Reptile trade and chelonians-associated Salmonellosis in humans: A public health concern.

Animal trade has become a serious criminal practice in the world. Every day thousands of exotic wild animals, including reptiles, are farmed and sold worldwide. The illegal collection of turtles and tortoises remains completely unsupervised and represents a big challenge for responsible authorities.

In vivo assessment of oxidative stress, neurotoxicity and histological alterations induction in the marine gastropod Stramonita haemastoma exposed to CrO and AlO nanoparticles.

The increased use of nanoparticles (NPs) is expected to raise their presence in the marine ecosystem, which is considered as the final destination of released NPs. This study investigated the toxicity of CrO (42 nm) and AlO (38 nm) NPs (1, 2.5, and 5 mg/L) on the digestive glands of Stramonita haemastoma for 7, 14, and 28 days by oxidative stress biomarkers, neurotoxicity indicator assessment, and histological study.

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of Bovine Associated : A Review.

For decades now, DNA fingerprinting by means of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) continues to be the most widely used to separate large DNA molecules and distinguish between different strains in alternating pulses. This is done by isolating intact chromosomal DNA and using restriction enzymes with specific restriction sites to generate less than 30 restriction fragments from 50 Kb to 10 Mbp. These results make clone-specific band profiles easy to compare.

Partial substitution of sugar by honey in a pumpkin-based jam: Impact on physicochemical, microbiological quality and sensory attributes during refrigerated storage.

The current study aimed to monitor the physicochemical, microbiological quality and sensory profile of pumpkin jam enriched with different proportions of honey, for an interval of 20 days during two months storage period. For that purpose, five jam samples were prepared; the first sample (A) is a control jam without addition of honey, the other four formulations B, C, D and E were prepared by replacing the granulated sugar with honey in different proportions of 5, 10, 15 and 20%, respectively. A decrease was observed in pH from 4.

Usefulness of molecular typing methods for epidemiological and evolutionary studies of isolated from bovine intramammary infections.

In cattle, is a major pathogen of increasing importance due to its association with intramammary infections (IMIs), which are a primary cause of antibiotic use on farms and thus of the rise in antibiotic resistance. Methicillin-resistant (MRSA), which are frequently isolated from cases of bovine mastitis, represent a public health problem worldwide. Understanding the epidemiology and the evolution of these strains relies on typing methods.

Dehydrated husks and cake of prickly pear () processing for broiler feed: Effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality.

Background And Aim: The potential solution is to use agro-industrial by-products as an unconventional source of raw materials for broiler feed. This study aims to determine the effects of substituting prickly pear (FB; ) husks for corn and FB seed cake for soybean meal on the production performance, slaughter characteristics, and chemical composition of broiler meat.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred day-old chicks of equal sex ratio (1:1) of Big Fast strain, weighing on average 37±2g, were randomly divided into four homogeneous groups of 50 subjects each.

By-products of apricot processing in quail feed: Effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat physicochemical quality.

Background And Aim: The rearing of quails can have a stronger attraction for the breeders if we lower the cost prices by introducing by-products in their feed formulas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the partial substitution of soybean meal by apricot kernel cake (AKC) in the diet of quails, applied either sequentially or during all phases of rearing, on their growth performances, carcass characteristics, and meat physicochemical composition.

Materials And Methods: A total of 600 one-day-old quails (), with equal sex ratio and weighing on average 7±0.

Histological and chemical damage induced by microcystin-LR and microcystin-RR on land snail Helix aspersa tissues after acute exposure.

Microcystins (MCs) are the most common cyanotoxins with more than 200 variants. Among these cyanotoxins, microcystin-LR (MC-LR) and microcystin-RR (MC-RR) are the most studied congeners due to their high toxicity and frequent occurrence in surface waters. MC-LR has been detected in more than 75% of natural cyanobacteria bloom, along with other toxic and less toxic congeners.

Univariate associations between housing, management, and facility design factors and the prevalence of lameness lesions in fourteen small-scale dairy farms in Northeastern Algeria.

Background And Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the associations between different types of housing, management, and facilities on the prevalence of lame, causing lesions in smallholder dairy farms in Algeria.

Materials And Methods: The on-site investigation took place between December 2012 and May 2015. All cows were locomotion scored on a four-point scale, and foot lesions causing lame were diagnosed and recorded.

Effects of using essential oil of in quail feed on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and health status.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of essential oil of (Lavender) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and health status of quails.

Materials And Methods: A group of 600 1-day-old Japanese quail chicks (), with an average weight of 6.8±0.

Yields, chemical composition, and antimicrobial activity of two Algerian essential oils against 40 avian multidrug-resistant strains.

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate, , a possible antibacterial activity of Algerian essential oils (EOs) of Thyme ( L.) and that of Coriander ( L.) against multidrug-resistant avian strains and this in a perspective of their future use as a substitute for antibiotics (ATBs).

Does sickle cell disease have a psychosomatic component? A particular focus on anxiety and depression.

Sickle cell disease, an early-age genetic condition, encompasses a range of blood disorders with severe complications. This disease is characterized by the synthesis of abnormal hemoglobin molecules, which tend to polymerize due to their low solubility upon deoxygenation in the peripheral capillary beds, resulting in sickle-like red blood cells. Sickled cells lose their normal functioning and hemodynamic properties, leading to chronic fatigue as well as to episodes of painful crises.

Biological activities, and phytocompounds of northwest Algeria Ajuga iva (L) extracts: Partial identification of the antibacterial fraction.

The use of synthetic food additive and the appearance of antibiotic resistance are at the basis of important human health problems. The substitution of synthetic compounds with new natural substances extracted from plants or microorganisms is therefore the ideal solution to this scourge. The objective of this work was to evaluate the phyto-constituents (polyphenols, flavonoids and condensed tannins), and to test the biological activities (antioxidant, antibacterial and antiviral) of the Ajuga iva (L) aerial part extracts.

Effects of hesperidin on formaldehyde-induced toxicity in pregnant rats.

This experimental study aimed to investigate the protective effect of a bioflavonoid, hesperidin (HP), on formaldehyde (FA)-related pathophysiological and behavioral outcomes in pregnant rats and developmental aspects in their offspring. Female Wistar rats were subjected to perigestational exposure to FA (2 mg/kg/day ) with a concomitant treatment with HP (50 mg/kg/day ). Pregnant rats were weighed throughout gestation and tested in two behavioral paradigms (elevated plus-maze and open field) at gestational days (GD) 1, 10 and 19 to evaluate the anxiety-like behavior and locomotive alterations.

Unravelling the drastic range retraction of an emblematic songbird of North Africa: potential threats to Afro-Palearctic migratory birds.

Understanding how culture may influence biodiversity is fundamental to ensure effective conservation, especially when the practice is local but the implications are global. Despite that, little effort has been devoted to documenting cases of culturally-related biodiversity loss. Here, we investigate the cultural domestication of the European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) in western Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) and the effects of long-term poaching of wild populations (1990-2016) on range distribution, socio-economic value, international trading and potential collateral damage on Afro-Palearctic migratory birds.