The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxic effects of Cassia senna fruits in Lohman broiler chicks. Chicks fed with diet containing 2 and 5% C. senna fruit for 4 weeks, thereafter the chicks in the two groups were fed with control diet for 2 weeks. Depression in body weight, weight gain, inefficiency of feed utilization and anaemia was observed in chicks fed with 2 and 5% C. senna compared with the control diet.

The study investigated the anti-hyperglycemic potential of aqueous extracts of Emblica officianalis fruit, Tamarix nilotica leaf and cinnamon sticks for six weeks on sterptozotocin induced (70 mg/kg) diabetic obese rats compared to metformin as a standard drug. Six groups were administered plant extracts at two doses (200 mg/kg b.wt, 400mg/kg b.wt) with two groups

Serum samples from sand gazelles (n=227),mountain gazelles (n=232), and Arabian oryx (n=96)
reared in captivity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were testedfor the presence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies using an
indirect enzyme immunoassay. C. burnetii antibodies werepresent in 18.3%, 7.3%, and 46.9% of these animals,
respectively. The difference in serological prevalence between the three species was statistically significant.
Age- and sex-related differences in prevalence were also observed. This study is the first record of C. burnetii

Goitred gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) rank among the most endangered mammals on the Arabian
Peninsula and the Asian steppes. Past conservation efforts have been plagued by confusion about the phylogenetic
relationship among various—phenotypically discernable— populations, and even the question of species boundaries
was far from being certain. This lack of knowledge had a direct impact on conservation measures, especially ex situ
breeding programmes, hampering the assignment of captive stocks to potential conservation units. Here, we provide

The presence of Brucella melitensis is demonstrated for the first time in Neumann’s gazelle (Gazellaerlangeri). Seven Neumann’s gazelles exhibiting signs of brucellosis were treated for one month withoxytetracycline (25 mg/kg) administered intramuscularly in combination with streptomycin (20 mg/kg)for two weeks and then solely with oxytetracycline for a further two weeks. Prior to treatment, bothserological and bacteriological tests were positive for Brucella melitensis. Specific identification of thiszoonotic bacterium was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

The gastrointestinal parasites and prevalence of infestation in the Arabian red fox Vulpesvulpes arabica Thomas, were investigated at the King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre(KKWRC) in Thumamah, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Faecal samples were collected from58 wild caught foxes while under anaesthesia and examined for gastrointestinal parasites