Abdolah Mirzaei

Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

[ 1 ] - The effect of Zataria multiflora extract on the clinical endometritis and reproductive indices in lactating Holstein dairy cows

In the present study, the effect of intrauterine infusion of Zataria multiflora extract on the clinical endometritis was investigated. Vaginal examination, transrectal palpation and ultrasonography were used to inspect the genital tract at 30-40 days in milk and two weeks later the same approach was applied. Cows with clinical endometritis were randomly divided into three treatment gro...

[ 2 ] - Luteal activity of Abadeh ecotype does in summer and winter and the effect of a single dose of kisspeptin-10 injection on luteinizing hormone secretion in the anestrus does

The aims of the present study were to evaluate luteal activity in Abadeh ecotype goat during summer and winter and also the effect of a single dose kisspeptin-10 injection on the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) in female anestrous goats. In the first study, progesterone (P4) concentration in 10 goats in summer (n = 6) and winter (n = 4) were measured every other day. Moreover, ...

[ 3 ] - Relationship between season, lactation number and incidence of clinical mastitis in different stages of lactation in a Holstein dairy farm

The aim of the present study was to compare the occurrence and duration of clinical mastitis in different seasons, stages of lactation period and parities in a Holstein dairy farm in Iran. A retrospective epidemiological survey from April 2005 to March 2008 was conducted on 884 clinical mastitis cases of 7437 lactations. Data of each case including calendar-date of mastitis onset, days in milk ...

[ 4 ] - Characterization of single nucleotide polymorphism in the 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) of Lactoferrin gene and its association with reproductive parameters and uterine infection in dairy cattle

Uterine infection is one of the reproductive diseases that can have disturbing postpartum uterine health in cattle. Therefore, identification of resistant genotypes to uterine infection is important. Lactoferrin (LF) is one of the major antimicrobial compounds in the normal uterine discharges of cows. We hypothesized that allelic diversity in LF gene may contribute to susceptibility or resistan...

[ 5 ] - عوامل موثر بر شمارش سلول‌های سوماتیک شیر گاوهای دارای ورم‌پستان بالینی

زمینه مطالعه: ورم‌پستان به التهاب غده پستان اطلاق می‌شود و یکی از مهمترین بیماریهای است که خسارت افتصادی زیادی در گله‌های شیری ایجاد می‌کند. هدف: از انجام این مطالعه بررسی فاکتورهای مؤثر بر تعداد سلول‌های سوماتیک شیر گاوهای با و بدون سابقه ورم‌پستان بالینی در دوره‌های شیردهی قبلی است. روش کار: در این مطالعه از گاوهای هلشتاین یکی از گاوداری‌های شیراز استفاده گردید. زمان انجام مطالعه در ماه‌های ت...