A CONGENITAL MALFORMATION OF THE MAXILLA OF A HORSE

A 1-month-old male American Paint Horse was evaluated for a hard swelling on the right side of the maxillary region. On radiographs there was a large, expansile outpouching of the right maxillary bone between the second and third premolar teeth. Computed tomography further characterized the expansile lesion to have a soft tissue component and to originate in the region of a caudal maxillary tooth. Surgical reconstruction of the defect was unsuccessful and the animal was euthanetized. Based on failure to find histopathologic evidence of a neoplasm or cyst, the diagnosis was a congenital malformation.     

EFFECTS OF A DIGITAL FILTER ON DETECTABILITY OF A PHANTOM LESION IN A SCINTIGRAM OF THE EQUINE TARSUS

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a digital filter on the detectability of a phantom lesion in a scintigram of the equine tarsus. Lateral images containing 50, 100, 150, 500, or 1000 kcounts were acquired. A created phantom lesion of 0 (normal), 10, 15, 20, or 30% increased intensity relative to local background was placed in the centrodistal tarsal joint area in the images of different count levels. Duplicate images were filtered with a Metz filter. The complete set of filtered and unfiltered images totaling 180 images was projected as slides to a group of 9 observers. The sensitivity in 50 and 100 kcount images was improved by applying the filter. Digital filtering increased the false positive fraction at all count levels but this effect was most pronounced in 500 and 1000 kcount images. Based on receiver operating characteristic analysis, filtering of a 50 kcount image improved image quality to that of a 150 kcount image.     

地鼠肾细胞弓形虫培养的实验研究

本文报道用正常地鼠肾细胞进行弓形虫培养的实验研究。接种虫体２×１０￣６个时，第２天细胞出现病变，第４天及第６天虫体繁殖逐渐增多，第７天虫体比原增殖达２６倍，到第９天以后虫体增殖逐渐减少。我们还对不同稀释度（１：２０，１：４０，１：８０，１：１６０）的弓形虫抗原量接种细胞进行观察，结果显示接种１：２０抗原液的一组，第５天观察到细胞严重受损，而接种１：１６０抗原液的一组则细胞变化不明显，展示抗原的接种量与虫体增殖有关。本研粉虽然比小白鼠传代腹水培养工作量大，但可获得足够量的抗原，而且地鼠肾细胞培养，取材方便。此法既可作制备抗原和分离用，又可传代、保种，是一种较好的方法。     

IMAGING OF A SPINAL NEPHROBLASTOMA IN A DOG

An 8-month-old German Shepherd dog was presented for investigation of pelvic limb gait abnormality. Neurolocalization indicated a T3-L3 spinal cord lesion. The myelographic appearance was of an intramedullary lesion at T9/10, but upon subsequent magnetic resonance imaging it was determined that the mass was extramedullary. A diagnosis of nephroblastoma was made on histological examination. The imaging features of this rare tumor and the differentiation of intradural-extramedullary and intramedullary masses are discussed.     

A型猪塞内卡病毒TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法的建立

本研究针对A型猪塞内卡病毒(Senecavirus A, SVA)基因组保守区域设计了特异性引物及探针,建立了快速检测SVA的Taq Man荧光定量PCR方法。结果显示,以构建的重组质粒为标准品建立的Taq Man荧光定量PCR方法,标准曲线具有良好的线性关系,线性相关系数达0.9974;特异性良好,与口蹄疫病毒、猪流行性腹泻病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、猪瘟病毒、猪伪狂犬病毒不存在交叉反应;对SVA核酸最低检测下限为3.75 copies/μL,而普通PCR最低检测下限为3.75×103 copies/μL;批内和批间的变异系数为均小于5%,重复性良好。本研究建立的SVA TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法为检测猪水疱性疾病病原提供了一种快速、灵敏的检测方法,为开展SVA流行病学调查提供了技术支持。     

