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The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences SUBJECT INDEX December 1998 Vol.68,No.12 Immunoelectrophoretic analysis of paramphistomid antigens B P Maji, P Dwivedi and J R Rao Gangrenous derinatitis of fowls T G Prabhakar, N Dorairajan, S Sivakumar, T Raja Swaminathan, Hirakumar Mukhopadhyay, Wilson Aruni and W Manohar Paul Breed differences in susceptibility of sheep to Haemonchus contortus Satyavir Singh and C L Yadav Resistance of non-lactating ewes and lambs of indigenous and crossbreds to natural infection with Haemonchus contortus Satyavir Singh, C L Yadav and D P Banerjee Gut associated lymphoid tissues of ducks: Distribution and histology N N Barman, S Goswami, A Mukit and S Islam Effect of sodium acid phosphate and inosine on the cource of Dictyocaulus filaria infection in sheep R L Sharma and T K Bhat Disposition kinetics and bone penetration of ampicillin and cefazolin during fracture repair in dogs Balroop Singh, A K Srivastava and S N Sharma Micrometry of the developing and mature epididymis in goat G S Bilaspuri and A Kaur Plasma prolactin among superovulated prepuberal buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) C Singh and M L Madan Changes in certain blood constituents in cases of canine venereal granuloma Umesh Singh and L N Singh Immunogenicity of vero-cell-adapted caprinised rinderpest virus in cattle M M Parida and S K Bandyopadhyay Occurrence of peste des petits ruminants like disease in small ruminants in Uttar Pradesh H Shankar, V K Gupta and N Singh Prevalence of Johne’s diseae in organized goat herds N Singh, V S Vihar, S V Singh and V K Gupta Isolation and characterization of Newcastle disease virus strains from desi birds G Kamaraj, K Nachimuthu and K Kumanan Suitability of dye exclusion test for determination of viability of Sarcocystis miescheriana P P Devi and P C Sarmah Detomidine as a preanaesthetic in thiopentone anaesthesia in dogs N S Jadon, Amresh Kumar, Bhupen Sharma and S P Singh Effect of gelatin granules on wound healing in buffaloes M A Ansari, N S Jadon, Amresh Kumar, Harpal Singh and S P Singh Electrocardiographic changes in experimental nephrotoxicity of goats Rakesh Kumar, N N Pandey, C S Celly and G R Singh Failure of renal ischemia to induce varied degree of renal failure in goats M A Kshama, N N Pandey, G R Singh and H C Setia Bacteriological studies on the genital tract infections in repeat breeding thoroughbred mares A K Arora, H P § Kochhar and A S Nanda Effect of calcium ions of in vitro capacitation and acrosome reaction in cattle spermatozoa Pushpendra Kumar and C R Balakrishnan Superovulation in buffalo heifers C Singh and M L Madan Acutre mercuric chloride intoxication in goats - An eperimental study Rakech Kumar and N N Pandey Comparative SDS Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of seminal plasma proteins and blood plasma proteins of the Indian buffalo and cattle bulls B A Kulkarni, R K Rupal and U C Hedge Partitioning of progesterone and 17 6 estradiol in milk Sandhya Chaudhari, B D Lakhchaura and S C Sud On nonlinear procedure for obtaining length-weight relationship R Venugopalan and Prajneshu 1298 The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [ Vol.69, No.12 Breeding efficiency and optimum levels of various reproductive traits in Surti buffaloes TS r Shashidhara, S S Bhatia and M M Appannavar Effect of different dietary nitrogen sources on growth performance of crossbred cattle P C Lailer and G P Singh Effect of reconstitution technique on the nutritive value of pearlmillet grain and performance of growing lambs Jai Dev Singh and O P Lohan Subsecondary coding for individual identification of cattle through dermatoglyphics of muzzle Sharda Mishra, Om Singh Tomer and Ernst Kalm Haemoglobin polymorphism in Deoni cattle S D Deshpande and M K Sawant Contemporary grouping and accuracy of selection in small and closed herds of Indian cattle B L Pander and A S Yadav Subjective and objective lustre evaluation in Magra breed of sheep SC Mehta, V K Singh, S Parthasarathy and S K Chopra Test of normality on useful traits for poultry science Vinod Kumar Chaudhary and R K Taneja Comparative evaluation of rumen