Poultry
Cs. Nemes, T. Benda, R. Glávits, A. Cséplõ, S. Visnyei: Disease in large number in a broiler turkey flock caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / 579

Porcine
B. Iben: Significance of oral iron substitution for piglets in the first hours after birth / 586

Small animal
K. Csikós: Aggression of dogs toward people in the veterinary practice. 2. Functional forms of aggression and their treatment / 589
D. Müller: Immobilisation of refractory and dangerous patients in small animal practice / 595
O. Fischer: Antibiotic therapy for skin diseases in dogs and cats / 599
S. C. Haskins: Septic shock / 602

Wild animals
M. Heltai, L. Szemethy, Zs. Bíró, A. Begala: Effects of oral immunisation against rabies on the dynamics of the fox population / 612
A. Takács: Data on the parasitological status of a fallow deer population living in a free hunting area / 618
Z. Zomborszky, Sz. Geszti, Z. Tot: Survey of hypodermatosis infection of deers living in the wild in South-Transdanubia / 621

Zoonosis
Lyme-borreliosis: epidemiological situation in Europe (A. Muzsay) / 625

Laboratory diagnostics
T. Soós: Experiences of the control and licensing of vaccines in Hungary in the light of the accesion to the European Union / 628
K. Oppel, M. Kulcsár: Measuring of plasma/serum fructosamine content by a modern costs-saving micro- and macromethod / 634

Event
Derzsy-days 2000 (Szolnok, 1-2 June 2000) (S. Kecskeméti, Cs. Lantos) / 635

Commemoration
Professor Csukás was born 100 years ago (D. Fehér) / 637

Personal news
Imre Százados retired (M. Guzsvány, F. Havas) / 639

Book review
Gy. Sinkovics: Rabbit – breeding and diseases (in Hungarian) (Gy. Gábor) 611

Cs. Nemes – T. Benda – R. Glávits – A. Cséplõ – S. Visnyei:
DISEASE IN LARGE NUMBER IN A BROILER TURKEY FLOCK CAUSED BY YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS

The authors reported yersiniosis which occured in a Hungarian turkey flock. The main clinical sign was leg-weakness because of osteomyelitis caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. The authors managed to isolate the bacteria from the necrotic foci in the long bones and livers of some of the examined birds. Typical granuloma-like foci were found in the liver, spleen, kidneys, and bones by histological examination. It was possible to prevent the spread of the disease in the flock with medication based on antibiotic sensitivity test, but the birds which had already shown clinical signs of the disease were incurable. In the observed flock only chronic form of the disease was reported, the septicaemic form did not occur.

K. Csikós:
AGGRESSION OF DOGS TOWARD PEOPLE IN THE VETERINARY PRACTICE. 2. FUNCTIONAL FORMS OF AGGRESSION AND THEIR TREATMENT

The author – on the basis of data in literature and own experience – reviews the veterinary knowledge on dog aggression towards people. In the second part of the review the author attempts to demonstrate the functional categories: dominance-related, fear-induced, territorial defence, possessive, food-related, protective, interdog, pain-associated, play, maternal, redirected, idiopathic and predatory aggression. In the discussion of these forms the author discusses the methods of diagnosis and therapy.

M. Heltai – L. Szemethy – Zs. Bíró – A. Begala:
EFFECTS OF ORAL IMMUNISATION AGAINST RABIES ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE FOX POPULATION

The authors examined the effect of oral vaccination carried out in some countries on the size and composition of the fox population. During the previous 10 years 6 national surveys were carried out. The first 2 surveys were carried out before the oral vaccination and covered the area east of Danube not treated yet as well. Therefore the comparison of the data (Table 1) shows the possible effect of immunisation. During 10 years the fox population doubled both in the treated and untreated area. This data proves that the increase in number of foxes is not the result of oral immunisation and thus the decrease in rabies cases but of the adaptation of foxes and of the conquest of newer place of living.

A. Takács:
DATA ON THE PARASITOLOGICAL STATUS OF A FALLOW DEER POPULATION LIVING IN A FREE HUNTING AREA

No paper has yet been published in Hungary on the parasitic infections of fallow deer (Dama dama). In this study, 31 fallow deer killed on individual hunts were examined for parasitological infection by dissection method. One trematode (Dicrocoelium dendriticum), nine nematode species (Dictyocaulus viviparus, Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia leptospicularis, Skjabinagia kolchida, Trichostrongylus axei, Capillaria bovis, Nematodirus filicollis, Nematodirus roscidus, Oesophagostomum venulosum) and a tick species (Ixodes ricinus) were recovered. T. axei and O. venulosum occured most frequently (with a prevalence of 32.2% and a low parasite burden of 3–10 and 7–28 nematode specimens per animal, respectively). For the other parasite species the prevalence of infection varied between 6.1% and 19.3%.

Z. Zomborszky – Sz. Geszti – Z. Tot:
SURVEY OF HYPODERMATOSIS INFECTION OF DEERS LIVING IN THE WILD IN SOUTH-TRANSDANUBIA

In Somogy and Baranya counties 285 deers from 322 (91.6%) examined during the hunting seasons of 1997-98 and 1998-99 were infected by warble fly larvae. The opinion of the authors is that it would be necessary to work out and operate an effective and systematically used warble fly eradication program because of the high incidence of the disease and direct and indirect damages.

T. Soós:
EXPERIENCES OF THE CONTROL AND LICENSING OF VACCINES IN HUNGARY IN THE LIGHT OF THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

The experiences of the control and licensing of veterinary vaccines in Hungary are examined. The importance of regulation of veterinary medicinal products and the reasons of the tight requirements are discussed. The periods of Hungarian regulatory activities are reviewed and the characteristics of the different periods are presented. Special attention is paid to the era of the nineties, which can be considered as a transitional period in the regulatory activities in Hungary. In this era the Hungarian regulatory requirements should be harmonised to the requirements of EU. The different licensing systems in the EU are also discussed and the principal tasks of the Hungarian authorities are presented.