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Duggan VE Holyoak GR MacAllister CG Cooper SR Confer AW 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2008,121(1-2):150-155
The objective of this study was to investigate the protein, amyloid A3 (AA3), in equine colostrum and early milk. We hypothesized that AA3 was consistently present in equine colostrum and early milk, that no correlation existed between serum and colostrum concentrations of this protein in individual mares at parturition and that colostrum/milk concentrations of this mammary protein may be affected by age, breed, length of gestation and/or induction of parturition. Thirty-eight peripartum mares and seven non-pregnant, non-lactating mares were included in the study. Mean serum concentrations of this protein in the pregnant and non-pregnant mares were consistent with previous reports. Amyloid A3 was found in all colostrum and early milk samples at consistently higher concentrations than in peripartum maternal serum. There was no correlation between serum AA and colostrum AA3 concentrations at parturition. Age and breed effects were not significant. Increased gestation length and induction of parturition were associated with decreased colostrum and milk AA3 concentrations. We conclude that AA3 is consistently present in equine colostrum and early milk. The production of this protein in the mammary gland is likely to be under different stimulus to the production of serum AA, and may have protective effects in the neonatal intestine. 相似文献
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Ross DH Heird C Byrd JW Beauchemin V Kiess W 《Veterinary therapeutics : research in applied veterinary medicine》2007,8(1):61-76
The safety of a feed-thru pellet formulation containing the insect growth regulator diflubenzuron (0.24%) for control of manure-breeding flies (Musca domestica L. and Stomoxys calcitrans L.) in horses was evaluated. Pellets were administered orally at 0, 1, 3, and 5 times the clinical dosage (0.12 to 0.20 mg/kg) on a daily basis for 31 consecutive days. Variables examined included daily clinical observations, hematology, coagulation, serum chemistry, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, body weights, and physical examinations. Horses remained healthy throughout the study, and no adverse reactions or events related to the pellets were observed. Statistically significant differences (P < or = 0.10) between dose groups (0x, 1x, 3x, and 5x) were observed for only four of the 44 serum chemistry and hematologic variables measured, none of which was dose related. Diflubenzuron can be safely administered orally to horses at 0.12 to 0.20 mg/kg for control of manure-breeding flies. 相似文献
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Ezenduka EV Oboegbulem SI Nwanta JA Onunkwo JI 《Tropical animal health and production》2011,43(3):557-559
The use of antimicrobial agents in poultry production results in their accumulation in the body tissues and products such
as milk and egg. The subsequent accumulation of these drugs and their metabolites in body cells is known as drug residue.
This study was designed to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial residues in eggs from poultry farms and retail outlets
in Enugu State, Nigeria. Eggs from 25 selected commercial farms and ten retail outlets were screened for the prevalence of
antimicrobial residue. Also, structured questionnaires were administered to 25 commercial farms in the state to determine
the management practices and the most widely used antimicrobial drugs in farms and possible association between the management
practices and the occurrence of antimicrobial residues in eggs from these farms. All the 25 farms surveyed use oxytetracycline.
Eggs from nine of the surveyed farms tested positive for antimicrobial residue and three of the ten surveyed farms also tested
positive for antimicrobial residue. No association was observed (p 0.05; Fisher’s exact test) between the occurrence of antibiotic residues in eggs and farm size, feed source and housing systems.
This study was able to demonstrate the presence of antimicrobial residues in eggs destined for human consumption. Drugs like
nitrofurans which has been banned for use in food animals are still very much in use in Enugu State, Nigeria. Antibiotics
given as feed additives may give rise to drug residues in food animals. 相似文献
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Background
Ireland has long been renowned as a major centre for the breeding, rearing and keeping of horses. Since 2007, however, there has been increasing concern for horse health and welfare standards, and links between these concerns and the structures, governance and funding of the Irish equine industries have been reported. This paper addresses two central issues: firstly the local governance of, trade in and disposal of unwanted horses; and secondly mechanisms employed to improve standards of care given to horses owned by certain communities.Method
Primary information was gathered through visits to horse pounds run by and on behalf of Local Authorities, to social horse projects, to horse dealer yards, ferry ports, horse slaughter plants and knackeries.Results
The approach adopted by members of a given group, e.g. ferry ports, is described and differences are highlighted, for example in how different Local Authorities implement the Control of Horses Act of 1986, and how the choice, for example, of disposal route affects the standard of animal welfare.Conclusions
There is a pressing need for a more centrally mandated and uniformly applied system of governance to safeguard the health and promote the keeping of horses to a higher welfare standard in Ireland. Fundamental to an understanding of why there is insufficient oversight of the keeping and proper disposal of horses is the lack of a comprehensive, integrated system for the registration, identification and tracing of equidae in Ireland. 相似文献6.
