Toxicosis in sheep following ingestion of natural gas condensate.     

R Adler  H J Boermans  J E Moulton  D A Moore 《Veterinary pathology》1992,29(1):11-20

Thirty of 200 ewes died or were euthanatized during a 21-day period following a 1-day accidental exposure to natural gas condensate, a complex mixture of hydrocarbons obtained during collection of natural gas from wells. Despite access to potable well water, the poisoned ewes willingly consumed toxic doses of condensate that contaminated surface water. Eight animals died without premonitory signs; the remainder became ill over the course of a few days to 3 weeks. The principal cause of mortality was aspiration pneumonia, but myocardial degeneration and necrosis, renal tubular damage, gastritis, enteritis, and meningeal edema and hyperemia were also observed. Gas chromatographic analysis identified chemical traces of the hydrocarbons in the tissues, and "fingerprinting," the process of matching chromatographic tracings, provided forensic proof of the contamination source. Atomic absorption spectroscopy and cholinesterase analyses were performed to eliminate the possibility of toxicosis by heavy metal contaminants or other constituents. This appears to be the first reported incidence of natural gas condensate toxicity involving sheep or other ruminants. Although the available literature presents a suggestive pattern of clinical signs and pathologic lesions of petroleum product poisoning, diagnostic investigations should employ detailed analytic examination because each source of petroleum hydrocarbons contains unique sets of components that may produce different toxic effects.  相似文献   

An evaluation of two cypermethrin-based pour-on formulations on sheep infested with the biting louse, Bovicola ovis     

Heath AC  Nottingham RM  Bishop DM  Cole DJ 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1992,40(3):104-106

Two synthetic pyrethroid (cypermethrin) based pour-on insecticide formulations, with high cis/trans isomer ratios (80:20) but differing in their respective active ingredient concentrations and solvent component(s), were applied to sheep infested with the biting-louse, Bovicola ovis. All treated sheep were penned with louse-infested sheep 9,12 and 15 weeks after the insecticide was applied. The 2% cypermethrin formulation achieved a higher level of control than the 1.25% cypermethrin formulation at each challenge interval when applied 12 weeks after shearing. The 2% cypermethrin formulation provided 97-100% control of lice from 4 to 16 weeks after application on sheep shorn 6 or 12 weeks prior to treatment. The 1.25% cypermethrin formulation provided 85% control of lice 4 weeks after application on sheep shorn 12 weeks prior to treatment, the level of control increasing to a maximum of 100% by week 9, and declining thereafter. The 2% cypermethrin formulation may provide a better level of control in long-woolled sheep than 1.25% cypermethrin, by compensating for the diluent effect of lipid.  相似文献   

Mycotic dermatitis in ostriches          下载免费PDF全文

Onderka DK  Doornenbal EC 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1992,33(8):547-548

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The biochemical basis of resistance of potato to soft rot bacteria     

G. D. Lyon  J. Heilbronn  R. S. Forrest  D. J. Johnston 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1992,98(2):127-133

Evidence is presented that a number of mechanisms are involved in the resistance of commercial cultivars of potato to soft rottingErwinia spp. These include phytoalexins, phenolics, cell wall modification, and possibly proteins. The role of elicitor-active oligogalacturonides, which are released from plant cell walls by pectic enzymes, is discussed.  相似文献   

Pelargonium flower-break and pelargonium line pattern viruses in the Netherlands; purification,antiserum preparation,serological identification,and detection in pelargonium by ELISA     

I. Bouwen  D. Z. Maat 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1992,98(2):141-156

Two viruses, detected frequently in the Netherlands in pelargonium, were identified by serology and test plant reactions. Antisera were prepared and an ELISA procedure was developed to detect the viruses in pelargonium.One of the viruses, PFBV-N, proved to be pelargonium flower-break virus. With the antiserum to PFBV-N, it could be detected reliably throughout the year inPelargonium zonale Springtime Irene.The other virus, PLPV-N, was serologically closely related to pelargonium line pattern virus (PLPV) and to pelargonium ring pattern virus (PRPV), as were an old virus isolate from Saturnus, collected in the Netherlands in 1971 (L128), and PLPV isolates from Yugoslavia (PLPV-Y) and Denmark (PLPV-D). There were only minor differences in host-plant reactions between the virus isolates. Based on these tests, PLPV and PRPV are considered as isolates of the same virus, for which, for practical reasons, the name pelargonium line pattern virus is proposed.PLPV could be reliably detected by ELISA inP. zonale Springtime Irene and Amanda throughout the year with only a few exceptions. InPelargonium peltatum Tavira, however, reslts were erratic due to uneven distribution of virus in the plant. Best results were obtained when petioles of fully expanded leaves were tested.  相似文献   

Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolution. V. I. Vemadsky and His Scientific School, 1863-1945. Kendall E. Bales. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1990. xiv, 238 pp., illus. $29.50. Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies     

Todes DP 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1990,249(4974):1312

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Frontiers in plant biology     

Koshland DE 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1990,250(4983):881

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Postdocs at stanford     

Korn D 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1990,249(4970):724

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Andrei sakharov, 1921-1989     

Koshland DE 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1990,247(4940):265

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In reply: auger electron angular distributions from surfaces: forward focusing or silhouettes?     

Woodruff DP 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1990,248(4959):1129-1131

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