Publications
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| sperm selection using single layer centrifugation prior to cryopreservation can increase thawed sperm quality in stallions. | the increasing use of modern reproductive techniques in human medicine has led to a higher demand for isolation of motile sperm. several of these isolation techniques have been adapted for veterinary use and can be applied for the selection of a superior sperm sample from stallion semen. until recently a major disadvantage of such isolation techniques was the limitation in sperm volume that could be handled. androcoll-e had been shown to be successful for processing large volumes of equine semen ... | 2011 | 22082444 |
| nictitating membrane resection in the horse: a comparison of long-term outcomes using local vs. general anaesthesia. | neoplasia, for which surgical excision is a frequent treatment, is the most common disease of the equine nictitating membrane. there is little long-term follow-up information available to the practitioner regarding the long-term effects of nictitating membrane excision on ocular health. no information is available to compare recurrence of primary neoplasia of the nictitating membrane after excision with local or general anaesthesia. | 2011 | 22082445 |
| In vitro comparison of three suture techniques for anastomosis of the equine small intestine. | The equine small intestine can be affected by a variety of disorders that may require some form of bypass or anastomosis. Many suture patterns have been used in equine anastomoses to minimise post operative complications, which include leakage from the anastomosis site, stenosis and adhesions. Because of the critical condition of horses undergoing colic surgery, it is imperative this is performed as quickly as possible. | 2011 | 22082446 |
| neutralization and purification of thyroid stimulating antibody (tsab) and thyroid blocking antibody (tbab) by heterophilic antibody to animal igg in graves' disease. | there are several reports that sera from graves' patients contain heterophilic antibody (ab) to animal igg such as human anti-mouse antibody (hama). we examined the binding of tsab and tbab with heterophilic ab. the binding of animal igg with patient's igg was examined by the inhibition of animal igg on the binding of labeled bovine (b) igg with patient's igg. the binding to labeled bigg was detected in the serum of 5 patients (2.7 %) among 185 patients with graves' disease. the binding of t ... | 2011 | 22082836 |
| fatal attraction phenomenon in humans: cat odour attractiveness increased for toxoplasma-infected men while decreased for infected women. | latent toxoplasmosis, a lifelong infection with the protozoan toxoplasma gondii, has cumulative effects on the behaviour of hosts, including humans. the most impressive effect of toxoplasmosis is the "fatal attraction phenomenon," the conversion of innate fear of cat odour into attraction to cat odour in infected rodents. while most behavioural effects of toxoplasmosis were confirmed also in humans, neither the fatal attraction phenomenon nor any toxoplasmosis-associated changes in olfactory fun ... | 2011 | 22087345 |
| Effects of the insulin sensitizing drug, pioglitazone, and lipopolysaccharide administration on markers of systemic inflammation and clinical parameters in horses. | Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a condition of obese horses characterized by insulin resistance, systemic inflammation, and an increased risk of laminitis. The pathogenesis of EMS is thought, in part, to be due to inflammatory proteins produced by adipose tissue. Reducing inflammation may decrease the incidence of laminitis in horses with EMS. Pioglitazone hydrochloride, a thiazolidinedione, has efficacy to reduce obesity associated inflammation in humans. Eight normal, adult, horses were adm ... | 2011 | 22088672 |
| Transcriptional analysis of equine ?-light chains in the horse breeds Rhenish-German Coldblood and Hanoverian Warmblood. | The present study analyzed equine ?-light chain genes (IGLV and IGLC) transcribed in the horse breeds Rhenish-German Coldblood (RGC) and Hanoverian Warmblood (HW). Primers were generated for the major expressed IGLV subgroup 8. The significant majority of the sequences represented IGLC6/7. In RGC, IGLC1 and IGLC5 were observed in significant higher frequencies than IGLC4. In HW, significant differences were obtained for the transcription of IGLC1 and IGLC5. IGLC4 was not determined in this breed ... | 2011 | 22088675 |
| influence of the uterine environment on the development of in vitro produced equine embryos. | the necessity for early interaction between the embryo and the oviductal and/or uterine environment in the horse is reflected by several striking differences between equine embryos that develop in vivo and those produced in vitro. better understanding of the salient interactions may help to improve the efficiency of in vitro equine embryo production. in an initial experiment, cleavage-stage in vitro produced (ivp) equine embryos were transferred into the uterus of recipient mares that had ovulat ... | 2011 | 22089531 |
| resection of grade iii cranial horn tears of the equine medial meniscus alter the contact forces on medial tibial condyle at full extension: an in-vitro cadaveric study. | to evaluate the magnitude and distribution of joint contact pressure on the medial tibial condyle after grade iii cranial horn tears of the medial meniscus. | 2011 | 22091489 |
| pharmacokinetic assessment of ketanserin in the horse. | aljuffali, i. a., brainard, b. m., moore, j. n., kwon, s., allen, d., robertson, t. p., arnold, r. d. pharmacokinetic assessment of ketanserin in the horse. j. vet. pharmacol. therap. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2011.01346.x. the purpose of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics (pk) of the 5-ht(2a) receptor antagonist ketanserin in healthy adult horses, and to develop a computational model that could be used to optimize dosing. plasma concentrations of ketanserin were determined using l ... | 2011 | 22091605 |
| Biomechanical Testing of a Novel Suture Pattern for Repair of Equine Tendon Lacerations. | OBJECTIVE: To compare in vitro biomechanical properties of a novel suture pattern to a current standard for primary repair of equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) laceration. STUDY DESIGN: In vitro randomized, paired design. ANIMALS: Cadaveric equine forelimb SDFT (n = 24). METHODS: The 3-loop pulley (3LP) and 6-strand Savage (SSS) suture patterns were applied to transected equine SDFT. Ultimate failure load, stiffness, mode of failure, and load required to form a 3-mm gap were obtain ... | 2011 | 22091789 |
