Bluetongue in The Netherlands; description of the first clinical cases and differential diagnosis. Common symptoms just a little different and in too many herds     

van Wuijckhuise L  Dercksen D  Muskens J  de Bruijn J  Scheepers M  Vrouenraets R 《Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde》2006,131(18):649-654

For the first time Bluetongue (BT) has been diagnosed in the Netherlands. The clinical symptoms of BT on five farms during the first outbreak ever in the Netherlands are described. Fever and swollen sensitive coronets leading to reluctance to stand and walk were sometimes the first symptoms. Later lesions in the mouth occurred with foamy salivation and respiratory problems. In other cases a swollen head with swollen lips and foamy salivation were the first clinical signs. Also sudden death occurred. In the first sixteen confirmed cases morbidity and mortality were lower than described in outbreaks in other countries. Good collaboration between practitioners, specialists of the Animal Health Service (GD-Deventer), and specialists of the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA) and CIDC-Lelystad (Wageningen UR) led to a rapid notification and ultimately confirmation of the suspected diagnosis BT.  相似文献   

Changes in the free amino acid contents of honeys during storage at ambient temperature     

Iglesias MT  Martín-Alvarez PJ  Polo MC  de Lorenzo C  Gonzalez M  Pueyo E 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2006,54(24):9099-9104

This study was carried out to establish the changes in the free amino acid contents of floral honeys, honeydew honeys, and blend honeys during storage at room temperature and to test the capacity of the amino acids to distinguish the origin of the honeys after storage. For this purpose, 54 artisanal honeys (39 floral, 5 honeydew, and 10 blend) were studied. Samples were taken from recently collected honeys and at 3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, and 24 months after harvesting. The contents of most of the free amino acids were found to decrease with storage time, with the greatest reduction observed in the first 9 months. The contents of the amino acids aspartic acid, beta-alanine, and proline increased in the first few months after storage, reaching maximum values at 6 months, suggesting the possible existence of enzymatic activities. The application of stepwise discriminant analysis to the free amino acid content data demonstrated that the contents of the amino acids valine, beta-alanine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, serine, isoleucine, alpha-alanine, ornithine, and glutamine correctly assigned 87% of honeys to their group of origin: floral, honeydew, or blend.  相似文献   

Prolonged elevated atmospheric CO₂ does not affect decomposition of plant material     

Marie-Anne de Graaff  Johan Six  Chris van Kessel 《Soil biology & biochemistry》2006,38(1):187-190

Prolonged elevated atmospheric CO₂ might alter decomposition. In a 90-day incubation study, we determined the long-term (9 years) impact of elevated CO₂ on N mineralization of Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens plant material grown at ambient and elevated CO₂ and low- and high-¹⁵N fertilizer additions. No significant differences were observed in recovery rates between any of the treatments, except an N addition effect was observed for L. perenne (0.4 versus 0.5% day⁻¹ in high versus low N). The results suggest that elevated CO₂ did not change plant N mineralization in any of the soils, because of a surplus of available N in the fertilized and leguminous systems, and because of insignificant plant responses to elevated CO₂ in the low soil N availability systems.  相似文献   

Quality control in veterinary medicine     

de Bruijckere G 《Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde》2006,131(8):300; author reply 300

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Star clinics AUV     

Croughs ER  van der Drift JW  Gelders GM  van de Kerkhof WA  Paping AC  Smeets LG  Verhey EH  Wetzels HJ 《Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde》2006,131(9):345

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Mycobacterium bovis infection in a dog     

Ellis MD  Davies S  McCandlish IA  Monies R  Jahans K  de la Rua-Domenech R 《The Veterinary record》2006,159(2):46-48

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Morphologic and functional features of the canine cruciate ligaments     

de Rooster H  de Bruin T  van Bree H 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2006,35(8):769-780

