Changes in progesterone secretion during chronic exposure to lead in female Cavia porcellus

ALBANA MUNGA1*, DORIANA BEQIRAJ1, ENKELEDA OZUNI1 1Department of Morphofunctional Modules, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania *Corresponding author  e-mail: albanamunga@yahoo.com         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: Taking in consideration that lead occupies the second place in the CERLA priority list of hazardous substances, it is of special importance to evidence lead’s adverse effects. […]

Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in chicken eggs in Albania

FATMIRA SHEHU1, RENIS MACI2, ERMELINDA NEXHIPI2, HALIT MEMOCI2, ADRIAN XINXO2, BIZENA BIJO1 1Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, AUT, Kodër-Kamëz, Tirana, Albania 2Department of Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Veterinary Institute “Dr. Bilal Golemi”, “Aleksandër Moisiu” *Corresponding author  e-mail: s_fatmira@yahoo.it         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: Salmonella contamination of eggs and egg shells, […]

Detection of species substitution and mislabeling in Albanian meat products by identification of DNA

FATMIRA SHEHU1, ANGELA DI PINTO2, PATRIZIA MARCHETTI2, MARILIA TANTILLO2, BIZENA BIJO1, ERMELINDA NEXHIPI3 1Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, AUT,  Kodër-Kamëz, Tirana, Albania 2Department of Veterinary Medicine – University of Bari Aldo Moro – Prov. le Casamassima, Km 3 – 70010 Valenzano (Bari) – ITALY 3Department of Food Microbiology, Food Safety and […]

Gut microbiota – our new important organ

ROSITSA SANDEVA1,GERGANA SANDEVA1*, BORISLAVA CHAKAROVA1, ANELIYA DIMITROVA1 1Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2Medical University – Pleven, 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria *Corresponding author  e-mail: geri_sandeva@yahoo.com         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: The term microbiota describes microbial populations which inhabit the body of animals and humans. The microbiota can be regarded as an extra organ (sometimes […]

Effect of Organic Feeding of Sows and Boars from the East Balkan Breed on Their Reproductive Performance

YORDAN MARCHEV1, NADEZHDA PALOVA2*, DIMITRINKA KRUSHEVA2, GERGANA YORDANOVA1 1Agricultural Institute – Shumen 2Scientific Center of Agriculture – Sredets *Corresponding author  e-mail: napal@abv.bg         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: A study with 20 sows and 8 boars from the Eastern Balkan breed  was carried out.  A traditional system of feeding is practiced – on the pasture and […]

Feline High-Rise Syndrome in 43 cases

MEHMET SAĞLAM1*, BURCU TÜZÜN1 1Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / 06110 Ankara, Turkia *Corresponding author  e-mail: saglam45@gmail.com Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: Forty three cats in different breed, age and sex which were referred to University of Ankara, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinics of Orthopaedics and Traumatologia between February 2005 and June 2007 with high […]

Evaluation of reference values for corticosteroid stress hormone and certain acute phase proteins in 8 fish species from Cyprinidae, Salmonidae, Acipenseridae, Esocidae and Clariidae family

DIMITRINKA ZAPRYANOVA1*, ALEXANDER ATANASOFF1, GALIN NIKOLOV2, ANTON RUSSENOV1, TEODORA MIRCHEVA1 1Trakia University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / 6014 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2Trakia University, Faculty of Agriculture / 6014 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria *Corresponding author  e-mail: zaprianowa@abv.bg         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: Biochemical and endocrine parameters afforded an accurate evaluation of health and welfare of cultured fishes […]

Molecular diagnosis of Lumpy Skin Disease during outbreak in Albania

ANI VODICA1 1Animal Health Department, Food Safety and Veterinary Institute/Aleksandër Moisiu No 82, Tirana, Albania *Corresponding author  e-mail: anivodica@hotmail.com         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease of livestock that cause cutaneous and internal lesions, affect milk production, hide quality and in some cases cause the death of the infected […]

STAT1 plays an important role in the cell cycle

GLORIA DIMCO1, RICHARD A. KNIGHT2, DAVID S. LATCHMAN2, ANASTASIS STEPHANOU2 1Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK *Corresponding author  e-mail: gloriadimco@gmail.com         Download PDF Fulltext Abstract: The STAT protein family members are among the best studies of the latent cytoplasmic signal-dependent transcription factors that play important roles in development, […]

Haematological and biochemical reference intervals for African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) reared in RASopy, diagnose, dog, radiography, ultrasonography.

FAIK SERTEL SECER1*, ALEXANDER ATANASOFF2, DIMITRINKA ZAPRYANOVA3, GALIN NIKOLOV4, FERHAT CAGILTAY5 1Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture / 06110 Ankara, Turkey 2Institute of Fish Resources / 9000 Varna, Bulgaria 3Trakia University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / 6014 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 4Trakia University, Faculty of Agriculture / 6014 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 5Istanbul University, Faculty of Fishery science […]