Veterinární medicína, 2019 (vol. 64), issue 11
The effect of diet supplementation with linseed scrap on the meat quality and fatty acid profile of the meat and backfat in fattening giltsOriginal Paper
P Nevrkla, E Vaclavkova
Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(11):467-475 | DOI: 10.17221/42/2019-VETMED 
The study was designed to evaluate the effect of diet supplementation with linseed on the carcass characteristics, meat quality and oxidative stability as well as the composition of the fatty acids in M. longissimus lumborum et thoracis (MLLT) and the backfat of fattening gilts. A total of 40 animals were used, 20 in the experimental and 20 in the control group. The results indicate that gilts fed with the control feed mixture (C) showed a higher (P < 0.05) content of intramuscular fat and backfat as compared to the experimentaL group (L) of gilts. A higher drip loss (P < 0.001) was recorded in the L group as same as...
Pelvimetry in the Teramana goat breed: a comparison between radiography and ultrasoundOriginal Paper
I De Amicis, L Stehlik, F Del Signore, S Parrillo, D Robbe, R Tamburro, M Vignoli
Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(11):476-481 | DOI: 10.17221/96/2019-VETMED
Radiography is routinely used for pelvimetry, but it is not easily accessible for farm animals, while ultrasonographic pelvimetry could be used due to the better accessibility and lack of radiation hazard. Radiographic and ultrasonographic pelvimetry in goats were compared, and three diameters of the pelvis were measured; the narrowest transverse pelvic diameter at the level of the acetabula, from the pecten pubis to the sacral promontorium and from the dorsal edge of the pubis to the coccygeal vertebra. The measurement was performed three times by one observer on both modalities. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman analyses were...
The volume fraction values of the brain compartments using the Cavalieri principle and a 3T MRI in brachycephalic and mesocephalic dogsOriginal Paper
C Bakici, R Orkun Akgun, D Ozen, O Algin, C Oto
Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(11):482-489 | DOI: 10.17221/33/2019-VETMED
This study was aimed at: 1) estimating the volume and the volume fraction values of brain ventricles, grey matter and white matter with the Cavalieri principle and 2) creating three-dimensional reconstruction models of the brain ventricles by using magnetic resonance imaging. The brain structures of dogs were scanned with a 3T magnetic resonance system. The volumes of the total brain, the grey matter, the white matter, the lateral ventricle, the third ventricle, the cerebral aqueduct and the fourth ventricle of both sides were estimated separately by using a combination of the Cavalieri principle and the point-counting method. In addition to that,...
Transscleral ultrasonographic measurements of the optic nerve sheath diameter and a regression analysis with morphometric measures of the globe in dogsOriginal Paper
M Vinas, U Zeyen, N D'Anna, M Vignoli
Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(11):490-496 | DOI: 10.17221/39/2019-VETMED
To describe transscleral ultrasonography as a novel alternative approach for visualising the optic nerve sheath and measuring its diameter and to analyse the linear regressions of the optic nerve sheath diameter value with the weights and morphometric measurements of the globe in dogs. Forty healthy dogs admitted for routine sterilisation were examined. Under general anaesthesia, a B-mode ultrasonography with a linear probe (9-18 MHz) was applied transscleral in the dorso-temporal quadrant. The optic nerve sheath diameter was measured 3 mm behind the caudal aspect of the globe. The morphometric measurements, including the axial globe, lens thickness...
The loading characteristics of landing in cats with different body weightsOriginal Paper
Y Song, M Wang, J Steven Baker, Y Gu
Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(11):497-504 | DOI: 10.17221/13/2019-VETMED
Nowadays, quadrupedal locomotion information is well established for dogs, horses, and pigs, and kinetic systems have been widely used for sensitive and reliable gait analysis. However, few studies have investigated cat locomotion and the data available are confusing and restricted, especially in relation to jumping. In addition, it has been suggested that several factors, including the influence of the body weight (BW), may be associated with the collection of the kinetic data measurements in dogs. This raises the question of whether the BW would influence the kinetic data measurements in cats. Therefore, this study was aimed at comparing the kinetic...
A case of diquat poisoning in pigsCase Report
Z Siroka, M Svoboda, Z Svobodova, I Nagl
Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(11):505-511 | DOI: 10.17221/87/2019-VETMED
Diquat is a bipyridyl compound which belongs to the group of herbicides. Its activity is based on the liberation of the superoxide anion radical and, subsequently, hydrogen peroxide, leading to tissue destruction by oxidative stress. Acute poisoning is associated with high mortality within several hours to a few days. The reported case of poisoning occurred on a commercial farm. The fattening pigs of the Landrace and Large White breeds were affected. The pigs were kept on a deep litter. Reglone (active ingredient diquat dibromide, 200 g/l) was used on the farm fields to desiccate the clover crop. The dry clover straw was harvested and stored for approximately...