Caspian Journal of Veterinary Science (CJVS) is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles, reviews, short communications, and scientific reports of a high scientific and ethical standard in the veterinary sciences and related academic disciplines. This journal is published twice a year in English by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Amol University of Special Modern Technologies and distributed worldwide. It covers all the scientific and technological subjects of veterinary sciences in general, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Bacteriology, Virology, Immunology, Molecular biology, Pathology, Public health, Parasitology, Infectious diseases, Clinical sciences, Surgery, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Food Quality and Hygiene, Welfare, Evolution, alternative Veterinary Medicine and other Biomedical fields. Papers on all species of animals are considered and a priority publication scheme exists for papers of outstanding merit and topicality.