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View article: ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF METHYL ORANGE DYE USING BIOCHAR PREPARED FROM HIBISCUS FLOWER JUICE RESIDUE
ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF METHYL ORANGE DYE USING BIOCHAR PREPARED FROM HIBISCUS FLOWER JUICE RESIDUE Open
Dyes are natural or synthetic soluble organic colourants containing chromophoric compounds within their chemical structure. They are employed in different industrial sectors such as textile, food, pharmaceutical, leather, plastics etc, Abo…
View article: Enhanced Phytoremediation of Copper Contaminated Soil Using Plant Growth Regulators (IAA and GA3) with Helianthus annus
Enhanced Phytoremediation of Copper Contaminated Soil Using Plant Growth Regulators (IAA and GA3) with Helianthus annus Open
Human anthropogenic activities, such as industrialization and urbanization has led to the introduction of heavy metals (HMs) into the ecosystem. These HMs are nonbiodegradable which lead to their bioaccumulation and biomagnification within…
View article: ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF METHYL ORANGE DYE USING BIOCHAR PREPARED FROM HIBISCUS FLOWER JUICE RESIDUE
ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF METHYL ORANGE DYE USING BIOCHAR PREPARED FROM HIBISCUS FLOWER JUICE RESIDUE Open
Dyes are natural or synthetic soluble organic colourants containing chromophoric compounds within their chemical structure. They are employed in different industrial sectors such as textile, food, pharmaceutical, leather, plastics etc, Abo…
View article: ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SOME LOCALLY PREPARED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONSUMED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SOME LOCALLY PREPARED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONSUMED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA Open
Locally prepared alcoholic beverages are consumed by both low and high income earners in preference to the more expensive brewed ones. The concentrations of both macro elements (Na, K, Ca and Mg) and trace elements (Cd, Ni, Mn and Fe) in d…
View article: ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SOME LOCALLY PREPARED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONSUMED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SOME LOCALLY PREPARED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONSUMED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA Open
Locally prepared alcoholic beverages are consumed by both low and high income earners in preference to the more expensive brewed ones. The concentrations of both macro elements (Na, K, Ca and Mg) and trace elements (Cd, Ni, Mn and Fe) in d…
View article: Nephroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of resveratrol topical ointment in albino rats following full-thickness cutaneous burn wound
Nephroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of resveratrol topical ointment in albino rats following full-thickness cutaneous burn wound Open
Background: Recent studies on resveratrol (RSV) have generated great interest, owing to its pleiotropic, health-promoting properties that have been documented not only in animals but also in humans to exhibit anti-neoplastic and alleviate …
View article: HPAM-Cr (III) Gel Syneresis in Bulk Volume
HPAM-Cr (III) Gel Syneresis in Bulk Volume Open
This paper explores the crucial factors influencing the stability of polymer gels utilized in oil well treatments, with a focus on the effects of polymer mixing time and concentrations of polymer and crosslinker. Operating within a practic…
View article: Change in Immune Biomarkers of Laboratory Mice Responding to Experimental Inoculation of Different Drinking Water Quality from Selected Dairy Farms
Change in Immune Biomarkers of Laboratory Mice Responding to Experimental Inoculation of Different Drinking Water Quality from Selected Dairy Farms Open
Current knowledge of abnormal physiological responses in livestock due to consumption of substandard water is limited. This study was designed to explore the host cell responses in mice orally inoculated with different drinking water quali…
View article: Dry and diphtheritic pox in an adult turkey associated with suprainfection with Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.: A case report
Dry and diphtheritic pox in an adult turkey associated with suprainfection with Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.: A case report Open
Fowl pox is an important viral disease of avian species which have been identified in over 60 species of wild birds. It is caused by a virus belonging to the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus. Transmission within a flock tends to…
View article: Changes in foetal fluid volume, weight of gravid uterus, and histology of the uterus and placenta in Sahel goats during different trimesters of pregnancy
