The black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) and greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor) are near threatened and vulnerable native Australian murids. There is a paucity of health and welfare knowledge for these species and native murids in general. In this paper we aimed to address this deficiency in knowledge by describing some key haematological and blood biochemistry parameters for ...

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed among women, and a leading cause of death worldwide. Santolina chamaecyparissus L. plant with multiple health benefits, including anticancer anti-diabetic properties. This study aimed to assess chemopreventive effects S. aqueous extract (SCE) in an animal model mammary cancer. A total 28 four-week-old female Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control,...

Blood is collected from experimental animals for a wide range of scientific purposes including; hematology, clinical biochemistry parameters, immunology, studies in bacteriology, parasitology and investigations in reproductive performance and health. The number of methods employed to collect blood from fish include; the puncture of caudal vein, dorsal aorta or cardiac vessels and the severance ...