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"A Revision Of The Higher Taxonomy Of The Afrotropical Freshwater Crabs With A Discussion Of Their Biogeography" , Neil Cumberlidge, Richard M. Von Sternberg, Savel R. Daniels
"A Revision Of The Higher Taxonomy Of The Afrotropical Freshwater Crabs With A Discussion Of Their Biogeography" , Neil Cumberlidge, Richard M. Von Sternberg, Savel R. Daniels
Journal Articles
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Preliminary Survey Of Fish Community Composition In Seagrass Habitat In Two Back-Reef Lagoons Of The Southern Mexican Caribbean, Lauren A. Yeager, J. Ernesto Arias-Gonzalez
Preliminary Survey Of Fish Community Composition In Seagrass Habitat In Two Back-Reef Lagoons Of The Southern Mexican Caribbean, Lauren A. Yeager, J. Ernesto Arias-Gonzalez
Gulf and Caribbean Research
Little is known about seagrass fish communities in the southern Mexican Caribbean. Diurnal and nocturnal fish community structure in seagrass habitat were compared between back-reef lagoons using a visual census technique in a natural protected area within a national park (Xcalak) and an unprotected area (Mahahual). Seagrass fish communities differed significantly between the two locations in the daytime and Xcalak supported greater total fish densities. Species richness did not differ statistically between locations. Observed nighttime fish communities were characterized by low species richness and low fish abundance when compared to diurnal communities. Heavy tourist use and coastal development may have …
Shell Utilization Pattern By The Hermit Crab Isocheles Sawayai Forest And Saint Laurent, 1968 (Anomura, Diogenidae) From Margarita Island, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Lee A. Galindo, Juan A. Bolanos, Fernando L. Mantelatto
Shell Utilization Pattern By The Hermit Crab Isocheles Sawayai Forest And Saint Laurent, 1968 (Anomura, Diogenidae) From Margarita Island, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Lee A. Galindo, Juan A. Bolanos, Fernando L. Mantelatto
Gulf and Caribbean Research
Isocheles sawayai is a hermit crab that is occasionally mentioned in the literature, and recently its distribution was extended to Venezuelan waters. Because no information on the biology and shell use patterns of this species inhabiting Caribbean waters is available, we provide the first information on shell occupation patterns of I. sawayai from Venezuela. Specimens were collected monthly from January to December 2000 along the sandy shore of Margarita Island, Venezuela. The 942 specimens collected showed different shell use patterns between the sexes and according to the reproductive condition of the females. The gastropods Leucozonia nassa (37.37%), Engoniophos unicinctus (25.37%), …
First Record Of Ceratapsis Monstrosa, A Larval Oceanic Penaeoid Crustacean, From The Gulf Of Mexico, James S. Franks, Adrienne Russell Flowers
First Record Of Ceratapsis Monstrosa, A Larval Oceanic Penaeoid Crustacean, From The Gulf Of Mexico, James S. Franks, Adrienne Russell Flowers
Gulf and Caribbean Research
The genus Cerataspis (Gray, 1838) (Crustacea, Decapoda), assigned to the Penaeoidea by Burkenroad (1936) and Heegaard (1966), has circumglobal distribution between 40ºN and 40ºS (Morgan et al. 1985) and is represented in the Atlantic Ocean by two rarely collected species, C. monstrosa and C. petiti. Descriptions of both species are based on the larval forms since their adult form remain undescribed (Morgan et al. 1985). Although the larval development of Cerataspis is described by five mysis stages (I-V) (Heegaard 1966), the large larva is very un-mysid like and appears more like that of a megalops with the abdomen bend …
Behavior Of An Escolar Lepidocybium Flavobrunneum In The Windward Passage As Determined By Popup Satellite Archival Tagging, D.W. Kerstetter, P.H. Rice, E.D. Prince
Behavior Of An Escolar Lepidocybium Flavobrunneum In The Windward Passage As Determined By Popup Satellite Archival Tagging, D.W. Kerstetter, P.H. Rice, E.D. Prince
Gulf and Caribbean Research
In June 2003, fisheries research was conducted in the Windward Passage using a chartered commercial pelagic longline vessel (Rice and Snodgrass 2003). This paper describes the habitat use by an escolar in this location tagged with a pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) that remained attached to the fish for 14 d. Data recovered from the PSAT were used to directly document diel vertical migration and ambient temperature range for the first time in a mesopelagic teleost.
