Juniper Publishers Journal of Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

  Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences Abstract Conditioned taste aversions (CTA) occur when animals associate gastrointestinal distress with a particular food source. CTA strategy can be used to reduce animal consumption of an undesirable feedstuff. Lithium chloride (LiCl) has been used in wild ungulates as a CTA and could be used in white tail deer (WTD) as a potential CTA. Consumption of LiCl by WTD may leave residue in meat which may be consumed by a human. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of dietary LiCl on kinetics and depletion of lithium in muscle, kidney, and liver tissue in adult domestic sheep (model for WTD). In experiment1, eleven adult sheep orally received either 150 mg LiCl/kg BW (n = 8) or placebo (n = 3). Using aseptic procedure, muscle biopsies were taken at 4,8,12,24,48,96,192, and 240 hours post LiCl ingestion and lithium concentrations were measured. In experiment2, sixteen adult sheep received either 450mg LiCl/kg BW (n = 14) or p...

Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract Crude glycerin (CG) is a by-product of the biodiesel production, which has been shown to be a good source for ruminants. There is variability in the energy available from crude glycerin, which is partially explained by the glycerin content of the crude glycerin. Recent efforts have evaluated the effects of the inclusion of crude glycerin (above 85% of glycerin) in diets on intake, performance, carcass and meat quality traits of goat and sheep. It was found that can be used crude glycerin as energy source up to 20% of dry matter, without negative effects on performance and main carcass traits. Keywords:   Crude glycerin; Energy source; Goat diets Go to Introduction At present, biodiesel industry has grown rapidly along with the increasing demand of renewable and sustainable energy source, it has lower power pollution. The government incentives given to biodiesel agribusiness has led to a hug...

Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers   Abstract Portosystemic shunt is an abnormal vascular connection between the portal and systemic venous system. Due to this abnormal network of vessels, portal venous blood and its toxic by-products by-pass the liver and directly mix into the systemic circulation. It is a well-known congenital cause of encephalopathy which is characterized by high ammonium levels. Our case; a two-year-old male dog was brought to our clinic with tonic-clonic epileptic seizures and allotriophagia presenting for the last four months.Diagnosis of portosystemic shunt was made, and a surgical operation was planned. After the operation, ammonium levels decreased sharply. However, ammonium levels have started to rise again the month following the procedure and leaded to more severe symptoms. Consequently, the patient was euthanized after three months. Keywords: Portosystemic shunt; Encephalopathy; Hepatic encephalopathy...