Veterinární medicína, 2012 (vol. 57), issue 1
Sulfonamides in the environment: a review and a case report
K. Hruska, M. Franek
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(1):1-35 | DOI: 10.17221/4969-VETMED 
Sulfonamides are widely used in treatment of animals and humans but pose a risk as environmental pollutants. An analysis of 1588 publications focused on sulfonamides is presented here. The review deals with environmental pollution with sulfonamides, described in papers indexed in the database Web of Science from 1938 to 2011. More in depth details are presented regarding publication activity during the last ten years in which 1255 papers have been published by authors from 1100 institutions. Papers, published during the last three years and mainly in 2011, are listed in comprehensive tables, sorted according to five criteria: reviews, contaminated...
Growth of the dominant follicle and endometrial folding after administration of hCG in mares during oestrus
R. Dolezel, K. Ruzickova, G. Maceckova
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(1):36-41 | DOI: 10.17221/4970-VETMED
The purpose of the trial was evaluation of follicular growth and endometrial folding in mares after human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) treatment in comparison with untreated mares during oestrus. In addition, the influence of follicle size at the time of hCG treatment on these parameters was evaluated. HCG (3000 IU) was administered intravenously in 17 mares bearing dominant follicles 35-40 mm in diameter (Group A) and in 13 mares with larger follicles (Group B). Ten mares with follicles ≥ 35 mm were untreated (Group C). Ultrasonographical examination of the mares continued in 6 h intervals until ovulation. Growth of the dominant follicle was faster...
Basic values of M-mode echocardiographic parameters of the left ventricle in outbreed Wistar rats
P. Scheer, V. Sverakova, J. Doubek, K. Janeckova, I. Uhrikova, P. Svoboda
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(1):42-52 | DOI: 10.17221/4971-VETMED
This paper describes the partial results of an echocardiographic study in sixty outbreed Wistar rats. Animals of parity sex ratio were chosen for the experiment. The animals were grown up during the observation period (the minimum weight was 220 g; the maximum weight was 909 g) and were then sequentially anaesthetised (2-2.5% of isoflurane, 3 l/min O2). The second, fourth and fifth examinations were performed under anaesthesia maintained by intramuscular injections with diazepam (2 mg/kg), xylazine (5 mg/kg) and ketamine (35 mg/kg). Transthoracal examination was done using the SonoSite Titan echo system (SonoSite Ltd.) with a microconvex...
Evaluation of the wound healing activity of an ethanolic extract of Ceylon cinnamon in mice
M.R. Farahpour, M. Habibi
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(1):53-57 | DOI: 10.17221/4972-VETMED
The present study was conducted to verify the effect of Ceylon cinnamon on experimentally induced excision wounds in rats. Thirty-two rats were divided into four groups of eight rats each. Group A received a placebo containing 1.5% of cinnamon and Group B a placebo containing 3%. Group C, as the control group, didn't receive any treatment and finally Group D received a blank placebo as the reference standard group. Wound healing was monitored on Days 3, 6, 9 and 14 and histological evaluation was carried out on the samples. The results show that cinnamon extract served to accelerate the wound healing process and specifically increased epithelialization...