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THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES Contents Antigenic spectrum of foot-and-mouth discase J Mohanty, D V Rai, type ‘A’ vaccine virus in India R Venkataramanan, B Pattnaik and A K Mukhopadhyay Protectiveand antibody response to a synthetic R Venkataramanan, D V Rai, peptide foot-and-mouth-discase vaccine B Pattnaik and A K in cattle Mukhopadhyay Polypeptide profiles of whole cell lysate of Veer Singh, Ajit Singh and Trypanosoma evansi stocks from northern M B Chhabra India Synovial fluid transfusion with and without B M Jani, J M Nigam and corticosteroid in induced arthritic buffalo A K Nishal calves : Changes in synovial fluid Clinical, haematological and radiological M Singh, V K Sobti and observations on therapeutic ultrasound in K I Singh humerus fracture healing in dogs Ostcomedullographic and arteriographic study J P Singh, S K Chawla, following segmental grafting in tibial Jit Singh and A P Singh defects in goats Effect of premedication and hepatic Amarpal and Amresh Kumar insufficiency on plasma thiopental clearance in bovine Blood profiles in preparturient and V S Rajora and S P Pachauri postparturicnt cows and in milk-fever cases Zinc deficiency in cattle AP Singh, P R Netra, M S Vashishta and S N Sharma An improved method of indirect fluorescent S Suresh, Manorama Dhinakaran, antibody test for the screening of bovine K Kumanan and N Raghavan herpes virus-1 antibodies in buffalocs Indirect ELISA for detccting Salmonella D K Sarma, V F Rutsa and antibodies B R Boro Fertility rate of hydatidosis in cattle, buffalocs, Md Hafeez, P R Reddy, sheep and pigs S Hasina, K L G Prasad, K Nirmala Devi and Md Thayeeb Effect of diazepam-kctamine anaesthesia on S K Pandey and I J Sharma liver-and kidney functions in canine surgical patients Microbiological studics of reproductive PS Narwal, D P Monga disorders in equines and D N Bhargava Ocstrone sulphate determination in milk for B S Prakash and M L Madan detection of foctal death in bovines 1394 THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES Contents Antigenic spectrum of foot-and-mouth discase J Mohanty, D V Rai, type ‘A’ vaccine virus in India R Venkataramanan, B Pattnaik and A K Mukhopadhyay Protectiveand antibody response to a synthetic R Venkataramanan, D V Rai, peptide foot-and-mouth-discase vaccine B Pattnaik and A K in cattle Mukhopadhyay Polypeptide profiles of whole cell lysate of Veer Singh, Ajit Singh and Trypanosoma evansi stocks from northern M B Chhabra India Synovial fluid transfusion with and without B M Jani, J M Nigam and corticosteroid in induced arthritic buffalo A K Nishal calves : Changes in synovial fluid Clinical, haematological and radiological M Singh, V K Sobti and observations on therapeutic ultrasound in K I Singh humerus fracture healing in dogs Ostcomedullographic and arteriographic study J P Singh, S K Chawla, following segmental grafting in tibial Jit Singh and A P Singh defects in goats Effect of premedication and hepatic Amarpal and Amresh Kumar insufficiency on plasma thiopental clearance in bovine Blood profiles in preparturient and V S Rajora and S P Pachauri postparturicnt cows and in milk-fever cases Zinc deficiency in cattle AP Singh, P R Netra, M S Vashishta and S N Sharma An improved method of indirect fluorescent S Suresh, Manorama Dhinakaran, antibody test for the screening of bovine K Kumanan and N Raghavan herpes virus-1 antibodies in buffalocs Indirect ELISA for detccting Salmonella D K Sarma, V F Rutsa and antibodies B R Boro Fertility rate of hydatidosis in cattle, buffalocs, Md Hafeez, P R Reddy, sheep and pigs S Hasina, K L G Prasad, K Nirmala Devi and Md Thayeeb Effect of diazepam-kctamine anaesthesia on S K Pandey and I J Sharma liver-and kidney functions in canine surgical patients Microbiological studics of reproductive PS Narwal, D P Monga disorders in