Veterinární medicína, 2007 (vol. 52), issue 8
Bovine tuberculosis infection in animal and human populations in Ethiopia: a review
J.E. Shitaye, W. Tsegaye, I. Pavlik
Vet Med - Czech, 2007, 52(8):317-332 | DOI: 10.17221/1872-VETMED 
Ethiopia is one among the nations that possesses the largest number of livestock population in the African continent estimated to be 33 million cattle, 24 million sheep and 18 million goats. In contrast to the huge livestock resource, the livestock productivity is however, found to be very low. The major biological and socio-economical factors attributing to the low productivity includes: the low genetic potential and performance, poor nutrition (in quality and quantity terms), the prevailing of different diseases, traditional way of husbandry systems and inadequate skilled manpower, among others. Ethiopia is one of the African countries where tuberculosis...
Serum stress parameters in pigs transported to slaughter under commercial conditions in different seasons
X. Averos, A. Herranz, R. Sanchez, J.X. Comella, L.F. Gosalvez
Vet Med - Czech, 2007, 52(8):333-342 | DOI: 10.17221/1874-VETMED
To determine the influence of slaughter transports carried out under commercial conditions, 162 pigs weighing 98 kg and of both sexes were studied. A total of seven transports were performed in summer and in winter conditions, with durations of 1 h and 13 h 15 min within each season. Cortisol, glucose, creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), albumin and total protein serum concentrations were measured. All variables increased during transport and decreased during lairage (P < 0.001), with cortisol values being 3.47 ± 0.19, 8.52 ± 0.28, and 6.96 ± 0.18 µg/dl at loading, unloading and exsanguinations,...
A single adulticide dose of albendazole induces cytochromes P4501A in mouflon (Ovis musimon) with dicrocoeliosis
J. Lamka, V. Krizova, V. Cvilink, M. Savlik, J. Velik, L. Duchacek, B. Szotakova, L. Skalova
Vet Med - Czech, 2007, 52(8):343-352 | DOI: 10.17221/1873-VETMED
Contact handling with wild or semi-domesticated animals requires limiting animal stress to minimum. In this respect, single administration of drug should be preferred in contact therapy of mouflon (Ovis musimon) infected by lancet fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum). We tested single administration of albendazole (ABZ) (30 mg/kg of body weight) in a form of oral suspension and investigated to reach anthelmintic effects and to modulate biotransformation enzymes in liver and small intestine. Two weeks after ABZ administration coprology and necropsy findings document the adulticide effect in liver. The activities of éight biotransformation...
Cytokine mRNA abundance in intestinal biopsies from dogs with chronic diarrhea
S.N. Sauter, K. Allenspach, J.W. Blum
Vet Med - Czech, 2007, 52(8):353-364 | DOI: 10.17221/1876-VETMED
The differentiation between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and food responsive diarrhea (FRD) is difficult and no objective markers are available. We postulated that patterns of selected key cytokines would help to objectively differentiate between the two subcategories of chronic enteropathies in dogs. We studied mRNA patterns of selected cytokines in dogs with chronic enteropathies. Ten dogs with FRD (= group FRDbef) and seven dogs with IBD (= group IBDbef) were presented for endoscopy at the Small Animal Clinic, University of Bern. A control endoscopy was performed in both groups after treatment with an elimination diet for four weeks (FRDaft)...