Veterinarni MedicinaPub Date : 2022-01-18eCollection Date: 2022-05-01DOI: 10.17221/17/2021-VETMED
Zita Filipejova, Carlos Fernando Agudelo, Benicie Koskova, Marie Sterbova, Michaela Paninarova, Misa Skoric, Michal Crha
{"title":"Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the heart base in a dog: A case report.","authors":"Zita Filipejova, Carlos Fernando Agudelo, Benicie Koskova, Marie Sterbova, Michaela Paninarova, Misa Skoric, Michal Crha","doi":"10.17221/17/2021-VETMED","DOIUrl":"10.17221/17/2021-VETMED","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A case of a nine-year-old, intact female, American Bulldog with a heart mass is described. Echocardiography was used to identify this pathological lesion. Part of the mass and pericardial sac were surgically removed for histopathological examination. A final diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma was diagnosed by necropsy and histopathology. To the author's knowledge, there is very limited information in the literature about this pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":"67 5","pages":"257-262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Veterinarni MedicinaPub Date : 2022-01-16eCollection Date: 2022-03-01DOI: 10.17221/60/2021-VETMED
Jakub Fuchs, Andrej Bockay, Tomas Liptak, Valent Ledecky, Maria Kuricova
{"title":"Practical use of electromyography in veterinary medicine - A review.","authors":"Jakub Fuchs, Andrej Bockay, Tomas Liptak, Valent Ledecky, Maria Kuricova","doi":"10.17221/60/2021-VETMED","DOIUrl":"10.17221/60/2021-VETMED","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electromyography (EMG) is a sophisticated electrodiagnostic-neurophysiological method, which serves to diagnose neuromuscular system diseases. It is based on the measurement of the electrical potentials created by the skeletal muscle activity. For this technique, surface electrodes and needle electrodes can be used, which read the action potential of a large number of motor units and read a small number of motor units, respectively. The wide-spectrum application of this method extends our diagnostic possibilities of the clinical examination in veterinary practice. Together with a clinical neurological examination and imaging methods, EMG forms a part of the diagnosis of nervous system diseases and it is a useful diagnostic technique for differentiating neuropathies, junctionopathies, and myopathies. The results of the neurophysiological examination inform us about the functional state of the peripheral and central nervous system; it can demonstrate subclinical diseases and monitor the dynamics of changes in the functional state of individual nervous systems over time. In this article, we review the electromyographic method and its use in veterinary practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":"67 3","pages":"113-122"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334769/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Veterinarni MedicinaPub Date : 2022-01-12eCollection Date: 2022-04-01DOI: 10.17221/52/2021-VETMED
Tomohiko Yoshida, Cheng Chieh-Jen, Ahmed Said Mandour, Hanan Attia Mahmoud Mohamed Hendawy, Noboru Machida, Akiko Uemura, Ryou Tanaka
{"title":"Clinical and necropsy evaluation of endocardial fibroelastosis in a mixed-breed cat with left side heart failure.","authors":"Tomohiko Yoshida, Cheng Chieh-Jen, Ahmed Said Mandour, Hanan Attia Mahmoud Mohamed Hendawy, Noboru Machida, Akiko Uemura, Ryou Tanaka","doi":"10.17221/52/2021-VETMED","DOIUrl":"10.17221/52/2021-VETMED","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A two-month-old, male intact, mixed-breed cat weighing 0.6 kg was presented with respiratory distress and anorexia. From the transthoracic echocardiographic, reduced fractional shortening (FS) and increased endocardial echogenicity were recognised with severe congestive heart failure (CHF). The kitten was administered an antibiotic and pimobendane under oxygen supplementation in an ICU cage. However, the respiratory condition worsened and the cat died the next day, and the subsequent necropsy and histopathology examinations confirmed endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE). There is a lack of information regarding the antemortem cardiac function evaluated by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in EFE cases. We report on the echocardiographic findings including the TDI in the EFE cat with a concomitant necropsy and histopathology confirmation in this paper. The echocardiographic findings showed presence of a ventricular false tendon within the left ventricle, a decrease in the left ventricular contractility (FS 11.1%, and a marked CHF). In this case, the echocardiographic findings were consistent with the human counterpart. However, these findings were like those of dilated cardiomyopathy and, hence, non-specific to EFE. As a result, veterinarians should keep in mind that endocardial fibroelastosis might be a possible reason for respiratory distress resulting from CHF with a low fractional shortening in young cats.</p>","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":"67 4","pages":"212-217"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334439/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Veterinarni MedicinaPub Date : 2022-01-10eCollection Date: 2022-03-01DOI: 10.17221/32/2021-VETMED
Jakov Nisavic, Nenad Milic, Andrea Radalj, Milorad Mirilovic, Branislav Vejnovic, Milivoje Cosic, Aleksandra Knezevic, Ljubisa Veljovic, Aleksandar Zivulj
