Veterinární medicína, 2022 (vol. 67), issue 11
Efficacy and safety of higher oral doses of azaperone to achieve sedation in pigsOriginal Paper
M Svoboda, J Blahova, M Hostovsky, J Jarkovsky, J Netolicky, P Predny, I Simkova, J Vanhara, J Vasek
Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(11):553-561 | DOI: 10.17221/56/2022-VETMED 
The aim of this study is to evaluate the possibility of achieving more effective and prolonged sedation in pigs by the oral administration of increased doses of azaperone and to evaluate its safety. This was performed through a prospective randomised and double blinded study. A total of 32 weaned piglets were divided into 4 groups (8 in each group). Group A was given 1 ml of saline orally and served as the control group. Group B received azaperone orally at a dose of 4 mg/kg b.w. Group C received azaperone orally at a dose of 8 mg/kg b.w. Group D was given azaperone orally at a dose of 12 mg/kg b.w. The response to the defined stimulus, movement level,...
Effects of Enterococcus faecium SLB 130 probiotic on the performance of weaning pigsOriginal Paper
S Sureshkumar, JH Park, IH Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(11):562-568 | DOI: 10.17221/41/2022-VETMED
This study aims to analyse the effect of an Enterococcus faecium SLB 130 probiotic on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood profile in weaning pigs. A total of 200 weaning pigs were taken and assigned to 1 of 5 dietary treatments according to their average initial body weight and sex in a complete randomised block design. The experimental diets were as follows: CON - basal diet, and the basal diet supplemented with 2.5 × 105 cfu/g (TRT1), 1.29 × 106 cfu/g (TRT2), 1.15 × 107 cfu/g (TRT3), and 1.1 × 108 cfu/g (TRT4) of E. faecium for 6 weeks. Pigs fed a diet containing...
Environmental suitability of Yersinia pestis and the spatial dynamics of plague in the Qinghai Lake region, ChinaOriginal Paper
TE Arotolu, HN Wang, JN Lv, S Kun, LY Huang, XL Wang
Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(11):569-578 | DOI: 10.17221/81/2021-VETMED
Plague, a highly infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis, has killed millions of people in history and is still active in the natural foci of the world nowadays. Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of plague outbreaks in history is critically important, as it may help facilitate the prevention and control for potential future outbreaks. This study's objective was to estimate the effect of the topography, vegetation, climate, and other environmental factors on the Y. pestis ecological niche. A maximum entropy algorithm spatially modelled plague occurrence data from 2004-2018 and the environmental variables to evaluate...
Acute toxicity of praziquantel to fish Danio rerio and planktonic crustacean Daphnia magnaOriginal Paper
E Zuskova, V Piackova, O Valentova, K Zalohova, J Velisek
Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(11):579-584 | DOI: 10.17221/7/2022-VETMED
This study evaluated the toxicity of the pyrazino isoquinoline anthelmintic praziquantel (PZQ) to the Danio rerio zebrafish and Daphnia magna water flea. The estimated 24 h and 96 h LC50 of PZQ to the zebrafish was 39.9 mg/l and 30.4 mg/l, respectively. The highest 24 h and 96 h non-lethal concentration (LC0) was 21.7 mg/l and 21.2 mg/l, respectively. The mobility inhibition test of the juvenile Daphnia magna revealed a 48 h EC50 of 42.7 mg/l.
Repeated pregnancy in a bitch, with a diagnosis of extensive cystic endometrial hyperplasia, after the exact determination of the optimal time for breedingCase Report
K Jelinkova, E Cigankova, R Vitasek
Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(11):585-589 | DOI: 10.17221/104/2021-VETMED
A 6-year-old bitch was presented to the clinical examination with the aim of determining the optimal time for intrauterine insemination by frozen-thawed semen. The bitch had already had two litters in the past. Extensive cystic endometrial hyperplasia was diagnosed by an ultrasound examination in the bitch. The timing of the endoscopic transcervical insemination by a combination of ultrasonographic examination of the ovaries and determining the progesterone concentrations contributed to the successful conception in the bitch. The ultrasonographic examination of the ovaries represents a non-invasive method which allowed us to view the changes on the...
Adjuvant therapy with imatinib for an incompletely resected multilobular tumour of bone in a dogCase Report
SH Lee, DH Kim, K Bae, SW Jeong, KA Yoon, HY Yoon, SH Do, B Kim, JH Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2022, 67(11):590-597 | DOI: 10.17221/85/2021-VETMED
A 5-year-old neutered male Shiba Inu dog presented with a history of oral bleeding, dysphagia, and depression for 3 weeks. The physical examination revealed a firm mass in the right caudal palatal region along the level of PM4-M2. On the computed tomography, the mass was round-to-oval in shape and 22 mm × 30 mm × 15 mm in size. The mass contained multiple bone attenuated materials with a palatal bone lysis of 4 mm × 6 mm. A complete resection of the mass was proposed; however, the owner declined due to the risk of complications associated with the radical surgery. Therefore, a palliative resection and biopsy of the mass were performed. On the histological...