metabolic profile in cases of primary indigestion and healthy lactating Murrah buffaloes Ramesh Kumari, N Singh and M A Akbar Behaviour and physiological changes in ewes and their lambs at parturition under semiarid environment { K Dang, S M K Naqvi and J P Mittal Observation on the longevity, instar durations, fecundity and growth in Alonella excisa (Fischer) (Cladocera :C hydoridae) Sumita Sharma and B K Sharma Immunotoxic effects of cypermethrin and endosulfan on macrophage functions of broiler chicks § K Khurana, R S Chauhan and S K Mahipal Role of /ndoplanorbis exustus snails in spreading schistosomiasis in endemic area {njana Mishra and M C Agrawal Morphology of the thyroid gland and oxidoreductases in the liver of mithuns (Bos frontalis) and yaks (Bos grunniens) G Baishya, M Bhattacharya, S R Talukdar and S N Kalita Morphometry of male porcine genitalia R Singh and N S Parihar Pathology of conjunctiva, cornea and sclera in sheep and goats U Y Sangamwar, N S Parihar and A K Sharma Ocular Neoplasms in goats and sheep U Y Sangamwar and N S Parihar Gross and histopathological observation on the effects of therapeutic ultrasound (3.0 w/cm2) on experimental chronic traumatic arthiritis in cow calves R Bhatia, V K Sobti and K S Roy Time of insemination and conception in cows and buffaloes under field condition S K Srivastava, K L Sahni and Greesh Mohan Passive immunization against inhibin raises the plasma concentratin of FSH in cycling Murrah buffaloes T Chandrasekhar and M L Madan Detection of bluetongue antibody and antigen in Indian elephants, spotted deer and blackbucks N Narayana Bhat, R Manickam and Wilson Aruni Occurrence of egg drop syndrome - 76 in layers - seroprevalence and isolation H K Mukhopadhyay, W M Paul and N Dorairajan A probable virulence factor of javanica isolates K Natarajaseenivasan and § Ratna Histolgocial study of the hardierian gland of white leghorn with reference to plasma cells Ashok Pawar, A Venkatkrishnan, C Vijayaraghavan and V Ramkrishna Pharmacokinetics mammary excretion and dosage regimen of sulfadimidine in lactating cows A K Srivastava, R K Chaudhary and S S Sidhu Swine pneumatosis insteinalis R Singh and N S Parihar Effect of sugars on the leakage of transaminases (GOT, GPT) during cryopreservation of buffalo spermatozoa L P Singh, Satish Kumar and Greesh Mohan Corpus luteum spurium of goat R K Sharma and Manju Sharma December 1998] | Contents Superovulation and embryo collection in Sirohi goats treated with Super-ov A K Goel and K P Agarwal Oestrus synchronization in cyclic goats following lutalyse administration A K Goel and K P Agarwal Biochemical alterations induced by repeated oral administration of fenthion in buffalo calves M S Bal, S K Sharma and A K Srivastava Effect of malathion dipping on lipid pattern of erythrocytes and brain in poultry brids A K Pal and H S Kushwah Selection index for Marwari sheep N A Ganai, S B S Yadav, R N Kachawaha and V K Singh Effect processing of cassava peel-meal on microflora and mineral contents J U Ogbonna, L B Taiwo and O A Ashaye Effect of aluminium in drinking water on the performance carcass quality and internal organs of broiler chickens O1A Shoremi, A A Aleje and S Kum The effect of aluminium in drinking water on young and old lying chickens O1A Shoremi, and M K C Sridhar Changes in nitrogen fractions of sudax poultry litter silage Shahid Rasool, M A Sial, Ashan-ul-Haq and M Z Alam Performance of selected strains of Lactobacilius bulgaricus, Streptococcus lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae alone and in different combination in broilers B S Katoch, R S Bhatt, K K Dogra, R Gupta, K S Sharma and C R Sharm Population analysis for loss of cows and replacement index in Tharparkar cattle S C Rawal and S S Tomar Quantification of components of replacement rate in crossbred and Sahiwal cattle B Singh, C V Singh, R B Prasad, R V Singh, D Kumar and Raj Kumar Genetic parameters of growth in New Zealand White rabbits adjusting different planes of feeds Bharat Bhushan, G K Gaur and S P S Ahlawat Effect of processing of cassava peel-meal on anti-nutritional factors J U Oghonna Effects of feeding dried poultry dropping (DPD) on growth and nutrient utilization in growing lambs