November 2012

Lycopene enhanced behavioral and cognitive responses through decreased brain oxidative stress biomarker in Wistar rats subjected to psychological stress

Twenty-eight, adult, male, 10 - 14 weeks old Wistar rats weighing 190 - 220 g were divided into four groups: unstressed control (U-Control), unstressed + Lycopene (U+Lyco), stressed control (S-Control) and stressed + Lycopene (S+Lyco), to investigate the effect of lycopene on stressed rats. Olive oil was administered by oral gavage to each rat in the groups, either singly or...

Author(s): Ogundeji T., Ayo J. O., Aluwong T. and Mohammed A.

November 2012

Photoperiod as a factor for studying fluctuations of seminal traits during breeding and non-breeding seasons

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of photoperiod on the seminal traits of crossbreed wool-producing rams throughout one year period. For the effect of photoperiod (PTP), two periods were considered: Decreasing daylight length (summer and autumn) and the other, increasing daylight length. For this study, 5 Baluchi × Moghani (BL × MG) and 5 Arkharmerino × Moghani (AM...

Author(s): M. M. Pourseif and G. H. Moghaddam