Selenium, vitamin E and polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations in goat kids with and without nutritional myodegeneration     

Rammell CG  Thompson KG  Bentley GR  Gibbons MW 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1989,37(1):4-6

Mean selenium and vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) concentrations in the liver, myocardium and skeletal muscle of nine goat kids with nutritional myodegeneration (NMD) were significantly lower than those in a group of nine kids dying from other causes. Each of the 18 kids was from a different property in the southern half of the North Island. The polyunsaturated fatty acid composition of the liver, myocardium and skeletal muscle was not significantly different between the two groups, but the overall level of peroxidisable polyunsaturated fatty acids appeared high in both groups. A further 21 kids with confirmed NMD and live 'controls', submitted as routine cases to Palmerston North Animal Health Laboratory, were included with the above 18 kids in a comparison of liver selenium and alpha-tocopherol concentrations. Kids with NMD had liver selenium concentrations ranging from 170-1100 (mean = 380) nmol/kg and alpha-tocopherol from 0.7-11.0 (mean =2.2) micromol/kg. In control kids, the liver selenium concentration ranged from 530-4300 (mean = 1220) nmol/kg and a-tocopherol from 1.7-14.0 (mean = 5.6) pmollkg. Although these ranges overlapped, the results suggest that liver selenium concentrations <500 nmol/kg and alpha-tocopherol concentrations <2.5 micromol/kg should be regarded as deficient. Liver selenium concentrations from 500-1100 nmol/kg and alpha-tocopherol concentrations from 2.5-10 micromol/kg should be considered marginal. Goat kids appear to require more selenium than lambs or calves which may explain the higher prevalence of NMD in kids. In some cases, however, the disease is associated with low alpha-tocopherol suggesting that supplementation with selenium alone may not always be sufficient.  相似文献   

Neurotoxic syndrome of sheep due to the ingestion of plants of the Mediterranean scrub: clinical, histopathological, histochemical and ultrastructural observations     

A Leoni  A M Nieddu  F Guarda  M Castagnaro  A Firinu  P Cossu  V Mingioni 《Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde》1989,131(6):361-368

A severe neurological disorder was observed during a very dry season, in sheep pasturing on land with mediterranean vegetation. During the crisis, lasting 5-20", ataxia and convulsions were the main clinical signs. Brain congestion, spongy appearance of the liver, interstitial nephritis and hyperpigmentation of visceral lymph nodes were the most important macroscopic lesions. Histopathological, histochemical and ultrastructural findings confirmed liver and kidney lesions and showed considerable neurovisceral storage of lipofuscin. Although further toxicological and experimental studies are needed to elucidate the origin of the disease, the Authors attribute the outbreak of the neurological syndrome to the ingestion of a neurotoxin containing plant.  相似文献   

The cervical vertebral column of horses--a clinico-radiological study     

H Gerber  G Ueltschi  M Diehl  U Schatzmann  R Straub 《Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde》1989,131(6):311-321

For various anamnestic reasons the cervical vertebral column of 78 horses was examined radiologically. Statistical comparisons showed that male "warmbloods" were more frequently affected than was expected. Our horses were older than comparable animals in the international literature. Independently of their history the radiologic diagnosis of "cervical spondylarthrosis" was established in 56 horses. Arthrosis and other conditions were clinically manifested by spinal ataxia (44 horses) or mechanical impairment of the neck's mobility (21 horses). 10 of the arthrotic patients had synovial cysts causing compression of the spinal cord. 79 percent of all dorsal intervertebral arthrotic joints were found in the caudal column (C6/7 to C7/Th1). With 38 percent, C6/7 was the most frequently affected joint. Clinical and radiological findings could be compared with patho-anatomic results in 29 horses. The correlation was satisfactory.  相似文献   

A gastric motility disorder in a dog          下载免费PDF全文

Flock MA 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1989,30(11):904

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An epidemiological investigation into the reported incidents of dog biting in the City of Guelph   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Szpakowski NM  Bonnett BN  Martin SW 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1989,30(12):937-942

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Saskatchewan. Conjunctivitis associated with Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. hyicus in an ostrich          下载免费PDF全文

Chirino-Trejo M  Wheler C 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1989,30(9):759

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Atlantic Canada. Bat-induced rabies in terrestrial mammals in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland          下载免费PDF全文

Webster WA  Casey GA  Charlton KM 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1989,30(8):679

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Atlantic Canada. Streptococcus suis antimicrobial susceptibility          下载免费PDF全文

Sanford SE  Tilker AM 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1989,30(8):679

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Glasser's disease and prevalence of subclinical infection with Haemophilus parasuis in swine in southern Ontario          下载免费PDF全文

Smart NL  Miniats OP  Rosendal S  Friendship RM 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1989,30(4):339-343

Glasser's disease accounted for less than 1% of total swine mortalities in an 11 year retrospective postmortem survey of swine submissions at three provincial government diagnostic laboratories in southern Ontario. However, Glasser's disease was suspected in 17 of 83 boar mortalities at the Record of Production Boar Test Station between 1983 and 1985 and was much more common in specific-pathogen-free (SPF) boars than in conventional boars. The prevalence of the causative organism, Haemophilus parasuis, was determined for 19 SPF herds in Ontario classified as "Excellent" under the Ontario Swine Herd Health Policy. Nasal swabs from two-month-old pigs were cultured on chocolate agar containing 1.5 mug/mL lincomycin, 5 mug/mL bacitracin, and 0.1 mug/mL crystal violet. Three herds were negative for H. parasuis infection; 16 herds contained clinically healthy carrier pigs.  相似文献   

Intensive housing: the last straw for pigs?     

M R Baxter 《Journal of animal science》1989,67(9):2433-2440

The concept of coping can be used to relate the environmental conditions provided for livestock to their responses--their productivity and their welfare. Pigs are "ecological generalists" and hence are "designed" to cope with a wide variety of environmental conditions. They, however, show clear limits to their adaptability both in terms of the space they require and the pen materials they can endure without injury. Even where they adapt to a wide range of conditions, there often is a particular environment that gives optimum performance. Examples of temperature requirements and feeding facilities are discussed. The process of coping is shown to impose a biological "cost" in some instances and, although a pig has adapted to a specific environment, questions still remain concerning whether keeping a pig in that environment is justifiable.  相似文献