The aim of this study was to induction of estrous synchronization and
supper ovulation by using intravaginal sponges and injection of different time
and dose of eCG and count the number of corpora lutea and nonovulated
vesicles by using 5MHz ultrasonography in local Awassi ewes
This study were included forty Awassi ewes aged about (3-5) years and 5
rams of same breeds. These ewes allotted randomly into five groups (8 ewes for
each group). Ewes of the first four groups were treated with progesterone
hormone by using intra vaginal sponges. Saturated with 40 mg of flourogeston
Acetate (FGA) for 14 days, while the fifth group was used as a control not
treated with any hormone. Ewes of group 1 and 2 were injected wi

The aim of this study to investigation the effect of Anaplasma spp.
infection on some blood parameters by collecting 65 blood samples
from Awassi local breed sheep. The total infection rate 26.15 % which
divided into 25 % in males and 26.31 % in females. The parasitemia
range between 0.5-4 % (mean 1.97 %).
The infected animals showed anemia represented by decrease means
of packed cell volume (P<0.01), red blood cell count (P<0.05) and
haemoglobin concentration, While increase corpuscular volume,
corpuscular haemoglobin and corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
(P<0.05). As well as decrease total white blood cell count and monocytes
while increase lymphocytes, neutrophils , eosinophils, basophils and

The study included 300 unsexed broiler chicks (Hubbard) were used to evaluate (Roselle Flower) as a feed additives on the productive performance of broiler. The chicks were divided into five groups with three replicates (20 birds in each) and fed on five diets. Diet 1 (control group) dried Roselle flower powder were supplemented to the diet 2, 3, 4 and 5 as 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1% respectively. The result revealed that a significant (P<0.05) increase in body weight, body weight gain, feed consumption and improvement in feed conversion ratio. Although the differences between groups for edible parts percent were not significant (Heart, Liver and Gizzard). The hematological values PCV%, RBC, WBC and H/L ratio were increased significantly

The aim of this study was carried out to demonstrate the cross-immunity
between Nocardia asteroids and Salmonella typhimurium antigens in mice.
18 mice, from both sex,were randomally divided into three groups equally.
the first group immunized subcutaneously with 0.0 5 micrometer / animal of
Nocardia asteroids antigen and abooster dose of the same antigen was
injected after week of the first dose. The second group was treated as the
first group with Salmonella typhimurium antigen. .The third group was
served as non-immunized control group. Delayed hypersensitivity and tube
agglutination test were checked at 30 days post-immunization. By using
Nocardin and Sallmonelin antigens.
The results revealed that the a

The laboratory studies of the cultural isolation revealed that two isolates of Lactobacillus acidophilus were isolated from five soft cheese samples that were manufactured locally according to the farmers production procedure .Colonies of E.coli O157:H7 were isolated from raw milk samples by a conventional direct plating on selective enrichment CT-SMAC agar and tested serologically for the presence of O157 and H7 antigens using the commercial available latex agglutination kits .The results revealed that E.coli O157:H7 was resist to the crude bacteriocin that was extracted from L .acidophilus isolate NO.1 due to the nature of their cell wall, while when the outer membrane of E.coli O157:H7 was injured by cooling at 4°C for 6 hours , the

     This study is conducted to establish the profile of some serum biochemicals which included creatinine, urea, glucose, total protein and albumin concentrations in 104 clinically normal donkeys (65 males and 39 females) aged 2-4 years. Animals were classified on the basis of age and sex, in Baghdad city/ Iraq. The Results showed that the, mean values ± standard error (SE) of serum creatinine and urea concentrations were as follows: Creatinine 65.55±2.01 µmol/L and urea 6.79±0.20 mmol/L, while serum concentrations of glucose, total protein and albumin were 54.7±3.09 g/dl, 123±14.3 and 3.4±0.08 mmol/L, respectively. Creatinine values showed a significant difference between 4 years and more than 4 years old sub

     صممت الدراسة للتحري عن التأثير الفيزيائي الحياتي  للأشعة الكهرومغناطيسية على الجهاز التناسلي الذكري للفئران البيض وعلاقتها بتغير كثافة القدرة بوحدات مايكروواط / سم²، وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة الحالية حصول انخفاض معنوي (P<0.05) في عدد النطف في البربخ وزيادة معنوية في النسب المئوية للنطف الميتة والمشوهة  عند الجرع 100 و150 و200 مايكروواط /سم² عند التعريض لمدة (30) يوما ولمدّة (6) ساعات يوميا

