Protection of cattle against heartwater in Botswana: comparative efficacy of different methods against natural and blood-derived challenges     

B C Simpson  M S Lindsay  J R Morris  F S Muirhead  A Pollock  S G Prichard  H G Stanley  G R Thirlwell  A G Hunter  J Bradley 《The Veterinary record》1987,120(6):135-138

Five groups of Tswana-cross castrated male cattle between 20 and 30 months of age (a total of 158 animals) were transported from a ranch in a heartwater-free area of south Botswana to a feedlot near Gaborone in the east of Botswana where heartwater is endemic. On arrival, one group was vaccinated intravenously with the Onderstepoort sheep blood heartwater vaccine, one group was vaccinated intravenously with the new Onderstepoort tick-derived heartwater vaccine and a third group was vaccinated subcutaneously with this tick-derived vaccine. Vaccine reactions were blocked with long acting oxytetracycline on the first day of fever. A fourth group had a series of injections of long acting oxytetracycline on days 0, 7, 14 and 21 after arrival, and a fifth served as untreated controls. The animals remained at the feedlot for 65 days during which time they faced a low level of challenge by Amblyomma hebraeum ticks. None contracted heartwater and so they were then challenged, together with a further group of control cattle, with a dose of the sheep blood vaccine. Some animals in all groups had severe heartwater reactions and died despite therapy, but 76.7 per cent, 64.5 per cent and 74.3 per cent of the cattle in the blood vaccine, intravenous tick vaccine and long acting oxytetracycline groups respectively were resistant to challenge, compared with 48.3 per cent of the subcutaneous tick vaccine group and 36.4 per cent of the controls. It was concluded that intravenous vaccination of susceptible adult cattle with either the blood or the tick-derived vaccine needs careful monitoring in the month after vaccination and does not necessarily result in immune animals.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)  相似文献   

Determination of diagnostic levels of arsenic in animal tissue: collaborative study     

R T Hunter 《Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists》1986,69(3):493-495

The method chosen for this collaborative study is a modification of the AOAC method for As residues, 41.009-41.012. The tissue is dry-ashed overnight at 500 degrees C, and then dissolved in dilute HCl. The solution is diluted and an aliquot is reacted with zinc metal to evolve arsine gas. The gas is trapped in AgDDC solution and As is quantitated at 540 nm. Nine collaborating laboratories performed single analyses on 4 blind duplicate pairs of bovine liver samples which were spiked at 0, 4.3, 10.8, or 21.6 mg As/kg liver. A National Bureau of Standards control (SRM 1566 Oyster Tissue, 13.4 +/- 1.9 mg As/kg) and a 1000 mg As/L standard were also submitted to the collaborators. Intralaboratory coefficients of variation ranged from 7.7 to 17.8%; interlaboratory coefficients of variation ranged from 10.9 to 19.0%. The method has been adopted official first action.  相似文献   

Diseases and parasites of livestock in the tropics     

A. G. Hunter 《Tropical animal health and production》1986,18(1):30-30

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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON ANAESTHESIA AND RENAL FUNCTION IN THE DOG     

Dr.  J. M. Hunter 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》1978,8(1):121-131

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Isolation of Parainfluenza type 5 virus from sheep in New Zealand   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

M E Carter  R Hunter 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1970,18(10):226-227

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Problems associated with holding a large A. I. stud in an inactive state     

W K Hunter  M A Couttie 《The Veterinary record》1969,84(15):385-388

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An evaluation of milk and blood tests used to diagnose brucellosis   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

D Hunter  J Allen 《The Veterinary record》1972,91(13):310-312

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Teeth, bones and brushing     

Hunter J 《The Veterinary record》2005,156(14):455-456

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Pre-ovulatory temperature gradients within mammalian ovaries: a review     

Hunter RH  Einer-Jensen N 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2005,89(7-8):240-243

The existence of a temperature gradient between the testis and deep body temperature has been accepted for many years. It is based on two simultaneous principles: cooling of the testis through the scrotal wall and transfer of heat between the testicular blood vessels. The ovary is positioned in the abdomen; a temperature difference parallel to the male system therefore seems less likely. However, the temperature of large follicles has been found to be 0.5 to 1.5 degrees C cooler than the ovarian stroma in rabbits, pigs and, probably, women. The temperature difference seems to be based on a heat-consuming process in the expanding follicullar fluid, and a local transfer of heat between intra-ovarian blood vessels. The reason for the temperature gradient is not yet known; one may speculate of a common reason for the cooling of the gamete in male and female.  相似文献   

Pharmacokinetics and i.m. bioavailability of ceftiofur in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)     

Dumonceaux G  Isaza R  Koch DE  Hunter RP 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》2005,28(5):441-446

Captive elephants are prone to infections of the feet, lungs, and skin. Often treatment regimens are established with no pharmacokinetic data on the agents being used for treatment in these species. A pharmacokinetic study using ceftiofur (1.1 mg/kg) was conducted in four adult female captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. Elephants were given both i.v. and i.m. administrations in a complete crossover design with a 3-week washout period between treatments. Blood samples were collected prior to drug administration and at 0.33, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h postadministration. Ceftiofur analysis was performed using a validated liquid chromatography/mass spectrophotometric (LC/MS) assay. Plasma concentrations for the i.m. samples were lower than expected. The mean C(max) following i.m. administration was 1.63 microg/mL with a corresponding T(max) of 0.55 h. Following i.v. administration, the median V(d(ss)) was 0.51 L/kg and a median Cl(p) of 0.069 L/kg/h. Mean i.m. bioavailability was 19%. The results indicate that ceftiofur used at 1.1 mg/kg i.m. could be useful in elephants when given two to three times a day or alternatively, 1.1 mg/kg i.v. once daily, depending upon the MIC of the pathogen.  相似文献