Subunit vaccines for complex tick-borne pathogens: dream or reality?
Published in The British veterinary journal
Bruising and biochemical measures of stress, dehydration and injury determined at slaughter in sheep transported from fa...
Published in The British veterinary journal
Evaluation of a nutritive oral rehydration solution for the treatment of calf diarrhoea.
Published in The British veterinary journal
The essential constituents of a conventional oral rehydration solution (ORS) are sodium, glucose and a bicarbonate precursor. The glucose promotes sodium uptake but because these solutions are isotonic, it is insufficient to sustain calorie requirements. This paper examines the performance of a novel ORS with over three times the conventional gluco...
Arthrosonography--the use of diagnostic ultrasound in septic and traumatic arthritis in cattle--a retrospective study of...
Published in The British veterinary journal
The case records, clinical, radiographic, ultrasonographic and arthrocentesis findings from 25 cattle with septic or traumatic arthritis were reviewed. The total of 30 joints involved were: articulatio cubiti (elbow joint)-1, articulatio carpi (carpal joint)-10; articulatio genus (stifle joint)-4, articulatio tarsocruralis (tarsocrural joint)-8; ar...
A case report and review: the gross, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of a carcinoma of ectopic thyr...
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Neoplasms of the canine thyroid gland represent 5-10% of heart base masses (Capen, 1978). Ectopic thyroid tissue is detected most commonly in the thorax, with 23-80% of all dogs having ectopic tissue at the base of the heart (Leav et al., 1976; Walsh & Diters, 1984). We describe here the gross and microscopic features of a rare ectopic thyroid carc...
Thyroid status and adenosine triphosphatase activity in experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection in rabbits.
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The effect of trypanosome infection on the plasma levels and ratios of tri-iodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) as well as the activity of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) were investigated. Three groups of sexually mature white New Zealand rabbits were used. Group 1 consisted of the normal non-infected rabbits, group 2 were experim...
Prospects for subunit vaccines against tick-borne diseases.
Published in The British veterinary journal
Tick-borne parasites are a serious impediment to the improvement of live-stock production in the developing world. The major parasites affecting cattle include Theileria parva, T. annulata, Babesia bigemina, B. bovis, Anaplasma marginale and Cowdria ruminantium. The control of these infections is dependent on the use of acaricides to decrease trans...
Alpha 2 adrenoceptor agonists in the horse--a review.
Published in The British veterinary journal
In recent years the usefulness of the alpha 2 adrenoceptor agonist drugs has been recognized in equine practice. Several agents have become available and are now licensed for use in a number of countries. The principle actions of all alpha 2 adrenoceptor agonists are similar, in that they produce a reduction in heart rate and alteration of heart rh...
Possible roles for prolactin, thyroxine and insulin in the growth of heifers before and during early pregnancy.
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Two groups of British Friesian heifers with cyclic ovarian function and the potential for further growth were individually fed a restricted diet at two levels over a 12-week period. Eight heifers receiving the higher level of feed (SP group) and five receiving the lower level (LP group) became pregnant by artificial insemination at week 6. Mean (an...
Post-natal changes in biliary lipids in suckling goat kids.
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The post-natal composition of biliary lipids in the bile of suckling goat kids has been studied during the first month of life. Samples of hepatic and vesicular bile were obtained from animals fed with milk. Bile flow increased with age and the concentration of bile acids also rose up to 14 days of age. Cholesterol reached maximum values immediatel...