| Processing of equine bone marrow using the automated MarrowXpress System: RBC depletion, volume reduction, and mononuclear cell recovery. | The therapeutic use of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (MNCs) and mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of soft tissue and orthopedic injuries in equine patients is expanding. After collection, bone marrow must be reduced in volume and depleted of RBCs for immediate therapeutic use or to prepare cells for culture or cryopreservation and storage. The MarrowXpress (MXP) System is an automated, closed, sterile system designed to process human bone marrow samples. | 2011 | 22092275 |
| performance evaluation of the sysmex poch-100iv diff hematology analyzer for analysis of canine, feline, equine, and bovine blood. | the sysmex poch-100iv diff is an impedance hematology analyzer recently introduced for point-of-care use in veterinary practices in europe. | 2011 | 22092369 |
| an insight into the ligand-receptor interactions involved in the translocation of pathogens across blood-brain barrier. | traversal of pathogen across the blood-brain barrier (bbb) is an essential step for central nervous system (cns) invasion. pathogen traversal can occur paracellularly, transcellularly, and/or in infected phagocytes (trojan horse mechanism). to trigger the translocation processes, mainly through paracellular and transcellular ways, interactions between protein molecules of pathogen and bbb are inevitable. simply, it takes two to tango: both host receptors and pathogen ligands. underlying molecula ... | 2011 | 22092557 |
| Diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of infections caused by Rhodococcus equi in foals. | Rhodococcus equi, a gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen, is one of the most common causes of pneumonia in foals. Although R. equi can be cultured from the environment of virtually all horse farms, the clinical disease in foals is endemic at some farms, sporadic at others, and unrecognized at many. On farms where the disease is endemic, costs associated with morbidity and mortality attributable to R. equi may be very high. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide recomme ... | 2011 | 22092608 |
| serial measurement of lactate concentration in horses with acute colitis. | serial measurement of lactate concentration is utilized for therapeutic and prognostic purposes in human critical care. the prognostic value of serial lactate measurement in equine acute colitis warrants investigation. | 2011 | 22092636 |
| Comparison of cortisol and ACTH responses after administration of thyrotropin releasing hormone in normal horses and those with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. | Changes in both adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol concentration in response to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) administration have been used to diagnose equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), but the use of the 2 hormones has not been compared. | 2011 | 22092639 |
| equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy in lusitano horses. | equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (edm) is a neurodegenerative disorder that has been previously associated with low vitamin e concentrations. | 2011 | 22092640 |
| Characterization of the fecal bacteria communities of forage-fed horses by pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA V4 gene amplicons. | The diversity of the equine fecal bacterial community was evaluated using pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. Fecal samples were obtained from horses fed cool-season grass hay. Fecal bacteria were characterized by amplifying the V4 region of bacterial 16S rRNA gene. Of 5898 mean unique sequences, a mean of 1510 operational taxonomic units were identified in the four fecal samples. Equine fecal bacterial richness was higher than that reported in humans, but lower than that reported in eith ... | 2012 | 22092776 |
| Towards a new treatment for equine acute laminitis: The importance of signalling pathways. | 2011 | 22093910 | |
| Comparative pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of escin Ia and isoescin Ia after administration of escin and of pure escin Ia and isoescin Ia in rat. | Escin Ia and isoescin Ia have been traditionally used clinically as the chief active ingredients of escin, a major triterpene saponin isolated from horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) seeds for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency, hemorrhoids, inflammation and edema. | 2012 | 22094055 |
| disorders of sexual development in the domestic horse, equus caballus. | abnormalities of sexual development causing infertility in horses have been investigated since the early 1970's. conventional cytogenetic analysis by karyotyping has been the primary tool used to investigate these horses. abnormalities have a broad range, from a phenotypically normal mare with gonadal dysgenesis to a horse with ambiguous external genitalia and internal male and female organs. cytogenetic analysis can determine genetic sex but cannot identify mutations or deletions of genes invol ... | 2011 | 22095202 |
| GTG Mutation in the Start Codon of the Androgen Receptor Gene in a Family of Horses with 64,XY Disorder of Sex Development. | Genetic sex in mammals is determined by the sex chromosomal composition of the zygote. The X and Y chromosomes are responsible for numerous factors that must work in close concert for the proper development of a healthy sexual phenotype. The role of androgens in case of XY chromosomal constitution is crucial for normal male sex differentiation. The intracellular androgenic action is mediated by the androgen receptor (AR), and its impaired function leads to a myriad of syndromes with severe clini ... | 2011 | 22095250 |
| Global optimization of the infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR MALDESI) source for mass spectrometry using statistical design of experiments. | Design of experiments (DOE) is a systematic and cost-effective approach to system optimization by which the effects of multiple parameters and parameter interactions on a given response can be measured in few experiments. Herein, we describe the use of statistical DOE to improve a few of the analytical figures of merit of the infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) source for mass spectrometry. In a typical experiment, bovine cytochrome c was ionized via el ... | 2011 | 22095501 |
| differentiation of ataxic and orthopedic gait abnormalities in the horse. | the differentiation of ataxia and orthopedic disease can be facilitated by the use of several additional tests, not commonly part of either neurologic or orthopedic examination protocols. however, a full neurologic and orthopedic examination and suitable diagnostic imaging will of course also be necessary in such cases. the common association of orthopedic and neurologic disease makes it even more necessary to correctly attribute movement or posture abnormalities to potentially treatable structu ... | 2011 | 22100037 |