This research aimed to evaluate the protective ability of Syzygium aromaticum methanolic extract against Salmonella Typhimurium infection in rabbits. Three groups of eight rabbits were given the following: The first group was subcutaneously given Salmonella
Typhimurium-whole sonicated killed antigen (ST-WSKAg); the second group was orally given S. aromaticum extract as well as KWCSAg-ST subcutaneously; the third group was left as positive control group. The rabbit groups were orally challenged by 9×108 CFU/mL Salmonella Typhimurium then the animals were sacrificed 10 days postchallenge for histopathological study. Intestine, liver, kidney, and spleen were studied for pathological changes. The results showed that the second group ha

A synthetic prostaglandin F2 α(PGF₂  α) analogue, luprostiol^* , was used in treatment of clinically anoestrus Arabian mares that suffered from abnormal persisting luteal function. Thirty two anoestrus mares were selected for this study after careful examination of their breeding history and a thorough genital examination which included rectal palpation of the genital tract and ovaries. The genital examination also included a vaginoscopy of the vagina and cervix. These mares were diagnosed as clinically anoestrus during the spring and summer months breeding season and received a single intramuscular injection of the prostaglandin F2 α. Twenty six mares (81%) responded to the treatment and came to oestrus with

The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of oral administration of hot aqueous extract of beetle cocoon Larinus maculatus Faldermann, in a two doses 50
and100mg/Kg/Bw for 25 and 45days respect- tively on some organs such as liver, lung, kidney, intestine, heart, spleen, and brain in male mice Mus musculus. The results indicated that there were toxicopathological changes in many tissues of experimental animals. Histo -pathological changes was dose and period dependent . It was found that the aqueous extract of beetle cocoon has undesirable effect at the administered doses, since the raw extract of this cocoon is currently being used in Folk medicine as treatment for cough, bronchitis in Iraq. This study revealed that

   إن الهدف من تصميم البحث هو لتقييم إمكانية إصلاح عيوب غضروف القصبة الهوائية في الكلاب .استخدمت في هذه الدراسة 18 من الكلاب المحلية ومن كلا الجنسين  . قسمت إلى مجموعتين متساويتين. تم استحداث أذى في الجزء العنقي من القصبة الهوائية على شكل نافذة وبقطر حوالي  3سم * 2سم . تم غلق الأذى في المجموعة الأولى باستخدام مادة اسمنت العظم الصناعية مع شبكة البولي بروبايلين والمجموعة الثانية باستخدام شبكة البولي بروب

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus type 0 was isolated from blood of two dead

The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of Ochratoxin A (OTA) on the serum activity of AST, ALT and ALP, Glutathione (GSH) and liver, kidney and spleen histopathology .Twenty male rats divided equally into three treated groups dosed orally and daily with OTA doses (70, 140 and 210 μg/kg) for 20 day representing T1, T2 and T3 groups and the fourth group dosed daily with distilled water considered as control one. Biochemical result showed elevation in AST and ALT activity and decrease in ALP enzyme activity and GSH serum concentration of treated serum groups at 10 and 20 days of exposure to ochratoxin A these changes positively were proportional with increase OTA doses (dose dependent). Histopathological changes were

For studying in vivo influence of immune responses on side effects of Mitomycin C (MMC),Sixty-five male-white mice were divided to nine groups ;1st group inoculated MMC,I.P,0.4mg/ml,2 doses weekly/4 weeks;2nd to 7th groups immunized S/C with LM Ags(25mg/ml) protein concentration 0.4 ml, 2doses/2 weeks intervals;2nd and 3rd groups immunized CFLMAgs and CFLMAgs-MMC in 3rd group; also 4th and fifth groups but immunized with WSLMAgs; 6th and 7th groups inoculated with 0.4 ml Attenuated LM (LaLMAgs), 7th group immunized-MMC treated. Post-immunization, 5 animals sacrificed from 1-7groups and negative control to study the cellular and humoral immunity as well as bone marrow taken to cytogenic examination ,other animals from 1-7 groups and 8th g

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the use of ionizing radiation in decontaminating the
total microbial burden of Capsicum peppers (Capsium annuum), Caraway (Carum carvi), and Clove
(Dianthus caryphyllus). The spices were irradiated in polyethylene bags with 5KGy and 10KGy of
gamma radiation from Co-60 irradiator. Total number of bacteria and molds survived per gram of
spices after irradiation were calculated. Results showed that 5KGy gamma radiation reduced the total
number of bacteria by 95-98% and the number of molds and yeast by 62.8-98.2%, while 10KGy
reduced the total number of bacteria by 95.5-99.9% and the number of the molds and yeast by 67-
99.7%. These percentages are accepted within the maximum

