Estructura del estroma conjuntivo del epidídimo del bovino cebú (Bos indicus)

Six adult Zébu cattle were used for a study of the histologic structure of the epididymus. Tissues were fixed in neutral formalin or in Bouin's solution. Tissues were prepared with parafin sectioning and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Masson and Mallory's trichrome stain and with aldehyde fuchsin and Gomori's argentamine stains. The structure of the connective tissue stroma is described and compared with that of other mammals. The presence of smooth muscle within the stroma and within the tunica albuginea is described for the Zébu.     

El Desarrollo del Estómago del Vacuno: Análisis desde el Prisma Morfológico y Morfométrico

Forty-two embryos and fetuses of Frisian cattle, distributed onto 14 groups on the basis of crown-rump lengths between 1.3 cm (about 23 days) and 9.5 cm (70 days), were to study the morphogenesis of the bovine stomach. The work is divided into three parts. Part 1 deals with the ruminoreticulum and parts II and III the omasum and abomasum.     

El Desarrollo del Estómago del Vacuno: Análisis desde el Prisma Morfológico y Morfométrico Parte III: Reconstrucción Espacial y Morfometría

This work represents a summary of the study presented in parts I and II, previously published in this journal. The data collected in those studies is presented in three dimensional reconstructions of the stomach of the developing calf.     

Corazón Cerdo: Sistema Papilo-Tendino-Valvular del Ventriculo Derecho

The right ventricle was studied in 75 anatomically normal swine hearts. Nine parameters in the papillo-tendino valvular system and three corresponding to the tricuspid orifice, pulmonary orifice and length of the inflow tract were measured. Correlations were established between the parameters and heart weight in grams, between the different parameters themselves, and between heart weight and body weight. The results were compared with similar data from human hearts, and were considered of use to researchers planning to use the swine heart as an experimental model to study congenital or induced heart diseases, or as a reference for the clinical interpretation of spontaneous cardiac, anomalies in swine.     

Estudio Radiológico del Esternón del Ovino en Crecimiento

Radiological investigation of the sternum of the sheep A radiological investigation of the sternum of the sheep demonstrated distinct growth phases. Forty Merino sheep of mixed breeds were distributed into 4 age groups of 0, 45, 105 and 270 days. Each animal was radiographed in sternal and lateral recumbency. Measurements were made from the radiographs. The sternebra are rectangular in newborn and become concave in adult. The curvature of the sternum is 16 to 17° at day 0 and 27–28° at day 270. The nucleus of ossification was seen in all sternebrae at 45 days of age, they were present only in the most caudal sternebrae at 105 days.     

Estudio Anatómico Comparado de las Arterias de la Base del Encéfalo del Pudú pudu (Molina, 1782) y del Bovino

A comparison using the corrosion method was made between Pudú pudu (Molina, 1782) ventral brain arteries and those of the cow. The Pudú's Rete mirabile epidurale rostrale (Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, 1994) is ventrally formed by branches of the A. maxillaris, and caudally formed by the A. vertebralis. The Hypophysis is surrounded by the Rete mirabile rostrale. The lateral parts are rostrally joined to that gland by a thin vascular bridge and caudally by thick arteries. The Pudú's Circulus arteriosus cerebri is asymmetrical, that is, on the right side the A. cerebri rostralis ends in the A. cerebri media. The left-side A. cerebri rostralis irrigates every rostral portion of the encephalon. In the cow, practically the same arteries come out of the Circulus arteriosus cerebri, which is not asymmetrical. The A. cerebri caudalis comes first out of the A. communicans caudalis and then the branches for the Pons, and finally the A. cerebelli rostralis. In this species, there are arterial blocks that are not present in Pudú.     

Estudio anatómico y estructural del bulbo ocular del ratonero común (Buteo buteo buteo)

The Bulbus oculi of 25 buzzards of both sexes and of nearly the same age and weight, was examined with regard to its gross anatomy, strucutre, ultrastructure and size. The volume of the eyeball is of 9.5 cm³. In the Anulus sclerae there are about a dozen of cartilagineous plates, and in the Corpus ciliare there can be found between 112 and 115 Processus ciliares. The muscle of Müller was not observed. Morphological details of the Pecten are given and its functional significance is discussed.     

Distribución de las arterias coronarias del toro de lidia

This study describes the left and right coronary artery distribution in the Spanish fighting bull, and compares the findings of the investigation with those of other bovine species in which similar investigations have been carried out. It is concluded that the general distribution of the coronary system in the Spanish fighting bull is similar to that of other bovine species which have been studied.     

Morfología del estroma conectivo del epidídimo de un marsupial sudamericano (Didelphis azarae)

The connective tissue organization in the epididymus of Didelpbis azarae was studied in paraffin embedded histologic preparations stained with hematoxylin and eosin; Mallory trichrome and Gomori's Nitrous Orcein and Silver stains. Thc connectcve tissue organization is compared with that of other mammals.     

Vascularización encefálica del toro de lidia

As there are very few informations available in the literature about the blood vessels of the brain in the fighting-bulls, the authors studied them in three five-year old speciemens, injected with Rhodopax AX/85, blue and red, from the carotid arteries. Among all the anatomical details described, there is no caudal rate mirabile to be found, while the rostral one is well developed. Instead of the caudal net, a second circulus arteriosus can be described which is connected with the circulus arteriosus cerebri. Morphological details about size and situation of all these vascular elements are given.     

Contribución al conocimiento de la neuro-arquitectura del ligamento periodontal dentario y su significatión funcional

Contribution to the study of the neuroardiitecture of the periodontal ligament and its functional significance In the present study particularly the specific receptors for certain sensory stimuli such as for pain, touch and pressure were studied. The vascular system is accompanied in its entirety by myelinated and nonmyelinated nerve fibers which form a kind of satellite system to the vessels.     

