laboratory work -up in the f.irSlt case and the patient was placed on the conventional end orga.n hormon substitutional therapy (Thy­roid -Gonad -Adrenal) and was discharged in good cond...

The aim of the present study was to determine the responses of Black Bengal Goat following synchronization with alfaprostol, superovulation with PMSG and embryo collection with surgical procedure. This research work was carried out at the Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) during the period from January to December 2001. Three Flushing schedules have ...

Autoimmune encephalitis is a difficult clinical diagnosis due to the similarities in the clini­cal, imaging and laboratory findings of many forms of autoimmune and infectious encephalitis. Autoimmune encephalitis involves several types: The first group includes the classic paraneo­plastic disorders associated with antibodies to intracellular antigens. The second group involves autoanti...

Case description- a goat-kid with anorexia, weakness, depression, reluctant to move, poor condition, and generalized unthriftiness was admitted to the Veterinary Clinic of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Clinical Findings- body temperature, heart and respiratory rates, hematologic indices including PCV, total and differential WBC and total RBC count were normal. In clinical examination, a...

background: this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in meshkin-shahr district as endemic areas of human visceral leishmaniasis (hvl) for presenting control program of hvl to health authorities.  methods: a seroepidemiological study to determine seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl) among owner­ship dogs using direct agglutination tests (...