the present experiment was designed to access the effects of methylmercury chloride ( mehgcl) on antioxidant status, protein concentration, lipid peroxidation and hydroperoxidation in brain parts, spinal cord, lung, heart and pancreas of rats. twenty male wistar rats (3 months old) were divided in saline controls (c) and mehgcl-treated group (mmc). treated rats were intoxicated with mmc at a do...

introduction the commercial egg industry commonly uses induced molt procedures to rejuvenate flocks for a second or third laying cycle. molting may be induced by feed withdrawal for up to 10 days (7), water withdrawal for 2 days (19), or both, along with a reduction of day length (14). such programs cause concern about animal welfare because it is thought that they may be harmful to hens (28). ...

Hyalomma dromedarii (H. dromedarii) is a very characteristic tick with a cosmopolitan distribution, which is closely associated with camels. It is well adapted to extreme dryness of habitat and to camel hosts. In this study, we studied rural husbandry of one-humped camels (dromedaries) in a village in South-West of Semnan (Biabanak). A total of 163 ticks (94 adults and 67 nymphs) were found on ...

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of 4 herbal products on growth performance of broiler chickens. A total of 150 d – old female broilers (Arbor Acres) were randomly divided into 5 treatments, 3 replicates with 10 birds in each. Treatments included: control (basal diet without feed additives), Digestarom (commercial product of herbal plants), Bioherbal (garlic essence, garden thym...

In the current Iranian poultry industry, antibiotics are the most frequently used additive in feeds to increase the productivity. Regarding the negative effects on human health due to consuming chicken whose feeds contain antibiotics, finding an appropriate alternative is of a great importance. This study aims to find an appropriate and harmless feed additive to increase the quality and quantit...

Carbon molecular sieve membranes (CMSMs) have been considered as very promising candidates for gas separation, in terms of separation properties as well as thermal and chemical stability. Due to the numerous advantages and wide applications of carbon membranes, their application for gas separation is of special importance. Because of the importance of carbon membranes and a large number of stud...

this study was performed to determine the effects of different levels of chromium methionine (cr-met)supplementation on growth performance, meat oxidative stability and ruminal metabolites in male kids. thirty-two male mahabadi goat kids, with an average initial body weight (bw) of 22 ± 2 kg at 4 months of age, were allocated in a completely randomized design with four treatments: control witho...