THE INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

(Official Organ of the Indian Veterinary Association)

MAY 2008

 

I.    General Articles:

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Cloning and Expression of Leptospira Icterohaemorrhagiae Lip L41 OMP Gene in pPro Ex HT ‘b’Vector - N. Krihana Kumar, T.M.A. Senthil Kumar and P. Ramadass       

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467

Differentiation of Indian Avipoxviruses based on Polymerase Chanin Reaction - restriction endonuclease analysis of 4b Gene - S.Yadav, B.B. Dash, J.M. Kataria, K. Dhama, S.K. Gupta, S. Rahul and  B. Velmurugan                           

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472

Molecular identification of rumen fungi Piromyces and Orpinomyces based on amplification of ITS1 region - U.B. Chaudhary, V.K. Gupta and Monika Singh                              

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476

Histopathological and histochemical changes in the skin of black Bengal goats with induced sarcoptic mange infection - P.P. Sengupta, A.K. Pal, A.Basu and D.K. Basak                                

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480

Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle - P.Pal and S.Bandyopadhyay        

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483

Effect of oxytocin, PGF2α, Nifedipine and Diltiazem on uterine contraction of hypothyroid rats - Subas Ch. Parija                         

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486

Studies on evaluation of therapeutics role of thyroxine in caprine ketosis - Vinod K. Gupta, Ashok Kumar, V.S. Vihan and S.D. Sharma       

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489

Evaluation of immunomodulatory activity of Emblica officinalis  on cyclophasphamide induced immunosuppression - A.K.Tripathi, V.S. Rajora, D.K. Gupta and G.K. Singh              

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493

Analysis of hyaluronic acid concentration in chondroitine sulphate treated synovium regeneration - R. Aleksiewiez, Z.Kondera Anasz, Z. Adamiak and M. Nowak             

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497

Diagnosis and management of cystitis in dogs - Amandeep Singh, J. Mohindroo and T.S.Rai                                          

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499

Comparative efficacy of Chemotherapeutic agents against canine neoplasms - Randhir Singh, J. Mohndroo and H.S. Banga                                     

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502

Sperm nuclear morphology in relation to sperm functional tests in assessing buffalo semen - S.Selvaraju, J.Ghosh, C.G.David, I.J. Reddy and J.P. Ravindra          

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505

Relative growth rate in body height at withers of local goats of Malwa region - D.N. Saha                                      

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508

Genetic and Phenotypic correlations among carcass traits in Landrace pigs - T. Bardoloi and B.L. Raina            

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511

Coefficient of gene replication as a measure of genetic contribution in an organized herd of Sahiwal cows - M. Abbas and G.K. Sachdeva      

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514

The effect of feeding non-forage cellulose sources on blood biochemical parameters in dairy cows - U. Polat, H. Biricik, I.I. Turkmen and S. Guzel                              

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517

A comparative study on in-vitro digestibility of roughages in sheep and goat - Taskin Degirmencioglu                 

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520

Green berseem feeding on growth performance and blood biochemical profiles in Turkey - A. Bhattacharyya, S. Majumdar, S.K. Bhanja and A.B. Mandal       

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523

Microbial changes associated with composting of dead birds - K. Sivakumar, V.Ramesh Saravana Kumar, P.N. Richard Jagatheesan, K.Viswanathan and D.Chandrasekaran

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526

Study on the production and reproduction traits of desi pigs in an organized farm - T. Sivakumar, A. Gopinathan, J. Ramesh and S. Jaishankar        

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529

Morphometric observations on skull of Bison and buffalo - O.N. Ladukar, V.D.Shankhapal and Neeta Ladukar                              

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531

The effects of bilateral adrenalectomy on mandibular condyle of rat - A.I. Zengingul, M.A. Ketani, S.Z. Baskan and O.M. Elitok          

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534

Histogenesis of medulla oblongata in goat foetus - K.M.Lucy, K.R.Harshan, J.J.Chungath and N. Ashok                             

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536

II.   Clinical Articles:

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Surgical management of tumour of beak in Bastar Hill Mynah - S.K.Tiwari, R. Sharda, Padam Jain, Kashi Nath, Jayaram Desai, Sumeet Garg, M.O.Kalim and R.K. Sonawane

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540

Surgical management of intestinal obstruction caused by choke belt in a dog - V. Mahesh, L. Ranganath and M.S. Vasanth                               

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541

Concurrent infection of Babesia bigemina and Ehrlichia bovis  in a cow - S.Ramesh, A.Rajendran, M. Veeraselvam, N.V. Rajesh and M.G. Jayathangaraj                             

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543

Ultrasonographic diagnosis of pregnancy in bitches - A. Vijayarajan, V. Vijayanand and J. Rajasekaran                           

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544

Ocular filariasis in equines - A.K. Gangwar,  Sangeeta Devi, H.N. Singh and A Singh              

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547

III.  Short Communications:

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Overgrown lower incisors in white giant rabbit - K. Sivakumar, M.Geetha, V. Ramesh, D. Anandha Prakash Singh and V. Ramesh Saravana Kumar        

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549

Seroprevalence of leptospirosis among domestic animals in Andhra Pradesh - G. Balakrishnan, R. Govindarajan, T.V.Meenambigai, Vajiravelu Jayakumar and B. Murali Manohar 

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551

Heritability estimates for milk yield and milk composition traits of crossbred cows - G. Radhika, S. Iype, and M. Stephen

