A new treatment for trichophytosis of cattle]

A new way to treat ringworm in calves and young cattle giving 1 ml formaldehyde solution (10%) per kg BW intravenously is described.     

Requirements for the toxicological testing of new pesticides and agents for controlling biological processes]

Growing amounts of pesticides and plant growth regulators are being used in our time and call for action to ensure safety for man and farm animals. Toxicological rules and requirements are discussed with reference to the legal provisions in the USSR, USA, and FRG. Specifications for toxicological assessment of new preparations have been prepared in the GDR and Poland and are described. Particular emphasis is laid on studies into acute, subacute or subchronic, and chronic toxicity and delayed consequences. Conclusions are suggested and steps discussed to decide tolerances for food and feedstuffs.     

The effectiveness of oral and parenteral vitamin A doses in growing cattle with different vitamin A supplies]

The effect of one single oral or parenterally administered dose of 1 million IU vitamin A on the vitamin A depot in the liver and on blood plasma vitamin A concentrations was investigated in 3 individual feeding experiments with involvement of 18 and 24 calves or 24 fattening bulls. 50% of all animals in each of the 3 experiments received feed without any vitamin A through 108 or 112 or 209 days, prior to vitamin A administration, or received 10.000 IU/100 kg live weight and day. Parenteral vitamin A administration in either group yielded rise in blood plasma from 0.06--0.35 to 26.2--30.2 mumol/l, after 1 or 2 days. The maximum value measured after oral administration was 1.9 mumol/l. Most of the plasma values had returned to normal (0.6--12. mumol/l) within 14 days from administration. Oral and parenteral vitamin A doses, after 14 days, caused significant rise in vitamin A concentrations in the liver (from 15.5 to 82.5), with the increase resulting from parenteral administration (from 13.7 to 99.1) being clearly higher than that resulting from oral administration (from 17.3 to 65.9 mumol/kg fresh liver tissue). The same trends were recorded from recovery of vitamin A from the liver (26.8% after parenteral administration versus 15.0% in the wake of oral doses). Storage in and recovery from vitamin-A depleted animals were below values recorded from young cattle with sufficient vitamin A supply. These findings are likely to confirm that one single parenteral vitamin A administration was of clearly higher effectiveness, as compared to oral application.     

Multifocal rhabdomyosarcomas within the tongue and oral cavity of a dog

A 10-year-old terrier crossbreed presented with a change in bark intonation of 3-4 month's duration and pronounced panting. Four variably sized masses were observed within the oral cavity. The largest mass was located within the parenchyma at the caudal region of the tongue. Others were located on the left arytenoid, within the soft palate, and in the oropharynx above the soft palate. Histopathologic specimens consisted of large round to polygonal cells occasionally containing multiple nuclei and rare faint cytoplasmic cross striations. Staining was weakly positive with periodic acid-Schiff. Immunocytochemistry was strongly diffusely positive for muscle-specific actin, myoglobin, and desmin and scattered positive for S-100 and vimentin. Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin staining enhanced cytoplasmic cross striations. The cytoplasm of all neoplastic cells was filled with mitochondria on electron microscopy. The final diagnosis was multifocal/metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma.     

Isolation of shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 from hide surfaces and the oral cavity of finished beef feedlot cattle

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether viable shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 could be isolated from hide surface locations and the oral cavity of finished beef feedlot cattle. DESIGN: Within-animal prevalence distribution survey. ANIMALS: 139 finished cattle in 4 pens in a feedlot in Nebraska; prevalence of fecal STEC O157 shedding ranged from 20 to > 90%. PROCEDURE: Samples were collected from 7 sites from each animal: feces, oral cavity, and 5 hide surface locations (lumbar region, ventral aspect of the neck, ventral abdominal midline [ventrum], dorsal thoracic midline [back], and distal aspect of the left hind limb [hock]). RESULTS: Viable STEC O157 were isolated from the oral cavity or 1 or more hide surfaces of 130 cattle, including 50 fecal isolation-negative cattle. Site-specific prevalence of STEC O157 was 74.8% for oral cavity samples, 73.4% for back samples, 62.6% for neck samples, 60.4% for fecal samples, 54.0% for flank samples, 51.1% for ventrum samples, and 41.0% for hock samples. Only 5 cattle tested negative for STEC O157 at all 7 sites. Multiple correspondence and cluster analyses demonstrated that bacterial culture of feces, oral cavity samples, and back samples detected most cattle with STEC O157. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that viable STEC O157 may be isolated from the oral cavity, multiple hide surfaces, and feces of a high percentage of fed beef cattle and that bacterial culture of feces alone generally underestimates the percentage of fed beef cattle from which STEC O157 can be isolated.     

