{"title":"Hemostatic Markers in Congestive Heart Failure Dogs with Mitral Valve Disease.","authors":"Kreangsak Prihirunkit, Amornrate Sastravaha, Chalermpol Lekcharoensuk, Phongsak Chanloinapha","doi":"10.1155/2014/589873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/589873","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen, D-dimer, antithrombin III (AT III), protein C (PC), factor VII (F.VII), and factor VIII (F.VIII), as well as hematocrit (HCT), platelets number (PLT), total plasma protein (TP), and albumin (ALB), were studied on fifty-eight congestive heart failure (CHF) dogs with mitral valve disease (MVD) and fifty control dogs. All of variables of MVD group, except APTT, were significantly different (P < 0.5) from control group. The variables were also compared among functional classes of CHF dogs and control dogs. It was determined that the higher the functional class of CHF dogs was, the greater the levels of fibrinogen and D-dimer were, whereas the lesser the activities of AT III and PC were presented. Additionally, TP had linear correlation with fibrinogen, D-dimer, HCT, and PLT (r = 0.31, 0.30, 0.43, and 0.38, resp., P < 0.5). These findings suggested that fibrinogen and D-dimer were the factors predisposing hypercoagulability through an increase in blood viscosity. The hemorheological abnormalities would shift an overall hemostatic balance toward a more thrombotic state in CHF dogs with MVD. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"589873"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/589873","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of Common Anaesthetic and Clinical Indices of Multimodal Therapy of Propofol, Xylazine, and Ketamine in Total Intravenous Anaesthesia in West African Dwarf Goat.","authors":"Ukwueze Celestine Okwudili, Eze Chinedu Athanasius, Udegbunam Rita Ijeoma","doi":"10.1155/2014/962560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/962560","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The assessment of anaesthetic and clinical indices of multimodal therapy of propofol, xylazine, and ketamine was done in West African Dwarf (WAD) goat. Sixteen healthy male WAD goats were assigned into four treatment groups, namely, control (group A) (ketamine 5 mg/kg + xylazine 0.05 mg/kg), group B (propofol 5 mg/kg + xylazine 0.05 mg/kg), group C (propofol 5 mg/kg + ketamine 5 mg/kg), and group D (propofol 2.5 mg/kg + ketamine 2.5 mg/kg + xylazine 0.05 mg/kg). All drugs were administered intravenously. The multimodal therapy decreased significantly (P < 0.05) the heart rate in groups A, B, and D. Also respiratory rate significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in groups A, B, and D but significantly (P < 0.05) increased at 20 min after induction in group C. However, temperature significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in groups A, B, and C. The induction was good and smooth in groups B and D. Surgical anaesthetic time was longer in groups B and D and shorter in group C. The quality of recovery was good in groups B and D. Side effects such as salivation and apnoea were observed in all groups. In conclusion, the multimodal therapy could be used successfully. However, group D could be the best combination considering the parameters measured. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"962560"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/962560","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farms in Western Iran.","authors":"Jamal Gharekhani, Zivar Sadeghi-Dehkordi, Mohammadali Bahrami","doi":"10.1155/2014/980604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/980604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The main goal of current study was to investigate the prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler farms in Hamedan province, western Iran. Chicks and fecal samples were collected in all of the 220 broiler farms in this region. All viscera were examined for gross pathological changes. The mucosa of small intestine and the caeca were examined for the presence and identification of parasitic forms using parasitology methods. The overall rate of coccidiosis was 31.8%; E. acervulina (75.7%), E. tenella (54.3%), E. necatrix (28.6%), and E. maxima (20%) were determined. Mixed infections were observed in all of the positive farms. There was a statistical significant difference (P < 0.05) among infection rate and age groups, dysentery, history of colibacilosis and clostridiosis in farm, and history of coccidiostats consumption, unlike to breed (P > 0.05). This is the first report of coccidiosis rate in broiler farms in this region. Further additional researches and design control strategies for improving management in farms are necessary. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"980604"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/980604","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34152674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Egbal Sidahmed Abdelrahim Bilal, Iman Mohammed Elnasri, Aymen Mohamed Alhassan, Khalda Abdelaziz Khalifa, Jedddha Ibrahim Elhag, Selma Osman Ahmed