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553

Squamous cell carcinoma in an Iranian buffaloe - R.N.Kohli and Ghadrdan Mashadi 

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555

A report on the presence of Tassels in a buffaloe calf - S. Venkatesan, D. Kannan, Sabiha Hayath Basha and Geetha Ramesh

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557

Influence of age on semen characteristics of Yak bull - M.A.Kataktalware,R.Pourouchottamane, K.P. Ramesha, B.C. Saravanan, B.K.D. Borah, P. Saikia, M. Sarkar, B.C. Deka and M. Bhattacharya                     

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558

Economics of different milking frequencies in crossbred cows - A.S. Sirohi and H.N. Pandey          

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560

Dentition of Tiger - Hemant Joshi, K.S. Deora, Rakesh Mathur and Pankaj Thanvi 

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562

Prevalence of Eimeria species in goats - A.Gul, A.Aydin and Y. Goz              

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564

A note on clinico-therapeutic management of ruminal acidosis in ruminants - F.U. Peer and Md. Moin Ansari      

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566

Concurrent infection of Toxocara cati  and Ancylostoma Spp in Felids - S.Ramesh, M.G. Jayathangaraj, N.V. Rajesh, and M. Veeraselvam        

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568

Epidemiology of Bluetongue in Andhra Pradesh - D. Sudheer, Y. Narasimha Reddy, D. Sreenivasulu, B.J.R. Sarma and M.V. Subba Rao                           

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570

IV.   News:

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485

V.    Review:

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577

VI.   Flash Back:

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578

VII.  Next Issue:

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VIII. Author and Subject Index of the month:

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579

 

APRIL 2008

I.    General Articles:

 

 

PCR based characterization of Pasteurella multocida isolated from HS cases - Sunitha Karunakaran, G. Krishnan Nair, P.X. Antony, V. Jayaprakasan and M. Mini                             

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353

Effect of mutation in intron 8 of avian lipoprotein lipase gene on meat quality - Hassan Hussein Musa, Guo Hong Chen and Xin Sheng Wu          

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357

Cloning of cellulose gene from R. albus in E.coli and cellulase activity in the periplasmic protein fraction - A. Thulasi, M. Chandrasekharaiah and K.T. Sampath                      

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361

Pathological changes in the intestine of sheep and goats infected with Stilesia globipunctata - R. Thangathurai and D. Dilipkumar

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363

Haematology and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase level in canine tumours - P. Mukherjee, D.K. De, S.Roy and S.K. Nandi                                 

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365

Clinical, serum bio-chemical and enzymatic features of dogs with cholecystic disorders - S. Bandyopadhyay, J.P. Varshney, M.Hoque and M.K. Ghosh         

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368

Cultural and electron microscopic studies of Malassezia pachydermatis - K. Satish Kumar, S. Madhavi Latha, J. Sai Prasanna, K. Dhanalakshmi and B.J.R. Sarma                      

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371

Prevalence, contagious pathogens and antibiotics susceptibilities of sub clinical bovine mastitis - Pirali Kheirabadi,Kh., A. Ebrahimi, and F. Barati                             

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375

Comparative efficacy of different diagnostic tests in bovine sub clinical mastitis - P.Saravanan, V. Vijayanand, B. Nagarajan and K.Vasu          

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378

Osteomedullographic studies during fracture healing in dogs - S. Umashankar and L. Ranganath

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382

Transfixation of metacarpal fracture in calves - A. Ramanathan, T.N.Ganesh, W.P. Archibald David and  B. Murali Manohar                     

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385

Ovarian status, serum progesterone level and conception rate in Ovsynch treated buffaloes - K. Ravikumar and S.A. Asokan  

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388

G and C banded karyotypes of Kanni adu breed of goats - R. Saravanan, S.M.K. Karhickeyan and A.D. Deshpande                   

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393

Studies on semen quality of crossbred bulls - U.Y. Bhoite, D.A. Sutar and B.R. Ulmek                                  

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395

Population study on loss of animals and annual replacement index in Sahiwal cows - M. Abbas and G.K. Sachdeva    

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398

Factors affecting litter traits of Landrace pigs - T. Bardoloi and B.L. Raina         

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400

Effect of grass or legume hay on rumen fungi and microbes in buffalo - A.K. Samanta, K.K. Singh, G.H. Pailan, M.M.Das and Sonu Rai

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404

Physical characterization, haematological and mineral profiles in Bactrian camels - Gorakh Mal and D.Suchitra Sena

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408

Processing yields, losses and meat to bone ratio in spent desi ducks - K. Sangilimadan and  K.Narayanankutty                     

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411

Feeding, growth rate and management of Ostriches in Tamil Nadu - T. Sivakumar, S.T. Selvan and K. Gajendran                              

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413

Socio-economic factors influencing conception rate in cattle under field conditions - R.L. Bhagat, S.B. Gokhale, A.B. Pande and N.L. Phadke      

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416

Postnatal localization of phosphatases in the ductus deferens of ram - P.V.S. Kishore, Geetha Ramesh and Sabiha Hayath Basha                 

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419

Postnatal histochemistry of lipids and proteins in the epididymis of ram - P.V.S. Kishore, Geetha Ramesh and Sabiha Hayath Basha                 

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423

II.   Clinical Articles:

 

 

Gluteal haematoma in a stallion - A.K. Gangwar,  Sangeeta Devi, H.N. Singh, S. Prasad and J.Y. Waghaye                         

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426

Paraphimosis with priapism in a dog - A.K. Gangwar,  Sangeeta Devi, J.Y. Waghaye, Aditya Mishra and H.N. Singh                               

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428