The study aimed to assess the effects of dietary supplementation microencapsulated L. acidophilus and plantarum their combination on growth performance, organ development, diarrhoea incidences, blood profiles, intestinal histomorphology microflora in weaned piglets. For that, 160 piglets with an average body weight (BW) 8.52 ± 0.15 kg were divided into four groups (40 piglets/group) allotted on...

Subulura brumpti infection was observed in Japanese quails and caused heavy production loss up to 10%. Gross lesions were confined to caecum of the affected birds. Pathological changes suggestive of acute cecal hemorrhagic enteritis were recorded. Closer observation of the cecal loop revealed wavy movement with thousands of tiny worms. Based on morphometry, the worms were identified as S. brump...

A 24-year-old pregnant woman was referred for further evaluation and treatment of the right lower quadrant pain at 19 weeks gestational age. The patient was diagnosed to be acute appendicitis and underwent laparoscopic surgery. However, an inflamed solitary cecal diverticulum was found during surgery. After a routine appendectomy, cecal diverticulitis was conservatively treated with postoperati...