Floppy lamb syndrome — an inherited lower motor neuron disease in open-faced Romney lambs     

KH Parton  MG Collett 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(1)

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Distal aortic aneurysm presumed to be secondary to an infected umbilical artery in a foal     

RM Archer  SJG Gordon  HB Carslake  MG Collett 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(1):65-68

Abstract

CASE HISTORY:?A 3-month-old female Warmblood foal was presented after displaying signs of colic with pyrexia for 5 days.

CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS:?The foal continued to show signs of colic, frequently passed urine, and was pyrexic with an elevated white blood cell count. The umbilical stalk was thickened but there was no evidence of purulent material. Exploratory laparotomy revealed an enlarged left umbilical artery remnant tightly adhered to the bladder wall. The left umbilical artery continued to an aneurysm involving the distal aorta. The foal was subject to euthanasia and post-mortem examination confirmed a spherical aortic aneurysm, in the dorsal midline caudal to the kidneys that contained a large thrombus. Histopathological examination revealed inflammation and necrosis of the tunica intima and tunica media of the left umbilical artery with suppuration and bacterial colonies evident in the periarterial tissues.

DIAGNOSIS:?Infected aortic aneurysm presumably caused by an umbilical artery infection.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE:?A previously undetected umbilical infection appears to have resulted in an unusual delayed complication causing signs of colic in a foal. Veterinarians should be aware of this condition, and the possibility that it may be a cause of signs of colic in foals. Diagnosis based on ultrasonography should be possible, but may require sedation, visceral analgesia and careful examination.  相似文献   

Expression of Apoptosis Regulatory Genes and Incidence of Apoptosis in Different Morphological Quality Groups of In Vitro‐produced Bovine Pre‐implantation Embryos     

MG Melka  F Rings  M Hölker  E Tholen  V Havlicek  U Besenfelder  K Schellander  D Tesfaye 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2010,45(5):915-921

Apoptosis occurs during early development in both in vivo‐ and in vitro‐produced embryos, and is considered as one of the causes of embryonic loss. The objectives of this study were, therefore, investigating stage‐specific expression profiles of apoptosis regulatory genes in three quality groups of in vitro‐produced bovine pre‐implantation embryos; and analysing the relationship between cell number and DNA fragmentation with expressions of those genes. The relative abundance of mRNA of 9 pro‐ (Bax, caspase‐9, Bcl‐xs, P53, Caspase‐3 and Fas) and anti‐ (Bcl‐w and Mcl‐1) apoptotic genes was analysed. Differential cell staining and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase‐mediated dUTP‐biotin nick end labelling were performed to analyse the variation in cell numbers and detect apoptotic nuclei respectively. Expression of Bax and Caspase‐3 genes was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in poor quality pre‐implantation embryos as compared with that of morphologically good quality embryos of the same developmental stages. Moreover, Mcl‐1 expression was significantly higher in good quality immature oocytes than that in the poor quality group. Moreover, higher DNA fragmentation was evidenced in morphologically poor quality blastocysts. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that Bax, caspase‐3 and Mcl‐1 can be used as potential markers of embryo quality to evaluate in vitro‐produced bovine embryos. Further studies are required to investigate specific molecular signatures that can be used in evaluating in vivo‐derived embryos.  相似文献   

A three‐dimensional alginate system for in vitro culture of cumulus‐denuded feline oocytes          下载免费PDF全文

MG Morselli  S Canziani  D Vigo  GC Luvoni 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2017,52(1):83-88

In the case of high valuable individuals with very precious genetic material, widening the genetic pool including gametes with poor morphological characteristics, as cumulus‐denuded oocytes (CDOs), could be an option. To improve the in vitro culture of low‐competence feline CDOs, an enriched three‐dimensional (3D) system in association with competent cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) was developed. For this purpose, domestic cat CDOs were cultured with or without companion COCs in the 3D barium alginate microcapsules. The overall viability and the meiotic progression of feline CDOs cocultured with COCs or cultured separately in 3D or in 2D (traditional microdrops) system were compared. The 3D system was able to support viability and meiotic resumption of the feline oocytes, as well as the 2D microdrops. In 3D microcapsules, the presence of COCs resulted in a higher viability of CDOs (91.1%, p < .05), than that obtained without COCs or in 2D microdrops (71.2% and 67.3%, respectively), but the percentages of meiotic resumption were similar of those of CDOs cultured separately (55.4% vs. 40.4%, p > .05). It is notable that the presence of CDOs seemed to enhance the meiotic progression of the associated COCs. In conclusion, the 3D barium alginate microcapsules are a suitable system for feline oocytes in vitro culture, but more specific enriched conditions should be developed to improve the CDOs full competence in vitro.  相似文献   

