Radiographic Evaluation of Femoral Torsion and Correlation With Computed Tomographic Techniques in Labrador Retrievers With and Without Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease     

Ayman A. Mostafa BVSc  MVSc  PhD  Michael W. Thomas DVM  Diplomate ACVR 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2014,43(5):534-541

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Maternal induced haploids in rye (Secale cereale L.)     

M. G. Mostafa  M. S. Hoque  K. Nahar  G. M. Evans 《Euphytica》1993,72(3):213-217

Summary An inbred line of rye named P8 was found to possess haploid plants in their diploid stock. Phenomenon of spontaneous haploidy was examined in this line. Fifty families derived from this inbred line were screened to determine their ploidy level by mitotic chromosome count taking root tips. Seven families were found to contain haploid plants. Among these seven families, plants from two families which were diploid were crossed reciprocally with the standard out breeding cultivar Conrah. As all of the tested plants of P8 were found aa allele for 6-Phosphogluconic dehydrogenase (6-PGD) isozyme, therefore, only those Conrah plants which have bb alleles for the same isozyme were used in crossing programme.F1 seedlings were screened with the same isozyme marker and out of 1741 F1 seedlings tested, 51 were found to be non-hybrid phenotype for 6-PGD enzyme. Among these, only five plants were found haploid and the rest were diploid. Haploid plants were obtained only from those crosses where P8 was female which indicates that haploids in this line was maternally induced.  相似文献   

Partial budgeting assessment of the treatment of pyometra, follicular cysts and ovarian inactivity causing postpartum anoestrus in dairy cattle     

Abd El-Gawad Salah El-Tahawy  Mostafa Mohammed Fahmy 《Research in veterinary science》2011,90(1):44-50

A total of 412 multiparous German Holstein cows were screened for postpartum pyometra, follicular cysts and ovarian inactivity to assess economic and productivity losses in relation to pharmaceutical expenditures. Our results show that cows treated for pyometra with prostaglandin f2 alpha (PGF2α) and oxytetracycline had significantly (P < 0.05) greater total and net returns than untreated cows or those treated with PGF2α + cephapirin or PGF2α alone. Milk yields from untreated cows affected by follicular cysts were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than the yields from cows treated with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH)− and GnRH + PGF2α. In addition, the use of GnRH to treat cows with ovarian inactivity resulted in significantly (P < 0.05) lower costs and greater total and net return values compared to untreated controls.  相似文献   

Multivariate analysis of morphometric characteristics to evaluate risk factors for cranial cruciate ligament deficiency in Labrador retrievers     

Ragetly CA  Evans R  Mostafa AA  Griffon DJ 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2011,40(3):327-333

Objectives: To determine the combination of conformation characteristics of the pelvic limbs of Labrador Retrievers that best discriminates between limb at risk to develop cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) disease and limbs at low risk using radiographs, computerized tomography (CT) images, and dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Study Design: Cross‐sectional clinical study. Animals: Twelve clinically normal and 9 unilaterally CCL‐deficient Labrador Retrievers. Methods: The pelvic limbs of normal dogs were considered as non‐predisposed to CCL disease and the contralateral limbs of CCL‐deficient dogs as predisposed. Conformation variables, obtained from femur and tibial radiographs, pelvic limb CT images and DEXA studies, of predisposed pelvic limbs were compared with the conformation variables from pelvic limbs of the low‐risk group. An ROC curve analysis was used to assess the discriminating properties of conformation variables for several combinations. Results: We determined that a combination of tibial plateau angle (TPA) and femoral anteversion angle (FAA) measured on radiographs was optimal for discriminating predisposed and non‐predisposed limbs for CCL disease in Labrador Retrievers. Conclusions: Assessing predisposition to CCL disease with a combination of conformational measurements is better than using univariate parameters. In the future, TPA and FAA may be used to screen dogs suspected of being susceptible to CCL disease.  相似文献   

Corpuscular oxidation in newborn crossbred calves naturally infected with Theileria annulata     

