The directors of the Iranian-Italian archaeological Expedition in Khuzistan, south-west Iran present first results a survey conducted plain Izeh, one core sectors ancient Parthian vassal kingdom Elymais. Izeh is situated east fertile lowlands at feet Bakhtiari mountains. From there many passes lead through mountain range. new adds data to exploration by H.T. Wright same region....

Introduction: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) serotype A is endemic in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, while sporadic outbreaks occur in the southern Middle Eastern countries. Periodically new genetic lineages appear to spread in a westward direction from Iran into Turkey, the best known event being the spread of the A22 strain throughout the Middle East from 1964 onwards. The precise orig...

The micropyle number in the ova of sturgeon species from the South Caspian Sea was investigated. The study was conducted on female broodfishes of three species of sturgeon (Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus, Stetates sturgeon A. stellatus and great sturgeon Huso huso) included 44 Persian sturgeon, 13 stellate sturgeon and 8 great sturgeon specimens. Fifty eggs were randomly collected from eac...