Veterinární medicína, 2016 (vol. 61), issue 12
VOLUME 61, CONTENTS; AUTHOR INDEX; AUTHOR INSTITUTION INDEX; LIST OF REVIEWERS
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Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):I-XVI | DOI: 10.17221/9371-VETMED 
Antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria multiplied in an alternative substrate and their influence on physiological parameters of new-born calvesOriginal Paper
E. Bartkiene, V. Krungleviciute, R. Antanaitis, J. Kantautaite, A. Kucinskas, M. Ruzauskas, L. Vaskeviciute, R. Siugzdiniene, J. Kucinskiene, J. Damasius, G. Juodeikiene
Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):653-662 | DOI: 10.17221/192/2015-VETMED
Here, the ability of Pediococcus pentosaceus and Pediococcus acidilactici to utilise potato tuber juice for cell synthesis without an external nutrient supplement was investigated, and the influence of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) grown in this substrate on the growth performance of new-born calves, as well as blood biochemical and faecal microbiological parameters was evaluated. Calves were selected based on the analogy principle, treatment group (n = 21), control group (n = 27). Calves in the treatment group were administered 50 ml of fermented potato tubers juice containing 9.6 log CFU/ml of LAB mixture for 14 days....
Molecular characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates from cattle in eastern TurkeyOriginal Paper
H. Kalender, A. Kilic
Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):663-668 | DOI: 10.17221/45/2016-VETMED
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is an important foodborne pathogen worldwide. In Turkey, little is known about the molecular characteristics of STEC O157:H7 isolates. The aim of this study was to examine the genetic diversity of STEC O157:H7 isolates from cattle in Turkey using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A total of 18 STEC O157:H7 strains were isolated from 540 rectal swab samples of slaughtered cattle in two abattoirs (coded A and B) located in eastern Turkey. The presence of virulence genes (stx1, stx2, hlyA and eae) was detected using the polymerase chain reaction....
Apparent total tract digestibility and ileal digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen, energy and amino acids in conventional, Bacillus subtilis-fermented and enzyme-treated soybean meal fed to weanling pigsOriginal Paper
M.M. Hossain, M. Begum, J.H. Park, S.J. Lee, K.H. Jang, Y.H. Hong, S.J. Cho, I.H. Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):669-680 | DOI: 10.17221/389/2014-VETMED
Apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), apparent ileal digestibility (AID) and standardised ileal digestibility (SID) of dry matter, nitrogen, energy and amino acids were evaluated in six weanling barrows [(Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc] fed soybean meal diet (SBM), fermented soybean meal A diet with 50% solubility in potassium hydroxide (FSMA), fermented soybean meal B diet with 60% solubility in potassium hydroxide (FSMB), fermented soybean meal C diet with 70% solubility in potassium hydroxide (FSMC), enzyme-treated soybean meal (ETSM) and nitrogen-free diet. Pigs having body weights of 8.99 ± 0.40 kg were surgically equipped with T-cannulas...
Oral administration of heat killed Tsukamurella inchonensis enhances immune responses and intestinal function in miceOriginal Paper
K. Nofouzi, M. Aghapour, Gh. Hamidian, F. Katiraee, J. Stanford, P. Ripley
Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):681-688 | DOI: 10.17221/82/2016-VETMED
We studied the effects of heat-killed Tsukamurella inchonensis on immune parameters and intestinal structure in mice. Mice were treated with three doses of bacteria (5 × 107, 1 × 108 and 2 × 108 CFU/mouse) consecutively for seven days. Body weight, delayed type hypersensitivity response, relative organ weight, and haemagglutination titres were studied in different groups of animals. Villus height, villus width, villus/crypt ratio, crypt depth and goblet cell and intestinal epithelial lymphocyte density in villi were also determined. There was no significant increase in liver, spleen and kidney weights at any...
Evaluation of diagnostic coelioscopy including liver and kidney biopsies in cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus)Original Paper
S.H. Seok, D.H. Jeong, H.C. Lee, I.H. Hong, S.C. Yeon
Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):689-700 | DOI: 10.17221/103/2016-VETMED
Diagnostic coelioscopy, including liver and kidney biopsies, was performed in seven cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus). A 5-mm endoscopy system was used for examination of coelomic viscera. The endoscopist rated the ease of entry into the coelom and visualisation. Coelioscopic biopsy was performed using a 5-mm biopsy forceps following the diagnostic coelioscopy, and the diagnostic quality of the samples was evaluated. The endoscopic entry and visualisation scores ranged from satisfactory to excellent for all coelomic structures, except for the oesophagus, spleen, epididymis/oviduct and pancreas in all vultures. The coelioscopic examinations...
Effects of lupin seed supplementation on egg production performance, and qualitative egg traits in laying hensOriginal Paper
J.H. Park, S.I. Lee, I.H. Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2016, 61(12):701-709 | DOI: 10.17221/330/2014-VETMED
We investigated the effects of lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) seed supplementation on egg production performance and egg quality in laying hens. A total of 120 Hy-Line Brown laying hens (29-week old) were used in a nine week trial. Laying hens were sorted into pens with six birds per pen and five pens per treatment. Treatments were (1) control, corn-soybean meal-based control diets, (2) 11% lupin (control + 11% lupin), (3) 16.5% lupin (control + 16.5% lupin), and (4) 22% lupin (control + 22% lupin). The average daily feed intake of laying hens fed with lupin diets was increased compared with control at Week 6 (P < 0.05). The...