Saleh MA  Mahran OM  Al-Salahy MB 《Veterinary parasitology》2011,182(2-4):193-200

Erythrocytic lipid peroxidation has been implicated as a cause of anemia in Theileria annulata infection in cattle. The present study aimed to evaluate oxidative damage of membrane lipids and proteins in addition to hemoglobin (Hb) as three criterions of erythrocyte oxidation and their relation to erythrocyte deformability and anemia of newborn crossbred calves (Friesian × Egyptian Balady breed) naturally infected with T. annulata. Twenty-five T. annulata-infected calves (aged 20-30 days) along with 15 age matched healthy controls were used. Percentage of parasitemia varied from 12% to 63% (34.76 ± 3.05%). In comparison to controls, infected calves showed increased levels (P<0.001) of lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde; MDA, 52%) and protein oxidation (protein carbonyls; PCs, 132%) in erythrocyte membrane as well as increased values of Hb oxidation (methemoglobin; MetHb, 186%), corpuscular osmotic fragility (15.1%) and hemolysis (free Hb; 195.5%). Parasitemia was positively correlated with MDA (r=0.41, P=0.039), PCs (r=0.45, P=0.023) and MetHb (r=0.40, P=0.042). Also, percent of erythrocytic deformability (echinocytosis) was positively correlated with MDA (r=0.49, P=0.013) and PCs (r=0.63, P<0.001). On the other hand, erythrocytic packed cell volume was negatively correlated with MDA (r=-0.44, P=0.028), PCs (r=-0.72, P<0.001) and MetHb (r=-0.42, P=0.037). In conclusion, T. annulata infection is associated with a parasitic burden-dependant oxidative damage to the erythrocyte membrane protein and lipid contents in addition to Hb. This oxidative damage is linked to the morphological changes of the erythrocyte and may act as mechanisms contribute to pathogenesis of anemia in T. annulata infection in newborn calves.  相似文献   

Repeatability Evaluation of Instrumented Column Tests in Cover Efficiency Evaluation for the Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Isabelle Demers  Bruno Bussi��re  Mostafa Aachib  Michel Aubertin 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2011,219(1-4):113-128

Instrumented column tests are often used to assess the effectiveness of methods to prevent acid mine drainage (AMD). These tests are seldom duplicated, and this lack of duplicate can cast some doubt about their repeatability and reliability. This paper provides an analysis of column test studies (with duplicates) performed with a commonly used methodology. The paper presents the analysis of two multi-layer covers with capillary barrier effects in which the water retention layer was made of a non-plastic silt and of two cover scenarios involving a single-layer low sulphide cover. The first study compared the cover performance to limit AMD when different cover materials are used, while the second study compared the thickness of covers on cover performance. Statistical comparison between duplicates was made using available geochemical data, hydro-geotechnical data, and gas concentrations. Student??s t-test statistical tools and analysis of variances were used to determine the repeatability of the data. The results indicate that a good reproducibility of the column tests can be achieved with a good set-up methodology and rigorous control of the boundary conditions.  相似文献   

Effects of Stocking Density and Feeding Levels on Growth Rates and Feed Utilization of Rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus     

Abdel-Fattah  M. El-Sayed  Kamal A.  Mostafa  Jassim S.  Al-Mohammadi  Abdel-Aziz  El-Dehaimi    Mohammed  Kayid 《Journal of the World Aquaculture Society》1995,26(2):212-216

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Fate of low-molecular-weight organic phosphorus compounds in the P-rich and P-poor paddy soils          下载免费PDF全文

LI Bao-zhen  Anna GUNINA  Mostafa ZHRAN  Davey L. JONES  Paul W. HILL  HU Ya-jun  GE Ti-da  WU Jin-shui 《农业科学学报》2021,20(9):2526-2534

