M. Narayana Swamy

Veterinary College, Bangalore · Veterinary Physiology

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of mifepristone and prostaglandin in the treatment of closed pyometra in female dogs. The female dogs were confirmed for closed cervix pyometra by anamnesis, clinical examination, ultrasonography and blood sampling were subjected to mifepristone and prostaglandin therapy for continues and co...

The present study aimed to evaluate the dietary influence of nano-selenium and nano-curcumin on lipid profile, immune status and growth performance in Ven-Cobb broiler chickens. A total of 360 broiler chicks were divided into four groups and each group comprised 90 chicks. Chickens kept in group I was fed with a broiler basal diet and it served as...

Malnad Gidda cows are famous for regular calving under low input regime. However, Malnad Gidda cattle are poorly studied with regard to their reproductive efficiency. The present study was undertaken to establish the baseline values for reproductive hormones in Malnad Gidda cows. Malnad Gidda cows (6) aged between three to four years were selected....

A study was undertaken to compare the serum mineral profile in Holstein Friesian crossbred cows with low solids-not-fat (SNF) syndrome and normal SNF content during 4 th and 8 th week of 3 rd and 5 th lactations. A total of 24 cows were selected for the present study and based on the SNF content in their milk, the animals were divided into four gro...

Present study was conducted to ascertain the influence of supplementation of vitamin E and selenium on heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and anti-oxidant status in Hallikar cattle during different seasons. Female Hallikar cattle (12) aged 4 to 6 years selected from Ramanagara, Karnataka, India, were divided into control and supplemented groups with 6 a...

The prevalence of endoparasites in pigs of Hassan district was studied (April 2019 to March 2020). A total 207 faecal samples were collected from 26 farms distributed across eight Talukas (Administrative units below district). The overall parasite load was 40.59% in the entire sample size. The parasites observed in the study were Ascaris suum (51.1...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the influence of thyroid status on electrolyte profile in dogs with chronic kidney disease. A total of 72 client-owned dogs aged between two to ten years, presented to the Veterinary College Hospital, Bangalore were included in this study. The clinically healthy dogs were assigned to Group I. Euthyroid do...

A study was carried out to evaluate induction and recovery characteristics of isoflurane and sevoflurane inhalant anaesthesia for ovariohysterectomy in young and healthy female dogs. All the animals were premedicated with Atropine sulphate and Diazepam. Induction of anaesthesia was achieved by using Isoflurane (5%) in group A and Sevoflurane (5%) i...

Present study was carried out to ascertain the influence of different seasons on hormonal profiles in Hallikar cattle. Two groups (control and supplemented) of healthy female Hallikar cattle with six animals in each group selected from Madabal Village of Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India, were utilized for the present study. Selected animals we...

The present study was conducted to determine the profile of leptin, insulin and estradiol in Bannur female sheep in different age groups maintained under iso-nutritional and isomanagemental conditions at Bandur Breeding Farm, Danagur Village, Malavalli Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka. A total of 24 randomly selected female sheep as per age were d...

A total of one hundred and twenty milch cows reared in organized and unorganized sectors were screened for antibiotic residues in milk at Bangalore Rural, Kolar and Chickballapur districts by non probability sampling. Epidemiological data with respect to age, parity, cattle breed, type of farming, housing, flooring, medical service, managemental pr...

A study was conducted to assess the thyroid hormones and lipid profile in Labrador Retriever male dogs presented to the Veterinary College Hospital, Bengaluru for routine health check up and vaccination. Based on their age, they were randomly divided into Group I, Group II and Group III that consisted of one to three years age (young age), more tha...

The erythrocyte membrane fluidity is due to arrangement and interaction of different lipid components of lipid bilayer. Feeding of rats with high fat diets is known to alter lipid composition and fluidity of plasma membranes of erythrocytes that in turn reduce the osmotic resistance of erythrocytes. The present study was conducted to investigate th...

Enzyme activities in the seminal plasma are the good indicators of fertility. A study was conducted to determine the activities of certain enzymes in fresh seminal plasma and extended refrigerated semen in Nari Suvarna rams. Six rams of Nari Suvarna breed were selected and sixteen ejaculates were collected from each ram for a period of eight weeks...

Certain blood parameters indicate the postpartum reproductive performance in cattle. In the present study, blood samples were collected from 25 lactating animals on 10 th day of calving and thereafter at weekly intervals up to 12 weeks postpartum. The samples were analyzed for glucose, cholesterol, serum urea nitrogen (SUN) and total proteins, whic...

The study was undertaken with the objectives of establishing the normal reference values of certain haematological parameters in Hallikar cattle maintained at a government farm in their native tract at Karnataka. Twenty four healthy Hallikar cattle were selected and divided into four groups. Group I and II consisted of male Hallikar cattle aged bet...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of pregnant cow urine, known to contain estrogen, on follicular dynamics in female Wistar albino rats. The rats were reared from twenty day of age for 60 days in four groups consisting of six rats in each group. First trimester pregnant cow urine and last trimester pregnant cow urine was admin...

