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Altitudinal distribution of Birds in sub-tropical and temperate region of Middle Himalayan Chain of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir
Abstract: Birds are not static and undergo migration that can be local or over long distance to avoid unfavorable climatic conditions, in search of food or for breeding purpose. A study on altitudinal distribution was made in temperate and subtropical forest of middle Himalayan chain of Jammu and Kashmir. In the present study a total of 71 species of birds was documented from the study area belonging to 9 orders 27 …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 8–12 Read article
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Understanding Streptococcus suis infection in pigs
Abstract: Streptococcus suis is one of the significant pig pathogen, causing septicemia with sudden death, arthritis, meningitis, and endocarditis in piglets after weaning. It's leading to economic losses in the pig industry all over the world. It's a typical resident of the upper respiratory tract, and it's easy to find in tonsils, which are a natural niche for it. It may also be isolated from clinically healthy pigs' gastrointestinal and reproductive …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 13–20 Read article
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A Preliminary Study of the Regenerative Effect of Overo Flower (Cordia lutea Lam.) Infusion in the Liver of Rats Consuming Alcohol Chronically
Abstract: Alcohol consumption causes the Alcoholic Liver Disease which includes a series of pathologies starting with a Fatty Infiltration, later Hepatic Inflammation, Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, and eventual Hepatocellular Carcinoma. The prevalence of these changes generates expenses in the health system and discomfort for the patient. Moreover, the current standard Corticosteroid treatment is not effective in all patients, 30-40% dies six months after initial diagnosis and new therapies including Plant metabolites are investigated …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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In-Vitro and In-Vivo Anti-Adipogenecity Activity of Two Plants using Rat Models
Abstract: This study examines how extracts of plant affect the dyslipidaemic state of fatty acid induced rats. Eight days following induction for differentiation with C-DMEM and simultaneously tested with the extracts of plant (day 8), our study found significantly reduced (p < 0.05) intracellular lipid accumulations in white muscle cells in the rats. This compared positively against the smaller reduction in accumulation found in the standard drug streptozotosin (STZ). This suppressing …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 30–36 Read article
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Effects of Habb-e-Shifa a Formulation of Unani Medicine on Naloxone Precipitated Morphine Withdrawal Symptoms in Mice
Abstract: Habb-e-Shifa is a compound herbal formulation of Unani system of medicine claims to be useful in the patients addicted to opium and helps to improve the withdrawal syndrome. The study was carried out in male Swiss mice weighing 20–30 g. All the animals were divided into five groups of six animals in each and induced with administration of morphine s.c. for four days. Group I served as negative control (NC) …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 10–16 Read article
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Investigation of 2, 4-D Hepatotoxicity and Lepidium sativum Antitoxicity on Rat Tissue using FT-IR Spectroscopy
Abstract: Pesticides have been proven to induce various toxicities in animals, plants and humans. The current study aimed to apply FTIR spectroscopy for the investigation of the antitoxic effect of the medicinal plant Lepidium sativum (LS) against the pesticide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) hepatotoxicity. Twelve male albino Wister rats were divided into four groups (control, protective, curative and LS only) and were treated for 4 weeks. Results indicated that the …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 17–29 Read article
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Anti-anxiety Evaluation of Hydroalcoholic Root Extract of Lagerstroemia speciosa in Swiss Albino Rats
Abstract: After going through numerous pharmaceutical databases for reviewing the present status regarding the exploration of anti-anxiety potentials of root hydroalcoholic extract of Lagerstroemia speciosa (Family: Lythraceae), no such reports have been found so far. Therefore, the necessity of anti-anxiety exploration was taken into account for investigating the above through the EPM model. The L. speciosa root hydroalcoholic extract demonstrated an excellent reduction of anxiety in the experimental animals. This exploration …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 6–9 Read article
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A Pre-domestic Approach for Farm Animal Production: Free Range, Resource-efficient, Organic-driven and Fair-trade-directed
Abstract: Food security and Human Nutrition are two topics of interest for modern world farming. Food scarcity does not allow proper nutrient intake in some areas of the modern world and even in locations where food is abundant concern is persistent given the use of bioaccumulable agrochemicals for their production. Animal welfare is also a modern concern. To this regard, organic and free-range farming meet the demand of a reduced number …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Caffeine Prove as Neurostimulant by Enhancing the Acid and Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Young Rat Liver and Young and Old Aged Wistar Rat Brain
Abstract: ABSTRACTAcid phosphatase (ACP) and Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) specific activity was estimated for young (150–220 g) and old aged (320–520 g) wistar rats and for similar groups with caffeine (neurostimulant) treated whole brain and liver tissues. Rats were orally administered with caffeine 13 mg/kg body weight for 3 and 6 days. Brains of young and old rats showed significant increased ACP activity 34.21 and 22.836 nmol/min/mg of protein for 3 days …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 2019 · pp. 38–48 Read article
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The Need for An Ecosystemic Approach in Animal Biotechnological Settings: A Phenomenological Study
Abstract: Local and global demand for meat and dairy has been expected to increase and so do farming and research facilities which perform at high throughputs to meet such high demand of nowadays populations. However, both processes pose a challenge in maintaining production and animal wellbeing during husbandry. A phenomenological study was carried out at a research laboratory specialized in farm animal biotechnology which was compared with published records of similar …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 2019 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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Efficiency and Reliability of DNA Extraction Methods for Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae): A Comparative Tour
