Sedative and cardiorespiratory effects of low doses of xylazine with and without acepromazine in Nordestino donkeys          下载免费PDF全文

J. A. Lucas Castillo  M. Gozalo‐Marcilla  M. Werneck Fonseca  F. S. Possebon  A. C. da Rosa  A. J. de Araujo Aguiar 《Equine veterinary journal》2018,50(6):831-835

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Use of two doses of cloprostenol in different intervals for estrus synchronization in hair sheep under tropical conditions     

de Carvalho Menezes de Almeida  Sheylla Foligno  Souza-Fabjan  Joanna Maria Gonçalves  Balaro  Mario Felipe Alvarez  Bragança  Gláucia Mota  Pinto  Pedro Henrique Nicolau  de Almeida  José Gabriel  Moura  Ana Beatriz Bossois  da Fonseca  Jeferson Ferreira  Brandão  Felipe Zandonadi 《Tropical animal health and production》2018,50(2):427-432

Tropical Animal Health and Production - This study evaluated the effect of two doses of prostaglandin at different intervals on reproductive parameters of crossbred ewes. In Experiment 1, 30 ewes...  相似文献   

Immunohistochemical expression of HER - 2 and Ki - 67 in granulosa cell tumor in bitches     

Ana Carina Heil da Silva Matos  Angélica Consalter  Bárbara Paula dos Santos Batista  Ana Beatriz Monteiro Fonseca  Ana Maria Reis Ferreira  Juliana da Silva Leite 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2021,56(4):667-672

Granulosa cell tumour, an ovarian neoplasm of stromal origin, is an important tumour related to oestrogenic dominance syndrome and cystic endometrial hyperplasia–pyometra complex. In order to analyse ovarian tumour´s malignant potential, immunohistochemical markers can be used, such as anti-HER2 and anti-Ki-67. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of immunohistochemical markers HER-2 and Ki-67 in granulosa cell tumour from bitches´ ovaries. In HER-2 immunomarker analysis using the HercepTest^® method, most tumours were classified as 2+ (moderate labelling). Concerning Ki-67 immunomarker, only one case was described as having a high proliferative index. An association was found between immunostained cell percentage by anti-HER-2 antibodies and high pleomorphism, represented by the pattern of follicular/trabecular tumour arrangement. There was no correlation between anti-Ki-67 and anti-HER-2 antibody immunostaining intensities, probably due to only one case with a high Ki-67 index. With an effective protocol for HER-2 and Ki-67 immunohistochemical identification in granulosa cell tumours in bitches, it was possible to characterize this neoplasm proliferation profile.  相似文献   

Evaluation of electroacupuncture treatment for thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease in dogs     

Hayashi AM  Matera JM  Fonseca Pinto AC 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》2007,231(6):913-918

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate use of electroacupuncture combined with standard Western medical treatment versus Western medical treatment alone for treatment of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease in dogs. DESIGN: Prospective controlled study. ANIMALS: 50 dogs with signs of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease. PROCEDURES: Dogs were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 treatment groups and classified as having grade 1 to 5 neurologic dysfunction. Dogs in group 1 received electroacupuncture stimulation combined with standard Western medical treatment; those in group 2 received only standard Western medical treatment. A numeric score for neurologic function was evaluated at 4 time points to evaluate effects of treatments. RESULTS: Time (mean +/- SD) to recover ambulation in dogs with grade 3 and 4 dysfunction in group 1 (10.10 +/- 6.49 days) was significantly lower than in group 2 (20.83 +/- 11.99 days). Success (able to walk without assistance) rate for dogs with grade 3 and 4 dysfunction in group 1 (10/10 dogs) was significantly higher than that of similarly affected dogs in group 2 (6/9 dogs). Dogs without deep pain perception (grade 5 dysfunction) had a success (recovery of pain sensation) rate of 3 of 6 and 1 of 8 in groups 1 and 2, respectively, but the difference was not significant. Overall success rate (all dysfunction grades) for group 1 (23/26; 88.5%) was significantly higher than for group 2 (14/24; 58.3%). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Electroacupuncture combined with standard Western medical treatment was effective and resulted in shorter time to recover ambulation and deep pain perception than did use of Western treatment alone in dogs with signs of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease.  相似文献   

Associations between morphometric variables and weight and yields carcass in Pirapitinga Piaractus brachypomus     

