Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences

The study aim to detect the treatment effect of Quercetin in mitigation the toxic effect of Doxorubicin drug in heart function in 32 local male rabbits divided randomly into four equal groups treated for 28 days as follow; Control group given daily distilled water orally and injected with 4ml normal saline weekly. First treatment group given orally 10mg/kg Quercetin daily and injected with 4ml normal saline weekly. Second treatment group injected with 4mg/kg doxorubicin weekly and given daily distilled water orally. The third treatment group given 10mg/kg Quercetin daily and injected with 4mg/kg doxorubicin weekly. Results showed a significant (P<0.05) increase of Troponin, CK-MB and LDH levels in second group treated with doxorubicin only compared with normal levels of these parameters in control group, conversely there is positive interrelating non significant (P>0.05) among control group

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of diet supplement with pure curcumin and modified curcumin (Force 6 Poultry) in certain physiological and immunological parameters in broiler chicks, as well as the comparison between the two types of curcumin as feed\forage addition forage. 150 one day-old broiler chicks (Ross) used in this research, these chicks were divided into three major groups (50 chicks per group) included: the first (control) group, the second group given curcumin 0.05% with feed and the third group given modified curcumin (force 6 poultry) 0.05% with the feed. Measuring the level of prostaglandin (PE2), interleukin (IL-12), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and catalase (CAT) enzyme in the blood serum, on a weekly basis for the chicks that have been reared up to 42 day on the ground, with providing adequate health conditions with an abundance of water and the feed. The results showed that the level of prostaglandin (PGE2) dramatically and significantly (p≤0.05) decrease with age of the chicks, as well as the significant decline (p≤0.05) in both pure curcumin and modified curcumin groups (Force 6 Poultry). The interleukin IL-12 has the lowest percentage in chicks serum in the pure curcumin and

The present study was designed to investigate the positive effects that may result from the use commercial organic acids mixture X-Mold Cid® and pomegranate peels as nutritional supplements to reduce the severity of infection with Salmonella by reducing the bacterial count and reduce the infection and incidence or shedding rate. The experiment included the study of efficiency of additions food additives mentioned against the experimental infection of Salmonella enteritidis, 120 chicks aged 5 days divided in to four groups each group contain 30 bird were used, the first group represented the negative control and dealt with the basic diet and the second group represented the positive control has dealt with the basic diet and was given a challenge dose (1 × 108 ml / cfu) of the S. enteritidis bacteria. The two other groups were challenged by the same dose, the third group give pomegranate peels with dose of 5 g / kg feed and the fourth group give a mixture of organic acids at a dose of 1 ml / L of water. The experiment lasted for 40 days for evaluating the efficiency of food additives against Salmonella enteritidis. The results showed good ability of both additives in reducing the severity of the infection by reducing the shedding rate of the S. enteritidis and the percentage of infection of cecal contents as well as the total number of bacteria. Some blood parameters have been studied also which included a number of white blood and the ratio of H / L cells, the study recorded the increase significantly (P <0.05) in white blood cells rate and a significant decrease (P <0.05) in proportion H / L in treated groups

The study aimed to estimate the level of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and their relationship to puberty in female rats exposed to acute and chronic heat stress. Forty five (45) pups female rats divided randomly at weaning to 3 groups (15 females in each group). Group (1) (non-treated control group), group (2) (exposed to chronic heat stress) (38C°for 1 hour) daily from weaning to puberty, group (3) (exposed to acute heat stress (38C° for 4 hours at 35 days age for 5 successive days). Each of these groups are subdivided to 3 stages (pre, at, post puberty) (5 females for each stage). Serum samples from each stage (30days pre-puberty, and the age was differs at pubertal stage according to effect stress factor on time of puberty, 70 days post puberty) were used for detection of (HSP70) and estradiol (E2) by sandwich ELISA. Results showed no significant differences in (HSP70) level between the stages of all groups, while the estradiol significantly increase in group (3) in comparison with other two groups (2nd stage) and the estradiol showed significant increase in group (2), in group (1) and (3) (3rd stage). The first vaginal opening appeared in group (2) then group (3) and finally in

Rumen acidosis is one of the most important disease in ruminants which occurred due to fermentation problems that threatens the life of the animal in most cases, which occurs as a result of taking large quantities of highly fermentable carbohydrate. Because the importance of the disease and its direct impact on some of the elements of blood, so this study was conducted to found the relationship between rumen acidosis and its effect on some of the elements in the blood serum. Ten Awassi lambs aged 6-8 months, weights ranging between 20-31 kg. were used. The experiment was conducted at the station in College of Veterinary Medicine. Lambs were divided randomly into two groups (5 lambs per group). Treatment group was given 10 g/kg of sugar at the first day, then fed on Alzahdi dates for 8 weeks.
Serum calcium values observed a few declined in treatment group, the highest decline was showed at 72 hours (8.69 mmol./L) after induction of the ruminal acidosis. Also slight decrease of sodium level at 36 hours post giving of sugar in the treatment group (134.54 ± 5.94). While potassium level was showed at 12 hours compared with the control group. The decline continued until 72 hours back to normal in the second week, No significant different was showing between treated and control groups. This study was concluded to study the effect of the ruminal acidosis on calcium and sodium and potassium level in the blood serum

