surah al-`adiyat is one of the controversial surahs as to whether it is a meccan or a medinan surah. if we determine the place of revelation, it can help us in better interpreting and understanding of surah. because of the oaths in the opening lines of this surah, some commentators believe that it concerns jihad which became obligatory in medina. there are also narratives that date the revelati...

Objective- To determine the effects of the Hydrocortisone on in vitro growth of fibrobla sts isolatedfrom the distal  aspects of the horses limbs.Design- Experimental in vitro study.Animals- A total of 4 Caspian miniature and 4 mixed thoroughbred horses. Procedures- Under generalanesthesia and aseptic condition, a full thickness of skin incision was created on the lateral aspects of themetacarp...

The intestinal tract houses one of the richest and most complex microbial populations on the planet, and plays a critical role in health and a wide range of diseases. Limited studies using new sequencing technologies in horses are available. The objective of this study was to characterize the fecal microbiome of healthy horses and to compare the fecal microbiome of healthy horses to that of hor...

Objective- To describe the normal sonographic images of the soft tissues of the dorsal and palmar aspects of the fetlock region in the draught horses.   Design- Descriptive study.   Animals- Five clinically and radiographically normal draught male horses were used during this study.   Procedures- Horses were examined both radiographic and ultrasound ante mortem and post mortem. Based on the pro...

Out of the total number of 434 horses that underwent colic surgery, small intestine was operated in 195 (44.9%) patients, caecum in 10 (2.3%) horses, large colon surgery was performed in 196 (45.2%) cases and small colon surgery in 14 (3.2%) horses. In 12 patients (2.8%) two different parts of the gastrointestinal tract were affected simultaneously, one horse suffered from peritonitis, torsion ...

Introduction: The evaluation of musculoskeletal system in horse veterinary medicine is very important because of its effect on equine performance. The current study provided an ultrasonography description of the palmar tendons and ligaments of the metacarpus in pure Persian Arabian horses. Methods: The metacarpal regions of 10 healthy mare pure Persian Arabian horses were prepared for ultrason...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical use of regional limb perfusion with antimicrobials (A-RLP), complications, and outcome in a large series of patients. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 174 horses. PROCEDURES Medical records of horses treated with A-RLP between 1999 and 2009 were reviewed. Signalment, primary complaint, horse use, etiology, duration of clinical signs, previous tr...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) was associated with racing performance inThoroughbred horses not medicated with furosemide and not using nasal dilator strips. DESIGN Observational cross-sectional study. ANIMALS 744 two- to 10-year-old Thoroughbred horses racing in Melbourne, Australia. PROCEDURE Horses were enrolled prior to racing, and a trache...

attempts were made to present a practical key for identification of small strongyles, the identification ofwhich seems to be a difficult task to do. 4000 nematodes collected from the large intestine of horses anddonkeys were examined. 18 species of small strongyles of horse and 15 of donkey were found. from 6species of large strongyles found in both animals, we only dealt with 3 of triodontopho...