Fagner Machado Ribeiro  Mrio Lima  Pedro Aurlio Tataíra da Costa  Diego Machado Pereira  Thony Assis Carvalho  Tadeu Vilela de Souza  Hortência Aparecida Botelho  Fabyano Fonseca e Silva  Adriano Carvalho Costa 《Aquaculture Research》2019,50(7):2004-2011

The objective of this work was to evaluate the association between morphometric variables and carcass characteristics in Pirapitinga. We used a thousand specimens of Pirapitinga with an average weight of 1,200 g, which were stunned, slaughtered, weighed, measured, and processed for morphometric and processing yield analysis, to obtain weights, carcass and fillet yields. Initially, the linearity of the variables was verified. Pearson's simple and partial correlation tests were performed between all metrics. Track analysis was performed considering the weights and yields of carcass and filet as dependent variables and the others as independent variables. Ridge regression models were used to eliminate the effects of multicollinearity among the independent variables. Observations showed that the simple correlations between body weights and yields were superior to the partial ones in terms of magnitude. The length and circumference of the specimens were the measures most linearly associated with weight, carcass weight and fillet with rib weight. As for carcass yield and fillet yield, linear correlation coefficients were low and not significant when associated with body weights. With the path analysis, we could observe significant positive correlations between the morphometric measurements for weight, carcass weight and fillet with rib weight. The standard length, body circumference and body circumference/body height ratio are the most correlated. The latter are the most important variables in the evaluation of body weights in Pirapitinga fish. They can serve as criteria for indirect selection in searching for fish with better carcass characteristics. As for fillet and carcass yields, the morphometric variables have not shown to be efficient for indirect selection.  相似文献   

Developments in the nutrition of Menidia estor Jordan 1880     

Carlos A Martínez-Palacios  Maria Gisela Ríos-Durán  Jorge Fonseca Madrigal  Mayra Toledo Cuevas  Angela Sotelo López  & Lindsay G Ross 《Aquaculture Research》2008,39(7):738-747

The Mexican silverside, Menidia estor, is a species with great regional importance and with very high prices in local markets. Unfortunately, due to high fisheries pressure, environmental degradation and pollution, the species has become endangered. Recently, there has been much progress in the biotechnology of this species, aimed at its culture, and the present paper describes the advances in feeding and nutrition of those important fish. M. estor is a stomachless, zooplantophagous fish, which also occasionally feeds on small fish and crustaceans in the adult stage. Studies on the digestive enzymatic activities show high proteolytic capacity and a late or different model of digestive maturation from that described for marine stomach fish. Nutritional studies on M. estor have shown that juveniles have dietary requirements of about 400 g kg^?1 protein and 80 mg kg^?1 vitamin C. The upper level of dietary carbohydrate for good growth and survival for juveniles is about 150 g kg^?1. Based on the high docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content in flesh when fed on diets low in DHA, it is believed that the species has the capacity to biosynthetize >20‐carbon fatty acids from 18‐carbon fatty acids. The high levels of DHA in flesh makes this fish a very significant potential component of human nutrition. Using these findings the first practical diets for commercial culture of the species have been developed.  相似文献   

Genetic divergence among gerbera accessions evaluated by RAPD     

Thiago Luiz Da Mata  Monique Inês SegerenAline Segeren Fonseca  Carlos Augusto Colombo 《Scientia Horticulturae》2009

Genetic diversity was evaluated by RAPD markers and morpho-agronomic characters for a total of 42 accessions of Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) consisting of 29 commercial and 13 wild accessions. A total of 74 polymorphic bands were obtained employing a set of 12 primer pairs. The average genetic similarity coefficient for the 42 accessions, evaluated by Jaccard index was 0.55 ranging from 0.28 to 1.00. The genetic structure found among Barberton daisy accessions was evaluated by hierarchic classification analyses and UPGMA modeling, revealing six clusters of genotypes where two of them include the wild accessions and the remaining four including commercial material, except for wild genotype number 9. Shannon (H′) index was calculated using the molecular markers to investigate the genetic variation among the Gerbera accessions and showed higher values for the commercial cluster in comparison to the values obtained for the individuals from the non-commercial cluster, namely 0.34 versus 0.27, respectively. Therefore, both calculated indices (Jaccard and Shannon) indicated the presence of higher genetic variation among commercial accessions in comparison to the cluster representing non-commercial accessions, suggesting that genetic breeding programs may focus on commercial accessions to recombine interesting genotypes with commercially important and marketing-desired characteristics.  相似文献   

