this experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of mint powder added to diet with different levels of wheat on performance, microbial population and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. a total of 384 ross male broiler chickens were used in a completely randomized design in a 4×2 factorial arrangement with 4 replicates (floor pens) and 12 birds each. birds were fed diets contain...

INTRODUCTION People rely on the quality of the bottled drinking water, expecting it to be free of microbial contamination and health hazards. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the quality of bottled drinking water sold in Jaffna peninsula by analysing the physical, chemical and microbial contents and comparing with the recommended Sri Lankan Standard (SLS) values. METHODS All bottled water samples sol...

AIM Brucellosis is a major bacterial zoonosis of global importance affecting a range of animal species and man worldwide. It has economic, public health, and bio-risk importance. Control and prevention of animal brucellosis mainly depend on accurate diagnostic tools and implementation of effective and safe animal vaccination program. There are three types of animal Brucella live vaccines - Bruc...

Soil and sludge samples polluted with petroleum waste from Cairo Oil Refining Company, Mostorod, Al-Qalyubia, Egypt for more than 41 years were used for isolation of indigenous microbial communities. These communities were grow on four chloroaromatic compounds [3-chlorobenzoic acid (3-CBA); 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP); 2,6-dichlorophenol indole phenol (2,6-DCPP) and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (1,2...

Seventy five eye drops samples were collected from different pharmacies in Cairo, Egypt. Out of 75 tested samples, 58 (77.3%) are contaminated with bacterial growth when cultured on MYP medium. The bacterial count ranging from 1.0 CFU/ml to 6.0x10 CFU/ml. The microscopic examination indicated that 2 57 out of 133 isolates are Gram positive, spore forming bacilli. From 58 positive samples 32 sam...

Background and Aim. Bacterial meningitis is a lethal, disabling endemic disease needing prompt antibiotic management. Gram stained smears is rapid accurate method for diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. In cases of negative gram stained smears diagnosis is delayed till culture results. We aim to assess the role of clinical presentations and routine CSF analysis in the cost-effective rapid diagno...