Veterinární medicína, 2020 (vol. 65), issue 3
Haemato-chemical and immune variations in Holstein cows at different stages of lactation, parity, and ageOriginal Paper
SB Kim, SH Jung, YJ Do, YH Jung, C Choe, S Ha, HY Jeong, A Cho, SI Oh, E Kim, JG Yoo, S Kim
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(3):95-103 | DOI: 10.17221/110/2019-VETMED 
Physiological components are influenced by various factors. However, little is comprehensively understood about lactation, parity, and age-related blood profile changes in dairy cows. Thus, we investigated significant variables associated with haemato-chemical and immune changes in healthy dairy cows. Blood was collected from 246 Holstein cows to analyse the physiological changes at different stages of lactation, parity, and age. The white blood cells (WBCs) and monocytes were influenced by the parity or age. Cows over three years of age showed a decreased WBC and monocyte count when compared to cows under three years of age. The lactation stage affected...
Milk consumption monitoring as a farmer friendly indicator for advanced treatment in limited fed calves with neonatal diarrhoea syndromeOriginal Paper
PD Katsoulos, MA Karatzia, A Dedousi, D Camo, C Boscos
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(3):104-110 | DOI: 10.17221/57/2019-VETMED
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether milk consumption (MC) could be used as a simple farmer-friendly indicator for providing advanced treatment to limited fed diarrhoeic neonatal calves. Complementarily, it was evaluated whether the standard indications for veterinary care (severe dehydration and/or acidosis-septicaemia) are associated with different patterns in MC. The MC and health records of 103 calves with diarrhoeathat were fed a milk replacer at the volume of 10% of their body weight were used in the study. The MC reduction rate (MCRR) was calculated after each feeding (MCt) during the diarrhoea course, based on the...
P-wave dispersion and renal biomarkers in canine visceral leishmaniasis stage III and IV infected dogsOriginal Paper
S Erdogan, H Erdogan, S Pasa, K Ural
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(3):111-115 | DOI: 10.17221/51/2019-VETMED
Canine visceral leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease affecting most vital organs and also causing myocardial and/or renal damage. P-wave dispersion, a newly used non-invasive ECG indicator, is used to follow atrial arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, valvular disease in both human and veterinary medicine. The purpose of this study involving Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL)-infected dogs in stage III and IV was to verify whether the P-wave dispersion was related to the renal failure. For this purpose, a total of 17 dogs of different ages, both sexes, comprising eleven animals with CVL (at stage III and IV) diagnosed using a rapid ELISA (enzyme-linked...
In vitro pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics evaluation of marbofloxacin against Staphylococcus pseudintermediusOriginal Paper
Y Quah, N Boby, SC Park
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(3):116-122 | DOI: 10.17221/82/2019-VETMED
This study aimed at determining the in vitro antibacterial activity of a clinically achievable marbofloxacin (MAR) concentration against the clinical isolate S. pseudintermedius in an in vitro dynamic model simulating the in vivo pharmacokinetics of dogs. The in vitro PK/PD (pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic) model that mimics the single daily doses of MAR (half-life, 8 h) was simulated. An inoculum (108 cfu/ml) of clinical isolate S. pseudintermedius (MIC = 0.0625 μg/ml) was exposed to monoexponentially decreasing concentrations of MAR with simulated AUC24 h/MIC...
Clinicopathological characteristics of cats with signs of feline lower urinary tract disease in the Czech RepublicOriginal Paper
S Kovarikova, V Simerdova, M Bilek, D Honzak, V Palus, P Marsalek
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(3):123-133 | DOI: 10.17221/146/2019-VETMED
A total of 214 cats with signs of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) were assessed in this study. There were 81.30% males (82.20% of them neutered) and 18.70% females (80.00% of them spayed) with an age range from 9 months to 17 years (mean 5.1 ± 3.7). Most of the cats (111; 51.90%) were diagnosed with feline idiopathic cystitis; in 57 (26.60%) cats, uroliths were detected. A urinary tract infection (UTI) as well as urethral plugs were diagnosed in 23 cats (10.75%). In 100 cats, a non-obstructive form of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) was present; in 114 cats (exclusively males) a urethral obstruction was diagnosed. Most of...
Effect of single or combined supplementation of zinc and probiotics on muscle and bone characteristics and haematobiochemical profile in broilersOriginal Paper
M Shah, H Zaneb, S Masood, AS Qureshi, HA Ullah, A Sikandar, S Din, I Ahmad, MS Khan, H Ur Rehman, M Usman
Vet Med - Czech, 2020, 65(3):134-142 | DOI: 10.17221/152/2019-VETMED
The study was conducted to elucidate the effect of a single or combined supplementation of zinc sulphate monohydrate (ZnSO4.H2O) and a probiotic (Protexin®) on the pectoral muscle, tibial bone and serum biochemistry in broilers. Day-old chicks (n = 192) were divided into: Control (basal diet), Zn30 (basal diet + ZnSO4.H2O 30 mg/kg feed), Zn60 (basal diet + ZnSO4.H2O 60 mg/kg feed), Pro (basal diet + Protexin® 0.1 g/kg feed), Com30 (basal diet + ZnSO4.H2O 30 mg/kg feed + Protexin® 0.1 g/kg feed) and Com60 (basal...