The hematological parameters in clinically normal Iraqi local breed goats

Epidural analgesia with Xylazine/ Novocain mixture in local Iraqi goats

The present trail has been designed to investigate the effect of the Xylazine/Novocain mixture in producing effective safety analgesia by caudal epidural injection in goats. Caudal epidural injection of Xylazine HCL 2 % (0.01mg/kg BW), Novocain 2% (3.5mg/kg BW) and mixture of Xylazine / Novocain (0.01 mg/kg BW, 3.5mg/kg BW), respectively have been injected at 2% concentration for each solution....

Normal hematological values of native iranian cattle as influenced by age,breed and sex

Vertical patellar position in large-breed dogs with clinically normal stifles and large-breed dogs with medial patellar luxation.

OBJECTIVE To further define vertical patellar position, as measured by the ratio of patellar ligament length to patellar length (L:P), in large-breed dogs with clinically normal stifles and compare that to the L:P of large-breed dogs with medial patellar luxation (MPL). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. SAMPLE POPULATION Large-breed dogs (n = 50) with clinically normal stifle joints and 30 ...

Ultrasonographic adrenal gland measurements in clinically normal small breed dogs and comparison with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism.

Ultrasonography is a sensitive and specific screening method for assessing the adrenal glands. The upper limit of the normal adrenal gland width is used as 7.5 mm. It is not known if adrenal gland width remains consistent with body weight. A reliable criterion of adrenal gland width in small breed dogs should be established. Small breed dogs with body weights of less than 10 kg were divided int...

Reduced Skull Sexual Dimorphism in a Local Sheep Breed

This study estimated the magnitude of sexual dimorphism in a relict sheep from Catalunya (NE Spain), called Fardasca,using geometric morphometric techniques. For these analyses, a total of 18 skull specimens (2 adult males and 16 females) were studied. Our results suggest that the breed is not cranially dimorphic, so sex determination using landmarks described here as criteria is likely to yiel...