Congenital polycystic kidney disease in lambs     

AC Johnstone  BI Davidson  AR Roe  MR Eccles  RD Jolly 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(5):307-314

AIM: To describe the pathology and inheritance of a congenital polycystic kidney disease (PKD) of sheep.

METHODS: Mode of inheritance of PKD was investigated by evaluation of results of the disorder from planned matings in two consecutive years within subsets of a flock that had a high prevalence of PKD in lambs. Gross pathological and histopath- ological studies were based on tissues derived from this study. Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained paraffin sections of kidney, liver, extrahepatic biliary and pancreatic ducts, pancreas and epididymis were used to describe the lesions.

RESULTS: Twenty-five lambs affected by PKD, of both sexes, were born, numbers in accord with those expected for an autosomal recessive disorder in the population studied. In all cases for which tissues were available, the renal, bile ductal (intrahepatic and extrahepatic), pancreatic and epididymal tissues had widespread dysplastic changes and associated cyst formation.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings of renal cysts in conjunction with cysts in other organs are unifying features in many of the human and animal forms of PKD and suggest a related pathogenic and genetic base consistent with an autosomal recessive disorder.  相似文献   

Nocardiosis in a tui (Prosthemadera novazeelandiae)     

RB Suepaul  MR Alley 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(1)

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Distribution of Euphausiid Crustaceans from the Agulhas Current     

M.S. Talbot 《African Zoology》2013,48(2):93-145

Twenty-nine euphausiid species were collected during the three cruises of the S.A.S. Natal in 1958. Of these only Stylocheiron microphthalmia had not previously been taken in South African waters. The commonest euphausiid represented in the collection is a larval series which is provisionally linked with Euphausia recurva or E. mutica. The vertical and horizontal distribution of each species is re-corded and seasonal and latitudinal variation discussed. Stylocheiron suhmii, S. microphthalma and Thysanopoda tricuspidata are proposed as indicators of Agulhas Current water and Nyctiphanes capensis and Euphausia lucens as indicators of water not of Agulhas Current origin. The largest number of euphausiids was found off Port Elizabeth during both summer and winter.  相似文献   

Neonatal mortality due to equid herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) in a foal     

JS O'KEEFE  MR ALLEY  D. JONES  CR WILKS 《Australian veterinary journal》1995,72(9):353-354

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Inflammatory cell infiltration as an indicator of Staphylococcus aureus infection and therapeutic efficacy in experimental mouse mastitis     

Brouillette E  Grondin G  Talbot BG  Malouin F 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2005,104(3-4):163-169

Staphylococcus aureus intramammary colonization of the mouse mammary gland induces migration of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) similar to that observed during bovine mastitis. In the present study, a method combining acridine orange staining, fluorescence microscopy and computer-assisted image analysis has been developed to quantitate PMN infiltration in a mouse model of mastitis. This was carried out using paraffin embedded sections, and using this method, we showed that the presence of PMNs increased with the number of bacteria present in tissues. Nearly 400 and 1100 times more PMNs were counted in the mammary gland tissue after 12 and 24 h of infection, respectively, compared to mice infected for 6 h. Treatment with the antibiotic cephapirin at 10 or 25 mg/kg reduced PMN infiltration by 71 and 85%, respectively. In conclusion, this method can be used to quantitate PMN infiltration as a marker of inflammation and bacterial burden in infected tissue sections.  相似文献   

The use of isoflurane to anaesthetise koalas (Phascolarctus cinereus)     

MR McGOWAN  SD JOHNSTON  A. TRIBE  L. VAN  HENSBROEK FN CARRICK 《Australian veterinary journal》1995,72(12):472-473

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Importance of gastro-intestinal helminths in calves in Papua New Guinea     

I. L. Owen  N. T. Talbot 《Tropical animal health and production》1983,15(2):115-123

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The production and characterization of anti-bovine CD14 monoclonal antibodies     

Sohn EJ  Paape MJ  Peters RR  Fetterer RH  Talbot NC  Bannerman DD 《Veterinary research》2004,35(5):597-608

To characterize further the chemical and biological properties of bovine soluble (bos) CD14, a panel of ten murine monoclonal antibodies (mAb) reactive with recombinant (r) bosCD14 were produced. A sandwich ELISA, using murine mAb and rabbit polyclonal antibodies reactive with rbosCD14 was developed. All the mAb were reactive by ELISA with baculovirus-derived rbosCD14 and they recognized rbosCD14 (40 kDa) by western blot analysis. The mAb also identified by western blot sCD14 (53 and 58 kDa) in milk and blood and sCD14 (47 kDa) in a lysate of macrophages obtained from involuted bovine mammary gland secretions. Analysis by ELISA of whey samples after intramammary injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 micro g) revealed increased sCD14 levels between 8 to 48 h after injection. Flow cytometric analysis showed that the mAb bound to macrophages isolated from involuted mammary gland secretions and mouse macrophages but not to swine or horse monocytes. Addition of anti-rbosCD14 mAb to monocytes stimulated with LPS reduced in vitro production of TNF-alpha. The anti-rbosCD14 antibodies generated in this study will be useful in studying CD14, an accessory molecule that contributes to host innate recognition of bacterial cell wall components in mammary secretions produced during mastitis.  相似文献   

Chondrodysplasia in Australian Dexter cattle   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

PAW HARPER  MR LATTER  FW NICHOLAS  RW COOK  PA GILL 《Australian veterinary journal》1998,76(3):199-202

Objective To describe the occurrence of chondrodysplasia in Australian Dexter cattle.
Design A pathological and genetic case report.
Procedure Congenital lethal chondrodysplasia was studied in two female Dexter foetuses aborted mid to late gestation. Clinicopathological findings including histological changes in limb bones, and analysis of pedigree information were evaluated.
Results Characteristic features of congenital lethal chon-drodysplasia (Dexter bulldog) include abortion, disproportionate dwarfism, a short vertebral column, marked micromelia, a relatively large head with retruded muzzle, cleft palate and protruding tongue and a large abdominal hernia. Histological changes in limb bones are consistent with failure of endochondral ossification. Dexter chondrodysplasia is considered to be inherited in an incompletely dominant manner with the homozygous form producing the congenital lethal condition. A preliminary minimum estimate of heterozy-gote frequency is 19% within the registered Australian Dexter herd, based on analysis of the contribution of three obligate heterozygotes whose semen has been widely used by artificial insemination in Australia.
Conclusion Dexter chondrodysplasia is present in Australian cattle and further cases of the homozygous form, congenital lethal chondrodysplasia, are likely to occur.
Recommendation It is requested that spleen and liver tissue from bulldog foetuses and blood from their parents be collected to assist research into Dexter chondrodysplasia.  相似文献   

STRAIN 19 VACCINATION AGAINST CONTACIOUS ABORTION: PreliminaryReport onFieldTrial inVictoria     

R. J.C. de  Talbot B.V.Sc. 《Australian veterinary journal》1945,21(3):67-68

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