The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of a commercial ß-glucan against acute toxic effect of copper sulfate on common carp Cyprinus carpio L. behavioral, hematological parameters and biochemical tests. A total of 250 Fish (150 ± 2 g) were fed a basal control diet or the basal diet plus a ß-glucan (1 g kg^-1 diet) for 60 days. LC50 was calculated for 72 h which was 10.83 mg L^-1.  At the end of the trial, CuSO₄.5H₂O was added to all treatments  at a dose  of  5 mgL^-1  for  T1  and  T2, 7mg L^-1  for  T3  and  T4, 9  mgL^-1 for T5  and  T6   for  96h.

Tumours in pets occur naturally are as common in dogs as they are in humans. Tumours of the alimentary system have been reported in animals, although less frequently. Food patterns and specific diet components could have a big role in such tumour occurrence. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the clinical signs and inspect the neoplasm lesions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract grossly and histopathologically in dogs in Baghdad, Iraq, and to see whether pet diets had any tumourigenic effect. Throughout two years sixteen dogswere referred to Teaching Animal Hospital and private clinics at Baghdad city had masses in (GI) tract. Males and the large sizes breeds were more likely to be affected wi

Twenty six lambs divided into four groups were used to study the effect of

To induce copper deficiency in sheep 15 Awassi ewes were choosen from the
veterenary medicine collage and randomly divided into three equal groups for the
experimental period (18 weeks).
the 1st group were fed on balanced concentrated diet with low level of copper
(2.6) mg/day was used to feed the primary deficiency group while the 2nd group
were fed on a balanced concentrated diet contained 5.2 mg/day copper in addition
of the green food and the protein ratio and energy level were considered. The
secondary deficiency group received an oral mixture of ammonium molybdate
100 mg with 1 g of sodium sulphate in 100 ml of water daily.
Wool samples from the ewes and their lambs were collected to study the
hanges i

This study was carried out to explore the effect of Aloe Vera leaf
gel in promoting wound healing and to investigate the
antibacterial effect against some pathogenic bacteria in comparison
with Nigella sativa oil. Standard dilutions of Aloe Vera leaf gel were
made from ten to one hundred percent and its antibacterial effect
had been examined in seeded agar method against Staphylococcus
aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa both were previously identified
by laboratory and biochemical methods, Nigella Sativa oil which is
known to be one of the important medicinal plant was used for
comparison . Statistical analysis showed a significant difference
(P<0.05) between AVG and Nigella Sativa oil.
The effect of Al

The study included 100 samples collected from different locations of the homes were located in the area of Ali Saleh in Baghdad 6 species were isolated from fungi and the most common genus or species of fungi isolated were Aspergillus fumigatus by frequency ratio of 25.84%, and occurrence ratio of 23%, Penicilium by frequency ratio of 21.34%, and occurrence ratio of 19%, Mucor by frequency ratio 20.22%, and the occurrence ratio of 18%, Candida albicans by frequency ratio of 15.73%, the occurrence ratio of 14%, Rhizopus frequency ratio by 13.48%, the occurrence ratio of 12% and Aspergillus niger frequency ratio by 3.37% and the occurrence ratio of 3%. Then the sensitivity test of disinfectants were studied against fungi isolated by using

This study has been conducted to study the effect of experimentally
infected broiler chicks orally by two dosages of Listeria monocytogenes in
the percentages of serum protein of 30 broiler chicks at 7 and 15 days of
infection . The birds randomly distributed into three treatments , T1 : control
group , T2 : chicks orally infected by 6 X 405 CFU of L. monocytogenes , T3
: chicks orally infected by 34 X 4010 CFU of L. monocytogenes. The data
obtained revealed the following :-
Percentages of serum Pre-albumin , Albumin , Total albumins and  -
Globulin were decreased significantly (P<0.05) , in the same time
Post_albumin ,  ,  - Globuluins and Total globulins increased significantly
(P<0.05) in b

     This research aimed at identifying the relationship of iron-deficiency anemia caused by insufficient dietary intake and the iron-deficiency anemia caused by parasitic worms such as hookworms. Whole blood was drawn from 40 specimens; 20 males and 20 females, normal healthy controls with age ranges 8-50 year. Blood samples were collected from 80 patients with symptoms of anemia, with age range from 10-50 year. After fecal examination, they were divided into two groups: Group one, iron-deficiency anemia with non-parasitic; and group two, iron-deficiency anemia with parasitic. Blood samples were divided into two container, one for the hemoglobin, other for serum ferritin and elements of iron, zinc in tubes without an

