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Development of a novel immobilisation protocol for black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus ssp. petersi) in Etosha National Park. 黑脸黑斑羚(Aepyceros melampus ssp)新型固定方案的发展。彼得西)在埃托沙国家公园。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.513
C H Moeller, K W Delk, S Rao, T R Love, C C Cloete, K R Mama
{"title":"Development of a novel immobilisation protocol for black-faced impala <i>(Aepyceros melampus ssp. petersi)</i> in Etosha National Park.","authors":"C H Moeller,&nbsp;K W Delk,&nbsp;S Rao,&nbsp;T R Love,&nbsp;C C Cloete,&nbsp;K R Mama","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.513","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Black-faced impala <i>(Aepyceros melampus ssp. petersi)</i> are endemic to Namibia where conservation management involves immobilisation and translocation, and mortality with current protocols is common. Critically evaluated field immobilisation protocols are needed to maximise animal safety. This prospective study was done in two phases: the first compared etorphine- and thiafentanil-based combinations, the second evaluated the influence of oxygen in impala receiving the thiafentanil-based combination. Animals (10 per group) received 50 mg ketamine (K) and 10 mg butorphanol (B), with either 2.0 mg etorphine (E) or 2.0 mg thiafentanil (T). A third group of ten impala were anaesthetised using TKB with supplemental nasal oxygen (O) at a rate of 5 L/minute. Behavioural, metabolic and physiological variables were assessed within five minutes of recumbency and at 10, 15, and 20 minutes post-recumbency. Statistical analyses for non-parametric data were performed to compare the treatment groups as well as time points; p ≤ 0.05 considered significant. Following darting, 7/10 EKB animals were standing when approached, compared to 2/20 in the thiafentanil treatment groups. Time to first effect was significantly higher for EKB (155 ± 105.7 seconds) compared to TKBO (61.5 ± 21.4 seconds). Time to sternal after darting was significantly higher with EKB (411.6 ± 174 seconds) compared to TKB (160.5 ± 85.4 seconds) and TKBO (166 ± 77.3 seconds). This study builds on previous work investigating the effects of potent opioids on impala and is the first evaluating their use in a field setting. The thiafentanil combination had a faster onset and resulted in a smoother induction than the etorphine combination. Additionally, oxygenation improved in animals receiving oxygen supplementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9683859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A new approach to the vasectomy of African lions (Panthera leo). 非洲狮输精管结扎术的新方法。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.541
Bat Gazendam, OH Monakali, N. Landman, KN Koeppel
{"title":"A new approach to the vasectomy of African lions (Panthera leo).","authors":"Bat Gazendam, OH Monakali, N. Landman, KN Koeppel","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.541","url":null,"abstract":"Four healthy, male, adult African lions (Panthera leo) were presented for vasectomy, which was performed for management purposes. After immobilisation with medetomidine and tiletamine/zolazepam the lions were intubated and anaesthesia was maintained with isoflurane. In each animal, the ductus deferens was located bilaterally, dissected and transected. Following ligation, a technique commonly used in human medicine called fascial interposition, was used to decrease the chances of recanalisation. Using this technique, the prostatic end of the ductus was fixated outside the tunica vaginalis, while the testicular end remained within the tunic. Histopathology was performed in all cases to confirm the presence of the ductus deferens tissue. During the follow up, twelve months later, no complications were noticed by the owner and no new litters have been born since.","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44303326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Poikilocytosis of Angora goats is associated with erythrocyte density and reticulocytosis. 安哥拉山羊多囊性红细胞增多症与红细胞密度和网状红细胞增多症有关。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.547
S D C Parsons, D Becks, A Vermeulen, M Hobson, R M Warren, E H Hooijberg
{"title":"Poikilocytosis of Angora goats is associated with erythrocyte density and reticulocytosis.","authors":"S D C Parsons,&nbsp;D Becks,&nbsp;A Vermeulen,&nbsp;M Hobson,&nbsp;R M Warren,&nbsp;E H Hooijberg","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Angora goats in South Africa experience several syndromes that result in notable morbidity and mortality in juveniles and adults, but not kids. Insight into their causes is hampered by the lack of normal reference values for this breed, and the present study therefore aimed to characterise (1) differences in the haematology of healthy kids at birth and weaning, and (2) the haematology of apparently healthy yearlings. Selected variables were measured by blood smear analysis, and complete blood counts were performed using an ADVIA 2120i. Variables at 1, 11, and 20 weeks of age were compared using the Friedman test and associations between variables of yearlings were determined by correlation analysis. In kids, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and poikilocytosis increased over time, while mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) decreased. Yearlings displayed a lower MCHC, and higher haemoglobin distribution width than