Oral eosinophilic granulomas in tigers (Panthera tigris)--a collection of 16 cases.     

John M Sykes  Michael M Garner  Leah L Greer  Nancy P Lung  Rob L Coke  Frank Ridgley  Mitch Bush  Richard J Montali  Ben Okimoto  Robert Schmidt  Jack L Allen  Bruce A Rideout  Patricia A Pesavento  Edward C Ramsay 《Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine》2007,38(2):300-308

Oral eosinophilic granulomas were diagnosed in 16 tigers (Panthera tigris). All lesions were located on the hard or soft palate and typically consisted of flat or slightly raised circular ulcers. Histologic features of these lesions were essentially identical to those seen in oral eosinophilic granulomas of domestic cats and dogs. No clinical signs were noted in eight cases, though various degrees of inappetence, excessive salivation, and dysphagia were noted in the other eight tigers. Six cases were not treated. Treatment for the remaining 10 cases centered on corticosteroids and additional treatments included surgical removal, cryotherapy, antibiotics, and chlorpheniramine. Treatment with corticosteroids did appear to be effective in some cases, though lesions would worsen after cessation of therapy and no cases were cured. In addition, three cases developed complications possibly related to this corticosteroid therapy. The etiology of these lesions remains unknown, though an underlying allergic condition is likely.  相似文献   

Bacterial colonization affects early organ and gastrointestinal growth in the neonate   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

R.H. Siggers  T. Thymann  J.L. Siggers  M. Schmidt  A.K. Hansen  P.T Sangild   《Livestock Science》2007,109(1-3):14-18

Enteral nutrition coupled with bacterial colonization has been shown to have major functional and developmental effects during the postnatal period of neonates. In this study, we developed a highly sensitive premature pig model to elucidate the specific developmental impact of initial bacterial colonization on premature neonates by comparing germ-free and conventionally reared pigs. Thirty-eight preterm pigs (93% gestation) were delivered via caesarean section and reared in either germ-free or conventional isolators for 40–48 h. Pigs were fed either infant milk formula or sow's colostrum. Enteral feeding for two days had trophic effects on gastrointestinal weights, particularly for pancreas, stomach and small intestine (SI). The absence of bacteria in formula fed pigs resulted in a mucosa that appeared more robust and had higher weights for both SI and pancreas, compared to conventional formula fed pigs (P < 0.05). Colostrum fed pigs also had markedly increased mucosal SI proportions, lung and spleen weights compared to conventional formula fed pigs. Colostrum fed pigs and germ-free pigs were similar although stomach, pancreas and distal SI weights were highest for germ-free pigs. The results demonstrate that the initial bacterial colonization interacts with diet to modulate the early neonatal organ development, particularly of the GIT.  相似文献   

Gut growth and glucose tolerance in newborn pigs subjected to prenatal protein restriction and postnatal Glucagon-like Peptides     

P.T. Sangild  M.H. Schmidt  T. Thymann  J.J. Holst  K. Raun 《Livestock Science》2007,108(1-3):76-79

Fetal protein restriction is potentially associated with organ dysfunctions after birth (e.g. impaired gut growth, glucose tolerance and pancreatic β-cell function). Just after birth, gut growth and maturation is stimulated by enteral food intake, and inhibited by total parenteral nutrition (TPN), in part mediated via differential release of insulino- and intestino-tropic hormones like the Glucagon-Like Peptides 1 and 2 (GLP-1, GLP-2). We hypothesized that short-term co-infusion of GLP-1 and GLP-2 would stimulate pancreatic and intestinal growth in newborn TPN-fed pigs subjected to prenatal protein restriction. Two sows were fed a protein-restricted diet (PR: 8% crude protein during last 50% of gestation) while a third sow was fed a control diet (C: 15% crude protein). PR pigs were killed either at birth (n = 7) or after 3 days TPN with (n = 6) or without (n = 4) intravenous infusion of a mixture of synthetic human GLP-1_7–37 and GLP-2_1–33 (each 50 μg/kg/d). At birth, PR piglets did not show reduced body weight, relative to controls (1.45 vs. 1.50 kg), but significantly reduced weight of the small intestine (18.0 ± 0.6 vs. 21.9 ± 0.5 g/kg, P < 0.001) and a marginally reduced pancreas weight (0.85 ± 0.02 vs. 0.93 ± 0.04 g/kg, P = 0.10). Co-infusion GLP-1 and GLP-2 into PR pigs resulted in increased basal glucose levels (5.3 vs. 4.0 mM), and glucose-stimulated insulin release, but did not have any significant effect on body weight, or weight of internal organs (heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, stomach, colon, liver, intestine, pancreas). We conclude that short-term (3 days) infusion of native GLP-1 and GLP-2 does not stimulate gut growth or glucose tolerance in TPN-fed piglets born from protein-restricted mothers. Moderate maternal protein restriction does however cause significant reduction in intestinal growth in newborn piglets which may decrease the neonatal digestive capacity.  相似文献   

