A third lactation cross bred dairy cow was referred to the Veterinary dispensary with the history of growth on the nictitating membrane of the left eye since one month. Animal showed little discomfort due to the growth but have normal vision. The neoplastic outgrowth was excised after clinical and histopathological examinations with a general sterile procedure with local anaesthesia and lavaged...

e iranian honeybee weak pointes. in this research after evaluation and selecting the best colonies during the 1999-2005 bred queens of sixth and seventh generation were compared, with control queens in different apiaries of tehran, isfahan, markazi and qazvin provinces. comparison of 6th and 7th generation, of iranian honeybee bred queens with control queens in tehran, qazvin, markazi and isfah...

1. Twenty-seven energy and protein balances were done using nine cross-bred (Brown Swiss times Sahiwal) mature bullocks in a series of three balance trials. The bullocks were fed 75, 100 and 125 percent of the metabolizable energy (ME) and digestible crude protein standard values recommended by the (US) National Research Council (1966). Heat production was estimated by indirect calorimetry, by ...

The emission of microorganisms, especially resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), from poultry farms is of public interest, and its occurrence and relevance are controversially discussed. So far, there are limited data on this issue. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of livestock-associated (LA)-MRSA inside and outside previously tested MRSA-p...

Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an autosomal inherited disease of heme biosynthesis caused by a partial deficiency of the enzyme ferrochelatase. Patients with EPP show only 20–30% normal activity because of mutations in one of the alleles of the ferrochelatase gene. To clarify the molecular mechanisms of this low level of activity, we co-expressed human ferrochelatase carrying Hisand HA-...

Since 2007, a national Salmonella control program including obligatory vaccination has been ongoing in Belgium. In this context, the aim of the present study was to investigate the diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates on 5 persistently contaminated Belgian layer farms and to examine the potential sources and transmission routes of Salmonella Enteritidis contamination on...

BACKGROUND Selectively bred rodent lines are valuable tools for investigating gene × environment interactions related to risk for alcoholism in humans. Early maternal environment is one particular factor known for critically influencing neural, hormonal, and behavioral outcomes in adulthood. Cross-fostering is a procedure that may be used to explore the role of genotype-dependent maternal influ...

Holstein Friesian cross bred cow milk samples of different quarters in four stages of lactation were collected from dairy farms in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu and analyzed for composition and somatic cell count (SCC). No significant difference in the SCC was observed between quarters within the lactation stage. Count was significant between stages of lactation after the 2 nd stage. Whil...