Veterinární medicína, 2014 (vol. 59), issue 12

VOLUME 59, CONTENTS; AUTHOR INDEX; AUTHOR INSTITUTION INDEX; LIST OF REVIEWERSIndex

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Vet Med - Czech, 2014, 59(12):I-XVI | DOI: 10.17221/7826-VETMED  

Crohn's disease and related inflammatory diseases: from many single hypotheses to one "superhypothesis"Review

K. Hruska, I. Pavlik

Vet Med - Czech, 2014, 59(12):583-630 | DOI: 10.17221/7822-VETMED  

The aetiology of Crohn's disease and paratuberculosis are the subjects of intensive study and also frequently, of dispute. However, a number of other nosological entities have a similar history, namely type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, asthma, psoriasis, spondylarthritis, Blau syndrom etc. The zoonotic risk of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) has been discussed for more than one hundred years. "The problem remains open, further research is needed", is the sentence which seems to be obligatory in the conclusions of many scientific articles. A number of hypotheses have been suggested, all with...

Effects of inactivated Parapoxvirus ovis on polymorphonuclear leukocyte function and myeloperoxidase activity in horsesOriginal Paper

S. Ulgen, C.P. Yaramis, E. Rayaman, U. Soyogul Gurer, M.E. Or, A.O. Sehirli

Vet Med - Czech, 2014, 59(12):631-636 | DOI: 10.17221/7823-VETMED  

Immunomodulatory products have been used for years in veterinary medicine. Inactivated Parapoxvirus ovis (iPPVO) is currently used in equine medicine as an immunomodulator to improve the immune system and as a prophylactic treatment to prevent or treat infectious diseases. This study was designed to determine the effects of iPPVO on polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) function (phagocytosis and intracellular killing activity) and the myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity of PMNLs in horses. Twenty-four healthy English thoroughbred horses with an average age of 11 years were included in the study. Venous blood samples (10 ml) were taken before (agent-free...

Evidence of Neospora caninum exposure among native Korean goats (Capra hircus coreanae)Original Paper

B.Y. Jung, S.H. Lee, D. Kwak

Vet Med - Czech, 2014, 59(12):637-640 | DOI: 10.17221/7824-VETMED  

Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite that causes abortion in ruminants, including goats. The objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of N. caninum in native Korean goats (Capra hircus coreanae). A commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit was used to analyse 464 serum samples for the presence of N. caninum antibodies. Four samples (0.9%, 95% confidence intervals - CI: 0.0-1.7) were found to be positive for N. caninum antibodies. The seroprevalence was analysed according to age (less than to one year, young; more than or equal one year, adult; and unknown), sampling...

Comparison of the bone response to xenogenic bone screws and metallic screws in canine femurOriginal Paper

S.Y. Heo, N.S. Kim

Vet Med - Czech, 2014, 59(12):641-648 | DOI: 10.17221/7825-VETMED  

The study compared the bone response to xenogenic screws and metallic screws of a similar design in a canine femur. The xenogenic bone screws and metallic bone screws were inserted into the femur diaphyses of dogs. Radiological and histological responses to the xenogenic bone screws were determined in canine bone and micro-computed tomography evaluation of bone mass and bone density parameter was performed 36 weeks after fixation of the xenogenic and metallic bone screws. There was no osteolysis and foreign body reaction associated with either bone screw. The radiological and histological results showed that the xenogenic bone screws formed a bony...