Regulated Expression Of Adenoviral Vectors-Based Gene Therapies: Therapeutic Expression Of Toxins And Immune-Modulators, James Curtin, Marianela Candolfi, Mariana Puntel, Weidong Xiong, Akm Ghulam Muhammad, Kurt Kroeger, Sonali Mondkar, Chunyan Liu, Niyati Bondale, Pedro Lowenstein, Maria Castro
Regulated Expression Of Adenoviral Vectors-Based Gene Therapies: Therapeutic Expression Of Toxins And Immune-Modulators, James Curtin, Marianela Candolfi, Mariana Puntel, Weidong Xiong, Akm Ghulam Muhammad, Kurt Kroeger, Sonali Mondkar, Chunyan Liu, Niyati Bondale, Pedro Lowenstein, Maria Castro
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Regulatable promoter systems allow gene expression to be tightly controlled in vivo. This is highly desirable for the development of safe, efficacious adenoviral vectors that can be used to treat human diseases in the clinic. Ideally, regulatable cassettes should have minimal gene expression in the "OFF" state, and expression should quickly reach therapeutic levels in the "ON" state. In addition, the components of regulatable cassettes should be non-toxic at physiological concentrations and should not be immunogenic, especially when treating chronic illness that requires long-lasting gene expression. In this chapter, we will describe in detail protocols to develop and validate first …
Novel Functions Of Acyl-Coa Thioesterases And Acyltransferases As Auxiliary Enzymes In Peroxisomal Lipid Metabolism., Mary Hunt, Stefan Alexson
Novel Functions Of Acyl-Coa Thioesterases And Acyltransferases As Auxiliary Enzymes In Peroxisomal Lipid Metabolism., Mary Hunt, Stefan Alexson
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Peroxisomes are single membrane bound organelles present in almost all eukaryotic cells, and to date have been shown to contain approximately 60 identified enzymes involved in various metabolic pathways, including the oxidation of a variety of lipids. These lipids include very long-chain fatty acids, methyl branched fatty acids, prostaglandins, bile acid precursors, and xenobiotics that are either β-oxidized or α-oxidized in peroxisomes. The recent identification of several acyl-CoA thioesterases and acyltransferases in peroxisomes has revealed their various functions in acting as auxiliary enzymes in α- and β-oxidation in this organelle. To date, 9 functional acyl-CoA thioesterases and acyltransferases have been …
The Nudix Hydrolase 7 Is An Acyl-Coa Diphosphatase Involved In Regulating Peroxisomal Coenzyme A Homeostasis., Sarah-Jayne Reilly, Veronica Tillander, Rob Ofman, Stefan Alexson, Mary Hunt
The Nudix Hydrolase 7 Is An Acyl-Coa Diphosphatase Involved In Regulating Peroxisomal Coenzyme A Homeostasis., Sarah-Jayne Reilly, Veronica Tillander, Rob Ofman, Stefan Alexson, Mary Hunt
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Coenzyme A (CoASH) is an obligate cofactor for lipids undergoing β-oxidation in peroxisomes. Although the peroxisomal membrane appears to be impermeable to CoASH, peroxisomes contain their own pool of CoASH. It is believed that CoASH enters peroxisomes as acyl-CoAs, but it is not known how this pool is regulated. The mouse nudix hydrolase 7 (NUDT7α) was previously identified in peroxisomes as a CoAdiphosphatase, and therefore suggested to be involved in regulation of peroxisomal CoASH levels. Here we show that mouse NUDT7α mainly acts as an acyl-CoA diphosphatase, with highest activity towards medium chain acyl-CoAs, and much lower activity with CoASH. …
Optimisation Of Steamer Jet-Injection To Extend The Shelf Life Of Fresh-Cut Lettuce, Daniel Rico, Ana Belen Martin-Diana, Catherine Barry-Ryan, Gary Henehan, J. Barat, Jesus Maria Frias
Optimisation Of Steamer Jet-Injection To Extend The Shelf Life Of Fresh-Cut Lettuce, Daniel Rico, Ana Belen Martin-Diana, Catherine Barry-Ryan, Gary Henehan, J. Barat, Jesus Maria Frias
