Condition-based use of antimicrobials in cats in Finland: results from two surveys     

Katariina H. Thomson  Merja H.J. Rantala  Teija K. Viita-Aho  Outi M. Vainio  Liisa A. Kaartinen 《Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery》2009,11(6):462-466

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Airborne remote sensing assessment of the damage to cotton caused by spray drift from aerially applied glyphosate through spray deposition measurements     

Y. Huang  S.J. Thomson  B.V. Ortiz  K.N. Reddy  W. Ding  R.M. Zablotowicz  J.R. Bright 《Biosystems Engineering》2010,107(3):212-220

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Evaluation of anilinopyrimidine and other fungicides for control of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) in container-grown Calluna vulgaris     

McQuilken MP  Thomson J 《Pest management science》2008,64(7):748-754

BACKGROUND:Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr.) is a damaging disease affecting container-grown Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Trials were conducted to test anilinopyrimidine fungicides (pyrimethanil, cyprodinil and mepanipyrim), azoxystrobin and tolylfluanid for crop safety on cultivars, and to evaluate spray programmes based on alternating these fungicides with different modes of action for disease control. Timing and application at different spray intervals were also investigated. RESULTS:Cyprodinil was slightly phytotoxic on only one of the seven cvs tested. Alternating nine-spray programmes of azoxystrobin with an anilinopyrimidine or tolylfluanid, or an anilinopyrimidine with tolylfluanid, with the first spray applied immediately after potting, were equally effective in reducing disease incidence and severity compared with untreated plants. Spray programmes of five or eight sprays, using an anilinopyrimidine and at least one other fungicide with a different mode of action, applied alternately or in blocks of two sprays of the same fungicide and immediately after potting, were equally effective in reducing disease. Omission of early fungicide sprays until 9 weeks after potting and subsequent alternate application of pyrimethanil and tolylfluanid with a different mode of action at 6 week intervals gave reduced disease control. CONCLUSION:There is potential to use spray programmes based on alternating anilinopyrimidines with fungicides with a different mode of action to provide effective control of B. cinerea on C. vulgaris.  相似文献   

Distribution of Protein Bodies and Phytate‐Rich Inclusions in Grain Tissues of Low and High Iron Rice Genotypes     

C. Prom‐u‐thai  L. Huang  B. Rerkasem  G. Thomson  J. Kuo  M. Saunders  B. Dell 《Cereal Chemistry》2008,85(2):257-265

The present study aims to understand whether genotypic differences in grain iron (Fe) concentration in four rice genotypes are related to its association with protein bodies containing phytate‐rich inclusions. Rice genotypes with high and low grain Fe concentrations in unpolished brown rice were grown in a greenhouse at Chiang Mai, Thailand, and grains were harvested at maturity. The presence of protein bodies and phytate‐rich inclusions in rice grain tissues were examined by means of light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The composition of mineral elements in different grain tissues was examined using energy dispersive X‐ray microanalysis (EDX) and chemical analysis. The relative distribution pattern of protein bodies in the tissues was similar among the four rice genotypes, which resembled the pattern of grain N concentrations in these tissues. The high grain Fe genotypes (based on brown rice Fe concentration) had more protein bodies containing phytate‐rich inclusions in the embryo and aleurone layer tissues than the low Fe genotypes. Phytate‐rich inclusions were not detected in the endosperm tissues in all genotypes. In conclusion, the presence of protein bodies with phytate‐rich inclusions predominantly in the embryo and aleurone regions of the grain is an important parameter contributing to the variation in brown rice Fe concentration among the genotypes, but not in the white rice (the endosperm). Iron associated with the phytate‐rich inclusions present in the embryo and aleurone layer tissues are largely lost during the polishing process to produce white rice.  相似文献   

Item generation and design testing of a questionnaire to assess degenerative joint disease-associated pain in cats     

Zamprogno H  Hansen BD  Bondell HD  Sumrell AT  Simpson W  Robertson ID  Brown J  Pease AP  Roe SC  Hardie EM  Wheeler SJ  Lascelles BD 《American journal of veterinary research》2010,71(12):1417-1424

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Esophageal foreign body in a 2-day-old calf     

Jackie Haas 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》2010,51(4):406-408

