Intra‐uterine Infection with Babesia bovis in a 2‐day‐old Calf     

I. Yeruham  Y. Avidar  I. Aroch  A. Hadani 《Zoonoses and public health》2003,50(2):60-62

Infection with Babesia bovis was diagnosed in a 2‐day‐old female calf apparently transmitted in utero. The calf was born as the second calving to a cross‐bred beef cow permanently on pasture. Diagnosis was based upon identification of B. bovis in peripheral blood smears and clinical signs which included fever, jaundice, pale mucous membranes and convulsions. Anaemia, leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia and lymphocytosis were noted at the febrile acute stage of the disease. The blood smears revealed evidence of regeneration of toxic neutrophils with a left shift, severe spherocytosis and high degree of basophilic stippling. Elevated concentration of aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and creatine kinase were also noted, and were probably the result of haemolysis, dehydration and muscle damage because of recumbancy. Elevated total bilirubin concentration following haemolysis resulted in jaundice. The neurological symptoms observed were probably caused by sludging of parasitized erythrocytes in the brain capillaries. The calf recovered following treatment with diminazene aceturate and the recovery was followed up clinically, haematologically and biochemically.  相似文献   

Spatial structures of copper,lead, and mercury contents in surface soil in the Shenzhen area     

Shu Tao 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1995,82(3-4):583-591

Eighty-three surface soil samples were collected from the Shenzhen area for determination of copper, lead, and mercury contents. The nature of spatial dependence of the measured results was quantified using variogram analysis. All variograms show well-defined structure with zero nugget and distinct sills and ranges and can be fitted by a spherical model. The range scale and the geometric anisotropy of the variograms suggest that the spatial structures of copper and lead relate closely to the distribution of parent material in the area. The variogram of mercury appears to be isotropic with a relatively small range, indicating significant influence of geographical distribution of paddy soil fields that have been severely polluted by agricultural practice.  相似文献   

Epidemiological studies on the expectation of life for cats computed from animal cemetery records     

H Hayashidani  Y Omi  M Ogawa  K Fukutomi 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1989,51(5):905-908

Based on the Chiang's method, the life table for cats was constructed from the death data of 3936 cats. They died in the Kanto area and were buried in an animal cemetery in Tokyo from June 1981 through May 1982. This life table seems to be the first one for domestic pet cats. The expectation of life for cats was 4.2 years at age 0, 5.0 years at age 1, 5.4 years at age 4, 5.3 years at age 5, 3.5 years at age 10, and 2.2 years at age 15. The maximum age at death was 22 years. From age 0 to age 5, the probability of dying for cats was higher than that for dogs, but over 6 years of age it seemed that Gompertz's equation was applicable to this life table for cats. From these results, if the probability of dying for cats at early ages decreases, the fundamental pattern of dying curve for cats seems to be a similar figure of dogs. The life table was constructed for different breeds and localities. Comparing the expectation of life at age 1 (e1) of the two populations divided by breeds or localities, there was significant difference in the e1 among different localities but not among different breeds. These facts suggest the existence of some factors which may influence the life span of cats among different localities.  相似文献   

Detection of early pregnancy factor in superovulated mice     

Y Takimoto  M Hishinuma  Y Takahashi  H Kanagawa 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1989,51(5):879-885

Rosette inhibition tests for the detection of early pregnancy factor (EPF) were performed on naturally ovulated and superovulated mice from day 2 of pregnancy up to 4 days after parturition. In both groups of mice, the rosette inhibition titre (RIT) increased on day 2 of pregnancy, and persisted at high levels until day 15. Thereafter, the RITs of both groups of mice decreased to the non-pregnancy range. No significant differences of the mean RITs between these two groups were observed during the high RIT period. These results showed that the superovulatory treatment did not cause any changes or interference in the detection of EPF. In order to investigate the initial time of appearance of EPF in the maternal circulation in relation to the stage of fertilization, measurement of RIT and examination of the fertilization stage were carried out on superovulated mice 1 day after mating. The mean RIT of mice with pronucleus stage ova was significantly (p less than 0.01) higher than that of mice with sperm-penetrated ova. EPF was considered to appear in the maternal peripheral blood at the pronucleus stage.  相似文献   

Type-I hypersensitivity as a component of eosinophilic myositis (muscular sarcocystosis) in cattle     

D E Granstrom  R K Ridley  Y Baoan  L J Gershwin  P M Nesbitt  L A Wempe 《American journal of veterinary research》1989,50(4):571-574