D Chandrasekaran and R Natanam Nutritional evaluation of Vantulsa (Oscimum bascilinum)-cake as sole feed in goats D P Tiwari, C M Tiwari, R K Jain, R K Nema and Sharad Mishra Effect of feeding graded levels of barley with paper- mulberry leaves in adult Soviet Chinchilla rabbits R S Bhatt, V Bhasin and D R Bhatia Replacement value of cashewnut-meal for groundnut-cake in pullet diets: Effect on pre-laying performance and serum biochemical indices A A Onifade, O O Twew, A O Fanimo, O O Okmunola and A B Afolabi Variations in major nutrients of mangrove leaves during decomposition in sewage polluted water SA Thithan and V Ramadhas Evaluation of quick and precise diagnostic test for bluetongue S Mishra and M L Mehrotra Effect of glucosaminyl muramyl dipeptide on cell-mediated immune response against fowl-pox Farhat Pandit, S C Mishra and T N Jaiswal An outbreak of haemonchosis associated with anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya R M Waruiru Morphometric studies on postnatal development oft estis of Indian Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) P. § Malhi, H S Pawar, K S Roy and S S Guraya Prenatal growth changes in ovary of Surti buffalo G Baishya and K N Vyas PCR based bovine preimplantation embryo sexing : Avoiding false males S K Sood and M L Madan Hormonal control repair of ovarian stroma of buffalo caused by follicular atresia G Taru Sharma and A C Majumdar Polypeptide analysis of Indian isolates of bovine herpesvirus-1 (BGV-!) B P Sreenivasa, C Natarajan, M R Gajendragad, V V Suryanarayana and T J Rasool Assessment of serologicazl response to haemorrhagic septicaemia vaccine by PMPT G S Reddy and V A Srinivasan 1300 The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [ Vol.69, No.12 Sedative and clinico-biochemical effects of medetomidine in yaks (Bos grunniens) and its reversal by atipamezole S K Sharma, J M Nigan, Mohinder Singh, A C Varshney and Adarsh Kumar Effect of mercury on humoral immunity in goats S K Pathak and M K Bhowmik Pathology of mercuric chloride toxicity in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) P Kalpana and P K Sriraman Effect of age on body growth and testicular development in Deoni bulls M K Tandle, U S Birdar and V B Shettar Effect of bubaline follicular fluid on buffalo spermatozoa Devendra Kumar, L P Singh, S Kumar and Greesh Mohan Serum total cholestrero! level and its relationship with number of ovulation in superovulated Tellicherry goats P Senthilkumar, R C Rajasundaram, M Selvaraju and D Kathiresan Superovulatory response on ewes during different seasons SM K Naqvi, R Gulyani, G K Das and J P Mittal Monitoring of mineral profiles in a crossbred herd V S§ Rajora and S P Pachauri Milking technique and other factors affecting milk potential in different breeds of camels under farm conditions M S Sahani, M Rathinasabapathy, Gorakhmal and N D Khanna Comparative efficiency of four lactation curves used in Jersey-Sahiwal cows {1 K Singh, D Kumar, Manohar Singh and R V Singh Herd size - productivity relationship and returns to scale in milk production Shalander Kumar, Khem Chand and § B Agarwal Correlated response in first lactation milk yield using partial milk yields as selection criteria in Surti buffaloes S P Tailor and A K Banerjee Factors affecting and estimation of body weight using conformation traits in Pashmina goats S$ M Deb, S Anandan and G K Gaur Genetic improvement in New Zealand White rabbits through multitraits selection indices Bharat Bhushan, G K Gaur, S P § Ahlawat and G S Bisht Factors affecting annual hair production in indigenous breeds of camels (Camelus dromedarius) under farm condition M S Sahani, M Rathinasabapathy, Rajender Kumar and N D Khanna Ethogram of furrowing behaviour in Hampshire gilts in north-eastern hill region of Nagaland PR Rohila and K M Bujarbaruah Body weight reading table C Ibraheem Kutt) Replacement value of cashewnut-meal for groundnut-cake in pullet diets : Effect on pre-laying performance and serum biochemical indices A A Onifade, O O Tewe, A O Fanimo, O O Okunola and A B Afolabi Carcass characteristics of finisher lambs raised on varying levels of energy under heat exposure $A Karim and B C Patnayak Effect of environment variables on