SEASONAL VARIATION IN OCCURRENCE OF OESTRUS IN MERINO EWES IN SOUTHERN VICTORIA     

R. H. Watson  D.Agr.Sc. 《Australian veterinary journal》1962,38(6):310-323

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IMMUNITY TO EXPERIMENTAL STAPHYLOCOCCAL MASTITIS—COMPARISON OF LIVE AND KILLED VACCINES   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

D. L. Watson  C. G. Lee 《Australian veterinary journal》1978,54(8):374-378

SUMMARY Eleven pregnant Merino ewes were immunised with either a killed Staphylococcus aureus cell-toxoid vaccine (intramuscularly) or a living culture of the same organism (subcutaneously). A further 3 animals were used as non-immunised controls. There were no significant differences between the vaccinated groups for agglutinating antibody to staphylococci or for anti-α-haemolysin in either serum or whey. Three weeks after lambing the ewes were challenged by intramammary infusion of virulent staphylococci. All animals developed an acute mastitis with significant decreases in milk yields being recorded 48 hours post-challenge. Seven days after challenge the mean milk production of ewes given the live vaccine had recovered to within 5% of the pre-challenge mean yield. However, milk productions of controls and ewes given the killed vaccine had further decreased and were significantly lower than for animals vaccinated with live staphylococci. There were no significant differences between the two vaccinated groups for numbers of bacteria or leucocytes in milk samples collected after challenge. The ewes were killed 7 days postchallenge and mammary tissues were examined for immunoglobulin-containing cells. Large numbers of IgA-containing cells, and few IgM-containing cells were found, but there were no significant differences between the treatment groups for these parameters.  相似文献   

New research into pancreatitis in dogs     

Watson P 《The Journal of small animal practice》2005,46(7):362-363

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The use of heavy cobalt oxide pellets in the prevention of unthriftiness in lambs in Yorkshire     

W A Watson  S M Boden  A W Stobbs  A Rutherford 《The Veterinary record》1966,79(10):276-280

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Use of a Giemsa stain to detect changes in acrosomes of frozen ram spermatozoa.     

P F Watson 《The Veterinary record》1975,97(1):12-15

Acrosomal structures of ram spermatozoa were prominently stained when air dried smears of diluted semen were fixed for 15 minutes in buffered formal saline and stained for 90 minutes in a 6 per cent (v/v) buffered solution of Giemsa stain. Progressive disruption of the acrosomes was demonstrated during chilling and deep-freezing of the spermatozoa, and the degree of damage was systematically scored. A rapid and repeatable estimate of the state of the acrosomes in a sample could be made from the mean score of 20 spermatozoa examined per slide.  相似文献   

IgA in the body fluids of sheep and cattle     

D L Watson  A K Lascelles 《Research in veterinary science》1971,12(6):503-507

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Equine hyperlipaemia in the United Kingdom: clinical features and blood biochemistry of 18 cases.   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

T D Watson  D Murphy  S Love 《The Veterinary record》1992,131(3):48-51

The background, clinical signs, blood biochemistry and management of 18 cases of equine hyperlipaemia are described. Eleven of the animals were Shetland ponies, four were Welsh mountain ponies or their crosses, one was a fell pony and two were riding ponies of mixed breeding. Their average age was nine years. Fourteen of the cases were mares, of which nine were in foal and two were lactating; the remainder were geldings. Underlying or concurrent diseases were identified in only six animals, but in one other animal the hyperlipaemia appeared to have been precipitated by stress, and in another by undernutrition to prevent laminitis. Twelve of the animals were considered obese. There was no age, seasonal, or geographic bias to the distribution of cases. Plasma triglyceride concentrations were increased by between five- and 80-fold, and ranged from 4.7 to 78.8 mmol/litre. There was biochemical evidence of hepatic damage in 17 cases, of renal insufficiency in 15, and pancreatic pathology in three cases. Four animals were euthanased without therapy. The others were treated with oral glucose solutions, which were supplemented with injections of insulin and heparin in four cases, and insulin alone in two cases. Eight of the treated animals died, to give an overall mortality of 67 per cent. The outcome of the treatment was unrelated to the degree of hypertriglyceridaemia, to the presence and severity of hepatic, renal or pancreatic pathology or to the therapeutic regimen.  相似文献   

Vaccination against experimental staphylococcal mastitis in dairy heifers     

D.L. Watson 《Research in veterinary science》1992,53(3):346-353

Vaccination-challenge experiments were carried out with dairy heifers using new, killed cell-toxoid-adjuvant Staphylococcus aureus vaccines. The organisms in the vaccines were cultured under conditions which simulated in vivo growth and induced expression of a pseudocapsule. Dextran sulphate which promotes synthesis of IgG2 antibody was included in the vaccines as the primary adjuvant. Vaccinated heifers developed very high levels of both IgG1 and IgG2 anti-pseudocapsule antibody in serum, however, titres of neutralising antibody against toxoided haemolysins were generally low. Vaccinated and unvaccinated control heifers were challenged by intramammary infusion of three virulent strains of S aureus in four experiments. Vaccinated heifers were more resistant to clinical mastitis following challenge than were controls, and the vaccinates had significantly greater milk production than controls following challenge. The most promising vaccine had dextran sulphate combined with mineral oil as the adjuvant injected intramuscularly.  相似文献   

Plasma concentrations of 13,14-dihydro-15-ketoprostaglandin F2 alpha in mares during uterine involution.     

P L Sertich  E D Watson 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》1992,201(3):434-437

Twelve mares were allowed to foal naturally, after which they were monitored to study uterine involution. Starting on day 3 after parturition, the internal genital tract was examined per rectum manually and ultrasonographically every other day for changes in uterine characteristics and ovarian activity. By day 5, gravid and nongravid uterine horns were similar in size, and by day 7, uterine fluid was absent. On day 7 after parturition, endometrial biopsy samples were obtained for histologic evaluation, and uterine swab specimens were obtained for microbiologic culture. Uterine swab specimens from 10 of 12 mares had slight bacterial growth. The uteri of 8 of the 12 mares were histologically involuted by day 7. All mares ovulated 7 to 12 days after parturition. Concentrations of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF2 alpha (PGFM) were measured in jugular plasma samples obtained daily for 21 days after parturition. Concentrations of PGFM were low by the day after parturition, and there was no significant correlation between uterine involution and PGFM concentrations in these mares. All 12 mares were bred at the first estrus after parturition, and 9 became pregnant.  相似文献   

Game utilization in the serengeti: preliminary investigations. II. Wildebeeste     

R M Watson 《The British veterinary journal》1966,122(1):18-27

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