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SURGICALLY INDUCED MITRAL REGURGITATION USING RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY AND FIRST PASS RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHY     

Gregory B.  Daniel  DVM  MS  Kyle K.  Kerstetter  DVM  Jill E.  Sackman  DVM  PhD  Janice M.  Bright  MS  DVM  Dorothy  Schmidt  BS 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》1998,39(5):459-469

Radionuclide ventriculography has been used in humans to evaluate valvular incompetency. The stroke volume ratio, derived from the radionuclide ventriculogram, is used to quantify the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). Previous studies conducted in humans have shown that left to right stroke volume ratio increases as the severity of MR increases. In this study, we evaluated radionuclide ventriculography as a noninvasive method to detect MR in dogs with surgically created mitral insufficiency. Six male and three female adult, conditioned mongrel dogs were used. Scintigraphic studies were performed prior to and 4 weeks after surgically created MR. Because of the overlap of the left and right ventricles when viewed from a left lateral position, we combined data from a first-pass radionuclide angiocardiogram with the radionuclide ventriculogram to obtain a corrected stroke volume ratio. Blood flow transit parameters were also derived from the first-pass radionuclide angiocardiogram. Standard left ventricular functional indices were also measured from the radionuclide ventriculogram. On the left lateral view of the heart, 25 to 30% of the right ventricular volume overlaps the left ventricle. After correcting for the overlap, the stroke volume ratio of normal dogs was 1.17±0.178 (mean±SD), which increased to 2.06±0.41 (mean±SD) (p<.001) 4 weeks after creation of MR. The was no significant change in left ventricular ejection fraction or peak rate of ejection following MR. The transit times of blood through the left ventricle were measured from the first-pass radionuclide angiocardiogram and were expressed as half-time clearance, peak clearance rate, and time to peak clearance rate. The baseline half-time clearance was 2.07±0.71 s (mean±SD), which increased to 6.70±4.89 s (mean±SD) (p=.02) after creation of MR. The baseline peak clearance rate was 49.75±8.96 cts/s (mean±SD), which decreased to 23.12±6.84 cts/s (mean±SD) (p<.001) after creation of MR. Stroke volume ratios significantly increased following creation of MR. Blood flow transit through the left ventricle slowed following creation of MR. The variability of these parameters were small in the baseline studies, suggesting these techniques may be clinically useful to gauge the severity of MR in dogs.  相似文献   

Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi associated with horse chestnut bleeding canker in Germany     

O. Schmidt  D. Dujesiefken  H. Stobbe  U. Moreth  R. Kehr  Th. Schröder 《Forest Pathology》2008,38(2):124-128

Bacteria were isolated from necrotic lesions on a horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) with bleeding canker in Hamburg, Germany. Sequencing of the rDNA-ITS region revealed great similarity to pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae. Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi was identified by sequence homology of the gyrase B gene. This is the first report of P. syringae pv. aesculi in Germany. Phytophthora was not detected.  相似文献   

Pseudomonacidal activity of phenolic disinfectants in hard water     

M Winicov  W Schmidt  M Palochak 《Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists》1974,57(4):880-884

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Sectional notes     

J. H. Heckman  H. G. Zuckerman  C. H. Metzger  W. B. Ward  John S. Gardner  Frank W. Hussey  Ralph W. Donaldson  A. G. Tolaas  K. H. Fernow  E. V. Hardenburg  W. G. Been  Robert Schmidt  E. M. Gillig  E. B. Tussing  K. W. Lauer  K. H. Klages  Brooks D. Drain  H. L. Bailey  J. G. Milward 《American Journal of Potato Research》1935,12(7):196-204

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Abwehr sch?dlicher Forstinsekten     

Schmidt 《Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt》1902,24(5):257-265

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Experimental contributions to the recognition of dermatitis pustulosa in sheep. VI. The specificity of the complement binding reaction with dermatitis pustulosa antigen     

D Schmidt 《Archiv fuer experimentelle veterinaermedizin》1967,21(4):947-967

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Estimating the Number of CL and Ovarian Volume to Predict Superovulatory Response in Dairy Cattle     

N Kanuya  M Schmidt  M Chriél  T Greve 《Reproduction in domestic animals》1997,32(6):291-296

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