利福昔明乳房注入剂对干奶期奶牛临床型乳房炎预防效果观察

本试验旨在观察利福昔明乳房注入剂对干奶期奶牛临床性乳房炎的预防效果.选择非临床型乳房炎的泌乳末期健康奶牛共计75头,随机分为空白对照组(不给药对照组),苄星氯唑西林乳房注入剂对照组(600 mg/乳区),利福昔明高(400 mg/乳区)、中(200 mg/乳区)、低(100 mg/乳区)三个剂量组,每组15头.分别在干乳期、泌乳期进行乳房观察,并采用致病菌的分离培养和乳汁中体细胞计数检测临床型乳房炎发生情况.结果表明,利福昔明低剂量组保护率与空白对照组保护率相比差异显著(P＜0.05),苄星氯唑西林对照组、利福昔明中剂量组、高剂量组对干奶期奶牛临床型乳房炎的预防效果与空白对照组相比,差异极显著(P＜0.01);利福昔明高、中剂量组与苄星氯唑西林对照组之间的预防效果差异不显著(P＞0.05).结果提示,利福昔明乳房注入剂对临床型奶牛乳房炎有较好的预防效果,可以作为预防类药物用于奶牛生产中,降低奶牛乳房炎的发生率.     

利福昔明悬乳剂在奶牛牛乳和血液中的药代动力学研究

为探讨利福昔明悬乳剂灌注泌乳期奶牛乳房后在奶牛乳区的分布情况,进行了奶牛牛乳和血液中药物的药代动力学研究。试验选取6头荷斯坦奶牛,每头奶牛随机选择2个乳区,以每个乳区200 mg的剂量进行单次乳房灌注利福昔明悬乳剂,利用高效液相色谱法检测牛乳与血液中利福昔明的含量。结果表明:利福昔明悬乳剂采用单次乳房灌注给药后,给药乳区36 h内乳头中利福昔明的浓度都在2μg/mL以上,且血液中未检出利福昔明。说明药物主要集中在给药乳区,进入体循环的量极少,并且能在较长时间内具有抑菌作用。     

硫酸头孢喹肟乳房（干乳期）注入剂在奶牛乳汁中的残留消除研究

建立了牛奶中硫酸头孢喹肟残留超高效液相色谱-串联质谱检测方法(UPLC-MS/MS)。选取18头刚进入干乳期的健康奶牛,随机分为6个组,分别于预产期前的42、35、28、21、14和7 d进行乳房注入硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂(3 g∶150 mg/支),只用药一次,产犊后采集奶样。结果表明:预产期前7 d给药,奶牛产犊72 h后采集的奶样中头孢喹肟残留量降至MRL(20μg/kg)附近;预产期前14 d和21 d给药,奶牛产犊12 h后采集的奶样中头孢喹肟残留量降至MRL以下,均低于检测限;预产期前28、35和42 d给药,所有采集奶样的头孢喹肟残留量均低于检测限。建议在预产期前7、14和21 d给药硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂的弃奶期分别为产犊后5、1和0 d。     

利福昔明乳房注入剂对小鼠的急性毒性试验

为评估利福昔明乳房注入剂的急性毒性,采用标准的急性毒性试验方法进行了利福昔明乳房注入剂对小鼠的急性毒性试验。结果表明,最高组剂量达到5 000 mg/（kg·BW）时,小鼠未见不良反应,饮食活动正常,观察期内均未出现死亡,即利福昔明乳房注入剂对小鼠经口灌胃的LD50大于5 000 mg/（kg·BW）,属于实际无毒级物质。     

