沙门氏菌对鱼类的致病作用及治疗试验观察

用沙门氏菌50115号菌对银鲫(Caiassius auratus gibelio)及小白鼠(km)攻毒(7.5×108个菌感染)成功,而且鱼对该菌比小白鼠更敏感,症状更突出;银鲫的24 h LD50为3×107个/mL;抑菌实验结果表明红霉素、痢特灵、庆大霉素、二氯异氰尿酸钠对该菌有抑制作用;把二氯异氰尿酸钠、痢特灵、红霉素,三种药物按0.4 mg/kg、1 mg/kg、0.4 mg/kg三种剂量对病鱼进行药浴,并结合投喂相应药饵,治愈率分别为60%、100%、80%.     

猪增生性肠炎模型的建立及其病理学研究

为了复制猪增生性肠炎病的模型并进行病理学观察,试验将临床检测胞内劳森菌为阴性的6～7周龄非免疫健康仔猪6头随机分为攻毒组(4头)与对照组(2头),攻毒组口服接种猪源胞内劳森菌GXNN株30 mL/头·次,对照组口服接种无菌稀释液30 mL/头·次.感染后分别于21天和56天剖杀感染组仔猪2头和对照组仔猪1头,观察病理变化并采集病变组织器官.结果表明:感染猪临床上出现短暂的体温升高、轻度腹泻等症状,粪便中检出胞内劳森菌.剖检可见腹股沟淋巴结及肠系膜淋巴结呈灰白色肿胀,肠系膜小血管扩张、充血;回肠黏膜褶皱呈脑回状;肝脏出现局部轻度淤血.组织病理学主要表现为猪回肠、结肠集合淋巴小结增多、增大,腺窝内杯状细胞消失,部分腺窝不成熟的上皮细胞增生,腺窝之间的周围组织有嗜酸性粒细胞和淋巴细胞浸润;肝脏的窦状隙有局灶性出血,其他组织器官病变不明显.经过免疫组化和原位杂交试验可见回肠、结肠的腺窝内和腺上皮细胞的胞浆内有染成棕黄色或蓝紫色的菌体.     

猪链球菌2型感染普通仔猪模型的建立及其病理学观察

试验采用普通长白系仔猪建立猪链球菌2型动物模型,并进行详细的病理学观察。将8头仔猪随机分为试验组和对照组,用猪链球菌2型菌血静脉接种试验组,对照组接种生理盐水2 mL/头。攻毒猪5 d内全部死亡, 主要表现为脑膜炎、心外膜炎、关节炎和败血症等典型症状和病理变化,与自然感染情况相似。从感染死亡猪肺、脾、肝、心中均分离到与攻毒菌株相同的细菌。证明猪链球菌2型菌血静脉接种普通长白系仔猪可以复制出典型病例,成功建立了动物模型,对SS2致病性研究具有重要意义。     

嵌合型猪圆环病毒(PCV1-2)及PCV2 ORF2真核表达质粒对商品猪的免疫保护

应用本实验室构建的嵌合型猪圆环病毒(PCV1-2)及真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1/V5-His-ORF2作为免疫原免疫母源抗体ELISA效价在0.07～0.60不等的商品猪,9头猪随机分为4组,1组(3头)肌肉注射免疫103.5TCID50的PCV1-2/头,2组(2头)肌肉注射真核表达质粒200μg/头,3组(2头)肌肉注射空载体(pcDNA3.1)200 μg/头,4组(2头)不免疫作为攻毒对照组.于免疫后42 d,PCV1-2组及真核表达质粒组产生了PCV2抗体.免疫后42 d所有组攻毒PCV2和PRRSV,剂量分别为2×104.5TCID50/头和106TCID50/头.攻毒后21 d,攻毒对照组猪淋巴结比免疫组显著肿大,免疫组猪血清、淋巴结中PCV2病毒载量低于对照组,攻毒对照组猪淋巴结中PCV2抗原含量高于免疫组.这些结果表明,嵌合型PCV1-2及真核表达质粒肌肉注射免疫商品猪后,对PCV2感染能产生保护性免疫应答,有可能成为候选疫苗.     

