Veterinární medicína, 2023 (vol. 68), issue 9
The importance of slaughterhouses in monitoring the occurrence of tail biting in pigs – ReviewReview
M Svoboda, N Hodkovicová, A Siwicki, W Szweda
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(9):349-358 | DOI: 10.17221/85/2023-VETMED 
Tail biting in pigs represents a very serious problem in modern pig farming, particularly with the intensification of the industry. It is considered a multifactorial syndrome and can be caused by various factors, leading to significant economic losses through reduced weight gain and partial or total condemnation of slaughtered carcasses due to secondary bacterial infections. The aim of this article is to summarise the current knowledge regarding tail biting in pigs, with a primary focus on the use of slaughterhouses for evaluating tail lesions and monitoring their prevalence. The introduction addresses the factors influencing the incidence of tail...
Evaluation of Streptococcus species isolated from subclinical sheep mastitis by molecular methods and determination of virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance genesOriginal Paper
V Ozavci, HT Yuksel Dolgun, S Kirkan, Y Seferoglu, Z Semen, U Parin
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(9):359-367 | DOI: 10.17221/42/2023-VETMED
Streptococcus (S.) species are important pathogens that cause mastitis in sheep. The study aimed to examine Streptococcus species in sheep milk with subclinical mastitis, assessing their prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence genes. A total of 200 milk samples were collected from sheep farms in İzmir’s five districts. Out of 32 (28.6%) Streptococcus isolates identified by phenotypic methods, 25 were genotypically identified as S. uberis, 5 as S. agalactiae, and 2 as S. dysgalactiae. Disk diffusion was used to determine the antimicrobial resistance of the isolates. PCR was employed...
Plasma bile acids in healthy green iguanas and iguanas with chronic liver diseasesOriginal Paper
Z Knotek, Z Knotkova, E Cermakova, GM Dorrestein, KO Heckers, D Komenda
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(9):368-374 | DOI: 10.17221/10/2023-VETMED
The aim of the study was to establish reference values for plasma bile acid (BA) concentrations in a collection of healthy green iguanas and to compare the results with BA concentrations in iguana patients presented to the clinic with various types of chronic liver diseases, patients with other chronic diseases and healthy iguanas that were presented for routine or pre-surgical health check-up. The concentration of BA was determined using the enzymatic colorimetric method. Mean plasma bile acid concentration in 110 samples from healthy green iguanas fasted for 24 h was higher (15.89 ± 15.61 μmol/l) than plasma bile acid concentration in the...
Retrospective study using biosensor data of a milking Holstein cow with jejunal haemorrhage syndromeCase Report
S Ha, S Kang, M Jung, E Jeon, S Hwang, J Lee, J Kim, YC Bae, J Park, UH Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(9):375-383 | DOI: 10.17221/73/2023-VETMED
Jejunal haemorrhage syndrome (JHS) is a sporadic and fatal enterotoxaemic disease in dairy cows associated with acute development and poor prognosis despite treatment. A 5-year-old Holstein cow with no reported pregnancy, three calving numbers, and 303 days in milk presented with hypothermia, discomfort, and inappetence. Anaemia, dehydration, faeces with blood clots, and absence of rumen and bowel movements were observed. We identified the presence of neutrophilia, hyperglycaemia, hypoproteinaemia, azotaemia, hyperlactatemia, hypocalcaemia, hypermagnesemia, hypokalaemia, and hypochloraemia through blood analyses. Necropsy and histopathologic examination...