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The Irish Horse Industry expanded during the Celtic Tiger boom years, then contracted in the current economic recession. High value horses were traditionally controlled through sale at public auction, private sales and sales to dealers; these are now also being reduced by decreases in production (> 40%), and increases in retirement, re-homing, euthanasia and disposal through Category 2 plants and abattoirs. The absence or banning of horse abattoirs has been shown to have very significant welfare social and economic consequences in the USA. This study described the currently available data on the demographics of unwanted horses in Ireland from 2005 to 2010.Results
The majority of horses euthanised by practicing veterinarians are destroyed on medical grounds but the number euthanised at the request of welfare groups and the state, as well as welfare related calls and the number of horses involved in these calls and subsequent visits is increasing reflecting the increasing involvement of the veterinary profession in equine welfare. Welfare groups have limited resources and do not have a tradition of recording data, but they too have reported increasing calls, visits and numbers of horses per visit. Welfare groups provide significant service to equine welfare and the community. Local Authorities report similar trends. Over 300 horses were found dead or required immediate or subsequent euthanasia following welfare group and local authority visits in 2010, which is of national concern. The majority of local authority interfaces with unwanted horses are with urban (60%) rather than rural (40%) horses. Mortality figures are poor indicators of non-fatal neglect. More horses were admitted into the care of local authorities than welfare groups, reflecting significant state and taxpayer investment in the control of low value horses. Category 2 plants and abattoirs represent a significant state investment in licensing and control in the national interest. Abattoirs provide an increasingly important and essential service for the disposal of unwanted horses. Despite the increase in unwanted horses, Ireland is a minority contributor to the EU slaughter total.Conclusions
There is a need for annual demographic data compilation and review of the numbers of unwanted horses and ponies within the horse industry to assist policy makers and legislators. 相似文献8.
Maria-Isabel?Salerno Silvio?Gianinazzi Christine?Arnould Vivienne?Gianinazzi-PearsonEmail author 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2004,70(3):153-158
Nonpathogenic isolates of Fusarium oxysporum can be successful antagonists of pathogenic forms of the same fungal species that commonly attacks crop plants. The characteristics that distinguish nonpathogenic from pathogenic forms are not well understood. In this study, the mode of root colonization of Eucalyptus viminalis seedlings by a nonpathogenic F. oxysporum strain is described at the ultrastructural level. Root systems of E. viminalis plants were inoculated with nonpathogenic F. oxysporum strain Fo47 in an in vitro model system. Changes in the occurrence of nonesterified and methyl-esterified pectins in colonized E. viminalis roots were evaluated by in situ immunolabeling using two monoclonal antibodies, JIM 5 and JIM 7. Modes of penetration and root colonization patterns in E. viminalis seedlings by the nonpathogenic fungus were similar to those described for pathogenic forms of F. oxysporum. However, root interactions differed in that the nonpathogenic fungus did not induce host tissue damage. No papilla-like appositions were observed in host cells in response to invading hyphae, which did not disrupt the host plasma membrane in many cases, suggesting that a biotrophic relationship was established. Root colonization by the nonpathogenic strain did not induce alteration in JIM 7 labeling of methyl-esterified pectin in E. viminalis cell walls, whereas nonesterified pectin was detected to a significantly greater extent in cell walls of roots colonized by the fungus. Pectin components decreased slightly only at points of hyphal contact with host cells. Because nonpathogenic strains utilize pectin in pure culture, host control over enzyme activity or production by the fungi may at least partly explain their compatible interactions with host tissues. 相似文献
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Some possible causes of “take-all decline”, the decrease in the severity of attack by Gaeumannomyces graminis on cereals after several years' consecutive culture, are discussed. The possible relationships between the NO3?–N:NH4+–N ratio in the rhizosphere, populations of rhizosphere bacteria and the incidence of take-all are considered. 相似文献
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Facundo Rivera-Becerril Ashraf Metwally Fabrice Martin-Laurent Diederik Van Tuinen Karl-Josef Dietz Silvio Gianinazzi Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2005,168(1-4):171-186
Molecular responses to Cd were studied in roots of three pea genotypes (cv. Frisson, VIR4788, VIR7128) growing in a polluted substrate. Root and shoot fresh biomass was decreased by Cd pollution in all genotypes. Gene expression profiling after one weeks' exposure to Cd revealed that genes encoding stress-related proteins (heat-shock protein, pI206, chitinase, chalcone isomerase), a metallothionein, γ -glutamylcysteine synthetase and glutathione reductase were up-regulated in the pea genotypes. A glutathione synthetase gene was activated only in VIR4788 but a homoglutathione synthetase gene was unaffected by Cd, and concomitantly glutathione/homoglutathione accumulation in plant roots did not change with Cd stress. However, the overall concentration of thiol groups, which indicate the presence of phytochelatins and/or homophytochelatins, increased more than 2-fold. 相似文献