The aim of the present study was to consider the wide usage of urinary PCR as an increasingly useful tool for an accurate diagnosis of leptospirosis in livestock. A total of 512 adult animals (300 cattle, 138 horses, 59 goats and 15 pigs), from herds/flocks with reproductive problems in Rio de...
Author(s)
Hamond, C.; Martins, G.; Loureiro, A. P.; Pestana, C.; Lawson-Ferreira, R.; Medeiros, M. A.; Lilenbaum, W.
Publisher
Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Research Communications, 2014, 38, 1, pp 81-85
Reasons for performing study: Nosocomial salmonellosis is an important problem in veterinary hospitals that treat horses and other large animals. Detection and mitigation of outbreaks and prevention of healthcare-associated infections often require detection of Salmonella enterica in the hospital...
Author(s)
Ruple-Czerniak, A.; Bolte, D. S.; Burgess, B. A.; Morley, P. S.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2014, 46, 4, pp 499-502
Objective - To determine time to first detection of Salmonella organisms in feces of animals after experimental infection PO and times to onset of diarrhea and pyrexia to evaluate a common method for identifying nosocomial infections on the basis of time of admission and onset of clinical signs...
Author(s)
Aceto, H.; Miller, S. A.; Smith, G.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2011, 238, 10, pp 1333-1339
Antibodies to Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis were detected by the immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) test in sera collected from cats, thoroughbred horses and Holstein cattle in Gwangju, Jeonju and Jeju Island of Korea. Two hundred fifty four sera (33 feral and pet cats, 92...
Author(s)
Chae JoonSeok; Heo EunJeong; Park JinHo; Choi KyoungSeong; Dumler, J. S.; Lee SungSoo; Kang TaeYoung; Yang JaeHyuk; Kim DoYoung; Kim JoonGyu; Choi GuiCheol; Kang MunIl
Publisher
Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics, Seoul, Korea Republic
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Clinics, 2009, 26, 6, pp 515-519
Two dogs in France were diagnosed with Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection by real-time PCR. The most remarkable hematologic and biochemical findings were severe thrombocytopenia, mild neutrophilia, morulae in neutrophils, and increased serum concentration of the α2-globulin fraction detected by...
Author(s)
Domingos, M. C.; Trotta, M.; Briend-Marchal, A.; Medaille, C.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2011, 40, 2, pp 215-221
Ovarian inactivity is the most predominant cause of reproductive failure and economic losses in buffaloes. Two experiments were carried out on mature buffalo cows reared at Lower Egypt during the period from July 2004 to June 2006 to investigate the relationship between ovarian activity and vaginal ...
Author(s)
Ahmed, W. M.; El-Jakee, J. A.; El-Seedy, F. R.; El-Ekhnawy, K. I.; El-Moez, S. I. A.
Publisher
IDOSI Publications, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Citation
Global Veterinaria, 2007, 1, 1, pp 1-8
Two improved techniques are described. The first is suitable for samples of scab from lesions of the disease in animals, except for sheep affected with lumpy wool. The 2nd is for isolation from sheep. Both techniques are simple, rapid and reliable and are based on releasing the organism by...
Author(s)
Abu-Samra, M. T.; Walton, G. S.
Citation
Sabouraudia, 1977, 15, 1, pp 23-27