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Optimisation of short time blanching (steaming) was investigated using response surface methodology by analysing quality and microbial and nutritional markers over the shelflife of packaged fresh-cut lettuce. Steamer treatment time (5–10 s) and storage (1–10 days) were used as independent factors in order to optimise the process. Longer treatments (>10 s) were not feasible because of extensive damage caused to lettuce tissue. Significantly (p < 0.05) higher values of luminosity (L*), greenness (−a*) and sensory panel scores (fresh appearance, general acceptability and absence of browning) were obtained with samples treated for longer times with the steamer. Activity of browning-related enzymes present in photosynthetic tissue decreased in all the cases, however, longer treatment time (7.5–10 s) was needed with vascular tissues to reduce to similar activity values. These differences could be explained by the variation in tissue thickness. The longest steam treatment (10 s) reduced and maintained significantly (p < 0.05) lower mesophilic load than shorter treatments (5–8.5 s). However, significant (p < 0.05) decreases in vitamin C and carotenoids were observed in samples treated with longer treatments. Steamer treatment of 10 s could be considered the optimum time for maintaining the shelflife (mainly texture and browning) of fresh-cut lettuce for 7–10 days in optimum conditions.
Immunomodulatory Properties Of A Viral Homolog Of Human Interleukin-10 Expressed By Human Cytomegalovirus During The Latent Phase Of Infection, C Jenkins, W Garcia, M J. Godwin, Juliet V. Spencer, J Lewis Stern, Allison Abendroth, Barry Slobedman
Immunomodulatory Properties Of A Viral Homolog Of Human Interleukin-10 Expressed By Human Cytomegalovirus During The Latent Phase Of Infection, C Jenkins, W Garcia, M J. Godwin, Juliet V. Spencer, J Lewis Stern, Allison Abendroth, Barry Slobedman
Biology Faculty Publications
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) establishes a latent infection in hematopoietic cells, from which it can reactivate to cause significant disease in immunocompromised individuals. HCMV expresses a functional homolog of the immunosuppressive cytokine interleukin-10 (termed cmvIL-10), and alternate splicing of the cmvIL-10 transcript results in expression of a latency-associated cmvIL-10 transcript (LAcmvIL-10). To determine whether LAcmvIL-10 encodes immunosuppressive functions, recombinant LAcmvIL-10 protein was generated, and its impact on major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) expression was examined on granulocyte macrophage progenitor cells (GM-Ps) and monocytes. LAcmvIL-10 (and cmvIL-10) downregulated MHC-II on the surfaces of both cell types. This downregulation was associated with …
Dwelling, Walking, Serving: Organic Preservation Along The Camino De Santiago Pilgrimage Landscape, Mercedes Chamberlain Quesada-Embid
Dwelling, Walking, Serving: Organic Preservation Along The Camino De Santiago Pilgrimage Landscape, Mercedes Chamberlain Quesada-Embid
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
This study is an exploration of the people and the landscape of the well-known Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. Although there are many routes that make up the entirety of the pilgrimage, this research is specifically focused on the landscape of the Camino Francés, or French Route, in northern Spain. The path has been written about in many ways and for a myriad of reasons since it became affiliated with the Christian tradition in the early ninth century. This research, however, is different. By way of an environmental history and hermeneutic approach, an investigation of the interrelated and overlapping human …
Giardia Lamblia: Genomic And Molecular Analyses Of Flippase, Diana Leticia Villazana-Kretzer
Giardia Lamblia: Genomic And Molecular Analyses Of Flippase, Diana Leticia Villazana-Kretzer
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Giardia lamblia, is an intestinal protozoan parasite responsible as a major cause of water-borne intestinal infection in humans (giardiasis). It has been proposed earlier that Giardia has limited lipid synThesis ability and therefore relies on preformed lipid molecules from outside sources. It has also been proposed that lipids are taken up through passive and active transport, and giardial flippasse play a significant role in this process. This study describes the identification and characterization of a putative homologue of flippase gene from Giardia. Flippase is an enzyme that functions as a trans-bilayer transport system facilitating the flip flop diffusion of phospholipids …
