The effect of Johne's vaccination on tuberculin testing in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus)     

CG Mackintosh  RE Labes  JFT Griffin 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(4):216-222

AIM: To assess the degree of interference with bovine tuberculin testing in farmed red deer that vaccination of young deer with an oil-adjuvanted vs aqueous formulation of live attenuated Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Strain 316F vaccines would be likely to cause, and to compare immunological responses between vaccine formulations.

METHODS: Five-month-old red deer (n=45) were randomly allocated to three treatment groups of 15 animals, which received either no vaccine, a single 2-ml dose of an oil-adjuvanted formulation or two 2-ml doses, 6 weeks apart, of an aqueous formulation of live attenuated M. paratuberculosis Strain 316F vaccine injected subcutaneously (S/C) in the neck (Control, Oil-adjuvant Ptb, and Aqueous Ptb groups, respectively). Injection-site reactions were described and measured on Weeks 3, 6 and 9. Animals were weighed and lymphocyte transformation tests (LTT) and antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) using avian, bovine and Johnin tuberculin were conducted on blood samples collected at Weeks 0, 6, 12, 15, 24, 27, 36 and 39. A bovine mid-cervical skin test (MCT) was applied at Week 12, and comparative cervical skin tests (CCTs) at Weeks 24 and 36. At Week 42, the animals were slaughtered at a commercial deer slaughter premises and subjected to rigorous meat inspection.

RESULTS: Two animals were eliminated at the start of the trial due to a positive cross-reaction with bovine tuberculin in the initial LTT. Almost all animals reacted to the MCT at Week 12, with mean skin thicknesses of 3.9, 2.9 and 1.0 mm for the Oil- adjuvant Ptb, Aqueous Ptb and Control groups, respectively. When the CCT was conducted at Week 24, 2/15 Oil-adjuvant Ptb, 2/14 Aqueous Ptb and 1/14 Control animals were classified as CCT-positive to bovine tuberculin. By Week 36, all animals were CCT-negative. The Oil-adjuvant Ptb vaccination resulted in high persistent levels of antibody that reacted with bovine tuberculin, compared with negligible levels in the Aqueous Ptb group.

Overall, a single dose of the Oil-adjuvant Ptb vaccine in deer stimulated a vigorous, cross-reactive immune response, evidenced by high LTT, skin-test and antibody reactions to bovine tuberculin, with both cell-mediated and humoral characteristics. By comparison, two doses of the Aqueous Ptb vaccine produced less cross-reactivity and a bias towards a cell-mediated response. The Oil-adjuvant Ptb vaccine resulted in moderate injection- site lesions that were quite persistent, whereas the Aqueous Ptb vaccine resulted in smaller nodules that regressed more quickly.

CONCLUSIONS: Vaccination of farmed deer with an oil-adjuvanted Johne's vaccine has the potential to cause significant interference with routine tuberculin skin testing. The cross-reactivity should decline with time and the CCT should be able to clear MCT-positives, but there is a risk of false-positives to the blood test for tuberculosis (BTB), due to high persistent levels of antibody. The CCT could be used as a primary skin test in vaccinated deer on some farms.

The Aqueous Ptb caused fewer problems with skin testing and produced significantly less bovine antibody than the Oil-adjuvant Ptb, but stimulated persistent cell-mediated immune responses that may provide some protection against Johne's disease.  相似文献   

乳酸菌添加剂对青藏高原燕麦青贮品质的影响     

热杰 《安徽农业科学》2009,37(32):15846-15847

[目的]研究乳酸菌添加剂对青贮燕麦发酵品质的影响,为燕麦的青贮提供技术条件。[方法]按0．005g／kg燕麦的添加量,将乳酸菌粉剂直接加入燕麦,采用捆裹青贮系统进行青贮。处理80d后,观察其感官特征并测定品质,与普通青贮燕麦和青刈燕麦进行比较。[结果]乳酸菌青贮燕麦的气味、色泽和手感均优于普通青贮燕麦,其pH值低于3．8,乳酸与乙酸的比值下降,乳酸占总酸的比例增加,DM、CP和Ash含量增加,NDF、ADF含量降低。[结论]乳酸菌添加剂改善了青贮燕麦的品质,所得燕麦属于优质青贮料。  相似文献   

几种作物的吸硼特点及模拟   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

华中农业大学学报 《华中农业大学学报》1999

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Acute myelogenous leukaemia in a mare     

NC RINGGER  L. EDENS  P. BAIN  RE RASKIN  R. LAROCK 《Australian veterinary journal》1997,75(5):329-331

SUMMARY: A 5-year-old Thoroughbred mare presented with a 4 week history of weight loss, fever and leukopenia. Rectally, a large active foetus, thickened spleen and an abdominal mass were palpated. Leukopenia, mild anaemia, marked thrombocytopenia and hyperfibrinogenaemia were found. Cytology and cytochemical staining of a bone marrow aspirate supported a diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukaemia. The mare deteriorated despite medical therapy and was humanely euthanased.  相似文献   

