Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mindaugas Televicius Author-Workplace-Name: Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Author-Name: Vida Juozaitinene Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Author-Name: Dovile Malasauskiene Author-Workplace-Name: Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Author-Name: Arunas Rutkauskas Author-Workplace-Name: Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Author-Name: Ramunas Antanaitis Author-Workplace-Name: Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Title: Effects of a monensin controlled release capsule on reticulorumen temperature and pH determined using real-time monitoring in fresh dairy cows Abstract: Monensin has been shown to decrease mortality and morbidity in feedlot cattle by reducing the incidence of acute and subacute rumen acidosis (SARA). Lately, the technique of real-time observance of reticuloruminal temperature and pH, which involves placement of indwelling pH probes in the reticulum or in the rumen has gained in popularity. In this study, we aimed to determine, using real-time monitoring in fresh dairy cows, how monensin controlled release capsules affect the reticulorumen temperature and pH. We used a slow-release rumen preparation, which emitted daily monensin doses of 335 mg. Following the manufacturer's instructions, the preparation was administered through an oral balling gun. The following points indicate the method for determining the two experimental groups: (1) monensin-supplemented test group (TG) (a 32.4 g monensin controlled release capsule, MCRC, n = 20) and (2) a control group (CG) (capsule containing no monensin, n = 20). Both began a day after calving, and one month after calving the experiment was finished. A set of smaXtec boluses fabricated for animal care was used to measure the temperature and pH of the reticulorumen. After the first day of the study, a statistically significant difference between reticulorumen temperature in CG (38.67 ± 0.10 °C) and TG (39.08 ± 0.09 °C; P < 0.01) was found. The use of the monensin controlled release capsule, which emitted daily monensin doses of 335 mg, in the first 30 days after calving increased the reticulorumen pH by 1.89% (P < 0.001), and the temperature of the reticulorumen by 0.82 % (P < 0.001). We conclude that using monensin in the form of monensin controlled release capsules reduces the risk of SARA. Real time observation of temperature and pH levels in the reticulorumen in fresh dairy cows allows for evaluation of the risk of SARA and provides the opportunity to determine the prophylactic effect of those capsules. Keywords: cow, post-partum, diseases, SARA Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 245-250 Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/47/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/47/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201906-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:6:id:47-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: In-Seong Jeong Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Royal Animal Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Workplace-Name: KNOTUS Co., Ltd, Research Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Md. Mahbubur Rahman Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Royal Animal Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Workplace-Name: KNOTUS Co., Ltd, Research Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Gab-Chol Choi Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Beom-Seok Seo Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Gi-Jong Lee Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Royal Animal Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Sehoon Kim Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Royal Animal Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Workplace-Name: Korea Animal Medical Science Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Nam Soo Kim Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea Title: A retrospective study of canine cervical disk herniation and the beneficial effects of rehabilitation therapy after ventral slot decompression Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of ventral slot decompression and rehabilitation therapy in dogs with cervical intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH). Surgical decompression was performed in dogs with IVDH using the ventral slot procedure. After surgery, physiotherapeutic rehabilitation consisted of a combination of electrotherapy, infrared therapy and mechanical massage; treadmill exercise was started when the animal could stand up. A total of 58 dogs were selected from the hospital and included in two groups: rehabilitated group (RG, n = 34) and non-rehabilitated group (NRG, n = 24). Dogs of each group were subdivided into five groups based on a pre-operative clinical grading system. Grade 1 designated spinal pain only, grade 2 designated ambulatory paraparesis, grade 3 designated non-ambulatory paraparesis, grade 4 designated paraplegia with deep-pain perception intact and grade 5 designated paraplegia without deep-pain perception. Post-operative changes of both groups were evaluated and compared, including time until unassisted standing and walking after surgery and the success rate. Overall, 79.41% (27/34) of dogs had a successful neurologic outcome in the RG group, which was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the NRG group 62.50% (15/24). Interestingly, the