Contents
page of the issue December 2007
RUMINANTS
M.
Keresztes, V.
Faigl, A. Márton, Z. Ihnáth, M. Kulcsár, M.
Mézes, F. Husvéth, Gy. Huszenicza: Effect of by-pass fat
supplementation of the feedstuffs on reproduction in ruminants. Literature review. Part 2 / 707
F. J.
Conraths, M.
Kramer, C. Freuling, B. Hoffmann, Ch. Staubach, J. Gethmann, J. Teifke,
Th. C.
Mettenleiter, M. Beer: Bluetongue. Clinical picture,
epidemiology, diagnostics – experiences
in Germany / 713
PORCINE
T. Süveges, T. Révész: Pathogenesis, detection and control
of important respiratory diseases in pigs (summarising article). Part
2.
Prevention and treatment / 718
SMALL
ANIMALS
Ch. W. Lombard, A.
Kovacevic, S. Riesen:
What is the direction of cardiology in the small animal practice? / 725
PET
ANIMALS
J. Gál, T.
Sátorhelyi,
G. Andocs, L. Balogh, Z. Szabó: Clinicopathology of some abnormalities of the casque of
veiled
chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) / 730
TOXICOLOGY
J. Fodor, K. Balogh,
M. Weber, M. Mézes, L. Kametler, R. Pósa, V. Rajli, J.
Bauer, P. Horn, F. Kovács,
M. Kovács: In vivo
and in vitro examination of the metabolism of fumonisin B1 /
735
ACADEMIC REPORTS, 2007
Veterinary research in
2006 in the light of academic reports. Part 3 / 746
OPINION
About authorial ethics
of our professional articles (F. Karsai) / 758
EVENTS
17th meeting
of the Society of Reproductive Biology (4–5th October 2007,
Keszthely) (F. Flink) / 760
17th congress
of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Companion
Animals
(12–15th September 2007, Budapest) (K.
Vörös) / 761
BOOK
REVIEW
A. Jaggy (ed.): Atlas and textbook of neurology of dogs
and cats –
with CD-ROM (Vörös K.) / 745
T. Kassai: The life and achievement of Sándor
Kotlán (J.
Mészáros) / 762
Z. Diószegi Z. (ed.): Small animal orthopaedics (L.
Tamás)
/ 763
IN
MEMORIAM
János Haraszti (1924–2007) (L. Solti) / 765
Márius Padányi Márius (1925–2007) (E.
Bezsilla) / 766
Gyula Povazsán (1926–2007) / 767
M. Keresztes – V.
Faigl – A. Márton – Z. Ihnáth – M.
Kulcsár – M. Mézes – F. Húsvéth – Gy.
Huszenicza:
EFFECT
OF BY-PASS FAT
SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE FEEDSTUFFS ON REPRODUCTION IN RUMINANTS.
LITERATURE
REVIEW. PART 2
In the second part of the review the
possible mechanisms of fat
supplementation on reproduction in dairy cattle are discussed. The
effect of
fat feeding on energy status and on some metabolic hormones is
described.
Thereafter, the role of fatty acids – mostly some particular
polyunsaturated
fatty acids – on ovarian steroid hormone and prostaglandin synthesis is
detailed.
T. Süveges – T.
Révész:
PATHOGENESIS, DETECTION AND CONTROL OF IMPORTANT
RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN PIGS (SUMMARISING ARTICLE). PART 2. PREVENTION
AND
TREATMENT
The authors summarise
the knowledge relating to the prevention, and treatment of certain
porcine
respiratory diseases, especially mycoplasmosis and actinobacillosis.
Beside control based on
specific immunoprophylaxis and medical prevention, they analyse the
opportunities of non-specific control.
They consider important
to prevent the introduction of infectious agents and dissemination in
the herd,
and for this purpose the compulsory isolation before population and
coordinated
operation of the production units based on their capacity, all in-all
out
system, cleansing and disinfection of buildings and equipments and the
increase
in resistance of pigs by proper feeding and adequate environment
factors.
From the control methods
based on immunoprophylaxis they present the vaccination against swine
influenza, PRRS, actinobacillosis and mycoplasmosis. In case of the two
last
diseases, they specially deal with the maternal antibodies adversely
influencing the value of vaccination.
They summarise in a
table the antibiotics and chemotherapeutic products effective for the
prevention and treatment of porcine respiratory diseases, emphasising
the importance
of aimed antibiotic and other medical treatment based on laboratory
examinations.
J.
Gál – T. Sátorhelyi – G. Andocs – L. Balogh – Z.
Szabó:
CLINICOPATHOLOGY OF
SOME
ABNORMALITIES OF THE CASQUE OF VEILED CHAMAELEONS (CHAMAELEO
CALYPTRATUS)
The authors review diseases found during their diagnostic-curative
work
causing pathologic deformities of the casque of veiled chamaeleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus).
Veiled chamaeleons raised
in captivity are often rachitic, which results in anomalous development
and
distortion of the bony casque. Additionally, half-acute, chronic
inflammations,
abscesses may occur in the casque affected by various bacteria, also
causing
distortion. Very rarely tumors (such as fibrosarcoma diagnosed by the
authors)
result in pathologic deformities of the casque.
J. Fodor
– K. Balogh – M. Weber – M. Mézes – L. Kametler – R. Pósa
– V. Rajli – J. Bauer
– P. Horn – F. Kovács – M. Kovács:
IN
VIVO AND IN VITRO
EXAMINATION OF THE METABOLISM OF FUMONISIN B1
The
authors investigated
the effect of swine ileal and caecal microbiota on fumonisin B1
(FB1)
metabolism. In order to determine the absorption and biotransformation
of FB1,
T-cannula was implanted into the distal part of pigs’ ileum and the
total
quantity of urine and faeces was collected during the feeding of diet
containing toxin (45 mg FB1/kg, for 10 days) and thereafter
(for 10
days). At the end of trial several organs, muscle and fat samples were
also
collected. It could be established that the accumulative absorption of
fumonisin
B1 was 4%. In the chymus, the FB1 conversion to
aminopentol (AP1) and partially hydrolysed FB1
(PHFB1)
was 1% and 3.9%, respectively. In the faecal content the main product
was the
PHFB1 (47%), with small amounts (12%) of AP1. In the
examined tissues the efficacy of the FB1 conversion to
aminopentol
and partially hydrolysed FB1 was 30% and 20%, respectively. In the in vitro study,
suspensions of caecal contents, McDougall buffer
and pure FB1 (5
µg/ml) were incubated under
anaerobic conditions for 0, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h. In
the 48th h, the conversion of FB1 into PHFB1
(46%), was nearly equal to the percentile ratio of FB1,
while in the
72nd hours it was 49%. In
vitro, the conversion of fumonisin B1 to AP1
was less
than 1%. Summarized, the intestinal microflora of pigs is able to
transform the
intact FB1 to a similarly toxic substance (PHFB1)
or a
more toxic metabolite (AP1).