Cost effectiveness of extending and implementing a mastitis control program     

SL HILL  TJ NICHOLLS  MG BARTON  DJ OVEREND 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(12):469-469

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Corpus Luteum–Endometrium–Embryo Interactions in the Dairy Cow: Underlying Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance     

RS Robinson  AJ Hammond  DC Wathes  MG Hunter  GE Mann 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2008,43(S2):104-112

Conception rates of dairy cows are currently declining at an estimated 1% every year. Approximately, 35% of embryos fail to prevent luteolysis during the first three weeks of gestation. Interactions between the corpus luteum, endometrium and embryo are critical to the successful establishment of pregnancy and inadequacies will result in the mortality of the embryo. For example, as little as a one day delay in the post-ovulatory rise of progesterone has serious consequences for embryo development and survival. Recently, we found that LH support, degree of vascularization and luteal cell steroidogenic capacity were not the major factors responsible for this luteal inadequacy, but are nevertheless essential for luteal development and function. Progesterone acting on its receptor in the endometrium stimulates the production of endometrial secretions on which the free-living embryo is dependent. However, their exact composition and effects of inadequate progesterone remains to be determined. The embryo is recognized through its secretion of interferon tau (IFNT), which suppresses luteolytic pulses of prostaglandin F_2α. In the cow, it is most likely that IFNT inhibits oxytocin receptor up-regulation directly and does not require the prior inhibition of oestrogen receptor α (ESR1). Unravelling the precise luteal-endometrium and embryo interactions is essential for us to understand pregnancy establishment and development of strategies to reverse the declining fertility of dairy cows.  相似文献   

Resveratrol–cyclodextrin complex affects the expression of genes associated with lipid metabolism in bovine in vitro produced embryos          下载免费PDF全文

V Torres  M Hamdi  MG Millán de la Blanca  R Urrego  J Echeverri  A López‐Herrera  D Rizos  A Gutiérrez‐Adán  MJ Sánchez‐Calabuig 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2018,53(4):850-858

Antioxidants have been widely used during in vitro production to decrease the negative effect of reactive oxygen species. It was reported that the complex resveratrol–methyl β‐cyclodextrin (RV ‐CD ) improves resveratrol's stability and bioavailability and increases its antioxidant activity. This study evaluates the effect of RV ‐CD during in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM ) or in vitro embryo culture (IVC ) on developmental competence and quantitative changes in gene expression of developmental important genes. In experiment 1, RV ‐CD was added to IVM media and maturation level, embryo development and oocytes, cumulus cells, and blastocysts gene expression by RT ‐qPCR were examined. In experiment 2, presumptive zygotes were cultured in SOF supplemented with RV ‐CD and embryo development and blastocysts gene expression by RT ‐qPCR were studied. A group without RV ‐CD (control^?) and a group with cyclodextrin (control⁺) were included. No differences were found in cleavage rate or blastocyst yield between groups. However, the expression of LIPE was higher in blastocysts derived from oocytes treated with resveratrol compared with control groups (p  <  .05). Blastocysts produced by IVC with resveratrol showed that RV ‐CD could modify the expression of genes related to lipid metabolism (CYP 51A1 , PNPLA 2 and MTORC 1 ) compared with control groups (p  < .05). RV ‐CD in the IVM and IVC media could reduce accumulated fat by increasing lipolysis and suppressing lipogenesis of blastocysts.  相似文献   

Phenotypic and genotypic profiling of antimicrobial resistance in enteric Escherichia coli communities isolated from finisher pigs in Australia          下载免费PDF全文

MG Smith  D Jordan  JS Gibson  RN Cobbold  TA Chapman  S Abraham  DJ Trott 《Australian veterinary journal》2016,94(10):371-376

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Aromatic‐ring‐functionalised benzoxazinones in the system Oryza sativa–Echinochloa crus‐galli as biorational herbicide models     

Francisco A Macías  Nuria Chinchilla  Rosa M Varela  José MG Molinillo  David Marín  Joao M de Siqueira 《Pest management science》2009,65(10):1104-1113

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Localized reconnection in the near jovian magnetotail     

CT Russell  KK Khurana  DE Huddleston  MG Kivelson 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1998,280(5366):1061-1064

The oppositely directed magnetic field in the jovian magnetic tail is expected eventually to reconnect across the current sheet, allowing plasma produced deep inside the magnetosphere near Io's orbit to escape in the antisolar direction down the tail. The Galileo spacecraft found localized regions of strong northward and southward field components beyond about 50 jovian radii in the postmidnight, predawn sector of the jovian magnetosphere. These pockets of vertical magnetic fields can be stronger than the surrounding magnetotail and magnetodisk fields. They may result from episodic reconnection of patches of the near jovian magnetotail.  相似文献