Laryngotomy as a treatment for chronic laryngeal obstruction in cattle: a review of 130 cases.

One hundred and thirty cattle with chronic laryngeal obstruction were treated by surgery; the diagnostic and operative techniques are discussed. A simplified technique using local anaesthesia of the laryngeal area was used in sedated calves weighing up to 200 kg. Inhalation anaesthesia through a distal tracheotomy was needed in heavier animals. Complications related to the surgical intervention are described. The animals were reviewed from five months to over one year after discharge from the clinic. The long term survival rate of the 130 animals was 58 per cent. The results after surgery were excellent in 40.9 per cent and good in 15.2 per cent of the animals.     

Traumatic reticulitis, the comet naso-reticular instrument for withdrawal of foreign bodies from the reticulum of cattle

A new idea of a long-acting magnetic probe is presented and tested. The magnetic probe has been designed to remain for a period of time in the reticulum before it is retracted with the foreign bodies adhering to it. The instrument is fixed by a wire passing through the nose, pharynx and oesophagus. No adverse effects on the animal have been observed, and the animal can eat during the treatment. The examination showed that the instrument attracted nearly all the free foreign bodies and the superficially penetrating bodies, resulting in therapeutically good results in 50-55 per cent of the cases examined. The instrument has proved to be capable of attracting as many as 21 foreign bodies at the same time. As a preventive tool, it may be recommended to be used 2-3 times a year. Or it may be used for emptying the reticulum of foreign bodies prior to the application of a permanent magnet.     

Clinical evaluation of R 51163, a new sedative in cattle

R 51163, a purine alkyl piperidine derivative, has been shown to produce reliable sedation in cattle of varying age and breed in three different types of experiments: transport and regrouping of cattle which had only been handled occasionally; manipulations and minor interventions; minor and major surgery with or without supplementary local anaesthesia. With dose rates of R 51163 at 0.05 mg/kg i.v. and of 0.10-0.15 mg/kg i.m. sedation became prominent within 10-15 min and lasted at least 60 min. Caesarean sections were performed under adequate sedation with R 51163 with dose ranging from 0.018 to 0.05 mg/kg i.v. and from 0.075 to 0.10 mg/kg i.m. The data suggest possible increased responsiveness to the drug at the time of calving.     

Evaluation of a laryngoscope and a rigid endoscope for the examination of the oral cavity of small mammals

The oral cavities of 65 rabbits, 35 chinchillas, 38 guinea pigs, 19 degus and 13 prairie dogs suffering from a lack of appetite, hypersalivation, moist dermatitis, swelling of the lower jaw or mild exophthalmos were examined with a paediatric laryngoscope and rigid endoscope. The laryngoscope was safe and satisfactory for a preliminary examination, but changes in the less accessible caudal parts of the cavity could not be identified precisely. A rigid endoscope with 30 degrees optics made it possible to examine all parts of the oral cavity and oropharynx, and make detailed observations of surface lesions on the premolar and molar teeth and the mucosal surface of the gingiva, tongue and hard palate; endoscopy with 70 degrees optics provided an excellent view of the occlusal tooth surfaces, tooth crowns, and buccal mucosa. The collection of biopsy samples, the removal of foreign objects and the correction of malocclusions were greatly simplified by the use of the endoscope owing to the clear visualisation of the procedures, and the risk of injury was minimised. The examinations with a laryngoscope were made effectively on animals that were manually restrained, but a thorough examination with a rigid endoscope required the animals to be anaesthetised.     

微波水分仪在家蚕鲜茧测湿上的应用

本文阐述用微波水分测定仪确定蚕茧含水率的方法,它是用在1983至1984年春、夏、秋三期饲养的同一品种的家蚕茧进行的。铡定时无需削剖茧壳,因而可以快速试验,不破坏蚕茧。与一般测定茧壳的含水率不同,作者测定的为鲜茧的总含水量。发现微波测定值与鲜茧的总含水量有很好的相关性,当前者减少时,后者则增加。此外,发现总含水量与周围的湿度、茧质等因素也有关。所以这是一种可以快速测定蚕茧含水率的方法,为评定茧质的优劣提供依据。     

Parafilariasis: a new parasitic disease of cattle in The Netherlands

In March 2007, cutaneous nodules were observed on the neck, shoulder and back of a breeding bull imported from France in November 2006. The nodules opened spontaneously and produced a haemorrhagic exudate. The cause was Parafilaria bovicola, a filariid nematode not endemic to The Netherlands. The worm can cause substantial economic loss because of the need to trim carcasses and because of the diminished value of hides. The infection is spread by the fly Musca autumnalis, which is common in The Netherlands. Because treatment does not stop the infection from spreading, the bull was culled to prevent the risk of infection of the national herd. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Parafilaria bovicola in The Netherlands.