Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Estimating the body weights of animals is an arduous task in livestock management. However, it is a vital tool in developing suitable breeding programmes,calculating the nutritional requirements, determining pharmaceutical doses of drugs and assessing feed conversion e…

The research was conducted at University Livestock Farm and Fodder Research and Development Scheme, Mannuthy using portable floating drum biogas plants of 0.5 m3 capacity, to study the biogas production potential of paneer whey alone and also in co-digestion with cow d…

The current study was planned to assess the antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella spp. isolated from meat samples collected from the Marathwada region. A total of 180 meat samples comprising 60 each of chicken, chevon and meat products were collected from 3 di…

The present investigation aimed at the development of a whey protein concentrate-iron (WPC-Fe) complex using hydrolysed and unhydrolysed whey protein as supplements in ironfortified foods. Differential hydrolysis of whey protein was achieved using trypsin and a combin…

The performance of CO 3, CO 5 and Super Napier varieties planted in trench method under summer stress with irrigation support was evaluated. The experiment was conducted using different types of farmyard manure viz., cow dung, goat manure and poultry manure. Total yiel…

The diarrheal diseases caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) are a very common occurrence in developing countries and the occurrence of pathogenic diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) has been widely reported from different food animals from all over the world. The present study…

Six clinical cases of obstructive urolithiasis in goats were chosen for this research, with the primary objective of establishing a standardised approach for minimally invasive percutaneous tube cystostomy using a three-way Foley catheter for urinary diversion. Further…

Metagenomic DNA extraction and subsequent bioinformatic analysis is an easy method to analyse the divergence and relative abundance of microflora present in environment samples. Extraction of DNA from faeces of elephant is challenging due the presence of inhibitory sub…

The present study aimed to evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility of Enterococcus sp. isolated from a household dahi/thayir sample. Bile esculin agar was used for the selective isolation of Enterococcus sp. Based on biochemical characterization and 16SrRNA sequencing, …

The demand of poultry products like egg, meat and value added products are increasingandto meet the demand their production has seenincreasing trend. The biowaste generated from the sector is a concernbecause highly nutrient rich manure has a great impact on the enviro…

An investigation on the socio-economic characteristics of the cattle farmers of Lakshadweep islands was carried out. Twenty cattle farmers each were randomly selected from five islands viz. Minicoy, Amini, Kavaratti, Androth and Agatti and a total of 100 farmers formed…

A study to investigate the behavioural responses of Large White Yorkshire weanling piglets to cold stress during the post-monsoon season in Kerala was carried out at the Centre for Pig Production and Research, Mannuthy. Forty piglets were randomly allotted to four trea…

A feeding trial of 120 days was conducted in crossbred calves to examine the impact of feeding varied levels of rumen undegradable protein on growth and economics of production. Eighteen weaned female crossbred calves of age ranging between six to nine months were chos…

Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) has gained recognition as a regenerative biomaterial with potential applications in soft tissue healing. The study was aimed to prepare bovine origin platelet rich fibrin gel and characterisation by histology and scanning electron microscopy.…

A feeding trial of four months duration was carried out in Vechur cattle to analyse the impact of various protein concentrations in total mixed ration on rumen fermentation and haematobiochemical parameters. Fifteen Vechur cattle between the ages of six and ten months…

A study was carried out for a period of 4 months to evaluate the effect of dietary inclusion of garden cress (GC) seeds on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in New Zealand White rabbits. Eighteen New Zealand White female rabbits of four months of age were s…

Semiochemical assisted tick control is a novel, promising alternate tick control perspective which can be utilised for controlling tick populations both on and off the host. In the present study, optimal concentrations of synthetic analogues of assembly pheromone (AP) …

Canine mammary tumour (CMT) is the most common malignancy reported in intact female dogs. The present study is envisaged to classify the CMTs based on the histopathologic type, grade and hormone receptor status. Twenty-five cases of CMTs were taken as the study materia…

This study sought to optimise the amalgamation of type II and type III quality beef cuts in cold-set restructured beef, employing the cold-binding agent microbial transglutaminase. Type III quality beef cuts, include brisket, plate, and flank, which were blended in a 1…