MPAIV、NDV Lasota株分别与较低致病性禽源E.coli的联合感染试验

以 2× 1 0 5EID50 的低致病性禽流感病毒 ( mildly pathogenic avian influenza virus,MPAIV)、2× 1 0 6 EID50 新城疫病毒 L asota株( Newcastle disease virus Lasota strain,NDVL asota)气管内注射 1 0日龄 SPF鸡 ,2 4h后 ,同剂量、同法重复感染一次 ;48h后 ,分别气管内注射较低致病性禽病原性大肠杆菌 1 2 0( O1 8)和 1 73( O2 6 )株 ,2× 1 0 7CFU/羽 ,2 4h后同剂量、同法重复攻毒一次 ,连续观察 1 0d。结果 :MPAIV单独感染组死亡率为 53% ;NDV Lasota株单独攻毒组未见死亡 ;大肠杆菌 1 2 0株单独攻毒组死亡率为 40 % ,1 73株单独攻毒组死亡率为 7% ;MPAIV与大肠杆菌1 2 0株联合攻毒组的死亡率为 87% ,NDV L a-sota株与 1 2 0株联合攻毒组的死亡率为 40 % ;MPAIV与大肠杆菌 1 73株联合攻毒组的死亡率为 80 % ,NDV Lasota株与 1 73株联合攻毒组的死亡率为 2 0 %。     

猪支原体肺炎活疫苗经肌肉注射的免疫效果评价

猪支原体肺炎活疫苗(168株)是一种以肺内注射途径免疫的弱毒活疫苗。为了拓展猪支原体肺炎活疫苗的免疫途径,评估猪支原体肺炎活疫苗(168株)配合佐剂以肌肉注射方式免疫猪群后的攻毒保护效果,选取20头7日龄猪肺炎支原体(Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae,Mhp)阴性仔猪,将其随机平均分成4组,分别为健康对照组、感染对照组、肌肉注射免疫组和肺内注射免疫组。在免疫后采集血样并检测其中的Mhp IgG抗体,在首次免疫后42 d人工感染Mhp组织毒(JS株),攻毒28 d后评估肺脏的病变情况并测定支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中的Mhp含量。结果显示：免疫后肌肉注射免疫组动物产生了明显的Mhp特异性血清IgG抗体,而肺内注射免疫组动物在攻毒前未见明显的血清抗体;肌肉注射免疫组和肺内注射免疫组的攻毒保护率分别平均为88.89%和75.93%,且组间无显著性差异;感染对照组的BALF中Mhp单位含量极显著高于肌肉注射免疫组和肺内注射免疫组(P<0.01),2个免疫组间无显著性差异。结果表明：猪支原体活疫苗配合佐剂后经肌肉注射免疫可产生较好的免疫攻毒保护效果。本研究为猪支原体肺炎活...     

使用猪三联苗的防疫效果观察及对猪瘟免疫期抗体效价测定

猪三联苗免疫51—60日龄断奶前仔猪对猪瘟免疫期试验,是用人工接种猪瘟强毒致病的猪与试验猪、对照猪一起同圈感染,其结果免疫51日龄仔猪经7.5个月100%保护;免疫60日龄仔猪经6个月75%保护;另一组免疫60日龄仔猪经9个月,感染观察22天均健活,用猪瘟毒1毫升肌注后,对照猪于15天死亡,免疫猪100%保护。免疫猪与对照猪在攻毒前采取血清,用中和反应测定猪瘟免疫抗体及其效价的结果,共测14头中有5头猪血清中无中和抗体,家兔体温呈现热反应(其中对照猪3头均死亡,另2头免疫猪死亡一头,感染发病耐过1头),另9头免疫猪血清有中和抗体,试验兔无体温反应,攻猪瘟毒后均健活。被检血清中和效价一般在4—32倍之间。免疫7.5个月组的猪中和效价个别达到128倍,免疫9个月组的猪也有达到64倍的。田间试验免疫15,225头,其中发生反应17头,占11/千,死亡3头,占2/万,留养观察6236头,发病率9.64%,死亡率1.59%,没有猪瘟、猪丹毒病的发生。     

