Neurotoxicity in calves induced by the plant, Nierembergia hippomanica Miers var. violacea Millán in South Africa     

Botha CJ  Schultz RA  Van Der Lugt JJ  Retief E  Labuschagne L 《The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research》1999,66(3):237-244

The plant Nierembergia hippomanica var. violacea has been incriminated in field outbreaks of neurotoxicity in calves in the Free State Province. Hepatotoxicity and electrocardiogram (ECG) deviations were induced in a sheep dosed with 5 g/kg dried plant material on four consecutive days. A calf dosed with 2.5 g/kg dried plant material, on two consecutive days, did not show overt clinical changes. Voluntary ingestion of approximately 30 g/kg fresh flowering plants by a second calf resulted in nervous signs characterized by chewing motions, protrusion of the tongue, dysphagia, hypermetria, ataxia, paresis and lateral recumbency. Salivation, dehydration and cardiac irregularities completed the clinical picture. Clinical chemistry changes revealed muscle damage and increased serum urea and creatinine concentrations indicative of kidney involvement. This is the first confirmed outbreak of Nierembergia hippomanica var. violacea intoxication of stock in South Africa.  相似文献   

Outbreak of toxoplasmosis in wallabies on an exotic animal farm.     

M A Miller  K Ehlers  J P Dubey  K Van Steenbergh 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》1992,4(4):480-483

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Effect of benomyl on soil fungi associated with rye. 2. Effect on fungi of culm bases and roots     

G. J. Bollen  E. P. Van Der Hoeven  J. G. Lamers  M. P. M. Schoonen 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1983,89(1-2):55-66

The mycoflora of culm bases and roots of rye was assessed in field trials, where benomyl was applied at dose rates ranging from 0.24 to 4.80 kg ha^?1. Samples of culm bases were taken three times during the growing season, those of roots only at the harvest date. On culms with various symptoms from untreated plots,Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides, Alternaria spp. andGerlachia nivalis were prevalent and on those from benomyl-treated plotsAlternaria spp. andFusarium culmorum. In later stages of growth,G. nivalis sharply declined andAlternaria spp. andF. culmorum increased. At the end of the season,Periconia macrospinosa andTyphula incarnata appeared in treated plots. In samples of roots taken more than two months after the last spray, porosporous dematiaceous species (Alternaria, Ulocladium andDendryphion), Mortierella spp. and other resistant fungi were prevalent in plots treated with 1.20 kg ha^?1 or more, but not in those that received 0.24 kg ha^?1, which is recommended for disease control. Lower counts were recorded only for species that are highly sensitive in vitro, e.g.Microdochium bolleyi andTrichoderma spp. Some fusaria were either not affected or tended to be slightly stimulated by the treatment. An attempt was made to attribute the incidence of these moderately sensitive fungi to the effect of the fungicide on non-pathogens.  相似文献   

In utero transmission of bovine leukemia virus   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

M J Van der Maaten  J M Miller  M J Schmerr 《American journal of veterinary research》1981,42(6):1052-1054

In an initial study, 18 calves born to cows persistently infected with bovine leukemia virus (BLV) were tested for infective virus and antibodies at birth, and no infected or seropositive animals were found. Four of these calves were maintained in quarters where infected animals were housed, and 3 of the 4 subsequently became infected. These were probably contact infections acquired during, or at some time after, birth. The remaining 14 calves were kept in isolation pens in a building housing no infected cattle. None of this group was found to be BLV infected during 1 year of observation. In further studies, 15 pregnant cows inoculated with BLV became infected. One abortion, considered to be unrelated to the BLV inoculation, occurred 38 days later. The remaining 14 cows gave birth to 1 dead and 14 live calves. The dead calf and its live twin were seropositive for BLV at birth, indicating that they had been infected in utero. The remaining 13 calves were negative for BLV antibodies at birth and remained so during 1 year of observation.  相似文献   

Interpreting problem diarrheas of dogs   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

H J Van Kruiningen  D W Hayden 《The Veterinary clinics of North America》1973,2(1):29-47

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Early embryonic death in ewes given Veratrum californicum     

K R Van Kampen  W Binns  L F James  L D Balls 《American journal of veterinary research》1969,30(4):517-519

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Tenosynovitis of the deep digital flexor tendon in horses.          下载免费PDF全文

R W Van Pelt  W F Riley  Jr    P J Tillotson 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1969,10(9):235-243

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Studies on Ehrlichia canis     

J E Van Dijk 《Zentralblatt für Veterin?rmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B》1971,18(10):787-803

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The presence of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in the tonsils of swine and in the larynx of chickens in Rwanda (Central Africa).     

L R Van Damme  L A Devriese 《Zentralblatt für Veterin?rmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B》1976,23(1):74-78

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Pecan nut germination — A review for the nursery industry     

G.G. Dimalla  J. Van Staden 《Scientia Horticulturae》1978,8(1):1-9

The shell of the pecan nut is freely permeable to water and gases, but retards germination by mechanically restricting growth of the radicle. This mechanical effect, which is pronounced at 20°C, can be overcome by germinating nuts between 30° and 35°C. Cool, moist stratification can substitute for the high-temperature germination-requirement in that following stratification nuts germinate equally well at 20°, 25° and 30°C. During stratification or incubation at high temperature, cytokinin and gibberellin levels increase in the embryo. This increase in endogenous promoter levels is closely correlated with the digestion of food reserves necessary for the resumption of embryo growth.  相似文献