利福昔明对奶牛乳房炎常见病原菌的体外抗菌活性试验

旨在测定利福昔明对奶牛乳房炎常见病原菌的体外抗菌活性。采用琼脂二倍稀释法测定利福昔明对奶牛乳房炎常见病原菌大肠杆菌、葡萄球菌和链球菌的最小抑菌浓度（MIC）。结果显示,利福昔明对19株大肠杆菌的MIC值为8~16μg/m L,对25株葡萄球菌的MIC值为0.002~0.06μg/m L,对18株链球菌的MIC值为0.06~2μg/m L。大部分临床分离菌的MIC值与标准菌的相近,表明分离菌株对利福昔明较为敏感,提示利福昔明对奶牛乳房炎常见病原菌具有较强的体外抗菌活性。     

头孢洛宁乳房注入剂(干乳期)对干乳期奶牛乳房炎的预防和疗效观察

为在研究头孢洛宁乳房注入剂(干乳期)治疗和预防奶牛干乳期乳房炎的临床疗效,本试验选择60头临近干乳期的奶牛,随机分配到头孢洛宁乳房注入剂(干乳期)高(2支/乳室)、中(1支/乳室)、低(0.5支/乳室)剂量组和苄星氯唑西林乳房注入剂组(对照组,1支/乳室)。结果显示,按照临床推荐剂量1支/乳室的剂量乳房注入头孢洛宁乳房注入剂(干乳期),能够有效治疗奶牛干乳期因敏感菌引起的乳房炎,并预防乳房内新增感染。     

硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂治疗干乳期奶牛乳房炎的研究

为研究硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂对干乳期奶牛乳房炎的预防与治疗效果,试验选择100头临近干乳期的奶牛,随机分成5组进行临床疗效观察,其中I、II、III组分别给予高、中、低剂量的硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂(300、150、75 mg)治疗;IV组给予对照药物氨苄西林钠+氯唑西林钠乳房注入剂4.5 g(氨苄西林0.25 g+氯唑西林0.5 g)/支治疗;V组为空白对照组。间隔3周,各组随机选择10头奶牛以相同剂量追加一次用药。试验结果显示,高、中剂量硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂治疗干乳期奶牛乳房炎的头、乳区清除率均为75%~100%,头、乳区新增感染率分别为0~16%、0~7%;1次用药和2次用药对治疗奶牛乳房炎效果无显著性差异(P0.05)。综合比较后认为,每个乳区单次注入1支(3 g∶150 mg)硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂效果更好,能显著降低乳房内链球菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌等的细菌感染率(P0.01),并能有效预防和治疗干乳期奶牛乳房炎。     

盐酸头孢噻呋乳房注入剂治疗奶牛干乳期乳房炎的临床疗效观察

本试验进行了盐酸头孢噻呋乳房注入剂(干乳期)治疗奶牛干乳期乳房炎的临床疗效观察。试验选择75头即将进入干乳期且体细胞数在40万~80万个/mL的奶牛,分为5组进行临床疗效观察。结果显示,按照临床推荐剂量每个乳区注入1支(含500mg头孢噻呋)盐酸头孢噻呋乳房注入剂,对由乳房内链球菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌等细菌引起的奶牛乳房炎具有良好的治疗作用。     

硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂对泌乳期奶牛的安全性研究

为研究硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂对泌乳期奶牛的安全性,试验选用12头健康泌乳奶牛(6头初产、6头经产),间隔12 h对每头奶牛的4个乳区分别注入硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂(规格:8 g:75 mg/支)1支,连续给药3次,比较观察给药前后奶牛的临床症状、体细胞数、日产奶量及乳区病原菌变化情况。结果显示,与给药前相比,给药期间及停药后奶牛的临床症状、体细胞数、日产奶量、乳区病原菌检测结果均无显著性差异(P>0.05)。表明硫酸头孢喹肟乳房注入剂对泌乳期奶牛是安全的。     

