{"title":"[Birth weight, parturition and meat production in the dairy cow population].","authors":"H D Matthes, L Panicke","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Birth weight was found to be closely related to calving behaviour. With all variations in Friesian dairy cattle, rising beef yield proved to be achievable even along with medium birth weight, so that calving complications and resulting decline in reproduction can be avoided.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 6","pages":"947-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13257203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Model of bacteriologic effectiveness testing of disinfectants for veterinary medicine].","authors":"U Kleiner, P Trenner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Proper evaluation of effectiveness of chemical disinfectants depends on availability of a standardised test methodology which can provide reproducible values. The binding rules and regulations for testing and acceptance under the heading of \"Methods for Testing Chemical Disinfectants for Veterinary Medicine\" (team of authors, 1987) have resulted from years of experimental research in the field of disinfectant development. They include a model for bacteriological laboratory testing which is described in this paper, with complementary reference being made to experimental planning and appraisal of disinfection success. An account is given of preparatory testing, using agar diffusion and serial dilution tests, and of main testing, using suspension and microorganism carrier tests. The RF% microorganism reduction rate is introduced for appraisal of disinfection success. With differentiated initial germ counts, the comparability of experimental results provided by RF% has proved to be superior to that obtainable from conventional calculation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 1","pages":"103-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13342718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B Lampe, F Schneider, K P Brüssow, G Blödow, K Wollenhaupt, K Spitschak, U Hühn
{"title":"[The effect of steroid hormone doses after ovariectomy on the peripheral hormone processes and uterine development in gilts. 2. Effects on gilts during early pregnancy].","authors":"B Lampe, F Schneider, K P Brüssow, G Blödow, K Wollenhaupt, K Spitschak, U Hühn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Experimental studies were conducted into ovariectomized pregnant gilts to establish effects of exogenic hormone administration, with endogenic ovarian steroids excluded, upon uterus and fetus development as well as on hormone levels in blood plasma, endometrium, and allantoic fluid. Hormone concentrations in blood plasma were found to depend clearly on hormone doses applied after ovariectomy to preserve pregnancy. 2 to 3 weeks of smooth gravidity, following ovariectomy, were ensured on the 6th or 14th day after KB1 by daily application of very low doses of progesterone only (80 mg) or in combination with estrogens, the ratio being 480:1.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 3","pages":"347-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13392425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The effect of granulosa cells on maturation, fertilization and cleavage in vitro].","authors":"H Alm, P Kauffold, S N Makarowa, A V Sirotkin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Addition of granulosa cells (GC) (1.10(6)/ml) affected maturation of non-ovulatory oocytes of cattle and caused delay in nuclear maturation (60.8 versus 35.3 or 37.1 percent). In vitro use of pre-incubated GC in the process of maturation led to higher rates of fertilisation (49.4 versus 25.2 or 21.0 percent) and of cleavage (29.6 versus 13.3 or 9.1 percent). No explanation has yet been found for different oocyte behaviours in response to use of fresh or pre-incubated GC. Transfer of seven embryos from maturation with GC as well as in vitro fertilisation and development to four recipients resulted in the birth of one female calf.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 1","pages":"83-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13493798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The dynamics of the microbial count in experimentally-induced salmonellosis of calves].","authors":"G Steinbach, H Koch, H Meyer, C Rudolph","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerical developments of pathogens were followed up in intestinal matter, mucosa, and lymph nodes as well as in spleen and liver of calves which had been orally infected with Salmonella (S.) dublin or S. typhimurium. Massive flooding of the organism with Salmonellae and eventually fatal proliferation were found to be possible immediately after infection or after some days of pathogen-host equilibrium. Complete elimination of Salmonellae was found to be achievable even after infestation of spleen and liver. Intestinal lymph nodes, in addition to intestinal mucosa and intestinal matter, proved to be of decisive relevance to pathogenesis of the infection and to persistence of germs.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 1","pages":"93-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13493799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H Liebermann, U Holl, I Reimann, A Nöckler, D Schäfer, G Thalmann, R Dölling
