Fatal cardiomyopathy caused by Trypanosoma cruzi in an aardwolf     

K C Fletcher  G B Hubbard 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》1985,187(11):1263-1264

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Reproduction in Javanese sheep: evidence for a gene with large effect on ovulation rate and litter size   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

G E Bradford  J F Quirke  P Sitorus  I Inounu  B Tiesnamurti  F L Bell  I C Fletcher  D T Torell 《Journal of animal science》1986,63(2):418-431

Three breeds of Javanese sheep are described briefly and data suggesting the segregation of a gene with large effect on ovulation rate and litter size are presented. The three breeds are Javanese Thin Tail (JTT), Javanese Fat Tail (JFT) and Semarang (SEM), the last possibly a substrain of JTT. All three breeds have mean mature ewe weights under 30 kg. Ovulation rate and litter size did not differ significantly among the three; all had litter sizes of up to 4 or 5 with a mean for mature ewes of approximately 2. Ovulation rate ranged from 1 to 5 and had an average within-breed repeatability of .8 within season and .65 between seasons. Within-breed repeatability of litter size was .35 +/- .06. Prenatal survival in pregnant ewes with two, three and four or more ovulations averaged 93, 88 and 86% over two seasons. Dams that had at least one ovulation rate or litter size record greater than or equal to 3 produced two groups of daughters in approximately equal numbers: one group with many records greater than or equal to 3 and mean ovulation rate and litter size of 2.73 and 2.31, respectively, and one group with ovulation rates and litter sizes of 1 or 2 and corresponding means of 1.39 and 1.38. Dams with ovulation rate or litter size records of only 1 or 2 produced daughters in which over 90% had records of only 1 or 2. Estimated heritabilities for the mean of approximately three ovulation rate or litter size records from these daughter-dam comparisons exceeded .7. These results suggest segregation of a Booroola-type gene, one copy of which increases ovulation rate by about 1.3 and litter size by .9 to 1.0. Relationships between duration of estrus and ovulation rate, and between timing of release of luteinizing hormone and number of eggs shed, resemble the pattern in Booroola Merino more closely than that in Finnish Landrace or Romanov, supporting the hypothesis of a major gene.  相似文献   

Subcutaneous clostridial infection in broilers   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

C L Hofacre  J D French  R K Page  O J Fletcher 《Avian diseases》1986,30(3):620-622

A flock of 12,500 broilers 36 days of age experienced a sudden increase in mortality. Post-mortem lesions were emphysema, severe enteritis, and a serosanguineous fluid in the subcutaneous tissue of the breast and thighs; there was no evidence of a loss in the integrity of the skin. Clostridium perfringens and C. septicum were isolated from the affected subcutaneous tissue. Histopathological and serological examination indicated previous infection with infectious bursal disease virus. The subsequent immunosuppression and severe enteritis may have permitted the clostridia access to the circulatory system, with localization in the subcutaneous areas of the breast and thighs. Mortality returned to normal 48 hours after potassium penicillin G was administered via the drinking water.  相似文献   

Pathological findings in the bulbourethral glands of bulls     

CM CAMPERO  PW LADDS  AD THOMAS† 《Australian veterinary journal》1988,65(8):241-244

The bulbourethral glands of 323 Bos indicus or B. indicus crossbred bulls more than 1 1/2 years old were examined in an abattoir study. Bulbourethral adenitis was diagnosed grossly and confirmed by histological examination in 4 (1.2%). Unilateral chronic interstitial inflammation was seen in 2 cases; one of these was associated with a degenerative-type seminal vesiculitis. In the others adenitis was bilateral; in one case it was associated with a concretion and foreign (plant) material in the principal duct of the left bulbourethral gland; in the other bilateral case, numerous calculi were present and microscopically, a chronic active and diffuse inflammation was observed. Chemical analysis of the calculi showed calcium oxalate and tricalcium phosphate to be the most important components. Corynebacterium spp was isolated from the lesion with multiple calculi but attempts to isolate Chlamydia spp, Mycoplasma spp and Brucella abortus from the 4 adenitis cases were unsuccessful. Congenital abnormalities such as glandular fusion (2.2%) or unilateral aplasia (0.6%) were also observed. Cysts were the most common finding (19.2%), and duct dilation was frequent (7.1%). The significance of these findings in relation to fertility is considered.  相似文献   

Survey of trainers on the use of swimming exercise for Standardbred racehorses in Australia     

CM Steel  BM Bond  AV Morrice‐West 《Australian veterinary journal》2019,97(3):61-67

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Hospital‐acquired Anemia in Critically Ill Dogs and Cats: A Multi‐Institutional Study          下载免费PDF全文

A.M. Lynch  M. Respess  A.E. Boll  M. Bozych  M. McMichael  D.J. Fletcher  A.M. De Laforcade  E.A. Rozanski 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(1):141-146

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Hypersomatotropism in 3 Cats without Concurrent Diabetes Mellitus          下载免费PDF全文

J.M. Fletcher  C.J. Scudder  M. Kiupel  H.N. Pipe‐Martin  P.J. Kenny  P. Mantis  J. Fenn  K. Smith  R.V. Blair  L.A. Granger  S.J.M. Niessen 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(4):1216-1221

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Assessment of the relationships among coagulopathy,hyperfibrinolysis, plasma lactate,and protein C in dogs with spontaneous hemoperitoneum          下载免费PDF全文

Daniel J. Fletcher PhD  DVM  DACVECC  Elizabeth A. Rozanski DVM  DACVIM  DACVECC  Benjamin M. Brainard VMD  DACVA  DACVECC  Armelle M. de Laforcade DVM  DACVECC  Marjory B. Brooks DVM  DACVIM 《Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care》2016,26(1):41-51

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Space shuttle development     

Fletcher JC 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1986,233(4761):263

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Hypernatraemia in 39 hospitalised foals: clinical findings,primary diagnosis and outcome          下载免费PDF全文

NM Collins  JB Carrick  CM Russell  JE Axon 《Australian veterinary journal》2018,96(10):385-389

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