Veterinární medicína, 2021 (vol. 66), issue 11
Comparative effectiveness of interventions for treating interdigital necrobacillosis in cattle: A network meta-analysisOriginal Paper
MA Torehanov, ZK Tulemissova, AS Ibazhanova, ER Rafikova, B Muzapbarov, EM Korabaev, ST Siyabekov
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(11):461-469 | DOI: 10.17221/232/2020-VETMED 
The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the efficacy of different antimicrobial agents against interdigital necrobacillosis (IN) in cattle to identify the treatment with the greatest benefit. A network meta-analysis was used to synthesise empirical results from randomised controlled trials. Four studies with five interventions for 565 animals were included. The meta-analysis found no significant differences between the risk ratios for the antimicrobials versus placebo. However, ceftiofur sodium administered intramuscularly at a dose of 1.0 µg/kg body weight every 24 h for 3 days showed a better clinical response than 6.6 µg of...
Health concerns of lambs fed cottonseed hulls combined with chitosan by examining the blood metabolic profile and histopathology of the kidney, liver, and rumenOriginal Paper
T Silva Magalhaes, GGP Carvalho, EM Santos, AES Lima, JE Freitas Junior, DS Pina, SA Santos, LFB Pinto, GB Mourao, FDS Soares, TCJ Pereira, LC Leite
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(11):470-480 | DOI: 10.17221/194/2020-VETMED
This study analysed the effect of cottonseed hulls and chitosan in diets for lambs by determining the blood metabolite profile, and the histopathology of the kidney, liver, and rumen. Eighty non-castrated Santa Inês lambs, approximately 120 days of age and a mean initial body weight (b.w.) of 22.6 (standard deviation ± 2.2 kg) were assigned to a completely randomised design, with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Two chitosan levels and two cottonseed forms were evaluated. The experimental diets were following: diet containing whole cottonseed hulls (WC) without the addition of chitosan; diet containing WC with 136 mg/kg b.w. chitosan...
Abdominal fat content assessment by computed tomography in toy breed dogsOriginal Paper
J Park, D Noh, K Lee
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(11):481-489 | DOI: 10.17221/202/2020-VETMED
The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the abdominal fat distribution in toy breed dogs using computed tomography (CT) in relation to the breed, age, and sexual status. In 140 dogs (52 Maltese, 33 Poodles, 32 Shih-Tzus, and 23 Yorkshire Terriers), the total fat area (TA), visceral fat area (VA), subcutaneous fat area (SA) and body area (BA) were measured at the third and sixth lumbar vertebral level on non-contrast transverse CT images. The differences in the TA/BA and VA/SA according to the breed, age, and sexual status, and correlations with the age were analysed. The differences in the TA/BA and VA/SA among the breeds were revealed (P...
The prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in a Veterinary Clinic in Vienna between 2000-2019Original Paper
M Hochleithner, C Hochleithner
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(11):490-493 | DOI: 10.17221/110/2020-VETMED
The aim of this clinical retrospective study was to analyse the prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). The role of T. gallinae in budgerigars as the cause of a typical clinical picture (young vomiting budgerigars) is clear; however, the frequency of latent and subclinical diseases in pet birds is unclear. Over the period of 20 years (2000-2019), 16 759 birds were examined, of which 5 256 (31.36%) belonged to the genus Melopsittacus (budgerigars). Within the 5 256 presented budgerigars, 2 547 (48.45%) were examined for trichomonads using a microscopic examination of a crop wash,...
Bovine bilateral mesenchymal hamartomas on the upper eyelid: A case reportCase Report
Y Eroksuz, E Polat, CA Incili, B Karabulut, H Eroksuz
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(11):494-497 | DOI: 10.17221/227/2020-VETMED
A 2-day-old calf was presented with a bilateral mass in the medial canthus of the upper eyelid. The masses were removed surgically. The morphological diagnosis was a bilateral hamartoma characterised by an abnormal mixture of tissue indigenous to that area including blood vessels, striated muscle bundles, adipose tissue, isolated cartilage and nerve bundles. No recurrence developed in the 6 months following the surgical removal. Overall, although this congenital defect is relatively rare, it should be differentiated from eyelid tumours such as haemangiomas, squamous cell carcinomas, Meibomian gland tumours, dermoid cysts and teratomas in cattle.
Clinical and immunohistochemical findings of splenic mast cell tumour in a cat: A case reportCase Report
S Lee, MS Kang, Y Jeong, Y Kim, HH Kwak, EW Choi, S Choi, I Park, JY Chung, JH Choi, JO Ahn
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(11):498-502 | DOI: 10.17221/11/2021-VETMED
A 6-year-old, spayed, female, domestic shorthair cat presented with a 4-month history of chronic intermittent vomiting and anorexia. The haematologic results indicated moderate anaemia and a circulating mast cell population. The abdominal radiography revealed a markedly enlarged spleen. The cytological analysis of the spleen showed a uniform population of mast cells, and a diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (splenic mast cell tumour with mastocytaemia) was made. This diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by the histopathological examination of the spleen. The immunohistochemistry for KIT showed KIT pattern II (focal cytoplasmic expression). A splenectomy...