Neospora caninum is an Apicomplexan parasite which may cause abortion in cattle. This study investigated occurrences of antibodies against N. caninum in Iranian native cattle. From September 2010 to September 2011, blood samples (n=768) of native cows were collected randomly from different rural regions of Hamedan (n=400) and Kurdistan provinces (n=368) located to the western part of Iran. All ...

This paper reports attempts to immunize domestic fowls against mosquito-borne infections of Plasmodium gallinaceum by means of (a) vaccination with inactivated homologous sporozoites; (b) injections of sera, both normal sheep serum, and serum from fowls chronically infected with the homologous Plasmodium, (c) combinations of both sporozoite vaccine and serum. It was possible to reduce the norma...

data related to yazd native fowls (obtained during 2000-2008) yazd native fowls were made use of in the present study. the investigated traits consisted of body weight at 8 (bw8) and 12 weeks (bw12), age at sexual maturity (asm), egg number during the first three months of production period (en) and the mean egg weight at 28, 30 and 32 weeks of age (ew). the genetic and phenotypic parameters we...

Leptin, a peptide hormone secreted by adipose tissue cells, has been implicated in regulation of feed intake, energy balance, fertility, immune functions, and the neuroendocrine axis in rodents, humans and large domestic animals. The objective of present study was to determine the polymorphic patterns of leptin gene in Iranian native cattle using the PCR-RFLP technique. Bull semen specimens wer...

The Role of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Native Iranian Yew (Taxus baccata) in Biological Control Fusarium oxysporum

anxiety disorders are amongst the most popular diseases which interfere with normal life. benzodiazepines are used as a first line of treatment, but difficulties with pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders such as dependence and low response rate, encourage researchers to find new approaches. from the past, the role of medicinal plants have been a subject of intense interest. in this respect, cit...

BACKGROUND The current study investigates the anti-stress effects of clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) extracts (0, 200, 400, and 600 mg/kg) on serum antioxidant biomarkers, immune response, immunological organ growth index, and expression levels of acute phase proteins (APPs); ovotransferrin (OVT), ceruloplasmin (CP), ceruloplasmin (AGP), C-reactive protein (CRP), and serum amyloid-A (SAA) mRNA in ...