Changes in foetal fluid volume, weight of gravid uterus, and histology of the uterus and placenta in Sahel goats during different trimesters of pregnancy Open
This study was designed to determine the pregnancy-related relationship in the foetal fluid volume, weight of the gravid uterus, and the histology of the uterus and placenta in Sahel goats. A total of 26 pregnant Sahel goats aged 18-24 mon…
View article: Further Insights into Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE): The Current Status of Seroprevalence Among Small Ruminants in Two Selected States of Peninsular Malaysia
Further Insights into Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE): The Current Status of Seroprevalence Among Small Ruminants in Two Selected States of Peninsular Malaysia Open
Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) is a member of the genus lentivirus causing caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE), a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the lungs, joints, udder and central nervous system of small ruminants…
View article: Development and immunogenic potentials of chitosan-saponin encapsulated DNA vaccine against avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus
Development and immunogenic potentials of chitosan-saponin encapsulated DNA vaccine against avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus Open
View article: Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Complicated with Hepatic Degeneration in a Yankassa Sheep: A Postmortem Report
Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Complicated with Hepatic Degeneration in a Yankassa Sheep: A Postmortem Report Open
Suppurative thyroiditis is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial disease. Most bacterial infections of the thyroid gland occur via the pyriform sinus fistulae and by hematogenous spread from systemic bacterial diseases. A 2 year-old Yanka…
View article: Methanolic extract of Clausena excavata promotes wound healing via antiinflammatory and anti-apoptotic activities
Methanolic extract of Clausena excavata promotes wound healing via antiinflammatory and anti-apoptotic activities Open
Objective: To investigate the anti-inflammatory properties of methanolic extract of Clausena excavata in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages (J774A.1) and the effect on skin wound in a rat model through determining cytokine leve…
View article: A Review on the Potential Effects of Mannheimia haemolytica and its Immunogens on the Female Reproductive Physiology and Performance of Small Ruminants
A Review on the Potential Effects of Mannheimia haemolytica and its Immunogens on the Female Reproductive Physiology and Performance of Small Ruminants Open
Mannheimia haemolytica causes pneumonic pasteurellosis (mannheimiosis) in ruminants which is the most economically significant infectious disease. Mannheimia belongs to the family Pasteurellaceae, are nonmotile, nonspore-forming, facultati…
View article: Clinical Management of Elbow Hygroma in a Malayan Tigress (Panthera tigris jacksoni): A Case Report
Clinical Management of Elbow Hygroma in a Malayan Tigress (Panthera tigris jacksoni): A Case Report Open
This case reports detail the clinical management of an elbow hygroma in a Malayan Tigress (Panthera tigris jacksoni).A twelve (12) years old Malayan Tigress weighing 112 kg with body condition score of 3/5 kept in captivity was reported by…
View article: Profit Ability of Fresh Fish Marketing in Bauchi Metropolis, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Profit Ability of Fresh Fish Marketing in Bauchi Metropolis, Bauchi State, Nigeria Open
The study examined the profitability of fresh fish marketing in Bauchi Metropolis, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Data were collected using questionnaire from 90 fish marketers selected randomly. Descriptive statistic and market margin analysis we…
View article: Pathological Femoral Fracture in a Doe Secondary to Osteomalacia: A Veterinary Clinical Case Report
Pathological Femoral Fracture in a Doe Secondary to Osteomalacia: A Veterinary Clinical Case Report Open
In this veterinary clinical case report highlights a clinical case of pathological femoral fracture in a doe secondary due to osteomalacia. An adult female Katjang goat aged 2 years old was presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM w…
View article: A Veterinary Clinical Case of Severe Chronic Haemonchus contortus Infection in a Goat The Clinical Management of the Case and Pathology Findings
A Veterinary Clinical Case of Severe Chronic Haemonchus contortus Infection in a Goat The Clinical Management of the Case and Pathology Findings Open
H elminths infection is rampant in livestock farming especially small ruminants due to grazing activities on pasture contaminated with third stage infective larvae of parasitic nematodes (Chandrawathani et al., 2009).In Malaysia, the main …
View article: Review on Clinical Management involving Post-Partum Diseases in Ruminants
