Renal microcirculatory and correlated histologic changes associated with dirofilariasis in dogs

Nine 7-month-old Beagle dogs were inoculated with 200 third-stage larvae of Dirofilaria immitis. The development of cardiac disease secondary to heartworm infection was confirmed by thoracic radiography, echocardiography, and angiography with blood pressure measurements. The only indication of renal disease was mild-to-moderate proteinuria. The dogs were euthanatized approximately 18 months after inoculation. The mean microfilarial count in blood at the time of euthanasia was 88,700/ml, with a mean of 89 adult heartworms in the vena cavae, heart, and pulmonary arteries. The kidneys were perfused for microangiographic and correlative histologic examination of the intrarenal microvasculature and associated renal morphologic features. Angiograms of whole kidneys from 6 dogs revealed attenuation or truncation of the major renal vessels. Microangiograms of all kidney slices revealed attenuation in the microangiographic appearance of the glomerular capillaries. Histologic examination of all kidney slices revealed mild-to-intense, diffuse, chronic interstitial nephritis and generalized membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Microfilariae were observed within the glomerular capillaries and the medullary vessels. The microangiographic changes correlated with and were explained in part by the histologic changes in the renal parenchyma.     

犬附红细胞体病的组织病理学观察

附红细胞体病是由附红细胞体感染所致的一种人畜共患病。本病广泛分布于世界各地，其宿主特异性较强，其中猪的发病率和致死率最高。犬的附红细胞体病主要以高热、渐进性消瘦为特征，感染率可达80％以上，本病已成为兽医领域研究的热点之一。近年来，对犬附红细胞体病的流行病学、临床表现、检测方法、治疗药物等报道较多，而对剖检变化及组织     

犊牛脑炎大肠杆菌的分离鉴定及病理组织学观察

为确定某规模化牛场犊牛脑炎的病原,从2头病死犊牛的大脑、肝脏中分离到6株革兰阴性杆菌,对分离菌进行生化鉴定、O血清学测定、粘附素及肠毒素的测定、实验动物人工感染、药敏试验、病理组织学观察。结果分离菌符合大肠杆菌的生物学特性,对小白鼠有致病性;O血清型为161,PCR检测分离株均携带STa基因,其中4株携带K99菌毛基因,分离株不携带F41菌毛基因;分离株对氨苄西林、庆大霉素、阿莫西林、环丙沙星、诺氟沙星、恩诺沙星、卡那霉素、氯霉素、四环素、链霉素、复方新诺明、头孢噻吩耐药,对阿米卡星、头孢唑林及新霉素敏感;解剖病死犊牛及人工感染死亡小鼠,大脑及脑干严重出血,脑脊液增多,组织学变化呈现脑组织血管扩张、充血、神经元细胞空泡变性坏死。结果表明,致该奶牛场犊牛脑炎死亡系由产毒性大肠杆菌引起。     

马杜拉霉素对肉鸡的临床毒性及病理组织学观察

马杜拉霉素 ( Maduramicin)是一种广谱、高效、用量极小的离子载体抗生素类抗球虫药 ,仅用于肉鸡 ,拌料浓度为 5 mg/kg,屠宰前 5天停药。近几年在我国广泛使用。但其安全范围极窄 ,临床上常因使用不当造成大量家禽中毒事件 [1,2 ,3 ]。随着肉鸡饲养业的发展和马杜拉霉素的广泛应用 ,肉鸡中毒有上升趋势 ,造成严重的经济损失。目前 ,对马杜拉霉素中毒的研究甚少 ,为进一步了解其毒性开展了本试验。1　材料与方法1 .1　试验药品及动物处理　马杜拉霉素预混剂 ,1 %含量 ,5 0 g装 ,批号 980 2 1 4,山东齐鲁动物保健品厂生产。购自宝鸡肉鸡总场…     

Milk-flow, ultrasonographic, theloscopic, and histopathological characteristics of the teat in cows with toxic mastitis

The milk-flow, imaging, and histopathological characteristics of the teat in five cows with toxic mastitis were investigated. Teats were grouped into type I (without gross and histopathological abnormality), type II (no abnormal gross findings, but with histopathological abnormality), and type III (with gross and histopathological abnormality). Normal teats from six cows served as controls. Type II and III teats had lower milk-flow, compared with the controls. Ultrasonography revealed no abnormal findings, except for irregular mucosal surface in type II teats and absence of hyperechoic line along the teat canal in type III teats. The theloscopic findings varied from normal to mucosal abnormalities in type II and III teats. Histopathology demonstrated epithelial changes, congestion, hemorrhage, edema, cellular infiltration, and elastic fiber degradation in type II and III teats, with the type III teats showing severe changes. Toxic mastitis was characterized by impaired milk-flow and various degrees of imaging and histopathological abnormality.     