reproductive traits G D Nayak and G J Patra Soybean-meal as protein source in the diet of fingerling Labeo rohita (Hamilton) B Chamundeswari Devi, Shantha Vijayaraghavan and C Srinivasulu Suitability of 3 trash fish species in the manufacture of surimi in Bangladesh 1A K M Nowsad, M H Uddin and E Niwe Comparative immunogenicity of urea and EDTA-extracted cell surface components from Salmonella typhimurium in mice G C Chaturvedi, Minakshi, Y K Kaura and A K Pruthi Comparative studies on efficacy of different vaccines against fowl typhoid in chickens A K Arora, K S Sandhu and S § Sodhi Clinicopathological studies on inclusion body hepatitis in bursectomized, thymectomized and normal chicks Rana Dilbag Singh and Balwant Singh Zoonotic importance of cryptosporidiosis among some animals at Gharbia province in Egypt A H El-Hohary and A M Abdel-Latif Haematopathology of mice in acute experimental edwardsiellosis B R Singh and K P Singh Histochemical and histoenzymic studies on caprine mammary gland following induced Mycoplasma F 38 mastitis December 1998 ] Contents M M Darzi, K S Roy, N Sood and P P Gupta Plasma levels and pharmacokinetics of neomycin in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) following its single intrauterine infusion Pankaj Sood, A S Nanda and A K Srivastava Clinicopathological profile of induced chronic arsenic toxicity in goats U Biswas, S Sarkar, M K Bhowmik and S Roy Congenital anomalies in swine male genitalia R Singh and N S Parihar Accuracy of ultrasonic scanning for pregnancy diagnosis in ewes of five different breeds R S Malik, M A Razzaque and N M Al-Khozam Biochemical changes in trace elements in antral follicles of goat R K Sharma and R Vats Utrastructure changes in the oocytes of caprine antral follictes R K Sharma and S Chowdhury Production of mouse embryos under in vitro system using exogenous gonadotropins Mahesh Datt, Arjava Sharma and Ashwani Sharma Thyroid functions, testosterone profiles and preputial microbes in cow and buffalo bulls N S Bugalia, Inderjeet, B R Gulati, S L Garg and S K Verma Transplacental transmission of Trypanosoma evansi in mice PC Sarmah Mycoplasmal pneumonia in goats N S Kanwar, O P Paliwal, N C Srivastava and Ram Kumar Pasteurellosis in a hippopotamus in captivity T G Prabhakar, B Premkumar David, Andrew Chandramohan and R A Venkatesan Pathohistomorphology of swine male genitalia in India R Singh and N S Parihar Pathological investigations on tubal abnormalities in infertile buffaloes C T Khasatiya, S K Singh, A J Dhami and F S Kavani Pathohistomorphology of swine female genitalia R Singh and N S Parihar Preservability of Large White Yorkshire boar semen with BTS, Kiew and BL 1 dilutor from 18° to 20° C R P Pandey and B K Singh Comparative performance of Black Australorp, Malawian local chicken and their Fl crossbred roasters H JS Kadigi, R K D Phoya and A C L Safalaoh Estimation of combining ability in egg type chickens from a diallel cross P K Mishra, S C Mohapatra and B N Patro Nutritional studies on Mongolian sheep for meat production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia A E Tag-El-din Quality of refrigerated oil-coated quail eggs during subsequent ambient storage R P Singh and S S Verma Factors affecting composition of mastitic milk of Friesian cattle in Sudan Ibtisam E Mohamed, Osman and O A O Elowni and Galaledein E Mohamed Effects of season and infection on composition of mastitic milk of the Friesian cattle in Sudan Ibtisam E Mohamed, G E Mohamed and O A O Elowni Factors influencing returns in sheep farming M Rama Rao and P Raghu Ram Non normal distributions of some traits of Sahiwal x Jersey crossbred cows V K Bharti, A K Shukla and S N Maurya MOET versus progeny testing for genetic improvement of dairy cattle R S Gandhi, Avtar Singh and M Gurnani Genetic architecture of Marwari sheep. 