In the present study , 32 white mice Balb /C (two months age ) were used ,there
were divided into four equal groups . Three groups were injected with fungal
suspention of candida albicans in doses of 1x106 ,1x108 and 3x108 cell/ml
,whereas the fourth group was regarded as control and injected with 0.5 ml
normal saline solution . All were dissected after 6 days of injection to study the
physiological effect of the yeast on blood , which include RBCand WBC count ,
Hb concentration and PCV ratio . And on biochemical content which
include the determination of protein , glycogen and cholestrol in liver ,kidney
and muscles .
The results showed that the number of RBC were decreased ,while WBC
were increased in the

The study was conducted on 35 pregnant Iraqi cows at gestation period ranged from 260-265 days depending on their date of services. This study was performed in two regions from Baghdad province (Al-Thahab Al-Abiad and Al-Nahrawan villages) from 2009-2011, there ages ranged from 3-6 years and were divided randomly into three groups according to the type of treatment. 1st group (11 cows) were injected with 750 μg (3 ml) of estrumate intramuscular (IM) in single dose .The 2nd group (13 cows) injected with 40 mg of dexamethasone (IM) in one dose only. The 3rd group (11 cows) injected with 500μg of ergometrine (IM). The results revealed that the responsive cows were 7 (63.6%), 3 (100%) and 8 (72.7%) in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd groups respective

     This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of seasons on serum testosterone level, testis histology examination and testosterone receptors by using cytoimmunochemistry techniques. Samples of blood and both testes were collected from 24 local dogs aged between 2-3 years and weighted 18-22 kg. This study carried out at 2015, divided into four seasons. No differences in testosterone level were observed between seasons. However, histological examinations were characterized by significant (P<0.01) changes during seasons in tubular diameters, germinal thickness and tubular area. Cytoimmunochemistry investigation showed differences between seasons also, there was a distributions of testosterone hormone receptors

This study was carried out at fish laboratory of Animal Production Department, college of Agriculture, university of Sulaimaniya using commercial dry yeast probiotics (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in three concentration ( 3%, 5% and 7%) to study their effects on growth performance of common carp fingerlings( Cyprinus carpio) fed diets and some of water parameters.The experiment was included nine treatments each in three replicates (plastic aquaria) in which 10 fingerlings common carp of the same size and weight (3.5 gram) were stocked in each aquarium. The actual experimental feeding trials durated for three months. Results indicated that thethird treatment(7% concentration of the yeast) giving more weight gain, growth rate and best relativ

Melatonin is the main molecule that transmits the signal of seasonal change to the neuroendocrine system in seasonal breeding species, through specific melatonin receptors, Melatonin Receptor Type 1A. In the present study, a total of 40 local Iraqi non pregnant goats were used to study the relationship betweenPolymorphism of Melatonin Receptor Type 1A (MTNR1A) gene with some reproductive performance. Animals were reared in a farm located inAl-Yusufiya/Baghdad. Animals were divided based on breading season into two groups, with 20 animals each as follows: goats which gave birth in expected breading season (January, Febreuary,and March), and goats which gave birth in unexpected breading season (October, November, and December). All goats w

This study aimed to use two kinds of mixtures of general anesthetics to know which is better
from induction of anesthesia and anesthesia period and their effect of some essential parameters in
anesthesia like temperature, pulse, and respiration.
Twenty birds of local pigeons were selected then devided into two groups.The first group treated
with thiopentone sodium –ketamine–chloral hydrate mixture , other group treated with –ketamine–
chloral hydrate mixture

Dairy project of private sector was selected to find out the incidence of
mastitis due to E.coli or other pathogen .This dairy project was under bad
managemental feeding, housing and health practices. This dairy project was
included 80 cows ,thirty two cows were at milking period while the other 48
were dry .Milk samples from the teats of each milking cow was collected to find
out the infected quarters or udder with mastitis either by E.coli or other
microorganism using nutrient agar ,eosin methylene blue agar and MacConky
agar then using the biochemical test as completed tests .The result revealed that
twenty six cows out of thirty two were shown positive result with mastitis
.E.coli infection was highly desig

تناولت الدراسة مسح لإمراض الطيور الداجنة في خمسة قرى تابعة لمحافظة بغداد وذلك لغرض الوصول الى اهم الحالات المرضية والعوامل المحددة لصناعة الدواجن.

