Veterinární medicína, 2010 (vol. 55), issue 7
Surgical repair of Achilles tendon rupture in dogs: a review of the literature, a case report and new perspectives
G. Spinella, R. Tamburro, G. Loprete, J.M. Vilar, S. Valentini
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):303-310 | DOI: 10.17221/2926-VETMED 
Achilles tendon rupture in the dog is a common traumatic lesion. An accurate evaluation of etiology, grade of the lesion with or without loss of tendon substance, and time elapsed from the trauma can guide the surgeon in choosing the best surgical technique. Moreover, the healing process after a tendon injury is usually difficult and uncertain because the prognosis is influenced by extent of trauma, time elapsed between the trauma and its treatment and low tendon vascularization. However, the rapid development of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could soon result in the development of scaffolds with bioactive proteins that can direct the...
Serum pepsinogen level and abomasal ulcerations in experimental abomasal displacement in sheep
A. Hajimohammadi, K. Badiei, K. Mostaghni, M. Pourjafar
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):311-317 | DOI: 10.17221/3016-VETMED
It is believed that serum pepsinogen levels could be useful for diagnosis of abomasal changes in cattle. Diagnosis of abomasal displacement (AD) is made via invasive and non-invasive techniques. None of the extant methods is a reliable indication of mucosal change. The applicability of serum pepsinogen levels for the diagnosis of changes in the mucous membrane of the abomasum in experimentally induced left and right AD in sheep was investigated in fourteen rams. Abomasal fluid samples were taken and the pH was recorded. Twelve sheep underwent induced left and right AD (six for each group). Two sheep underwent exploratory laparatomy alone to assess...
Early Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in European suckling pigs in herds with respiratory problems: detection rate and risk factors
I. Villarreal, K. Vranckx, L. Duchateau, F. Pasmans, F. Haesebrouck, J.C. Jensen, I.A. Nanjiani, D. Maes
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):318-324 | DOI: 10.17221/3017-VETMED
The present study aimed at estimating the detection rate of M. hyopneumoniae in 3-week-old pigs in different European countries and to identify possible risk factors. Nasal swabs from suckling pigs in 52 farms were collected for nested PCR analysis. Potential risk factors for respiratory disease were analysed with a multivariable logistic regression model. The average percentage of positive piglets was 10.7% (95% confidence interval, CI 7.4-14.2); at least one pig tested positive in 68% of herds. In 32% of the herds, more than 10% of piglets tested positive. Herds that vaccinated sows against swine influenza virus (SIV) had a significantly...
Examination of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium distribution in naturally infected hens by culture and triplex quantitative real time PCR
M. Kaevska, I. Slana, P. Kralik, I. Pavlik
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):325-330 | DOI: 10.17221/2966-VETMED
Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (MAA) is the etiologic agent of avian tuberculosis, a chronic contagious disease described in a wide variety of domestic and wild bird species. The aims of this study were to assess the advantages of triplex quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) in comparison with culture testing for distribution of MAA in the organs of hens displaying varying degrees of clinical symptoms of the disease. From one small flock of ten hens and one cock with a history of weight loss, 98 tissue samples were examined in total. Pathological lesions were observed in six hens from which two were clinically ill. A total...
The pathological changes in the hind limb of a horse from the Roman Period
M. Janeczek, A. Chroszcz, Z. Miklikova, M. Fabis
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):331-335 | DOI: 10.17221/2928-VETMED
During the archaeological excavation of a multicultural settlement at the Nitra-Chrenova site (south-western Slovakia) an assemblage of animal bone remains was revealed. In one of the settlement features dated to the Roman period a complete horse skeleton was discovered. An investigation was carried out in the hind limb of the horse's skeleton involving macroscopic and radiographic analysis. Exostoses were observed on the tibia, talus, calcaneus, tarsal and metatarsal bones. The articular surfaces were destroyed. The anatomical structure of the talus, calcaneus and tarsal bones was not visible due to new bone formation. Additionally, osteomyelitis...
Tremorgenic mycotoxicosis caused by Paspalum paspaloides (Michx.) Scribner infected by Claviceps paspali: a case report
M.R. Moyano, A.M. Molina, A.J. Lora, J. Mendez, A. Rueda
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):336-338 | DOI: 10.17221/2964-VETMED
A natural poisoning case caused by ingestion of Paspalum paspaloides (Michx.) Scribner infected by Claviceps paspali in a bovine herd in Huelva (Spain) is described. This kind of intoxication, frequently described in South Africa and America is rare in Europe and this is the first description in Spain. Clinical signs, which affected 23 calves out of a total of 130 animals, consisted in a nervous syndrome characterized by tremor, hyperexcitability, incoordination, ataxia, depression and paralysis, signs that were aggravated when animals were subjected to certain types of exercises. The most relevant lesions were detected in...
First isolation of Mycobacterium genavense in a blue headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) imported from Surinam (South America) to the Czech Republic: a case report
J.E. Shitaye, R. Halouzka, J. Svobodova, V. Grymova, M. Grym, M. Skoric, P. Fictum, V. Beran, M. Slany, I. Pavlik
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):339-347 | DOI: 10.17221/2927-VETMED
In 2005 a Mycobacterium genavense infection was diagnosed in one blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) imported from Surinam (South America), the first such incidence in the Czech Republic. The bird died suddenly. Histopathological examination revealed a diffuse granulomatous inflammatory reaction in the intestinal mucosa. Tissue sections of the intestines stained by Ziehl-Neelsen were microscopically positive for acid-fast bacilli. Culture examinations were made by the conventional solid media, the manual BD-BBL MGIT and the automated MGIT 960 liquid culture systems. We have detected mycobacteria by the automated MGIT 960 liquid...
Avian tuberculosis in a captured Ruppell's griffon vulture (Gyps ruppellii): a case report
M. Skoric, P. Fictum, L. Frgelecova, P. Kriz, I. Slana, M. Kaevska, I. Pavlik
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):348-352 | DOI: 10.17221/2929-VETMED
Avian tuberculosis was diagnosed in a captured female Ruppell's griffon vulture (Gyps ruppellii) with granulomatous splenitis and hepatitis. At necropsy, whitish to yellow nodules of various sizes were found in the spleen and liver, and fibrinous coelomitis was present in the body cavity. Histopathologically, the granulomas appeared to be typical of avian tuberculosis. In some granulomas, necrotic centres surrounded by a variable layer of palisading epithelioid macrophages and multinucleated giant cells with variable admixture of lymphocytes and plasma cells were present. Signs of mineralization in granulomas were not observed. Using Ziehl-Neelsen...
Ovariectomy of a brown bear (Ursus arctos): a case report
B. Radisic, M. Sindicic, D. Huber, J. Kusak, T. Gomercic, D. Vnuk, D. Maticic, A. Slavica
Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(7):353-357 | DOI: 10.17221/2965-VETMED
Reproductive control is regularly implemented in bear facilities to prevent crowding of enclosures and surplus animals. Ovariectomy may represent an efficient method of sterilizing bears yet has not been reported in the literature. A 73 kg female brown bear, age two years and three months, was anesthetized for ovariectomy with tiletamin and zolazepam (Zoletil®, Virbac S.A., Carros Cedex, France) and medetomidin hydrochloride (Domitor®, Pfizer Animal Health, New York, USA). A 25 cm midline incision that extended from the umbilicus to the pubic brim was made. The suspensory ligament was stretched and blunt dissected so that...