Characteristics of fowl cholera outbreaks in turkeys in Georgia in 1986     

M P Morris  S G Thayer  O J Fletcher 《Avian diseases》1989,33(2):213-218

Information was gathered from 64 cases of fowl cholera (FC) in turkey flocks through diagnostic case records, flock records, and telephone and mail surveys. Forty-five cases came from flocks of commercial turkeys, of which 15 were presented twice, and four came from mature breeder flocks. The prevalence of FC was 18.0% of commercial flocks and 14.7% of breeder flocks at risk. The average age at first diagnosis of FC was 90 days in commercial turkey flocks and 32 weeks 5 days in breeder flocks. Acute mortality was the most common presenting complaint, with a 0.37% average mortality in commercial flocks on the day of first presentation, 0.80% in commercial flocks presented a second time, and 0.43% in breeder flocks. Pasteurella multocida was cultured from 69.8% of the 361 tissue samples submitted from these cases. Novobiocin, penicillin, and chlortetracycline (CTC) had the greatest in vitro activity against isolates. Serotype 3-cross-4 was found in all 18 commercial flocks from which isolates were typed. All breeder flocks and 88.6% of commercial flocks were vaccinated before disease onset. Flocks were treated for an average of 14.3 days, most commonly with high levels of sulfadimethoxine and/or CTC. Body weights of affected birds were comparable to those of birds in unaffected flocks, but mortality and feed efficiency were worse.  相似文献   

Influence of commonly recorded variables on weaning weight of lambs — A necessary consideration before assessing the effects of subclinical disease on production     

Jocelyn Morris  Thomas B. Farver  John S. Glenn  David W. Hird 《Preventive veterinary medicine》1984,3(2):143-149

Data from a commercial sheep enterprise were used to derive correction factors to be applied to 120-day lamb weaning weights. These correction factors made use of information on lamb sex, weaning age, birth and rearing status, and age of dam. The factors obtained were compared with commonly used standard factors, and there was enough difference to justify development of within flock factors.  相似文献   

Partitioning of the response to protein between egg number and egg weight     

T R Morris  R M Gous 《British poultry science》1988,29(1):93-99

1. Data from published trials with laying hens were examined to see whether the concentration of dietary protein needed to achieve maximum egg weight was greater than the amount needed to achieve maximum rate of lay. 2. It is concluded that both rate of lay and egg weight continue to show small responses up to the same level of protein (or limiting amino acid) input. 3. When predicting egg output using asymptotic models, a reasonable assumption is that small increments in dietary protein, close to the optimum, will evoke equal proportional responses in egg size and in rate of lay. 4. When protein supply is severely limiting, the major response is a reduction in rate of lay. Egg weight seldom falls below 0.90 of its maximum value, however inadequate the protein intake may be.  相似文献   

Agricultural ecosystems; Unifying concepts: Lowrance,R., Stinner,B. R. and House,G. J. (Eds). Wiley-Interscience,New York, 1984. x + 233 pp. Price: £40·85     

R.M. Morris 《Agricultural Systems》1985,18(4):252-255

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The incidence of bone lesions in the carpal and tarsal regions and the rate of physeal closure in weanling quarter horses     

J.A. Reynolds BS  E.L. Morris DVM  D.M. Senor MA  K.S. Frey BS  D. Reagan BS  V.A. Weir ARRT  J. Elslander RVT  G.D. Potter PhD 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》1992,12(2)

Sixty weanlings were maintained in dry lots without forced exercise and individually fed a diet consisting of 25% Bermudagrass hay and 75% balanced concentrate twice dally. Radiographs of the carpus, metacarpus and first phalanx, and other radiographs of the tarsal region, were taken initially at approximately 180 d of age and at approximately 236, 292 and 348 d of age. The radiographs were evaluated for the presence or absence of subchondral and/or cystic lesions in the carpal and tarsal regions and for closure of physes of the distal third metacarpus and proximal first phalanx. Physeal scores were: 1 = open; 2 -- partially closed; 3 = closed. Only 1.7% of the horses had subehondral lesions in the carpal region at 180 d, and none had those lesions at 236, 292 or 348 d. There was a 3.3% incidence of subchondral lesions of the tarsus at 180, 236 and 292 d, but only 1.7% at 348 d. Cystic lesions of the carpus were evident in 13.3% of the horses at 180 d, 16.7% at 236 d and 18.3% at 292 and 348 d. None of the hrses had cystic lesions oftbe tarsus at 180, 236 or 348 d, but 1.7% had them at 292 d. Physeal closure scores for the distal metacarpus averaged 1.5 and 2.6 at 180 and 236 d, respectively. At 292 and 348 d, all of the distal metacarpi were closed. Physeal closure scores for the proximal first phalanges were 1.5, 2.6 and 2.9 at 180,  相似文献   

