2023, 54(4), 944-957, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.944-957, Dec. 31, 2023
The objective of this study was to assess the effect of electrical stimulation (ES) on breast and thigh muscles in spent hen. A total of 24 spent hens (White Leghorn) were slaughtered and split into two halves, each half was either treated with postmortem ES (150V) or was used as a non-stimulate…
2023, 54(4), 934-943, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.934-943, Dec. 31, 2023
The present study was carried out to assess the influence of three seasons in Kerala on the yield and quality of oocytes from crossbred (CB) dairy cows (n=27), subjected to ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte recovery (TVOR). Meteorological data including, ambient temperature (AbT) and relativ…
2023, 54(4), 927-933, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.927-933, Dec. 31, 2023
A study was conducted to determine the antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from cases of neonatal calf diarrhoea in Thrissur and Wayanad districts of Kerala. A total of 101 isolates were tested for susceptibility against 12 antibiotics. The antibiotics to which the isolates were most suscep…
2023, 54(4), 921-926, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.921-926, Dec. 31, 2023
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of infectious diseases like babesiosis and leptospirosis in dogs. Both the diseases show similar clinical manifestations, due to which timely differential diagnosis often gets delayed. The present study focused on diagnosis of major infectious …
2023, 54(4), 916-920, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.916-920, Dec. 31, 2023
Extra cellular matrix (ECM) incorporated calcium hydroxyapatite bound with triphasic silica is a custom made bone graft with hybrid properties which is used for bone regeneration. A promising new technique for preparing natural matrices for bone regeneration now in trend is decellularisation. Ac…
2023, 54(4), 907-915, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.907-915, Dec. 31, 2023
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a clinically important opportunistic pathogen and Salmonella spp. is a major food-borne pathogen causing gastroenteritis worldwide. The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence of K. pneumoniae and Salmonella spp. in beef and cow milk collected from centra…
2023, 54(4), 898-906, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.898-906, Dec. 31, 2023
A study was conducted to analyse the effect of different millet flours viz., finger millet flour, pearl millet flour and foxtail millet flour on physic-chemical characteristics, proximate composition and sensory characteristics of enrobed chicken nuggets. Refined wheat flour in the control nugge…
2023, 54(4), 891-897, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.891-897, Dec. 31, 2023
A study was carried out to identify the prevalence of clinical lameness and associated claw affections in dairy cows using claw health indicators, claw dimensions and locomotion scoring. Hundred postpartum lactating dairy cattle reared under similar managemental conditions were subjected to body…
2023, 54(4), 882-890, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.882-890, Dec. 31, 2023
The present study was conducted to compare the microscopic and macroscopic parameters of semen of three Indian indigenous chicken breeds viz. Aseel, Kadaknath and native chicken of Kerala. The semen volume in native chicken of Kerala was significantly higher compared t…
2023, 54(4), 875-881, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.875-881, Dec. 31, 2023
Sida cordifolia and Eupatorium triplinervis have been used traditionally for treatment of various ailments. An in-silico study was carried out to identify the interaction between the selected phytocompounds with B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2). The crystal structure of the Bcl2 protein (PDB Id: 4LXD) o…
2023, 54(4), 863-874, 10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.863-874, Dec. 31, 2023
Animals have played an important role in human life from ancient times. The knowledge on the use of many animals and their by-products in traditional medicines by various ethnic communities is generally passed verbally from one generation to the next. The present study was carried out on ethnozo…