1. Body weight U Pannu, N K Barhat, V K Singh and K P Pant Index selection in broiler sire and dam lines-correlated responses BL N Reddy, R P Sharma and B P Singh Effect of feeding dried subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) \eaf-meal in the complete diets of crossbred calves C Srinivasulu, K V Subba Reddy and M Parthasarthy Effect of feeding aflatoxin B1 on feed consumption through naturally contaminated feeds P L Choudhary, R S Sharma, V N Borkhataria and M C Desai 1302 The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [ Vol.69, No.12 Phenotypic alterations in goats fed subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) 41)2 G V P PS Ravi Kumar, and Ashwani Sharma Nutritional evaluation of gliricidia (Gliricidia maculata) leaves in goats 405 C Srinivasulu, M Raj Reddy and D Narisimha Reddy Status of Pampus argenteus fisheries in Khoozestan water (North-West Persian Gulf),I R Iran 407 1 Parsamanesh, M Shalbaf and N Najafpour Preliminary feeding trials on juveniles of gloden mahsee, Tor putitora (Ham.) at different stocking densities with artificial dry pellet feeds Shyam Sunder, H S Raina and Uma Naulia ELISA and co-agglutination test for detection of K88ac fimbriae in Escherichia coli strains N N Barman, D K Sharma, H Rahman, P Borah and E Cox Review of animal health services in India Rajendra Singh, Pratap Singh Birthal and B S Rathore Serological cross reactivity among three species oft ick S Ghosh and M H Khan Biocontrol of ixodid ticks by forage legume Stylosanthes scabra (Vogel) Md. Khudrathulla and M S Jaganath True acrosome reaction in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) spermatozoa Jagjit Kaur, K S Sidhu and S S Guraya Spatiotemporal distribution of oxytocin receptor in uterine tissue associated with corpus luteum location in cows S Tsuchiya, W A Cerbito, M P B Wijayagunawardane, A Miyamoto, M Takagi, K Mivazawa and K Sato /n-vitro sperm penertration in pclyacrylamide gel to assess frozen semen ¢ Anil Kumar and T G Devanathan Effect of estradiol-17 8 priming on superovulatory response, embryo recovery and progesterone profile in goats R P Tiwari, M R Ansari and A C Majumdar Endocrinological observation of atresia in individual buffalo ovarian follicles P Palta, N Bansal, B S Prakash, R S Manik and M L Madan Normal levels of some macro-and micro minerals and hormones in the ovarian tissues of pregnant and cyclic buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) R L Bhardwaj, K S Roy and A K Srivastava Induction of estrus and multiple ovulation by administration of cloprostenol and super-OV through intra-vulvo submucosal (IVSM) route and embryo transfer in Sahiwal cows U K Mishra and O P Mishra Individual variation among buffalo bulls in fertilization and and subsequent embryonic development in vitro M S Chauhan, S K Singla, P Palta, R S Malik and M L Madan Sero-incidence of bovine brucellosis in Peshawar district of Pakistan M Ghani, A Zeb, M Siraj and M Naeem Development of a new dot-ELISA kit for detection of antibodies in bovine brucellosis H V Batra and G S Agarwal Serosurvey of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in various livestock species Subhash Verma, R C Katoch, Parag Nigam and M K Batta ELISA for detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis antibodies in goats V K Gupta, N Singh and H Shankar Immune status of commercial chicks against Newcastle disease by live-in-oil vaccines N Subramaniam, W M Paul, H K Mukhopadhyay and N Dorairajan Milk profiles in clinical mastitis Akhilesh Kamal, V § Rajhora, S P Pachauri and G C Gupta Biochemical studies in cyclic, anestrus and subestrus buffaloe heifers K B Sharma, Shashi Nayyar, V § Malik and S P S Sodhi Effect of different equilibration time on survivability of cattle embryo following virtification S Khanna, M R Ansari and A C Majumdar Serum constituents of indigenous and crossbred cattle M Sharma, P C Bisoi and B P Mohanty Electrophoretic pattern of serum proteins in the Iranian one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) Gholam Hossain Khadjeh Normal haematology of yak (Poephagus grunniens L.) D B Mondal, S K Barari, T K Mohanty and R N Pal Evaluation of berseem based complete feed block in growing buffalo calves Joginder Singh, O P Lohan and C S Rathee December 1998 ] Contents Comparative evaluation of gas production and dry matter digestibility of straw substraes in vitro Bandla Srinivas and K K Singh Effect of food allowance on intake, digestibility and selection of wheat straw by Barbari goats B Biswal, O Z Hasan, K Sharma and Narayan Dutta Gene synteny identificationn by somatic cell