Journal of Alternative Veterinary Medicine
Volume:3 Issue: 6, 2020

Kiwi (Actinidia chinensis planch or Actindia deliciosa) is a climbing vine with fuzzy edible fruit belonging to the actinidiacea family. The high levels of vitamin C, E and K, dietary fibers, phenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants present in the green meat of kiwi fruit can reduce the risk of different disorders such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. It also increases resistance to many other diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible effects of 15% kiwi powder on protein changes, degree of hydrolysis, peptide chain length, pH, cooking loss, and sensory evaluation of sheep meat to tender it. To prepare the meat for treatment, it was cut into 3 cm cubic pieces by a clean knife and immersed in kiwi powder mixture. It was subjected to different tests at time periods of 4, 12 and 24 hours. The control sample was untreated pure sheep meat pieces. The results were analyzed by SPSS software and paired-sample T Test. According to the findings, protein content and peptide chain length decreased significantly with time (p<0.05), while the degree of hydrolysis and cooking loss increased significantly (after 24h) (p<0.05). The highest general acceptance score was for the 24-hour treatment. By adding kiwi powder, based on the amount of actinidine enzyme present, the solubility level of meat proteins increases and its sensory and mechanical properties are improved.

Heavy metal release is a serious threat to public health because of its persistence in the environment. One of the best ways to remove heavy metals is to use resistant bacteria to metals. The current study was aimed to isolate and identify heavy metal resistant bacteria from the wastes of the Khoshk River in Shiraz, Iran. First, water and sediment samples were collected from stations which had the highest prospect of entering hospital and industrial wastewater in the Khoshk River. The six isolates were selected based on heavy metal resistance. Isolates were identified by morphological and biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The minimal inhibitory concentration for isolates against cadmium, nickel, cobalt, mercury, chromium, zinc, iron and lead was determined. These isolates included Staphylococcus epidermidis (R1), Bacillus subtilis (R2), Escherichia coli (R3), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (R4), Proteus mirabilis (R5) and Proteus vulgaris (R6). Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis were shown the highest resistance to mercury and lead. Also, all isolates were resistance to antibiotics Tetracycline and Streptomycin. Therefore, co-resistance of bacteria to both antibiotic and heavy metals was detected in the strains isolated from Khoshk River in Shiraz. The resistance of bacteria against heavy metals may offer a beneficial tool for monitoring of many pollutants in the environment. Thus, these bacterial isolates can be used for the remediation of metals from the natural ecosystems in Iran.

The aim of this study was to determine intraocular anatomical parameters of the Najdi goat in normal state using ultrasonographic images. Since intra ocular parameters undergo changes by inflammation induced by different eye diseases, Knowledge of the dimensions of ocular components and their normal range is essential for better understanding of clinical vision disorders. Ocular echobiometric inspection was carried out on 12-18 months old healthy Najdi breed goats. Ultrasonographic images were obtained by a 10MHz linear probe in the sagittal plane. The ocular echobiometric measurement revealed the following: axial globe length (AGL) 19.8±0.3mm, anterior chamber depth (ACD) 1.82±0.16mm, vitreous chamber depth (VCD) 9.45±0.15mm, sclera retinal rim thickness (SRT) 1.25±0.07mm, lens thickness (LT) 7.45±0.25mm and corneal thickness (CT) 0.45±0.01mm. The estimated dimensions of the normal ocular components obtained in this study are presented in a table to be used by veterinarians in the diagnosis of goat ocular diseases.

With less or no knowledge regarding animal health, nutrition, production process, and reproduction procedures, and without a scientific plan and program achieving a desired economic profit is absolutely impossible. There are many parameters involved in recent animal husbandry investigations, which determine the conditions and present vital information about the health of animal. Collecting this information enables the rancher to do the right thing when needed. Collecting and analyzing data can be a challenging task. Therefore, developing a monitoring system able to collect and analyze data automatically can be very useful. This article investigates the development of a livestock farming system for horses using nutritional parameters, body temperature, activity level and horse chewing. Collecting and evaluating data using livestock farming system may help the breeders to determine its effects on horse husbandry.

This study was conducted to determine the pathology of ascites syndrome in Kazeoon and Shiraz province south of Iran. One hundered broiler chickens from 10 different farms showing clinical signs of ascites syndrome were compared with normal broilers from same farms. Postmortem examination revealed presence of fluid in the abdominal cavity, enlargement of right ventricle of the heart and swelling of the liver and kidney. Histopathology revealed congestion and edema in the liver, congestion and myofibril degeneration in the heart, congestion and edema of the parenchyma accompanied with atelectasis and extensive dilatation in tertiary bronchus with cartilaginous mass and primary stages of ossification in the lung, heavy mononuclear cell infiltration in the spleen and necrosis, congestion, heavy infiltration of mononuclear cell in the intestine were the main features observed in ascetic broilers.

Cadmium is a heavy metal with toxic effects on various organs, including liver, kidneys and testicles. In the present study, the protective effects of hydro alcoholic extract of sebestan (Cordia myxa) fruit on hepatic functional tests as well as its histological changes following cadmium chloride toxicity were investigated in adult male rats. 48 adult male Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups of 8, as follows: The Control group, the sham group I received 2 mg/kg cadmium chloride, the sham group II received 125 mg/kg hydro alcoholic extract of sebestan fruit, the experimental group I, II and III received 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg extract for 21 days respectively followed by 14 days of 2mg/kg cadmium chloride administration. At the end of the 35-day period, blood samples were obtained and used for measuring serum concentrations of ALT, AST and ALP. The results were statistically analyzed using SPSS software, and ANOVA and Tukey tests; and P≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Mean serum levels of ALP, ALT and AST showed a significant increase in the sham I compared to the control and the sham II. Conversely, the mean concentrations of ALP, ALT and AST in the experimental group receiving Cordia extract (500 mg/kg) plus cadmium chloride showed a significant decrease relative to the group receiving cadmium chloride alone. It is concluded that Cordia fruit extract has a significant protective effect against liver toxicity induced by cadmium chloride.