| lesions of the equine neck resulting in lameness or poor performance. | lesions of the neck are an uncommon primary cause of pain resulting in either lameness or poor performance but should be considered if local analgesic techniques of the limbs fail to abolish lameness or if there are clinical signs directly referable to the neck such as pain, abnormal neck posture, stiffness, or patchy sweating. accurate diagnosis requires careful clinical examination, exclusion of other causes of lameness or poor performance, and accurate interpretation of diagnostic imaging fin ... | 2011 | 22100038 |
| Advanced imaging of the nervous system in the horse. | Neuroimaging underwent a dramatic revolution during the past few decades due to the development of new technologies that produce exquisite images of patient morphology and function, new technologies that store and distribute information more efficiently, and research that has improved understanding of pathogenesis and effective clinical use of new imaging methods. Advanced equine neuroimaging is a specialized field with unique challenges associated with patient size, availability of equipment, u ... | 2011 | 22100039 |
| neuro-ophthalmology in horses. | a complete neuro-ophthalmologic assessment is relatively simple, requires minimal instrumentation and should be performed as part of every complete ophthalmic and neurologic examination. this article has summarized the tests that comprise and the species-specific details of the complete neuro-ophthalmologic of the equine patient. selected causes of sudden blindness in the horse were summarized and some common neuro-ophthalmic conditions with significant ophthalmic consequences, such as facial ne ... | 2011 | 22100040 |
| toxins and adverse drug reactions affecting the equine nervous system. | this article provides an overview of the more common toxins and adverse drug reactions, along with more rare toxins and reactions (table 1), that result in neurologic dysfunction in horses. a wide variety of symptoms, treatments, and outcomes are seen with toxic neurologic disease in horses. an in-depth history and thorough physical examination are needed to determine if a toxin or adverse drug reaction is responsible for the clinical signs. once a toxin or adverse drug reaction is identified, t ... | 2011 | 22100042 |
| evaluation and management of the recumbent adult horse. | evaluation and management of recumbent horses are challenging. familiarity with disorders that can result in recumbency will facilitate more rapid diagnosis and more appropriate formulation of a prognosis. with rapid and appropriate diagnosis, appropriate treatment can be pursued and, with good nursing care, can result in a favorable outcome. | 2011 | 22100043 |
| guttural pouch diseases causing neurologic dysfunction in the horse. | the close relationship between guttural pouches, cranial nerves, and sympathetic structures make neurologic abnormalities due to diseases of the guttural pouches (especially mycosis) possible. recognition of epistaxis or mucopurulent nasal discharge, together with signs of dysfunction of the cranial nerves in contact with the guttural pouches, are important key points in order to consider a comprehensive evaluation of these structures and further definitive diagnosis. diseases of the guttural po ... | 2011 | 22100044 |
| update on infectious diseases affecting the equine nervous system. | 2011 | 22100045 | |
| anthelmintic resistance in equine parasites - detection, potential clinical relevance and implications for control. | during the past two decades anthelmintic resistance in equine parasites has been found in the group of small strongyle species (cyathostomins) and in the ascarid species parascaris equorum. the ubiquitous nature and possible severe consequences of disease with these nematodes make them the prime targets of current worm control programmes. traditional control strategies mainly rely on the strategic application of anthelmintics, currently represented by three major drug classes: benzimidazoles (bz ... | 2011 | 22100141 |
| stirrup forces during horse riding: a comparison between sitting and rising trot. | injuries of horses might be related to the force the rider exerts on the horse. to better understand the loading of the horse by a rider, a sensor was developed to measure the force exerted by the rider on the stirrups. in the study, five horses and 23 riders participated. stirrup forces measured in sitting trot and rising trot were synchronised with rider movements measured from digital films and made dimensionless by dividing them by the bodyweight (bw) of the rider. a fourier transform of the ... | 2011 | 22100209 |
| The in vitro diagnosis of anthelmintic resistance in cyathostomins. | Cyathostomins are the primary parasitic pathogens of equids. For over 40 years, these nematodes have been controlled using broad spectrum anthelmintics. Three classes of anthelmintic are currently available for this use but, unfortunately, resistance to each of these has now been recorded in cyathostomin populations. As part of an optimal strategy to control cyathostomin infections in the field, it will be important to identify drug-resistant worms at as early a stage as possible. This objective ... | 2011 | 22100398 |
| purchase examinations and importation requirements for european performance horses and their semen entering the united states. | ia comprehensive purchase examination is expected by american clients intent on importing a horse from a foreign country. american veterinarians may be involved in performing purchase examinations in foreign countries or, more often, interpreting findings from foreign veterinarians for their american clients. exportation and importation requirements for horses and semen vary from country to country. detailed knowledge of the requirements by all involved veterinarians is essential for efficient a ... | 2011 | 22101451 |
| exogenous collagen cross-linking recovers tendon functional integrity in an experimental model of partial tear. | we investigated the hypothesis that exogenous collagen cross-linking can augment intact regions of tendon to mitigate mechanical propagation of partial tears. we first screened the low toxicity collagen cross-linkers genipin, methylglyoxal and ultra-violet (uv) light for their ability to augment tendon stiffness and failure load in rat tail tendon fascicles (rttf). we then investigated cross-linking effects in load bearing equine superficial digital flexor tendons (sdft). data indicated that all ... | 2011 | 22102295 |
| Views sought on equine trading scheme. | 2011 | 22102347 | |
| Treatment of equine sarcoid in seven Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra). | Equine sarcoid has been diagnosed in endangered Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in at least two game reserves in South Africa, with prevalence as high as 53% in Bontebok National Park. Seven Cape mountain zebras with sarcoids were treated with either surgical excision, 5-fluorouracil, allogenous vaccine, or a combination of 5-fluorouracil and allogenous vaccine. One of the two sarcoids on one of the 5-fluorouracil-treated zebras was left untreated. The microscopic features of the tumors ... | 2011 | 22102662 |
| pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous medetomidine in the horse. | to describe the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics following an intravenous (iv) bolus dose of medetomidine in the horse. | 2012 | 22103480 |
| thromboelastography in healthy, sick non-septic and septic neonatal foals. | to evaluate citrated recalcified thromboelastography (teg) in healthy newborn foals, and to determine intra-assay, inter-individual and intra-individual (at 12 h, 24 h and 7 days after birth) variations. additionally, to compare teg variables, haematological values and conventional coagulation profiles from healthy, sick non-septic, and septic foals. | 2011 | 22103950 |
| Risk factors for equine laminitis: A systematic review with quality appraisal of published evidence. | Epidemiological studies into the risk factors for naturally-occurring equine laminitis are limited. There are a small number of such studies, although the results are inconsistent and remain disputed. The reasons for the conflicting results remain unclear. The aim of this review was to critically evaluate previous research in order to identify publications which provide the best evidence of risk factors for naturally-occurring equine laminitis. A systematic review of English language publication ... | 2011 | 22104504 |
| vertical head and trunk movement adaptations of sound horses trotting in a circle on a hard surface. | trotting a horse in circles is a standard and important part of the subjective equine lameness examination, yet objective data on this form of locomotion are sparse. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of trotting in a circle on head and trunk movement symmetry. vertical movements of the head, withers, os sacrum and left and right tuber coxae were measured using inertial sensors as 12 sound horses were trotted on a hard surface in a straight line and in a circle on both reins. se ... | 2011 | 22104508 |
| First application of axial speed of sound to follow up injured equine tendons. | Ultrasonography is an established technique to follow up injured tendons, although the lesions' echogenicity tends to become normal before the tendon is ready to sustain the stresses imposed by exercise. Normalized axial speed of sound (SOS) has been found to correlate with an injured tendon's stiffness; therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish whether SOS would be a useful tool in tendon injury follow-up. Axial SOS was measured in 11 equine superficial digital flexor tendons during ... | 2012 | 22104528 |
| thermally-mediated ultrasound-induced contraction of equine muscular arteries in vitro and an investigation of the associated cellular mechanisms. | we have previously shown that mhz frequency ultrasound causes contraction of the carotid artery in vitro. we now extend this investigation to equine mesenteric arteries and investigate the cellular mechanisms. in vitro exposure of the large lateral cecal mesenteric artery to 4-min periods of 3.2 mhz continuous wave ultrasound at acoustic powers up to 145 mw induced reversible repeatable contraction. the magnitude of the response was linearly dependent on acoustic power and, at 145 mw, the mean i ... | 2012 | 22104536 |
| Trisomy 18 mosaicism: report of two cases. | BACKGROUND: Mosaic trisomy 18 has a wide phenotypic spectrum ranging from near normal to early death. We report two cases that add to our knowledge of the disease. METHODS: Patient 1 was a girl with a tracheoesophageal fistula, horse-shoe kidneys and a ventricular septal defect. Karyotyping of her lymphocytes showed complete trisomy 18. Due to her milder phenotypes, skin fibroblasts were karyotyped. Patient 2 was ... | 2011 | 22105572 |
| horse racing eyes changes to stay relevant: new drug penalties, security, medication guidelines up for debate. | 2011 | 22106480 | |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection among horses in tunisia. | abstract: | 2011 | 22107730 |
| Minimally invasive insertion of an equine stented pulmonary valve with a built-in sinus portion in a sheep model. | Objectives: This study evaluated the feasibility of inserting a new equine stented-valve with a sinus portion in a lamb survival model, through a minimally invasive thoracotomy with right ventricular access without cardiopulmonary bypass. Background: Extant surgical or percutaneous methods for inserting biological valves in the right outflow tract have drawbacks and limitations. Methods: A decellularized equine valved jugular vein, sutured to a self-expanding stent with a sinus portion, was plac ... | 2011 | 22110004 |
| lawsonia intracellularis-associated proliferative enteritis in weanling foals in the netherlands. | equine proliferative enteropathy (epe) is an emerging infectious enteric disease caused by the obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium lawsonia intracellularis. epe was tentatively diagnosed in six weanling foals, aged between 5 and 7 months. clinical signs included depression, anorexia, ventral oedema, and weight loss. plasma biochemistry consistently revealed severe hypoproteinaemia. the ante-mortem diagnosis of epe was based on clinical signs, hypoproteinaemia (6/6), the detection of m ... | 2011 | 22111417 |
| A study of sub-occlusal secondary dentine thickness in overgrown equine cheek teeth. | The presence of cheek tooth loss or defects, with subsequent overgrowth of the opposing teeth, is common in horses. Little is known about the factors that control the deposition of sub-occlusal secondary dentine (SO2D) in normal equine teeth, but these are likely to include stimulation of the occlusal surface. There appears to be no information on the possible alterations to this process when teeth develop overgrowths and, consequently, of the net effect on SO2D thickness caused by reduced stimu ... | 2011 | 22112631 |
| the prevalence and nature of cardiac arrhythmias in horses following general anaesthesia and surgery. | abstract: background: the prevalence and nature of arrhythmias in horses following general anaesthesia and surgery is poorly documented. it has been proposed that horses undergoing emergency surgery for gastrointestinal disorders may be at particular risk of developing arrhythmias. our primary objective was to determine the prevalence and nature of arrhythmias in horses following anaesthesia in a clinical setting and to establish if there is a difference in the prevalence of arrhythmias between ... | 2011 | 22112936 |
