Veterinární medicína, 2008 (vol. 53), issue 11
Bacteria of the genus Anaplasma - characteristics of Anaplasma and their vectors: a review
A. Rymaszewska, S. Grenda
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):573-584 | DOI: 10.17221/1861-VETMED 
Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in bacteria from the genus Anaplasma, especially the species A. marginale, A. ovis and A. phagocytophilum. It is connected with the pathogenic activity of these bacteria in farm animals, and also, though to a lesser degree, in humans. Anaplasmosis, a disease caused by various species of anaplasma, is an especially important issue for animal breeders. The main vectors of the Anaplasma bacteria are ticks, common arachnida occurring everywhere in the world, especially the genera Ixodes, Dermacentor, Rhipicephalus and Amblyomma. The genus Anaplasma includes...
Current and emerging assays for Francisella tularensis detection: a review
M. Pohanka, M. Hubalek, V. Neubauerova, A. Macela, M. Faldyna, H. Bandouchova, J. Pikula
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):585-594 | DOI: 10.17221/1862-VETMED
This paper presents an overview of methods for detection and identification of the pathogenic bacterium Francisella tularensis such as cultivation tests, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, flow cytometry, polymerase chain reaction, immunosensor, microarray, mass spectrometry, and chromatography. Included references are chosen according to their practical importance or perspectives for the future.
Sex determination in bisected bovine embryos and conception rate after the transfer of female demi-embryos
M. Lopatarova, S. Cech, P. Krontorad, L. Holy, J. Hlavicova, R. Dolezel
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):595-603 | DOI: 10.17221/1864-VETMED
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of sex determination after microsurgical splitting of D7 (Day 7) bovine embryos and to test the conception rate after subsequent transfer of female demi-embryos. High-quality morulae (n = 100) and early blastocysts (n = 123) obtained from superovulated donors were microsurgically bisected and blastomeres biopsied from one half of bisected embryos were analysed by PCR using specific primers for the Y-chromosome determinant. The female demi-embryos were transferred (ET) in pairs (bilateral) or individually (ipsilateral) to synchronized recipients. Sex determination was successfully...
Interrelationships of growth hormone AluI polymorphism, insulinresistance, milk production and reproductive performance in Holstein-Friesian cos
O. Balogh, O. Szepes, K. Kovacs, M. Kulcsar, J. Reiczigel, J.A. Alcazar, M. Keresztes, H. Febel, J. Bartyik, S. Gy. Fekete, L. Fesus, Gy. Huszenicza
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):604-616 | DOI: 10.17221/1865-VETMED
Healthy multiparous Holstein-Friesian cows (n = 22, parity: 2-4) from a large-scale dairy herd in Hungary were subjected to an intravenous glucose tolerance test 10-15 days after calving. AluI genotype of growth hormone, several plasma metabolites and metabolic hormones were determined, and current and previous lactation yields were recorded. We also used the Revised Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (RQUICKI) and its modified version (RQUICKIBHB) for the estimation of peripheral insulin sensitivity. The majority of cows (n = 18) was leucine homozygous (LL), four were heterozygous (LV) and there were no valine...
Spirocercosis and its complications in stray dogs in Shiraz, southern Iran
A. Oryan, S.M. Sadjjadi, D. Mehrabani, M. Kargar
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):617-624 | DOI: 10.17221/1866-VETMED
Spirocerca lupi is accepted in Veterinary Medicine as the cause of true malignancies in dogs. Aortic lesions and esophageal nodular granulomas are pathological lesions of spirocercosis that are considered to be pathognomic for this disease. Post mortem and histopathological studies of 105 stray dogs both male and female of different age groups from various residential areas were performed and their esophagus were examined for any lesions and helminthic parasites. Twenty dogs (19.04%) were infected with S. lupi. The infection rate was significantly higher in dogs greater than one year old (23.5%) and in western areas (36.4%) with...
First descriptive study of an outbreak of Border disease in a sheep flock in Austria - a high risk factor for Bovine viral diarrhea virus free cattle herds: a case report
R. Krametter-Froetscher, C. Schmitz, V. Benetka, Z. Bago, K. Moestl, E. Vanek, W. Baumgartner
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):625-628 | DOI: 10.17221/1868-VETMED
Described is the first outbreak of Border disease in a sheep flock in Austria and its impact on the cattle housed on the same farm. Border disease virus infected sheep are a high risk for pestivirus introduction in susceptible cattle herds and should therefore induce a complete revision of the Austrian Bovine viral diarrhea virus program.
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Serratia marcescens after tooth extraction in a Doberman Pinscher: a case report
T. Plavec, I. Zdovc, P. Juntes, T. Svara, S. Suhadolc Scholten, A. Nemec, A. Domanjko Petric, N. Tozon
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):629-635 | DOI: 10.17221/1863-VETMED
: A 3-year-old Doberman Pinscher was referred to the Clinic for Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Faculty of Ljubljana for cardiologic examination due to lethargy, inappetence and lateral abdominal wall oedema. The dog had been treated at the primary veterinary practice for tooth granuloma two days before the presentation. During the course of the disease a presumptive diagnosis necrotizing fasciitis was ascertained and Serratia marcescens organism was isolated from the ventral body wall tissue, from the wound in the oral cavity and other organs in the body. Systemic signs developed concomitantly with the progression of the local...
Incidental finding of uterine adenomyosis in a bitch with reproductive disorders: a case report
C.C. Perez-Marin, L. Molina, J.M. Dominguez, Y. Millan, J. Martin de las Mulas
Vet Med - Czech, 2008, 53(11):636-640 | DOI: 10.17221/1867-VETMED
Uterine adenomyosis, a disease not widely addressed in dogs, is characterised by the progressive penetration of endometrial glands and stroma into the myometrium, together with smooth-muscle hyperplasia. This report describes a case of adenomyosis in an 8-year-old German Shepherd bitch with mammary tumours, concomitant with cystic ovarian disease and endometrial cystic hyperplasia. Clinical signs included presence of small nodules and enlargement of mammary glands, and bloody uterine discharge. Ultrasonography confirmed the uterine and ovarian abnormalities, while the diagnosis was later confirmed by histopathological examination. The findings are...