this study was designed to investigate the effects of different levels of tarragon powder on performance, carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. two hundred ross 308 male broiler chickens were randomly allocated into four treatments and five replicates per treatment. at each replicate ten birds were used. experimental diets were set on the basis of corn-soy-wheat and ross 308 broiler chic...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the hypothesis weather the combination of lead acetate and deltamethrin can enhance avian toxic effects produced by lead exposure only. overall, 48 japanese quails, coturnix coturnix japonica (15 day old) were randomly divided into 4 experimental groups of 12 birds each and sex ratio of 1:1. experimental groups consisted of control japanese quails, b...

BACKGROUND Gout and hyperuricaemia may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but analyses in different populations show conflicting results. This study investigates the impact of serum uric acid, inflammation and traditional CV risk parameters on CV event risk in patients with gouty arthritis and patients with non-gouty rheumatic disease. METHODS cross-sectional and prospective mu...

background: methyl 2-benzimidazole carbamate (carbendazim) is a synthetic fungicide used against organisms that cause different types of plant diseases. it is widely used as a preservative in leather, paint, textile, fruit, and paper industry. it is also used as an anticancer drug in clinical medicine. methods: to evaluate the low dose toxicity of this compound in mammalian tissues, carbendazim...

objective(s):the aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, whether the effects of low-dose adropin administration is effective in rats with hyperlipidemia. materials and methods: twenty one wistar albino female rats were randomly divided into 3 groups and fed with high-fat diet for 4 weeks to establish the hyperlipidemia model. meanwhile, adropin was administrated intraperitonealy ...

The present study was undertaken to assess and compare the serum biochemical parameters of healthy ewes and ewes infected with Brucella. A total of forty blood samples were collected from the sheep of different flocks in villages nearby College of Veterinary Science, Korutla in which the abortions were frequent. Blood samples were screened for brucellosis by Rose Bengal Plate Test and later ana...

OBJECTIVE To assess clinical and laboratory parameters and serum cytokine levels in 55 neonates who developed early-onset sepsis. METHODS Clinical parameters associated with early-onset neonatal sepsis were assessed. White blood cell differential and serum C-reactive protein and glucose levels were measured upon diagnosis of sepsis and 48 hours later. IL-beta, IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-α levels we...

in order to determine of some blood serum biochemical parameters in rainbow trout, blood samples were taken from the caudal vein of 531 apparently healthy rainbow trout cultured in earthen ponds. data was analyzes by regression analysis, pearson correlation coefficient test and fisher's test. the mean values of alp, ast, alt and ldh were 722±320, 337±150, 29±24 and 579±353 u/l and the mean...

This study investigated the effect of Catha edulis (khat) on some important parameters of the metabolic syndrome in Wistar Ottawa Karlsburg W (WOKW) rat. The animals were fed with the standard chow containing 5% air dried pulverized khat leaves for 14 days; followed by the standard chow for 16 days. The khat leaves were sorted into green (khat light; KL) and crimson (khat dark; KD) leaves. The ...