| Evaluation of a 14.5 kDa-Fasciola gigantica fatty acid binding protein as a diagnostic antigen for human fascioliasis. | The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of 14.5 kDa-Fasciola gigantica fatty acid binding protein (FABP) as a diagnostic antigen for human fascioliasis. 14.5 kDa FABP was isolated from the crude extract of adult F. gigantica worms by ion exchange chromatography followed by gel filtration chromatography and then analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing condition. Anti-FABP IgG polyclonal antibody (pAb) was generated in rabbits and pu ... | 2011 | 22113304 |
| expression of anti-müllerian hormone, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (cdkn1b), androgen receptor, and connexin 43 in equine testes during puberty. | sertoli cells are essential in development of a functional testis. during puberty, sertoli cell maturation can be characterized by a number of markers, including anti-müllerian hormone (amh) and its receptor (amhr2), androgen receptor (ar), cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (cdkn1b), and connexin 43 (cx43). in the present study, immunohistochemistry (ihc) and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (rt-qpcr) were used to characterize changes in expression of amh, amhr2, ar, cdkn1b, and ... | 2011 | 22115811 |
| Effect of centrifugal fractionation protocols on quality and recovery rate of equine sperm. | Centrifugal fractionation of semen is commonly done to improve quality of human semen in assisted-reproduction laboratories, allowing sperm separation based on their isopycnic points. Sperm with morphologic abnormalities are often more buoyant, promoting their retention above defined density media, with structurally normal sperm passing through the media following centrifugation. Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of density-medium type, centrifuge-tube size, sperm number, ... | 2011 | 22115813 |
| Effect of the addition of beta-mercaptoethanol to a thawing solution supplemented with caffeine on the function of frozen-thawed boar sperm and on the fertility of sows after artificial insemination. | We have reported that artificial insemination (AI) with frozen-thawed boar semen supplemented with caffeine increased the number of uterine sperm by inhibiting the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) into the uterine lumen, thereby improving the fertility of gilts and sows. The objective of the present study was to examine the effects of the addition of the antioxidant beta-mercaptoethanol (bME) and caffeine to the thawing solution on the function of frozen-thawed sperm, on the phag ... | 2011 | 22115816 |
| A prospective longitudinal study of naturally infected horses to evaluate the performance characteristics of rapid diagnostic tests for equine influenza virus. | An outbreak of equine influenza (EI) occurred in Australia in 2007. During the laboratory support for this outbreak, real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assays and a blocking enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (bELISA) were used as testing methods to detect infection with the virus. The qRT-PCR and bELISA tests had not been used for EI diagnosis before, so it was not known how soon after infection these tests would yield positive results, or for how long these resu ... | 2011 | 22115969 |
| cell-secreted vesicles in equine ovarian follicular fluid contain mirnas and proteins: a possible new form of cell communication within the ovarian follicle. | proper cell communication within the ovarian follicle is critical for the growth and maturation of a healthy oocyte that can be fertilized and develop into an embryo. cell communication within the follicle involves many signaling molecules and is affected by maternal age. recent studies indicate that cell communication can be mediated through secretion and uptake of small membrane-enclosed vesicles. the goals of this study were to (1) identify cell-secreted vesicles (microvesicles and exosomes) ... | 2011 | 22116803 |
| [gene pool differentiation between altaic and trotting horse breeds inferred from issr-pcr marker data]. | using issr-pcr marker data, comparative analysis of the gene pools of altaic and trotting horse breeds was carried out. horse groups of different origin demonstrated differences in amplification spectra of dna fragments flanked by inverted repeats of four microsatellites. combinations of certain dna fragments present in these profiles reproducibly distinguished genomes of the altaic breed from the trotting breeds. genetic differentiation between some trotting breeds, based on nei genetic distanc ... | 2011 | 22117408 |
| reproductive performance of anoestrous high-producing dairy cows improved by adding equine chorionic gonadotrophin to a progesterone-based oestrous synchronizing protocol. | this study sought to improve the reproductive performance of anoestrous high-producing dairy cows by including equine chorionic gonadotrophin (ecg) after progesterone-releasing intravaginal device (prid) removal. in experiment i, 806 cows at 51-57 days post-partum were randomly assigned to a prid (treated with prid), prid-500 (treated with prid plus 500 iu of ecg) or prid-750 (treated with prid plus 750 iu of ecg) group. in experiment ii, 422 cows showing a long anoestrus period (animals with no ... | 2011 | 22117847 |
| Prolonged neuromuscular blockade in a horse following concomitant use of vecuronium and atracurium. | 2012 | 22118190 | |
| In vitro studies on intestinal calcium and phosphate transport in horses. | Transepithelial transport mechanisms play a key role in regulating the absorption and secretion of calcium (Ca(2+)) and inorganic phosphate (P(i)) in the gastrointestinal tract. Although intestinal disorders with imbalances in macromineral homeostasis are frequently observed in horses, available data on intestinal Ca(2+) and P(i) transport are limited. The aim of the present study was to characterize the intestinal Ca(2+) and P(i) transport functionally by using the in vitro radioisotope tracer ... | 2012 | 22119207 |
| statistical and biological considerations in evaluating drug efficacy in equine strongyle parasites using fecal egg count data. | anthelmintic resistance (ar) is a serious problem for the control of equine gastrointestinal nematodes, particularly in the cyathostomins. the fecal egg count reduction test (fecrt) is the most common method for diagnosing ar and serves as the practical gold standard. however, accurate quantification of resistance and especially accurate diagnosis of emerging resistance to avermectin/milbemycin (a/m) drugs, is hampered by a lack of accepted standards for study design, data analysis, and data int ... | 2011 | 22119386 |
| geographic structuring of global eiav isolates: a single origin for new world strains? | equine infectious anaemia virus (eiav) is classified within the retroviridae and, like other lentivirus, has the propensity for considerable antigenic variation. an extensive phylogenetic analysis in bayesian fashion, with significant amounts of new eiav gag sequence information, revealed a strong geographic compartmentalization clearly related to the phylogeographic history of modern horses, pointing out that new world eiav strains form a distinct group with a potentially common origin. this ev ... | 2011 | 22119901 |
