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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS edited by N. H. Booth & L. E. McDonald, 6th Edn.
POULTRY DISEASES edited by F. T. W. Jordan, 3rd Edn., Baliére Tindall
DISEASES OF CATTLE: A MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS edited by D. C. Blood, Pauline Brightling & M. T. Larcombe, Baliére Tindall
EQUINE PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPY PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11th BAINFALLON MEMORIAL LECTURES edited by T. M. Dyke     

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ANIMAL PAIN: PERCEPTION AND ALLEVIATION Eds R. L. Kitchell, H. H. Erickson, E. Carstens and L. E. Davis American Physiological Society, 1983
ATLAS OF SKIN DISEASES OF THE HORSE-DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN EQUINE DERMATOLOGY, pp. 202, illus. By Leopoldo F. Montes and J. Thomas Vaughan
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, 2nd edn By D. L. Doxey Baillière Tindall
VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA, 8th edn By L. W. Hall and K. W. Clarke Baillière Tindall, London
VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY. PROCEEDINGS FROM THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY, TOULOUSE, 1983, pp. 838 Eds Yves Ruckebusch, Pierre-Louis Toutain and Gary D. Koritz MTP Press Limited, Lancaster     

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CONTROLLED RELEASE DELIVERY SYSTEMS Eds T. J. Roseman and S. Z. Mansdorf Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1983
IMMUNOLOGY OF PARASITIC INFECTIONS, 2nd edn., pp. 848. Eds Sydney Cohen and Kenneth S. Warren Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1982
TEXT BOOK OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE: DISEASES OF THE DOG AND CAT 2nd edn., 2 Vols
VETERINARY APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, 4th edn By Brander, Pugh and Bywater Bailliére Tyndall, London, 1982     

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PROGRESS IN DRUG RESEARCH, Ed. Ernest Juncker
SURGERY OF TRAUMATISED SKIN Management and Reconstruction in the Dog and Cat, S. F. Swain
TRENDS IN VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY, Eds A. S. J. P. A. M. van Miert J. Frens, F. W. van der Kreek & LLOYD E. DAVIS     

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FELINE MEDICINE AND THERAPEUTICS: Eds E. A. Chandler, C. J. Gaskell & A. D. R. Hilbery
VETERINARY DRUG FORMULARY: Cornell Research Foundation, Incorporated Williams & Wilkins
AN INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY: Fourth Edition, by Frank Alexander Longman     

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ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS, DESIGN & EVALUATION, Ed. D. C. Monkhouse, G. C. BRANDER
DRUGS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE, J. S. Spinelli, L. R. Enos, LLOYD E. DAVIS
ADVERSE RESPONSE TO INTRAVENOUS DRUGS, J. Watkins, A. Milford Ward, A. T. YOXALL
PERSPECTIVES IN THE CONTROL OF PARASITIC DISEASE IN ANIMALS IN EUROPE SYMPOSIUM OF THE ASSOCITION OF VETERINARIANS IN INDUSTRY, Eds D. W. Jolly, J. M. Sommerville, E.J. L. SOULSBY     

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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS Fourth Edition: L. Meyer Jones, Nicholas H. Booth, Leslie E. McDonald
COMPARATIVE CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGY, R. K. Archer, L. B. Jeffcott     

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CHEMICALS FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CONTROL. by G. C. Brander
COMPARATIVE VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY and THERAPY. Eds A. S.J. P. A. M. van Miert     

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VIRUSES OF VERTEBRATES
DISEASES OF FUR ANIMALS
OPHTHALMIC SURGERY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ONCOGENESIS AND HERPESVIRUSES
EQUINE MEDICINE AND SURGEY     

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Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians , 2nd edition, edited by Dennis M. McCurnin
Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy in the Horse, 2nd edition by C. Wayne Mcllwraith
Surgery of the Chest, 5th ed . edited by David C. Sabiston, Jr and Frank C. Spencer
Books Received but Not Reviewed: TEXTBOOK or-VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE: DISEASES OF THE DOG AND CAT. 3rd ed. Edited by Stephen J. Ettinger.
Books Received but Not Reviewed: SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS BY LABORATORY METHODS. By Michael D. Willard, Harold Tvedten, and Grant H. Turnwald.     