This study aimed to show the effect of induced acute and chronic heat stress on leptin level and their relationship to puberty in male rats. Forty five (45) pups male rats divided randomly at weaning to 3 groups (15 males in each group). G1 (non-treated-control group), G2 (exposed to chronic heat stress) (38C°for 1 hour) daily from weaning to puberty, and G3 (exposed to acute heat stress (38C° for 4 hours at 35 day age for 5 successive days). Each of these groups are subdivided to 3 stages (pre, at , post puberty) (5 males for each stage). Serum samples from each stage of puberty were used for detection leptin and heat shock protein 70 by sandwich ELISA. The results showed significant increase of liptin in G2 and 3 in comparison with G1 (in pre and pubertal stages), while in the post pubertal stage this hormone decreased in G2 in comparison with G3. No significant differences between the 3 groups in pre and pubertal stages, while there is significant decrease in HSP70 occur in G2 in comparison with G1 and 2. First sperm occur in G3 at day 50 of age then G1 at 51 days, but the appearance of sperm delayed till 65 day age in G2. Thus the heat effect was positive in G3 and cause increasing HSP70 then leptin which lead to occurrence of puberty in this group firstly, while

The present study was designed to detect Blastocystis in fecal specimens of cats in Nineveh province -Iraq, which may be implicated as a reservoir for human infection. A total of fifty fresh fecal specimens were collected randomly from March to June 2014 and examined using Logal's iodine stain, concentrated Sheather's sugar flotation technique and Trichrome staining techniques. The specimens subsequently examined under light microscope for the presence of Blastocystis sp. and also to determine the morphology of the detected cells which includes the shape and size. The results showed that Blastocystis was detected in 18 (36%) fecal specimens and the vacuolar form appeared more than the other morphological forms, also variable sizes of Blasticystis was recorded ranging (15-20 μm). This is the first report of Blastocystis from cats in Nineveh province -Iraq. These preliminary results suggest the cats could be considered as a large potential reservoir of Blastocystis

This study was conducted to detect the ectoparasites infestation by examining 1933 cows slaughtered at AL-Shaala and Al-Karckh abattoirs and in places those animals sold in AL-Shaala and in 7 Nissan, Al-Ameria (IPA) and the Veterinary College plans in Baghdad. Cows aged ranged from 6 months up to 8 Years (6mo-8yr). The study recorded cow infestation with the following tick species: Hyalomma detritum, Boophilus annulatus and Rhipicephalus turanicus at a rate of 12.9%. The highest infestation rate was 28.49% in September and lowest rate was 0.6% in November with significant difference (P<0.05) was recorded and the rates of infestation with these three species were 9.26%, 2.74% and 0.9% respectively. The highest rate of infestation with ticks was 14.1% in cows at age of (3-<5.5yr) while the lowest rate was 11.6% in cows at age of (5.5-8yr), without significant difference.

This study was conducted to determine the Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli isolated from mastitis milk samples of sheep that collected from Diwanyia city by qPCR technique. A total of (60) clinical investigated mastitis milk samples from sheep were subjected to bacterial DNA extraction by using (PrestoTM Mini gDNA Bacteria Kit). The extracted DNA subjected to Real-Time PCR technique (qPCR) for detection of shiga toxin 1 (stx1) gene. Results were revealed that the mastitis sheep are more prevalence for shedding shiga toxin 1 producing Escherichia coli (13.3%) of (8/60) positive samples. In conclusion, the Real-Time PCR technique was shown high specific and rapid method in detection of shiga toxin gene and the sheep which infected by mastitis can be carried the shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli, that may be considered to be risk factor of human infections

In order to determine the toxicopathological effects of sodium dichromate in the small intestine of laboratory albino rats, the present study performed on 30 albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) divided into five equal groups; G1 was daily administered 3 mg / 100 g. B.W of sodium dichromate orally for 30 days. G2 was daily administered 9 mg /100 g. B.W of sodium dichromate orally for 30 days. G3 was daily administered 3 mg /100 g. B.W of sodium dichromate orally for 60 days. G4 was daily administered 9 mg /100 g. B.W of sodium dichromate orally for 60 days, and G5 was served as control. The results showed mild atrophy of the intestinal villi with marked hyperplasia of goblet cells in G1, while showed moderate atrophy of intestinal villi with some areas of necrosis of enterocytes with marked infiltration of inflammatory cells in G2. G3 showed severe atrophy in the intestinal villi with infiltration of some inflammatory cells. G4 showed severe atrophy of intestinal villi with area of metaplasia of columnar epithelium to squamous epithelium (squamous metaplasia). In conclusion; the sodium dichromate had major toxic effects to the epithelium of small intestine especially in highly repeated doses