A comparative study of testicular biometry was done in rams using three major breeds of sheep in Nigeria. Biometrical parameters observed were scrotal circumference (SC), testes weight (TW), testes length (TL), tunica albuginea weight (TAW), testes volume (TV), testes density (TD), epididymal weight (EW), epididymal length (EL), caput (CA), corpus (CO), cauda weight (CU), epididymal volume (EV)...

J.S. BALAMI, R.L. CHEN and A.M. BUCHAN From the Acute Stroke Programme, Department of Medicine and Clinical Geratology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK, Acute Stroke Programme, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK and Acute Vascular I...

Sir, Balami et al. (2013) state that intravenous tissue plasminogen activator thrombolysis is beneficial for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke and that strokes are now a treatable medical emergency. A critical analysis of the data, however, raises doubts about the expansive claims of efficacy made by them and others (Wardlaw et al., 2012). The aim of tissue plasminogen activator treatment...

Data from smallholder flocks of adult West African Dwarf (WAD) and Red Sokoto goats (n = 824) and Yankasa, Uda and Balami sheep (n = 636) were utilized to investigate the distribution and frequencies of certain qualitative traits. The animals were randomly sampled in Northern parts of Nigeria. They were scored for the presence or absence of wattle, beard, horn, coat colour [Phaeomelanic standar...

Toxicity studies of 0,0-diethyl-0-(2- isoprophyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate (DiazinonR) was carried out in the Balami breed sheep. The agent administered orally daily for one week at rate 20, 25 and 30mg/kg body weight to groups dose produced transient clinical signs Diazinon inhibited plasma red blood cell cholinesterase activity. intensity inhibition more with occurred as from d...