{"title":"Detection and characterisation of porcine circoviruses in wild boars in northeastern Serbia.","authors":"Jakov Nisavic, Nenad Milic, Andrea Radalj, Milorad Mirilovic, Branislav Vejnovic, Milivoje Cosic, Aleksandra Knezevic, Ljubisa Veljovic, Aleksandar Zivulj","doi":"10.17221/32/2021-VETMED","DOIUrl":"10.17221/32/2021-VETMED","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective was to expand and update the knowledge on the presence and genotype diversity of porcine circoviruses 2 and 3 (PCV2 and PCV3) in the wild boar populations from the hunting grounds in northeastern Serbia. The presence of PCV3 was not determined, and PCV2 was confirmed in 40.32% of the organ samples from 124 wild boars hunted from 2018 to 2019, indicating their significance in virus circulation since traditional pig farms with irregular PCV2 vaccination strategies are widespread in this region. The most prevalent genotype was PCV2d, followed by PCV2b and PCV2a in 55.6%, 38.9%, and 5.5% of the examined samples, respectively. Nucleotide sequences of the detected strains were homogenous within the genotype and clustered within the subgroups PCV2d-2, PCV2b-1A/B, and PCV2a-2D with high identity to European, Chinese, and Serbian domestic pig sequences suggesting their origin. Wild boars presented with no clinical or pathological signs of infection, implying that these animals might be less susceptible to disease, particularly since the cofactors present in pig farming systems that support the disease development are absent in the wild. The high PCV2 detection frequency demonstrates the importance of wildlife monitoring to track virus population dynamics, especially in regions with free-range pig farming in order to plan adequate disease control strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":"67 3","pages":"131-137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EG Katsogiannou, PD Katsoulos, C. Ziogas, MC Naskou, G. Christodoulopoulos, Z. Polizopoulou, A. Tzivara, LV Athanasiou
{"title":"Blood cell count and morphology, and vitamin B12 concentration in pre- and post-weaned calves","authors":"EG Katsogiannou, PD Katsoulos, C. Ziogas, MC Naskou, G. Christodoulopoulos, Z. Polizopoulou, A. Tzivara, LV Athanasiou","doi":"10.17221/12/2021-vetmed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17221/12/2021-vetmed","url":null,"abstract":"Haematological indicators may resent physiological variation by age. Vitamin B12 promotes haematopoiesis. The aims of this study were: 1) to compare the values of the haematological variables and the concentration of vitamin B12 in pre- or post-weaned veal calves and 2) to identify the possible association between the values of the haematological variables and the concentration of B12 in the blood of veal calves. Blood was collected on the same day from 31 pre-weaned and 31 weaned calves of the Limousine breed from the same farm. The complete blood count, including the blood cell morphology evaluation, was performed and the serum B12, total protein and albumin concentrations were determined. The serum concentration of vitamin B12, the haematocrit (HCT), the haemoglobin concentration (HGB), the platelet count and the lymphocyte count were significantly higher in the weaned calves. A very strong positive correlation was found between the concentration of the vitamin B12 and HCT and HGB before weaning, while these correlations were moderately positive following weaning and in the total population tested as well. The observed variation in the blood cell count and morphology, such as poikilocytosis and the presence of macrocytes and hypersegmented neutrophils, along with the age of the animal seem to be related to the vitamin B12 concentration.","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45583109","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}
K. Senthilkumar, G. Ravikumar, Parthiban Aravindbabu
{"title":"Spatio-temporal distribution of bovine leptospirosis in Tamil Nadu and a risk factor analysis","authors":"K. Senthilkumar, G. Ravikumar, Parthiban Aravindbabu","doi":"10.17221/28/2021-vetmed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17221/28/2021-vetmed","url":null,"abstract":"Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease that causes abortions, infertility and mastitis in cattle. This research was aimed at investigating the temporal and spatial pattern, sex, age, breed wise distribution of leptospirosis in Tamil Nadu. A seroreactivity of 28.2% was noticed among cattle in seven agro-climatic zones. The temporal trend of leptospirosis recorded during the post-monsoon season (30.5%) was significant when compared to the pre-monsoon season (25.8%). The spatial distribution revealed a high proportion of leptospirosis (31.2%) in the North East zone in comparison with the other zones. The serogroups Australis (37.9%), Hebdomadis (30.6%), Hardjo (29.9%), Javanica (28.1%) and Pomona (19.7%) were predominant in all the agro-climatic zones. The observation of 44.2% seroreactivity in buffaloes is most probably associated with the wallowing behaviour. A high seroreactivity of 31.1% in Holstein Friesian than that compared with the native breed discloses a breed susceptibility. A seroreactivity of 30.2% in animals aged above three years shows an age-related susceptibility, but there was no significant difference between the sexes. The seroreactivity among the animals in an organised farm (33.8%) is higher than in individually reared animals (25.5%) indicating the impact of the rearing system. The three Leptospira strains isolated were identified as the Leptospira interrogans serogroup Australis, Canicola and Sejroe. This study depicted the epidemiology of leptospirosis in cattle and emphasises the need of leptospirosis to be included in cattle health surveillance programmes.","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49494479","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}
