Alzheimer type II astrocytes in the brains of pigs with salt poisoning (water deprivation/intoxication)     

JW Finnie  PC Blumbergs  MM Williamson 《Australian veterinary journal》2010,88(10):405-407

The finding of Alzheimer type II astrocytes, in addition to the pathognomonic combination of laminar cerebrocortical necrosis and eosinophil infiltration, in the brains of pigs is reported for the first time in cases of indirect salt poisoning following water deprivation.  相似文献   

Effect of pre-medication on gastroduodenoscopy in isoflurane-anesthetized cats     

AA  Smith  LP Posner  RE Goldstein  JW Ludders  HN Erb  KW Simpson  RD Gleed 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2003,30(2):103-103

The pre‐medicant chosen may influence the ease with which gastroduodenoscopy (GD) is performed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative ease of GD in cats under ketamine and isoflurane anesthesia after IM injection of hydromorphone (H, 0.1 mg kg^?1), hydromorphone plus glycopyrrolate (HG, 0.1 mg kg^?1 (H), 0.01 mg kg^?1 (G)), medetomidine (M, 0.03 mg kg^?1), or butorphanol (B, 0.4 mg kg^?1). Eight cats were assigned randomly to receive each treatment in a cross‐over design with at least 7 days between treatments. Twenty minutes after pre‐medication, medetomidine produced greater (p = 0.001) sedation than the other treatments when assessed, using a subjective ordinal scale. The cats were injected with ketamine (10 mg kg^?1 IM), orotracheally intubated, connected to a pediatric circle breathing system, and allowed to spontaneously breathe isoflurane in oxygen. Once end‐tidal isoflurane concentration was stable at 1.4% for 15 minutes, endoscopy was started. A single endoscopist (REG), who was unaware of the treatment used, performed all endoscopies. The endoscopist scored the difficulty of endoscopy subjectively (0–3). The significance of differences between treatments was evaluated using Friedman's test. Time for entering the stomach was 9.4 (4.7–15.9) (median (minimum–maximum)), 6.6 (5.2–11.7), 8.4 (6.3–16.5), and 7.7 (5.1–14.7) seconds and for entering the duodenum from the stomach was 20.5 (13.8–40.9), 18.2 (10.3–39.8), 20.2 (16.2–119.5), and 22.2 (11.8–83.8) seconds for H, HG, M, and B treatments, respectively. There were no significant differences in the time for, or difficulty of, endoscopy. We conclude that any of these drugs can be used satisfactorily at the doses and combinations tested to pre‐medicate cats prior to general anesthesia for GD.  相似文献   

Pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis of cattle associated with Senecio lautu     

JW NOBLE  JdeB CROSSLEY  BD HILL†  RJ PIERCE†  RA McKENZIE‡  M. DEBRITZ§  AA MORLEY¶ 《Australian veterinary journal》1994,71(7):196-200

Summary Serious incidents of pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis of cattle in 10 herds exposed to the Australian native plant, Senecio lautus (Asteraceae), were seen in central Queensland during 1988–1992. The deaths of 226 cattle were recorded. A mean of 8% of cattle died in affected groups (range 2 to 58%). Sickness and deaths usually occurred some months after access to S lautus. Typically, affected cattle lost body condition to the point of emaciation before dying and had persistent diarrhoea. Some animals developed abnormal behaviour and died after a shorter illness. Liver specimens from affected cattle in all herds contained lesions consistent with pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis. Thin layer chromatography of extracts of blood and liver samples from cattle from 5 herds detected pyrrolic metabolites. The identity of these was confirmed by mass spectroscopy on samples from one herd. Unseasonal autumn and winter rain after a dry summer appeared to favour growth of S lautus at the expense of other pasture species. A subsequent dry period promoted consumption of S lautus and was followed by a cluster of poisoning incidents.  相似文献   

弓形虫感染绵羊的诊断与治疗措施     

王家玮  肖玲  郑行义  魏成富  余均 《中国兽药杂志》2007,41(5):44-45

根据一起疑似弓形虫感染绵羊的发病情况、临床症状、病理剖检和实验室诊断,以及针对性治疗和控制,诊断该群绵羊疾病由弓形虫感染引起,并根据当地情况,提出了针对性的防治措施,为羊群弓形虫感染诊治提供参考和借鉴。  相似文献   