柔嫩艾美耳球虫早熟株免疫剂量研究

为了确定柔嫩艾美耳球虫（Eimenatenella）早熟株合适的免疫剂量,本文设立7个早熟株免疫攻虫组、1个不免疫攻虫组和1个不免疫不攻虫组,免疫组的免疫剂量为孢子化卵囊100、200、400、600、800、1000和2000个／羽,经嗉囊感染,7日龄首次免疫,14日龄以同等剂量进行第二次免疫,21日龄以8×10^4个／羽的同源母株进行攻虫,28日龄结束试验,以存活率、增重、肠道病变记分、血便数量、卵囊减少率为观测指标。对免疫保护效果较好的3个免疫剂量进行重复试验,同时设置商品化球虫疫苗对照组,免疫方法、试验周期、试验指标同第一批试验。结果显示：攻虫后,不免疫攻虫组出现5％死亡,而各免疫组来出现死亡;各免疫组卵囊减少率在61．57％～69．52％;200～2000免疫组的增重与不免疫不攻虫组差异不具备显著统计学意义（P〉0．05）;600～2000免疫组的肠道病变记分和血便数量均明显少于不免疫攻虫组（P〈0．05）。用600、800和1000进行重复试验,三个免疫组攻虫期间均来出现死亡,而不免疫组和疫苗对照组均出现5％死亡;三个免疫组的增重均明显高于不免疫攻虫组和疫苗对照组（P〈0．05）;早熟株免疫组的肠道病变记分和血便数量明显低于不免疫攻虫组（P〈0．05）,而疫苗对照组与不免疫攻虫组的相当（P〉0．05）;卵囊减少率在66.30％-78．75％,高于疫苗对照组的51．82％。结果表明,该柔嫩艾美耳球虫早熟株保持了良好的免疫原性,不同免疫剂量均能诱发鸡产生免疫保护力,其中600、800和1000个／羽的免疫效果均优于疫苗对照组,可考虑以600个／羽作为该早熟株在疫苗制备中的推荐免疫剂量。     

A MUCOSAL DISEASE VIRUS INFECTION OF THE PREGNANT EWE AS A CAUSE OF A BORDER DISEASE-LIKE CONDITION

An experiment was designed to investigate whether a condition in Australian sheep with clinical and pathological similarites to Border Disease was caused by the infection of the pregnant ewe with a Mucosal Disease virus (MDV). Forty ewes, at 58 to 63 days after mating, were inoculated with material from lambs in which all, some or none of the tissues examined contained MDV. The clinical condition was observed only in lambs born to ewes inoculated with MDV-positive material and then only to ewes in the group which had serological evidence of MDV infection. It is concluded that the Border Disease-like condition in Australian sheep is caused by the infection of the pregnant ewe with a Mucosal Disease virus.     

DETECTION OF A RADIOGRAPHICALLY OCCULT FRACTURE OF THE LATERAL PALMAR PROCESS OF THE DISTAL PHALANX IN A HORSE USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

A horse with a suspected injury of the distal phalanx was examined using radiography at day two and 19 after the onset of the lameness, with no definite diagnosis. Using computed tomography an incomplete fracture of the lateral wing of the distal phalanx was diagnosed at day 25. Based on computed tomography it was determined that the fracture probably did not enter the joint or involve the palmar cortex throughout its length which were of prognostic importance. The day following the CT examination a new oblique radiographic projection was made. In this radiography which was based on, and never would have been attempted without, the information about the geometric pattern of the fracture achieved by CT examination, a radiolucent area indicative of a wing fracture was seen. This report emphasizes the value of computed tomography in diagnosing a geometric complicated nonarticular oblique fracture of the palmar process of the pedal bone in a horse.     

A RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR PELVIMETRY OF UNANAESTHESTISED EWES AND A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS OF ESTIMATING THE AREA OF THE PELVIC INLET

