Potential of ant nest extract () for protection of testicular morphometry, epididymal functions, and sperm quality in male rats with alloxan- induced diabetes.

Medicinal herbs, such as the ant nest plant (), are promising for the management of diabetes mellitus-associated infertility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological activity of the ant nest plant and its capacity to mitigate the adverse effects of alloxan-induced diabetes on testicular morphology, epididymal function, and sperm quality in male rats. The tuber of the ant nest plant was extracted using methanol and then subjected to phytochemical screenings.

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of and extracts on staphylococcal mastitis animal model.

Inappropriate and prolonged administration of antibiotics in mastitis could cause resistance and herbal treatment might could be one alternative treatment. , and are medicinal plants that contain various active compounds, including antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents, but their potential in treating mastitis is minimum. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of those plants against mastitis in rabbit model induced by .

Cloning and expression of GRA-4 recombinant protein as a toxoplasmosis diagnostic kit candidate.

Aim: The objective of this study was to produce recombinant protein GRA-4 (rGRA-4) of a local isolate as a candidate for a toxoplasmosis diagnosis kit in BL21 (DE3) competent cells using pET SUMO plasmid.

Materials And Methods: Samples used were stock tachyzoites DNA from the Parasitology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. Amplified GRA-4 polymerase chain reaction product of tachyzoite DNA was cloned in the pET-SUMO TA cloning vector.

Concentration and motility of spermatozoa and testosterone level of kacang goat after seminal vesicle extract administration.

This study aimed to determine the effect of seminal vesicle extract administration to increase the concentration and motility of spermatozoa and testosterone level of kacang goat. The experiment was arranged using a randomly completely block design (RCBD). Three kacang goats were used and each goat received three treatments namely P0 (2 mL of 0.