Landscape-ecological mapping of the Netherlands   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Kees J. Canters  Cees P. den Herder  Aart A. de Veer  Paul W. M. Veelenturf  Rein W. de Waal 《Landscape Ecology》1991,5(3):145-162

The Landscape-ecological Mapping of the Netherlands project (LMN project) started in 1983 with the aim of establishing a landscape-ecological database for use in developing and evaluating national land-use plans. The project, working with grid cells of 1 km², has four working objectives: a) development of mapping potential for basic landscape-ecological data, b) assessment of susceptibility to interventions, c) evaluation of significance for nature conservation and d) production of vulnerability maps, as a combination of susceptibility and significance. In addition to information on soil, groundwater, ecotopes, flora and fauna, the database also incorporates information on physiographical features and entire landscapes. The resulting database is a geographic information system (GIS). This article describes the second phase of the project (1985–1989), covering the Randstad area, and focusses on the methods and the applications potential of the database.  相似文献   

Pathophysiologic mechanism of cardiac dysfunction in experimentally induced heartworm caval syndrome in dogs: an echocardiographic study     

C E Atkins  B W Keene  S M McGuirk 《American journal of veterinary research》1988,49(3):403-410

In dogs with experimentally induced heartworm infection, the onset of caval syndrome (CS) was characterized by a murmur, loudest over the tricuspid valve, and a large worm mass in the right ventricular lumen detectable during diastole by use of M-mode echocardiography. Two-dimensional echocardiography indicated that the worm mass was located in the right atrium and venae cavae and was "flowing" into the right ventricle during rapid diastolic filling. Paradoxical septal motion and vigorous right ventricular cranial wall motion also were observed. Other echocardiographic changes included decreased size of the left atrium and ventricle, aortic root, and ratio of left-to-right ventricular diastolic luminal diameter, compared with values obtained 6 months after experimentally induced heartworm infection. Right ventricular end diastolic diameter increased considerably. Most echocardiographic indices of left ventricular function (fractional shortening, velocity of circumferential fiber shortening, ejection fraction, and preejection period) were not altered appreciably, but estimates of cardiac index and stroke volume were markedly decreased. Electrocardiography revealed ventricular and supraventricular premature complexes in 7 of the 8 dogs studied, evidence of right ventricular enlargement in 6 of the 8 dogs studied, and increased mean heart rate, compared with that measured 6 months after inoculation of infective larvae, before the onset of CS. Cardiac catheterization was performed in 3 days at the onset of CS. Severe pulmonary arterial and right ventricular hypertension and decreased cardiac index (compared with values obtained before inoculation) were observed. Evidence of right ventricular inflow obstruction was not detected. Mean aortic blood pressure decreased with the onset of CS, but right ventricular end diastolic pressure increased.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)  相似文献   

Evaluation of ivermectin on performance of beef cattle on pasture in alberta   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0       下载免费PDF全文

Kennedy MJ  Zobell DR 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1988,29(7):566-568

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Feline struvite crystalluria: a comparison of some commercially available dry cat diets in New Zealand     

Tarttelin MF 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1988,36(3):125-127

Thirteen adult cats were each fed consecutively five test diets: firstly a complete canned diet, and then four commercially available dry cat diets (New Formula Biscats, Cat Chow, Go-Cat and Whiskettes) for 7,13, 5, 4 and 4 weeks respectively. Urine samples were tested for pH and presence of struvite crystals. Body weight was recorded weekly. Urine pH was ranked from acid to alkaline as follows: Whiskettes (pH 5.8), canned diet (pH 5.9), Biscats (pH 6.1), Cat Chow (pH 6.45) and Go-Cat (pH 6.5). The pH of urine when cats were fed Whiskettes, Biscats and canned diet was not significantly different. Biscats produced a urine pH significantly higher than Whiskettes but, in each case, these three diets produced a significantly lower urine pH than Cat Chow and Go-Cat. Struvite crystals occurred spontaneously in 9% of urine samples from cats when fed Whiskettes and Biscats, 71% when fed Cat Chow and 38% when fed Go-Cat: spontaneous struvite was not seen in any cat fed CX9. Haematuria was seen in 2.9% (2/69) urine samples from cats fed Cat Chow. One tom cat had a blocked urethra after 24 days on Go-Cat. No abnormalities were observed in any cat when fed canned diet, Biscats or Whiskettes. It was concluded that of the four dry cat diets tested only Biscats and Whiskettes produce urine with an acceptably low rate of spontaneous struvite crystalluria.  相似文献   

Acquired hydrocephalus and hydromyelia in a cat with feline infectious peritonitis: A case report and brief review   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Tamke PG  Petersen MG  Dietze AE  Delahunta A 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1988,29(12):997-1000

A one-year-old domestic long-haired cat was referred to the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine because of acute onset of paraparesis and hyperesthesia associated with trauma. Myelography and cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed severe hydromyelia and myelitis, respectively. The definitive diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis was made by histological examination at necropsy. Lesions were confined exclusively to the brain and spinal cord. Partial occlusion of the third and fourth ventricles with pyogranulomatous debris caused hydrocephalus and subsequent hydromyelia. The hydromyelia may have been the primary means of compensation for the hydrocephalus, thus masking subclinical disease.  相似文献   

Typing of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from cattle and other animals in the same locality     

Collins DM  Gabric DM  de Lisle GW 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1988,36(1):45-46

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A study of periodontal disease in sheep over a twelve month period     

Laws AJ  Frisken KW  Orr MB 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1988,36(1):32-34

Sheep affected by broken mouth periodontal disease (P.D.) were examined over a twelve month period for different clinical parameters. It is suggested that P.D. in sheep is an episodic phenomenon similar to human P.D., and that only a few animals with signs of P.D. may undergo clinically significant destruction over a yearly period. No single parameter could reliably predict future deterioration in other parameters.  相似文献   

Insulin treatment and development of anti-insulin antibodies in a horse with diabetes mellitus associated with a functional pituitary adenoma          下载免费PDF全文

Staempfli HR  Eigenmann EJ  Clarke LM 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1988,29(11):934-936

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International development: A new beginning          下载免费PDF全文

Julian D  Mills M  Carrière S  Stevenson B 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1988,29(12):966-967

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Multiple mucocutaneous lymphosarcoma in a dog          下载免费PDF全文

da Silva Curiel JM  McCaw DL  Turk MA  Schmidt DA 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1988,29(12):1001-1002

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