equines and D N Bhargava Ocstrone sulphate determination in milk for B S Prakash and M L Madan detection of foctal death in bovines 1394 December 1994] CONTENTS Restriction enzyme digestion of plasmid pPSA Purnima, Akhtar Hussain and 1 from Clostridium perfringens type D V P Singh Economic losses due to diseases and S K Chauhan, R K Sharma and constraints for dairy development in Monika Gupta Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh Biochemical profiles of ensiled wheat straw Kishan Singh, A K Puniya and with rumen liquor and molasses S Neelkanthan Quality of refrigerated cockerel meat as K Prabhakar Reddy and influenced by chemical treatments V Ravindra Reddy Effect of season and sex on birth weight and P Basavaiah, S Mallikarjunappa, mortality in UAS sheep P V Sreenivasaiah and N A Patil Genetic parameters of egg quality traits in S K Tiwari and S$ K Verma random-bred White Leghorn Genctic and nongenetic factors affecting Y S Rathore, Y P Thakur, postweaning growth performance in N K Manyja, S Katoch and broiler rabbits K Gupta Use of Duroc breed in the production of F Nunez, C Lopez-Bote and hybrid pigs for better meat quality J Ventanas Evaluation of fermented and uromol- M PS Bakshi and P N Langar impregnated wheat straw in buffalocs Effect of fecding monensin on some rumen J P Puri, P D Kapoor, M Gupta metabolites and blood glucose in buffaloes and A R Rao Development and in vitro evaluation of R S Berwal, C S Rathee and *Uromalt-40’ OP Lohan Effect of type of feeding on rumen and blood S B Shinde, I G Chavan and metabolites in Deccani and crosssbred N D Belhe lambs Rumenand blood metabolite profile of Deccani S B Shinde, I G Chavan and and crossbred (Dorsct x Deccani) lambs N D Belhe Consistency in cutaneous moisture loss in Puncct Kumar and Khub Singh goats of hot semi-arid region Light and clectron microscope studics on the Rakesh C Yashroy toxic cffect of Salmonella 3, 10:r cell- free extract on rabbit ileum Pathology of intratracheal Mycoplasma Harendra Kumar, N S Parihar mycoides subsp. capri infection in goats and K P Singh Seasonal endocrine changes in steroid AP Parmar and V M Mehta 111 hormones of developing ovarian follicles in Surti buffaloes Pathology of experimental molybdenosis in A K Sharma and N S Parihar 114 the goat Clinicopathology of induced molybdenum A K Sharma and N S Parihar 120 toxicity in young goats Application of latex agglutination test for the V Mohan, N D J Chandran, 126 detection of rinderpest antigen K Saravanabava, A Albert and R A Venkatesan Screening of enteritis causing microbes in Andrew Chandramohan, T G Prabhakar,128 calves by electron microscopy B Premkumar, David A Albert, V D Padmanaban and R A Venkatesan 1395 Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [Vol. 64 An outbreak of pasteurellosis in swine P K Sriraman, K Krishna Reddy, 130 P C Choudhury and D Srcenivasul Brucella melitensis abortions in a dairy herd K B Nangal, R C Katoch, 132 Mandeep Sharma, D S Sambyal and Navneet Kumar Histoenzymic localization of hydrolases in R P Saigal, S K Nagpal and 135 goat kidney B S Nanda Therapeutic efficacy of paravertebral N S Jadon and Amresh Kumar 138 anaesthesia blockade in bovine mastitis Normal _osteomedullography and R S Bisla, J P Singh, K Singh, 142 arteriography of tibia in goat S K Chawla, Davood Sharifi and Sukhbir Singh Relationship of red-cell-reduced glutathione M M Mata, R M Bhardwaj and 144 and plasma inorganic phosphorus in post- S K Chugh parturicnt haemoglobinuria of buffaloes and cffect of ascorbic acid therapy Lysozyme levels in the lacrimal secretions of P Suresh cattle and sheep Fow] plasma: Does it contain growth factors? B V Shenoi Pathology of Uvea in cattle and buffalocs A K Sravanthi and N S Parihar Pre-and post-embryonic hacmoglobin S K Pal and Harprect Singh variations in guincafowl Genctic studics on carcass characteristics of LB Singh, D K Singh