SUMMARY A radiographic procedure is described which enables reliable estimation of the area of the pelvic inlet of up to 150 ewes per seven-hour day by combining use of a specialized radiographic table, immobilisation of the subject with a blindfold and 2 restraining belts, and a mobile condenser-discharge x-ray generator powered by a domestic electrical supply or a portable generator. Six pelvic dimensions, the distances between the medial ischiatic tuberosities, the lateral ischiatic tuberosities, the length of the pubic symphysis, the acetabular, transverse and conjugate diameters and the area of the pelvic inlet computed as the product of the transverse and conjugate diameters (pelvic axes), were estimated by three methods which allowed for magnification resulting from the dimensions of interest lying at varying heights above the film. The estimates were compared by linear regression analysis with their respective values obtained directly from the pelves dissected after slaughter, method A. Method B was isometric, using a perspex vaginal isometer with radiopaque calibrations. Methods C and D applied the theorem of similar triangles. Method C assumed that the dimensions of interest lay in a horizontal plane halfway through the dorso-ventral or lateral thickness of the subject when thickness was measured on a level with the femoral greater trochanters. Method D assumed that the dimensions of interest lay in the same horizontal plane as the height of the subject's anus above the table top when measured in sternal or lateral recumbency. The test subjects were groups of aged, non-pregnant Dorset Horn or Merino ewes. Method B estimated the pelvic axes unreliably in both breeds. Method D, although almost as reliable as method C in Dorset Horn ewes, was not used in merinos because it was cumbersome. Method C was preferred because the estimates were highly correlated with the exact values for both breeds and it was the easiest to apply since measuring body thickness was essential for calculating exposures. Using method C, R values in Dorset Horns for the transverse and conjugate diameters, and the area of the pelvic inlet, were 0.96, 0.78 and 0.81 respectively. For Merinos the corresponding values were 0.88, 0.80 and 0.84 respectively. As method C over-estimated the area of the pelvic inlet, a prediction equation was derived to minimise this tendency, resulting in revised estimates, accurate within 2.7% and 3.9% respectively, of the values obtained at the autopsy of the merino and Dorset Horn test subjects. All methods were unsatisfactory for estimating dimensions other than the transverse and conjugate diameters, and the area of the pelvic inlet. The procedure recommended has been used in several breeding flocks to determine the role of mature maternal pelvic size in feto-pelvic disproportion, birth injury to the fetal central nervous system and repeated maternal rearing failure.     

PATHOGENICITY OF A STRAIN OF FELINE CALICIVIRUS FOR DOMESTIC KITTENS

A strain of feline calicivirus, isolated from a cheetah exhibiting ulcerative glossitis and conjunctivitis, was administered by aerosol to 4 domestic cats and by contact to a fifth cat. Despite the limited number of animals available for the experiment, the pathogenicity of the virus strain for domestic cats was established. In aerosol-infected animals, clinical signs were referable to infection of both upper and lower respiratory tracts. The virus produced an interstitial pneumonia which, early in infection, was uncomplicated by secondary bronchopneumonia. The in-contact cat exhibited clinical signs referable to infection of the oral cavity only and no lesions were noted in the lower respiratory tract at autopsy. Ulcerative glossitis was a feature of the disease in aerosol-infected and in-contact cats. The virus was isolated from the pharynx of all cats for up to 21 days after infection and from the tonsils at autopsy. The tonsils were considered to be a probable site of multiplication of virus in "carrier" cats.     

PRIMARY OSTEOSARCOMA OF THE STERNUM OF A DOG

Primary osteosarcoma of the fifth sternebra is reported in a 6-year-old male Great Dane. Presenting signs were suggestive of myocarditis and pulmonary congestion. Electrocardiography revealed R waves of low and variable amplitude and the plasma alpha-hydroxibutyrate dehydrogenase level was elevated. Radiography revealed neoplasia of the fifth sternebra with extensive bilaterial pulmonary metastases. Histologically the neoplasm showed typical osteosarcoma with plentiful osteoid production.     

USE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A CEREBRAL ABSCESS IN A GOAT

A 7-month-old La Mancha doe was presented with a right head tilt and ventral strabismus while circling to the left. History and physical examination led to a tentative diagnosis of a cerebral abscess. Computed tomography revealed a large, complex mass with ring enhancement in the left cerebral hemisphere, supporting the diagnosis. Postmortem examination confirmed the cerebral abscess. Bacterial cultures yielded heavy growth of Actinomyces pyogenes.     