| Ventromedial prefrontal cortex damage does not impair the development and use of common ground in social interaction: Implications for cognitive theory of mind. | During conversation, interactants draw on their shared communicative context and history ("common ground") to help decide what to say next, tailoring utterances based on their knowledge of what the listener knows. The use of common ground draws on an understanding of the thoughts and feelings of others to create and update a model of what is known by the other person, employing cognitive processes such as theory of mind. We tested the hypothesis that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), a ... | 2011 | 22120006 |
| [effects of kit gene on coat depigmentation in white horses]. | coat color of horse is an important basis for both species identification and individual recognition and is also one of the important references traits for breeding. therefore, the research on the mechanism of coat fading has become an important part of horses' coat color study. it has been found that the white phenotype is closely related to the mutation of kit gene, which is located on chromosome 3. investigated results showed that the formation of the epidermal melanoblast and melanin relie ... | 2011 | 22120071 |
| suitability of commercial transport media for biological pathogens under nonideal conditions. | there is extensive data to support the use of commercial transport media as a stabilizer for known clinical samples; however, there is little information to support their use outside of controlled conditions specified by the manufacturer. furthermore, there is no data to determine the suitability of said media for biological pathogens, specifically those of interest to the us military. this study evaluates commercial off-the-shelf (cots) transport media based on sample recovery, viability, and q ... | 2011 | 22121364 |
| concerted and adaptive alignment of decorin dermatan sulfate filaments in the graded organization of collagen fibrils in the equine superficial digital flexor tendon. | the equine superficial digital flexor tendon (sdft) has a graded distribution of collagen fibril diameters, with predominantly small-diameter fibrils in the region of the myotendinous junction (mtj), a gradual increase in large-diameter fibrils toward the osteotendinous junction (otj), and a mixture of small- and large-diameter fibrils in the middle metacarpal (mm) region. in this study, we investigated the ultrastructure of the sdft, to correlate the spatial relationship of the collagen fibrils ... | 2011 | 22122012 |
| serosurveillance for japanese encephalitis virus infection among equines in india. | the seroprevalence of japanese encephalitis virus (jev) among equines was evaluated from january 2006 to december 2009 in 13 different states of india by hemagglutination inhibition (hi) test and virus neutralization test (vnt). antibodies against jev were detected in 327 out of 3,286 (10%) equines with a maximum prevalence reported in the state of manipur (91.7%) followed by gujarat (18.5%), madhya pradesh (14.4%), and uttar pradesh (11.6%). evidence of jev infection was observed in equines in ... | 2011 | 22122900 |
| Detection of singly- and doubly-charged quaternary ammonium drugs in equine urine by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. | Quaternary ammonium drugs (QADs) are anticholinergic agents some of which are known to have been abused or misused in equine sports. A recent review of literature shows that the screening methods reported thus far for QADs mainly cover singly-charged QADs. Doubly-charged QADs are extremely polar substances which are difficult to be extracted and poorly retained on reversed-phase columns. It would be ideal if a comprehensive method can be developed which can detect both singly- and doubly-charged ... | 2012 | 22123117 |
| contagious equine metritis eradicated from japan. | contagious equine metritis (cem), a contagious venereal disease of horses, invaded japan in 1980 and spread in the thoroughbred population of the hidaka-iburi district of hokkaido. to eradicate cem, we ran a program aimed at detecting taylorella equigenitalis, the causal agent, in carrier horses by using the pcr test, followed by culling or treatment. in 2001, the first year of the program, 12,356 thoroughbred racing stallions and mares were tested and 11 carriers were found. four, two, one, and ... | 2011 | 22123306 |
| Immunohistochemical Analysis of Cartilage-Derived Retinoic Acid-Sensitive Protein (CD-RAP)/Melanoma Inhibitory Activity (MIA) in Murine, Canine, Bovine, and Equine Cerebrospinal Tissues. | Cartilage-derived retinoic acid-sensitive protein (CD-RAP)/Melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA), which appears abundantly in hypertrophic cartilage at the stage of endochondral ossification, is also detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) following spinal cord injury. In this study, the localization of the CD-RAP/MIA molecule in the normal tissues of the spine and brain obtained from mouse, rat, dog, cattle, and horse, was examined using immunohistochemistry with a specific antibody. The positive si ... | 2011 | 22123310 |
| complete genome sequence of corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis strain cip 52.97, isolated from a horse in kenya. | in this work, we report the whole-genome sequence of corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis bv. equi strain cip 52.97 (collection institut pasteur), isolated in 1952 from a case of ulcerative lymphangitis in a kenyan horse, which has evidently caused significant losses to agribusiness. therefore, obtaining this genome will allow the detection of important targets for postgenomic studies, with the aim of minimizing problems caused by this microorganism. | 2011 | 22123771 |
| outbreaks of equine grass sickness in hungary. | equine grass sickness (egs) occurs mainly in great britain, but has once been reported in hungary. the stud which was affected by egs in 2001 had no new cases until 2009/10, when 11 of 60 and five of 12 one- to three-year-old colts died or were euthanased due to egs. following a few hours in the high-risk field during the winter of 2010/11 further four cases of acute egs were noted among these horses. the affected horses showed somewhat different clinical signs compared with the cases reported i ... | 2011 | 22124026 |
| Temperature dependence of the extrinsic incubation period of orbiviruses in culicoides biting midges. | The rate at which viruses replicate and disseminate in competent arthropod vectors is limited by the temperature of their environment, and this can be an important determinant of geographical and seasonal limits to their transmission by arthropods in temperate regions. | 2011 | 22125649 |