and Black Bengal goats CS P Singh Effect of mode of urea supplementation on P Singh and Jai Kishan nutrient utilization from straw-bascd dict by buffalo calves Bioavailability of phosphorus from Devinder Singh and S S Nagra ammonium polyphosphate and single superphosphate in chicken Dictary protein and energy requircments of A K Shrivastav, T S Johari and M VLN Raju laying quails reared under different nutrient schedule during staring and growing periods Production and reproduction performance of Deepak Shah and K N S Sharma bovines in Bulandshahr district of Uuar Pradesh Effectof some situational variables on attitude S S Dana of livestock owners towards artificial insemination in cattle Lightand electron microscopic study of Indian R Somwanshi, G L Koul and pashmina (cashmere) fibre J C Biswas Estimation of genetic parameters for growth Mudhaffar N R Al Saigh, traits in Arabi sheep Daib A Aziz and Walid J Hanna Effect of different additives on hardness of ZS Sihag, Nand Kishore, urea-molasses-mincral lick blocks S M Chahal and C S Rathee Effect of long-term feeding of fresh subabul M V Kolte R D Sadckar, (Leucaena leucocephala) \eaves in A B Deshmukh and crossbred heifers A M Deshmukh 1396 December 1994] CONTENTS Evaluation of urea-treated cattle waste-whcat Sajjan Sihag and K R Yadav straw bedding on growth performance of buffalo calves Comparative thermoadaptability Black Bengel N Ghosh and S Pan goat and Sahabadi sheep Precipitating antibody response of ducks to S Umamaheswarrao and B V Rao duck plague virus Observations on natural association of mites Rajinder Kumar, D P Banerjce with Boophilus microplus tick and from and B N Putatunda soil in its vicinity Individual bovine-specific and species- CM Nadathi and P G Mbuthia specific autogenous vaccine in treatment of bovine cutaneous papillomatosis Body length and girth as an index to MR Malik, K C Rao, appendicular length in goat foetuses M L Parmar and J S Taluja Histology of the mucosa of nasal turbinates in A N Gupta, Suraj Kumar and buffalo Yashwant Singh Histology of the ductus epididy midis incamel S K Goswami, Yashwant Singh and S$ K Nagpal Plain radiographic evaluation of autoclaved J P Singh, S K Chawla, Jit Singh and decalcificd segmental cortical bone and A P Singh allografts in goats Evaluation of dctomidine as a sedative in Jit Singh, A P Singh, P K Peshin, sheep Davood Sharifi and D B Patil Blood biochemical and urinery changes in Rakesh Kumar and N N Pandey mercuric chloride induced chronic nephrosis in goats Blood biochemical and urinary.changes in Rakesh Kumar and N N Pandey oxyteracycline induced nephrotoxicity in goats Modification of the disposition kinctics of S Manna, T K Mandal, paracetamol by oxytctracycline and A K Chakraborty and endotoxin-induced fever in goats R Datta Gupta Suitability of microcarricr cell-culture V Uma and S K Bandyopadhyay technique for propagation of rinderpest virus Ovine bronchopneumonia caused by C M Ndarathi and P G Mbuthia Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Detection of Ehrlichia canis antibodies by P V Tresamol, Manorama indirect fluorescent antibody test Dhinakaran and S Suresh Keeping quality of cud with particular SB Lal, S K Dwivedi, references to its suitability for treatment M C Sharma and D Swarup in acidotic goats Enterobacteria of local ducks of Assam : H Rahman, K John and Scrotyping antibiogram and transferable J D Mahanta drug resistance Bacterial and fungal flora of zoo birds N N Barman, R K Sharma, A Chakraborty, G K Saikia, A Hussain and B R Boro 1397 Indian Journal of Animal Sciences Efficacy of ivermectin against Sarcoptes AS Nayee, B L Avsatthi, scabiei infection in camels L G Kathiria and B S Gill Tissue distributsion of diminazene in albino K K Sardar, S C Parija rats and S N Misra Histocnzymic localization of oxidoreductases R P Saigal, S K Nagpal in goat kidney and B § Nanda Pharmacokinetic