From Ministry of Health records from 1989-1995, Giardiasis in human being was recorded betw

     This study was designed to investigate the effect of Lactobacillus spp on the histology of cecal tonsils in broiler chicks exposed to heat stress. eighty broiler chicks were divided randomly into four groups equally and treated as follows: 1^st group was administred orally with 1×10⁸/0.1 CFU/ml of (L.B.) at one day old, 2^nd group was treated as 1^st group but at 21 days old, and 3^rd group (control positive), all three groups were exposed to heat stress (38-40Cº) for period 10 days for three hours continuously, 4^th group (control negative) was kept under natural condition. Organ samples from cecal tonsils were taken for histopathological test after

     أجريت هذه الدراسة لمعرفة مدى صلاحية ثلاثة  أنواع  من الأسماك المجمدة المستوردة للعراق هي الأسماك الكاملة (التراوت القزحي) Oncorhynchus  mykiss علامة Mersin وأسماك الجري من دون رأس Pangasius  hypophthalmus علامة الصياد وشرائح سمك الجري) النوع نفسه (علامة الفاخر والمشتراة من  ثلاث مناطق في بغداد وهي العامرية والأعظمية والبياع أجريت الفحوص الكيميائية والنوعية لعينات الأسماك المجمدة إذ ق

This study included two stages, the first one was as epidemiological study of malaria in the

A total of 16678 records of age at first calving and ages at next calving ,
in addition to 14058 records of calving interval belonged to Holstein cows were
analysed over period from 1992 to 2003 , at the Nasr Dairy Cattle Station,
United Company for Animal Resources Ltd., Al-Soueira ( 50 Km South of
Baghdad ). Data was analaysed using General Linear Model within the SAS
program to study the effects of some fixed factors on the studied traits .
Components of variance for the random effects was estimated by the
Minimum Variance Quadratic Unbised Estimation Procedure ( MIVQUE ) , also
phenotypic trend was estimated for all traits .
The overall means for age at first calving till the age at sixth calving were
48

This study was conducted to investigate the hypolycemic effect of the aqueous
extract and some active ingredients of Nigella Sativa seeds in normal rabbits. Twenty
four male rabbits were divided into six equal groups. The first five groups were received
by gavage needle 160,240,320,400 and 480 mg/kg B.W. of the aqueous extract, while
the sixth group which served as control received normal saline solution. After two hours
of administration, the group which received 320 mg showed the lowest blood sugar level
as compared to control and other treated groups. This dose was considered for the next
studies.
Lectin was isolated from Nigella Sativa seeds by 0.2M phosphate buffer containing
0.15M NaCl at pH 7.0, and the

In order to know the cross –protection between antigene of T.rubrum and
C.albicans,17 mice were used and they were divided into (3) groups,1st group(7
animals) was immunized with T.rubrum antigen,two doses, and injected S/C
with virulent C. albicans,the 2nd group (5 animals) was infected with
C.albicans and considered as positive control,3rd group was served as negative
group which injected 0.5 ml of sterile normal saline s /c The results showed
that the antigen of T.rubrum stimulated a good immune response in
immunized mice against C.albicans.

Genetically altered stable non reverting aromatic dependent (aro)
Salmonella typhimurium,strain SL1479 was administrated intramuscularly to
healthy pregnant guinea pigs as alive vaccine. Twenty one pregnant guinea pigs
were divided into two groups, the first group (15 animals) was vaccinated twice
with 1ml containing 17 C.f.U /ml approximately fourth and second week preparturition
and the second group (6 animals) injected with 1ml trypticase soy
broth (TSB) as a control group.
Adverse reaction to vaccination were not observed in the pregnant guinea
pigs, which parturated normally. The vaccine induced humoral and cellular
immune response as measured by tube agglutination test and delayed type
hypersensitivity

Locally isolated fowl pox virus was inoculated on chorioallantoic membrane
of chick embryos, leads to the appearances of odema and pocks lesion on the
membrane , 120 hours post inoculation .Virus assay showed that the infectivity
titer were 106.8 to 107.5 EID50/0.1 ml in embryonated chicken eggs. Monolayer
tissue cultures of chick embryo fibroblast cells infected with fowl pox virus were
examined by acridine orange staining and indirect immunoperoxidase test to study
the cytopathogenic effects of the virus . The most striking cytoplasmic changes
observed was the presence of the intracytoplasmic inclusions at 24-48 hours post
inoculation, numerous inclusions were clearly seen at 72 hr. P.I.in addition to
cytopla