Abstract: ABSTRACTIt is well understood that DNA extraction is the primary as well as the crucial step while studying ticks at molecular level. The DNA extraction methods should be straightforward, and enough efficient as well as reliable in terms of DNA quality and quantity. In the present study, two non-commercial methods named phenol chloroform isoamyl alcohol (PCI) and cetyl-trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and one commercial DNeasy tissue kit were compared based …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 2019 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Chemotactic Behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans in Different Chemical Gradients
Abstract: The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) has been extensively used as a model organism for studying various behavioral aspects in small organisms. Chemotaxis has, by far, been one of the most important studies to help us understand the fundamental search and avoid behavior of C. elegans. A typical chemotaxis assay involves the use of anesthetics to paralyze the worms near the center of a chemoattractant gradient that enables us to …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 2019 · pp. 25–37 Read article
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Gene Editing: Rewriting the Life and Consequences
Abstract: ABSTRACTGene editing is the rational, precise and candid modification of DNA sequences or genes in living cells and organisms, literally for anything and everything possible. Its manifestation ranging from designing disease resistant crops or therapeutic correction of defective genes responsible for myriad of debilitating diseases in human beings to reprogramming of organisms that can produce new sophisticated and potent biologicals. The possible implication of gene editing is wide ranging and …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, 2019 · pp. 10–19 Read article
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Use of PARP Inhibitor in Cancer Cell Progression
Abstract: DNA damage response (DDR) is the cellular mechanism plays specific role of repairing during genotoxic injuries through specific mechanism of action. The DDR defects involve genomic instability and enhance tumor progression but when molecular alterations occurs in the cells become more susceptible to the pharmacological inhibition of the DNA repairing enzymes.Targeting cellular proteins like poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARPs) alters protein structure and function and favors molecular defects of the DDR process …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 24–35 Read article
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Monosex Male Tilapia Production
Abstract: Monosex male Tilapia production prior to nutrient supplements to poor and medium class people and enhance the optimum use of the water resources and increase the GDP of nation from fisheries sector. There are most of the technique for the cultivation like Inter-specific hybridization technique, manual separation, sex reversal and non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor etc. Use of this technique, farmer can harvest the fish two times in a year and an …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 18–23 Read article
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The policies and processes involved in the establishment of household fish farming in Nepal
Abstract: In Nepal, the government has been increasing its effort to raise household food and economic security. This has been done through the promotion and support of aquaculture activities. However, aquaculture is growing and very popular in some regions of Nepal, while the other areas are not as familiar with aquaculture practices and the support the government will provide. This poster explains the policies and processes involved for households that want …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 13–17 Read article
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Verb Retrieval in Children with Hearing Impairment
Abstract: Verbs are grammatically more complex than nouns and are relatively more difficult for children to acquire. Hearing impaired children find it difficult to retrieve verbs. Earlier studies on verb retrieval in children with hearing impairment have focused on articulation and other speech deficits. The present study was an attempt to describe verb retrieval impairments in children with hearing impairments in terms of grammatical complexity. The study was carried out on …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Osteoarthritis of Knee
Abstract: The destruction of joints is characterized by the deterioration of articular cartilages; these are cushion-like substances that are present between the joints and act as a shock absorber. They lessen the rubbing of the joint surfaces. The common problems of the patient are joint swelling, joint stiffness, and pain. Knee osteoarthritis can be detected via radiographs showing bony cysts, narrow joint space, and sclerosing of the bone. Keywords: cartilage, lubrication, …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 7–12 Read article
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Category Specific Semantic knowledge in Neuro-typical Participants and Persons with Cognitive Impairment
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to test category specific semantic knowledge in neuro-typical participants and persons diagnosed with cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia). A total of 91 (80 neuro typical, 5 persons with dementia and 6 persons with MCI). Neuro-typical participants could perform better compared to persons with cognitive impairment. Participants with MCI performed better compared to persons with dementia. Semantic knowledge is assumed to …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 17–20 Read article
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Role of Bioactive Compounds on Protein Utilization in Ruminants: A Review
Abstract: Insufficient nutrition is the primary drive of low productivity by ruminants. These insufficiencies can be corrected by supplementation with high-density feeds and locally available tree legumes. These tree legumes contain various types of bioactive compounds, which can be defined as secondary plant metabolites (PSM) that are extra nutritional substances having pharmacological or toxicological effects in man and animals. Besides the primary biosynthetic, the secondary metabolites are also produced within the …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 21–26 Read article