studies of probenecid in B K Roy, K P Yadava febrile goats and N C Banerjee Application of MOET in production of clite A K Goel, K P Agarwal goats and N K Sinha Certain biochemical characteristics of blood J D Mahanta, D J Dutta, serum of indigenous and Khaki Campbell H Rahman and S Sarmah ducks Genetical and environmental relationship AY Ayied, H A Abdul-Latif among testicular mcasurements and body and M NR Al-Saigh weight of Arabi lambs at different ages Effect of shearing on thermo-adaptability in Puneet Kumar and Khub Singh goats of arid and semi-arid zone of India _ Income and employment potential of goat PR Deoghare and S B Sood rearing on farms in the rural houscholds of Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh Performance of milch animals in hilly arcas Vijay Paul Sharma and Raj Vir Singh Inter-regional dynamicsof goat population in Parmatma Singh, C B Tiwari India and V K Dwivedi Effect of roughage to concentrate ratio on T R Chauhan, R S Sangwan, rumen fermentation nutrient utilization S § Dahiya and B S Punia and some blood constituents in growing buffalo calves Milk-fat percentage of various stages of Sosamma lIype, K C Raghavan, lactation of the crossbred cattle in Kerala CR Girija, T V Aravindakshan, J Radhakrishnan and G Mukundan Effectof scasons on the incidence of breeding B Singh and Krishan Lal and conception rate in buffalocs Protein profile of some strains of Ranikhet K Kumanan, N Mustaq Ahamed disease virus and R A Venkatesan Auto- and non-auto transferable R-plasmids JC Verma and B R Gupta in some Salmonella strains Alteration in host metabolism in sarcoptic M Mohapatra, P C Bisoi mite infestation in goats and § Parida Regional differences in the pigmentation of S K Goswami, L D Dhingra skin in camel and S K Nagpal Comparative morphological and S S Guraya, S Monga, P Kaur ~ histochemical studies on the follicular and G K Sangha atresia in the goat and sheep ovary Postpartum serum biochemical profile in K K Patel, Ninan Jacob, Mchsana buffaloes during non-fertileand F S Kavani and V P Vadodaria fertile ocstrus December 1994] CONTENTS Pathobiochemical changes in liver and brain A C Bandopadhyay, J L Vegad in experimental avian spirochactosis and M A Quadri Effect of Yersinia enterocolitica infection on Satyendra Singh, S N Sharma fertility of mice and N P Singh Mannose-sensilive and manncse-resistant Ram Pal and K K Baxi haemagglutination pattern of Escherichia coli strain Host-specificity of hydatid cysts Md Hafcez, P R Reddy and S Hasina Maintenance of Schistosoma spindale in Anjana Mishra and rabbits in laboratory M C Agrawal Isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum {rom N Pattnaik, B N Mohanty, bovine abortion S K H Ray, D N Mohanty and P R Mishra Causes of mortality in lions at Nandankanan A T Rao and L N Acharjyo Histology of palpebral hairs of goat and sheep M A Baba, R D Sinha and R Prasad Effect of yolk, glyccrol and sugars on post- Satish Kumar, K L Sahni thaw survival of buffalo spermatozoa in and Greesh Mohan tris dilutor Fertility of frozcn buffalo semen packaged in MR Bhosrekar, J R Purohit, three different types of straws S B Gokhlae and B R Mangurkar Isozymes in erythrocyte of sheep V Girish Kumar and R Narendranath Comparative evaluation of Friesian-Sahiwal K L Raheja and Fricsian-Harianahalfbredsatdifferent military farms Efficiency of different selection indexes for A S Khanna and U C Jaiswal desired gain by ‘bending’ of parameter estimates Estimates of phenotypic and genctic Triveni Dutt and V K Taneja parameters on lifetime performance traits in Murrah buffalocs Genctic and phenotypic parameters of body Ranjit Singh and P K Trcehan and muscle weights and abdominal fat in mcat-type chicken Effect of feeding green berscem and T R Chauhan, P Sikka ammoniated wheat/oat straw ad lib. with and R Gupta wheat/barlcy (grain) on nutrient utilization in growing buffalo heifers Nutritional