Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017

  • Constraints of Ruminant Rearing and Ethno-veterinary Practice Against African Animal Trypanosomosis in the Pastoral Area of Gaongho in Burkina Faso

    Zongo André, Kaboré Adama, Traoré Aristide, Zabré Géneviève, Traoré Amadou, Tamboura Hamidou Hamidou, Belem Adrien Marie Gaston

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 2 January 2017
    Accepted: 12 January 2017
    Published: 6 February 2017
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    Abstract: In rural area of Burkina Faso, health management of domestic animals is a constant concern for low-income farmers. In this context, an ethno-veterinary survey was conducted among 62 farmers of ruminant in the pastoral area of Gaongho in Bazèga province to understand the rearing practice, to identify the main constraints of and the practices used ag... Show More
  • Effect of Soaked and Fermented African Locust Bean Seeds Meal on the Performance, Organs and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

    Mu’azu Shu’aibu. Tamburawa, Samson Olabanji Ogundipe, Titus Samuel BabatundeTegbe, Taiye Sunday. Olugbemi, Muhammad Rabiu Hassan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 8-14
    Received: 5 January 2017
    Accepted: 14 January 2017
    Published: 22 February 2017
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    Abstract: This research was conducted to determine the performance, organs weights and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens fed diets containing soaked and fermented African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) seed meal (SFALBSM). Five diets were formulated in which SFLSBM was included in the diets broilers at graded levels of 0, 7.5, 15, 22.5 and 30% desi... Show More
  • Craniometric Measurements of the Male Eurasian Lynx from Turkey

    Mustafa Orhun Dayan, İftar Gürbüz, Yasin Demiraslan, Özcan Özgel

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 15-20
    Received: 9 January 2017
    Accepted: 18 January 2017
    Published: 22 February 2017
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    Abstract: The intention of this study was to determine the morphometric features of cranium in male Eurasian lynx obtained from Turkey. In the research, craniums of totally four adult male Eurasian lynx were used. After the scalps and superficial muscles of lynx were dissected, they were boiled and macerated. Forty one measurements were taken from the craniu... Show More
  • Evaluation of Seasonal Serum Level of Estradiol and Progesterone Hormones in Iranian Female Caucasian Viper

    Saeedeh Fani, Qulam Hussein Vaezi, Fatemeh Todehdehghan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 21-26
    Received: 23 October 2016
    Accepted: 13 February 2017
    Published: 4 March 2017
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    Abstract: Steroids hormones have a basic role in animals' reproductive activity and their secretion amounts are changed during the year with animal physiological conditions. There is no study reporting Iranian female snake's hormones controlling reproductive activity. In this study the estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) hormones level in serum samples of 2... Show More