previously reported for goats, and these were positively correlated with poikilocytosis, as were reticulocyte counts. White cell counts of yearlings exceeded normal values previously reported for goats, with some individuals displaying remarkably high mature neutrophil counts. Changes in haemoglobin variant expression or cation and water fluxes are possible explanations for the findings in kids, while in yearlings, the associations between MCHC, HDW, poikilocytosis, and reticulocytosis suggest alterations in red cell hydration in adulthood that are associated with increased red cell turnover. These findings may prove informative in the further investigation of various clinical syndromes in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9683865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Chemical immobilisation of lions: weighing up drug effectiveness versus clinical effects. 狮子的化学固定:权衡药物有效性与临床效果。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2023-03-10 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.544
A C Donaldson, A Fuller, L C R Meyer, P E Buss
{"title":"Chemical immobilisation of lions: weighing up drug effectiveness versus clinical effects.","authors":"A C Donaldson,&nbsp;A Fuller,&nbsp;L C R Meyer,&nbsp;P E Buss","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.544","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Selection of an effective drug combination to immobilise African lions <i>(Panthera leo)</i> requires balancing immobilisation effectiveness with potential side effects. We compared the immobilisation effectiveness and changes to physiological variables induced by three drug combinations used for free-ranging African lions. The lions (12 animals per drug combination) were immobilised with tiletamine-zolazepam-medetomidine (TZM), ketamine-medetomidine (KM) or ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine (KBM). Induction, immobilisation, and recovery were timed, evaluated using a scoring system, and physiological variables were monitored. The drugs used for immobilisation were antagonised with atipamezole and naltrexone. The quality of induction was rated as excellent for all drug combinations and induction times (mean ± SD) did not differ between the groups (10.54 ± 2.67 min for TZM, 10.49 ± 2.63 min for KM, and 11.11 ± 2.91 min for KBM). Immobilisation depth was similar over the immobilisation period in the TZM and KBM groups, and initially light, progressing to deeper in lions administered KM. Heart rate, respiratory rate and peripheral arterial haemoglobin saturation with oxygen were within the expected range for healthy, awake lions in all groups. All lions were severely hypertensive and hyperthermic throughout the immobilisation. Following antagonism of immobilising drugs, lions immobilised with KM and KBM recovered to walking sooner than those immobilised with TZM, at 15.29 ± 10.68 min, 10.88 ± 4.29 min and 29.73 ± 14.46 min, respectively. Only one lion in the KBM group exhibited ataxia during recovery compared to five and four lions in the TZM and KM groups, respectively. All three drug combinations provided smooth inductions and effective immobilisations but resulted in hypertension. KBM had an advantage of allowing for shorter, less ataxic recoveries.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9689769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Liver moisture content in animals and possible causes of variations in hepatic dry matter content. 动物肝脏水分含量和肝脏干物质含量变化的可能原因。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2023-02-24 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.518
J B J van Ryssen, E C Webb, J G Myburgh
{"title":"Liver moisture content in animals and possible causes of variations in hepatic dry matter content.","authors":"J B J van Ryssen,&nbsp;E C Webb,&nbsp;J G Myburgh","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The concentration of trace elements in the liver is used as an indicator of the mineral nutritional status of an animal, as a benchmark of environmental mineral exposure, to follow the metabolism of an element in the body and for various other purposes. Concentrations are expressed on a wet (fresh) liver basis or on a dry liver basis. From a literature search and evidence from an analytical laboratory, large variations (varying from < 20% to > 40%) have been recorded on the percentage of moisture in the livers of ruminants. Such variations potentially compromise the interpretation of results on mineral concentrations in livers, and preclude robust comparisons between studies. Among the factors that can affect the moisture content of livers are: inconsistencies in sampling and preparation of liver samples; exposure to toxic substances; ill-health of the animal; fat content of the liver; and age of the animal. It was estimated that the mean dry matter (DM) content of the livers of healthy ungulates containing less than 1% liver fat is between 27.5% and 28.5%, and on a fat-free basis 25-26% DM. For routine analyses of liver samples it is suggested that to limit variations owing to differences in liver moisture content, liver mineral concentrations should be expressed on a DM basis, and for in-depth scientific studies on mineral metabolism on a dry, fat-free basis. However, if mineral concentrations are expressed on a wet basis, it is advisable to supply the liver DM content as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9689770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Learning outcomes for the education and training of laboratory animal caretakers in South Africa. 南非实验动物饲养员的教育和培训的学习成果。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2023-02-24 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.520