Review on Clinical Management involving Post-Partum Diseases in Ruminants Open
The major aim of animal husbandry is to maximise production but over time reproductive problems have always contributed negatively thereby resulting to economic downturn to farmers. Reproductive disorders among livestock production animals…
View article: Lesions of velogenic viscerotropic Newcastle disease virus infection were more severe in broilers than pullets
Lesions of velogenic viscerotropic Newcastle disease virus infection were more severe in broilers than pullets Open
This study compared the pathologic effects of velogenic Newcastle disease (ND) virus in broilers and pullets using the normal pathogenic dose of the virus following an earlier report that challenge of the two types of chickens with a low d…
View article: Increased doses of La Sota vaccine increased Newcastle disease antibody response significantly in broiler chickens (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>)
Increased doses of La Sota vaccine increased Newcastle disease antibody response significantly in broiler chickens (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>) Open
This study investigated if increased doses of La Sota vaccine can increase antibody response to Newcastle disease without any serious adverse effect on the bursa. One hundred broilers aged four weeks were randomly assigned into four groups…
View article: Parosteal Osteoma in a Green Iguana: A Veterinary Case Report of Medical and Surgical Management
Parosteal Osteoma in a Green Iguana: A Veterinary Case Report of Medical and Surgical Management Open
T he Green iguana (American iguana) scientifically known as Iguana iguana is one of the most common pet reptile.Iguana are arboreal reptiles and their habitat extends from central Brazil to southern Mexico, Bolivia and the
View article: In vivo efficacy of tobramycin-loaded synthetic calcium phosphate beads in a rabbit model of staphylococcal osteomyelitis
In vivo efficacy of tobramycin-loaded synthetic calcium phosphate beads in a rabbit model of staphylococcal osteomyelitis Open
View article: Exfoliative cytology of the uterus and vagina during the follicular and luteal phases in one-humped camel (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>)
Exfoliative cytology of the uterus and vagina during the follicular and luteal phases in one-humped camel (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>) Open
The exfoliative cytology of the uterus and vagina area was evaluated in one-humped camel during the follicular and luteal phases. This was carried out using intact genitalia collected from camels immediately after slaughter. A total of 86 …
View article: Dermatopathology of Orf Virus (Malaysian Isolates) in Mice Experimentally Inoculated at Different Sites with and without Dexamethasone Administration
Dermatopathology of Orf Virus (Malaysian Isolates) in Mice Experimentally Inoculated at Different Sites with and without Dexamethasone Administration Open
Orf is a clinical manifestation of parapoxvirus infection often fatal in goats and sheep especially when they are under stress or influenced by unfavorable environment. This study investigated the pathogenicity of two Orf virus isolates (O…
View article: Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: An overview and timeline
Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: An overview and timeline Open
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It causes encephalitis in human and horses, and may lead to reproductive failure in sows. The first human encephalitis case in M…
View article: Seroprevalence of small ruminant caprine arthritis encephalitis lentivirus among goats from selected small ruminant farms in Selangor, Malaysia
Seroprevalence of small ruminant caprine arthritis encephalitis lentivirus among goats from selected small ruminant farms in Selangor, Malaysia Open
The findings of this study affirmed that the seroprevalence of CAEV infection among goat population in small ruminant farms in Selangor, Malaysia, is low. However, there is need to institute strict control measures such as testing and cull…
View article: Seroprevalence of Melioidosis in Sheep and Goats from Selected Small Ruminant Farms in Selangor, Malaysia
Seroprevalence of Melioidosis in Sheep and Goats from Selected Small Ruminant Farms in Selangor, Malaysia Open
This study was designed to investigate the seroprevalence of Melioidosis in sheep and goats from selected small ruminant farms in Selangor, Malaysia.Blood samples (n=100) were collected each from sheep and goats using a random sampling tec…
View article: Correction to: Seroprevalence of orf infection based on IgM antibody detection in sheep and goats from selected small ruminant farms in Malaysia
Correction to: Seroprevalence of orf infection based on IgM antibody detection in sheep and goats from selected small ruminant farms in Malaysia Open