The study was conducted to know the copro-prevalence of hookworm infection in relation to various risk factors in the pet dogs from in and around Ludhiana. Total 250 dog faecal samples were examined by flotation and Mc Master egg counting technique for qualitative and quantitative evaluation, respectively. The prevalence of hookworms was correlated with meteorological data, age, sex and breed. ...

Study objectives: To evaluate the histocompatibility of four different materials used to cover expandable metallic stents. Design: Prospective, randomized, unblinded study. Setting: Animal research laboratory of Kurume University. Patients or participants: Twenty 12to 18-kg mongrel dogs. Interventions: Handmade Gianturco-type stents with six bends, 20 mm in length, and 15 to 20 mm in diameter w...

The effect of alcohol (.1 mg/kg) on the sinus node and atrioventricular node was studied in 9 mongrel dogs. The sinus node function was evaluated by the sinus node recovery time and the atrioventricular node by the highest atrial pacing rate at which Wenckebach periodicity was developed. The effect was studied for 45 minutes. Three groups were identified: Group I, Low Concentration of Alcohol (...

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of obesity in dogs on one of the main elements of innate immunity – phagocytosis. The experiment was conducted on 20 healthy, male, mongrel dogs at the age of 4 to 7 years. Dogs were divided into three groups – two experimental (І and ІІ) and one control group. Dogs of group І (obese dogs) were submitted to a high – fat hypercaloric die...

The occurrence of late potentials in dogs under doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy and their relationship with the development of ventricular arrhythmias or sudden death were studied. Seven adult mongrel dogs of both sexes were used. Cardiomyopathy was induced by slow intravenous infusion of doxorubicin (30mg/m) at 21-day intervals, until a total cumulative dose of 240mg/m was reached. Animals ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA 1) in canine population is approximately 40-60%. Often data are limited to a small number of breeds and/or dogs. The aims of this study were to evaluate frequency of DEA 1 in a large population of purebred and mongrel dogs including Italian native breeds and to recognize a possible association between DEA 1 and breed, sex, and genetic an...

Role of dietary fibre in lowering serum cholesterol has been studied in mongrel dogs. Pectin, wheat bra, guar gum and Isabghol were fed with standard diet. No statistically significant changes were found in serum cholesterol levels in any groug (P greater than .05) after one week. Later by 15th day, pectin reduced serum cholesterol significantly i.e. 12.4% (P less than .02). However, in groups ...

Adult mongrel dogs weighing between 19 and 28 kg were anesthesized with phentobarbital (30 mg/kg IV). A right thoracotomy incision was made. The aorta was clamped and 250 mL of standard cardioplegic solution was administered. The heart was extracted, sectioning the aorta, pulmonary artery, vena cavas, and pulmonary veins at the level of its pericardial reflection. Once the heart was removed, it...