hybridization in Indian river buffaloes C G Joshi, D N Rank, V Thiagarajan, P Kanakaraj, A M Nainar and A R Krishnan Genetic parameters ofd ifferent reproductive disorders in crossbred and Sahiwal cattle C V Singh and R V Singh Nutritive evaluation of deep-stacked poultry litter wheat straw diet in buffaloes A A Teli, M P S Bakshi and P N Langar A method of measuring ammonia in urea-treated straw stack O H Chaturvedi and A D Tiwari Effect of supplementation of yeast culture (YEA-SACC 1026) in the diet on live weight gain in buffalo calves Umesh Kumar, Vijay Kuamr Sareen and Sudarshan Singh Nutrients utilization pattern in weaner goats under berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) silage-based feding T K Dutta, P K Sahoo, S B N Rao, Nawab Singh and U B Chaudhary Formulation of economical mineral mixture for White Leghorn chicks and finding out its efficiency P Karunakaran and M R Purushothamam Experimental rabies in buffalo calves: A pathogenetic approach on early spread of street rabies virus C K Singh and G S Grewal Comparative efficacy of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), dot- immunobinding assay(DIA) and indirect haemagglutination test (IHA) for detection of bovine herpesvirus (BHV-1) antibodies in cattle and buffalo K Vasi Reddy, T Suri Babu, K Varalakshmi and M V Subba Rao Humoral! immune response in rabbits experimentally infected with Trypanosoma evansi S K Ghorui, R V N Srivastava, G C Bansal and M P Bansal Evaluation of virucidal activity of af ew physicochemical agents against goat-pox virus S S Bhatia and J P Soman New technique for infection and recovery of schistosomes from animals M C Agrawal Gross biometrical and histomorphological changes in thymus and spleen of rabbit with age Naeem Alboghobeish Histogenesis of pro-, and meso-nephroi in goat S Gopinath and Yashwant Singh Clinical manifestation of experimental water intoxication in calves J M Maribei, E M Njoroge and P N Mbugua Reproductive behaviour of Malpura and Bharat Meriono ewe lambs under semi-arid condition V P Maurya, S M K Naqvi and J P Mittal Somatomammotrophs, FSH-LH cells, the bihormonal cells in buffalo pars distalis adenohypophysis Massarat Khan and Rajya Pal Saigal Investigation of an outbreak of pox in racing pigeons R S Chauhan, S K Batra, R Sharma and P Chand Nasal bots : Prevalence and chemotherapy in camels M A Rahim, A Magbool, M N Khan and A Qudoos Histopathology of cutaneous and pulmonary lesions of sheep-pox in experimentally infected lambs Yashpal Malik and Pawan Kumar Histomorphology oft he islet of Langerhans in buffalo Davindre Singh and A N Gupta Morphogenesis of the adenohypophysis cerebri in buffalo foetti Ram Saran Sethi and Rajya Pal Saigal Anatomical site for caudal epidural analgesia in mithun (Bos frontalis) P C Kalia, M Bhattacharya, D K Lohan and G Baishya Epidural use of ketamine for hind quarter analgesia in dogs H P Aithal, Amarpal and G R Singh 1304 The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [ Vol.69, No.12 Isolation of mycobacteria from suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis ir 555 buffaloes slaughtered for food G S Kumar and N § Parihar Biochemical status and progesterone during lameness and infertility in dairy cows S Singh, S Prabhakar and S P § Ghuman Resistance of crossbred buck semen to cold shock M M Kale and O S Tomer Estrus synchronization and conception rate in crossbred cows with prostaglandin F2 aploha using two routes of administration R E Napolean, P Thejomoorthy, M N Sundararaman, K Gajendran and S R Pattabiraman Body weight, biometry of scrotum and testes in Punganur bulls K Babu Rao, K Venugopal Naidu, Vijay Singh, A Seshagiri Rao and J Suresh Estrus synchronization response in Kheri ewes treated with prostaglandin F2 « S M K Naqvi, R Gulyani and J P Mittal Effect of non-genetic factors on economic traits of Surti buffalo A K Patel and V N Tripathi Fat, total solids and solids-not-fat percentage of milk in Vechur cattle R Thirupathy Venkatachalapathy and Sosamma Iype Shape of frequency distribution and genes of large effect for some incubation characters in chickens G B Brah, J S Sandhu and M L Chaudhary Efficiency of sampling procedures for genetic improvement of shell