Pleistocene extinction of genyornis newtoni: human impact on australian megafauna     

GH Miller  JW Magee  BJ Johnson  ML Fogel  NA Spooner  MT McCulloch  LK Ayliffe 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1999,283(5399):205-208

More than 85 percent of Australian terrestrial genera with a body mass exceeding 44 kilograms became extinct in the Late Pleistocene. Although most were marsupials, the list includes the large, flightless mihirung Genyornis newtoni. More than 700 dates onGenyornis eggshells from three different climate regions document the continuous presence of Genyornis from more than 100,000 years ago until their sudden disappearance 50,000 years ago, about the same time that humans arrived in Australia. Simultaneous extinction of Genyornis at all sites during an interval of modest climate change implies that human impact, not climate, was responsible.  相似文献   

Imaging electron wave functions of quantized energy levels in carbon nanotubes     

LC Venema  JWG Wildoer  JW Janssen  SJ Tans  HLJT Tuinstra  LP Kouwenhoven  C Dekker 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1999,283(5398):52-55

Carbon nanotubes provide a unique system for studying one-dimensional quantization phenomena. Scanning tunneling microscopy was used to observe the electronic wave functions that correspond to quantized energy levels in short metallic carbon nanotubes. Discrete electron waves were apparent from periodic oscillations in the differential conductance as a function of the position along the tube axis, with a period that differed from that of the atomic lattice. Wave functions could be observed for several electron states at adjacent discrete energies. The measured wavelengths are in good agreement with the calculated Fermi wavelength for armchair nanotubes.  相似文献   

Congenital hydranencephaly and arthrogryposis of Corriedale sheep     

RJ WHITTINCTON  JRW GLASTONBURY  JW PLANT†  MRW BARRY‡ 《Australian veterinary journal》1988,65(4):124-127

SUMMARY: A syndrome of congenital malformations in Corriedale sheep characterised by brachygnathia inferior, campylognathia, tetraemlic arthrogryposis, kyphoscoliosis, hydranencephaly and hypoplasia of the brain stem, cerebellum and spinal cord occurring in various combinations is described. Histologically there was generalised hypomyelinogenesis and hypoplasia of the central nervous system with neurogenic atrophy of skeletal muscle. The syndrome resembled that caused by congenital infection with Akabane virus, however, serological, pathological and epidemiological data indicated that Akabane virus was not involved. The results of a breeding trial suggested that the disorder may be transmitted with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.  相似文献   

Effects of a controlled-release albendazole capsule on parasitism and production from grazing Merino ewes and lambs     

IA BARGER  JW STEEL  BR RODDEN 《Australian veterinary journal》1993,70(2):41-48

SUMMARY: Effects of a controlled-release albendazole capsule (CRC) on nematode parasitism and production of Merino ewes and lambs were Investigated in a replicated grazing experiment between August 1986 and July 1989. The experiment was conducted on a site where the naturally occurring parasites were benzimidazole-resistant, with double the recommended dose of oxfendazole reducing faecal egg counts of Trichostrongylus colubriformis by less than 50%. Two CRC treatments were compared with a minimal treatment control and the widely-used strategic control program, Wormkill.
Egg counts and worm burdens of major parasite species of ewes and of lambs before and after weaning were significantly reduced by use of the CRC in ewes before lambing or in lambs at weaning. These parasitological effects were reflected in increased productivity of CRC ewes and lambs. Ewes given CRCs lost less weight and grew more wool during lactation than ewes given Wormkill or control treatments, while their lambs gained more weight and had heavier fleeces than lambs from Wormkill or control treatments. Where lambs were weaned by removing ewes from the lambing paddock, administration of the CRC at weaning to lambs whose dams had also been treated with the CRC did not result in improved production when compared with lambs from ewes dosed with CRCs and treated after weaning according to the Wormkill program. Some possible uses for the CRC in ewes and lambs were identified.  相似文献   

Multifocal symmetrical encephalomyelopathy of Simmental cattle     

JW FINNIE  PH PHILLIPS 《Australian veterinary journal》1991,68(6):213-213

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Lafora''s disease in a dog     

KE DAVIS  JW FINNIE  PT HOOPER 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(5):192-193

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