Veterinární medicína, 2020 (vol. 65), issue 8
Insertional desmopathies of the cranial attachment of the nuchal ligament in horses - A reviewReview
MJ Lazarczyk, KM Michlik-Polczynska, DJ Skarzynski
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(8):327-335 | DOI: 10.17221/12/2020-VETMED 
In recent years, neck pain and stiffness of the upper cervical region have become a commonly recognised cause of reduced performance in jumping and dressage in horses. One of the postulated causes of these clinical signs is the insertional desmopathy of the nuchal ligament. Its aetiology still remains unclear, chiefly due to the limitations associated with providing correct diagnoses in this region and the correct identification of the abnormalities. These lesions may be conductive to limb lameness, dental diseases and neurological...
Milk urea nitrogen and milk fatty acid compositions in dairy cows with subacute ruminal acidosisOriginal Paper
K Kara
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(8):336-345 | DOI: 10.17221/51/2020-VETMED
The present study was aimed at comparing the milk urea nitrogen (MUN) and milk fatty acid (MFA) compositions in Holstein cows with subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) to those values of Holstein cows that did not have SARA. Also, the correlations among rumen pH value and the compositions of MUN and MFA in milk were determined. Dairy cows (n = 16) with subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) (pH value 5.60 ± 0.02) and control dairy cows (n = 16) (control) (pH value 6.20 ± 0.04) were studied. The MUN concentrations (578 µg/l) of the dairy cows with SARA...
The effect of a sudden temperature decrease on selected physiological indices in the common carpOriginal Paper
N Hodkovicova, J Mares, P Sehonova, J Blahova, M Faldyna, H Modra, F Tichy, J Caha, A Vrankova, Z Svobodova
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(8):346-357 | DOI: 10.17221/67/2020-VETMED
The objective of the study was to evaluate stress invoked by a temperature decrease in the common carp (n = 56). After acclimatisation to laboratory conditions at a temperature of 27.8 ± 1.0 °C, the fish (n = 28) were transferred to 16.8 ± 1.0 °C water (group T2; temperature difference Δ -11 °C); the rest of the fish were kept at the original water temperature (group T1). The examination of individual fish was made after 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours (h). The impact on the haematological and biochemical...
Laparoscopic drainage of an ovarian haematoma in a Martina Franca jenny (Equus asinus)Case Report
A Carluccio, I De Amicis, L Petrizzi, R Bucci, S Parrillo, V Varasano, D Robbe
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(8):358-363 | DOI: 10.17221/29/2020-VETMED
An 11-year-old Martina Franca jenny (Equus Asinus), involved in a breed recovery programme organised by the Puglia Region, was referred to the University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital for a mass formation detected on the surface of the right ovary. The subject had regular oestrous cycles, but gestation loss was reported in the anamnesis. The ovarian mass was monitored by transrectal palpation and ultrasonography. In the differential diagnosis, an ovarian haematoma, a haemorrhagic anovulatory follicle and a granulosa cell tumour were hypothesised; a surgical...
Multimodal-imaging characteristics of a prolapsed ureterocele causing an acute urethral obstruction in a dogCase Report
Y Lee, H Kim, J Ko, K Eom, J Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(8):364-370
A 2-year-old Yorkshire Terrier was presented with haematuria and dysuria. On the ultrasonography, an irregularly shaped, cystic, intraluminal urinary bladder mass was identified at the left ureterovesical junction. The computed tomographic excretory urography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pouch-like cystic mass arising from the distal ureter embedded at the ureterovesical junction. The distal portion of the mass prolapsed into the proximal urethra and obstructed the urethral lumen. The multimodal imaging findings were consistent with a prolapsed ureterocele...
Metastatic mast cell tumour in African hedgehog: A case reportCase Report
M Kandefer-Gola, R Ciaputa, K Sulima, M Miszczak, S Lachowska, M Nowak
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(8):371-376 | DOI: 10.17221/17/2020-VETMED
Neoplastic lesions are common in African hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris). To our knowledge, so far mast cell tumour metastases have only been described in local lymph nodes. An African hedgehog was referred to the veterinary clinic. A nodule was located on the right part of the mandible. Based on the clinical trial, an abscess was suspected. Surgery was performed, but a histopathological examination was not undertaken. After few months, tumour recurrence was detected and, additionally, a second tumour was found on the metatarsal skin....