جمعت البيانات للحالات المرضية للفترة من شهر تموز لسنة 2007 حتى نهاية شهر اذار لسنة 2008. اعتمد في تشخيص الحالات المرضية على تاريخ الحالة المرضية، الاعراض السريرية، التغيرات المرضية العيانية، والعزل الفايروسي لمرض نيوكاسل.

اظهرت النتائج ان اهم الامراض المنت

     This study was conducted to determine the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection rate among Iraqi dromedary camels and to explore its risk factor. A total of 167 blood samples were collected, ninety of them were selected randomly and included in the study from 50 males (55.6%) and 40 females (44.4%). The age range was 1-15 years. Samples were collected from Al Najaf-slaughter house. Sera were separated and tested for the presence of anti-MERS-CoV IgG using the recombivirus Camel anti-MERS-CoV spike protein S1 domain (MERS-S1) IgG ELISA kit. The results revealed that 81(90.0%) of camels included in this study were positive for anti-MERS-CoV IgG, with 95% confidence interval for the prevalence rate

This study was designed to investigate the ameliorating effect of methanolic extract of green walnut husk (GWH) in hypercholesterolemic rats. A total of thirty male Albino Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus domestica) were divided randomly into six equal groups. Group 1, negative control, fed on a standard rat diet whereas groups 2–6, hypercholesterolemic rats, fed a high-fat diet (1% cholesterol in a standard diet). Group 2, positive control, was left untreated, whereas the groups 3–5 treated orally with methanolic extract of GWH at 200, 400, and 800 mg/kg/day BW, respectively. Group 6, treatment control, received atorvastatin intraperitoneally at a dosage rate of 0.8 mg/kg/day. The treatment lasted for 84 d

Two hundreds and sixteen blood samples from Iraqi local breed cows in Baghdad, Basrah

There was a noticeable increase in cancers, congenital malformations, spontaneous
abortion and other cases among Iraqi population after both Gulf Wars I and II, the present
study aimed to the detection and determination of internal radiation pollution with Depleted
Uranium (DU), and investigate the effects of this type of radiation exposure on some
immunological parameters for the first time in Iraq. A total of 88 blood samples were
collected from 45 patients and 43 healthy persons during 2009-2010; from the outpatients of
the Institute and Hospital of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine and Al-Kadhymia Teaching
Hospital in Baghdad. Results: 1. Contaminated persons with DU were 48 persons (54.5%)
from total 88 perso

One hundred sheep with bilateral otitis externa were studied one year and a half .The
exudates of both external ears obtained using sterile swabs, and microorganisms were isolated
according to standard microbiological techniques. There was bacterial and fungal growth in
many of the samples. The total numbers of isolates from right ear was 104 , and the most
common pathogens isolated in right ear were Staphylococcus aureus 30.76 % , then
Staphylococcus epidermidis 9.61% and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9.61 % while E.coli ,
Proteus mirabilis and Streptococcus pyogenes were 7.69% for each of them , Candida
albicans 5.76% , Klebsiella pneumonia 3.84% ,Nocardia spp 3.84% , Pasteurella multucida
3.84% ,Mannheimia haemolytica

Metabolic profile test was done on Friesian cows of Al-Ishaqi plan. Blood
samples were collected from 21 cows in the second lactation stage, 7cows with
high Milk yield, 7cows with moderate milk yield& 7cows with low milk yield.
Estimation of the following were done; hemoglobin, packed cell volume blood
urea nitrogen glucose total protein albumin& globulin, in three periods (1month
after calving, 4month after calving, 7month after calving). The results revealed
that Hb, total protein& globulin ratios were increased, while the albumin ratio
was decreased in the first period, PCV increased in the third period, albumin
ratios showed higher levels in high milk yield cows, BUN show higher levels in
the fi

A sample of (700) seven hundred out of (3000) three thousand randomly col

Eighteen rats were divided into three equal groups. The first group was closed orally with quassin, the second group was dosed with quassin after the gut flora were suppressed by difierent antibiotics, and the third group was served as a control. Food intake, water intake, and change in body weight were measured daily before dosing, during two weeks of dosing, and during one week after stopping dosing. Two eats from each group were killed at the end of each week, and stomach, liver, and kidney were collected for histopathologic examination.