quality by specific gravity in layer chickens M S Khatkar, J S Sandhu, G S Brah and M L Chaudhary Combining ability analysis for meat composition traits in broiler chicken M K Padhi, B P Singh, S V S Verma and G S Bisht Multitrait selection indices in a broiler sire line Bharat Bhushan, R V Singh and A D Narayan Egg shell quality traits and their interrelationships in native chicken of Bangladesh M S Islam, S D Chowdhury, S C Debnath, A K Ghosh and M A R Howlider Effect of different treatments on tenacity and IVDMD of mustard straw O H Chaturvedi, R Prasad, A S Mishra, A Santra, A Khali, S Parthasarathy and R C Jakhmola Racial structure of Himalayan Mahsere, Tor putitora (Hamilton) in the river Ganga between Rishikesh and Hardwar J P Bhatt, P Nautiyal and H R Singh Comparison betwseen RNA elctropherotyping and nucleic acid hybridization for the detection of rotavirus in faecal samples of diarrhoeic calves Amit Pande and R Pandey Immunogenicity of Mycoplasma mycoides sub sp. capri saponin vaccine in goats N C Srivastava, V P Singh and R Rana Ultrastructural studies on the ependymal secretion and formation of Reissener’s fibre in goat Pawan Kumar, Suraj Kumar and Yashwant Singh Caseous lymphadenitis in goats : The dose of infection and the serological response J K N Kuria, R G Wahome and E Kang’ethe Fluoride intoxication in bovines due to industrial pollution D Swarup, S K Dwivedi, S Dey and S K Roy Oesteoarticular allograft in canine hip reconstruction - a preliminary study A K Sharma, S N Patil, S S Marudwar, M S Dhakate and A M Pawde Electtocardiographic and vascular haemodynamics study following endotoxic shock in male buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) Jasdeep Singh Grewal, S P S Sodhi and D V Singh Superovulatory response of Sahiwal cows to follicle stimulating hormone Namat Ullah, Muhammad Anwar and Murid Hussain Javed Comparative morphological and histochemical studies of ovarian follicles in the goat and sheep S S Guraya, S Monga, P Kaur and G K Sangha Effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on ruminal microbial populations and metabolism in buffalo calves Vaneeta Koul, Umesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar Sareen and Sudarshan Singh Efficacy of indirect-ELISA compared to other serological test for goat-pox antigen detection A K Tiwari, B S Negi, S K Manna and R P Singh Diagnosis of canine cornavirus infection by counter immunoelectrophoresis M Sekar, J Ramkrishna and R Manickam December 1998 ] Contents Experiment Candida albicans infection in sheep S K Chattopadhyay, N S Parihar and A Sikdar Histochemical and histoenzymic studies on the pineal gland of goat Pawan Kumar, Suraj Kumar and Yashwant Singh Intensity of nematode infection and corpoculturing in sambar (Cervus unicolor) M Narayana Bhat and R Manickam Effect of furazolidone administration on the activity of dehydrogenases and fumarase in cock semen B S Gehlaut and I C Datta Change in glutathione and ascrobic acid concentration in cock semen induced by orally administered furazolidone B § Gehlaut and I C Datta Effect of subacute toxicity of ethion on some blood enzymes in buffalo calves Ja leep Singh and H S Sandhu Climato’ ical effect on incidence of dermatitis in crossbred cattle M D Kulkarni Age associated variations in peripheral concentration of thyroxine (T4) and certain metabolites during different physiological stages in female buffalo calves Sunil Sharma, S L Garg, J S Bhatia and V K Agarwal Effectiveness of selection indices for genetic advancement in carcass yield of Black Bengal goats L B Singh and D K Singh Effect of industrial pollution on sister chromatid exchange frequency in buffaloes N Murali, Thyagarajam and Mahalinga Nainar Evaluation of efficiency of multisource weight-free selection index for desired gains in egg type chicken Deepak Sharma, D C Johri, R C Hazary, M C Kataria and D P Singh Effect of supplementation of anti stress agents in the ration on egg quality of pullets during summer Sushil Prasad, C K Agarwal and S K Chopra Effect of water soaking wheat-bran on phytate phosphorus autolysis and its feeding value to chicks Praveen K Tyagi, Pramod K Tyagi and S V S Verma Economics of Barbari goats rearing under natural