A J Mohr, J S Magagula, D I Lewis
{"title":"Learning outcomes for the education and training of laboratory animal caretakers in South Africa.","authors":"A J Mohr,&nbsp;J S Magagula,&nbsp;D I Lewis","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Education and training is essential for laboratory animal caretakers (LACs), but there are no courses available in South Africa. A national workshop was thus held to collaboratively establish the learning outcomes (LOs) for the education and training (E&T) of LACs. Eighty-five stakeholders from 30 institutions took part in small group discussions interspersed with plenary sessions to draw up the consensus LOs. One-hundred-and-twenty LOs were identified, grouped into the following three main themes and 15 topics: 1) <i>Focus on animals</i> (animal care and husbandry, animal ethics, animal welfare, basic biology, environment); 2) <i>Focus on humans</i> (administration, health and safety, lifelong learning, professionalism, psychological wellbeing); and 3) <i>Focus on systems</i> (biosecurity, equipment, jurisprudence, logistics, and quality management). This E&T framework provides a foundation for a career path in the laboratory animal science field. The psychological (i.e. mental and emotional) wellbeing of LACs forms a noteworthy component of the <i>focus on humans</i>, since working with research animals is stressful and coping mechanisms are needed in order to promote compassion satisfaction and prevent compassion fatigue and burnout. Approximately 75% of the LOs are knowledge-based, while 25% are competencies in practical skills. It is recommended that competencies should be assessed by direct observation of practical/procedural skills, where competence in a procedure or practical task is assessed against predetermined criteria. These LOs are published with the intent that they will promote animal and human wellbeing, support ethical science, maintain public confidence, and in so doing, contribute to a just and civilised society.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9683861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The clinical presentation and management of a naturally occuring Bluetongue virus infection in a pregnant Rottweiler dog. 妊娠罗威纳犬自然发生蓝舌病病毒感染的临床表现和管理。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-09-26 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.509
J Hanekom, S N Hoepner, K du Preez, A Leisewitz
{"title":"The clinical presentation and management of a naturally occuring Bluetongue virus infection in a pregnant Rottweiler dog.","authors":"J Hanekom,&nbsp;S N Hoepner,&nbsp;K du Preez,&nbsp;A Leisewitz","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.509","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few reports of clinical Bluetongue virus (BTV) infections have been described in dogs. Most cases were linked to inoculation with a BTV-contaminated canine modified live vaccine. In dogs, cases have only been described in pregnant females with clinical signs of fever and abortion followed by severe dyspnoea and death. A pregnant Rottweiler dog was presented with a three-day history of progressive lethargy and anorexia. The patient was a guard dog living in an enclosure where sheep were kept at night. High mortalities had been experienced in the sheep but had not been investigated. On presentation, the major clinical findings were dyspnoea and hypoxia. Clinicopathological tests showed hypoxia and systemic inflammation. Radiological findings were consistent with non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. The patient was treated symptomatically and recovered but did not retain the pregnancy. Bluetongue virus was identified in the patient's blood using BTV RT-PCR (Ct value 24.7). At a follow-up farm visit, an ongoing BTV outbreak in the sheep was diagnosed with affected sheep testing positive for BTV on RT-PCR. This report describes the clinical presentation, diagnostic investigations and successful treatment of a dog with BTV infection. This is the first case report of a naturally occurring clinical BTV infection in a dog. Possible routes of infection were direct contact, midgeborne, or ingestion of infected afterbirth or abortus from sheep.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":"93 2","pages":"151-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33494900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lung lobe torsion in association with a pulmonary papillary carcinoma in a dog. 犬肺乳头状癌伴肺叶扭转。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-02 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.515
E Ciriano, M Marrington, J Grant