success rate differed when the preoperative grading system was considered. The success rates of grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were 100% (9/9), 100% (7/7), 75% (3/4), 53.85% (7/13) and 100% (1/1), respectively, in the rehabilitated groups, whereas in the non-rehabilitated groups success rates were 100% (5/5), 83.33% (5/6), 60.00% (3/5), 28.57% (2/7) and 0% (0/1), respectively. The differences in success rates between the two groups according to grading were 0, 16.67, 15, 25.57 and 100%, respectively. The proposed rehabilitation therapy after surgical decompression of cervical IVDH can improve the success rate when the preoperative pathological condition is severe. Keywords: neurologic outcome, neurologic grading, exercise, electrotherapy, infrared therapy Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 251-259 Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/114/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/114/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201906-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:6:id:114-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Musa Alshehabat Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Author-Name: Mohammad Obaidat Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Pathology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Author-Name: Wail Hayajneh Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Title: Seroprevalence of Brucella canis in dogs and at-risk humans in Jordan Abstract: Brucella canis infection is a neglected zoonotic disease and its seroprevalence in dogs and at-risk humans has not been previously studied in several countries including Jordan. The main aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and identify risk factors of B. canis infection in police, breeding and stray dogs and in at-risk humans in Jordan. A total of 169 sera samples from apparently healthy dogs and 185 samples from apparently healthy people (85 from dog handlers and 100 from the general population) were tested in the study. Antibodies against B. canis were tested using the canine D-Tec® CB Rapid Slide Agglutination Test (RSAT) kit with secondary 2-mercaptoethanol (ME-RSAT). Overall, 8.3% of the dog sera samples tested positive to antibodies against B. canis, and 37.8% of stray dogs tested positive. Seroprevalence was higher in male dogs than in females. Furthermore, none of the tested human samples was positive to antibodies against B. canis. There was a significant association between seropositivity and the type of dog. The study reports preliminary findings that suggest the presence of B. canis among stray dogs in Jordan. Thus, preventive measures should be taken to control the transmission of this pathogen from stray dogs to other dogs and humans as well. Keywords: Brucella, dogs, stray, breeding Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 260-265 Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/67/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/67/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201906-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:6:id:67-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jeongsu An Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Sohee Lim Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Seunghee Lee Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Hyeona Kim Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Kyungjun Min Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Youngkwon Cho Author-Workplace-Name: College of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea Author-Name: Kichang Lee Author-Workplace-Name: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Title: Evaluation of radiation exposure from fluoroscopic examination in small animal veterinary staff using thermoluminescent dosimeters Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occupational radiation exposure levels of veterinary staff during fluoroscopic examination using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs). A prospective study was conducted to measure radiation doses in three positioned persons (two restrainers and one observer) using TLDs. The TLDs were placed on the inside and outside of the lead-equivalent protective devices of the panorama mask, thyroid shield, apron and arm shield. The TLDs were placed at five anatomic sites (eye, thyroid, breast, gonad and hand). Radiation exposure was measured in 65 fluoroscopic examinations at 80 kVp and 100 mAs. The doses (mSv) (outside/inside the shield) measured in restrainers A and B and observer C were 3.09/0.59, 3.80/0.65 and 0.63/0.44 in the eye; 2.20/0.73, 1.88/1.10 and 0.79/0.45 in the thyroid; 3.42/0.44, 3.94/2.35 and 0.61/0.34 in the breast; 1.84/0.45, 1.69/0.23 and 0.46/0.36 in the gonad; and 5.56/3.16, 8.29/2.99 and 0.79/0.34 in the hand, respectively. Out of all the lead protection devices, the radiation dose of the hand was the highest in all three participants, with the thyroid radiation dose value being the same as the hand in the observer C. Radiation doses received by the eyes of all three participants were also not negligible. Veterinary workers exposed to radiation through not only radiography but also fluoroscopy should wear protective gear, especially for the eyes. Keywords: eye exposure, radiation exposure, thermoluminescent dosimeter, small animal, fluoroscopy Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 266-270 Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/141/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/141/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201906-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:6:id:141-2018-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zora Knotkova Author-Workplace-Name: Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Anna Musilova Author-Workplace-Name: Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Katerina Pinterova Author-Workplace-Name: Synlab Czech s.r.o., Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Zdenek Knotek Author-Workplace-Name: Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Plasma protein electrophoresis in green iguanas (Iguana iguana) suffering from hepatic, renal and inflammatory skin diseases Abstract: The goals of this study were to evaluate electrophoretograms in green iguanas suffering from hepatic, renal and inflammatory skin diseases. Plasma samples were obtained from 14 green iguana patients. The diagnosis was based on clinical examination, evaluation of biochemical and haematological profiles or histopathological examination. Agarose gel electrophoresis was performed using an automated HYDRASYS system. A decrease in the albumin/globulin ratio was observed in 11 out of 14 patients (three out of four patients with liver failure, one out of one patient with chronic renal insufficiency and suspected hepatopathy, two out of two patients with chronic interstitial nephritis, four out of five patients with chronic renal insufficiency and one out of two patients with dermatitis). The alpha globulin fraction was elevated in 1 out of 14 patients (patient with dermatitis). The fraction of beta globulins was increased in 8 out of 14 patients (two out of four patients with liver diseases, four out of eight patients with various forms of renal failure and two out of two patients with inflammatory skin diseases). Increased gamma globulin levels were observed in 4 out of 14 patients (one out of four patients with impaired function of the liver, two out of eight patients with renal diseases and one out of two patients with dermatitis). Changes in the electrophoretograms of green iguanas are not disease-specific, but in conjunction with other biochemical blood tests the electrophoresis of plasma proteins may be a useful indicator in the diagnosis of metabolic and infectious diseases and in the monitoring of disease progress. Keywords: albumin, globulins, reptile blood analysis Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 271-279 Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/5/2019-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5/2019-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201906-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:6:id:5-2019-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Przemyslaw Przadka Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Bartlomiej Liszka Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Anita Piatek Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Piotr Skrzypczak Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Stanislaw Dzimira Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Wojciech Nizanski Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Olga Rodak Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Wojciech Kinda Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Janusz Biezynski Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Zdzislaw Kielbowicz Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland Title: Total prostatectomy combined with urethral anastomosis in a dog: a case report Abstract: Prostate cancer is the most common prostate disease diagnosed in castrated dogs. However, prostate cancer is considered to be quite rare in dog population. The presence of prostate tumours can lead to urethral obstruction. Other clinical signs include asymmetric, painful, hard growths on rectal examination, neurological deficit or lameness of the pelvic limbs and general symptoms such as anorexia, weight loss or difficult urination. The neoplastic process may spread to the neighbouring organs and give metastases to the lymph nodes, lungs and skeletal system. Patient with histopathologically confirmed prostate cancer should be examined for metastases. The prognosis is usually unfavourable because of late diagnosis and the presence of metastases. Therapeutic options include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Complete prostatectomy carries with it many complications and often requires osteotomy of pelvic fusions. For that reason, total prostatectomy is not commonly performed in companion animals; however, it should be considered in cases of early detection with the absence of metastases. This report presents the procedure of a complete prostatectomy in a dog with a pre-pubic anastomosis of the urethra, without osteotomy of the pelvic septum. The anastomosis of the urinary tract was placed outside the abdominal cavity, caudally from the laparotomy wound. The presented technique seems to be appropriate for the treatment of malignant tumours of the prostate gland in dogs. Keywords: prostatectomy, prostate cancer, veterinary surgery, oncology Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 280-286 Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.17221/134/2018-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/134/2018-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-201906-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:64:y:2019:i:6:id:134-2018-VETMED