Consideraciones sobre el sistema urinario del Gallus gallus– Indian River; I. Formación y tributaris del uréter

In the literature reviewed, there are certain differences of opinion with regard to the formation and tributareis to the ureter. Therefore, dissection of 40 fowls injected with neoprene latex, k neoprene latex and celobar (radiopaque mass) and vinyl acetate casts through the ureter and blood vessels revealed the formation and disposition of the tributaries to the ureter, and its origin and number of collectors. The results were described in relation to the renal lobes.     

Osteología del Tepezcuinte (Cuniculus paca) Cinturas y Miembros

Apendicular Skeleton of the Paca ( Cuniculus paca )
Six specimens (4 male and 2 female) were used to describe the apendicular skeleton of the paca. These animals were captured in various regions of Costa Rica and prepared for maceration and radiographic studies of skeletal structures. The results of this study are compared with those carried out in domestic carnivora.     

Estudio Histoquímico y Morfométrico de la Población Fibrilar del Músculo Diafragma. Parte I: Caballo y Perro

Histochemical and morphometric study of fibrilar population in diaphragm muscle. Part I: Horse and Dog By using m-ATPase techniques, under alkaline and acid pre-incubations, as well as metabolic techniques (α-MGPDH and NADH-TR), sections from the lumbar and costal portions of diaphragm muscle in horse and dog were analysed. Fibre samples were exposed to image-analysis observations in order to determine the lowest fibre diameter and obtain estadistical data. The findings revealed that the lumbar portion of horse diaphragm consists of fibre types I, IIA and IIB; in the costal portion, the fibre types I and IIA were present. In the dog, the lumbar and costal portions consisted of fibre types I, IIA and IIC, which showed some specific histochemical characteristics. Some data concerning both morphometrical and statistical fibre-type analysis are presented.     

Ethnoveterinary medicine in the Arribes del Duero,western Spain

Currently, traditional ethnoveterinary practices are rare in Europe and the plants used previously have been replaced by the modern drugs used by national veterinary services. However, in some rural areas of the Mediterranean basin these traditional practices persist. Here we analyze the plant resources still used, or that have been used up until recently, for the treatment of the health and comfort of animals in a region in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Arribes del Duero. We document the use of 84 species, belonging to 39 families (with a total of 2243 use-reports), and 62 herbal remedies based on the use of a single plant species (43) and cited by at least three independent informants. The veterinary use of the Ranunculaceae Clematis campaniflora is reported for the first time. We also identify several plants used as bedding or fodder for livestock and discuss the relevance of some toxic plants and some “magical-curative” aspects reported in the territory.     

Estudio Histoquímico e Immunohistoquímico del Tejido Linfoide Porcino: Ganglio Linfático, Bazo y Timo

Immunohistological (S-100, cIg) and enzyme histochemical (ANAE/ANBE, beta-glu, ATPase, AcP) investigations were carried out to identify lymphocyte and reticular cell subpopulations "in situ", in pig lymphoid tissue (lymph node, spleen, and thymus) of a 6 months old group, and a 6-9 days old one. By means of immunohistological techniques, in the 6 month old pigs we could detect S-100 protein (PAP), chiefly in T-areas lymphocytes, but we also found some S-100 positive lymphocytes in spleen follicles. Also S-100 protein were detected at Follicular Dendritic Cells (FDC) in lymph node and spleen; and Reticular Fibroblastic Cells (RFC) only in the first one. Finally, S-100 were noted in Hassall corpuscles (thymus), nervous fibres, and endothelial cells too. Using PAP (IgG, IgM) and IPI (IgA) techniques we could detect lymphocyte cytoplasmatic surface immunoglobulins (cIg) in lymphocytes, lymphoblastoid and plasmacytoid cells in nearly all tissue compartments. By means of histochemical techniques we could identify T-area lymphocytes ANAE/ANBE and beta-glu positives (cytoplasmatic spots) and B-area lymphocytes ATPase positive; macrophages, and polymorphonuclear eosinophiles PHNE being ANAE/ANBE and beta-glu positives (diffuse cytoplasmic stain); and Hassall corpuscles ANAE/ANBE and AcP positives. Concerning to reticular cells, we found FDC and RFC in lymphoid follicles, and Interdigitating Reticular Cells (IDC) in lymphoid diffuse tissue, with enzyme activity (all the enzymes studied) in nearly all the cases. In piglets, the immunohistological and histochemical pattern was nearly the same.     

Dimensiones del velo omental del perro y su relación con el peso y la longitud corporal

The size of the borders of the omental veil as well as its relation to body length and weight, were studied in 71 mongrel dogs. The average size of the omental veil in adult dogs was: caudal margin 17cm, cranial margin 16 cm, right margin 10 cm and left margin 7 cm. A very significant relation (P < 0.001) was found between the dimensions of each border and the body length and weight.     

Anatomía del Desarrollo del Tracto Digestivo y Forma Corporal Externa Durante el Período Embrionario en el Caprino (Copra hircus)

Anatomy of the digestive tract and external body development during the embryonic stages of the caprine (Copra, bircus) The purpose of this work has been to establish the pattern of prenatal growth and normal development of the digestive tract and annex glands during goat embryonic stages. 21 embryos with ages ranging from 14 to 34 days (1.69 to 5.90 cm CR) as determined by registering the mating time, were obtained by cesarea. This material was histologically processed to obtain complete serial sections of the stomatodaeum, foregut, midgut, hindgut and cloaca. In this work, it is chronologically described the morphogenesis and histogenesis of the mouth, hypophysis, pharynx and its derivatives, stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas and cloaca. The results obtained establish chronological comparisons with the development of the lamb and gives information on the unitary origin of the gastric compartments in ruminants.