Direct and correlated responses to selection for yearling weight on reproductive performance of Nelore cows

Data from a selection experiment for growth carried out in Brazil were analyzed in order to evaluate the direct responses on yearling weight (YW) and the correlated responses on the size and reproduction traits of cows. The experiment was started in 1976, and in 1980 three lines of Nelore cattle were established: selection (NeS), traditional (NeT), both selected for higher YW, and control (NeC), selected for mean YW. The NeT was an open line that eventually received bulls from other herds. Yearling weight records for animals born from 1978 to 1998 and yearling hip height (H550) offemales born from 1985 to 1998 were analyzed by fitting an animal model in order to obtain the genetic trends. The means for weight, height, and body condition score at the start of the breeding season, days to calving, and calving success of cows born from 1993 to 1996 (pertaining to the third to fourth generations of selection) were compared between the selected (NeS and NeT) and control lines. The genetic trends obtained after 16 yr for YW were 1.7 +/- 0.2, 2.3 +/- 0.2, and -0.1 +/- 0.1 kg/yr for males and 1.9 +/- 0.2, 2.4 +/- 0.2, and -0.1 +/- 0.1 kg/yr for females, for the NeS, NeT, and NeC lines, respectively. Corresponding values for H550 were 0.25 +/- 0.03, 0.24 +/- 0.04 and -0.04 +/- 0.03 cm/yr for females. Heifers and cows from NeS and NeT were 19% and 15% heavier and 4% taller at the start of the breeding season than those from NeC. No significant differences between selected (NeS and NeT) and control females were detected for body condition scores and for reproductive performance. The results indicate that selection for body weight promoted high and consistent weight and height responses both at the yearling and later ages, without compromising the reproductive performance of the cows with respect to days to calving and calving success.     

体外培养奶牛乳腺上皮细胞的形态学观察

荷斯坦奶牛是我国饲养的主要奶牛品种。研究荷斯坦奶牛乳腺发育的生理、病理对于奶牛育种和保障奶牛健康均具有重大意义。因此，进行荷斯坦奶牛的乳腺上皮细胞分离培养及形态学研究，可为今后的工作奠定基础。本研究在形态学方面对培养的乳腺上皮细胞进行了系统的阐述，以期对今后的研究提供借鉴。     

Dynamics and histological observation of first follicular wave in Japanese black cows

AIMS: To determine the turnover of the first follicular wave in Japanese black cows and quantitative immunohistological characteristics of the previously in vivo identified dominant follicle (DF) and largest subordinate follicle (SF) derived from ovariectomy on Day 7 (3 cows) and Day 10 (3 cows) (Day 0=estrus). Six cases of first follicular wave in cows were observed twice daily by ultrasound scanning. The number of follicles, diameter of DF and SF, and prevalence of apoptotic granulosa cells (GC) and theca cells (TC) were studied by TUNEL methods. At follicular wave emergence, 13.5 +/- 9.5 Class I (2-5 mm in diameter follicles) were found 12 hr after ovulation, and increased its number until Day 1 pm. Future DF and SF observed retrospectively were 4.9 +/- 0.8 mm and 4.9 +/- 0.9 mm at wave emergence. Deviation of DF and SF occurred on Day 3 pm with mean diameters of 8.9 +/- 1.3 mm and 6.8 +/- 0.9 mm, respectively. DF developed until Day 8 am with a maximum diameter of 14.4 +/- 1.8 mm (n=3) and then regressed. The follicular wall of the DF had a characteristic image of a healthy follicle on Day 7 and slightly atretic DF on Day 10, whereas SF showed heavy atresia on both Day 7 and Day 10 under HE staining. In the prevalence of apoptotic cells, DF were 4.4 +/- 1.0% and 17.9 +/- 4.9% on Day 7 and on Day 10 in GC, respectively, and 2.4 +/- 0.7% and 8.0 +/- 1.4% on Day 7 and on Day 10 in TC, respectively. These results showed that, 1) the first follicular wave in cows is characterized by 24 hr recruitment of small follicles and a gradual divergence of growth rates in future DF and SF, and 2) early regression of DF on Day 10 was preceded by severe apoptosis.     

