Relationship between sources of pet acquisition and euthanasia of cats and dogs in an animal shelter: a pilot study          下载免费PDF全文

AI Arbe Montoya  JS Rand  RM Greer  C Alberthsen  D Vankan 《Australian veterinary journal》2017,95(6):194-200

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Environmental factors on virulence of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aeromonas hydrophila</Emphasis>     

Ruan E. F. Abreu  Thaís C Magalhães  Renilde C Souza  Samira TL Oliveira  Adriana MG Ibelli  Fábio N Demarqui  João JS Gouveia  Mateus M Costa  Gisele V Gouveia 《Aquaculture International》2018,26(2):495-507

Aeromonas hydrophila are known for being opportunistic pathogens, harboring various virulence factors and triggering lesions and death in fish. The disease caused by bacteria can make fish inappropriate for human consumption, besides representing a risk to public health. The pathogenesis can be influenced by environmental variables, affecting fish productivity and mortality. The present study aimed to determine whether A. hydrophila harbor the virulence genes aerolysin, hydrolipase, elastase, lipase, cytotonic enterotoxin (ast), lateral flagellum (laf), and polar flagellum (fla) and to evaluate the influence of environmental variables on in vitro growth, in vivo virulence and expression of some of these genes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based screening for the presence of these virulence genes was performed on 35 isolates. Six isolates containing different profiles of virulence genes were tested for in vitro growth under different conditions of pH, temperature, and ammonia and for in vivo virulence under these same environmental conditions. RT-qPCR was used to quantify the expression of aerolysin, lipase, and fla genes. All the tested environmental factors influenced the growth of A. hydrophila, while pH and ammonia concentrations influenced the bacterial virulence. The expression of the fla gene increased when bacteria were grown in higher ammonia concentration. The mortality established by Aeromonas is influenced by several environmental factors pinpointing the importance of its control in fish farming to avoid higher economic loses associated to bacterial disease outbreaks.  相似文献   

Cerebrospinal fluid cytology in canine neurologic disease   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

M Vandevelde  J S Spano 《American journal of veterinary research》1977,38(11):1827-1832

Samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 93 dogs with neurologic diseases were examined by cytomorphologic technique, and the changes in the CSF were correlated with histopathologic examinations of the central nervous system (CNS). It was concluded that CSF examination is a significant aid in obtaining a neurologic diagnosis and that good correlation exists between the CSF changes and the pathologic changes in the CNS. The CSF examination allows making a diagnosis of encephalitis and differentiation between viral and other causes (although in mycotic infection the cell membrane preparation can be used to identify the cause directly), could allow making differentiation between congenital malformations and congenital degenerative disease, and helps in identifying physical spinal cord damage, differentiating it from muscular, neurogenic, or functional disorders clinically presented as spinal ataxia. The CSF cytologic examination can indicate the presence of hemorrhage in the CNS. There is not enough experience available in the diagnosis of brain tumors by means of CSF examination; however, in dogs with lymphosarcoma in the CNS, CSF cytologic changes can be diagnostic.  相似文献   

Neonatal mortality due to equid herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) in a foal     

JS O'KEEFE  MR ALLEY  D. JONES  CR WILKS 《Australian veterinary journal》1995,72(9):353-354

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Influence of dietary calcium and phosphorus content in a fixed ratio on growth and development in Great Danes     

Lauten SD  Cox NR  Brawner WR  Goodman SA  Hathcock JT  Montgomery RD  Kincaid SA  Morrison NE  Spano JS  Lepine AJ  Reinhart GA  Baker HJ 《American journal of veterinary research》2002,63(7):1036-1047

OBJECTIVE: To study the musculoskeletal development of Great Dane puppies fed various dietary concentrations of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) in fixed ratio by use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), determination of serum insulin-like growth factor 1 and parathyroid hormone concentrations, radiography, and blood chemistry analysis results. ANIMALS: 32 purebred Great Dane puppies from 4 litters. PROCEDURE: At weaning, puppies were assigned randomly to 1 of 3 diets. Blood was collected for biochemical analyses and hormone assays, and radiography and DEXA were performed through 18 months of age. Changes in body weight, bone mineral content, fat tissue weight, lean mass, result of serum biochemical analyses, hormonal concentrations, and radius lengths were analyzed through 18 months of age. RESULTS: Bone mineral content of puppies correlated positively with Ca and P content of the diets fed. Significant differences between groups in bone mineral content, lean mass, and body fat were apparent early. The disparity among groups increased until 6 months of age and then declined until body composition was no longer different at 12 months of age. Accretion rates for skeletal mineral content, fat, and lean tissue differed from each other and by diet group. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Ca and P concentrations in the diet of young Great Dane puppies are rapidly reflected in the bone mineral content of the puppies until 5 to 6 months of age, after which hormonal regulation adjusts absorption and excretion of these minerals. Appropriate Ca and P concentrations in diets are important in young puppies < 6 months of age.  相似文献   

Polymerase chain reaction and other laboratory techniques in the diagnosis of long incubation rabies in Australia   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

KA MCCOLL  AR GOULD  PW SELLECK  PT HOOPER  HA WESTBURY  JS SMITH† 《Australian veterinary journal》1993,70(3):84-89

