Superficial digital flexor tendonitis in Thoroughbred race horses: outcome following non-surgical treatment and superior check desmotomy     

KT GIBSON  HM BURBIDGE  DU PFEIFFER 《Australian veterinary journal》1997,75(9):631-635

Objective This study documents the results of non-surgical treatment and treatment by superior check desmotomy in Thoroughbred racehorses with superficial digital flexor (SDF) tendonitis. Design A prospective study was made of 124 thoroughbred racehorses with unilateral or bilateral SDF tendonitis. Procedure The flexor tendons were assessed by physical and ultrasonographic examination before treatment, and the lesions detected in affected tendons were characterised according to lesion type, length and cross-sectional area. Ninety three horses were managed non-surgically and 31 by superior check desmotomy. Recurrent or new injuries were defined as injuries affecting a previously injured superficial digital flexor tendon, the contralateral SDF tendon, or the suspensory ligament (interosseous muscle) in either forelimb. Results No statistically significant difference was found in ultrasonographic lesion severity between treatment groups. Horses managed by superior check desmotomy were 1.3 times more likely to complete five or more races than horses managed non-surgically (95% confidence limits 0.93–1.82). Horses treated surgically were 1.2 times more likely to develop recurrent or new injuries after returning to training than horses managed non-surgically (95% CL 0.95–1.55). Horses under-going superior check desmotomy were 5.5 times more likely to develop suspensory desmitis than horses treated non-surgically (95% CL 1.13–26.4). There was no difference in the time to recurrent or new injury between treatment groups. Conclusion There was no statistically significant difference between treatment groups in the proportions of horses able to complete five or more races after an episode of superficial digital flexor tendonitis. Superior check desmotomy did not appear to offer an advantage over non-surgical treatment in preventing recurrent or new injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses. Horses undergoing superior check desmotomy appeared to be at greater risk of developing suspensery ligament injuries than horses managed non-surgically.  相似文献   

Biodegradation of the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride in submerged soils   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

K Raghu  I C MacRae 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1966,154(746):263-264

Determination of the residual gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride (gamma-BHC) by gas chromatography showed that the insecticide persisted longer in sterilized flooded soils than in nonsterilized flooded soils. A second addition of gamma-BHC to one of the nonsterilized soils. (55 days after the first application) disappepsilonared more rapidly than the first addition. These results strongly indicate biodegradation of gamma-BHC in flooded soils.  相似文献   

Molecular identification of blast resistance genes in rice landraces from northeastern India     

A. Susan  M. K. Yadav  S. Kar  S. Aravindan  U. Ngangkham  S. Raghu  S. R. Prabhukarthikeyan  U. Keerthana  S. C. Mukherjee  J. L. Salam  T. Adak  A. Banerjee  P. C. Rath 《Plant pathology》2019,68(3):537-546

Rice blast disease caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating diseases causing huge losses worldwide. In the present study, major blast resistance genes were investigated in landraces originating from northeastern India. Based on phenotypic evaluation, 288 landraces were classified into three distinct groups: resistant (75), moderately resistant (127) and susceptible (86). The genetic frequencies of the 18 major blast resistance genes were between 6.2% and 27.4%, with only two genotypes possessing a maximum of nine blast resistance genes. The cluster and population structure analysis grouped the landraces into two groups. Through principal coordinate analysis, the scatter plots partitioned the resistant and moderately resistant landraces into different groups. Analysis of molecular variance showed maximum (96%) diversity within populations and least (4%) diversity between populations. Association analysis identified six markers, CRG4_2, RM72, tk59-2, pi21_79-3, RM1233 and RM6648, that are significantly associated with blast disease and explained a phenotypic variance of 1.1–6.5%. The associated genes could be used in marker-assisted rice breeding programmes for gene pyramiding to develop rice varietal resistance against blast disease. The present study represents a valuable blast resistance genetic resource that could be used for identification of new R genes, donors for blast resistance, and genomic studies.  相似文献   

SnakeMap: four years of experience with a national small animal snake envenomation registry     

M Boller  K Kelers  MA Stevenson  KD Winkel  S Hardjo  J Heller  PR Judge  HM Ong  AM Padula  C Reddrop  LCP Santos  CR Sharp  L Smart  KL Swindells  D Tabrett  JR Wierenga 《Australian veterinary journal》2020,98(9):442-448

