Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: editors Title: LIST OF VOLUME 63 REVIEWERS Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: I-II Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/11593-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/11593-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:11593-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paola Dall'Ara Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Author-Name: Lauretta Turin Title: Immunology of the canine eye in health and disease: a concise review Abstract: The canine eye is an immune-privileged organ that is provided with systems to prevent and control the local immune response, which could have a detrimental impact. The entry of blood-derived antigens is hindered by the blood-ocular barriers and potential invading pathogens are tackled by local antimicrobial molecules. Despite the existence of numerous immune-competent cells, the anterior chamber of the eye is characterised by low responsiveness. This review is focused on the innate and adaptive immunity employed to control health and disease in the canine eye. Keywords: dog, immunity, immune privilege Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 1-17 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/137/2017-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/137/2017-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201901-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:137-2017-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ji Young Park Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Young Rak Kim Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Ho Jung Choi Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Young Won Lee Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Seong Mok Jeong Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Hae Beom Lee Title: Evaluation of the efficiency of the C-ring aiming guide for atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation in toy breed dogs Abstract: The goal of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency and safety of the C-ring aiming guide for the atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation technique in toy breed dogs. Twenty-one adult canine cadavers of toy breed dogs were used in this study. The left and right sides of the cervical vertebrae were randomly assigned to two implant insertion groups: a C-ring aiming guide group and a drill guide group. A 1.2-mm Kirschner wire was inserted into each side by using either a C-ring aiming guide or a drill guide. CT scans were performed before and after surgery. The optimal safe implantation corridor angle and length, the implant insertion angle and length, the implant insertion time and the proportion of the insertion corridor to the optimal corridor were evaluated. Violations to the alar foramen and the vertebral canal also were evaluated. The implant insertion time was twice as long as that observed in the aiming guide group (P < 0.05). The proportion of the insertion angle and length to the optimal angle were not significantly different between groups (P > 0.05). With respect to precision, there was a trend toward less variability in the aiming guide group; however, this difference was not significant (P = 0.09). The violation of the alar foramen was significantly lower in the aiming guide group than in the drill guide group (P < 0.05). Violation to the vertebral canal was detected in one cadaver in the drill guide group but did not occur in the aiming guide group. The use of a C-ring aiming guide was associated with less damage to the alar foramen and the vertebral canal during atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation in toy breed dogs. Keywords: atlantoaxial instability, ventral stabilisation technique, vertebral foramen, cadaver, Kirchner wire Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 18-24 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/18/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/18/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201901-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:18-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dana Lobova Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: CEITEC, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Vendula Kleinova Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jarmila Konvalinova Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Petra Cerna Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: Vets Now Referral and Emergency Hospital Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Author-Name: Dobromila Molinkova Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: CEITEC, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Laboratory diagnostics of selected feline respiratory pathogens and their prevalence in the Czech Republic Abstract: Respiratory problems in cats have a multifactorial character. Therapy without the detection of pathogen is often ineffective. Our study was therefore focused on the detection of important feline respiratory bacterial pathogens such as Mycoplasma felis, Chlamydia felis and Bordetella bronchiseptica and viral pathogens such as Felid alphaherpesvirus-1 and feline calicivirus. The goal of this study was to map the occurrence of these pathogens in cat populations in the Czech Republic with the aim of introducing rapid and highly sensitive methods into routine diagnostics and to provide consulting services to animal health professionals based on the acquired data. A total of 218 cats were investigated in the study: 69 were outdoor and 149 were indoor cats. Three groups of animals were compared: up to one year of age (60 cats), one to three years of age (68 cats) and more than three years of age (90 cats). Samples were taken from conjunctiva and/or the oropharynx. Samples originated from cats with various forms of respiratory disease or from healthy cats from different parts of the Czech Republic. Real-Time RT-PCR, multiplex Real-Time PCR, nested PCR and sequencing analyses were performed. Outdoor cats were infected more often (84 detected pathogens in 69 cats) than indoor cats (110 detected infections in 149 cats). More than one pathogen was detected in a total of 38 cats, and six cats were infected with more than two pathogens. The difference was statistically significant in the case of co-infections, but not for mono-infections (P < 0.05). Kittens and young adults up to the age of one year were the most common reservoirs of respiratory infections (only 19 cats out of 60 were negative and positive cats often harboured coinfections). The difference in age groups were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Concerning the site of the sampling, feline calicivirus, M. felis and B. bronchiseptica were detected more often from oropharynx than from conjunctival swabs. M. felis was slightly more common in clinically diseased animals (39.6%) than in healthy ones (26.1%). The obtained results reveal the frequency of individual pathogens and their co-infections in cats kept on the territory of the Czech Republic, data which can be used to make the treatment of respiratory infections and breeding measures more effective. Therefore, the diagnostic methods are now available to veterinary surgeons with the possibility of consultation and discussion of the results. Keywords: respiratory