Evaluation Of A Nutrition Program Targeting Child Care Centers, Kendra Witt
Evaluation Of A Nutrition Program Targeting Child Care Centers, Kendra Witt
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Color Me Healthy (CMH) is an interactive nutrition program designed for preschool aged children in child care settings. The current study examined if CMH increases the consumption of fruit and vegetables. Child care centers were randomly assigned to one of two conditions; children (n=165) in ten centers received CMH and children (n=98) in seven centers acted as controls. Consumption of fruit and vegetable snacks was assessed at baseline, one week post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention. Hierarchical linear modeling determined that group assignment was the only significant predictor of fruit and vegetable consumption. Children who were exposed to the CMH program …
Native Perennial Grasses In Highway Medians: Pre- And Postplant Techniques For Establishment In A Mediterranean Climate, Stephen L. Young, Victor P. Claassen
Native Perennial Grasses In Highway Medians: Pre- And Postplant Techniques For Establishment In A Mediterranean Climate, Stephen L. Young, Victor P. Claassen
West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
Within highway rights-of-way, native perennial grasses provide desirable services to support natural and human constructed ecosystems. However, native perennial grass establishment in annual grass dominated roadsides of semiarid and Mediterranean climates of the western United States requires specific cultural and chemical management treatments to control weeds. In 2004, field studies were conducted in Sacramento Valley, California to determine the effect of herbicide, disc cultivation, and species selection on native perennial grass establishment and annual weed persistence. Perennial grass species mixes common to drier and wetter upland areas in northern California were drill seeded at two sites (I-5 North and I-5 …
Determination Of The Amino Acid And Chemical Composition Of Canned Smoked Mussels (Mytilus Galloprovincialis, L.), Gülgün F. Ünal Şengör, Hüseyi̇n Gün, Hani̇fe Kalafatoğlu
Determination Of The Amino Acid And Chemical Composition Of Canned Smoked Mussels (Mytilus Galloprovincialis, L.), Gülgün F. Ünal Şengör, Hüseyi̇n Gün, Hani̇fe Kalafatoğlu
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
In this research smoking and canning techniques were applied to cultured mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, L.) from the Çanakkkale Strait in Eceabat, Turkey. Mussels that were smoked by liquid and traditional methods were canned in different sauces. The chemical composition and amino acid composition of the canned smoked mussels were determined by the results of laboratory analyses. As a result of smoking and canning mussels, a food with high nutritional value was obtained. It was determined that the heat applied to the product during smoking and canning did not effect amino acid composition negatively and that if any losses occur, they …
Uterine And Ovarian Metastasis Of Transmissible Venereal Tumor In A Bitch, Ayhan Baştan, Duygu Baki̇ Acar, Mehmet Cengi̇z
Uterine And Ovarian Metastasis Of Transmissible Venereal Tumor In A Bitch, Ayhan Baştan, Duygu Baki̇ Acar, Mehmet Cengi̇z
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
In this case report, metastasis of a transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) to the uterus and ovaries is presented. A 7-year-old female boxer dog with hemorrhagic vulvar discharge and a vaginal mass was brought to Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinics of Gynecology and Obstetrics. TVT was diagnosed by clinical findings and cytologic examination. Multifocal nodules in the uterus and enlargements of the uterine wall were detected by ultrasonographic examination. Ovariohysterectomy was performed because of uterine pathology. Histopathologic examination of the uterus and ovarium showed that the multifocal masses in the uterus and ovaries originated from vaginal TVT.
