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The Reduction Of The Laminectomy Membrane In Dogs By The Synovial Fluid-Soaked Absorbable Gelatin Sponge, Ahmet Özak, Ömer Beşalti, Ni̇hat Toplu, Y. Şükrü Çağlar, Faruk Akin

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The reduction of the laminectomy membrane (LM) with synovial fluid soaked absorbable gelatin sponge (SSAGS) after laminectomy was investigated. Modified laminectomy of the first and second lumbar vertebra and concomitant full length durotomy were carried out in 16 mongrel dogs of different ages and sex. Two pieces of absorbable gelatin sponge (AGS-Gelfoam, Upjohn), soaked with 2 ml of synovial fluid taken from the shoulder joint, were implanted into the laminectomy defect in 8 dogs. Two pieces of AGS were implanted into the laminectomy defect in the control group of 8 dogs. Animals were allocated to 4 groups, each consisting of …

Transformation And Stability Of Cloned Polysaccharidase Genes In Gram-Positive Bacteria, Mehmet Sai̇t Eki̇nci̇, Harry J. Flint

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Polysaccharidase genes from rumen bacteria were transferred to and expressed in ruminal and non-ruminal Gram-positive bacteria. The transformation efficiency and genetic stability of polysaccharidase genes in bacteria from different habitats were investigated. PCR amplification of cloned polysaccharidase genes from Escherichia coli, Lactococcus lactis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus sanguis and S. bovis strain 26 showed that rearrangement of plasmid and the gene fragment did not occur. The DNA band sizes from all primers agreed with the expectations of some transformants of S. bovis JB1 being rearranged. In spite of the rearrangement in S. bovis JB1 polysaccharidase activities were conserved. Growing in the …

Prediction Of The Voluntary Intake And Digestibility Of Forage-Based Diets From Chemical Composition And Ruminal Degradation Characteristics, M. Aki̇f Karsli, James R. Russell

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Two digestion experiments and an in situ nylon bag experiment were conducted to determine the correlations between chemical composition, ruminal in situ degradation kinetics and OMI, and OM and CP digestibilities of diets in wethers fed forages of varying nutritive value without and with protein supplementation. Wethers were fed ground corn crop residues, oat-berseem clover or alfalfa hay in the first experiment, ground corn crop residues with or without alfalfa or oat-berseem clover hay supplemented with SBM and grain corn mixture to meet the DIP requirement, by using level 1 of the Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle computer program at …

The Prevalence, Colonization Sites And Pathological Effects Of Gastric Helicobacters In Dogs, K. Serdar Di̇ker, Rifki Haziroğlu, Mehmet Akan, Serap Çeli̇k, Nalan Kabakçi

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The prevalence and colonization sites of Helicobacter spp. in the stomachs of dogs, and their association with gastric pathology were investigated. Scraping cytology, culture, urease test and histology were used to detect helicobacters in the stomachs of necropsied dogs. Gastric Helicobacter spp. were detected in 103 (84.4%) of 122 dogs from 1 month to 14 years of age. The uncultured spiral organisms seen in the most of stomachs were designated as H. heilmannii. Microscopical examination of stained mucosal scrapings was found to be superior for the diagnosis of gastric helicobacters. Six (4.9%) spiral organisms were isolated from 122 stomachs and …

The Clinical, Radiographical And Arthroscopical Diagnosis Of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Lesions And Surgical Therapy In Dogs, Ali̇ Bumi̇n, Ümi̇t Kaya, Doğa Temi̇zsoylu, Murat Ki̇bar, Zeki̇ Alkan, Mehmet Sağlam

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Cranial cruciate rupture was diagnosed by clinical, radiographical and arthroscopical examinations in 15 dogs, and arthroscopically observed intraarticular degenerative changes were arthroscopically described and surgically treated. The drawer test was positive in 9 cases and indefinite in 6 of the cases suspected of having a rupture in the cranial cruciate ligament. In 2 cases, pain was present and in 4, swelling was observed in the joint. In the drawer test, in cases positive according to the radiographical examinations, the tibia was placed more cranially than the femur. In 4 cases, swelling was observed radiographically in the medial part of the …

Haemocyte Classification And Differential Counts In The Freshwater Crab, Potamon Fluviatilis, Hi̇jran Yavuzcan Yildiz, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Atar

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Three haemocyte groups were identified in the freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatilis: hyalinocytes, semigranulocytes and granulocytes. The proportion of hyalinocytes was found to be 15%, that of semigranulocytes 54.25% and that of 30.75% granulocytes.