猪伪狂犬病毒变异株(Fujian-LY)对免疫仔猪的致病性研究

本实验室2014年从福建省龙岩市某规模化猪场疑似猪伪狂犬病发病仔猪的脑组织中分离到1株猪伪狂犬病毒变异株,命名为PRV Fujian-LY株。为了研究Fujian-LY株对免疫仔猪的致病性,将8头20龄的PRV抗原、gE抗体均为阴性,gB抗体均为阳性仔猪随机分为3组,其中2组(每组3头猪)分别通过肌肉注射和滴鼻接种Fujian-LY株,第3组2头仔猪做阴性对照。试验仔猪接种病毒24h后体温均开始升高,随着病程发展,呼吸系统症状明显,滴鼻接种组仔猪发病明显快于肌肉注射组,所有攻毒仔猪虽均有发病但未出现死亡。通过病理剖检、PCR鉴定、病毒分离培养、易感动物感染试验及gE抗体ELISA检测证实Fujian-LY株人工攻毒试验成功。gE抗体检测结果表明所有攻毒仔猪攻毒后7dPRV gE抗体开始阳转。对发病仔猪剖检可见,脑积液明显增多,脑膜血管充血,并伴有出血等典型的伪狂犬病病理变化。病理切片观察结果显示发病仔猪脑实质中小血管扩张充血,血管周围有淋巴细胞包围"血管套"现象,其他主要脏器也均有明显的病理变化。试验结果表明PRV Fujian-LY株为伪狂犬病毒强毒株。     

我国南方猪高热病的研究(Ⅰ)——大肠杆菌的分离、鉴定和致病性测定

从湖南3个高热病发病猪场11头病死猪的病料组织中均分离出了大肠杆菌,经血清学鉴定,鞭毛抗原(K88、K99、987P和F41)全为阴性反应。经过157种菌体抗原血清学检测,血清型为5、6、15、22、32和83型。药物敏感试验结果表明,分离的大肠杆菌对大多数常用药物耐药,对氟喹诺酮和头孢类药物敏感。将其中4头猪原代分离的大肠菌培养物以原倍(2×107个/mL)、104和108稀释的菌液分别感染18~22 g小白鼠,原倍菌液感染的小白鼠12/30在感染后24 h内出现死亡,而104和108稀释菌液感染的小白鼠均健活;将未经除菌的病死猪组织悬液、过滤除菌的组织悬液、大肠杆菌、过滤除菌的组织悬液及大肠杆菌分别感染30日龄左右的健康小猪,除未经除菌的组织悬液感染猪3/3发病,2/3死亡外,其余所有感染猪只出现体温升高,升幅达1~2℃,减食,精神萎靡,但没有死亡;将死亡猪再次分离到的大肠杆菌感染小白鼠和猪,小白鼠12/15出现死亡,感染猪只出现体温升高(超过1℃),没有出现死亡。结果证明:大肠杆菌在高热病的发病过程中只起协同诱发作用,引起猪发病死亡的真正原因可能是病毒感染。     

伪狂犬病毒变异株（JS-2012）对仔猪的致病性研究

本实验室2012年从江苏省太仓市某发病猪场分离到1株变异的伪狂犬病毒,命名为JS-2012。为了研究该分离株对仔猪的致病性,将12头15日龄的伪狂犬病毒阴性仔猪随机分为3组,其中2组（每组5头猪）分别通过肌肉注射和滴鼻接种JS-2012毒,第3组2头猪做空白对照。接种病毒的仔猪在攻毒后24 h体温均开始升高,4 d后开始死亡,死亡率为100%。临床观察发现,滴鼻组仔猪发病死亡明显快于肌肉注射组。对病死猪进行剖解,均可见大脑血管扩张并出血等典型的伪狂犬病病理变化。病理切片显示猪的脑蛛网膜下腔严重出血,其他各脏器也均有严重病理变化。结果表明该变异株JS-2012为伪狂犬强毒毒株。     

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 Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth and Coccidial Infections in Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya

