Veterinární medicína, 2004 (vol. 49), issue 2
Diagnostics of main bacterial agents of porcine respiratory diseases complex (PRDC) using PCR detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
I. Holko, J. Urbanova, Tholkova, V. Kmet
Vet Med - Czech, 2004, 49(2):35-41 | DOI: 10.17221/5672-VETMED 
The main goal of our work is the presentation and analysis of incidence of porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) regarding bacterial agents in the territory of northern districts of Slovakia. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and other secondary bacterial causative pathogens of PRDC comprised 75.2% of all cases (98) with clinical signs of respiratory infections that we examined in the course of one year. We present also one of possibilities to the solution of problematic detection of M. hyopneumoniae which is, like the whole rank of mycoplasmas, very difficult to cultivate. This problem was solved by using the PCR method with the direct...
A field study to evaluate the efficacy of fenbendazole on 9 stud farms
M. Varady, A. Konigova, J. Corba
Vet Med - Czech, 2004, 49(2):42-46 | DOI: 10.17221/5673-VETMED
A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of a benzimidazole anthelmintic (fenbendazole) on horse farms in Slovakia. Nine stud farms with a total number of 80 horses were selected for the faecal egg count reduction (FECR) test. Resistance was assumed if egg count reduction was less than 90%. A low level of benzimidazole resistance was found on three farms (84.4-89.0%). On the remaining farms the results of the FECR test indicated substantial reduction in faecal egg output after treatment (92.5-99.4%). Larval identification before treatment revealed Cyathostominea larvae as being predominant.
Inhibition of Salmonella enterica serovar Dusseldorf by enterocin A in gnotobiotic Japanese quails
A. Laukova, P. Guba, R. Nemcova, M. Marekova
Vet Med - Czech, 2004, 49(2):47-51 | DOI: 10.17221/5674-VETMED
The protective (ENT1) and therapeutic (ENT2) effects of enterocin A (Ent), produced by Enterococcus faecium EK13, against Salmonella enterica serovar Dusseldorf SA31 was determined in a model of gnotobiotic Japanese quails. Twenty-one 3 days old birds were divided into 3 groups of equal size; (ENT1, ENT2 and control group - CG). They were experimentally infected with SA31 (107 cfu/ml) per os. For the group ENT1, Ent A (200 µl of 25 600 AU/ml) was administered 8 h before infection with SA31 strain and for the group ENT2, treatment with Ent A was administered 8 h after infection; CG was infected with...
The branches of the arteria celiaca in the porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
O. Atalar, S. Yilmaz
Vet Med - Czech, 2004, 49(2):52-56 | DOI: 10.17221/5675-VETMED
This study is aimed at an investigation of the A. celiaca and its branches in the porcupine. Nine adult porcupines (5 males, 4 females) were injected a coloured latex mixture from the aortic arch for the demonstration of the arteria celiaca. The results indicated that the A. celiaca gave off the A. phrenica caudalis after approximately 1 cm from its origin. The A. celiaca was divided into two branches as the A. lienalis and a. hepatica. The A. hepatica was a continuity of celiac artery. The ramus pancreaticus, which was the most important artery for pancreas vascularization, arose from the A. lienalis. The ramus gastrolienalis and the Aa. gastricae...
Intrarenal arteries and their patterns in the Tuj sheep
G. Aksoy, I. Kurtul, S. Ozcan, K. Aslan, Z. Ozudogru
Vet Med - Czech, 2004, 49(2):57-60 | DOI: 10.17221/5676-VETMED
Ten kidneys were investigated by corrosion cast in this study. The renal arteries divided into the dorsal and ventral branches. The dorsal and ventral branches gave off the interlobar, arcuate and interlobular arteries, respectively. No anastomoses were seen between the renal arteries and their branches. A third branch originated from the junction of the dorsal and ventral branches in one right kidney. A dorsal branch gave off an interlobar artery supplying the ventral surface of one left kidney. An interlobar artery did not arise from the ventral branch at this part.
Prediction of possible distribution of tularemia in the Czech Republic
J. Pikula, M. Beklova, Z. Holesovska, F. Treml
Vet Med - Czech, 2004, 49(2):61-64 | DOI: 10.17221/5677-VETMED
A prediction map of tularemia was constructed on the basis of factors identified as contributing to the existence of current natural foci of tularemia in the CzechRepublic. The geographic distribution of a total of 6 different factors was evaluated with respect to their suitability for harbouring natural foci of tularemia. These factors included habitats of alluvial forests, geographic areas of up to 200 m above the sea level, 8.1-10.0°C of mean annual air temperature, 450-700 mm of mean annual precipitation, 1 801-2 000 and 2 001-2 200 h of mean annual sunshine duration and the highest population densities of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus)....