Veterinární medicína, 2011 (vol. 56), issue 3
Prevalence and risk factors of claw lesions and lameness in pregnant sows in two types of group housing
L. Pluym, A. Van Nuffel, J. Dewulf, A. Cools, F. Vangroenweghe, S. Van Hoorebeke, D. Maes
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):101-109 | DOI: 10.17221/3159-VETMED 
Claw lesions and lameness in sows are an important welfare concern as well as a cause of considerable economic loss. These problems are more common in group housing than in individual housing systems. Given that group housing for gestating sows will become mandatory in the EU from 2013 onwards, the aim of the present study was: (1) to determine the prevalence of lameness and claw lesions in sows housed in groups during gestation, and (2) to analyze whether the type of group housing system and sow-related factors were associated with lameness and claw lesions. Eight Belgian pig herds with group housing of gestating sows were selected. Four herds used...
Evaluation of equine cortical bone transplantation in a canine fracture model
S.H. Heo, C.S. Na, N.S. Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):110-118 | DOI: 10.17221/3156-VETMED
Freeze-dried bovine bone transplantation is commonly used for orthopaedic surgery. Equine bone, which is available in great quantity, can be obtained as easily as bovine bone, and so represents a potential source of bone for transplantation. In the present study freeze-dried equine cortical bones were transplanted into experimentally-induced fibular defects in canines to evaluate xenogenic implantation of equine bone. Cortical bones that had been freed of antigens and defatted with chloroform and methanol were freeze-dried at -80 °C for preservation of bone morphogenetic protein, sterilized with ethylene oxide gas and stored at room temperature. The...
Blood coagulation parameters in fallow deer (Dama dama)
Z. Siroka, B. Krocilova, J. Pikula, H. Bandouchova, L. Peckova, F. Vitula
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):119-122 | DOI: 10.17221/3160-VETMED
There are frequent reports from around the world of wild animals being poisoned with anticoagulants. Granulated baits can result in primary or secondary poisoning of non-target animals. Moreover, there are several diseases including infections that influence haemostasis in wild animals. The present study focused on fallow deer (Dama dama) for which insufficient data on physiological values of coagulation parameters are available. Six parameters of blood coagulation were established in clinically normal fallow deer from a game enclosure in North Moravia (Czech Republic). The fibrinogen content of 1.94 g/l is in agreement with the results obtained...
Surgical model of osteoarthritis secondary to medial patellar luxation in dogs
M.R. Alam, H.B. Lee, M.S. Kim, N.S. Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):123-130 | DOI: 10.17221/3155-VETMED
This study was performed to make a surgical model of osteoarthritis (OA) in the dog. Experimental medial patellar luxation (MPL) was surgically produced in the left stifle (index) of 24 skeletally mature mixed small breed dogs (age two to six years and weight 2.8 to 9 kg). The animals were randomly allocated in 2 groups; sham group (n = 12), where the right stifle was sham operated and control group (n = 12) with intact right stifle. Physical and radiographic examinations of both stifles were performed at 1.5 months intervals over a one-year experimental period. One dog was euthanatized every three months, and both stifles were explored,...
The arteries originating from the aortic arch and the branches of these arteries in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
A. Aydin
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):131-134 | DOI: 10.17221/3158-VETMED
This study had the aim of investigating the anatomy of the aortic arch in squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Ten squirrels were studied. The materials were carefully dissected and the arterial patterns of arteries originating from the aortic arch were examined. The brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery were detached from the aortic arch. The brachiocephalic trunk first gave the left common carotid artery, and then detached to the right subclavian and common carotid artery. In all the examined materials, the left and right subclavian arteries gave branches that were similar after leaving the thoracic cavity from the cranial thoracic...
Pathology of mycotic gastritis in a wild Indian freshwater/marsh crocodile (Mugger; Crocodylus palustris): a case report
R.V.S. Pawaiya, A.K. Sharma, D. Swarup, R. Somvanshi
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):135-139 | DOI: 10.17221/1575-VETMED
There is no report on systemic mycotic disease in wild crocodilians so far. This report describes possibly the first ever case of deep gastric mycosis in a wild Indian crocodile. A carcass of an adult female, broad snouted Indian marsh crocodile was brought for necropsy. Externally, all visible mucous membranes, eyes, cloacal opening and joints were normal. On opening the carcass, all visceral organs were found in normal position and appeared grossly normal. The stomach was empty except for the presence of a few small wooden and bony pieces, and several dark blackish patches of raised plaques on the gastric mucosa. Other areas of gastric mucosa showed...
Ovarian dysgerminoma with retroperitoneal metastases in a bitch: a case report
R. Novotny, R. Vitasek, A. Bartoskova
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):140-144 | DOI: 10.17221/3157-VETMED
A four-year old, 26.5 kg, Boxer bitch was presented to the Department of Reproduction in the Clinic of Dogs and Cats with a six month history of vulvar swelling and vaginal discharge. General gynaecological examination showed an extremely swollen, oedematous and tough-elastic highly irritable vulva. A vaginal smear revealed the presence of superficial cells and red blood cells. After repeated unsuccesful administrations of HCG and GnRH the owner of the bitch agreed to surgical treatment. An ovariohysterectomy was performed and on the left ovary a grapefruit-size structure was found. Three nodular structures were found retroperitoneally and were also...
Unusual massive fatty infiltration of the heart in a British cat: a case report
C.F. Agudelo, P. Fictum, M. Skoric, K. Kazbundova, M. Svoboda, P. Scheer
Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):145-147 | DOI: 10.17221/1574-VETMED
A British cat was presented with generalized fatty infiltration of the heart compromising both ventricles and atria, resembling arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Due to the nature and progression of the disease, the final diagnosis was achieved at necropsy. According to our knowledge only a few cases of fatty infiltration of the heart have been reported in cats, this being the first in which the pathological findings were seen in both atria.