SnakeMap is a national cloud-based, veterinary snakebite registry. It was designed to prospectively collect data of the clinical circumstances and temporospatial information on cases of snake envenomation in dogs and cats. We herein introduce the project and summarise the data from the first 4 years of SnakeMap. The registry is a veterinary community-based online database allowing case entry from veterinary hospitals across Australia. Registry data comprise hospital characteristics, patient characteristics, envenoming snake type, treatment and outcome variables, including time and geolocation of the snake bite. We present summative information on select key variables from the SnakeMap registry (1 July 2015 to 30 June 2019). Twenty-eight hospitals from 6 states/territories entered 624 cases into the registry, including 419 dogs (67%) and 205 cats (33%). Bite time was available in 216 animals of which 90 (42%) were reported to be bitten in the 3 hours between 03:00 pm and 05:59 pm; median bite to presentation interval was 60 (interquartile range [IQR] 30, 211) minutes in dogs and 95 (IQR 41, 238) minutes in cats. Bites occurred in the owner's yard in 356 dogs (85%) and 53 cats (26%). A snake venom detection kit was used in 172 cases (28%) and antivenom was administered in 523 cases (85%). Most animals (n = 534, 88%) survived to discharge (median hospitalisation of 25 [IQR 16, 62] hours). SnakeMap effectively collects relevant clinical data from dogs and cats with presumed snake bite and provides locally specific information on the epidemiology of snake envenomation in small animals.  相似文献   

Embryo-Maternal Communication in Bovine – Strategies for Deciphering a Complex Cross-Talk     

E Wolf  GJ Arnold  S Bauersachs  HM Beier  H Blum  R Einspanier  T Fröhlich  A Herrler  S Hiendleder  S Kölle  K Prelle  H-D Reichenbach  M Stojkovic  H Wenigerkind  F Sinowatz 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2003,38(4):276-289

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Partial Sequencing and Identification of Three Proteins from Equine Uterine Secretion Regulated by Progesterone   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

K Beier-Hellwig  H Kremer  B Bonn  D Linder  H Bader  HM Beier 《Reproduction in domestic animals》1995,30(5):295-298

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Evaluation of potential serum biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in dogs with liver disease          下载免费PDF全文

Chantel Raghu  Joanne Ekena  John M. Cullen  Craig B. Webb  Lauren A. Trepanier 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2018,32(3):1009-1018

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In vitro Development of Buffalo Oocytes in Media-containing Fluids from Different Size Class Follicles   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

S Nandi  HM Raghu  BM Ravindranatha  PSP Gupta  PV Sarma 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2004,39(1):33-38

Studies were conducted to investigate the effect of supplementation of fluid from different sized class [small (SFF, < 3 mm), medium (MFF, 3-8 mm) and large (LFF, > 8 mm)] of normal and cystic (CFF) ovarian follicles in oocyte culture media on oocyte maturation rate and embryo development in vitro and to test the efficacy of follicular fluid (FF) from different size classes as a whole oocyte maturation medium. Results suggested that FF were capable of developing buffalo oocytes to embryonic stage in vitro although its efficacy was lower than that of serum. Regardless of high maturation rates after in vitro maturation (IVM) in media containing FF or IVM in whole FF, low blastocyst rates were obtained after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and culture of embryos. Follicular fluid from small follicles had significantly (p < 0.05) higher potential of developing buffalo oocytes to embryonic stage in vitro than that from medium and large follicles. Cystic FF was not capable of supporting development of buffalo oocytes in vitro.  相似文献   

Expression of Oestrogen Receptors α and β and of Aromatase in the Testis of Immature and Mature Boars     

HM Mutembei  S Pesch  G Schuler  B Hoffmann 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2005,40(3):228-236

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In vitro Growth and Maturation of Caprine Oocytes     

HM Zhou  Y Zhang 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2006,41(5):444-447

This study was conducted to culture in vitro caprine pre-antral follicles for determining the competence of growth and maturation of oocytes and establishing a suitable culture system for oocyte maturation from pre-antral follicles. Two different culture methods (microdrop and agar gel clot) were employed to culture caprine pre-antral follicles. The pre-antral follicles were isolated from prepubertal goat ovaries by treatment with collagenase and DNase. The isolated pre-antral follicles were cultured in basic culture medium for 9 days (for growth). And oocytes were cultured in maturation culture medium for another 2 days for maturation. The result demonstrated that the growth rate of oocytes cultured in microdrops was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that in agar gel clots, whereas the viability of oocytes in microdrops was considerably (p < 0.05) lower than that in agar gel clots. The oocytes grew over 150 microm in diameter, and two of 151 oocytes cultured in microdrops yielded morphologically abnormal first polar bodies. However, the size of oocytes cultured in agar gel approached to 120 microm in diameter and no polar body was produced.  相似文献