A survey of gastrointestinal parasite infections of young (<6 months old), immature (6–12 months old) and adult (>12 months old) dairy cattle on 16 farms in Kiambu District, Kenya was conducted during a dry season (September 1991 to January 1992) and during a wet season (March to July 1992). The survey was based on monthly coproparasitological examination of cohorts and worm counts in tracer calves. The effects of age, sex, farm and season on the prevalence and intensity of helminth and coccidial infections were determined. Faecal egg and oocyst counts revealed that the overall prevalences were: strongyles (including trichostrongyles) (85.5%), liver flukes (Fasciola gigantica) (34.0%), coccidia (30.9%) and tapeworms (9.6%). Eight species of the protozoan Eimeria were identified, the most prevalent species being E. bovis and E. zuernii. The most prevalent nematode genera were Haemonchus, Cooperia, Oesophagostomum and Trichostrongylus. Season, farm and age of the animals had a significant (p<0.05) influence on the intensity of infection with strongyles, liver flukes and coccidia, whereas the sex of the animals had no significant (p>0.05) effect on the prevalence or intensity of infections. A higher intensity of infection with strongyles and coccidia was found in the wet season than in the dry season (p<0.05). The age-specific intensity was in the following order: for strongyles, immature animals of 6–12 months of age had the highest egg counts, followed by young calves and adults. Calves had significantly (p<0.05) higher oocyst counts than immatures or adults. Liver fluke egg counts did not differ significant (p>0.05) between immatures and adult cattle.     

Hypothalamic dopamine is required for salsolinol‐induced prolactin secretion in goats

The aim of the present study was to clarify the relationship between hypothalamic dopamine (DA) and salsolinol (SAL) for the secretion of prolactin (PRL) in goats. SAL or thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH) was intravenously injected into female goats treated with or without the D₂ DA receptor antagonist haloperidol (Hal), which crosses the blood‐brain barrier, and the PRL‐releasing response to SAL was compared with that to TRH. PRL‐releasing responses to SAL, Hal, and Hal plus SAL were also examined after a pretreatment to augment central DA using carbidopa (Carbi) and L‐dopa. The PRL‐releasing response to Hal alone was greater than that to SAL or TRH alone. The PRL‐releasing response to Hal plus SAL was similar to that of Hal alone. In contrast, the PRL‐releasing response to Hal plus TRH was greater than that to TRH or Hal alone. The treatment with Carbi plus L‐dopa inhibited SAL‐ and Hal‐induced PRL secretion. The inhibition of the PRL‐releasing response to SAL disappeared when SAL was injected with Hal. These results indicate that the mechanisms underlying the SAL‐induced PRL response differ from those of TRH, and suggest that hypothalamic DA and its synthesis is associated in part with SAL‐induced PRL secretion in goats.     

Laboratory diagnosis of respiratory diseases of cattle

The authors describe the procedure of laboratory diagnosis for bovine respiratory diseases: direct diagnosis by isolation and for identification of bacteria or viruses and indirect diagnosis by serological methods. They specify the restraints and limits of this diagnosis and the significance results which are obtained and connected with knowledge of anamnestic information.     

The effect of peri-parturient anthelmintic treatment on the productivity of dairy cattle in subtropical western India

Trials with fenbendazole (Panacur, Hoechst India Ltd) were carried out on two commercial farms in subtropical western India to study the response and economics of nematode treatment in adult dairy cows. Milk yield, lactation length, time to first oestrus and worm egg output were monitored in treated and control groups. Treatment reduced the egg count considerably. Treated cows produced 142 litres more milk over 100 days (p<0.05), with extension of lactation length and advancement of time to first oestrus. The economic gain in terms of milk yield far outweighed the cost of anthelmintic used.     

An Evaluation of the Acceptability as Forage of Some Nutritive and Antinutritive Components and of the Dry Matter Degradation Profiles of Five Species of Ficus

The suitability of five species of Ficus, F. mucoso, F. thonningii, F. polita, F. religiosa and F. benjamina, for feeding ruminant livestock was studied. The nutritive and antinutritive components were determined and the acceptability of the forages to livestock was assessed using a cafeteria method in 8 adult small ruminants. Also, the degradation potential of the dry matter of the five Ficus species was investigated using 3 fistulated sheep. The crude protein (CP) content of the Ficus species varied significantly (p < 0.05), ranging from 130 to 180 g/kg DM. The content of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) also varied significantly (p < 0.05), ranging from 650 to 710 g/kg DM. The organic matter (OM) contents did not differ significantly (p > 0.05), having a mean value of 916 g/kg DM. The concentrations of tannin, saponin, phytic acid and oxalic acid were low. The acceptability of the forage was similar for four of the species but poor for F. polita. The extent of DM degradation varied significant among the Ficus species, the ranking order being F. benjamina > F. thonningii > F. mucoso > F. religiosa > F. polita.     

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.