Background: Infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) is an uncommonly recognized disease of dogs and wild canids. This study aimed to investigate and report an outbreak of infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) caused by canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1) in dhole (Cuon alpinus) pups at Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka.&nbsp; 
 
Methods: During this investigation, four dhole pups succumbed following a short clinical course of ICH. Clinical biochemical and hematological tests were done. Gross and histopathological observations were made along with genome detection through PCR.&nbsp; 
 
Result: Clinical findings comprised of leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and anaemia with high levels of total and direct bilirubin as well as ALT, AST and ALP enzymes. The necropsy findings were sub-mandibular edema, generalised icterus, petechial haemorrhages on liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys and skeletal muscles. Liver was enlarged, haemorrhagic, friable and severely icteric with rounded borders. Histopathologically, intranuclear inclusion bodies typical of CAV-1 infection could be observed in hepatocytes and Kupffer cells in the liver. The disease confirmation was done on histopathological findings and detection of CAV-1 genome through PCR.

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Fatal Canine Adenovirus Type 1 Infection in Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Pups

<div>Uniform and healthy seeds of green gram cv. Pratap (SG-1) were treated with two mutagens, gamma rays (physical mutagen) and EMS (chemical mutagen) alone and in combination. The two hundred forty M1 progenies were laid in randomized block design with three replications during Kharif, 2017 to raise M2 generation. Analysis of variance discloses significant differences among the treatments for all the eight characters studied. It was observed that in general, the combination dose, i.e., 200 Gy+0.2% EMS gave superior results in almost all the yield attributing characteristics. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance was recorded for seed yield per plant, which indicates the predominance of additive gene action. Number of pods per plant followed by pod length showed high significant positive correlation with seed yield per plant. The character number of pods per cluster had shown positive correlation with seed yield per plant, but path analysis revealed its negative direct effect on seed yield.</div>

Fatal Canine Adenovirus Type 1 Infection in Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Pups

Induced Genetic Variability through Physical and Chemical Mutagens in M2 Generation of Greengram

Induced Genetic Variability through Physical and Chemical Mutagens in M₂ Generation of Greengram