This study was carried out to evaluate Punica L. shell extract as a
bacteriostatic for Staphylococcus aureus Invitro , and select the minimal
dosage to used as a food additive with species for processing locally sausage
and evaluate the microbial and sensory quality .The results obtained revealed
that 0.22 % of Punica L. extract was the minimum dose has the effective
bacteriostatic for Staph. aureus Invitro and adding this percentage in mixture
of locally processed sausage significantly decreased total bacterial count and
no growth of Staph. aureus were noticed . No significant differences in the

     The aim of this study is to explain the effect of Ethanolic extract 70% of Metracaria chamomella on some physiological parameters in male rabbits. Twelve adult male rabbits were used in this study and were divided equally into two groups: First group was control (C) and received normal saline for four weeks, the second group (Treated group) was intubated orally with ethanolic extract of Metracaria chamomella in a dose 70 mg/kg B.W. for four weeks. Blood samples were collected by heart puncture from each animal at the end of experiment. Blood sample was divided into a part for hematological study and a part for biochemical analysis. The value of serum urea, and creatinine were re

The present study is preliminary investigate of the kidney gross morphology and some histological observations was studied in golden eagle (Aquila Chrysaetus). The anatomical descriptions of the kidneys had revealed a paired kidney and ureters were protrude, flattened and extra-peritoneal organs. The kidney tissue is transverse by major nerve trunks and blood vessels, securing the kidneys tightly in place. Each kidney consists of three lobes: cranial, middle and caudal lobes. The cranial lobe was the largest and wider than the other two lobes and the caudal lobe was appeared similar to middle lobe but little smaller than it. There is no line of demarcation between cortex and medulla as in mammals. The glomerulus consisted of a tightly pa

     The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of force 6 poultry (conc.) in Log. of infectious bursal disease Virus on tissue culture and Virus, on Virus alone  and   on tissue culture alone. Different concentrations (0.5, 12.5, 25 and 50 µg/ml) were used to consider the anti-viral activity. The result showed effect of force 6^® poultry (conc.) in Log. of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus. On tissue culture and Virus, the results revealed higher value with more significant (P˂0.05) differences at concentration (0.5 µg/ml) than other concentrations and control; On Virus alone, it showed more significant (P˂0.05) differences at concentration (0.5 µg/ml) than concentration (50 µg/

This study concerns with incidence of infection of gastro-intestinal
helminthes ( Nematode) in horses. Results revealed that the rate of parasitic
helminthes was 50.54%. The peak of Nematode infection was 86.6% in
Spring followed by 57.5% .during Autumn then the infection declined in
Summer and Winter to 33.73% and 22.5% respectively Four genera of
parasitic nematodes were identified the highest rate of infection with
Strongylus was recorded in horses 49.54% followed by Parascris 14.09%,
the lowest infection with Trichostrongylus and Oxyuris was 9.09 % and
7.72% respectively. Result revealed higher helminthes infections in females
57.05% than in males 39.7%.

The effect of temperature and pH on the stability of the antibacterial
“tilmicosin” was evaluated in this study. The temperature degrees studied were
25 , 45 and 65 oC each for 24 hours , while the pH values studied were 6 , 7 and
8 each at room temperature and for 24 hours also.
A microbiological assay method was employed for analysis of the collected
samples.
The results of analysis indicate significant drop in activity of the drug as a
results of exposure to temperature or pH.
The above mentioned results necessitate the maintenance of drinking water in
the storage depots of the field below 65 oC especially in summer season, so to
keep the chemical structure of the drug and to offer enough therapeutic<

     The present study aimed to investigate the infection ratio and pathological lesions in common carp fish in Kirkuk province. To achieve these goals, a survey study was conducted from 01/12/2015 to 01/04/2016. Results of the survey study showed that the infection ratio of acidity and alkalinity of pond’s water 27.88% (46/165), bacterial kidney infection 20% (33/165), water mold (saprolegniasis) 12.12% (20/165), spring viremia of common carp 11.52% (19/165), Coccidiosis 11.52% (19/165), fungal gill rot infection 7.27% (12/165), hemorrhagic septicemia 6.67% (11/165) and enteric parasite infection 3.03% (3/165). Pathological study showed that lesions in acidic and alkaline of pond’s water consisted from necrosis w

Changes in the exterior purebred Arab horses during the last 12 years have been analyzed. M