7株牛源A型巴氏杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

对2014年沈阳地区患有呼吸系统疾病的育肥牛场进行病原分离,得到7株分离菌,对其进行培养形态及染色观察、病理组织切片观察、动物致病性观察及16S序列分析,初步鉴定为牛多杀性巴氏杆菌(Pm)。利用Pm种特异性引物及荚膜血清特异性引物进行PCR扩增,均得到目的基因条带。对分离菌进行药敏试验的结果显示,5株分离菌株已对阿米卡星、新诺明产生较强耐药性;7株分离菌均对氟苯尼考、恩诺沙星、四环素及氨苄西林敏感。由此确定,分离菌株均为牛荚膜A型巴氏杆菌,且已具有一定耐药性。     

二磷酸组织胺诱发奶牛蹄病变的放射学观察

蹄叶炎是奶牛的多发病。因可导致蹄变形和引起多种其他蹄病 ,给奶牛生产造成的损失十分严重 ,是近年来国内外奶牛蹄病研究的主要课题。到目前为止 ,对蹄叶炎引起蹄骨病变的研究资料很少。本文是我们采用二磷酸组织胺诱发奶牛蹄叶炎研究的部分结果。1　材料与方法1.1　在同一牛场经产奶牛中 ,挑选临床健康、无蹄病的北京黑白花奶牛 12头 ,随机分为实验组 8头 ,对照组 4头。实验组奶牛于颈部皮下注射二磷酸组织胺 ( HA)水溶液 15 0 μg/ kg体重 ,对照组不作任何处理 ,两组奶牛混槽饲养 ,33天后屠宰 ,取蹄备用。　　1. 2　 X线摄片　每一蹄的…     

Concentrations of apolipoprotein C-III in healthy cows during the peripartum period and cows with milk fever.

Apolipoprotein (apo) C-III is a low-molecular-mass protein mainly distributed in the high-density lipoprotein fraction in cattle serum. We have recently shown that the apoC-III concentration is decreased in cows with fatty liver, ketosis, left displacement of the abomasum, retained placenta and milk fever. The decrease was most distinct in milk fever, thereby suggesting that apoC-III is particularly relevant to the development of milk fever and also that apoC-III is a candidate diagnostic marker for this disease. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the apoC-III concentration in healthy cows is altered during the peripartum period, to assess the usefulness of apoC-III as a marker for milk fever. ApoC-III concentrations in 17 cows were monitored during the peripartum period (-48 to +12 days from parturition). Of the 17 cows, 14 were apparently healthy during the period. The apoC-III concentrations in the 14 healthy cows were unaltered during the period from -48 to -21 days, but thereafter showed individual variations. Compared with values during the period from -48 to -21 days, the apoC-III concentration was increased (137%) in 5 cows during the period from +1 to +12 days, whereas it decreased (60.7%) in 9 cows. Three cows suffered from milk fever at -3 to +10 days. Decreased apoC-III concentrations in diseased cows (15 to 37% of controls) were more distinct than in the 9 healthy cows. The apoC-III concentration was correlated with lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity in cows with milk fever, but not in healthy cows. Correlation analysis also indicated that apoC-III and apoB-100 concentrations were negatively correlated in 5 healthy cows with increased apoC-III concentrations, but positively in 9 healthy cows with decreased concentrations and cows with milk fever. Determination of the apoC-III concentration during the peripartum period is suggested to be helpful in diagnosing milk fever. The possible relevance of apoC-III and apoB-100 in the development of milk fever is also implied.     

An investigation of the safety of oral calcium formate in dairy cows using clinical, biochemical and histopathological parameters

AIM: To investigate the safety of orally administered calcium formate in dairy cows fed adequate amounts of good quality pasture. METHODS: Twelve mixed-age pasture-fed lactating dairy cows were randomly allocated to three groups (n=4 cows/ group). Group 1 served as untreated controls. Group 2 was treated orally with 400 ml of 13.4% (w/w) calcium as calcium chloride gel, four times at approximately 12-h intervals. Group 3 was treated orally with 350 ml of 11.4 % (w/w) calcium as a 48.6% aqueous suspension of calcium formate, four times at approximately 12-h intervals. Cows grazed good quality autumn ryegrass and white clover pasture throughout the trial. All cows were examined clinically each evening and a blood sample collected. Cows were slaughtered 75 h after the last treatment and viscera examined visually for lesions. Samples from the mid-fundic area of the abomasum of each cow were collected for histopathological examination. Blood samples collected pre and 90-h post-first treatment were analysed for serum haptoglobin and pepsinogen concentrations. RESULTS: No evidence of abnormality was detected by observation or clinical examination in any of the trial cows. Serum haptoglobin concentrations were basal for all groups pre-treatment and remained basal for Groups 1 and 3 post-treatment, but were elevated post-treatment for Group 2 (p=0.016). No differences in serum pepsinogen concentrations were detected between sampling times or treatment groups. One cow from Group 2 had several small (5 mm) abomasal ulcers present at necropsy. Another cow from the same group had histopathology suggestive of thrombosis and re-endothelialisation. CONCLUSIONS: Oral administration of calcium formate (350 ml of 48.6% aqueous suspension) administered on four occasions at 12-h intervals had no adverse effects on the four cows examined, and as such is considered a safe form of calcium supplementation in adult dairy cows.     