Application Of Mentofin^® In Broilers With Clinical Infectious Bursal Disease To Reduce Escherichia Coli Related Problems After Vaccination Against Newcastle Disease, K. Tayfun Çarli, Kaan Önat, Elçi̇n Günaydin
Application Of Mentofin^® In Broilers With Clinical Infectious Bursal Disease To Reduce Escherichia Coli Related Problems After Vaccination Against Newcastle Disease, K. Tayfun Çarli, Kaan Önat, Elçi̇n Günaydin
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
In this study Mentofin^® was used in commercial broiler chickens naturally exposed to infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) and administered live Newcastle disease virus (NDV) vaccine to evaluate the ability of Mentofin^® to reduce Escherichia coli-related respiratory lesions, immunomodulate Newcastle disease (ND) vaccine response, change pharyngeal aerobic bacterial counts, and have certain impacts on specific production parameters. Mentofin^® was added to the drinking water (100 ml/500 l water) of broiler chickens aged between 3 and 5 days. ND and IBD vaccinations were administered via drinking water to 15-day-old chickens. NDV vaccination was given again when the chickens were 20 days …
Investigation Of Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus Infection By Pcr And Elisa In Chicken Flocks, H. Hüseyi̇n Hadi̇mli̇, Osman Ergani̇ş, Leyla Güler, Uçkun Sai̇t Uçan
Investigation Of Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus Infection By Pcr And Elisa In Chicken Flocks, H. Hüseyi̇n Hadi̇mli̇, Osman Ergani̇ş, Leyla Güler, Uçkun Sai̇t Uçan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Presence of the chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV) infection in chicken flocks in some provinces of Turkey was investigated by ELISA and PCR in this study. From 38 flocks (16 commercial layer, 10 commercial broilers, 4 breeder layers and 8 breeder broilers), 922 serum samples were tested for CIAV-specific antibodies using a commercially available competitive ELISA. CIAV antibodies were positive in 609 (66.0%) sera from 34 flocks (89.5%). A total of 95 thymus samples from 25 flocks, 57 samples from 15 commercial layers, and 38 samples from 10 commercial broiler flocks were tested by PCR. In 53 (55.8%) thymus samples …
Effects Of Dietary Boric Acid Supplementation On Performance, Eggshell Quality And Some Serum Parameters In Aged Laying Hens, Derya Yeşi̇lbağ, Mustafa Eren
Effects Of Dietary Boric Acid Supplementation On Performance, Eggshell Quality And Some Serum Parameters In Aged Laying Hens, Derya Yeşi̇lbağ, Mustafa Eren
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The effects of dietary boric acid (BA) supplementation on feed consumption, feed efficiency, egg production, egg weight, eggshell thickness, eggshell breaking strength, and some serum parameters (Ca, P, and Mg) were examined in 100 layer hens at 60 weeks of age. Commercial corn-soy-based layer diets were formulated as basal diets for the control treatment. Basal diets were supplemented with 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg BA (H_3BO_3), respectively, in experimental groups I, II, and III. In total, 4 dietary treatments were employed in the experiment. The experiment lasted 75 days. Feed efficiency and egg production values were not affected significantly by …
Prevalence And Antibiotic Resistance Of Listeria Spp. Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Foods In Ankara, Ufuk Tansel Şi̇reli̇, Ali̇ Gücükoğlu
Prevalence And Antibiotic Resistance Of Listeria Spp. Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Foods In Ankara, Ufuk Tansel Şi̇reli̇, Ali̇ Gücükoğlu