利福昔明乳房注入剂(干乳期)对奶牛的安全性研究

研究利福昔明乳房注入剂(干乳期)对健康奶牛的正常体温、日产奶量、奶中体细胞数和乳房内菌群的影响。选择健康泌乳期奶牛12头,给药前1 d和给药前0 d,统计记录各试验奶牛的直肠温度、日产奶量,检测每个乳区采集奶样的体细胞数,并对给药前0 d的奶样进行病原菌分离检测。每头入选奶牛的四个乳区分别单次灌注利福昔明乳房注入剂,在给药后的第1、3、5、7、10天分别记录每头奶牛的日产奶量;在给药后的第12小时、3、5、7、10天分别采集奶样进行体细胞检测,同时检查直肠温度;在给药后的第10天对采集的奶样进行病原菌检测。比较奶牛用药前后直肠温度、日产奶量、奶中体细胞数和病原菌的变化。试验期间对给药奶牛进行连续观察,记录奶牛是否出现红、肿、热、痛等临床症状。结果表明。给药前1 d、给药当天和最后一次给药后的第1、3、5、7、10天,试验奶牛的日产奶量平均值分别为30.5、30.3、29.8、30.3、30.0、30.9和31.0 kg,相互之间无显著性差异(P>0.05);给药前后各时间点采集的奶中体细胞数大都维持在30~50万/mL;给药前后各时间点测得的奶牛直肠温度无显著性差异(P>0.05);病原菌检测结果显示,在给药前0 d分离到7株大肠杆菌、6株链球菌和9株葡萄球菌,给药后第10天采集的奶样中未检测到大肠杆菌和葡萄球菌,仅检测到1株链球菌。与给药前相比,奶中的病原菌数量有所减少,无新增感染。利福昔明乳房注入剂(干乳期)对奶牛正常体温、产奶量、奶中体细胞数无不良影响,该制剂对于奶牛是安全的。     

白术、微米白术和白术多糖对断奶仔猪生长性能和肠道形态及微生态区系的影响

试验选用96头平均体重14.82 kg左右的杜×长×大断奶仔猪,随机分成4组,每组3栏,每栏8头(公母各半)。对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验1、2、3组分别添加1%80目白术、0.2%白术多糖和1%微米白术。试验期30 d。结果表明:在生长性能方面,与对照组相比,1%微米白术添加组可显著提高日增重(P0.05)、降低饲料增重比和腹泻率,而且效果优于1%80目白术组和0.2%白术多糖组,在肠道形态和肠道微生态区系方面,与对照组相比,日粮添加1%80目白术、0.2%白术多糖、1%微米白术均可不同程度的提高十二指肠和空肠的绒毛高度,加深十二指肠和空肠的隐窝深度,并且增加肠道微生态区系的多样性,其中以1%微米白术添加组的效果最佳。     

Prevalence and seasonal incidence of nematode parasites and fluke infections of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia

Sissay, M.M., Uggla, A. and Waller, P.J., XXXX. Prevalence and seasonal incidence of nematode parasites and fluke infections of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, XXXX. A 2-year abattoir survey was carried out to determine the prevalence, abundance and seasonal incidence of gastro-intestinal (GI) nematodes and trematodes (flukes) of sheep and goats in the semi-arid zone of eastern Ethiopia. During May 2003 to April 2005, viscera including liver, lungs and GI tracts were collected from 655 sheep and 632 goats slaughtered at 4 abattoirs located in the towns of Haramaya, Harar, Dire Dawa and Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia. All animals were raised in the farming areas located within the community boundaries for each town. Collected materials were transported within 24 h to the parasitology laboratory of Haramaya University for immediate processing. Thirteen species belonging to 9 genera of GI nematodes (Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, T. vitrinus, Nematodirus filicollis, N. spathiger, Oesophagostomum columbianum, O. venulosum, Strongyloides papillosus, Bunostomum trigonocephalum, Trichuris ovis, Cooperia curticei and Chabertia ovina), and 4 species belonging to 3 genera of trematodes (Fasciola hepatica, F. gigantica, Paramphistomum {Calicohoron} microbothrium and Dicrocoelium dendriticum) were recorded in both sheep and goats. All animals in this investigation were infected with multiple species to varying degrees. The mean burdens of adult nematodes were generally moderate in both sheep and goats and showed patterns of seasonal abundance that corresponded with the bi-modal annual rainfall pattern, with highest burdens around the middle of the rainy season. In both sheep and goats there were significant differences in the mean worm burdens and abundance of the different nematode species between the four geographic locations, with worm burdens in the Haramaya and Harar areas greater than those observed in the Dire Dawa and Jijiga locations. Similar seasonal variations were also observed in the prevalence of flukes. But there were no significant differences in the prevalence of each fluke species between the four locations. Overall, the results showed that Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, Oesophagostomum, Fasciola and Paramphistomum species were the most abundant helminth parasites of sheep and goats in eastern Ethiopia.     