Continuous application of organic fertilizers can cause accumulation of organic phosphorus(P) in soil, especially in the lowmolecular-weight organic phosphorus(LMWOP) forms. This organic P pool represents a potentially important source of P for both plants and microorganisms. To understand the effect of long-term fertilization(30 years)(P-rich soil) vs. fallowing(P-poor soil) on the bioavailability and fate of LMWOP in subtropical paddy soils, we determined the sorption and mineralization of 14 C-labeled adenosine, adenosine monophosphate(AMP), adenosine diphosphate(ADP), and adenosine triphosphate(ATP) in each soil. The contents of carbon, nitrogen, and P in the P-rich soil were more than two times greater than those in the P-poor soil. The mineralization rates of the LMWOP compounds were faster in the P-rich soil compared to the P-poor soil, and followed the order AMPADPATP. Using sterilized soil, all forms of adenosine-P were strongly sorbed to the solid phase and reached saturation in a short time, with the adsorbance increasing with the number of phosphate groups. We concluded that the mineralization of LMWOP compounds was repressed slightly by sorption to the solid phase, but only in the short term. Thus, LMWOP compounds serve as readily available sources of C for microorganisms, making P available for themselves as well as for the plants. However, P accumulation and the progressive saturation of the P sorption sites in highly fertile soils may increase the potential risk of P runoff.  相似文献   

Bio-Guided Isolation of Antimalarial Metabolites from the Coculture of Two Red Sea Sponge-Derived Actinokineospora and Rhodococcus spp.     

Hani A. Alhadrami  Bathini Thissera  Marwa H. A. Hassan  Fathy A. Behery  Che Julius Ngwa  Hossam M. Hassan  Gabriele Pradel  Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen  Mostafa E. Rateb 《Marine drugs》2021,19(2)

Coculture is a productive technique to trigger microbes’ biosynthetic capacity by mimicking the natural habitats’ features principally by competition for food and space and interspecies cross-talks. Mixed cultivation of two Red Sea-derived actinobacteria, Actinokineospora spheciospongiae strain EG49 and Rhodococcus sp. UR59, resulted in the induction of several non-traced metabolites in their axenic cultures, which were detected using LC–HRMS metabolomics analysis. Antimalarial guided isolation of the cocultured fermentation led to the isolation of the angucyclines actinosporins E (1), H (2), G (3), tetragulol (5) and the anthraquinone capillasterquinone B (6), which were not reported under axenic conditions. Interestingly, actinosporins were previously induced when the axenic culture of the Actinokineospora spheciospongiae strain EG49 was treated with signalling molecule N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GluNAc); this finding confirmed the effectiveness of coculture in the discovery of microbial metabolites yet to be discovered in the axenic fermentation with the potential that could be comparable to adding chemical signalling molecules in the fermentation flask. The isolated angucycline and anthraquinone compounds exhibited in vitro antimalarial activity and good biding affinity against lysyl-tRNA synthetase (PfKRS1), highlighting their potential developability as new antimalarial structural motif.  相似文献   

Phenotypic diversity analysis of grain yield and yellow pigment content in germplasm collected from Iranian durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) landraces     

Farzad Fayaz  Mohsen Mardi  Mostafa Aghaee  Farrokh Darvish  Reza Talebi 《Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science》2013,59(10):1339-1357

This study was undertaken to compare patterns of agronomic characters and yellow pigment content diversity between Iranian durum landraces and modern varieties. In four field experiments, a collection of 127 accessions of landraces and 23 modern cultivars tetraploid wheat representing Iranian and global genetic diversity were tested under optimum and rain-fed conditions. Across the environments, the yellow pigment concentrations ranged from 1.85 mg kg^?1 to 8.95 mg kg^?1 in the field-grown samples. Multivariate analysis detected five groups, four including landraces and one comprising modern cultivars. As a group, modern cultivars were the most productive and showed high mean values for harvest index, grains per spike and yellow pigment, but they had the lowest plant height. Landraces had the highest mean number of spikes per m² and 1000-kernel weight, but were characterized by low plant height and yellow pigment content. Clustering analysis also showed that, based on yield and yellow pigment content, the accessions in different groups were of different origins, suggesting that there was no clear relationship between accessions and geographical diversity. According to our results, Iranian landraces can be particularly useful as germplasm in breeding programmes to improve spikes per m² and 1000-kernel weights.  相似文献