Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: I. Holko Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Institute, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Urbanova Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Institute, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Tholkova Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Institute, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: V. Kmet Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Institute, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Diagnostics of main bacterial agents of porcine respiratory diseases complex (PRDC) using PCR detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Abstract: The main goal of our work is the presentation and analysis of incidence of porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) regarding bacterial agents in the territory of northern districts of Slovakia. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and other secondary bacterial causative pathogens of PRDC comprised 75.2% of all cases (98) with clinical signs of respiratory infections that we examined in the course of one year. We present also one of possibilities to the solution of problematic detection of M. hyopneumoniae which is, like the whole rank of mycoplasmas, very difficult to cultivate. This problem was solved by using the PCR method with the direct isolation of M. hyopneumoniae from lungs tissue. In antibiotic sensitivity testing of Pasteurella multocida and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae resulted enrofloxacin as the most effective antibiotics in the therapy of PRDC regarding bacterial agents.in above mentioned territory. Keywords: pigs, Pasteurella multocida, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, antibiotic sensitivity, PCR Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 35-41 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5672-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5672-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200402-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:49:y:2004:i:2:id:5672-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Varady Author-Workplace-Name: Parasitological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Author-Name: A. Konigova Author-Workplace-Name: Parasitological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Author-Name: J. Corba Author-Workplace-Name: Parasitological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Title: A field study to evaluate the efficacy of fenbendazole on 9 stud farms Abstract: A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of a benzimidazole anthelmintic (fenbendazole) on horse farms in Slovakia. Nine stud farms with a total number of 80 horses were selected for the faecal egg count reduction (FECR) test. Resistance was assumed if egg count reduction was less than 90%. A low level of benzimidazole resistance was found on three farms (84.4-89.0%). On the remaining farms the results of the FECR test indicated substantial reduction in faecal egg output after treatment (92.5-99.4%). Larval identification before treatment revealed Cyathostominea larvae as being predominant. Keywords: horses, fenbendazole, cyathostomins, resistance Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 42-46 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5673-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5673-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200402-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:49:y:2004:i:2:id:5673-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Laukova Author-Workplace-Name: , P. G 2, R. N 2, M. M 3 1Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Author-Name: P. Guba Author-Workplace-Name: , P. G 2, R. N 2, M. M 3 1Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Author-Name: R. Nemcova Author-Workplace-Name: , P. G 2, R. N 2, M. M 3 1Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Author-Name: M. Marekova Author-Workplace-Name: , P. G 2, R. N 2, M. M 3 1Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic Title: Inhibition of Salmonella enterica serovar Dusseldorf by enterocin A in gnotobiotic Japanese quails Abstract: The protective (ENT1) and therapeutic (ENT2) effects of enterocin A (Ent), produced by Enterococcus faecium EK13, against Salmonella enterica serovar Dusseldorf SA31 was determined in a model of gnotobiotic Japanese quails. Twenty-one 3 days old birds were divided into 3 groups of equal size; (ENT1, ENT2 and control group - CG). They were experimentally infected with SA31 (107 cfu/ml) per os. For the group ENT1, Ent A (200 µl of 25 600 AU/ml) was administered 8 h before infection with SA31 strain and for the group ENT2, treatment with Ent A was administered 8 h after infection; CG was infected with SA31 and not treated with Ent A. Sampling of the feces was performed 8, 24, 48 and 168 h after infection. At the end of the experiment also the content of the caecum and ileum was analyzed. A log 1.37 reduction of SA31 colonization in feces of the group ENT1 was found after 8 h in comparison with CG. After 24 h, a significant difference in SA31 colonization was observed when comparing CG and ENT2. After 48 h, a lower colonization of SA31 was found in both groups which continued until the end of the experiment (168 h). At the same time, reduction of Salmonella enterica serovar Dusseldorf was detected in the content of the caecum (2.44 log) and ileum (3.16 log) in ENT2 but not in ENT 1 when compared with control group. These observations indicate stronger therapeutic effect of Ent A than prophylactic one in the digestive tract of gnotobiotic Japanese quails. Keywords: Salmonella enterica serovar Dusseldorf, enterocin, inhibition, gnotobiotic Japanese quail Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 47-51 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5674-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5674-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200402-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:49:y:2004:i:2:id:5674-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: O. Atalar Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey Author-Name: S. Yilmaz Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey Title: The branches of the arteria celiaca in the porcupine (Hystrix cristata) Abstract: This study is aimed at an investigation of the A. celiaca and its branches in the porcupine. Nine adult porcupines (5 males, 4 females) were injected a coloured latex mixture from the aortic arch for the demonstration of the arteria celiaca. The results indicated that the A. celiaca gave off the A. phrenica caudalis after approximately 1 cm from its origin. The A. celiaca was divided into two branches as the A. lienalis and a. hepatica. The A. hepatica was a continuity of celiac artery. The ramus pancreaticus, which was the most important artery for pancreas vascularization, arose from the A. lienalis. The ramus gastrolienalis and the Aa. gastricae breves were observed. The first branch of the A. hepatica was the A. gastrica dextra. The thickest branch of hepatic artery was the A. gastrica sinistra that separated two branches: the ramus visceralis and the ramus parietalis. In summary, in the present study the branches of the A. celiaca in porcupines were studied for the first time. The results of this study may contribute to the data in this area of science. Keywords: arteries, Hystrix cristata, celiac artery, porcupine Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 52-56 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5675-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5675-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200402-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:49:y:2004:i:2:id:5675-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Aksoy Author-Workplace-Name: , S. O 1, K. A 1, Z. O 2 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, Kars, Turkey Author-Name: I. Kurtul Author-Workplace-Name: , S. O 1, K. A 1, Z. O 2 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, Kars, Turkey Author-Name: S. Ozcan Author-Workplace-Name: , S. O 1, K. A 1, Z. O 2 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, Kars, Turkey Author-Name: K. Aslan Author-Workplace-Name: , S. O 1, K. A 1, Z. O 2 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, Kars, Turkey Author-Name: Z. Ozudogru Author-Workplace-Name: , S. O 1, K. A 1, Z. O 2 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, Kars, Turkey Title: Intrarenal arteries and their patterns in the Tuj sheep Abstract: Ten kidneys were investigated by corrosion cast in this study. The renal arteries divided into the dorsal and ventral branches. The dorsal and ventral branches gave off the interlobar, arcuate and interlobular arteries, respectively. No anastomoses were seen between the renal arteries and their branches. A third branch originated from the junction of the dorsal and ventral branches in one right kidney. A dorsal branch gave off an interlobar artery supplying the ventral surface of one left kidney. An interlobar artery did not arise from the ventral branch at this part. Keywords: intrarenal segmentation, sheep, anatomy Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 57-60 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5676-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5676-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200402-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:49:y:2004:i:2:id:5676-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Pikula Author-Workplace-Name: , M. B 1, Z. H 1, F. T 2 1Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, 2Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: M. Beklova Author-Workplace-Name: , M. B 1, Z. H 1, F. T 2 1Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, 2Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Z. Holesovska Author-Workplace-Name: , M. B 1, Z. H 1, F. T 2 1Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, 2Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: F. Treml Author-Workplace-Name: , M. B 1, Z. H 1, F. T 2 1Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, 2Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Prediction of possible distribution of tularemia in the Czech Republic Abstract: A prediction map of tularemia was constructed on the basis of factors identified as contributing to the existence of current natural foci of tularemia in the CzechRepublic. The geographic distribution of a total of 6 different factors was evaluated with respect to their suitability for harbouring natural foci of tularemia. These factors included habitats of alluvial forests, geographic areas of up to 200 m above the sea level, 8.1-10.0°C of mean annual air temperature, 450-700 mm of mean annual precipitation, 1 801-2 000 and 2 001-2 200 h of mean annual sunshine duration and the highest population densities of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus). The whole territory of the Czech Republic was divided into 1 814 unit areas of 5.1 × 8.5 km characterised by the presence or absence of the specific conditions stated above. Analytical tools of the KORMAP GIS program and its capability of combining spatial data to construct a new map were used. There are two main territories of conditions favourable for tularemia in the Czech Republic, i.e., Southern Moravia and Central Bohemia. Areas of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 factors favourable for tularemia cover 18 120.30, 27 960.75, 15 259.20, 7 933.05, 5 245.35, 3 337.95 and 780.30 km2, respectively, of the total area of 78 636.9 km2 of theCzechRepublic. The prediction modelling of possible occurrence of a zoonosis seems to be an economical way of selecting areas of study and research. Keywords: Francisella tularensis, Southern Moravia, Central Bohemia, predictive map Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 61-64 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5677-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5677-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200402-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:49:y:2004:i:2:id:5677-VETMED