Induction of parturition in dairy cows with dexamethasone.

Sixty Holstein cows were paired by parity and sire, and one of each pair was allocated at random to treatment or control; 17 cows were injected with 7.5 mg/100 kg dexamethasone trioxa undecanoate 14 days before the predicted date of calving, 13 cows received the same dose five days before term and 30 cows were left untreated. The treatment significantly advanced parturition and 29 of the 30 induced cows calved within 72 hours of the injection. Induction at day 14 before term was safe for calf and dam, the calves were 3.2 kg lighter than control calves and there was a high incidence of retained placenta. Treatment for this condition resulted in increased veterinary costs of 14.50 pounds per cow exclusive of dexamethasone treatment. Treatment at this stage was also associated with low pregnancy rates in the next breeding season. Calves born after induction at five days before term were not significantly lighter than calves from control cows, the problem of retained placenta was less marked and there were no subsequent effects on fertility. There were no significant effects of induction on milk yield or milk quality up to 200 days of lactation.     

Echocardiographic measurement of cardiac valvular thickness in healthy cows,cows with bacterial endocarditis,and cows with cardiorespiratory diseases

ObjectiveTo determine valvular thickness in healthy cows, cows with bacterial endocarditis, and cows with various cardiorespiratory diseases.Animals40 healthy Holstein adult cows (CONTROL), 6 adult cows with confirmed bacterial endocarditis (BE), and 10 cows with other cardiorespiratory disorders (NONBE).MethodsProspective study using right transthoracic echocardiographic examination in CONTROL, BE and NONBE cows. The valvular thicknesses of all cows were assessed in four different locations for all cardiac valves, and the maximal value was used for further analysis.ResultsThe mean [±standard deviation (SD)] maximal thicknesses of the tricuspid, mitral, aortic, and pulmonary valves in the CONTROL group were 0.69 ± 0.10 cm, 0.85 ± 0.21 cm, 0.72 ± 0.17 cm, and 0.58 ± 0.12 cm, respectively. The maximal valvular thicknesses were less than 0.97 cm for the tricuspid, less than 0.91 cm for pulmonary, less than 1.05 cm for the aortic, and less than 1.28 cm for the mitral. In BE cows, the maximal valvular thickness of affected valves (median: 4.22 cm; range: 2.52–6.97 cm) and non affected valves (median: 0.75 cm; range: 0.45–1.52 cm) were significantly different (P = 0.0004). The maximal valvular thicknesses of the NONBE valves as well as the unaffected valves in the BE group were not significantly different compared to the CONTROL group valves.ConclusionsUsing the mean ± 2SD formula for each valve in healthy cows, a thickness of tricuspid, mitral, aortic or pulmonary valves greater than 0.85 cm, 1.27 cm, 1.06 cm or 0.82 cm respectively should raise the suspicion of valvular bacterial endocarditis.     

Application of renal microangiography to normal and diseased kidneys of cattle and mice

Use of microangiography is now essential for the study of microcirculation in various organs. Renal microangiographic studies have been reported in rats, rabbits, dogs, human beings, and mice. However, we could not find any report on use of the technique in cattle, despite high incidence of renal disease in that species. The perfusion technique used in mice was improved over that of our previous report, and was applied to normal and diseased bovine kidneys. For the microangiographic technique, composition of the contrast medium, pressure of the injection, duration of perfusion, and washing of kidneys with heparinized saline solution before perfusion are important. In cattle, 1- to 2-mm-thick sections of the kidneys were generally necessary to observe renal vasculature: arcuate and interlobular arteries, afferent arterioles, and glomerular capillaries. In normal bovine kidneys, the angiographic and microangiographic findings were easily recognized as normal, compared with those of normal mice. In affected bovine kidneys, which histologically represented glomerulonephritis and pyelonephritis, angiography and microangiography revealed corresponding findings.