The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research (IJVR) is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles, reviews, short communications and scientific report of a high scientific and ethical standard in the veterinary sciences and related academic disciplines. This journal is published four times per year in English by the School of Veterinary Medicine of Shiraz University being 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, 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.