Hematology and clinical chemistry of adult yellow-headed temple turtles (Hieremys annandalii) in Thailand.

Background: Yellow-headed temple turtles (YHT), Hieremys annandalii, native to Thailand, are protected from exploitation under the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, also listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature red list.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe quantitative, morphologic, and cytochemical features of blood cells and plasma biochemical analytes of clinically healthy YHT.

Methods: Blood samples were collected from 40 adult YHT from October 2007 to February 2008.

Prevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) antigen-positive uterine tissues in gilts culled due to reproductive disturbance in Thailand.

The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) antigen-positive uterine tissue in gilts culled due to reproductive disturbance in relation to age at culling, reasons for culling, herds, and PRRSV vaccination. Uterine tissues of 100 gilts from six swine herds in Thailand were collected. The immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the PRRSV antigen using a polymer-based non-avidin-biotin technique.

Effects of Rhinacanthus nasutus kurz on colon carcinogenesis in mice.

Rhinacanthus nasutus Kurz, a Thai medicinal plant which possess antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on human cancer cells, was examined for chemopreventive potential against colonic neoplasms induced by azoxymethane (AOM) combined with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in mice. Male ICR mice were given a single intraperitoneal administration of AOM (10 mg/kg body weight) followed by 2% DSS in their drinking water for a week. Water extract of the roots of R.