A study was performed to investigate the impact of heat stress on milk composition and fatty acid profile in crossbred and Vechur cattle. The study was organized in two periods, period 1 with minimum Temperature Humidity Index (THI) (December 2022 to January 2023) and …

Infectious coryza (IC) is an upper respiratory tract disease of poultry, caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum (A. paragallinarum). The disease is of much economic importance due to increased culling rate and marked reduction in egg production. There are no published r…

Canine mammary tumours (CMT) are the second most common cancer in dogs after skin tumours and are frequently found in older, intact female dogs. Epithelial- Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is identified as a major driving force in tumour progression and metastasis. The cu…

Post-mortem interval (PMI) is the time elapsed between death and the discovery of the body and its estimation is crucial in forensic pathology investigations. Numerous methods are available for PMI estimation. In humans, the vitreous potassium concentration (K+) has sh…

Mice are commonly used as a model organism in human breast cancer research. Understanding the normal histology of the mouse mammary gland is necessary to appreciate any abnormality in the tumour microenvironment. This study focuses on the morphological variations occur…

The thermal stress adversely affects the health and production of crossbred dairy cattle of Kerala especially when the animals are in the early lactation. The purpose of the current study is to investigate correlation between skin temperatures (ST) at various body regi…

Crossbred cows exhibiting prolonged oestrus (oestrus duration > 36 h, n=6, Group I) and normal oestrus duration (n=6, Group II) which are negative for cytological endometritis, were selected for the present study. Ovaries were subjected to ultrasonographic examinati…

Canine parvovirus enteritis is caused by canine parvovirus -2 (CPV-2), which is a highly contagious disease, characterized by vomiting, foul-smelling bloody diarrhoea and myocarditis in young dogs. In the present study, a total of 50 faecal samples were collected from …

Antimicrobial resistance has developed as a major threat worldwide causing a serious risk to global public health. Infections with drug-resistant bacteria are quite challenging to treat with recommended antimicrobials. This retrospective study was conducted to analyse …

The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of lactation number, stage of lactation, milk yield per milking, shape of udder and teats, pregnancy status, sex of calf, shift of milking and identity of milker on speed of calf to reach its dam from calf shed, tim…

A hallikar bullock was presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, RIVER with the complaint of an abnormal ocular mass in the left eye, progressing in size with profuse lacrimation for the past ten days. Physical and ocular examinations suggested that the abnormal ti…

Collagen membranes are one of the most commonly used tissue engineered scaffold. Collagen scaffolds could be effectively made by decellularising a variety of biological tissues like small intestinal submucosa, dermis, omentum, tunica vaginalis, etc. These scaffolds are…

Uterine torsion is one of the serious obstetrical maladies encountered in domestic animals. It is defined as the rotation of the uterus along its longitudinal axis. A retrospective study of uterine torsion among goats presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, …

A study was conducted in Nadathara grama panchayath between March 2022 to June 2023 among beneficiaries of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) - Scheduled Caste Sub plan (SCSP) scheme to evaluate the knowledge level of backyard poultry farmers on recomme…

Fowl adenovirus affects birds, mainly chicken, duck, geese, turkey, and pheasant. Fowl adenovirus comprises of 5 species and 12 serotypes, which causes a multitude of disease syndromes. The most economically significant diseases caused by Fowl adenovirus include inclus…

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory condition that primarily affects the exocrine pancreas. Diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis can be aided by evaluating particular haematobiochemical alterations. Twelve Wistar albino rats were split up into two grou…

The gyrA gene in Klebsiella spp. is a 441 base pair long gene coding for the DNA gyrase A subunit of the organism. The present study was undertaken for the isolation, identification, and molecular confirmation of Klebsiella spp. from the environmental, animal and human…

With nearly 60-80 per cent of global food commodities contaminated with mycotoxins, long-time exposure to mycotoxins is highly likely. In-addition to causing toxic effects in humans and animals these mycotoxins are shown to cause gut-microbiota dysbiosis and increased …