{"title":"Lung lobe torsion in association with a pulmonary papillary carcinoma in a dog.","authors":"E Ciriano,&nbsp;M Marrington,&nbsp;J Grant","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung lobe torsion (LLT) is an uncommon condition in dogs reported to be most commonly idiopathic or secondary to trauma, pleural effusion, lung lobectomy or thoracic neoplasia. Carcinomas are the most common primary lung tumours in dogs, but only a few cases have been reported in association with LLT in veterinary medicine. This case describes an adult male neutered Labrador, which presented with lethargy, weight loss and pleural effusion. Computed tomography (CT), cytology of the lung, thoracocentesis and fluid analysis were performed. CT revealed pleural effusion and torsion of the left cranial lung lobe with no evidence of a pulmonary mass or metastatic disease. Thoracotomy and left cranial lung lobectomy were performed. Intraoperatively there was no macroscopic evidence of pulmonary neoplasia. Histopathology of the lobar tissue confirmed grade 2 pulmonary papillary carcinoma. It is possible that early detection and surgical management might help to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with LLT. However, as in this case, the underlying cause for the LLT will ultimately determine the patient's prognosis. The final diagnosis of papillary carcinoma in this case, was only made via histopathological assessment of the pulmonary tissue as it was unclear on the advanced imaging and macroscopic intraoperative evaluation of the lungs. This case highlights the importance of considering pulmonary neoplasia as a differential for LLT even in the absence of a macroscopic mass, and therefore the value of performing histopathology on the excised lung tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":"147-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40590448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The effect of different dietary flavourants and salt levels on feed intake of juvenile ostriches. 不同调味料和盐水平对雏鸵鸟采食量的影响。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-07-12 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.128
T S Brand, A Kruger, P G Theron
{"title":"The effect of different dietary flavourants and salt levels on feed intake of juvenile ostriches.","authors":"T S Brand,&nbsp;A Kruger,&nbsp;P G Theron","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Yearly the ostrich industry loses up to 40% of newly-hatched chicks, partly due to insufficient feed intake. This study was conducted to determine whether the inclusion of various feed flavourants would improve feed intake in ostrich chicks (Trial 1). Ninety-six dayold ostrich chicks were raised in groups of 12 at a Western Cape research farm until 28 days of age. These chicks were provided with free-choice access to a variety of flavoured diets, namely sweet, sour, bitter, salt or an unflavoured control diet. Chicks were found to prefer salty feed, as the salt-flavoured diet had the highest daily feed intake (34% of total) throughout the trial. Subsequently Trial 2 was conducted to determine the preferred level of dietary salt (Experiment 1) as well as the influence dietary salt had on various production parameters (Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, three groups of seven chicks each were offered <i>ad libitum</i> access to diets containing 4 g/kg, 14 g/kg, 24 g/kg, and 34 g/kg of salt respectively. Experiment 1 found that chicks preferred the diet containing 14 g salt/kg (36.4% of total daily feed consumed). For Experiment 2, 56 birds were divided into eight groups of seven. Conversely to the current conventional inclusion of 4 g salt/kg, Experiment 2 showed that chicks reared on a diet containing 14 g salt/kg had a 41.7% higher average daily gain than the group consuming 4 g salt/kg. It can therefore be concluded that ostriches prefer diets with a higher dietary salt level than current conventional diets provide (14 g/kg vs 4 g/kg).</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":"124-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40591046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Intra- and inter-operator variability of refractometric total proteins measurement of canine plasma. 犬血浆中折射总蛋白测量的操作者内部和操作者之间的变异。
IF 0.9 4区 农林科学
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-08 DOI: 10.36303/JSAVA.516
F Venier, W Jamont, K McLennan, C Rosa
{"title":"Intra- and inter-operator variability of refractometric total proteins measurement of canine plasma.","authors":"F Venier,&nbsp;W Jamont,&nbsp;K McLennan,&nbsp;C Rosa","doi":"10.36303/JSAVA.516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Refractometric total proteins are commonly used in practice as a quick and inexpensive way to measure total protein concentration in bodily fluids. Little information is available about how the operator performing the measurement affects the results. The aim of our study was to determine the inter- and intra-operator variability of refractometric total proteins measured on canine plasma using a temperature-compensated handheld refractometer. A pooled sample of canine lithium-heparin plasma was created using leftover samples from dogs presented to our hospital. The sample was then divided into three aliquots. Total proteins of these aliquots were measured by veterinary nurses, interns, residents and specialists working at our hospital. Statistical analysis revealed excellent inter-operator (ICC 0.99, CI 95%: 0.971-1.00) and intra-operator (ICC 0.997, CI 95%: 0.990- 0.999) variability. Having different operators measuring refractometric total plasma proteins in practice should not affect the results. This suggests different operators can be used when monitoring total plasma proteins of a patient over time and when designing a study that involves this test.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":" ","pages":"176-178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40505697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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