| oxidative dna damage following microsome/cu(ii)-mediated activation of the estrogens, 17β-estradiol, equilenin, and equilin: role of reactive oxygen species. | experimental and epidemiological data associate the exposure of estrogens to cancer development in several tissues, particularly, the breast, endometrium, liver, and kidney. one plausible mechanism of estrogen-mediated carcinogenicity is dna damage by redox cycling of estrogen catechols. reports have shown that metabolism of estrogens results in 2- and 4-hydroxylation to catechol metabolites which can then redox cycle. we examined the capacity of the endogenous estrogen, 17β-estradiol, and two e ... | 2011 | 22126130 |
| comparison of the response to experimentally induced short-term inflammation in the temporomandibular and metacarpophalangeal joints of horses. | to investigate the relationship between inflammatory responses of the temporomandibular joint (tmj) and the metacarpophalangeal (mcp) joint in clinically normal horses. | 2011 | 22126685 |
| Intra-abdominal hyaluronan concentration in peritoneal fluid of horses with sudden signs of severe abdominal pain. | Objective-To determine hyaluronan concentrations in peritoneal fluid from healthy horses and horses with sudden signs of severe abdominal pain and to identify the cellular sources of hyaluronan within the peritoneal cavity. Animals-7 client-owned horses that were evaluated for sudden signs of severe abdominal pain, 6 healthy teaching horses, and 13 euthanized horses (11 with no abdominal disease and 2 that had undergone abdominal surgery 2 weeks previously for a different study). Procedures- ... | 2011 | 22126696 |
| effect of sequential hole enlargement on cortical bone temperature during drilling of 6.2-mm-diameter transcortical holes in the third metacarpal bones of horse cadavers. | to compare the bone temperature and final hole dimensions associated with sequential overdrilling (so) and single 6.2-mm drill bit (s6.2db) methods used to create transcortical holes in the third metacarpal bones (mciiis) of horse cadavers. | 2011 | 22126699 |
| Fertilisation in the horse and paracrine signalling in the oviduct. | The mammalian oviduct plays a crucial role in the preparation of gametes for fertilisation (transport and final maturation) and fertilisation itself. An increasing number of studies offers a comprehensive overview of the functions of the oviduct and its secretions, but this topic has had limited investigation in the horse. Limited data are available on the final oocyte maturation in the equine oviduct. However, in vitro and in vivo systems have been established to analyse the influence of equine ... | 2011 | 22127000 |
| Maternal recognition of pregnancy in the horse: a mystery still to be solved. | Maternal recognition of pregnancy in the horse is the sum of events leading to maintenance of pregnancy; in a narrow sense, maternal recognition of pregnancy refers to the physiological process by which the lifespan of the corpus luteum is prolonged. The horse is one of the few domestic species in which the conceptus-derived pregnancy recognition signal has not been identified. The presence of the conceptus reduces pulsatile prostaglandin F(2a) secretion by the endometrium during early gestation ... | 2011 | 22127001 |
| Treatment of subchondral cystic lesions of the medial femoral condyle of mature horses with growth factor enhanced chondrocyte grafts: A retrospective study of 49 cases. | Reasons for performing study: To evaluate the long-term clinical outcome after allogeneic chondrocyte and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) grafting of subchondral cystic lesions (SCLs) of the femoral condyle in horses. Objective: To test the hypothesis that chondrocyte and IGF-I grafts will improve the long-term clinical outcome in arthroscopically debrided SCLs. Methods: Medical records of 49 horses with SCLs of the femoral condyle treated by debridement and implantation of chondrocytes and ... | 2011 | 22128804 |
| The levels of zearalenone and its metabolites in plasma, urine and faeces of horses fed with naturally, Fusarium toxin-contaminated oats. | Concentration profile of zearalenone (ZON) and its metabolites in plasma, urine and faeces samples of horses fed with Fusarium toxin-contaminated oats is described. In plasma, ß-zearalenol (ß-ZOL) was detected at high levels on day 10 of the study (3.21-6.24 µg/l). ß-Zearalenol and a-zearalenol were the major metabolites in urine. Zearalenone, a-ZOL and ß-ZOL were predominantly found in faeces. Zearalanone could also be detected in urine (1.34-5.79 µg/l) and faeces (1 µg/kg). The degree of glucu ... | 2011 | 22129272 |
| new records for the horse fly fauna (diptera: tabanidae) of jordan with remarks on ecology and zoogeography. | the horse fly fauna (diptera: tabanidae) of jordan is, after israel, the richest in the levant, with 24 known species. during the 20-year project "the ecology and zoogeography of the lepidoptera of the near east," we regularly collected blood-feeding flies, resulting in 11 additional species of tabanidae for jordan. the new records are: atylotus quadrifarius (loew, 1874), chrysops caecutiens (linnaeus, 1758), dasyrhamphis nigritus (fabricius, 1794), haematopota pallens loew, 1871, nemorius irrit ... | 2011 | 22129417 |
| molecular detection of coxiella burnetii and neospora caninum in equine aborted foetuses and neonates. | abortion, stillbirth and neonatal death are major causes of equine mortality and cause severe economic loss to the equine industry. the present study was based on a complete necropsy protocol associated with classical microbiological examinations and molecular biology on 407 cases of abortion, stillbirths and neonate death. based on this retrospective survey, "less common" abortive infectious agents were characterised by molecular tools in nine independent cases of abortion or neonate mortality. ... | 2011 | 22130310 |
| in vitro activity of ponazuril against theileria equi. | the equid hemoprotozoan parasite theileria equi is endemic in most regions worldwide. infection of horses is a cause of significant economic loss due to costs associated with disease and restriction of trade with non-endemic nations. the ability of certain drugs such as imidocarb dipropionate to eliminate persistent t. equi infection and transmission risk is controversial. the anti-protozoal agent ponazuril has been used successfully to treat equine sarcosystis neurona and toxoplasma gondii. the ... | 2011 | 22130334 |
| molecular characterization and snp detection of cd14 gene of crossbred cattle. | cd14 is an important molecule for innate immunity that can act against a wide range of pathogens. the present paper has characterized cd14 gene of crossbred (cb) cattle (bos indicus×bos taurus). cloning and sequence analysis of cd14 cdna revealed 1119 nucleotide long open reading frame encoding 373 amino acids protein and 20 amino acids signal peptide. cb cattle cd14 gene exhibited a high percentage of nucleotide identity (59.3-98.1%) with the corresponding mammalian homologs. cattle and buffalo ... | 2011 | 22132326 |