{"title":"Synthetic peptides against foot-and-mouth disease--immunization with VP1-peptides of type O1-Kaufbeuren.","authors":"H Liebermann, U Holl, I Reimann, A Nöckler, D Schäfer, G Thalmann, R Dölling","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coupled synthetic peptides, representing the sequences of amino acids 130-160, 141-160 and 145-160 of foot-and-mouth disease virus O1K protein VP1, induced virus-binding and virus-neutralizing antibody response in guinea pigs, rabbits, and pigs. We also detected antibody response in guinea pigs after immunization with uncoupled peptides and in cattle with 21 aa-peptide-Keyhole-limpet hemocyanin (-KLH). The best results were obtained from 21 aa-peptide-KLH and 31 aa-peptide with or without KLH or thyroglobulin as carrier. Our preliminary results show the induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies to be obviously influenced by length of the peptide as well as by the kind of carrier and coupling.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 6","pages":"883-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13125487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G F Koromyslov, S K Artjushin, A D Zaberezhny, V N Grashuk
{"title":"Development of hybridization probes on the basis of recombinant DNA to identify porcine parvoviruses and rotaviruses.","authors":"G F Koromyslov, S K Artjushin, A D Zaberezhny, V N Grashuk","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Porcine parvovirus (PPV) and porcine rotavirus (PRV) infections can be diagnosed, and the diagnosis greatly contributes to their control. For the diagnosis of PPV and PRV of pigs recombinant DNA were obtained which could be used as hybridization probes. Homology between PPV-RNA and cloned cDNA was confirmed, and the ability of plasmid probes to detect PRV was demonstrated. Hybridization with preparations of both PPV-infected cells and purified PPV gave positive reproducible results. The results are useful as an experience for the development of a sandwich hybridization system for PPV detection.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 6","pages":"897-900"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13125488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Histologic and biochemical studies of the uteri of ovariectomized gilts during the first two months of pregnancy after different hormone substitutions. 2. Effects of reducing the progesterone dosage on the survival rate of embryos and the structure of the placenta and the influence of oral administration of norgestrel].","authors":"U Schnurrbusch, G Otto, T Hong, E Ullrich, K Elze","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies were conducted into ovariectomised gilts in early gravidity, with the view to finding out if reduction of daily progesterone doses had an impact upon embryo survival rate and on the structure of the placenta and if experimentally induced progesterone deficit could be offset by oral administration of norgestrel, a synthetic progestagen. Embryo survival were found to drop from 80 to 26.1 percent in response to reduced progesterone dosage from 120 mg to 40 mg, average numbers of living embryos per animal being 9.6 or 3.0. Oral administration of 12 mg of norgestrel, in addition to injection of 40 mg of progesterone, enhanced the survival rate to 64.6 percent, the average number of living embryos coming to 8.9. Reduction of progesterone doses compared to animals with sufficient progesterone supply. Depressed the beginning decrease of the thickness endometrium and surface epithelium oedematisation of the endometrial stroma was mitigated, and subepithelial hyperaemia disappeared altogether. The secretory activity of uterine glands declined, and so did the endometrial activities of acid and alkaline phosphatases. Administration of norgestrel proved helpful in substantive removal of manifestations observed in the progesterone deficit group.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 5","pages":"685-701"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13252190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of RD114-related endogenous cat retroviral elements ECE2.","authors":"S Prösch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>RD114 virus is an endogenous xenotropic Type C retrovirus of domestic cat. Previously, it had been shown that genomic DNA of cat contained approximately 20 copies of RD114-related sequences. Only one encoded for the replication-competent RD114 virus. The endogenous sequences exhibited substantial sequence conservation within the gag and pol genes and LTRs, but were characterized by deletions and substitutions within the env region. The endogenous cat retroviral element ECE2 was isolated by screening a genomic DNA library of cat liver DNA with an env-specific cDNA of RD114 virus. It contained an env region which differed from all RD114-related sequences so far isolated and was homologous to the corresponding region of replication-competent RD114 with regard to their restriction map and partial sequence analysis (p20). Otherwise, ECE2 had a deletion of approximately 1 kbp in the putative pol gene and, therefore, did not represent the locus of inducible RD114 virus.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 6","pages":"935-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13257201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Occurrence of caprine herpesvirus (BHV-6) infection in goat population of the GDR.","authors":"A Muluneh, H Liebermann","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To clarify the occurrence of the caprine herpesvirus (BHV-6) infection in the goat population in the GDR, 175 sera, collected from the agricultural research station of Karl-Marx-Universität at Probstheida were tested for the presence of neutralizing antibodies against BHV-6. BHV-6 antibodies were present in 12% of the sera examined. The titer was low. Cross-neutralization of BHV-6 could not be determined with any other bovine herpesvirus. The goat sera tested were free of neutralizing antibodies against BHV-1 and BHV-3. The indirect immunofluorescence antibody test revealed cross-reactivity only between BHV-6 and BHV-1.</p>","PeriodicalId":8263,"journal":{"name":"Archiv fur experimentelle Veterinarmedizin","volume":"44 2","pages":"254-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13320774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}