{"title":"Biological Pathotyping of Newcastle Disease Viruses in Sudan 2008-2013.","authors":"Egbal Sidahmed Abdelrahim Bilal, Iman Mohammed Elnasri, Aymen Mohamed Alhassan, Khalda Abdelaziz Khalifa, Jedddha Ibrahim Elhag, Selma Osman Ahmed","doi":"10.1155/2014/209357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/209357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The biological properties and pathogenicity of seven Newcastle disease virus field isolates were studied. These isolates were recovered from different outbreaks in Sudan (5 from chickens and 2 from pigeons) during 2008-2013. Based on intracerebral pathogenicity index, four NDV isolates were characterized as velogenic (their ICPI ranged 2.0-1.6) and three isolates were characterized as mesogenic (ICPI ranged 1.2-1.3). The mean death time for all isolates ranged from 54 to 76.8 hours. The elution time of the viruses from chicken erythrocytes and the ability to haemagglutinate mammalian red blood cells differed considerably in their reactions. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"209357"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/209357","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34084317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of a Diester Glucocorticoid Spray on the Cortisol Level and the CCR4(+) CD4(+) Lymphocytes in Dogs with Atopic Dermatitis: Open Study.","authors":"Masato Fujimura, Hironobu Ishimaru","doi":"10.1155/2014/492735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/492735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the influence of 0.00584% hydrocortisone aceponate spray (HCA; Cortavance Virbac SA, Carros, France) on blood serum cortisol levels and peripheral blood CCR4(+) CD4(+) T-lymphocyte levels in dogs with atopic dermatitis. Patients were randomly divided into group I (N = 8) and group II (N = 8). The dogs in group I were sprayed with HCA on the affected skin once a day for three weeks. The dogs in group II were treated once a day for 3 days followed by no treatment for 4 days for a total of three weeks. For the dogs in group I and group II the CADESI-03 scores before and after use of HCA showed significant reduction (P < 0.01). The postcortisol level after the use of HCA in group I showed 36.0% decrease and showed significant suppression (P < 0.01). By comparison, the use of HCA on group II did not show decrease in postcortisol levels. There was a tendency of suppression for hypothalamus-pituitary gland-adrenal gland system, but it was not serious influence. In addition, there was no influence on peripheral blood CCR4(+) CD4(+) lymphocytes percentage in dogs in group I after treatment with HCA. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"492735"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/492735","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatic Necrosis and Degenerative Myopathy Associated with Cassava Feeding in Pigs.","authors":"Gloria Daniel-Igwe","doi":"10.1155/2014/584945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/584945","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forty-three deaths were recorded among pigs fed boiled cassava meal at a private piggery over a period of two years. There were signs of sudden death in some cases with blood exuding from the external nares, vomiting, muscular weakness and pain or reluctance to move, emaciation, and stunted growth. The necropsy lesions included skeletal and cardiac muscle degeneration and necrosis, icterus, hepatic necrosis, and oedema of the dependent parts. The deaths and clinical signs are thought to be due to a non cyanide toxic principle in cassava, possibly the coumarins (scopoletin), which is found in high levels in cassava diet even after heat treatment. Therefore, the use of proper processing technology to obtain cassava products of high quality is recommended. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"584945"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/584945","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Immunology of Mammary Gland of Dairy Ruminants between Healthy and Inflammatory Conditions.","authors":"Mohamed Ezzat Alnakip, Marcos Quintela-Baluja, Karola Böhme, Inmaculada Fernández-No, Sonia Caamaño-Antelo, Pillar Calo-Mata, Jorge Barros-Velázquez","doi":"10.1155/2014/659801","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2014/659801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The health of dairy animals, particularly the milk-producing mammary glands, is essential to the dairy industry because of the crucial hygienic and economic aspects of ensuring production of high quality milk. Due to its high prevalence, mastitis is considered the most important threat to dairy industry, due to its impacts on animal health and milk production and thus on economic benefits. The MG is protected by several defence mechanisms that prevent microbial penetration and surveillance. However, several factors can attenuate the host immune response (IR), and the possession of various virulence and resistance factors by different mastitis-causing microorganisms greatly limits immune defences and promotes establishment of intramammary infections (IMIs). A comprehensive understanding of MG immunity in both healthy and inflammatory conditions will be an important key to understand the nature of IMIs caused by specific pathogens and greatly contributes to the development of effective control methods and appropriate detection techniques. Consequently, this review aims to provide a detailed overview of antimicrobial defences in the MG under healthy and inflammatory conditions. In this sense, we will focus on pathogen-dependent variations in IRs mounted by the host during IMI and discuss the potential ramifications of these variations. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"659801"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590879/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Rochelle Lewis, Siobhan P Ellison, John J Dascanio, David S Lindsay, Robert M Gogal, Stephen R Werre, Naveen Surendran, Meghan E Breen, Bettina M Heid, Frank M Andrews, Virginia A Buechner-Maxwell, Sharon G Witonsky
