In this review, function and composition of blood, haemopoiesis, morphology, number and size of blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes), and intra/extracellular blood parasites of amphibians and reptiles are revised by utilizing the literature knowledge.

The Effect of Sodium Acetate and Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Feed Intake, Body Weight, Blood Metabolites, Milk Production Composition Liver Health Indicators in Fresh Cows

the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of purslane on immune responses and cecal microflora composition of broiler chickens. one hundred forty four day old broiler chicks (ross 308) were allocated randomly in 3 groups and 4 replicates to receive diets supplemented with 0 (control), 1 and 2 % of dried purslane. at 21 and 35 days of age 1 ml of sheep red blood cell (srbc) injecte...

Accurate individual norms are required for blood volume measurement to be useful in a clinical setting. The primary physiological determinant of normal blood volume is body composition. Norms have been developed based on weight and body surface area, but these have systematic errors arising from variations in body composition or body size. The only norm that specifically estimates body composit...

BACKGROUND Anthropogenic land use may influence transmission of multi-host vector-borne pathogens by changing diversity, relative abundance, and community composition of reservoir hosts. These reservoir hosts may have varying competence for vector-borne pathogens depending on species-specific characteristics, such as life history strategy. The objective of this study is to evaluate how anthropo...

While total body mass has been recognized for many years as having a strong positive association with blood pressure, it is not known whether body mass per se is important in this association or if a component of total mass, such as lean body mass or total body fat, is responsible for the relationship. To determine the relative importance of these components, 217 healthy adults unselected with ...