Progressive encephalomyelopathy and cerebellar degeneration in 10 captive-bred cheetahs     

Palmer AC  Callanan JJ  Guerin LA  Sheahan BJ  Stronach N  Franklin RJ 《The Veterinary record》2001,149(2):49-54

Progressive ataxia, with head tremor, developed in 10 captive-born cheetah cubs under six months of age. The condition was usually preceded by coryza and an ocular discharge. Initially the ataxia and weakness affected the hindquarters, then the forelegs, and head tremor developed later. Significant pathological changes were confined to the central nervous system. There was widespread Wallerian degeneration in the funiculi of the spinal cord (except those in the dorsal columns), in the medulla and in the cerebellum. In the cerebellum there was degeneration of Purkinje cells and of the molecular and granular cell layers. There was chromatolysis in the Purkinje cells, the ventral horn cells of the spinal cord and in the neurons of the lateral vestibular nucleus. The olivary nucleus was necrotic. There were foci of inflammatory cells in the molecular layer of the cerebellum and in the medulla. The cause of the disease remains unknown.  相似文献   

Seasonal patterns of dispersal of ascospores of Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

L. Guerin  G. Froidefond  X.-M. Xu † 《Plant pathology》2001,50(6):717-724

Infected barks of chestnut blight cankers, caused by Cryphonectria parasitica , were collected from a naturally infected orchard and incubated at different temperatures. Cankers started to discharge ascospores about a week after incubation at 15–25°C; most ascospores were collected at 20 and 25°C. When incubated at 5, 10 or 30°C, only a few cankers released a small number of ascospores and only during the later stages of incubation. However, the rate of formation of perithecia was not affected by the incubation temperature. The number of airborne ascospores was monitored using a volumetric spore trap in a chestnut orchard during 1996 and 1997. In both years, the number of ascospores trapped daily varied greatly, but in general it increased sharply from March onwards, reached a peak in May, and then declined steeply. There was a significant correlation between daily counts of ascospores and air temperature. Time-series transfer function (TF) analysis showed a positive association of the daily number of ascospores with increasing temperature, rain events and wet/humid conditions. In general, values predicted by the TF model agreed well with the observed pattern. However, a multiple regression equation based on TF analysis failed to provide a satisfactory prediction of the daily number of ascospores.  相似文献   

Stifle joint luxation in the dog and cat: the use of temporary intraoperative transarticular pinning to facilitate joint reconstruction.     

B Keeley  M Glyde  S Guerin  R Doyle 《Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology》2007,20(3):198-203

Multiple ligament injuries of the canine and feline stifle joint which result in luxation are uncommon. Two cats and one dog, that had sustained such a joint injury were surgically treated. A rupture of the cranial and caudal cruciate ligaments, and at least one collateral ligament was observed in all of the three animals. Prosthetic reconstruction was used, as previously described, in combination with a novel technique of intraoperative placement of a temporary trans-articular pin (TTP) to maintain intra-operative anatomical reduction. TTP placement facilitated maintenance of joint alignment during surgical reconstruction and aided appropriate tensioning of the prosthetic sutures, preventing collapse of femorotibial joint compartments. The TTP was removed prior to closure of the joint allowing immediate post-operative joint mobilisation. Based on assessment by their owners, all the animals made a complete recovery. TTP was considered a relatively simple and effective adjunctive aid for surgical treatment of traumatic luxation of the stifle joint.  相似文献   

Comminuted supracondylar humeral fractures repaired with a modified type I external skeletal fixator construct   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

