Innoriginal: International Journal of Sciences

Effects of Ozone on Egg Shell Microbial Load, Hatching Traits and Chick Performance in Quail Eggs

Sedat Koc — 2021-07-30

Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the effects of ozone on eggshell total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, egg weight loss, hatching traits, embryo deaths and chick performance.

Methods: A total of 825 fresh hatching quail eggs were randomly distributed into five groups. Treatment groups were formed as control group (benzalkonium cloride application; C), 1% ozone application (O1), 3% ozone application (O3), 5% ozone application (O5) and 7% ozone application (O7).

Results: There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of egg weight loss, hatching traits, embryo deaths, chick performance and livability. Ozone treatment had lower levels of total bacteria, especially in O7 group, than control eggs for the entire incubation period.

Conclusion: As a result, the application of ozone can be used as an alternative to natural chemical disinfectant without adversely affecting the incubation results and chick performance.

Ethanol Intoxicated Hepatic Oxidative Stress Mitigated by Poly-Herbal Formulation – Trasina® in Murine Model

Soumendra Darbar — 2021-07-30

Background: The main focus and aim of this scientific novel work was to find out the probable ameliorative effect of poly-herbal formulation (Trasina®) on serum and liver antioxidant enzymes activities in ethanol intoxicated organ dysfunctions in mice model.

Methods: Forty Swiss albino adult male mice were taken from our animal house and randomly break into 4 groups; Group-1 served as control, Group-2 orally treated with ethanol (50% v/v), Group-3 pre-treated with herbal medicine (Trasina^®) along with ethanol (50% v/v), and Group-4 only treated with poly-herbal formulation (Trasina^®) without ethanol daily. Completion of six weeks treatment the animals were euthanized and livers were removed immediately and used fresh or kept frozen until analysis. Blood was taken from the animals before sacrifice for measurement the antioxidant parameters first and second order enzymes i.e. catalase (CAT), super oxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione –S transferees (GST) and reduce glutathione (GSH) from sera.

Results: Activities of all antioxidant enzymes i.e. SOD, CAT, GSH and GST in serum and liver were significantly decreased in the ethanol intoxicated mice than in the controls. Treatment with herbal medicine (Trasina^®) upon ethanol intoxication significant elevated the all antioxidant activities serum and liver.

Conclusions: Results obtained from the present study clearly predict that treatment with poly-herbal formulation (Trasina^®) might be a potent antioxidant that exerts beneficial effects on both catalase (CAT), super oxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione –S transferees (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities in ethanol intoxicated mice and inhibit organ damage.

Consequences of Lockdown (COVID19) on Security and Life of Northern Nigerian

Jamil Hassan Abdulkarim — 2021-07-30

Purpose: The study was aimed at ascertaining death recordedduring COVID19 lock down, from March to June 2020, lock down which was, imposed with the view to contain the spread of COVID19 in the in northern Nigeria, this resultedto increase in banditry and boko haram attack on civilian

Methodology: the research employed both qualitative and quantitative method and the research work on primary and secondary data.

Result: the research result reveal the death recorded from banditry boko haram attack as a result of insecurity during the period of lockdown was slightly below death recorded as a result COVID 19 pandemic

Conclusion: Nigeria is currently working hard to contain the spread in the country as the case of COVID19 is above 21,000,thousand, however banditry and boko haram attack has increase in the months under review in the northern Nigeria with increase in mortality, morbidity leaving number of children without parent(orphan) and number of women without husband(widow) leading to psychological trauma among the victim as this increase public health burden as well disease burden, it is high time Nigerian government go back to drawing board and address the issues of insecurity in the northern Nigeria. As matter of urgency.

Keywords: COVID-19, Banditry, Boko Haram, Northern Nigeria