Veterinární medicína, 2025 (vol. 70), issue 5
Pathogenic bacteria in biogas plants using cattle, swine, and poultry manureOriginal Paper
L Cermak, E Pechouckova, M Marounek, T Paulova
Vet Med - Czech, 2025, 70(5):151-155 | DOI: 10.17221/47/2024-VETMED 
Fugate, a waste product from biogas production, regularly used in agriculture as a fertiliser, may contain bacterial pathogens that cause zoonoses. Anaerobic digestion (AD) can inactivate viable pathogens, including parasites, viruses, and pathogens containing antibiotic resistance genes. This study aimed to compare the numbers of pathogenic bacteria and diversity of potential bacterial pathogens in the fugate using three different types of slurry: cattle, swine, and poultry manure. The swine fugate showed higher numbers of Clostridium perfringens and Campylobacter sp. than the poultry and cattle fugate. In the cattle fugate, the lowest...
Environmental DNA (eDNA) contamination patterns of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in swine transport vehicles in the PhilippinesOriginal Paper
MJ Bartolome, LAM Aguirre, CM Poliquit, I Besas, JG Angeles, J Rabajante, S Camba, F Del Valle, A Ambrocio, F Caguicla, MG Bustamante, D Umali
Vet Med - Czech, 2025, 70(5):156-165 | DOI: 10.17221/84/2024-VETMED
Since its introduction in 2019, African swine fever (ASF) has spread to all regions of the Philippines, affecting 73 out of its 82 provinces. To assess the environmental DNA (eDNA) contamination patterns of the ASF virus (ASFV) in swine transport vehicles and evaluate its measures of association, a total of 450 environmental swabs from 30 transportation vehicles were tested using qPCR. Five out of 30 vehicles (16.67%) tested positive in at least one of the following areas: cargo area or sidecar walls (6.67%), cargo area or sidecar floors (6.67%), hauling personnel’s hands (6.67%), steering wheel or handlebars (3.33%), gear shift levers (3.33%),...
Antibacterial activity and compositional analysis of Acer truncatum bunge leaf extract against Staphylococcus aureusOriginal Paper
F Liao, J He
Vet Med - Czech, 2025, 70(5):166-176 | DOI: 10.17221/65/2024-VETMED
Staphylococcus aureus is a zoonotic pathogen that can cause various diseases in both humans and animals. This experiment evaluates the antibacterial activity of extracts from Acer truncatum leaves against S. aureus, including the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), growth curve, and cell membrane integrity assessment, alongside the identification of the extract components by LC-MS. Results demonstrated that the MIC of the n-butanol extract from the ethanol extract of Acer truncatum leaves against S. aureus was 3.125 mg/ml, with a minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of 6.25 mg/ml. Over 16 h, the...
Uterine angiomyofibroblastoma in a domestic cat: A need of precise diagnosis for proper perioperative managementCase Report
TU Kim, JS Park, JH Yim, WJ Kim, SB Hong, YR Jung, SK Choi, SM Baek, JK Park
Vet Med - Czech, 2025, 70(5):177-183 | DOI: 10.17221/88/2024-VETMED
Angiomyofibroblastoma (AMFB) is rarely reported in humans as well as domestic animals, especially in the female genital tract. This painless tumour is characterised by the proliferation of spindle or ovoid tumour cells with myofibroblastic differentiation, which often cluster around thin-walled blood vessels. This report presents a case of feline AMFB for the first time. Preoperative abdominal radiography demonstrated an enlarged uterus with the dorsolateral displacement of the ovaries, and transabdominal ultrasonography showed an enlarged uterus with diffuse hypoechoic areas. The resected uterus showed a firm texture with a grey to brownish...