The results show a significant decline in daily food intake and daily change in body weight, and a significant increase in daily water intake in both dosed groups during the dosing period

     The aims of this study were to detect the changes in microflora and incidence of vaginitis in ewes after using of intravaginal sponges. Twenty five Awasi ewes were divided randomly into two groups (1^st group included 9 animals and 2^nd group included 16 animals). Both groups were treated with intravaginal sponges (20 mg) for 12 and 10 days respectively. Swabs were taken from vagina before insertion of sponges and immediately after sponges’ removal. The results showed that, only 2 ewes in 1^st group exhibited estrus while all ewes in 2^nd group exhibited estrus. Escherichia coli was the most predominant bacteria before insertion and withdrawal of sponges (66.66 a

In order to demonstrated the pathologic changes and immune response of Brucella aboruls strain 19. Vaccinated guinea pigs were experimentally infected With Nocardia asteroides, 24 guinea pigs of both six were divided into four equal groups. The first group was inoculated sub-cutaneously with Brucella abortus strain 19 vaccine. The second group was inoculated inuapulmonary with 1 X 103 C.F.U of viable Nocardia asteroides. Thirty days post-inoculation the first, second and third groups were challenged intrapulmonary with 2.5 K 109 C.F.U. of Nocardia asteroides, the last group served as control. The results showed that mortality was 100 % in non~ vaccinated -animals, 33.4 % in immunized animals with Nocardia asteroides and zero in Brucella

The aim of this study to detect Cryptospordiosis among children (1 day –10 years) in some Wadi Al-Shati areas (Brack ,Akar,Al-Qurda and

Wanzreek). A total of 280 faecal samples were examined by flotation with sheather s’ sugar solution and acid fast staining techniques to detect Cryptospordium oocysts .The results of study demonstrated that 29 samples (10 .3 % ) were positive with highest infection rates in young children between ( days and 1-2

years, which reached 34.2 % and 23 % respectively.

Pasteurella is a major bacterial pathogen causing respiratory signs due to pneumonia and septicemia that usually affects young animals and humans, leading to significant economic losses. it is responsible for highly contagious infections in animals, leading to high mortality and consequently financial losses for the breeders. The aim of the study was the rapid detection of Pasteurella infection outbreak. This study examined a specific outbreak of pasteurellosis in a sheep flock in Egypt based on clinical and postmortem diagnoses, molecular detection using universal and specific primers, as well as the histopathological examination to demonstrate the pathological changes on internal organs. The results revealed that 15 o

     Forty eight (48) anestrus lactating Iraqi ewes aged between 2-4 years were undertaken 40 days postpartum in Babylon province (Technical institute in Al-Mussaib). Ewes were randomly divided into 4 equal groups according to type of treatment implemented. Group 1 (G1) were treated with vaginal sponges impregnated with 60 mg Medroxy Progesterone acetate for 10 days. Immediately after sponge removal, each ewe was injected IM. with 500 IU. Equine choriogonadotropines. Ewes of G2 were treated with Medroxy Progesterone acetate and Equine choriogonadotropines as mentioned above in addition n to 10 mg bromocriptine/day orally for 10 successive days at the same time of sponges insertion. Animals of G3 were treated with Medr

This experiment aimed to investigate changes, in the structural-functional aspects of the pineal and pituitary glands as well as the ovary and uterus, that might associate with trypanosomiasis induced by T. evansi in female rabbit. The ovarian and uterine response to the luteinizing hormone-like activity (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, HCG) was also tested. Trypanosomiasis did not cause significant changes in body, ovarian and uterine weights. There were degenerative changes in the structural-functional picture of the studied organs. T. evansi resulted in decreased response of the ovaries and uteri to HCG. The direct and indirect effects, including somatic and autoantibodies production, of this species of trypan

It has been reported that coronary vasodilator reserve (CVDR) is reduced at the age

A systemic study was done on the pathogenesis of experimentally induced

     This study was designed to investigate the effect of dill (Anethum graveolens) seeds in mitigating the complications of induced diabetes mellitus such as nephropathy of adult female rabbits. Thirty adult female rabbits were randomly assigned to 5 equal groups and treated daily for 45 days as follows: Control group (C) drenched tap water, control group intubated orally with 700 mg/kg B.W ethanolic extract of dill (T1), diabetic group drenched tap water (T2), diabetic group intubated orally700 mg/kg B.W of dill (T3) and diabetic group treated with insulin injection 3 I.U S/C (T4). Blood samples were collected by heart puncture at 0 and 45 days of experiment to assess renal efficiency: Serum creatinine, ser