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
In this study the presence of Listeria spp. is tested in 100 ready-to-eat food samples purchased from different stores and traditional food shops in the province of Ankara. The tested materials were 20 each of the following: mayonnaise based salad, kadınbudu köfte (fried meatball), fried liver, rice stuffed mussel, and green salad. Microbiological analyzes showed that 13 of 100 salad samples (13%) were contaminated with Listeria spp. while 10 of 100 salad samples (10%) were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Among these, 4 of 20 mayonnaise based salad samples (20%), 1 of 20 fried liver (5%), 1 of 20 rice stuffed …
The Effect Of Concentrate- And Silage-Based Finishing Diets On The Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Suffolk Cross And Scottish Blackface Lambs, Muhammad Iqbal Mustafa, John P. Chadwick, Pervez Akhtar, Safdar Ali, Muhammad Lateef, Javed Iqbal Sultan
The Effect Of Concentrate- And Silage-Based Finishing Diets On The Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Suffolk Cross And Scottish Blackface Lambs, Muhammad Iqbal Mustafa, John P. Chadwick, Pervez Akhtar, Safdar Ali, Muhammad Lateef, Javed Iqbal Sultan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
In the present study 48 Suffolk x Mule (S x M) and 48 Scottish Blackface (SBF) wether lambs were used in a 2 breeds x 2 diets x 4 replications factorial experiment with 6 lambs per pen. Lambs were offered either a concentrate (CONC) finishing diet (DM: 876 g kg^{-1}, estimated ME: 10.9 MJ kg^{-1} of DM, estimated DUP: 32.4 g kg{-1} of DM) ad libitum, together with 100 g hay head^{-1} day^{-1}, or silage (SIL) offered ad libitum (D value: 67.2), together with up to 450 g head^{-1}day^{-1}of a concentrate supplement (DM: 888 g kg^{-1}, estimated ME: 10.9 MJ …
Hypocalcaemia In Ossimi Sheep Associated With Feeding On Beet Tops (Beta Vulgaris), Sabry El-Khodery, Mohamed El-Boshy, Khalid Gaafar, Abdelbaset Elmashad
Hypocalcaemia In Ossimi Sheep Associated With Feeding On Beet Tops (Beta Vulgaris), Sabry El-Khodery, Mohamed El-Boshy, Khalid Gaafar, Abdelbaset Elmashad
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Hypocalcemia was diagnosed in 48 Ossimi ewes in a flock of 125 sheep. Clinical signs, feed analysis, biochemical findings, and response to treatment were used for diagnosis. Lactating ewes were more frequently affected (56.25%) than pregnant (33.33%) and dry non-pregnant (10.41%) ewes. Teeth grinding, voiding soft pellets, absence of recumbency, non-tympanic rumen, dry mouth, and thin body condition were atypical findings. Ruminal fluid analysis showed significant increases of potassium and ammonia (P < 0.05), and a significant decrease of magnesium (P < 0.05) in diseased ewes, as compared with clinically normal ewes. Serum calcium, magnesium, and glucose in the diseased ewes were significantly lower (P < 0.001), (P < 0.01), (P < 0.05) than in clinically normal and control ewes, respectively; however, there was a significant increase of acetone (P < 0.01). In all, 2 ewes were slaughtered due to the failure to respond to treatment and only the kidneys had gross abnormality. Histopathological examination showed degenerative changes in the renal tubules, with deposition of calcium oxalate crystals. The results of this study indicate that the clinical syndrome of hypocalcemia and renal failure occurred in Ossimi sheep that feed on beet tops. The observed atypical signs of hypocalcemia highlight the importance of examining serum and ruminal fluid to determine the proper intervention.
