Veterinární medicína, 2012 (vol. 57), issue 8
Effects of Chitosan-oligosaccharide on diarrhoea in Hanwoo calves
M.R. Alam, W.I. Kim, J.W. Kim, C.S. Na, N.S. Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):385-393 | DOI: 10.17221/6306-VETMED 
The therapeutic effect of Chitosan-oligosaccharide (COS) on calf diarrhoea was investigated in Korean native (Hanwoo) calves (n = 86). The calves were divided into two groups; the untreated/control (n = 40) having routine diet only and the treated group (n = 46) receiving COS (50 ml/day) in addition to the routine diet for five days. Blood samples from each animal were collected before and after five days treatment and were subjected to complete blood count (CBC), chemistry screening (CS) and plasma protein assay (PPA). The in vitro efficacy of COS against the most common causal agents of calf diarrhoea (Escherichia...
The effect of various forms of selenium supplied to pregnant goats on selected blood parameters and on the concentration of Se in urine and blood of kids at the time of weaning
A. Pechova, L. Sevcikova, L. Pavlata, R. Dvorak
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):394-403 | DOI: 10.17221/6307-VETMED
The aim of this trial was to compare the effect of supplementation of goats with different forms of selenium on the metabolism of their kids at the time of weaning. The experiment was performed with 45 kids of mothers supplemented with various forms of selenium. Group C was control while the other four groups were supplemented with selenium for six weeks before (0.3 mg/goat/day) and after parturition (0.9 mg/goat/day). Group Se-I received sodium selenite while the other groups received organic forms: Se-lactate-protein complex (Se-L), Se-proteinate (Se-P) and Se-yeast (Se-Y). The kids were weaned at three months of age and samples of blood and urine...
Histological and histochemical studies on the Harderian gland in native chickens
B. Mobini
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):404-409 | DOI: 10.17221/6308-VETMED
The objective of this investigation was to study the histological and histochemical structure of the Harderian gland in native chickens. Samples were obtained from 10 male and 10 female adult healthy native chickens. Tissue sections were stained with haematoxylin eosin, Verhoeff's, Masson's trichrome, alcian blue (pH 2.5), periodic acid-Schiff and Gomori's method for reticulum. The multilobular Harderian gland of native chickens was covered by a thin connective tissue which consisted of adipose tissue, parasympathetic ganglia, nerve bundles, collagen, elastic and reticular fibres. Plasma cells were present in interlobular areas. The Harderian gland...
Canine atopic dermatitis in the Middle East: clinical signs, signalment and common allergens
G. Zur, I. Skorinsky, T. Bdolah-Abram
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):410-419 | DOI: 10.17221/6309-VETMED
The aim of the study was to examine for the first time the various aspects of canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) presenting in a Middle Eastern country. Medical records of 164 dogs diagnosed with CAD were evaluated. Associations between signalment, lifestyle, clinical signs and allergens were evaluated statistically. Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd dog, Boxer, French Bulldog, Golden Retriever and Shar-Pei breeds were presented more frequently than the regular hospital population (P < 0.0001), and had an earlier disease onset time (P < 0.01). In 22 dogs (13%) signs of CAD were noticed at less than six months of age. Most dogs...
Pinnal squamous cell carcinoma in cats and the effectiveness of treatment with radical pinnectomy
A. Demirutku, K. Ozer, Y. Devecioglu, Z. Mutlu, O. Duzgun, E. Eravci, D. Haktanir, S.S. Arun
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):420-429 | DOI: 10.17221/6310-VETMED
The aim of this study was to observe the effectiveness of treatment with radical pinnectomy and investigate postoperative relapse cases in pinnal squamous cell carcinoma in cats. Twelve cats which were brought to surgery clinic of Istanbul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine were used. Biopsies were taken from the cases in which squamous cell carcinoma was suspected following anamnesis and the clinical examination of patients that were brought to our clinic. The patients were diagnosed on the basis of histopathological analysis of biopsy samples. Haemogram and biochemical blood analysis were performed and thoracic radiographs were taken as routine...
The spinal nerves forming the brachial plexus in mole-rats (Spalax leucodon)
A. Aydin, M. Karan
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):430-433 | DOI: 10.17221/6311-VETMED
In this study, the brachial plexus in the mole-rat was investigated. Six adult mole-rats were used and the brachial plexus of each was dissected. It was found that the brachial plexus in the mole-rat was formed by the rami ventralis of C5. A single root was formed from a major part of the ramus ventralis of C5 and through the joining of the whole of the ramus ventralis of C6, C7, C8 and T1. Thus, in mole-rats, the spinal nerves forming the brachial plexus and the joining of these spinal nerves to each other differ from other rodents and mammals.
Transient ileocolic intussusception in a dog with histiocytic ulcerative tiflocolitis: a case report
M. Garcia-Sancho, F. Rodriguez-Franco, A. Rodriguez-Bertos, V. Carrasco, A. Villaescusa, A. Sainz
Vet Med - Czech, 2012, 57(8):434-438 | DOI: 10.17221/6312-VETMED
In human medicine, the association between intussusceptions and inflammatory bowel disease is well known, even if referred to only in case reports or a small series of patients. The exact cause of intussusceptions, in general, is unknown; however, any lesion in the bowel wall or irritant in the lumen that alters the normal peristaltic pattern may initiate invagination. In Crohn's disease the lead point may be dysrhytmic contractions secondary to the on-going inflammatory process of a thickened, inflamed segment of bowel wall. In veterinary medicine, the information available related to the association of intussusceptions and inflammatory bowel disease...