A 2-day-old male Charolais crossbred calf presented with a section of an esophageal feeding tube partially obstructing his esophagus. External palpation of the neck confirmed the location of the obstruction to be within the cervical esophagus. A rumenotomy was performed and the foreign body was successfully removed.  相似文献   

Meniscal Mineralization in Domestic Cats     

Mila Freire DVM  James Brown DVM  Diplomate ACVR  Ian D. Robertson BVSc Diplomate ACVR  Anthony P. Pease DVM  MS  Diplomate ACVR  Jonathan Hash BA  Stuart Hunter DVM  Diplomate ACVP  Wendy Simpson DVM  Andrea Thomson Sumrell RVT 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2010,39(5):545-552

Objective: To (1) determine prevalence of radiographically detectable meniscal mineralization in domestic cats and (2) to evaluate the association between meniscal mineralization and degenerative joint disease (DJD). Study Design: Prospective study. Animals: Client‐owned cats (n=100) and 30 feline cadavers. Methods: Randomly selected client‐owned cats were used to determine the prevalence of meniscal mineralization. Stifles from feline cadavers were used to evaluate the relationship between meniscal mineralization (using high‐resolution X‐ray), radiographic DJD, and cartilage damage. Menisci were evaluated histologically. Results: Forty‐six percent of the client‐owned cats had meniscal mineralization detected in 1 or both stifles. Pain scores were not significantly different between stifles with meniscal mineralization and those with no radiographic pathology (P=.38). Thirty‐four of 57 cadaver stifles had meniscal mineralization, which was always located in the cranial horn of the medial meniscus. Percentage mineralization of the menisci was significantly correlated with the cartilage damage score of the medial femoral (r²=0.6; P<.0001) and tibial (r²=0.5; P<.0001) condyles as well as with the total joint cartilage damage (r²=0.36; P<.0001) score and DJD score (r²=0.8; P<.0001). Conclusion: Meniscal mineralization is a common condition in domestic cats and seems to indicate medial compartment DJD. Clinical Relevance: Clinical significance of meniscal mineralization is uncertain. Further work is needed to determine if the meniscal mineralization is a cause, or a consequence of joint degeneration.  相似文献   

Motor laterality in 4 breeds of dog     

Paul D. McGreevy  Alex Brueckner  Peter C. Thomson  Nicholas J. Branson 《Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research》2010,5(6):318-323

The aim of the current study was designed to explore possible breed differences in a basic behavioral phenotype in dogs. It measured paw use during food-retrieval from a cylindrical, hollow, rubber toy to assess motor laterality (pawedness) in 4 breeds of dogs selected for their morphological differences: 45 greyhounds (males n = 23/females n = 22), 47 whippets (15/32), 46 pugs (15/31), and 45 boxers (17/28). A laterality index was calculated from the use of individual paws to restrain the toy during feeding. An association was found between sex and the laterality index (P = 0.035), reflecting a significant bias for left-paw use by entire male dogs and right-paw use by entire female dogs but no sex difference was found in the mean strength of laterality. No significant association was found between age and the laterality index. No breed difference was found in the laterality index (P = 0.423) or the absolute strength of laterality (i.e., the laterality index without direction, P = 0.259). However, important breed differences in the use of the test device emerged. The frequency of simultaneous use of both paws was lowest in pugs (P < 0.0001). In addition, both brachycephalic breeds (pugs and boxers) took less time than the dolichocephalic breeds (the whippets and greyhounds) to complete the criteria of 100 paw-use scores that was set for the laterality test. The absence of breed differences in the laterality index for paw use suggests that the task is a reliable measure of motor laterality in dogs during a food-retrieval task.  相似文献   

SPACED-PLANT TRIALS OF GRASS VARIETIES IN SCOTLAND     

J. R. Thomson 《Grass and Forage Science》1959,14(4):244-246

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SPACED-PLANT TRIALS AT EAST CRAIGS     

V. Strains of timothy  Phleum pratense L.  perennial ryegrass  Lolium perenne L.  J. R. Thomson  J. L. Keppie 《Grass and Forage Science》1958,13(4):279-281

Four strains of Phleum pratense L ., and one strain of Lolium perenne L ., all of foreign origin, are classified by comparison with established strains on the basis of their performance in a spaced-plant trial in Scotland in 1955.  相似文献