Veterinární medicína, 2023 (vol. 68), issue 12
An update about beneficial effects of medicinal plants in aquaculture: A reviewReview
F Dadras, J Velisek, E Zuskova
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(12):449-463 | DOI: 10.17221/96/2023-VETMED 
Aquaculture is an essential and growing component of agricultural and global ecosystems worldwide. Aquaculture provides more than 25% of the total aquatic food consumption by humans. The development of the aquaculture industry should be followed in successive industrial years, and therefore it is necessary to pay attention to the management and type of farming system that is compatible with the environment. The use of antibiotics for disease control has been criticised for their negative effects, including the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the suppression of the immune system and the environment, and the accumulation of residue in aquatic...
Ribavirin inhibits peste des petits ruminants virus proliferation in vitroOriginal Paper
W Zhang, H Deng, Y Liu, S Chen, Y Liu, Y Zhao
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(12):464-476 | DOI: 10.17221/56/2023-VETMED
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, belongs to the genus Morbillivirus. It causes devastating viral diseases in small ruminants and has been rapidly spreading over various regions in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Although vaccination is thought to be an effective management strategy against PPR infections, the heat sensitivity of PPRV vaccines severely restricts their use in regions with hot climates. In this research, we studied the antiviral activities of ribavirin and aimed to understand the potential mechanisms of action of ribavirin in the African green monkey kidney cells (Vero cells). In brief,...
Canine oral melanoma with suspected pulmonary metastasis: Combination of immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatmentCase Report
KR Kim, DH Kim, MJ Jung, DM Sihn, SW Jeong, JH Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(12):477-482 | DOI: 10.17221/90/2023-VETMED
This case report follows a 10-year-old castrated male Miniature Schnauzer dog presented with a history of incomplete surgical resection of an oral malignant melanoma (amelanotic type) on the right mandible. Melanoma vaccine therapy was administered due to incomplete surgical resection, however, new masses were detected on the contralateral mandible and suspected pulmonary metastasis occurred at 2 weeks and 7 months, respectively, following the first melanoma vaccination. At the time of detecting the pulmonary metastasis, targeted chemotherapy was initiated with the owner’s consent using imatinib (10 mg/kg/day, p.o.), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor...
Tremorgenic mycotoxin poisoning in a dog: A case reportCase Report
T Novotna, B Sitarova, Z Hoskova, V Vaibarova, Z Dzuman, J Hajslova, V Skupien, Z Svobodova
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(12):483-489 | DOI: 10.17221/82/2023-VETMED
An eleven-year-old Pit Bull Terrier was presented to the veterinary practice with an acute onset of whole-body seizures. The clinical signs developed in a garden where the dog was kept that morning. There was a suspicion of tremorgenic mycotoxin poisoning by compost as the dog had vomited parts of compost right before the onset of the seizures and there was a pile of compost located in the garden. The dog underwent immediate decontamination following supportive treatment and recovered fully within 24 h of intensive care. The samples of the vomit and parts of the compost were cultivated. In the sample of the vomit, Penicillium sp. was...