Veterinární medicína, 2021 (vol. 66), issue 6
Thermography as a tool to monitor the velvet temperature and ossification stage of fallow deer (Dama dama) antlers under normal and modified photoperiodic conditionsOriginal Paper
A Potrapeluk, P Janiszewski, M Bogdaszewski
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(6):233-241 | DOI: 10.17221/214/2020-VETMED 
An increase in testosterone levels affects the shedding of velvet which, in turn, influences the behaviour of farm-raised fallow deer bucks. Consequently, the welfare of the farmed animals can be considerably improved by controlling the timing of the velvet shedding period. The aim of this study was to analyse changes in the velvet temperature and the timing of the velvet shedding in farm-raised fallow deer bucks exposed to a modified photoperiod. A total of 28 bucks were examined. The experimental group was subjected to an experimentally modified...
Estimation of the prevalence of respiratory diseases in pigs in north-eastern Poland: Survey of pulmonary lesions in pigs at a slaughterhouseOriginal Paper
P Przyborowska-Zhalniarovich, Y Zhalniarovich, K Wasowicz
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(6):242-247 | DOI: 10.17221/188/2020-VETMED
A total of 29 520 animals, from 164 batches of pigs belonging to an identical number of herds, were involved in the study. The considered population of pigs were limited to the region of north-eastern Poland involving six voivodeships. From each herd, samples of blood were collected to evaluate the antibody titres to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Aujeszky's disease virus and swine influenza virus. At an abattoir, the lung lesions of each batch were scored and the enzootic pneumonia-like lesion average value was calculated. Lesions, indicative of enzootic pneumonia, were found in 57.8% of the...
Experimental determination of the pharmacokinetic properties of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole combination in the blood serum of broiler chickensOriginal Paper
K Putecova, K Nedbalcova, I Bartejsova, M Zouharova, K Matiaskova, E Jeklova, M Viskova, P Zouzelkova, M Jerabek, K Stastny
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(6):248-256 | DOI: 10.17221/190/2020-VETMED
A rapid, simple and highly efficient analytical method for the targeted determination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole in serum samples has been developed and used to measure the pharmacokinetic curve of these medicinal substances after administration to chicken broilers. The pharmacokinetics properties of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole were investigated in clinically healthy broiler chickens after the single oral administration of the commercial preparation Methoxasol (Eurovet Animal Health, B.V., The Netherlands) at a dose of 0.275 ml/kg b.w. After a single dose drug administration, the chickens were sacrificed by decapitation under general...
Treatment of extremity fractures in 20 wild birds with a modified Meynard external fixator and clinical assessment of the resultsOriginal Paper
K Gerbaga Ozsemir, K Altunatmaz
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(6):257-265 | DOI: 10.17221/5/2020-VETMED
The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of the treatment on twenty wild birds presenting with fractures that were stabilised with modified Meynard external fixators. The study material consisted of a total of twenty birds of eight different species, six white storks (Ciconia ciconia), one eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), one European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), one long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus), three common buzzard (Buteo buteo), one northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), one Armenian gull (Larus armenicus), and six yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis),...
Leech therapy in the treatment of a penile haematoma in a stallionCase Report
A Nowicki, J Jaworska, W Baranski
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(6):266-271 | DOI: 10.17221/163/2020-VETMED
Treatment of penile haematomas includes conventional therapy and/or surgical intervention which may not always result in the recovery of all penile functions. For valuable breeding stallions, a safe and effective treatment is necessary and medical leech therapy meets these criteria. Additionally, the proven efficiency and safety of the use of leeches in the resolution of haematomas makes this method applicable to other fields of veterinary medicine. A 14-year-old stallion was presented and assigned to the university hospital with a swollen and prolapsed penis. The owner reported that...
An oesophageal benign stricture: Endoscopy treatment limitation and surgical management in a heiferCase Report
M Trovatelli, G Sala, S Romussi, A Boccardo
Vet Med - Czech, 2021, 66(6):272-277 | DOI: 10.17221/93/2020-VETMED
A 4-month-old female red Holstein Friesian heifer was referred with intermittent meteorism and regurgitation associated with poor weight gain. The subject showed a fair physical condition with an increased respiratory rate, normal food prehension, mastication, and swallowing activity. The blood gas analysis showed mild respiratory acidosis. An oral gastric tube introduction followed by an endoscopy confirmed the provisional diagnosis of benign oesophageal stenosis. An endoscopic balloon and bouginage did not result in any stricture release, probably due to the degree of fibrosis of the stenotic...