February 2012

Biological characteristic of an embryonic fibroblast line from Xiaoshan chicken for genetic conservation

A fibroblast line from embryos of Xiaoshan chicken was established successfully by direct culture of explants and cryopreservation techniques. The cells were morphologically consistent with fibroblasts, and the population doubling time (PDT) was about 46.72 h. According to karyotyping and G-banding, the diplontic cells with 78 chromosomes accounted for 98.58±1.27% of the total cells. The cells were tested for...

Author(s): Weijun Guan #, Dianjun Wang#, Chunyu Bai , Minghai Zhang, Changli Li, Yuehui Ma

February 2012

Determination of zearalenone contamination in wheat and rice in Chaharmahal va Bakhtyari, Iran

Zearalenone (Mycotoxin F2) is a mycotoxin produced by genus Fusarium in cereals. This mycotoxin is a non-steroidal metabolite with esterogenic-like effects that causes reproductive problems in animals specially swine (infertility, abortion) and hyperestrogenism in women. The current study explores zearalenone contamination in wheat and rice. A total of 35 samples were collected from ShahreKord...

Author(s): Mojtaba Rashedi, Mohammad Ali Ashjaazadeh, Hamid Reza Sohrabi, Hamed Azizi and Ebrahim Rahimi,