evaluation of non-conventional M R Koushki, M P Gupta feed resources from wasteland and its and J L Ogra effect on yield, chemical composition and inter-relationship between constituents of goat milk Standardization of soaking conditions for Ranju Chopra and D N Prasad soybean secds/cotyledons for improved quality of soymilk Preparation of gulabjamun from buffalo milk P § Prajapati, P N Thakar khoa/dough incorporated with trisodium and K G Upadhyay Citrate 1399 Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [Vol. 64 Evaluation of Surti buffalo bulls Korncl Das and B N Patro 414 Inheritance of physical defects in meat-type Bhupinder Singh, I S Bawa 418 chicken and D S Dhir Performance of finisher pigs fed dict based on B PS Yadav and J J Gupta 420 green maize (Zea mays) fodder Physiological responses of sheep and goats to S K Kaushish and J P Mittal 423 exercise stress under arid conditions Characterization of the actiological agent of D Jana and M L Mehrotra 429 Cow-pox with special reference to its biological propertics Isolation of BHV-1 from an outbreak of M L Mchrotra, K P Singh, 433 abortion in an organized herd P N Khanna and D C Shukla Usc of BHK,,, - adapted mesogenic Newcastle K Kumanan, K Vijayarani, 436 disease virus for primary vaccination of M Parthiban and chicks V D Padmanaban 439 High level transferable resistance among Iqbal Ahmad, J N S Yadava Escherichia coli and Shamim Ahmad 446 Skin characters of crossbred cattle and S K Saxena, M R Malik physiological adaptation: Skin thickness and H K B Parekh 450 Osteomedullographic and angiographic R S Bisla, K Singh, observations following entire scgment S K Chawla, Jit singh cortical grafting in goat (Capra hircus)2. and Sukhbir Singh An experimental study Disposition kinetics and bioavailability of A K Maji, T K Mandal, long-acting oxytctracycline in afcbrile S Majumder, S Julict and febrile dog and A K Chakraborty A rapid and simple procedure for isolation of K BC Appa Rao, Pran P Bhat genomic DNA from blood for RFLP and P N Bhat studics in livestock animals - Haematological observations during epidural R V Suresh Kumar, anaesthesia in canines O Ramakrishna and V Haragopal Comparative efficacy of two herbal Anup Bhaumik and formulations in induced hepatopathy in MC Sharma rabbits Efficacy of certain antibiotics on the bacterial Rakesh K Sharma, load of buffalo semen during G R Pangawkar and cryopreservation JS Matharoo Effect of different sugars as a sole Satish Kumar, K L Sahni cryoprotectant during refrigeration and Greesh Mohan preservation of buffalo semen Filtration of chicken semen using glass-wool- J Mohan and R P Moudgal packed column Utility of cndogenous creatinine clearance in Rakesh Kumar and nephrotoxic goats N N Pandey Disposition kinetics, urinary excretion and S Rampal, A K Srivastava dosage regimen of salicylate in buffalo and R K Chaudhary calves December 1994] CONTENTS Major adenohypophyseal proteins of Indian N C Nath rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) Genetic divergence among 2 - and 3-way P K Mishra, S C Mohapatra White Leghorn strain crosses for some B N Patro and G S Mohapatra, production traits Botanical composition, nutritional status and K K Dogra, B S Katoch carrying capacity of native alpine pasture and B Singh of Bara Bangahal for sheep Construction and standardization of Dairy H G Kapgate, V G Kakde Cattle Management Index and S Y Kulkarni A comparative study of adoption of dairy ON Kunzru and Hema Tripathi farm technologies between non-members and members of dairy co-operative villages Correlates of employment of rural women in Hema Tripathi and O N Kunzru dairying Multiple regression equations for predicting MR Koushki, M P Gupta different constituents and nitrogen and J L Ogra fractions of goat milk Effect of feeding non-conventional tree M R Koushki, M P Gupta fodders on fatty acid composition and and J L Ogra