SPIROCERCA LUPI IN A DOG     

K. F. TRUEMAN  R. PARKER  R. E. BOCK  H. M. ROEGER 《Australian veterinary journal》1980,56(10):511-511

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Aujeszky''s disease     

RE OLIVER 《Australian veterinary journal》1989,66(12):432-433

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Regulation of uterine estrogen receptors (ER) by beta-adrenergic stimulation in immature rats     

G. RE  P. BADINO  M. DACASTO  F. DI CARLO  C. GIRARDI 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》1993,16(3):328-334

The effects of a 3-day intramuscular (i.m.) administration of clenbuterol (25 μ.g/ Kg), propranolol (12 mg/kg), clenbuterol (25 μg/kg) plus propranolol (12 mg/ Kg) and estradiol (0.5 μg) upon the female reproductive system were investigated in immature Sprague-Dawley rats. Clenbuterol and estradiol treatments induced a significant increase in uterus weight and in relative uterus weight, whereas in the groups treated with propranolol and clenbuterol plus propranolol no differences were detected versus controls. The uterine estrogen receptor levels were significantly increased by clenbuterol administration. In the rats dosed with propranolol and clenbuterol plus propranolol, no modifications occurred in estrogen receptor concentrations when compared with control values. Uterine progesterone receptors were never significantly affected by any of the considered treatments. Data obtained indicate that clenbuterol treatment induces an increase in uterus weight and in estrogen receptor levels and that these effects are regulated by acute beta-adrenergic stimulation, as the contemporaneous administration of high doses of a beta-blocker inhibit such effects.  相似文献   

Investigating risk factors and possible infectious aetiologies of mummified fetuses on a large piggery in Australia     

N Dron  M Hernández‐Jover  RE Doyle  PK Holyoake 《Australian veterinary journal》2014,92(12):472-478

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Pharmacokinetics of intravenous ceftiofur sodium and concentration in body fluids of foals   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

S. MEYER  S. GIGUÈRE  R. RODRIGUEZ  R. J. ZIELINSKI  G. S. GROVER  & S. A. BROWN 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》2009,32(4):309-316

The objectives of this study were to determine pharmacokinetics of intravenous (i.v.) ceftiofur in foals, to compare ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and microbiologic assay for the measurement of ceftiofur concentrations, and to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration ( MIC ) of ceftiofur against common equine bacterial pathogens. In a cross-over design, ceftiofur sodium was administered i.v. to six foals (1–2 days-of-age and 4–5 weeks-of-age) at dosages of 5 and 10 mg/kg. Subsequently, five doses of ceftiofur were administered i.v. to six additional foals between 1 and 5 days of age at a dose of 5 mg/kg q 12 h. Concentrations of desfuroylceftiofur acetamide (DCA), the acetamide derivative of ceftiofur and desfuroylceftiofur-related metabolites were measured in plasma, synovial fluid, urine, and CSF by use of UPLC-MS/MS. A microbiologic assay was used to measure ceftiofur activity for a subset of plasma samples. Following i.v. administration of ceftiofur at a dose of 5 mg/kg to 1–2 day-old foals, DCA had a t _½ of 7.8 ± 0.1 h, a body clearance of 74.4 ± 8.4 mL/h/kg, and an apparent volume of distribution of 0.83 ± 0.09 L/kg. After multiple i.v. doses at 5 mg/kg, DCA concentrations in CSF were significantly lower than concurrent plasma concentrations. Ceftiofur activity using a microbiologic assay significantly underestimated plasma concentrations of DCA. The MIC of ceftiofur required to inhibit growth of 90% of isolates of Escherichia coli , Pasteurella spp, Klebsiella spp, and β-hemolytic streptococci was <0.5 μg/mL. Intravenous administration of ceftiofur sodium at the rate of 5 mg/kg every 12 h would provide sufficient coverage for the treatment of susceptible bacterial isolates.  相似文献   

Genotypic diversity in field isolates of Babesia bovis from cattle with babesiosis after vaccination     

AE LEW  RE BOCK  JM CROFT  CM MINCHIN  TG KINGSTON  RJ DALGLIESH 《Australian veterinary journal》1997,75(8):575-578

Objective To determine whether particular genotypes of Babesia bovis were common to field isolates obtained from cattle properties in Queensland where the B bovis vaccine had apparently failed.
Design A comparative study of polymerase chain reaction genotypes in different populations of B bovis .
Procedure Two polymerase chain reaction assays were applied to analyse DNA extracts of B bovis vaccine (K, T and Dixie strains) and 27 field isolates from 24 properties where disease outbreaks had occurred despite the use of the vaccine. To evaluate the stability of the genotypes identified, 11 of the field isolates were inoculated into experimental cattle that had either been previously vaccinated with T strain or not vaccinated.
Results No particular genotype of B bovis was responsible for the problems observed in previously vaccinated herds. None of the isolates had genotypes identical to the vaccine strains used. No geographic trends among the genotypes were observed. Isolates that originated from the same property also had different genotypes. Blood passage of the 11 field isolates in either previously vaccinated or nonvaccinated cattle did not alter the original genotype.
Conclusion No particular genotypes identified by the Bv80 and BvVA1 polymerase chain reaction assays could be associated with vaccine failures.  相似文献