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Bioecological Features of Some Feed, Poisonous and Noxious Plants on the Winter Pastures of the Mil Steppe in Azerbaijan

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Bioecological Features of Some Feed, Poisonous and Noxious Plants on the Winter Pastures of the Mil Steppe in Azerbaijan Authors: Asadova, Kamala Abstract: The winter pastures of the Mil steppe are used as a source of forage in animal husbandry by legal and physical persons. The bioecological features of main feed and poisonous and noxious plants were investigated during field research. As well as considering the bioecological features of dominant and subdominant species, recommendations for rational usage and measures of improvement were prepared.

An Endowment (Al-waqf) Concept for the Supply of Medical Care: an Exploratory Study of the Sustainability of Health Insurance at Higher Institutions

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Title: An Endowment (Al-waqf) Concept for the Supply of Medical Care: an Exploratory Study of the Sustainability of Health Insurance at Higher Institutions Authors: Muhammed-Shittu, Abdul-Rahman Balogun Abstract: Important here is the term endowment, meaning the devotion of assets or properties, either directly or indirectly, to any charitable or religious institution or cause, or to secure advantage or benefit for a person or persons. The purpose of this study is to explore and represent the importance and utility of an endowment form of sustenance for the infrastructures and/or amenities necessary for beneficiaries at higher institutions. However, the specific aims and objectives of this study are to ensure the availability and sustainability of standardized health services at Khazar University by the application and implementation of a policy of endowment. Khazar University is undoubtedly among the world’s fastest growing young universities. Obviously, the university strives endlessly to provide services of global standard to meet the challenges involved in competing with older, wellestablished universities around the world. The study is exploratory in nature and applies a phenomenological approach in presenting the concept of endowment and how it is practised at many world class universities to provide and sustain the necessary facilities at their various institutions of higher education. Following exploration, this study proposes that stakeholders of Khazar University use endowment to upgrade the university’s health and medical services to an advanced level. The study highlights the practical experience of endowment-based universities in different part of the world, including: Al-Azhar University in Egypt; the University of Cordova in Spain; IIU- the Islamic University of Indonesia; universities founded in Turkey; the King AbdulAziz University, and many universities in Malaysia, of which the present study focuses on the International Islamic University, Malaysia.

Changes to Some Hormones and Glucose in the Blood of Rabbits Subjected to Physical Exertion and Regimes of Darkness and Light, and Subfetal Hypoxia of Ontogenesis

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Changes to Some Hormones and Glucose in the Blood of Rabbits Subjected to Physical Exertion and Regimes of Darkness and Light, and Subfetal Hypoxia of Ontogenesis Authors: Hasanova, Konul Gasim Abstract: As the main purpose of this article, we set the task of studying the mechanism of changes in the parameters of melatonin, insulin, adrenaline and glucose in the blood of rabbits that had undergone prefetal hypoxia of prenatal ontogenesis and been subjected to physical exertion and light conditions in the postnatal period of development. The article presents our research and its results. The purpose is to study the effect of long-term "on" and "off" functions of the epiphysis on various stressors, such as hypoxia and physical activity, and on physiological changes in the performance of the pancreas and adrenal glands in rabbits. Based on the results of the experiments, it was found that in physiologically epiphysectomized animals of different ages contained in the light and dark regimes, melatonin levels fall with increased insulin and rise with reduced insulin, and adrenaline levels fall from the norm under the action of physical exercise and photoperiodic action, but rise as a stress hormone during exercise with a reduction of melatonin. As numerous experiments show, the results of our research confirm an inverse relationship between melatonin and insulin, as well as between melatonin and adrenaline. However, the results obtained during the light mode differ from those taken during the dark mode, an increase in the level of melatonin is observed during physical activity in the dark mode, and a decrease in the light mode. It was found that with exercise and the photoperiodic factor in 30-day-old animals, in the circadian rhythm during exercise and under illumination hormone levels increase at first and then decrease in accordance with artificially created stress reactions.

The Effects of Savory (Satureja khuzistanica) Extract on Performance, Organ Weight, Blood Parameters and Immune Function in Heat Stressed Broilers

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Title: The Effects of Savory (Satureja khuzistanica) Extract on Performance, Organ Weight, Blood Parameters and Immune Function in Heat Stressed Broilers Authors: Yadegari, Mohammad; Ghahri, Hasan; Daneshyar, Mohsen Abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of savory (Satureja khuzistanica) extract on the performance, organ weight, immune response and hepatic enzymes in broiler chickens. 320 day-old Ross chickens were assigned to four distinct treatments in a completely randomized design. Each treatment was administered to four replicates of twenty birds. The variables were heat stress (34 ± 2 ˚C for 8 hours) and savory extract (0.4 ml/L) in drinking water. Feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were measured in successive weeks of the trial. The relative weights of different organs (dressing, breast, thigh, liver, heart, spleen and bursa of Fabricius) determined at 42 days. The serum glucose and blood plasma content of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were measured by blood sampling at 42 days. Plasma IgG were quantified on days 21, 28, 35 and 42. The savory extract did not affect FCR, or the relative weights of different organs (P>0.05). BW and FI increased with savory oil inclusion (P<0.05). Further, the savory extract reduced plasma glucose, AST and ALT in heat stressed broilers significantly (P<0.05). ALP content also declined, but not significantly (P>0.05). Blood IgG in heat stressed broilers, increased in every case of treatment with savory extract (P<0.05). In conclusion, in conditions of heat stress, 0.4 ml/L of savory extract improves economic proficiency in broiler flocks due to the accumulation of minute advantages in increased WG, FI, improved IG and reduced hepatic enzymes.