OBJECTIVE: To review the gross, microscopic, and functional anatomy of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) in dogs. STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. METHODS: Reports of the anatomy and function of the cruciate ligaments in dogs were retrieved by search of the 1975-2005 PubMed database. RESULTS: The CCL has an important biomechanical function resisting cranial drawer, hyperextension, and internal rotation and acts to fine tune and guide the stifle through its rolling and sliding motion. It has a complex architecture, and distinct geographic regions within the ligament have different functional roles depending on the angle and loading conditions. Collagen type I is the main component of the extracellular matrix; the fibrils have a crimped structure. The cruciate ligaments are almost completely covered by synovium, protecting them from synovial fluid. Cruciate blood supply is mainly of soft tissue origin. The intraligamentous network is relatively limited whereas the core of the middle third of the CCL is even less well vascularized. Neurohistologic studies are very limited in the dog. Various mechanoreceptors and proprioceptive receptors have been identified within the substance of the cruciate ligaments. CONCLUSIONS: CCL structural characteristics play an important part in its complex behaviour with the crimped pattern of the collagen fibrils being an important determinant of its biomechanical properties. In contrast to reports of managing CCL rupture, there are few reports describing the microanatomy and neurovascular morphology of the cruciate ligaments. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Cruciate disease is likely multi-factorial. Improved understanding of CCL degradation leading to CCL rupture is critical to development of new diagnostic tests for cruciate disease in dogs. Appropriate intervention during the early stages of disease process might preserve CCL structural properties by preventing further collagen degradation. Accurate knowledge of functional and fiber bundle anatomy is imperative for reconstruction and restoration of normal stifle joint physiology. Reconstructive goals should alleviate existing instability and mimic normal kinematics. Knowledge of the exact function of the CCL in the neuromuscular control around the stifle joint could possibly explain osteoarthritis progression after CCL damage.  相似文献   

CD86 molecule is a specific marker for canine monocyte-derived dendritic cells     

Bonnefont-Rebeix C  de Carvalho CM  Bernaud J  Chabanne L  Marchal T  Rigal D 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2006,109(1-2):167-176

In this study, canine monocyte-derived dendritic cells (cMo-DC) were produced in presence of canine GM-CSF (cGM-CSF) and canine IL-4 (cIL-4), and they were characterized by their dendritic morphology, MLR functionality and phenotype. We noticed that cMo-DC were labelled with three anti-human CD86 (FUN-1, BU63 and IT2.2 clones), whereas resting and activated lymphocytes or monocytes were not stained. CD86 expression was induced by cIL-4 and was up-regulated during the differentiation of the cMo-DC, with a maximum at day 7. Furthermore, cMo-DC were very potent even in low numbers as stimulator cells in allogeneic MLR, and BU63 mAb was able to completely block the cMo-DC-induced proliferation in MLR. We also observed that cMo-DC highly expressed MHC Class II and CD32, but we failed to determine their maturation state since the lack of commercially available canine markers. Moreover, cMo-DC contained cytoplasmic periodic microstructures, potentially new ultrastructural markers of canine DC recently described. In conclusion, this work demonstrates that the CD86 costimulatory marker is now usable for a better characterization of in vitro canine DC.  相似文献   

DNA binding activity of transcription factors in bronchial cells of horses with recurrent airway obstruction     

Couëtil LL  Art T  de Moffarts B  Becker M  Mélotte D  Jaspar F  Bureau F  Lekeux P 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2006,113(1-2):11-20

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Morphoquantitative aspects of NADH-diaphorase myenteric neurons in the ileum of diabetic rats treated with acetyl-L-carnitine     

Alves AM  Alves EP  Fregonesi CE  Defani MA  Stabille SR  Evangelista CC  Dos Santos CA  de Miranda Neto MH 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》2006,35(1):13-18

In this work, we investigated the effect of the acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) supplementation (200 mg/kg/day) on the myenteric neurons of the ileum of rats made diabetic by streptozotocin (35 mg/kg, i.v.). Four groups were used: diabetic (D), diabetic supplemented with ALC (DC), control (C) and control supplemented with ALC (CC). After 15 weeks of diabetes induction the animals were killed and the ileum was collected and subjected to whole-mount preparation to evidence the myenteric neurons through the histochemical technique of the NADH-diaphorase. The density of neurons seen in 12.72 mm2 of ileum showed no difference among the groups, although in group D it was 22% smaller than in group C, while group DC was 9% smaller to group CC. The profiles of the cell bodies (PC) of 1000 neurons per group were analysed. The neurons PC in group D decreased (P < 0.0001) when compared with other groups and increased (P < 0.0001) when compared with group DC. The incidence of neurons with a PC inferior to 200 microm2 was larger in group D. The frequency of neurons with a PC higher than 200 microm2 in group DC was close to those seen in groups C and CC. We concluded that ALC eases the loss of neurons and makes the incidence of myenteric neurons with a PC higher than 200 microm2 similar to the control rats.  相似文献