Phase I evaluation of CCNU (lomustine) in tumor-bearing cats

1-(2-Chloroethyl)3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) is an alkylating agent in the nitrosourea subclass. A prospective evaluation of CCNU was done to determine the maximally tolerated dosage of CCNU in tumor-bearing cats. Response data were obtained when available. Twenty-five cats were treated with CCNU at a dosage of 50-60 mg/m3 body surface area. Complete hematologic data were available for 13 cats. Neutropenia was the acute dose-limiting toxicity. The median neutrophil count at the nadir was 1,000 cells/microL (mean, 2,433 cells/microL; range, 0-9,694 cells/microL). The time of neutrophil nadir was variable, occurring 7-28 days after treatment, and counts sometimes did not return to normal for up to 14 days after the nadir. Based on these findings, a 6-week dosing interval and weekly hematologic monitoring after the 1st treatment with CCNU are recommended. The nadir of the platelet count may occur 14-21 days after treatment. The median platelet count at the nadir was 43,500 cells/microL. No gastrointestinal, renal, or hepatic toxicities were observed after a single CCNU treatment, and additional studies to evaluate the potential for cumulative toxicity should be performed. Five cats with lymphoma and 1 cat with mast cell tumor had measurable responses to CCNU. Phase II studies to evaluate antitumor activity should be completed with a dosing regimen of 50-60 mg/m3 every 6 weeks.     

Prevalence of gastric lesions in racing Alaskan sled dogs

Human and equine athletes are reported to have a high prevalence of gastric disease, and anecdotal evidence suggests a similar phenomenon applies to racing sled dogs. To investigate the prevalence of gastric disease in racing sled dogs, we conducted 2 gastroscopy studies on dogs competing in the annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race. A pilot study of dogs that were either dropped from the 2000 Iditarod Sled Dog Race because of illness or that finished the race indicated that, approximately 5 days after competing, 10 of 28 dogs (35%) had endoscopic evidence of gastric ulceration, erosion, or hemorrhage. The next year, an endoscopic study of 73 dogs participating in the 2001 Iditarod race was performed in order to evaluate a larger population of dogs. Data from 70 of these dogs could be used; 34 (48.5%) had ulceration, erosion, gastric hemorrhage, or some combination of these findings. When this group of 70 dogs was compared retrospectively to a control group of 87 dogs presented to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the Iditarod sled dogs had a significantly higher prevalence (P = .049) of gastric lesions. These findings suggest that, similar to athletes of other species, elite canine athletes have an increased prevalence of gastric disease compared to the canine population at large.     

Y‐chromosomal variation of local goat breeds of Turkey close to the domestication centre

Genetic variations in chromosome Y are enabling researchers to identify paternal lineages, which are informative for introgressions and migrations. In this study, the male‐specific region markers, sex‐determining region‐Y (SRY), amelogenin (AMELY) and zinc finger (ZFY) were analysed in seven Turkish native goat breeds, Angora, Kilis, Hair, Honaml?, Norduz, Gürcü and Abaza. A SNP in the ZFY gene defined a new haplotype Y2C. All domestic haplogroups originate from Capra aegagrus, while the finding of Y1A, Y1B, Y2A and Y2C in 32, 4, 126 and 2 Turkish domestic goats, respectively, appears to indicate a predomestic origin of the major haplotypes. The occurrence of four haplotypes in the Hair goat and, in contrast, a frequency of 96% of Y1A in the Kilis breed illustrate that Y‐chromosomal variants have a more breed‐dependent distribution than mitochondrial or autosomal DNA. This probably reflects male founder effects, but a role in adaptation cannot be excluded.     