| The Horse With Stripes: A Case of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. | 2011 | 22132359 | |
| Harnessing the genetic toolbox for the benefit of the racing Thoroughbred. | The understanding and application of genetics have grown extremely quickly since it has become possible to sequence the whole genome of an organism. The human genome sequence was completed in 2001 and that of the horse in 2007. The significance of this is that it makes it more feasible to explain how both genetically simple and complex traits are transmitted from one generation to the next and, therefore, to make informed breeding decisions, modify how horses are managed and trained to minimise ... | 2012 | 22132854 |
| Translational Mini-Review Series on B cell subsets in disease. B cells in multiple sclerosis: drivers of disease pathogenesis and Trojan horse for Epstein-Barr virus entry to the central nervous system? | OTHER ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THIS MINI-REVIEW SERIES ON B CELL SUBSETS IN DISEASE Transitional B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome: clinical implications and effects of B cell-targeted therapies. Clinical and Experimental Immunology 2012, 167: 7-14. Reconstitution after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation - revelation of B cell developmental pathways and lineage phenotypes. Clinical and Experimental Immunology 2012, 167: 15-25. The recent success of therapies direc ... | 2012 | 22132878 |
| ileocolonic aganglionosis in an overo foal. | abstract the american paint horse or pinto (spanish for painted) has two different types within the breed: the overo, which has white patches on a dark coat and the tobiano, which has black patches on a white coat. within the overo type the amount of white may be quite small or a horse may be almost entirely white, but the basic pattern is that the ventral abdomen is spotted white whilst dorsal aspects are dark. the overo is considered to be recessive. | 1994 | 22133156 |
| a new approach to the ferritin iron core growth: influence of the h/l ratio on the core shape. | an electron microscopy study, in combination with modeling and image simulation, of four different reconstituted ferritin samples: recombinant human h and l homopolymers, and h and l heteropolymers of native l-subunit-rich horse spleen and h-subunit-rich human heart ferritins, points out the existence of a correlation between iron core shape and protein shell. | 2011 | 22134157 |
| variation in equine management factors between riding schools with high vs. low insurance claims for orthopaedic injury: a field study. | lameness is the most commonly diagnosed condition in equine veterinary practice. to examine whether variations in management and husbandry strategies in riding schools could influence wastage due to orthopaedic injury schools with high (huio) or low (luio) insurance claims for orthopaedic injuries (as an indirect measure of wastage) were compared epidemiologically using an extensive questionnaire and field study visits. schools differed in management strategies and these influence injury rate an ... | 2011 | 22134186 |
| identification of dengue-specific b-cell epitopes by phage-display random peptide library. | dengue is the most important human viral disease transmitted by arthropod vectors. the availability of random peptide libraries (rpl) displayed on phage has provided a powerful tool for selecting sequences that mimic epitopes from microorganisms that are useful for diagnostic and vaccine development purposes. in this paper, we describe peptides that resemble the antigenic structure of b-cell epitopes of dengue virus identified from a phage-peptide library using human sera containing polyclonal a ... | 2009 | 22135507 |
| detection and characterisation of papillomavirus in skin lesions of giraffe and sable antelope in south africa. | papillomavirus was detected electron microscopically in cutaneous fibropapillomas of a giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis) and a sable antelope (hippotragus niger). the virus particles measured 45 nm in diameter. histopathologically, the lesions showed histopathological features similar to those of equine sarcoid as well as positive immunoperoxidase-staining of tissue sections for papillomavirus antigen. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) detected bovine papillomavirus (bpv) dna. bovine papillomavirus ... | 2011 | 22135920 |
| pathology and immunohistochemistry of papillomavirus-associated cutaneous lesions in cape mountain zebra, giraffe, sable antelope and african buffalo in south africa. | skin lesions associated with papillomaviruses have been reported in many animal species and man. bovine papillomavirus (bvp) affects mainly the epidermis, but also the dermis in several species including bovine, the best-known example being equine sarcoid, which is associated with bvp types 1 and 2. this publication describes and illustrates the macroscopic and histological appearance of bpv-associated papillomatous, fibropapillomatous or sarcoid-like lesions in cape mountain zebra (equus zebra ... | 2011 | 22135923 |
| ovarian responses in bos indicus heifers treated to synchronise ovulation with intravaginal progesterone releasing devices, oestradiol benzoate, prostaglandin f(2α) and equine chorionic gonadotrophin. | the objectives were: (i) improve understanding of the ovarian responses of bos indicus heifers treated with different ovulation synchronisation protocols, (ii) compare ovarian responses of b. indicus heifers treated with intravaginal progesterone releasing device (iprd)+oestradiol benzoate (odb) versus a conventional prostaglandin f(2α) (pgf(2α)) protocol and (iii) investigate whether reducing the amount of progesterone (p(4)) in the iprd, and treatment with equine chorionic gonadotrophin (ecg) ... | 2011 | 22136725 |
| short-term cast immobilisation is effective in reducing lesion propagation in a surgical model of equine superficial digital flexor tendon injury. | reasons for performing the study: larger superficial digital flexor tendon (sdft) injuries have a poorer prognosis than smaller lesions. during the inflammatory phase enlargement of the initial lesion is frequently noted, with biomechanical loading being recently proposed to play an important role. objectives: to evaluate the effect of lower limb cast immobilisation on tendon lesion propagation in an equine model of surgically induced sdft injury. methods: core lesions were surgically induced in ... | 2011 | 22136807 |
| [use of local anaesthetics in the horse. pharmacological and legal aspects]. | 2011 | 22138774 | |
| [multinodular pulmonary fibrosis in a horse from schleswig-holstein]. | 2011 | 22138832 |