{"title":"Effects of Experimental Sarcocystis neurona-Induced Infection on Immunity in an Equine Model.","authors":"S Rochelle Lewis, Siobhan P Ellison, John J Dascanio, David S Lindsay, Robert M Gogal, Stephen R Werre, Naveen Surendran, Meghan E Breen, Bettina M Heid, Frank M Andrews, Virginia A Buechner-Maxwell, Sharon G Witonsky","doi":"10.1155/2014/239495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/239495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sarcocystis neurona is the most common cause of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM), affecting 0.5-1% horses in the United States during their lifetimes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the equine immune responses in an experimentally induced Sarcocystis neurona infection model. Neurologic parameters were recorded prior to and throughout the 70-day study by blinded investigators. Recombinant SnSAG1 ELISA for serum and CSF were used to confirm and track disease progression. All experimentally infected horses displayed neurologic signs after infection. Neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes from infected horses displayed significantly delayed apoptosis at some time points. Cell proliferation was significantly increased in S. neurona-infected horses when stimulated nonspecifically with PMA/I but significantly decreased when stimulated with S. neurona compared to controls. Collectively, our results suggest that horses experimentally infected with S. neurona manifest impaired antigen specific response to S. neurona, which could be a function of altered antigen presentation, lack of antigen recognition, or both. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"239495"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/239495","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34084319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria do Socorro Ferraz da Costa, Marcos Pezzi Guimarães, Walter Dos Santos Lima, Ana Julia Ferraz da Costa, Elias Jorge Facury Filho, Ricardo Nascimento Araujo
{"title":"Seasonal Variation and Frequency Distribution of Ectoparasites in Crossbreed Cattle in Southeastern Brazil.","authors":"Maria do Socorro Ferraz da Costa, Marcos Pezzi Guimarães, Walter Dos Santos Lima, Ana Julia Ferraz da Costa, Elias Jorge Facury Filho, Ricardo Nascimento Araujo","doi":"10.1155/2014/759854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/759854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aims of this study were to evaluate the seasonal variation and frequency distribution of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Haematobia irritans, and Dermatobia hominis on crossbred heifers under field conditions in the northeast of Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. From November 2007 to September 2009 (23 months), 40 heifers aged 16.6 ± 2.4 months were divided into groups A (1/4 Holstein × 3/4 Gir) and B (1/2 Holstein × 1/2 Gir) and had the monthly infestation estimated along with the climatic conditions. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures were 28.5 and 19°C, respectively. The ectoparasites were present on animals in all months of the year. The levels of ticks on the animals were low (3.0 ± 0.2 ticks/animal), with the highest density in midwinter. The temperature was the climatic factor that most influenced the tick levels. The population of H. irritans (13.9 ± 0.3 flies/animal) and D. hominis (1.5 ± 0.2 larvae/animal) on heifers was more influenced by rainfall and exhibited two population peaks during the year. 1/2 Holstein heifers harbored significantly more H. irritans and D. hominis than 1/4 Holstein heifers. The results are discussed considering the most appropriate periods to apply ectoparasiticides and the genetic make-up of the animals. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"759854"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/759854","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Osama Sammra, Anna Balbutskaya, Muaz Hijazin, Samy Nagib, Jörg Alber, Christoph Lämmler, Amir Abdulmawjood, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Markus Timke, Markus Kostrzewa, Ursula Siebert
{"title":"Further Studies on Arcanobacterium phocisimile: a Novel Species of Genus Arcanobacterium.","authors":"Osama Sammra, Anna Balbutskaya, Muaz Hijazin, Samy Nagib, Jörg Alber, Christoph Lämmler, Amir Abdulmawjood, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Markus Timke, Markus Kostrzewa, Ursula Siebert","doi":"10.1155/2014/923592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/923592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arcanobacterium phocisimile, a newly described species with the type strain A. phocisimile 2698(T) isolated from a vaginal swab of a harbour seal and four additional A. phocisimile strains also isolated from four harbour seals could reliably be identified by phenotypic properties, by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and by sequencing the genomic targets 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region and the genes rpoB and gap. The A. phocisimile strains investigated in the present study were isolated together with several other bacterial species indicating that the pathogenic importance of A. phocisimile remains unclear. However, the detection of peptidic spectra by MALDI-TOF MS and the presented phenotypic and genotypic approach might help to identify A. phocisimile in future. </p>","PeriodicalId":91135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medicine","volume":"2014 ","pages":"923592"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/923592","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34086606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}