This study was conducted to determine the biological effects of both Artemisia herba alba and
Urtica dioica on the pathogenesis of Eimeria tenella, so 150 broilers, 7days old (Ross breed)
were used, divided randomly into 6 groups. The first fourth groups include 30 chicks for each
group, while fifth and sixth groups have 15 chicks for each, consider as positive and negative
groups.The first five groups infected orally with 1000 oocysts of E.tenella directly into the crop
at 17 days old. Histopathological examination of cecae in the treated groups with Urtica dioica
revealed moderate mononuclear cells (MNCs) infiltration, while sever lymphocytic aggregations
were seen in the treated group of water extract comparing wi

     This study  was designed to investigate the protective effect of Pomegranate seed oil (PSO) on kidney damage induced by methionine overload in adult female rabbits. Twenty four  adult female local rabbits were randomly divided into four equal groups, and they were treated daily for 42 days,as fallow: the first group (C): rabbits  were received ordinary corn oil orally, serving as control, while aniamls in the second  group T₁ were intubated with methionine (100 mg/kg BW) orally and animals in third group (T₂)  were intubated with methionine (100mg/kg BW) plus pometon (30mg/kg BW) diluted in corn oil wihle, rabbits in

The aim of the study is to isolation and diagnose types of external parasites and
diagnosis in some family members Columbidae and seasonal distribution of these
parasites and the effect of temperature and humidity on the different infection rates are also
examining the relationship of sex and incidence of external parasites
Study was conducted to detect parasitic infections in some types of foreign family
erythematosus where The results revealed that infestation of pigeons with one type of flies
Pseudolynchia canariensis with total infestation rate was 3.33%, the highest infestation rate
was in March (13.04%) and the lowest infestation rate was in December (3.12%), this record
is consider a first record in Baghdad

The study aimed to assess the effects of different concentrations of Ziziphus spina-Christi (ZSC) leaves on the fertility of buck goats. Twelve buck goats aged 12–15 months with an average body weight of 22±2 kg were divided randomly into three dietary treatments: T1, T2, and T3, each given a basal diet daily plus feeds of 20 g/kg (2%) of ZSC for T1 and 40 g/kg (4%) of ZSC for ‎T2; and T3 was used as the control that consumed a basal diet only. The experiment lasted for 3 months. On days 45 and 90, blood samples were collected for plasma testosterone measurement using an immunochromatographic assay. Additionally, semen samples were collected at the same time points for physical (volume, color, and pH) and microscopic (semen concentr

STAG proteins, which are part of the cohesin complex and encoded by the STAG genes, are known as Irr1/Scc3 in yeast and as SA/STAG/stromalin in mammals. There are more variants as there are alternate splice sites, maybe three open reading frames (ORFs) code for three main proteins, including: SA1 (STAG1), SA2 (STAG2) and SA3 (STAG3). The cohesin protein complex has various essential roles in eukaryotic cell biology. This study compared the expression of the STAG1 gene in four different breast cancer cell lines, including: MCF-7, T-47D, MDA-MB-468, and MDA-MB-231 and normal breast tissue. RNA was extracted from these cell lines and mRNA was converted to cDNA, and then expression of the STAG1 gene was quantified by three sets of specific p

The aim of studyblood picture to know the effects of chronic toxicity of infected wheat added to ratios and fed for six months to one year to (20) rats of both sexes divided into two groups to study metabolic, blood chemistry and histopathological changes in organ and tissues .
All these studies performed to evaluate the toxic effects and health hazard in human and animal that used the infected wheat whith fungal spores in food , results on blood and chemistry parameters such RBCs counts, Hb, PCV, WBCs showed decreased in the treated group . The biochemichal changes noticed reduction in ALT, AP , BUN as well as reduction in total serum protein and changes in albumin. The intensity of changes in these parameters were positively related

It emerges from bacteriological study that it is possible to isolate many bacterial types a

    The aim  of this   study  was to investigate the degree of contamination of  locally produced soft cheese samples by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and to determine the ideal emulsifying salts  and their  appropriate ratios for emulsification of soft cheese and their impacts on microbial load of that influence public health. Samples collected randomly from five popular parties markets affiliated to the city of Baquba 60 samples of the local soft cheese produced by farmers at a rate of 30 samples for each of the summer season, from the beginning of July to the end of August, while the other thirty sample of winter season were collected from the beginning of December to the end of Ja

This experiment was designed to evaluate rabbite as an experimental animal for Dictyocaulue filaria (

The growth and development in two groups of Aw-ssi lambs were followed from birth until weaning time. The

Tetrameres was diagnosed in a free-range-reared chicken. Macroscopically, there were dark spots on the subserosal surface of the proventricular wall; small dark red nodules were present on the cut surface of the proventricular wall. Histologically, each of the nodules was a Tetrameres female in a greatly distended lumen of a gastric gland lobule.