R. Islam, N. Sultana, U. Ayman, A. Akter, M. Afrose, Z. Haque
{"title":"Morphological and morphometric adaptations of testes in broilers induced by glucocorticoid","authors":"R. Islam, N. Sultana, U. Ayman, A. Akter, M. Afrose, Z. Haque","doi":"10.17221/38/2021-vetmed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17221/38/2021-vetmed","url":null,"abstract":"Glucocorticoids (GCs) cause excess fat accumulation, which leads to fertility dysfunction in broilers. The study investigated alterations in the morphology and morphometry of the testes of broilers in response to GC and dexamethasone (DEX). Male day-old chicks were randomly divided into a control group and three experimental groups (E1, E2, and E3). The control group was fed a commercial broiler ration. The experimental groups were fed a commercial broiler ration containing GC (i.e. DEX 3, 5, and 7 mg/kg, respectively). The testes were collected and stained with haematoxylin and eosin to count the number of testicular seminiferous tubules. An increase in the seminiferous tubule count was initially seen, which declined as both the age of the broilers and the dose of DEX increased. Morphometric measurements, i.e., the testicular capsule thickness, seminiferous tubule diameter, and seminiferous epithelium height, were performed. The initial thickening of the testicular capsule was evident. There was a depletion of the interstitial (Leydig) cell population in the experimental groups with the age and increased with the dose advancement. The diameter of the seminiferous tubules and testicular capsule thickness remained upregulated in the treatment groups with the increased dose of DEX. The initial height of the seminiferous epithelium increased in the experimental groups of broilers. The study suggests that DEX greatly alters the morphological architecture of broiler testes; as a result, it could be said that DEX has the effect on the infertility of the broiler by affecting the morphology as well as the functionality of the testes.","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44590461","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}
{"title":"Congenital ichthyosis in a Maltese dog: A case report","authors":"Ts Kim, J. Seo, T. Oh, Jk Park, KS Jeong, IH Hong","doi":"10.17221/143/2020-vetmed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17221/143/2020-vetmed","url":null,"abstract":"This case report describes congenital ichthyosis in a Maltese dog, a condition, which has not previously been reported in this breed. The dog presented with several dry, tightly adhering scales showing a multi-focal appearance. The histology revealed severe orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis and hyperplasia with an irregular granular layer without epidermolysis. Non-epidermolytic ichthyosis (NI) has strong breed predilection in dogs, and its morphological features vary by breed while the microscopic changes are similar. It is likely to be the first reported case of congenital ichthyosis in a Maltese dog showing a different morphological appearance compared to other breeds with a higher prevalence of NI.","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41315531","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}
J. Láníková, P. Mikula, J. Blahova, F. Tichý, J. Mareš, V. Enevova, L. Chmelova, Z. Svobodová
{"title":"Sodium chloride bath – A cheap and safe tool for antiparasitic treatment of fish","authors":"J. Láníková, P. Mikula, J. Blahova, F. Tichý, J. Mareš, V. Enevova, L. Chmelova, Z. Svobodová","doi":"10.17221/61/2021-vetmed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17221/61/2021-vetmed","url":null,"abstract":"Sodium chloride is widely used in aquaculture due to its antiparasitic effects and its ability to reduce stress during fish transport and manipulation. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of short-term exposure to sodium chloride for the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). In our experiment, fish were placed into a sodium chloride bath (c = 30 g l–1; T = 30 min; t = 20 °C) and the effects of the treatment were assessed immediately after the bath (T0) and 24, 48 and 240 h later (T24, T48 and T240, respectively), with non-treated fish serving as control groups. Though significant differences compared to the controls were observed in the treated fish sampled at T0, T24 and T48, these effects were only temporary and all the affected parameters (i.e., haemoglobin, haematocrit, plasmatic lactate, cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, albumin, phosphorus and ceruloplasmin) had completely recovered within 10 days of exposure, suggesting that the treatment of carp with a sodium chloride bath represents a safe approach suitable for therapy of parasitic infections.","PeriodicalId":23532,"journal":{"name":"Veterinarni Medicina","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47560586","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}