Some characteristics of a natural infection by parainfluenza-3 virus in a group of calves.     

E M Allan  H M Pirie  I E Selman  D R Snodgrass 《Research in veterinary science》1978,24(3):339-346

Parainfluenza-3 (Pi3) virus infection in a group of 25 calves is described. The virus was isolated from the lungs of four calve at days 6, 7, 13 and 55 after they were housed together at birth. Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were seen by light microscopy in bronchial and bronchiolar epithelial cells of two of these calves. Virus infected cells were detected by electron microscopy in three of the four calves. Haemagglutination inhibition antibodies to Pi3 virus were found in the sera of the calves. Despite the virus being present in the group from one week, a significant increase in antibody titre was found in only two animals although all the calves were in contact with each other during the study period. The pulmonary lesions in the four infected calves consisted of a bronchitis and bronchiolitis with infiltration of the walls and lumena of these structures by neutrophils and an adjacent neutrophil infiltration of alveoli some of which were collapsed.  相似文献   

Equine grass sickness: Benefits of a multifaceted research approach          下载免费PDF全文

R. S. Pirie  B. C. McGorum 《Equine veterinary journal》2016,48(6):770-772

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Spermatic granulomas in a vasectomized ram.          下载免费PDF全文

N D Sargison  P R Scott  C D Penny    R S Pirie 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1995,36(6):383-384

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Letter: The use of the term "fog fever"     

I E Selman  A Wiseman  H M Pirie  R G Breeze 《The Veterinary record》1973,93(5):180-182

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Cytological analysis of equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Part 2: Comparison of smear and cytocentrifuged preparations     

Pickles K  Pirie RS  Rhind S  Dixon PM  McGorum BC 《Equine veterinary journal》2002,34(3):292-296

The aim of this study was to develop a diagnostically useful smear method for preparation of equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) for use by practitioners. A smear method for equine BALF preparation which included the addition of serum was developed, and cell morphology, differential cell counts (DCC) and repeatability of counting DCC compared with those of cytocentrifuged BALF preparations. BALF samples (n = 21) were collected from 5 control horses and 5 heaves-susceptible horses. Smear preparations of BALF produced smaller, darker, staining cells, making cytological identification more difficult than on cytocentrifuged preparations. There was a significantly higher (P<0.01) macrophage DCC and lower lymphocyte DCC on cytocentrifuged compared to smear preparations. Mast cell and eosinophil DCC were significantly higher (P<0.05) on cytocentrifuged compared to smear preparations of BALF. Smear preparations were shown to be reliable for the cytological diagnosis of equine neutrophilic pulmonary disease and offer practitioners an alternative to sending equine BALF to a laboratory for processing and cytological analysis.  相似文献   

SCINTIGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE STIFLE IN NORMAL HORSES AND HORSES WITH FORELIMB LAMENESS     

SUE DYSON  KRISTEN McNIE  JO WEEKES  RACHEL MURRAY 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2007,48(4):378-382

We tested the hypotheses that mature horses without lameness have a repeatable radiopharmaceutical uptake pattern in the stifle, which is bilaterally symmetric; immature horses have a different radiopharmaceutical uptake pattern; and forelimb lameness alters the radiopharmaceutical uptake pattern in the stifle. The objectives of the study were to describe the normal radiopharmaceutical uptake patterns using region of interest (ROI) analysis; to compare uptake patterns between left and right stifles of the same horse and between mature and immature horses; to compare radiopharmaceutical uptake in mature normal horses with those with forelimb lameness. Lateral scintigraphic images of the stifle from 51 horses aged 2-16 years were evaluated using seven ROIs and a reference site (midfemur). After subtraction of a background count, ratios between the mean counts per pixel for each ROI to the reference site were calculated. There was a repeatable radiopharmaceutical uptake pattern in mature normal horses that was bilaterally symmetrical. The caudoproximal aspect of the tibia and the patella had the highest ratios. Radiopharmaceutical uptake patterns in horses with forelimb lameness were not significantly different. Immature normal horses had a different symmetric pattern, with greatest radiopharmaceutical uptake ratios in the caudoproximal aspect of the tibia and the tibial crest. It was concluded that there are symmetric, repeatable radiopharmaceutical uptake patterns in both immature and mature horses, which are not altered by forelimb lameness.  相似文献   

Use of quantitative real-time PCR to determine the local inflammatory response in the intestinal mucosa and muscularis of horses undergoing small intestinal resection     

Zofia M. Lisowski  Lucas Lefevre  Tim S. Mair  Emily L. Clark  Neil P. H. Hudson  David A. Hume  R. Scott Pirie 《Equine veterinary journal》2022,54(1):52-62

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Measurement of corneal sensitivity in 20 ophthalmologically normal alpacas     

Welihozkiy A  Bedenice D  Price LL  Pizzirani S  Pirie CG 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2011,14(5):333-336

Objective To determine corneal sensitivity in 20 healthy adult alpacas (40 eyes) in order to establish reference values. Design Prospective study. Animals Twenty healthy, adult alpacas. Procedures Corneal sensitivity was determined by the corneal touch threshold (CTT) using a Cochet‐Bonnet esthesiometer. Five different regions of the cornea were evaluated (nasal, ventral, lateral, dorsal, and central). Results Corneal touch threshold values (in mm filament length) obtained from five corneal regions demonstrated varying corneal sensitivities. The central region (34.5 ± 7.1 mm) was the most sensitive, followed by the ventral (29.5 ± 7.2 mm), medial (29.3 ± 7.3 mm), dorsal (25.6 ± 6.3 mm), and lateral (21.8 ± 5.7 mm) regions. All pairwise comparisons of regional differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05), except for the comparison between the ventral and medial regions (P = 0.88). Evaluation of the CCT while controlling for age (2–5 years vs. 6–10 years) demonstrated an increased CTT with an increasing age for the central, ventral, medial and lateral regions. A decrease in the CTT of the dorsal region was noted with increasing age. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance Corneal touch threshold values in 40 eyes of 20 healthy adult alpacas were determined using a Cochet‐Bonnet esthesiometer. This study demonstrated the central corneal region to be most sensitive. Values obtained may serve as reference values in subsequent studies.  相似文献   

Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a premature calf   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

H M Pirie  I E Selman 《The Veterinary record》1969,85(10):293-294

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Unusual occurrence of squamous carcinoma of the upper alimentary tract in cattle in Britain     

H M Pirie 《Research in veterinary science》1973,15(1):135-138

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