一株新型鸭源呼肠孤病毒(TH11株)的分离与鉴定

本文从太湖流域某养鸭场分离到一株呼肠孤病毒(Duck reovirus,DRV)TH11株,该病毒感染的病鸭主要表现软脚和拉稀等主要症状,剖检病变以肝脏出血和脾脏坏死为主要特征。电镜鉴定结果显示,该病原具有呼肠孤病毒的典型形态学特征。动物回归试验和RT-PCR扩增结果证明,该株病毒无论是在致病性方面,还是在基因序列方面都不同于以往的番鸭呼肠孤病毒,而是一株对多品种鸭具有较高致病性和病死率的新型鸭呼肠孤病毒。     

IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF A NEURONAL HETEROTOPIA IN THE BRAIN OF A CAT

A domestic shorthair kitten was presented for evaluation and further treatment of seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a large multilobulated mass in the third ventricle extending into the right lateral ventricle with secondary obstructive hydrocephalus. The mass was homogeneously isointense to gray matter on T2W, T2‐FLAIR, T2^*W, T1W, and ADC images, and hyperintense on DW‐EPI. There was no appreciable contrast enhancement. Seizures were managed medically and with subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. Clinical status later deteriorated and the cat was euthanized. Histopathology confirmed that the mass was the result of neuronal heterotopia. To the authors’ knowledge this is the first report of neuronal heterotopia in a cat.     

THE USE OF AMITRAZ IN THE CONTROL OF AN OUTBREAK OF SARCOPTIC MANGE IN A COLONY OF KOALAS

SUMMARY: An outbreak of sarcoptic mange in a colony of koalas was effectively controlled by the topical application of amitraz as a 0.025% aqueous suspension. Several koalas died in the 9 months preceding treatment, with lesions suggestive of Sarcoptes scabiei ; however, no further deaths occurred following treatment and there was complete recovery of all affected animals.     

猪博卡病毒PCR检测方法的建立及其应用

猪博卡病毒是最新发现的一种DNA病毒,于2009年首次在瑞典患仔猪断奶后多系统衰竭综合征的猪体内被鉴定。为了及时地评估其在我国的流行情况,本研究根据GenBank上递交的唯一一条猪博卡病毒核苷酸序列设计了一对特异性引物,并首次建立了猪博卡病毒的PCR检测方法。该方法特异性强,敏感度高,重复性好,对2009年我国部分省市猪场的191份临床样品进行检测,结果75份为猪博卡病毒阳性,这表明我国猪群中猪博卡病毒相当流行。本研究建立的PCR方法可以作为猪博卡病毒在临床上的一种诊断技术。     

犬细小病毒上海分离株全基因的克隆及进化树分析

为研究上海地区犬感染细小病毒（Canine parvovirus,Cpv）的基因特点和基因型,参考GenBank上细小病毒3个基因型的全基因设计6对扩增引物进行PCR,分段扩增出目标片段,克隆于T载体上,测定序列并拼接,用MEGA软件、NJ法构建进化树。结果显示,犬细小病毒全基因为4758bp,命名为CPV-SH．提交到GenBank上的序列号为FJ792845,与GenBank中4神基因型爽细小病毒的VP2基因核苷酸序列同源性比较发现,CPV-SH克隆与2a亚型犬细小病毒核苷酸同源性为最高99．7％,与2型、2b亚型。2e亚型的同源性分别为98．8％、99．5％．99．5％。CPV-SH属于2a亚型犬细小病毒,与国内北京分离株CPV／BJ082亲缘关系最近,同源性为99．9％。     

日本血吸虫GSK3蛋白编码cDNA的克隆、表达及其重组蛋白的免疫保护研究

本研究利用生物信息学分析了日本血吸虫(Schistosoma japonicum,sj)Glycogen synthase kinase 3(GSK3)蛋白,并对其中一个GSK3蛋白的编码cDNA进行了克隆和原核表达,制备了特异性的多克隆抗体.同时,还初步评估了重组蛋白的免疫保护效果.生物信息学分析表明在日本血吸虫数据库存在两种GSK3蛋白,且其中一个SjGSK3在日本血吸虫不同发育时期均有转录.Western blot结果表明本研究制备的抗体能特异性识别日本血吸虫SjGSK3重组蛋白,表明该重组蛋白具有良好的免疫原性.动物实验表明免疫SjGSK3重组蛋白的动物与佐剂对照组比较分别获得了平均10.6％减虫率和40.5％肝脏减卵率.