A survey of canine and feline skin disorders seen in a university practice: Small Animal Clinic, University of Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec (1987-1988)

Dermatological disorders accounted for 18.8% and 15.2%, respectively, of all the dogs and cats examined at the Small Animal Clinic, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, during a one-year period. In dogs, the most common groups of dermatological disorders encountered were bacterial folliculitis and furunculosis, allergic dermatitis, endocrinopathy, neoplasia, ectoparasitism, and immune-mediated dermatitis. The most common primary final diagnoses were bacterial folliculitis and furunculosis, atopy, food hypersensitivity, flea bite hypersensitivity, hyperadrenocorticism, and hypothyroidism. Breed predispositions were found for several canine dermatoses: bacterial folliculitis and furunculosis (collie, German shepherd, golden retriever, Newfoundland), atopy (boxer, golden retriever), food hypersensitivity (boxer, German shepherd), hyperadrenocorticism (miniature poodle), hypothyroidism (Doberman pinscher, Gordon setter), castration-responsive alopecia (chow chow), demodicosis (Old English sheepdog), and idiopathic pruritus (pit bull terrier).

In cats, the most common dermatoses were abscesses, otodectic mange, cheyletiellosis, flea bite hypersensitivity, atopy, flea infestation, neoplasia, and food hypersensitivity. Himalayan and Persian cats accounted for 50% of the cases of cheyletiellosis and 75% of the cases of dermatophytosis, respectively. Hereditary primary seborrhea oleosa was seen only in Persian cats.

     

Ministry of Agriculture Intensifying the Supervision of Animal Drugs to Ensure Animal Drug＇s Quality and Safety of Animal Products

Recently, the Veterinary Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture publicized the plan on animal drug supervision in the latter half of 2010, requiring more stringent measures to be taken by the veterinary departments at all levels in an all-round way, focusing on the guaranteed quality of key vaccines for animal diseases and quality safety of animal products, so as to ensure the healthy development of animal husbandry and safeguard the safety of public hygiene.     

Comparative Evaluation of Three In Situ Castration Techniques for Sterilizing Donkeys: Incision–Ligation (a Novel Technique), Section–Ligation–Release,and Pinhole

Castration is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in equines and is associated with various complications, such as severe hemorrhage and evisceration. Using clinical, hormonal, and histopathological findings, this study aimed to evaluate a novel in situ castration technique and compare it with two other in situ techniques, namely, “section–ligation–release” (SLR) and “pinhole” (PH), to choose the most compatible and safe technique for sterilizing donkeys. Fifteen adult male donkeys were divided into three groups (five animals each). The vascular and the nonvascular parts of the spermatic cord were double ligated separately after opening the skin and the tunica vaginalis at the scrotal neck in the first group (incision–ligation [IL] technique, IL group). In the second group, donkeys were subjected to in situ castration using SLR technique, where both parts of the spermatic cord were triple clamped, ligated, and transected (SLR group). In the third group, percutaneous ligation of the spermatic vessels was performed without opening the skin (PH technique, PH group). The PH technique was less effective and failed to induce necrosis in the testes in situ. Also, Testosterone hormone levels remained elevated 60 days after this procedure. Although the IL and SLR techniques result in convincing reductions in resting and human chorionic gonadotropin–stimulated testosterone levels in treated donkeys, IL and SLR techniques were conducted under narcosis and strict asepsis. We concluded that the PH technique should not be recommended for sterilizing donkeys. Meanwhile, the IL and SLR techniques can be considered as an alternative to other conventional methods used for sterilizing donkeys.     

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<正>由中国科学技术协会主管、中国畜牧兽医学会主办、李德发教授主编的英文期刊《Journal ofAnimal Science and Biotechnology》(CN 11-5967/S,ISSN 1674-9782)正式创刊。本刊从2010年6月开始出版,现面向国、内外畜牧科技与生物技术领域征集英文原创论文,征稿范围包括