Burkholderia Cepacia And Aeromonas Hydrophila Septicemia In An African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus Erithacus), Ahmet Akkoç, A. Levent Kocabiyik, M. Özgür Özyi̇ği̇t, İ. Taci̇ Cangül, Rahşan Yilmaz, Cüneyt Özakin
Burkholderia Cepacia And Aeromonas Hydrophila Septicemia In An African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus Erithacus), Ahmet Akkoç, A. Levent Kocabiyik, M. Özgür Özyi̇ği̇t, İ. Taci̇ Cangül, Rahşan Yilmaz, Cüneyt Özakin
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Burkholderia cepacia and Aeromonas hydrophila infections are described in an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) that presented with neurological signs, lassitude, and respiratory distress. At postmortem examination, subperiosteal ecchymotic hemorrhages in the skull, and severe subcutaneous edema in the neck and abdomen were prominent. Round, disseminated, whitish necrotic foci were noted in the congested liver. Microscopic examination revealed chromatolysis in brain neurons. Multifocal coagulation necroses were found in the liver. Non-purulent, subacute myocarditis, thromboembolic nephritis, and interstitial pneumonia were observed. Microbiological examination revealed mixed cultures of Burkholderia cepacia and Aeromonas hydrophila in brain, lung, liver, kidney, and heart samples.
Effect Of Unilateral Adrenalectomy On The Blood Biochemistry Of Black Bengal Goats (Capra Hircus), Veerasamy Sejian, Sagar Sanyal, Pradip Kr. Das, Probal R. Ghosh, Balasubramanian Sivakumar, Guru D. V. Pandiyan
Effect Of Unilateral Adrenalectomy On The Blood Biochemistry Of Black Bengal Goats (Capra Hircus), Veerasamy Sejian, Sagar Sanyal, Pradip Kr. Das, Probal R. Ghosh, Balasubramanian Sivakumar, Guru D. V. Pandiyan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The present study was conducted to study the influence of unilateral adrenalectomy in the black Bengal goat and to observe its influence on stress alleviation capability in terms of changes in blood chemistry, and further emphasis was given to determine whether a single gland is sufficient for survival in these animals. Six female kids were unilaterally adrenalectomised and the other 6 were maintained as intact controls. Blood samples were drawn at regular intervals before and after surgery. Parameters included in the study were blood pH, blood volume, TEC, haemoglobin, PCV, TLC, differential leukocyte count, cortisol, glucose, total cholesterol, total protein, …
Investigation Of The Effects Of Pre-Incubation Formaldehyde Fumigation On The Tracheal Epithelium Of Chicken Embryos And Chicks, Si̇bel Hayretdağ, Dürdane Kolankaya
Investigation Of The Effects Of Pre-Incubation Formaldehyde Fumigation On The Tracheal Epithelium Of Chicken Embryos And Chicks, Si̇bel Hayretdağ, Dürdane Kolankaya
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pre-incubation formaldehyde fumigation on the tracheal epithelium of chicken embryos and chicks. Throughout the study pre-incubation formaldehyde fumigation was applied to 18-day-old embryos and 1-day-old chicks only once, at 1 of 2 different concentrations (3x, 42 ml of formalin and 21 g of potassium permanganate per m^3 and 4x, 56 ml of formalin and 28 g of potassium permanganate per m^3) for 1 of 2 different durations (20 min and 40 min). Tracheal samples were taken from 18-day-old embryos and 1-day-old chicks, and the tracheal epithelial cells were examined with transmission electron …
Yeasts As Ripening Adjunct Cultures In Turkish White Brined Cheese Production, Harun Kesenkaş, Necati̇ Akbulut
Yeasts As Ripening Adjunct Cultures In Turkish White Brined Cheese Production, Harun Kesenkaş, Necati̇ Akbulut
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The present study aimed to determine the possibility of using yeasts as adjunct cultures in the production of white brined cheese, which is quite important to the Turkish dairy industry, and to evaluate the effects of these yeasts on cheese ripening. In addition to starter culture (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis + Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris), adjunct yeast cultures of Yarrowia lipolytica, Debaryomyces hansenii, and Kluyveromyces marxianus were separately co-inoculated to each cheese vat and, therefore, 4 different experimental cheese samples were produced, including the control cheese. Some chemical, microbiological, and sensory properties of the samples were monitored during the 90-day …
