Veterinární medicína, 2009 (vol. 54), issue 2
Mineral accretion in nursing piglets in relation to sow performance and mineral source
G.A. Papadopoulos, D.G.D. Maes, G.P.J. Janssens
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):41-46 | DOI: 10.17221/28/2009-VETMED 
The present study investigated the effect of a moderate substitution of inorganic mineral sources with chelated mineral sources from four weeks prior to parturition throughout lactation on sow and litter performance. In addition, the aims were to determine whether the mineral source and litter performance affect mineral status and accretion in piglets at birth and at weaning. Forty gestating sows in a commercial pig herd were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups, with part of the Cu, Mn, Zn and Fe content of the feed added as either an inorganic mineral source or a chelated mineral source. From each sow, one piglet was randomly...
The effect of kaolin feeding on efficiency, health status and course of diarrhoeal infections caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains in weaned piglets
M. Trckova, H. Vondruskova, Z. Zraly, P. Alexa, J. Hamrik, V. Kummer, J. Maskova, V. Mrlik, K. Krizova, I. Slana, L. Leva, I. Pavlik
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):47-63 | DOI: 10.17221/5/2009-VETMED
The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of kaolin feeding on health status, body weight gain (BWG), course of diarrhoeal infections caused by enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli (ETEC) and the level of mycobacterial contamination in weaned piglets. The testing was performed in two experiments involving 40 weaned piglets at the age of 28 days. In the infection-free experiment, piglets were fed a diet without (C0) or with 1% content of kaolin (K0) for 20 days. Subsequently, all of them were fed the same diet without kaolin supplementation for 39 days. Identical diets were fed during the infection experiment, and moreover,...
Susceptibility of selected murine and microtine species to infection by a wild strain of Francisella tularensis subsp. holoarctica
H. Bandouchova, J. Sedlackova, M. Hubalek, M. Pohanka, L. Peckova, F. Treml, F. Vitula, J. Pikula
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):64-74 | DOI: 10.17221/1913-VETMED
The purpose of this study was to compare susceptibility of BALB/c mice, common voles (Microtus arvalis) and yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicollis) to infection by a virulent Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica strain. Median survival in these three species following experimental infection with 320 colony forming units of F. tularensis (both intraperitoneally and subcutaneously) amounted to 4.5, 7 and 4 days, respectively. Survival curves of BALB/c and yellow-necked mice were very similar and were significantly different from that of common voles. LD50 was 0.5 and 37.9 colony forming units in BALB/c mice and...
Metabolic and endocrine characteristics of pregnancy toxemia in the ferret
A. Prohaczik, M. Kulcsar, Gy. Huszenicza
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):75-80 | DOI: 10.17221/19/2009-VETMED
Metabolic and endocrine characteristics of pregnancy toxemia are well documented in small ruminants, but less known in other species. The objective of this study was to measure plasma levels of certain metabolites and metabolic hormones related to the energetic status in blood from sick and healthy, non-pregnant (control) ferrets. Blood was collected from moribund, hypothermic, late pregnant females suffering from pregnancy toxemia (n = 4) and from healthy female ferrets (n = 14) to measure glucose, ketone (βOH-butyrate, BHB), insulin, thyroxine (T4) and 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations. In contrast...
Concurrent infection of Taenia taeniaeformis and Isospora felis in a stray kitten: a case report
L.D. Singla, G.S. Aulakh, R. Sharma, P.D. Juyal, J. Singh
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):81-83 | DOI: 10.17221/1914-VETMED
The present report describes a unique case of acute diarrhoea, dehydration and weakness in a stray female kitten due to concurrent infection of Taenia taeniaeformis and Isospora felis. Death occured before any treatment could be attempted and postmortem examination revealed the presence of live tapeworms embedded in the mucosa of the small intestine. The tapeworms were identified as Taenia taeniaeformis by Scanning Electron and Light microscopy. The uterus of the tapeworms was filled with eggs. The intestinal contents were yellow in colour and upon their examination by faecal floatation the presence of Isospora oocysts was...
Reincident corneal epithelial inclusion cyst in a dog: a case report
E.M. Martin-Suarez, A. Galan, J.M. Molleda
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):84-88 | DOI: 10.17221/3003-VETMED
An unilateral corneal epithelial inclusion cyst (CEIC) in a 8-years-old female mixed Poodle is reported. The cyst had been observed for 60 days, was unique, not congenital and only one eye was involved. One year prior to the referral the dog was treated with antibiotics due to an ocular trauma caused by a fight with a cat. In the same eye, palpebral melanocytic tumor and corneal dystrophy were also observed. In order to remove the CEIC a superficial keratectomy was performed. Collagen contact lens and topical antibiotics were the medical treatment of choice. Fifteen month after surgery the dog was referred for recurrence of the CEIC. A second keratectomy...
Deslorelin treatment of hyperoestrogenism in neutered ferrets (Mustela putorius furo): a case report
A. Prohaczik, M. Kulcsar, Gy. Huszenicza
Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(2):89-95 | DOI: 10.17221/25/2009-VETMED
Hyperoestrogenism causing progressive alopecia in neutered ferrets may be induced by ovarian remnant syndrome (ORS) and nodular hyperplasia of the adrenocortex (hyperadrenocorticism, NHA). The objective of the study was to determine whether a slow-release implant of a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue, deslorelin, has any value in therapy of hyperoestrogenism of adrenocortical origin (NHA). Three supposed cases of NHA with alopecia and other clinical signs of hyperoestrogenism (n = 2 spayed females in oestrous and n = 1 castrated male) were treated with a subcutaneous implant of 4.7 mg deslorelin acetate. Blood samples were...