grazing : A study in Uttar Pradesh P R Deoghare and B U Khan Projection of 305 days first lactation milk yield from some production and reproduction traits in Surti buffaloes S P Tailor, S B S Yadav and L S Jain Genetic divergence among Black Bengal and its halfbreds with Jamunapari and Beetal goats L B Singh and D K Singh Genetic, phenotypic and environmental trends in growth traits of Black Bengal goats D K Singh and L B Singh Factors affecting milk yield and associated traits of rabbits Gurmej Singh Slaughter characteristics of five genetic groups of broiler rabbits SA Karim Performance of buffalo calves fed combination of different sources of protein I Singh, A K Verma and M A Akbar Feeding value of three improveu varieties of anjan grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) in sheep V C Pachauri, S K Mahanta and Sultan Singh Nutritive evaluation of Pterocarpus for rabbits. 1. Nutritive value of Pterocarpus erinaceus leaves as a sole feed for rabbits J A Ayoade, O 1 A Shoremi and O M Aregbesola Effect of grasses fed to pigs by different methods on their growth rate and feed conversion efficiency S K Singh and Asem Ameeta Devi Carcass traits and meat quality in rabbits fed neem-kernel and mustard-meal supplemented diets S K Gowda, V R B Sastry and R C Katiyar Carcass characteristics of native and crossbred yearling sheep SA Karim Sustainable animal production systems in India - Issues and approach PN Bhat and V K Taneja Buffalo genetics research in India V K Taneja 1306 The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences { Vol.69, No.12 Sheep and goat breeding research in India 720 Anand Jain, § C Gupta and A E Nivsarkar An overview on development of broiler breeding research in India A G Khan Less used animals :Y ak and mithun - an overview C L Arora Research in bio-statistics and statistical genetics in the country - a review V T Prabhakaran Application of biotechnology in veterinary science G Butchaiah Selected highlights of research in animal virology in India after independence C Natarajan, V V S Suryanarayana and M R Gajendragad Veterinary mycology in India { Sikdar Rotavirus research in man and animals in India B R Gulati, D P Patnayak, Rashmi Singh and R Pandey _ Parasitology in India since independence 793 M ( Agrawal Progressive perspectives of veterinary pathology in India (1947-1997) 800 BS Rajva Development of veterinary phrmacology 809 J K Mallik, V Ravi Prakash and A Ahmad Research on effects of pollution in livestock D Swarup and S K Dwivedi Advancement in surgery - a review {mresh Kumar Biotechnology in livestock feeding N Krishna, D V G Krishna Mohan and E Raghava Rao Biotechnology in poultry feed industry D C Johri and Sanjeev Kumar Grazing resources and livestock productivity with special reference to goat production A Rekib Current trends in dairy processing B N Mathur, K V S Rao and D K Thompkison Processing of animal produts A T Sherikar and B G Tarwate Fifty Years of fisheries research in India P V Dehadrai Genetic engineering in aquaculture t W S Lakra and P Das ; Histoenzymic and histochemical alterations in physiopathology of CNS in rabies C K Singh, G S Grewal and K S Roy Detection of swine rotavirus and transmissible gastroenteritis virus in piglets with diarrhoea by sandwich ELISA N N Barman, D K Sharma and M Penseart Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Haemophilus species from infectious coryza in Namakkal 888 T G Prabhakar, N Dorairajan, Raja Swaminathan and S Sivakumar Prenatal development oft he uterus in the goat 890 K R Harshan, Yashwant Singh and D N Sharma Epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes in migratory sheep and goats in north- 894 west humid Himalayan region K P Jithendran Prenatal development of the oviduct in goat K R Harshan, Yashwant Singh and D N Sharma Clinical and cardiopulmonary effects of atropine-diazepam-ketamine with and without guaifenesin in calves suffering from acute renal failure B Sarma and Amresh Kumar Ketamine with and without dizepam or detomidine premedication in bovine paediatric patients Manjul Kandpal and Amresh Kumar Pathomorphological effects in pigs following cadmium chloride parentral administration R Singh, K P Singh and N S Parihar