AIM This study was conducted to examine the potential of mycotoxin binder in ceasing zearalenone (ZEN) effect on mice reproduction. ZEN mycotoxin can induce reactive oxygen species that may cause damage and cell death. ZEN is estrogenic so that it may affect the reproductive organs failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mycotoxin binder administration to female mice exposed to ZEN was aimed to count ...

Two experiments were completed to determine the effects of diet mix uniformity and ractopamine HCl on finishing pig performance. In Exp. 1, a total of 200 pigs (BW = 90 kg) were used in a 33-d growth assay arranged in a randomized complete block design with 5 pigs/pen and 8 pens/treatment. Treatments were a corn-soybean meal-based control diet mixed for 360 s or the mixed control diet with 10 m...

A pharmacokinetic and bioavailability study of sulfadiazine combined with trimethoprim (sulfadiazine/trimethoprim) was carried out in fifteen healthy young ostriches after intravenous (i.v.), intramuscular (i.m.) and oral administration at a total dose of 30 mg/kg body weight (bw) (25 and 5 mg/kg bw of sulfadiazine and trimethoprim, respectively). The study followed a single dose, three periods...

This trial was undertaken with the objective to evaluate the efficacy of amprolium, toltrazuril and their combination in rabbits naturally infected with Eimeria species (32 × 103 ± 4.63 oocysts per gram (OPG) of faeces). Thirty-six rabbits (11 weeks old with average body weight (BW) 2000 ± 75 g), were randomly allocated into six groups (six kits each), namely, negative untreated and was retaine...

cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) remains a serious public health concern in kerman province, eastern iran. this study was aimed to conduct a comprehensive review and highlights various aspects of cl in the province of kerman.this article mainly focuses on the studies published in the past 26 years on cl in the province. current data for the present status were obtained through the provincial health...

genetic parameters for birth weight (bw), weaning weight (ww), 6 months weight (6mw), 9 months weight (9mw) and yearling weight (yw) in baluchi sheep were estimated using data collected during a 26-year period (1984-2010). estimates of (co)variance components were obtained by reml procedures by fitting a linear mixed animal model. significant random effects for each trait were explored by fitti...

birth weight (bw) is the first trait recorded fllowing birth. it can influence the performance of thecow and as well impact the performance of the calf it,s duringits maturity. to investigate the effect ofa calf,s bw on the performance of holstein dairy cattle in iran, the records gathered between 1967 and2010 were obtained from the iranian animal breeding center. the data were then used to mod...