Dr. Nawzat Abu Zaid Issa / Assist prof at college of veterinary medicine presented 2 Scientific seminars related to two researches published in Scientific international journals.

Location : Seminars hall at College of Veterinary Medicine - Duhok

Date and Time : May 14-2024 - started at 12:00 pm.

First seminar entitled as:

- Evaluation the Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils against Veterinary Pathogens, Multidrug- Bacteria and Dermatophytes

Justification of research work

• Drug-resistant bacteria are emerging and pose challenges to the efficient treatment of microbial illnesses.
• The efficacy of essential oils (plant extracted oils) in treating infections in animals is not well understood.

Aims of the study:

• Determination of antibiotic, antifungal sensitivity profile of animal clinical bacterial and fungal isolates
• Investigation the in vitro antimicrobial efficacy of three essential oils (thyme, mint and lavender) against animal clinical bacterial and fungal isolates
• Determination minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of the tested essential oils against the bacterial and fungal isolates

Findings and conclusions

1- The study found that bacteria and fungi have become resistant to various drugs, including popular antibiotics,

2- Thyme essential oil demonstrated exceptional antibacterial and antifungal properties and effectively inhibited the growth of all tested bacteria and fungi strains.

Recommendations

Awareness should be raised among the animal owners on random use of antibiotics to stop the potentially dangerous spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria among the local livestock population and subsequently, the local population.

The second Seminar entitled as:

- The Effect of Quercus infectoria Acorn on Clinical, Hematobiochemical Parameters of Pregnant Albino Rats

Justification of research work

Quercus infectoria is widely used for livestock feeding within the northern parts of Iraq, but little was known about its toxicity, namely in pregnant animals.

Local farmers and animal owners were claiming increases in the incidence of abortion among sheep and goats fed on Quercus infectoria.

Aims of the study:

Assessment of the of the toxicity of Quercus infectoria a corn on animal pregnancy utilizing pregnant albino rats

Findings and conclusions

Quercus infectoria-induced abortion, early parturition, and smaller pup weights in treated rats suggest that the plant may be hazardous to pregnant animals.

Recommendation

Due to the possible harmful effects of Quercus infectoria on animal pregnancy, animal owners need to be made aware of the risks associated with overusing the plant for animal feeding.

For more details, below are the links to the above mentioned researches:

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.165

DOI: 10.18805/IJAR.BF-1451