nitrogen fractions of goat milk Developmentof Mellorine type frozen desserts Kaushik Adhikari and K L Arora 1. Effect of stabilizers and emulsifiers Translocation in Murrah buffalo R K Vijh, M S Tania and R Sahai Genetic divergence analysis in White Leghorn Bharat Bhushan and S K Verma Procedure for estimating sampling error of MR Liu and Y Q Chen the estimate of genetic correlation Comparative evaluation of some meat type S T Viroji Rao, V Jayaramakrishna, rabbits for litter traits and mortality V Prabhakar Rao and A Satyanarayana Urca ammoniated mahua (Bassia latifolia) N K Shivakumar Gowda sccd-cake as nutritional binder for feed and R C Katiyar block Complete feed blocks for growing buffalo ZS Sihag, C S Rathee calves and O P Lohan Production and characterization of monoclonal V K Gupta, GC Ram, antibodies reactive to Mycobacterium M P Bansal, A B Pandey bovis BCG and O K Raina Isolation of Moraxella bovis and Branhamella Mandeep Sharma, R C Katoch, ovis from infectious bovine keratocon- M K Batta, R K Asrani, K B Nagal, junctivitis in Himachal Pradesh S K Sharma and D S Sambyal Immunochemical studies on IgG from duck S Umamaheswararao, B V Rao, egg- yolk K Zachriah and K M Rao Development of Paramphistomum epiclitum A Prasad, H C Malviya, Fischoeder 1904 in the snail host T K Varma and P Dwivedi Pathology of the retina and optic nerve in A K Sravanthi and N § Parihar cattle and buffalocs 1401 Indian Journal of Animal Sciences [Vol. 64 Pathology of the conjunctiva in cattle and A K Sravanthi and N §S Parihar 578 baffaloes Comparative study on conventional and MR Bhosrekar, S P Mokashi, 583 control (programmable) freezer on the JR Purohit, § B Gokhale and quality of buffalo semen B R Mangurkar Freezing of buffalo semen in different dilutors Satish Kumar, K L Sahni and 588 with varying concentration of yolk and Greesh Mohan different sugars in absence of glycerol Enzymatic changes in liver and brain of chick PC Bisoi, R K Srivastava 592 embryo infected with lentogenic strain of and K Dev Newcastle discase virus : Phosphatases and aminotransferases Leptospiral antibodies among cattle and S Ratnam, C O R Everard, J C Alex, baffaloes in Tamil Nadu L Suresh Babu, B Suresh, V Jayakumar and K Manickavel Liver damage by intra- ileal treatment with Rakesh C Yashroy Salmonella 3, 10:r extract as studied by light and electron microscopy Expcrimental mycoplasmosis in shecp duc to Harendera Kumar, N S Parihar Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri and K P Singh Histology ofcalfrumen after unilateral cervical CS Mamde, R K Shingatgeri, vagotomy K M Gadre, N S Bhosle and R R Mugale Endocrine studics on males of Surti buffalo, Shersingh Champawat, Jersey and Holstcin cattle at different age M M Pathak and K Jankiraman groups Influcnce of exogenous hormoncs on ovarian H D Sharma, C C Bordoloi, activity in local goats of Assam M Bhattacharya and B C Sarmah Role of breed pelvic outlet area of dam, birth R K Pandit, S P Shukla weight and sex of calf in parturition in and R G Agrawal crossbred cows Biochemical and haematological effects of S S Bisen, S K Pandey, certain analgesic premedicants with I J Sharma, V P Chandrapuria ketamine hydrochloride in dogs and M K Bhargava Genctic parameters for first lactation and K L Raheja lifetime production traits in Fricsian- Hariana and Fricsian-Sahiwal halfbreds estimated by multiple trait maximum likclihood procedure Factors influencing egg production inan inbred V Singh, R V Singh, C V Singh flock of White Leghorn and A K Singh Effect of growth, nutricnt utilization and blood D P Tiwari and 1S Yadava metabolites in buffalo calves fed rations containing formaldehyde-treated mustard-cake Utilization of fodder based complcte dicts in N M Reddy, G V N Reddy crossbred bulls and M R Reddy Survey of common feedstuffs for aflatoxin B, P K Dehuri, N C Panda, contamination in Orissa B K Sahu and S C Mishra 1402