陕西省某鸵鸟养殖场商品鸵鸟养殖经济效益分析

20 0 2年 6月～ 2 0 0 3年 4月 ,以陕西省某鸵鸟养殖场商品鸵鸟开发为例进行了商品鸵鸟养殖经济效益统计分析。分析表明 ,目前陕西省以产肉为主的商品鸵鸟养殖业是有利可图的 ,其效益比例约达 1∶1 9(成本∶利润 ) ,料肉比为 6∶1,单位商品鸵鸟养殖成本为 1188元 ,该场商品鸟肉价在 2 0 5元 /kg就可收回养殖成本     

Equine laminitis induced with oligofructose

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Experimental induction of equine laminitis with a reliable and clinically relevant model should facilitate understanding of the disease. Successful induction with oligofructose (OF) could link pasture consumption to laminitis. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether alimentary administration of OF induces laminitis. METHODS: Twelve horses were dosed with OF and 6 received a sham (placebo) treatment. Clinical observations were made and blood collected at 4 h intervals over a 48 h study period. Stained sections of the hoof wall lamellae, examined by light microscopy, were graded for laminitis severity. RESULTS: All horses administered OF, but no sham-treated controls, developed clinical and histological laminitis. CONCLUSIONS AND POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Alimentary overload with OF is a valid induction model for studying the pathogenesis of laminitis. A link is therefore established between field cases of laminitis and pasture fructan content.     

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A BREED OF HORSES
COMPENDIUM OF POULTRY ANATOMY     

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CLINICAL ASPECTS OF DISEASES OF CATS
RESHAPING THE INVISIBLE     

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EICOSANOIDS AND THE SKIN. T. Ruzicka (ed).
A COLOUR ATLAS OF DERMATO-IMMUNOHISTOCYTOLOGY Hiroaki Ueki, Hideo Yaoita (eds).
HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE SKIN, 7th Edition. Walter F. Lever, Gundula Schaumberg-Lever.
COLOUR ATLAS OF HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE SKIN. Gundula Schaumberg-Lever, Walter F. Lever.
DERMATOLOGY IN PRACTICE. Anthony du Vivier.     

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THE GENETICS OF COLONIZING SPECIES
ESCHERICHIA COLl IN ANIMALS
THE VETERINARIAN IN DISASTER MEDICINE
ANIMAL NEUROLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTION IN THE RUMINANT
FIRST AID FOR SMALL ANIMALS
MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR IN MAMMALS
TEXT BOOKS IN GERMAN
MODERN ASPECTS OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION
GENETICS IN THE ATOMIC AGE
INTRODUCTORY GENETICS
MEAT HYGIENE     

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THE VETERINARY INSPECTOR
KEEPING RABBITS
INSECT PATHOLOGY
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION     

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DISEASES OF THE SMALL DOMESTIC ANIMALS
VETERINARY OBSTETRICS
DENTAL ALVEOLITIS IN HORSES
SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE DOG AND CAT     

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MEDICAL MYCOLOGY. Kwon-Chung K. J. and Bennett J. E.
DISORDERS OF THE SKIN. G. A. Kunkle. In: HANDBOOK OF FELINE MEDICINE, Josephine Wills and Alice Wolf eds.     

Effects of endotoxaemia and carbohydrate overload on glucose and insulin dynamics and the development of laminitis in horses

Reasons for performing study: Insulin resistance (IR) is a risk factor for pasture‐associated laminitis in equids and alimentary carbohydrate overload may trigger laminitis. Whether glucose metabolism responses to carbohydrate overload are more pronounced in insulin‐resistant horses requires further study. Hypothesis: Horses pretreated with endotoxin to alter insulin sensitivity differ significantly in their glucose and insulin responses to carbohydrate overload. Methods: Horses (n = 24) were divided into 3 groups. A lipopolysaccharide (LPS; n = 8) group that received endotoxin as an 8 h 7.5 ng/kg bwt/h i.v. continuous rate infusion, an oligofructose (OF; n = 8) group that received an infusion of saline followed by 5 g/kg bwt OF via nasogastric intubation, and a LPS/OF (n = 8) group that received LPS followed 16 h later by OF. Glucose and insulin dynamics were evaluated at ‐24 h and 48 h using the frequently sampled i.v. glucose tolerance test and minimal model analysis. Physical examinations and haematology were performed and the severity of laminitis assessed. Results: Horses receiving LPS developed leucopenia and both LPS and OF induced clinical signs consistent with systemic inflammation. Insulin sensitivity significantly decreased (P<0.001) over time, but responses did not differ significantly among groups. Time (P<0.001) and treatment × time (P = 0.038) effects were detected for the acute insulin response to glucose, with mean values significantly increasing in LPS and LPS/OF groups, but not the OF group. Five horses in the LPS/OF group developed clinical laminitis compared with 0 and 2 horses in the LPS and OF groups, respectively. Conclusions: Endotoxaemia and carbohydrate overload reduce insulin sensitivity in horses. Endotoxin pretreatment does not affect the alterations in glucose metabolism induced by carbohydrate overload. Potential relevance: Insulin sensitivity decreases after carbohydrate overload in horses, which may be relevant to the development of pasture‐associated laminitis.