SUMMARY Blood and post-mortem tissues from a 10-years-old girl were submitted to the Australian Animal Health Laboratory. Clinical signs and histopathological lesions had suggested a diagnosis of rabies, but, an unusually long incubation period of at least 5 years did not encourage such a diagnosis. Serological examinations by the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test revealed a dramatic increase in rabies virus-neutralising antibody during the 10-day period of hospitalisation. The results of a fluorescent antibody test on brain smears, and an immunoperoxidase test on formalin-fixed sections of brain were also consistent with a diagnosis of rabies. Attempts to isolate virus were unsuccessful. Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) were conducted on a 10% suspension of a post-mortem sample from the patient's brain, using primers based on the published sequence of the Pasteur virus strain of rabies virus. 413 and 513 bp fragments from the nucleoprotein gene and a 403 bp fragment from the glycoprotein gene were amplified. Subsequent sequencing of these fragments, and comparison with equivalent regions of known rabies viruses, confirmed that the fragments originated from a virus belonging to the rabies virus serotype. This case demonstrated the advantage of using a range of laboratory techniques to obtain a definitive diagnosis. In particular, a PCR-based test may allow a diagnosis, even in the face of conditions that preclude virus isolation such as apparently occurred in this case. Finally, this case demonstrated that an unusually long incubation period should not discourage a tentative clinical diagnosis of rabies.  相似文献   

Evaluation of antithrombin-III activity as a coindicator of disseminated intravascular coagulation in cats with induced feline infectious peritonitis virus infection     

M K Boudreaux  R C Weiss  N Cox  J S Spano 《American journal of veterinary research》1989,50(11):1910-1913

Six adult specific-pathogen-free cats were inoculated intraperitoneally with a cell culture-adapted strain of feline infectious peritonitis virus. Plasma samples were evaluated for antithrombin-III (AT-III) activities at post-inoculation days (PID) 0, 4, and 11 and at termination on PID 16 (1 cat) or 21 (5 cats). Other hemostatic values evaluated were activated partial thromboplastin times, prothrombin times, thrombin times, fibrinogen, platelet counts, and fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products. Antithrombin-III activity remained within normal or above normal range (89 to 246%) in all cats, with the exception of one cat on PID 4 (AT-III, 70%). Mean baseline AT-III activity for 6 cats at PID 0 was 123%. Mean AT-III activity on PID 4, 11, and 16 or 21 was 98, 162, and 130%, respectively. On PID 4 and 16 or 21, results of coagulation screening tests indicated that all cats had disseminated intravascular coagulation. Histologically, cats also had severe fibrinonecrotizing thrombovasculitis.  相似文献   

Effects of Castration on Peritoneal Fluid in the Horse   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

John Schumacher DVM  MS    Jim Schumacher DVM  MS    J. S. Spano DVM  PhD    J. McGuire PhD    W. L. Scrutchfield DVM  MS  R. G. Feldman DVM  MS 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》1988,2(1):22-25

Twenty-four clinically normal horses were castrated by routine methods. Peritoneal fluid was collected prior to castration and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 days postcastration. Peritoneal fluid was collected on days 9 and 11 if nucleated cell (NC) counts were still markedly elevated on day 7. Peritonitis, defined as NC counts greater than 10,000/microliters, was evident in 15 horses following castration. Mean NC counts peaked on day 5 but were less than 10,000/microliters for 74% of the horses by day 7, and 90% of the horses by day 9. One horse had a NC count greater than 60,000/microliters on day 11 when sampling ended. Postcastration peritoneal fluid was obviously blood-tinged in 21 horses. Peak RBC counts occurred on day 3 but markedly decreased by day 5. Elevated peritoneal RBC counts correlated well with elevated NC counts (P less than 0.001). Horses with peritonitis tended to have fever (P less than 0.05). Other clinical signs of peritonitis were not apparent.  相似文献   

Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition of Cattle with Endotoxin-induced Mastitis Treated with Isotonic (0.9%) or Hypertonic (7.5%) Sodium Chloride   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Jeff W. Tyler DVM  PhD    Elizabeth G. Welles DVM  PhD    Donald C. Sorjonen DVM  MS    Joseph S. Spano DVM  PhD    J. Todd Gaslin  Harold Spears BS  MS 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》1993,7(2):91-94

This study examined the safety of intravenous hypertonic saline in cattle with experimental gram-negative endotoxemia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition was examined in five control cows and eight treated cows 24 hours after the intramammary infusion of 1 mg of endotoxin. Four of the endotoxin challenged cows were treated intravenously with isotonic (0.9%) sodium chloride and four cows were treated intravenously with hypertonic (7.5%)sodium chloride. Decreased CSF osmolality, and sodium and alpha globulin concentrations and increased CSF concentrations of beta globulin were observed in both endotoxin-challenged saline-treated groups. No CSF compositional differences were observed between endotoxin-challenged cows receiving isotonic or hypertonic saline. Although no cytologic or biochemical evidence of salt poisoning was observed in cows receiving hypertonic saline, significant changes were observed in the CSF composition of both endotoxin-infused saline-treated groups.  相似文献   

Hypereosinophilic syndrome in an american paint horse     

J. Schumacher DVM  MS  J.S. Spano DVM  PhD  J.L. Oliver DVM  R.A. Smith DVM 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》1991,11(6):346-348

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