Veterinární medicína, 2021 (vol. 66), issue 10
Induction of atopic dermatitis by epicutaneous sensitisation with Dermatophagoides farinae in nongenetically predisposed Beagle dogsOriginal Paper
Y Jeong, T Yun, H Kim, Y Koo, JH Kang, MP Yang, BT Kang
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(10):413-422 | DOI: 10.17221/58/2020-VETMED 
This study was performed to induce atopic dermatitis (AD) using nongenetically predisposed Beagle dogs. Five healthy Beagle dogs were used. Twice weekly for 12 weeks, the dogs were painted on the axillae and groin with a solution of Dermatophagoides farinae (D. farinae). Each dog was thereafter placed in a cage where a house dust mite (HDM) solution was applied on the bottom of the cage. The dog remained in the cage for 3 h daily for 3 consecutive days for the environmental exposure to HDM. Serum samples were collected at 0 week and 6 weeks after sensitisation, and at 0 h and 72 h after the environmental exposure. During the environmental...
A comprehensive study of canine parvoviruses (Carnivore protoparvovirus 1, Carnivore bocaparvovirus 1 and 2) from shelter dogs in TurkeyOriginal Paper
H Isidan, T Turan
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(10):423-430 | DOI: 10.17221/130/2020-VETMED
A total of 150 rectal swab samples were collected from diarrheic dogs from the Sivas Municipal Animal Shelter, Turkey in April 2018. While 127 faecal samples were gathered from adults, 23 samples were collected from puppies. Canine parvovirus type 2 (Carnivore protoparvovirus 1), Canine minute virus (Carnivore bocaparvovirus 1) and Canine bocavirus (Carnivore bocaparvovirus 2) were examined by PCR with three sets of novel primers. Some of the amplicons were subjected to molecular sequencing and molecular analysis. Three faecal (2.36%) samples were found to be positive for Carnivore protoparvovirus 1, five faecal samples (3.94%) were found to be positive...
Characterisation of Clostridium perfringens isolated from chickens in VietnamOriginal Paper
TN Thi, H Vu-Khac, TN Duc
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(10):431-439 | DOI: 10.17221/209/2020-VETMED
The objective of this study was isolating and characterising Clostridium perfringens from chickens in Vietnam and identifying virulence factors involved with enteritis. Five hundred thirty-one faecal and sixty-eight intestinal samples were collected from healthy and diseased chickens for the C. perfringens isolation. The presence of virulence factors was determined by multiplex PCR. The netB gene of the selected isolates was sequenced and checked for its expression by SDS-PAGE. Two hundred seventy-two C. perfringens isolates were collected. All of them were shown to be positive for the cpa gene. The netB...
Estimation of the external quality characteristics of goose eggs of known breadth and lengthOriginal Paper
O Karabulut
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(10):440-447 | DOI: 10.17221/187/2020-VETMED
In this study, we investigated whether the mathematical formulas, which generally reveal the external quality characteristics of living organisms, yield the correct results in goose eggs. For this purpose, three genotypes and 555 eggs were studied that were grouped into Native (n = 356), Chinese (n = 163) and Linda (n = 36), which were raised in Aksaray province. The averages in the Native, Chinese and Linda geese were 5.43, 5.38 and 5.7 cm, respectively, in breadth; were 8.12, 8.03 and 8.67 cm in length, respectively; the shape index was 66.9, 67.2 and 66.7 cm, respectively; the egg volume was 142.8, 138.8 and 172.5 cm3,...
Use of micro-grafts in a chronic infected open wound after limb amputation in a catCase Report
L Pennasilico, C Di Bella, R Botto, E Murgia, V Riccio, AP Piccionello
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(10):448-455 | DOI: 10.17221/197/2020-VETMED
In human medicine, skin grafting is an innovative surgical technique widely used in reconstructive surgery to repair skin loss. This case evaluated the effectiveness of a treatment with dermal micro-grafting obtained through the Rigenera® technology in a chronic open wound resulting from a suture dehiscence of a limb amputation in a cat. Significant differences were observed between the aesthetic aspects of the injury using traditional treatments (cleaning and curettage) and the regenerative technology. The results showed that the healing periods were significantly reduced after the Rigenera® treatment and that, moreover,...
Congenital hydrocephalus in a Maine Coon foetus detected using ultrasound during pregnancyCase Report
PA Socha, BM Socha
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(10):456-460 | DOI: 10.17221/204/2020-VETMED
A congenital defect that blocks the cerebrospinal fluid outflow is the most common cause of hydrocephalus in young cats. It usually manifests itself within a few weeks of birth. Diagnostic imaging is essential. Therefore, it was decided to report on, for the first time, a clinical case of congenital hydrocephalus in a Maine Coon foetus detected using ultrasound during pregnancy. A difference between the size of the skull bones in the Maine Coon foetuses was recognised during a routine pregnancy ultrasound. Analysis of the sonogram of the bones and brain structures of the diagnosed foetus revealed that the features were highly suggestive of a hydrocephalus....