Veterinární medicína, 2024 (vol. 69), issue 9
Does a relation between bone histomorphometry and fractures exist? The case of the equine radius and tibiaOriginal Paper
M Zedda, R Babosova, S Gadau, G Lepore, S Succu, V Farina
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(9):307-313 | DOI: 10.17221/18/2024-VETMED 
Fractures of long bones in limbs are rare traumatic events in horses. This study investigates whether the incidence and types of fractures can be related to the histomorphometric features of the radius and tibia, which experience different biomechanical stresses and exhibit varying incidences and types of fractures. Clinical observations suggest that, in adults, slightly transverse and comminuted fractures are present in the radius, while the tibia shows a higher frequency of longitudinal and spiral fractures. Microscopic observations reveal no apparent distinctive characteristics between the radius and tibia, whereas the histomorphometric data highlight...
A multi-year study monitoring the cadmium content in the tissues of lambs and sheep sampled in the Czech Republic between 2001 and 2022Original Paper
Z Svobodova, J Drapal, V Vlasakova, D Harustiakova, J Illek, M Svoboda
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(9):314-320 | DOI: 10.17221/45/2024-VETMED
Cadmium is one of the most important environmental contaminants. Animals grazing on natural pastures are particularly exposed to cadmium. Sheep are mostly reared in extensive and grazing systems. Therefore, sheep may accumulate larger amounts of cadmium compared to other ruminant species and are a good indicator of exposure to cadmium contamination in a given area. The determination of cadmium concentrations in the muscles, livers and kidneys of lambs and sheep was carried out in the Czech Republic during the period 2001–2022. The average cadmium content in the livers and kidneys of all the lambs was 0.037 ± 0.006 and 0.061 ± 0.013 mg.kg–1,...
Molecular detection and characterisation of Mycoplasma species in community owned dogs of Kerala, a South Indian StateOriginal Paper
GS Kumar, A Varghese, PK Hembram, KGA Kumar, CK Deepa, A Varghese, R Ravindran
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(9):321-328 | DOI: 10.17221/116/2023-VETMED
Haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) are obligate epierythrocytic bacteria that infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. The molecular characterisation of Mycoplasma organisms in dogs has not previously been attempted from India. Hence, in the present study, the molecular characterisation of Mycoplasma spp. in dogs of different zones of Kerala was attempted using 16S rRNA gene. An overall prevalence of 18% for M. haemocanis was detected. The NCBI-BLAST analysis of all the selected sequences revealed > 99% identity with the sequences of M. haemocanis. The phylogenetic analysis revealed clustering of M. haemocanis...
Senecio ovatus poisoning in a horse – A case reportCase Report
A Kopecka, T Novotna, Z Svobodova, Z Drabkova
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(9):329-336 | DOI: 10.17221/37/2024-VETMED
This study describes a case of poisoning by pyrrolizidine alkaloids in a horse. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first confirmed case of Senecio ovatus poisoning. A six-year-old 450-kg Irish cob mare was presented to the Equine Clinic of the University of Veterinary Sciences Brno (Czechia) with symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy, which progressively worsened with time despite intensive therapy and led to euthanasia. A complex diagnostic and therapeutic approach including the post-mortem patoanatomical and histopathological examination is described here. Regarding the histopathology of the liver, there was necrosis with...