Trawling for cephalopods off the Portuguese coast—Fleet dynamics and landings composition   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Tereza Fonseca  Aida Campos  Manuel Afonso-Dias  Paulo Fonseca  Joo Pereira 《Fisheries Research》2008,92(2-3):180-188

Fleet dynamics was addressed for three cephalopod taxa of commercial interest, the squid Loligo vulgaris, the octopuses Octopus vulgaris and Eledone cirrhosa, and the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis, for 48 trawlers of the fish trawling fleet. Landing profiles (LP) were identified based on the species composition of the landings using hierarchical cluster analysis. Four out of a total of 12 different LP were related to cephalopods and other species associated with them.The effects on the landing proportions of a number of variables, year, season and vessel, are analysed for each of the species studied using generalized linear models (GLM). The factor “vessel”, including an ensemble of technical characteristics as well as the abilities of individual skippers, explained most of the model deviance, strongly reinforcing the existence of a fleet component dedicated to catch cephalopods. However, time also explains much of the variation found in the data.Seasonal alternation between landings of octopodidae and cuttlefish was observed within a small group of old trawlers operating mainly off the south coast, following the abundance cycles of these species. For a larger group of more modern trawlers, operating off the western coast, inter-annual shift between octopus and squid was found, together with a well marked seasonal pattern between the catches of cephalopods and horse mackerel.Spatial patterns of activity were identified using vessel monitoring system (VMS) data available for trawlers in Portugal, demonstrating the existence of cephalopod targeting strategies in Portuguese fish trawling activities.  相似文献   

Slow fiber cluster pattern in pig longissimus thoracis muscle: implications for myogenesis     

Fonseca S  Wilsons IJ  Horgan GW  Maltin CA 《Journal of animal science》2003,81(4):973-983

Recent evidence implicates fiber type proportions as playing a role in meat eating quality, and in pigs it has been suggested that the slow oxidative fibers contribute to both juiciness and tenderness. The fiber distribution in pigs is different from that found in most other species, in which the various types of skeletal muscle fiber are distributed in a "checkerboard" pattern, because in pigs the slow oxidative fibers have a clustered distribution. The initial processes leading to fiber clustering are likely to occur during myogenesis, but the precise mechanistic aetiology of this patterning and whether the slow oxidative fiber clusters occur in a random or ordered fashion is unknown. In the present study longissimus thoracis muscle from Large White crossbred pigs was sampled at the 10th rib, 48 h postmortem. Transverse cryo-sections were cut and histochemically stained to allow the identification of the main muscle fiber types: slow oxidative, fast glycolytic, and fast oxidative glycolytic. Images of the sections were captured and analyzed using point processes and Voronoi Tesselations to examine the randomness and spatial distribution of the clusters of slow oxidative fibers found in pig longissimus thoracis muscle. The results showed that an assumption of complete spatial randomness can be rejected and that a mathematical model incorporating a minimum distance of 1.7 to 2.0 microm between cluster centers produced fiber patterns similar to those observed in the original transverse sections of the muscle. In addition, if it assumed that the central fiber in each cluster is derived from primary myoblast progenitors, these results suggest that there may be some degree of repulsion between the primary fibers during the initial stages of cluster formation. The mechanistic basis of such repulsion is not clear, but it is speculated that secreted factors, such as sonic hedgehog or myostatin may play a role.  相似文献   

Electro-acupuncture and Chinese herbs for treatment of cervical intervertebral disk disease in a dog     

Ayne Murata Hayashi  Júlia Maria Matera  Tatiana Soares da Silva  Ana Carolina Brand?o de Campos Fonseca Pinto  Sílvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi 《Journal of veterinary science (Suw?n-si, Korea)》2007,8(1):95-98

A non-ambulatory dog with tetraparesis following a pain episode that had evolved over 2 months was submitted for medical treatment and diagnosed with intervertebral disk disease at C3-C4 and dorsal extradural compression at C1-C2 and C3-C4 using myelography and computed tomography. The dog experienced ambulation recovery after 15 days of treatment with only electroacupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, with marked improvement occurring after only 10 treatments. Six months of follow-up demonstrated that the dog was stable and had no recurrence of symptoms. Therefore, it was concluded that the combination of electroacupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine was responsible for motor rehabilitation.  相似文献