disease complex, polymerase chain reaction, diagnostics, Mycoplasma felis, Chlamydia felis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Felid alphaherpesvirus-1, FHV-1, feline calicivirus, FCV Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 25-32 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/93/2017-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/93/2017-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201901-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:93-2017-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ui-Hyung Kim Author-Name: Ki-Yong Chung Author-Workplace-Name: National Institute of Animal Science, Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Sang-Rae Cho Author-Workplace-Name: National Institute of Animal Science, Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Sun-Sik Jang Author-Workplace-Name: National Institute of Animal Science, Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea Title: Bladder calculi and cystitis in Hanwoo steers without clinical symptoms: a case report Abstract: Two Hanwoo steers were emergency-slaughtered due to symptoms of urethral obstruction. The steers were of the same age and were raised using the same feed management. The remaining 22 cattle in the finishing period showed no symptoms of urinary calculi until 30 months of age and were examined for the presence of bladder calculi when slaughtered. Bladder calculi were observed in 11 of 22 steers at slaughter (50%) and cystitis occurred in 13 of 22 steers (59.1%). There was a significant relationship between the presence of bladder calculi and the incidence of cystitis (P < 0.05). Keywords: cattle, urinary calculi, nutrition, feeding management Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 33-36 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/62/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/62/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201901-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:62-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miloslawa Kwiatkowska Author-Workplace-Name: Warmia and Mazury University, Olsztyn, Poland Author-Name: Jeremy H. Rose Author-Workplace-Name: Fitzpatric Refferals, Godalming, United Kingdom Author-Name: Andrzej Pomianowski Author-Workplace-Name: Warmia and Mazury University, Olsztyn, Poland Title: Dandy-Walker malformation in Polish hunting dogs: long term prognosis and quality of life Abstract: In the last few years, it has become easier to diagnose congenital brain malformations in dog's ante-mortem. This is probably due to the wider availability of advanced diagnostic imaging, in particular computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Despite this, there is still not much literature available about potential treatments, outcome and overall prognosis with respect to the patient's quality of life. We present three cases of Dandy-Walker malformation in Polish hunting dogs with up to five years follow up including assessment of their quality of life. A nine-week-old Polish hunting dog was presented with progressive signs of ataxia that had developed over the preceding few weeks. MRI revealed a Dandy-Walker malformation. The dog underwent MRI at the ages of 12 and 36 months, and his neurological condition was followed for five years. No other subsequent abnormities were found on further diagnostic tests. The dog showed transient behavioural problems which improved after castration and training. The ataxia seen at first visit improved with time and intensive physiotherapy, and the dog was considered to have a good quality of life in the owner's eyes. A further two cases shared a similar disease course. Dandy-Walker malformation was confirmed with MRI, but diagnostic imaging could not be reported here because the owner did not consent to publication. The Dandy-Walker malformations described in these three Polish hunting dogs had a stable disease course and revealed that dogs suffering from this condition may have a good quality of life, providing no other abnormalities are detected and rehabilitation is performed. Keywords: age, MRI, anatomic anomaly, ataxia, prognosis Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 37-43 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/58/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/58/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201901-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:58-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ladislav Stehlik Author-Workplace-Name: Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Petr Rauser Author-Workplace-Name: Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Michaela Paninarova Author-Workplace-Name: Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Misa Skoric Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Pathological Morphology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Pavel Proks Author-Workplace-Name: Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Adenocarcinoma of the nictitans gland in a dog Abstract: The case of a five-year-old spayed female French Bulldog with a mass in the right third eyelid is described. Ultrasonography and computed tomography were used to identify this pathological lesion and to visualise its morphology and extent. The mass was removed and submitted for histopathological examination. A final diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the nictitans gland was made. In the discussion we compare the presented case with the available literature. Only limited information is published about this pathology. Keywords: canine neoplasia, computed tomography, gland of the third eyelid, orbital neoplasia, retrobulbar space Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 44-48 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/127/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/127/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201901-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:127-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Karabagli Author-Name: B. Karan Author-Name: U. Ugurlu Author-Name: Z. Mutlu Author-Name: F. Yildirim Author-Name: I. Firat Author-Name: A. Baran Author-Name: A. Ucur Author-Name: A. Bayrak Author-Name: S. Ozturk Title: Corrigendum to: M. Karabagli, B. Karan, U. Ugurlu, Z. Mutlu, F. Yildirim, I. Firat, A. Baran, A. Ucur, A. Bayrak, S. Ozturk: Bifid phallus with complete duplication and separate scrotum in a German shepherd dog: a case report. Veterinarni Medicina 62, 2017 (04): 226-230. Doi: 10.17221/16/2017-VETMED Abstract: The last sentence on page 230 "Also, this is the first case in veterinary literature in which karyotypic analysis was performed." has been corrected as follows: "Also, this is the second case in the veterinary literature in which karyotypic analysis was performed and as in the previous case report (Zucker et al. 1993), there was no chromosomal abnormality determined." The sentence has been corrected upon a notice of Dr. Zucker sent to the corresponding author on December 21, 2018. The authors apologize herewith to Dr. Zucker for their unfortunate oversight. Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 49 Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/7/2019-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/7/2019-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:1:id:7-2019-VETMED