Pathological And Biochemical Effects Of Intramuscular Gentamicin Administration In Chickens, Ijaz Khan, Muhammad Zargham Khan, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Ijaz Javed, Ahrar Khan
Pathological And Biochemical Effects Of Intramuscular Gentamicin Administration In Chickens, Ijaz Khan, Muhammad Zargham Khan, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Ijaz Javed, Ahrar Khan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The objective of this experimental study was to examine the pathological effects of the intramuscular administration of gentamicin to growing chickens. Two experiments of 35 days´ duration were conducted simultaneously. In both experiments White Leghorn cockerels of 6 weeks of age were randomly divided into 4 groups and gentamicin was administered intramuscularly to the birds on days 1 and 3 at a dose of 10, 50, 100, and 0 mg/kg body weight, respectively. Birds administered 50 and 100 mg/kg gentamicin showed depression, diarrhea, increased water intake, and lower body weights. Mortality was 0%, 26%, and 100% in the 10, 50, …
Investigation Of Reproductive Traits And A Computer-Assisted Single Artificial Insemination Procedure In Mares In Subtropical Taiwan, Jacky Peng-Wen Chan, Jui-Te Wu, Feng-Pang Cheng, Shi-Te Chuang, Chi-Chung Chou
Investigation Of Reproductive Traits And A Computer-Assisted Single Artificial Insemination Procedure In Mares In Subtropical Taiwan, Jacky Peng-Wen Chan, Jui-Te Wu, Feng-Pang Cheng, Shi-Te Chuang, Chi-Chung Chou
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The objective of this study was to report the reproductive traits of mares by ultrasonography and hormone analyses in subtropical Taiwan and the successful artificial breeding of mares using a self-developed computer-assisted single insemination technique. A previously developed computer-assisted image analysis technique at our reproduction centre was employed to determine the optimal time for artificial insemination (AI). In the 8 mares that underwent this AI procedure, ovulations all occurred within 12 h post-insemination and 5 mares were impregnated (62.5%). The combined results of ultrasonic examination and hormone analyses showed that the mares in Taiwan were not only possible defined seasonal …
Antagonism Of Medetomidine Sedation In Goats By Atipamezole And Yohimbine, Mahmood B. Mahmood, Fouad K. Mohammad
Antagonism Of Medetomidine Sedation In Goats By Atipamezole And Yohimbine, Mahmood B. Mahmood, Fouad K. Mohammad
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonists atipamezole and yohimbine were used to antagonize medetomidine-induced sedation in 6-8-month-old native breed female goats. Intramuscular injection of medetomidine at the dose rate of 40 \mu g/kg body weight induced sedation and recumbency within 10-20 min in the goats. After recumbency, the goats were injected with saline (5 ml) (control group), atipamezole (0.2 mg/kg), or yohimbine (0.2 mg/kg) via the jugular vein. The duration of recumbency in the control group was 90 ± 9 min (mean ± SE). The effects of sedation continued in the control group goats even after regaining the righting reflex and standing. …
Morphology And Arterial Vasculature Of Donkey (Equus Asinus L.) Adrenal Gland, Emi̇ne Karakurum, Özcan Özgel, Nejdet Dursun
Morphology And Arterial Vasculature Of Donkey (Equus Asinus L.) Adrenal Gland, Emi̇ne Karakurum, Özcan Özgel, Nejdet Dursun
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
In this study, the shape, localization, and arterial vascularization of the gl. adrenalis were examined in 6 donkeys. It was observed that the internal side of the gl. adrenalis sinistra was located against the aorta abdominalis and the caudal aspect of the gland was in the ventral aspect of the a. renalis sinistra. The length of the left adrenal gland was approximately 41.49-47.44 mm, while its width was about 21.70-26.24 mm, and the thickness was nearly 4.65-7.56 mm. The shape of the left adrenal gland was oval or nearly circular. The gl. adrenalis sinistra was vascularized by the rr. adrenalis …