Furosemide continuous rate infusion in the horse: evaluation of enhanced efficacy and reduced side effects

Continuous rate infusion (CRI) of furosemide in humans is considered superior to intermittent administration (IA). This study examined whether furosemide CRI, compared with IA, would increase diuretic efficacy with decreased fluid and electrolyte fluctuations and activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in the horse. Five mares were used in a crossover-design study. During a 24-hour period, each horse received a total of 3 mg/kg furosemide by either CRI (0.12 mg/kg/h preceded by a loading dose of 0.12 mg/kg IV) or IA (1 mg/kg IV q8h). There was not a statistically significant difference in urine volume over 24 hours between methods; however, urine volume was significantly greater after CRI compared with IA during the first 8 hours ([median 25th percentile, 75th percentile]: 9.6 L [8.9, 14.4] for CRI versus 5.9 L [5.3, 6.0] for IA). CRI produced a more uniform urine flow, decreased fluctuations in plasma volume, and suppressed renal concentrating ability throughout the infusion period. Potassium, Ca, and Cl excretion was greater during CRI than IA (1,133 mmol [1.110, 1,229] versus 764 mmol [709, 904], 102.7 mmol [96.0, 117.2] versus 73.3 mmol [65.0, 73.5], and 1,776 mmol [1,657, 2.378] versus 1,596 mmol [1,457, 1,767], respectively). Elimination half-lives of furosemide were 1.35 and 0.47 hours for CRI and IA, respectively. The area under the excretion rate curve was 1,285.7 and 184.2 mL x mg/mL for CRI and IA, respectively. Furosemide CRI (0.12 mg/kg/h) for 8 hours, preceded by a loading dose (0.12 mg/kg), is recommended when profound diuresis is needed acutely in horses.     

Feline intracranial neoplasia: retrospective review of 160 cases (1985-2001)

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of different tumor types within a large cohort of cats with intracranial neoplasia and to attempt to correlate signalment, tumor size and location, and survival time for each tumor. Medical records of 160 cats with confirmed intracranial neoplasia evaluated between 1985 and 2001 were reviewed. Parameters evaluated included age, sex, breed, FeLV/FIV status, clinical signs, duration of signs, number of tumors, tumor location(s), imaging results, treatment, survival times, and histopathologic diagnosis. Most of the cats were older (11.3 +/- 3.8 years). Primary tumors accounted for 70.6% of cases. Metastasis and direct extension of secondary tumors accounted for only 5.6 and 3.8% of cases, respectively. Twelve cats (7.5%) had 2 or more discrete tumors of the same type, whereas 16 cats (10.0%) had 2 different types of intracranial tumors. The most common tumor types were meningioma (n = 93, 58.1%), lymphoma (n = 23, 14.4%), pituitary tumors (n = 14, 8.8%), and gliomas (n = 12, 7.5%). The most common neurological signs were altered consciousness (n = 42, 26.2%), circling (n = 36, 22.5%), and seizures (n = 36, 22.5%). Cats without specific neurological signs were common (n = 34, 21.2%). The tumor was considered an incidental finding in 30 (18.8%) cats. In addition to expected relationships (eg, meninges and meningioma, pituitary and pituitary tumors), we found that lesion location was predictive of tumor type with diffuse cerebral or brainstem involvement predictive of lymphoma and third ventricle involvement predictive of meningioma.     

The Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya

The epidemiology of H. placei and of other gastrointestinal nematodes in yearling dairy cattle was examined on two farms in Kiambu District, central Kenya during each of 13 one-month periods from April 1993 to April 1994. On each farm, 32 newly weaned dairy calves were given a single dose of albendazole and then placed on experimental pastures. Twelve of the animals were designated for bi-monthly slaughter (n = 2) and analysis of worm population characteristics and 20 were designated for blood and faecal collection and for weighing. Two parasite-free tracer calves were grazed alongside the weaner calves each month throughout the study period and were also slaughtered for analysis of worm populations. Faecal egg counts, haematological and serum pepsinogen determinations, herbage larval counts, and animal live weight changes were recorded monthly. The study revealed that Haemonchus placei, Trichostrongylus axei, Cooperia spp. and Oesophagostomum radiatum were responsible for parasitic gastroenteritis and that H. placei was the predominant nematode present in the young cattle on both farms. Faecal egg counts from resident cattle and necropsy worm counts revealed that pasture larval levels were directly related to the amount of rainfall. The total worm burdens in the animals were highest during the rainy season (March–June and October–December) and lowest during the dry seasons (July–September and January–February). The very low recovery of immature larvae of H. placei from the tracer calves indicated that arrested development is not a feature of the life cycle of this parasite in central Kenya. The maintenance of the parasite population depended on continuous cycling of infection between the host and the pasture. The agroclimatic conditions of the study area were such that, in general, favourable weather conditions for the development and survival of the free-living stages of gastrointestinal nematodes existed all year round.     

Diversity of Ectoparasites in Sheep Flocks in Sa~o Paulo,Brazil

The occurrence of ectoparasites in sheep flocks is frequently reported but seldom quantified. Sheep production used to be a predominantly family activity in the state of Sa~o Paulo (Brazil), but it began to become a commercial activity in the past decade. Thus, information about the ectoparasites existing in sheep flocks has become necessary. The present data were obtained by means of questionnaires sent to all sheep breeders belonging to the `Associaça~o Paulista de Criadores de Ovinos' (ASPACO; Sa~o Paulo State Association of Sheep Breeders). Response reliability was tested by means of random visits paid to 10.6% of the respondents. Most of the properties (89.5%) reported the presence of one or more ectoparasites. Screw-worm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was the most frequent ectoparasite (72.5%), followed by bot fly larvae (Dermatobia hominis, 45.0%), ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) and Boophilus microplus, 31.3%) and finally lice (Damalinia ovis, 13.8%). Combined infestations also occurred, the most common one being screw-worm with bot fly larvae (36.0%) followed by bot fly larvae with ticks (13.9%), screw-worm with ticks (9.3%), bot fly larvae with lice (6.9%), and ticks with lice (5.0%). The most common triple combination was screw-worm, bot fly larvae and ticks (12.8%). Breeds raised for meat or wool were attacked by bot fly larvae and ticks more often than other breeds. Lice were only absent from animals of indigenous breeds. The relationships among these ectoparasites are discussed in terms of sheep breeds, flock size, seasonality and the ectoparasitic combinations on the host.     

A brief history of the prevention of infectious diseases by immunisations

Infectious diseases have always been a terrible scourge for humans. The appearance of these plagues, as they were called without distinction, was generally connected to various conditions: asters, climatic changes or religious reasons. The concept of contagious, and then infectious, diseases came slowly. Variolation, i.e. transmission of ‘virulent’ matter to induce a natural disease and the immunity against it, was brought from Constantinople to England by Lady Montague, in 1721. This ‘variolation’ technique was also often performed in veterinary medicine against diseases like sheep-pox or pleuropneumonia. As ‘vaccination’ is the term generally accepted for ‘immunisation’, variolation can be the word designating such a technique. The second period of the history of immunisation began, in 1880, with the studies of Pasteur and his collaborators. A great number of bacterial vaccines were developed: dead, live but attenuated or only parts of pathogens. The viruses were produced in animals, then in eggs and at last, in tissue cultures. Second generation vaccines appeared with genetic engineering: recombinant vaccines, vector vaccines, nucleic acids vaccines, and markers vaccines, among others. These novel technologies can permit the development of new ones and improve the quality of the vaccines already existing.