Preliminary investigation into the prevalence of mucormycosis in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in three catchments in north-west Tasmania     

JW Macgregor  CS Holyoake  SA Munks  ID Robertson  KS Warren 《Australian veterinary journal》2010,88(5):190-196

Objective To investigate the distribution and prevalence of mucormycosis in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from the Inglis, Emu and Black-Detention catchment areas in north-west Tasmania. Procedure A field study was performed and resulted in the examination of 44 wild platypuses; in addition, one dead platypus and two live platypuses were examined after they were independently submitted to a local veterinary clinic. Results No cases of mucormycosis were conclusively diagnosed. One platypus with signs consistent with those previously described in cases of mucormycosis was captured in the Emu River catchment. However, laboratory tests did not provide a definitive diagnosis for the lesion. Two platypuses from the Inglis catchment area had signs very similar to those previously described in cases of mucormycosis, but laboratory tests found Corynebacterium ulcerans to be the likely cause of the cutaneous ulcers on one of these platypuses and an unidentified fungal agent to be the cause of a cutaneous nodule in the other. Conclusions These findings do not prove that mucormycosis is absent from the populations studied. However, they may indicate that the prevalence of disease is low. The possibility that Mucor amphibiorum is present in a subclinical form in platypuses, or infecting another reservoir, is not excluded. The findings also suggest that caution should be exercised when diagnosing mucormycosis based on clinical findings alone and raise the possibility that some cases may have been incorrectly diagnosed.  相似文献   

Extractability and Bioavailability of Mercury from a Mercury Sulfide Contaminated Soil in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA     

Fengxiang X. Han  Safwan Shiyab  Jian Chen  Yi Su  David L. Monts  Charles A. Waggoner  Frank B. Matta 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2008,194(1-4):67-75

Historically as part of its national security mission, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Y-12 National Security Facility in Oak Ridge, TN acquired a significant fraction of the world’s supply of elemental mercury. During the 1950s and 1960s, a large amount of elemental mercury escaped confinement and is still present in the watershed surrounding the Y-12 facility. A series of remediation efforts have been deployed in the watersheds around the Oak Ridge site. However, most recently, concentration of total mercury in fish and water of the lower East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC) of Oak Ridge has increased although majority of the mercury contamination in the local soils is present in the form of mercury sulfide. We have studied the extractability, solubility, and bioavailability of mercury sulfide in Oak Ridge soils. Dynamics of the dissolution of mercury sulfide by various extractants, including acids and a chelating agent, have been investigated. After three seasons of planting, soil mercury sulfide is more easily dissolved by both 4 M and 12 M nitric acid than is pure mercury sulfide reagent as indicated by their dissolution kinetics. Mercury release by EDTA from HgS-contaminated soil increased with time of reaction and soil mercury level. This chelating chemical increases the solubility of mercury in HgS-contaminated Oak Ridge soil. The results also show that mercury sulfide in contaminated Oak Ridge soils was still to some extent bioavailable to plants. The increase of bioavailability of soil mercury sulfide after three seasons of planting may contribute to the recent increase of mercury levels in water of the Lower East Fork Popular Creek (LEFPC) of Oak Ridge.  相似文献   

Radiation and resistance of tubers to rot     

Paul E. Waggoner 《American Journal of Potato Research》1955,32(12):448-450

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Metabolism of nemacur (ethyl 4-(methylthio)-m-tolyl isopropylphosphoramidate) and identification of two metabolites in plants     

T B Waggoner 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》1972,20(1):157-160

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Chemotherapy of verticillium wilt of potatoes in connecticut 1955     

Paul E. Waggoner 《American Journal of Potato Research》1956,33(7):223-225

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Constant rate infusion of ketamine reduces minimal alveolar concentration of isoflurane in alpacas     

JW Schlipf Jr    K Eaton  P Fulkerson  TW Riebold  C Cebra 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2005,32(4):7-8

Ketamine is a rapid acting, potent, nonspecific, noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist commonly used for inducing general anesthesia and for providing post-operative pain management and may possibly lessen the need for other potentially harmful or contraindicated analgesics in camelids, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Prior to determining the effectiveness of CRI ketamine for analgesia, a safe, sub-anesthetic dose was established that did not produce untoward side effects, sedation or alter normal behavior. Six healthy male alpacas (40–90 kg) were used for the trial and each acted as its own control. Each alpaca was randomly assigned to receive ketamine at 20 and 40 μg kg^–1 minute^–1 in 500 mL saline. A blinded observer recorded heart rate, respiratory rate, and body temperature hourly, and behavior for 8 hours. There was a 72-hour washout period between each dosing regime. An equal volume saline CRI without ketamine was used as a control. Each alpaca was allowed a one-week washout prior to being anesthetized with isoflurane using mask induction. After achieving a stable plane of anesthesia, the MAC value for isoflurane was determined. Ketamine was infused at 40 μg kg^–1pre-existing pain is unknown, but for elective procedures, preemptive analgesia using ketamine CRI in alpacas may be beneficial.  相似文献   

Porcine Conceptus Oct-4 mRNA Expression During Peri-implantation Development     

DS Spencer  JW Ross  MD Ashworth  RD Geisert  LF Rickords 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2006,41(6):571-572

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头孢拉定对母猪产后肺炎的疗效试验     

陈记文  张玉西 《中国兽药杂志》2006,40(5):58-60

进行了头孢拉定对母猪产后肺炎混合感染的疗效试验,并设对照组进行比较.结果：静脉注射头孢拉定组治愈率、死亡率、仔猪发病率、仔猪成活率、仔猪断奶体质量分别为86.67%、0、12.5%、90.5%和6.3 kg;统计学分析结果显示,静脉注射头孢拉定组的治愈率、仔猪成活率和仔猪断奶重显著高于对照组（P＜0.01）,死亡率、仔猪发病率明显低于对照组（P＜0.01）,疗效显著.  相似文献   

Should the wind disturbance patterns observed in natural forests be mimicked in planted forests in the British uplands?   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Quine  CP; Humphrey  JW; Ferris  R 《Forestry》1999,72(4):337-358

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Neurological diseases of ruminant livestock in Australia. III: bacterial and protozoal infections     

AE Kessell  JW Finnie  PA Windsor 《Australian veterinary journal》2011,89(8):289-296

Bacteria (including chlamydia) and protozoa can produce neurological disease in Australian ruminant livestock and the nature of the inflammatory and neuroparenchymal response is often suggestive of a particular aetiological agent. An overview of the clinicopathological features of infectious disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS) is followed by a discussion of important bacterial and protozoal infections in Australia. Each infectious disease is discussed in terms of classification and pathogenesis linked to clinical signs and gross and microscopic findings. The literature review is restricted to infectious conditions causing CNS disease in Australia. Sources include the Australian Veterinary Journal (over 50 years of articles), the quarterly newsletter of the National Animal Health Surveillance System and the Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly.  相似文献