Eight bovine hearts with lesions of eosinophilic myositis (EM) and 2 bovine hearts without EM lesions were collected at slaughter. Blood samples from these 10 hearts, and the heart of a newborn calf also were collected. Histologically, Sarcocystis cruzi was identified in the 8 hearts with EM lesions and the 2 hearts without EM lesions, but not in the heart of the newborn calf. Serum was harvested from the 10 blood samples and was used in homologous, modified, passive cutaneous anaphylaxis tests. Antigen was prepared from S cruzi bradyzoites isolated from the 2 hearts without EM lesions. Serum samples from the 8 cattle with EM lesions reacted positively to S cruzi antigen. When heat-inactivated IgE in serum (56 C for 4 hours) was used, all passive cutaneous anaphylaxis responses were considered negative. Using ELISA, serum IgE concentrations from the 10 cattle with and without EM lesions were 2.2 to 9 U/ml. As determined by radial immunodiffusion, IgM concentrations were 80 to 215 mg/dl. Immunoglobulin G concentrations were 420 to 2,050 mg/dl, but most were less than or equal to 1,700 mg/dl. Immunoglobulin A concentrations were 0 to 62 mg/dl; 1 steer with EM lesions had 0 mg/dl. Double-gel immunodiffusion confirmed the presence of Sarcocystis-specific precipitating antibodies. Sera from the 10 cattle with and without EM lesions formed at least 1 precipitin band.  相似文献   

Effects of abiotic variables on the response of carnation cultivars to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi     

Y. BEN-YEPHET  M. REUVEN  A. ZVEIBIL  & D. SHTIENBERG 《Plant pathology》1996,45(1):98-105

The effects of abiotic variables on the response of carnation cultivars to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi ( F.o. dianthi  ) were examined in experiments conducted under semi-controlled environments. The abiotic variables examined were solar radiation intensity, temperature and growth substrate. Temperature was not controlled, but differed markedly among experiments, thus, its effect was not determined quantitatively. Disease incidence and disease severity varied significantly among the experiments (due mainly to differences in temperature), among the solar radiation treatments and among the cultivars tested. The three-way interaction term (i.e. cultivar × shade treatment × experiment) was highly significant ( P  < 0.001) when both disease incidence and disease severity were considered, indicating that no single variable was predominant in determining disease intensity. The effects of the growth substrate on disease progress was examined in plants grown in tuff or in tuff mixed with peat (1 : 1 and 1 : 3) substrates. The growth substrate had a potent effect on disease development in the less susceptible cultivars. Severe epidemics developed in all cultivars when they were grown in the tuff/peat mixture, although some were resistant when grown in tuff alone. These results led to the conclusion that the carnation response to F.o. dianthi is substantially influenced by the environmental conditions of the test.  相似文献   

The effects of stubble burning and tillage on soil carbon sequestration and crop productivity in southeastern Australia     

K.Y. Chan  D.P. Heenan 《Soil Use and Management》2005,21(4):427-431

Abstract. In Australia, stubble burning and tillage are two of the major processes responsible for the decline of soil organic carbon concentration in cropped soils, and the resulting soil degradation. However, the relative importance of these two practices in influencing the soil organic carbon concentration and the long-term impact on soil quality and productivity are not clear. The effects of stubble burning as practised by farmers in southeastern Australia were evaluated in two field trials, one of 19 years duration, the other of 5 years. Conventional tillage (three tillage passes) led to greater loss of soil organic carbon than stubble burning. Loss of total soil organic carbon attributed to stubble burning in the 0–10 cm layer was estimated to be 1.75 t C ha⁻¹ over the period of the 19-year trial, equivalent to 29% of that lost due to tillage. In the 5-year trial, no change in soil organic carbon due to stubble burning was detectable. Changes in soil quality associated with stubble burning detected in the longer trial included a reduction in macro-aggregate stability, and increases in pH and exchangeable K⁺. Only the latter two were detected in the shorter trial. A higher mean wheat yield (average 0.15 t ha⁻¹) following stubble burning was observed in the 19-year trial but not in the 5-year trial. Research to monitor the longer term effects of stubble burning is needed, and to identify conditions where loss of soil organic carbon is minimized.  相似文献   

Fine structure of spreading hemocytes of an estuarine gastropod mollusc, Clithon retropictus.     

N H Kumazawa  T Imagawa  T Tanigawa  Y Tanaka 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》1992,54(3):609-610

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母猪饲料中添加中药“泻康宁”对仔猪黄白痢的治疗试验   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

吕广玲  李术  王伟 《黑龙江畜牧兽医》2001,(3):37-38

由埃希氏大肠杆菌引起的仔猪黄白痢会导致机体水分和电解质大量丧失 ,使机体衰弱甚至死亡 ,从而造成很大的经济损失。目前 ,大肠杆菌引起的仔猪黄白痢已成为影响仔猪发育和育成的重要疾病之一 ,成为养猪业的一大障碍。虽然应用抗生素、磺胺类药物和抗菌增效剂等治疗仔猪黄白痢有一定的疗效 ,但由于大肠杆菌具有很强的变异性 ,易产生抗药性而影响治疗效果 ,而且 ,有的药物还会在体内蓄积 ,给人类的健康带来危害 ,正因为如此 ,人们开始寻找新的无公害的药物。实验研究发现 ,中草药不仅能够促进畜禽生长发育和提高生产性能 ,调节动物机体的新陈…  相似文献   

热带牧草对高温干旱适应性特征特性的研究   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：1  

李正民  曹景勤 《草业科学》1996,13(4):1-6

对美国矮象草、毛花雀稗、百喜草等热带牧草具有的特殊组织与细胞结构进行了探讨。从而确认这几种热带牧草对高温干旱、酸、瘠有很强的适应性，是适合红壤丘陵区种植的优良草种，可大力推广  相似文献