S. R. Guerin    D. D. Lewis  O. I. Lanz  J. T. Stalling 《The Journal of small animal practice》1998,39(11):525-532

Highly comminuted supracondylar humeral fractures were stabilised in six large-breed dogs with a modified type I external fixator using a craniomedial acrylic connecting column and an Intramedullary pin which was incorporated into the connecting frame. This construct provided sufficient stability to allow satisfactory bone healing in five of the six dogs, while premature removal of the intramedullary pin and external fixator resulted in subsequent refracture of the humerus in the remaining dog. Limb function at the time of final assessment was considered excellent in two dogs, good in three dogs and poor in one dog. The craniomedial acrylic connecting column simplified application of this modified type 1(a) configuration to the humerus by reducing the number of clamps required; the acrylic column also facilitated contouring of the cranlomedial connecting column to the brachium and was readily extended proxlmally to engage the intramedullary pin. In addition, the acrylic connecting column allowed placement of intramedullary pins of varying diameter.  相似文献   

The conservation status of Sabellaria alveolata (L.) (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) reefs in the Bay of Mont‐Saint‐Michel     

N. Desroy  S. F. Dubois  J. Fournier  L. Ricquiers  P. Le Mao  L. Guerin  D. Gerla  M. Rougerie  A. Legendre 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2011,21(5):462-471

Soil and sediments listservers     

Turlough F. Guerin 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2001,1(3):133-136

Internet listservers, a freely available resource on the Internet for anyone who can send and receive emails, provide a means for professionals to communicate and collaborate with each other in the field of soils and sediments. While moderated listservers are highly effective, in terms of quality and participation (activity) level, do not underestimate the knowledge base held within many of the soil and sediment-related listservers. Readers are encouraged to subscribe to those lists which match their own areas of the soil and sediment fields and to become active. Currently, the only listservers dedicated to sediments are of very low activity, with the lowest numbers of subscribers of all listservers surveyed. As a word of caution, Internet listservers are not a primary source of knowledge (in any scientific field), the quality of knowledge exchanged is highly variable, and if not properly managed, can waste time.  相似文献   

Editorial: JSS — J Soils & Sediments     

Turlough F. Guerin  Thomas Knacker  Werner Kördel  Jörg Matschullat  Willie Peijnenburg 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2001,1(1):1-1

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Consumer Versus Resource Control in Freshwater Pelagic Food Webs     

MT Brett  CR Goldman 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1997,275(5298):384-386

Models predict that food-web structure is regulated by both consumers and resources, and the strength of this control is dependent on trophic position and food-web length. To test these hypotheses, a meta-analysis was conducted of 11 fish (consumer)-by-nutrient (resource) factorial plankton community experiments. As predicted, zooplankton biomass was under strong consumer control but was weakly stimulated by nutrient additions; phytoplankton biomass was under strong resource control with moderate control by fish. However, the phytoplankton and zooplankton responses to nutrient additions did not follow theoretical predictions based on the number of trophic levels in the food web.  相似文献   

Testosterone response to human chorionic gonadotropin injection in the stallion     

P Silberzahn  I Zwain  P Guerin  E Benoit  J M Jouany  Y Bonnaire 《Equine veterinary journal》1988,20(1):61-63

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Evaluation of a regimen using a progesterone releasing intravaginal device (CIDR) and PMSG as a treatment for post partum anoestrus in dairy cattle     

TF. JUBB  P. BRIGHTLING  J. MALMO†  MT. LARCOMBE  GA. ANDERSON  SJ. HIDES‡ 《Australian veterinary journal》1989,66(10):334-336

Anoestrous dairy cows in seasonally calving herds in the Macalister Irrigation District of Gippsland, Victoria were treated at the start of the mating period with a progesterone releasing intravaginal device (CIDR). The CIDR was inserted for 7 days and 400 IU of PMSG was injected intramuscularly at removal. There was no clinically useful difference among cows receiving the CIDR, a placebo and untreated cows in the interval from treatment to either first oestrus or conception, the conception rate to first service or percent pregnant by the end of mating. Analyses of data from 2-year-old cows, older cattle, cows calved at least 45 days or cows calved at least 55 days and cows treated 3 weeks after the start of mating did not show improved reproductive performance following treatment with the CIDR.  相似文献