A study was carried out to assess the influence of summer stress and effect of supplementation of vitamin E and selenium during different season on serum enzyme activities, i.e., aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in Hallikar cattle. In the control group, activities of AST, ALT and ALP we...

A study was carried out to assess the influence of summer stress and effect of supplementation of vitamin E and selenium during different season on serum enzyme activities, i.e., aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in Hallikar cattle. In the control group, activities of AST, ALT and ALP we...

A study was undertaken with the objective of making an insight in to the changes with respect to the level of certain metabolites in non pregnant and pregnant Bannur ewes which are indicative of their nutritional status and physiological well being. Eighteen Bannur ewes maintained under identical managemental conditions in a semi-intensive rearing...

A study was carried out to elucidate the ovarian antral follicular dynamics and the profile of certain biochemical components in ovarian antral follicular fluid of non-descript goats of Karnataka. Three hundred ovaries were collected from two to five year old healthy non-descript goats slaughtered at Civil Meat Processing and Production Centre, Ban...

The hematological parameters such as total erythrocyte count, total leukocyte count, hemoglobin content and packed cell volume were evaluated before and after ploughing work in Hallikar bullocks. Eight healthy bullocks which were yoked in pairs, aged between three to five years, used for ploughing work by the farmers for their routine agricultural...

A study was carried out to assess the effect of different seasons and supplementation of vitamin E and selenium during different seasons on serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and VLDL cholesterol levels in Hallikar cattle belonging to different farmers of Madabal Village of Magadi Taluk, Ramanagar District, Kar...

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary inclusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (0.1%), Lactobacillus sporogenes (0.1%), their combination (0.05% and 0.05%) and Provilacc® (0.1%) for different groups, on nitrogen retention in the form of crude protein, the ether extract and total ash in the breast muscle sample as the indicators of...

A study was carried out to determine the estradiol-17β levels in the follicular fluid in relation to the size of ovarian antral follicles in Ankamali pigs. The ovaries were collected from apparently healthy, non pregnant and cyclic Ankamali pigs in the age group of 2 to 5 years which were brought for slaughtering at civil meat processing and produc...

Acute oral toxicity study with norfloxacin was conducted in female wistar albino rats. The study was carried out as per Acute toxic class method (OECD 423). Three animals were used for each step. Norfloxacin was administered by oral gavage as a single dose at a dose rate of 50mg/kg body weight to Group I, 300mg/kg body weight to Group II, 2000mg/kg...

One day old commercial Cobb - 400 broiler chicks consisting of twenty unsexed birds in each group were administered from day one to 42 in drinking water with prebiotic (Lactose @ 2.5 %, Group II), probiotic (Lactobacillus acidopholus @ 0.1%, Group III), their combination (Lactose @ 2.5% plus Lactobacillus acidophilus @ 0.1%, GroupIV) and commercial...

The present study was designed with the objective of understanding the ovarian antral follicular dynamics in Ankamali pigs, an indigenous south Indian breed of pig, that derives its name from Ankamali block in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, also found in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. For the present study, the o...

Acute dermal toxicity study was conducted in rats. The parameters studied were body weight, serum biochemistry and gross pathology. The animals were also observed for clinical signs and mortality after the application of test film. The dermal irritation potential of silk protein film was examined using Draize test. In the initial test, three test p...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of methanolic extracts of Murraya koenigii Spreng. (Curry leaf) and Morus alba Linn. (Mulberry leaf) on the age of attainment of puberty, relative ovary and uterus weight and the number of ovarian surface follicles in female Wistar albino rats. The rats were reared from 20 to 70 days of age in six...

The immune responses in terms of relative spleen, bursa of Fabricius and thymus weights, absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and hemagglutination inhibition titers (HIT) against New Castle disease were studied upon supplementation of lactose (2.5% in drinking water) as prebiotic, Lactobacillus acidophilus (0.1% in drinking water) as probiotic, their co...

In the present study, the seed germination inhibition technique was applied to diagnose pregnancy in Malnad Gidda cattle breed, a dwarf breed found in coastal and neighboring heavy rainfall areas in Karnataka. The urine samples collected from six inseminated Malnad Gidda cows at two months of post insemination served as positive group and the urine...

In the present study, the seed germination inhibition technique was applied to diagnose pregnancy in Malnad Gidda cattle breed, a dwarf breed found in coastal and neighboring heavy rainfall areas in Karnataka. The urine samples collected from six inseminated Malnad Gidda cows at two months of post insemination served as positive group and the urine...

A total of one hundred unsexed, day old and straight run commercial Cobb - 400 broiler chicks were randomly divided in to five groups consisting of twenty chicks in each group. The control group received only the basal diet (Group I) and the treatment groups were administered with prebiotic (Lactose @ 2.5%), probiotic (Lactobacillus acidophilus @ 0...

Ovarian antral follicular activity in buffaloes was studied from November to April 1998-99 (cooler and warmer periods of the year), using the ovaries collected from civil slaughterhouse, Bangalore. Antral follicular population on the surface of the ovary was studied and simultaneous serum estradiol-17β was assayed by radioimmunoassay to determine t...