Therapy of Suspected Septicemia in Neonatal Foals Using Plasma-containing Antibodies to Core Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Debra Deem Morris DVM  MS  Robert H. Whitlock DVM  PhD 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》1987,1(4):175-182

Equine antiserum to core lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was evaluated in a double-blind prospective study for therapeutic benefit in suspected septicemia in neonatal foals. Forty foals younger than 7 days of age were included in the study by satisfaction of clinical and laboratory criteria, suggestive of gram-negative septicemia. Twenty-two foals were treated with core LPS antiserum (plasma produced from horses which were hyperimmunized with rough gram-negative mutant bacterin) and 18 foals received "nonimmune" plasma (from horses prior to immunization against core LPS). All foals received antimicrobials, fluids, and other supportive care measures, depending on clinical signs and according to accepted current practice. The clinical and laboratory data of each foal were monitored and recorded daily for 14 days after plasma treatment or until death.
The overall survival rate of these 40 foals with septicemia was 52.5%. The most prevalent diagnoses in addition to septicemia were enteritis and pneumonia. Of 30 positive bacterial cultures, 93% were due to gram-negative organisms. There was no statistically significant increase in survival rate in the 22 foals given core LPS antiserum ( P ± 0.05).  相似文献   

What is your diagnosis? The navicular bone (distal sesamoid) is displaced proximally because of an avulsion fracture at the attachment of the impar ligament     

A N Baird  E Behrens  L Morris  J A Auer 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》1990,196(7):1147-1148

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Application of clinical exercise testing for identification of respiratory fitness and disease in the equine athlete     

E Morris 《Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice》1991,7(2):383-401

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Demographic profile of the veterinary profession in New Zealand, 1985     

Boland CJ  Morris RS 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1988,36(3):128-132

The demographic characteristics of the veterinary profession in New Zealand are examined using information supplied by registered veterinarians to the Veterinary Surgeons Board in their applications for annual practising certificates in 1985. Comparisons are made with the veterinary professions in other similar countries, and with the medical and paramedical professions in New Zealand. In 1985 1308 registered veterinarians were working in New Zealand and 304 were overseas, whereas in 1976 the equivalent figures were 748 and 182. This represents an increase of 73% in the number of registered veterinarians in the last 10 years. Eighteen percent of veterinarians were female. The mean age of veterinarians was 38 years, but females in the profession were on average much younger (32 years) than males (42 years). Clinical practice provides employment for 70% of veterinarians: of these 59% work principally with farm animals and 41% with non-farm animals. The remaining veterinarians are employed by Government (22%), University (5%) and Industry (3%). The current demographic structure of the profession has been markedly influenced by the opening of New Zealand's only veterinary school at Massey University in 1963. Differences from other medical professional populations in New Zealand and overseas principally reflect the marked change in the number and sex ratio of graduates entering the veterinary profession since that time. It will take about another twenty years before the population reaches a stable age and sex structure, assuming that current graduation patterns persist throughout that period. Because the structure of the population is changing, considerable caution is needed in predicting future employment trends from data for a single year.  相似文献   

Dominance hierarchies in cattle and red deer (Cervus elaphus): their possible relationship to the transmission of bovine tuberculosis     

Sauter CM  Morris RS 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1995,43(7):301-305

A behavioural study was conducted to assess the dominance structure of cattle and deer herds and to assess the possible relationship of dominance to the risk of becoming infected with bovine tuberculosis. Five groups of cattle containing newly identified intradermal tuberculin test reactors were evaluated to determine the dominance hierarchy, and then exposed to sedated possums to assess the response of reactors and non-reactors. Eighty-six percent of the tuberculin test-positive cattle were among the 20% most dominant animals in their herds. In four of the five herds, the dominant animals investigated the sedated possum most actively, and in three of these four the reactors were in the investigating group. Six deer were exposed to a naturally tuberculosis-infected possum population, and the four highest animals in the dominance hierarchy (which also showed strong investigative behaviour when exposed to simulated terminally ill tuberculous possums) all subsequently became infected with tuberculosis. The fifth animal in the hierarchy became test-positive for tuberculosis later than the first four, but was subsequently also shown to be culture-positive for M. bovis. The lowest animal in the hierarchy, which showed no active interest in simulated tuberculous possums, did not become infected. This study strongly suggests a central role for terminally ill tuberculous possums in the transmission of tuberculosis to cattle and farmed deer. Management techniques designed to reduce contact between these few possums and farmed livestock may be expected to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis.  相似文献