The Application Of Hypoxanthine Activity As A Quality Indicator Of Cold Stored Fish Burgers, Sühendan Mol, Nuray Erkan, Candan Varlik

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Seafoods are very perishable, and many different methods are used for the determination of their quality. Sensory and hypoxanthine values of cold stored trout burgers, which we prepared, were determined during a 28-day period. Burgers spoiled after the 21st day of storage. The TVB-N values were still very low when the burgers spoiled and the pH values decreased during their storage. Therefore total volatile bases nitrogen and pH analyses were not useful for the determination of the quality of trout burgers. There was a negative correlation between the sensory and the hypoxanthine values during the storage period. Thus, hypoxanthine analysis …

A Report On Spontaneous Diseases In The Culture Of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella Val. 1844), Turkey, Mi̇ne Kirkağaç Uzbi̇lek, Hi̇jran Yavuzcan Yildiz

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

As grass carp culture for vegetation control in freshwater is a new field in Turkey the disease problems of grass carp have not been well documented. Spontaneous disease occurrence in the course of grass carp culture was reported in the present study. During the culture of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) some disease problems occurred causing a high level of mortality. In two-month old fry (5.55±0.19 g) fed with alfa-alfa in out-door conditions bacterial disease and some ectoparasites on the gills and skin were detected. The bacterium was identified as Aeromonas hydrophila and the ectoparasites as Trichodina sp., Dactylogyrus sp. and …

Influence Of Ammonia Concentration On ^{15}N-Ammonia Incorporation And De Novo Amino Acid Synthesis By The Non-Cellulolytic Ruminal Bacteria, Prevotella Bryantii B_{1}4, Selenomonas Ruminantium Hd4 And Streptococcus Bovis Es1, Cengi̇z Ataşoğlu, R. John Wallace

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The influence of ammonia concentration on ^{15}N-ammonia incorporation and de novo synthesis of amino acids by three predominant non-cellulolytic species of ruminal bacteria, Prevotella bryantii B_{1}4, Selenomonas ruminantium HD4 and Streptococcus bovis ES1, was investigated. The medium contained pancreatic casein hydrolysate (comprising mainly peptides with some amino acids) at a concentration of 1 g/litre and additions of graded concentrations of 15NH4Cl. When the initial concentration of ammonia increased from 0.045 to 0.436 g N/L in the growth medium, the proportion of cellular nitrogen and amino acid nitrogen derived from ammonia by P. bryantii and S. ruminantium increased (ranging from 0.33 …

Housing Quails And Chickens Together Is The Possible Cause Of Newcastle Disease's Spread: An Overlooked Measure Taken To Prevent The Disease, Uçkun Sai̇t Uçan, Osman Çataloluk

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

No abstract provided.

A Case Of Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus Infection In A Cat In İstanbul, Turkey And Its Treatment With Moxidectin And Levamisole, Erkut Tüzer, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Ayşen Gargili, Vedat Keleş, Meltem Ulutaş Esatgi̇l

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Larvae of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus were identified in the feces of a 2-year-old female cat suffering from dyspnea and incoordination for 18 months. The larvae had a terminal S-shaped projection and a subterminal dorsal spine. The larvae measured 363-378x15 µm (aver. 370x15 µm). Firstly, moxidectin (0.4 mg/kg) was given subcutaneously to 3 healthy stray cats over 1 year old to check adverse effects on cats. No adverse reaction was observed. Then a subcutaneous injection of moxidectin (0.4 mg/kg) was given to the infected cat for treatment on day 0 and this was repeated on day 51. Seventy-nine days after the 2nd …

Effects Of Night Feeding On Spf (Specific Pathogen Free) White Egg Layers Under Heat Stress, Mesut Fi̇li̇zci̇ler, İ. Hali̇l Çerçi̇, Pinar Tatli

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of night feeding benefiting from temperature differences between night and day in SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) white leghorn egg layers under heat stress. For this purpose, 100 SPF hens were randomly assigned to two groups. The control group was fed between 5^{00} and 21^{00} and the treatment group was fed between 17^{00} and 09^{00}. House temperature was averaged at 29.5±0.78°C and 22.9 ± 0.72°C in the control and treatment groups, respectively. The feed and water intake of the hens were 113.60±0.75 g/day and 274.96±2.62 ml/day for the control group, and 120.09±1.77 g/day …

Histological And Morphometric Features Of The Skin Of Native And Hybrid (F_1) Sheep, Nesri̇n Özfi̇li̇z, Mi̇ne Balikçier, Hati̇ce Erdost, Berri̇n Zik

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

It was found that the histological features of all native and hybrid sheep skins used in this study were similar to those well documented previously. The total skin thickness was determined to be thickest for Hampshire X Kıvırcık (F_1) (3507.2 \mu), and thinnest for Kıvırcık (2897.8 \mu). It was observed that the stratum corneum of the skin of Kıvırcık and Kıvırcık hybrids was thicker than that of Karacabey Merino and their hybrids. The deposition of lipids was seen on the surface of the epidermis of Karacabey Merino sheep and their hybrids. When compared with the other breed, it was noted …

The Feasibility Of Using Propositional Analysis As A Method For Understanding Differences Between Physicians And Nurses Reading Emrs, Constance M. Johnson, Todd Johnson, Vimla L. Patel, James P. Turley

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

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Evidence For Infanticide In Bottlenose Dolphins Of The Western North Atlantic, Dale G. Dunn, Susan G. Barco, D. Ann Pabst, William A. Mclellan

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Nine bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calves that stranded in Virginia in 1996 and 1997 died of severe blunt-force trauma. Injuries were concentrated on the head and chest and multiple rib fractures, lung lacerations, and soft tissue contusions were prominent. Skeletal and/or soft tissue trauma occurred bilaterally in all of the calves. One had a bite wound across the left mandible that exhibited deep punctures consistent with the tooth placement in an adult bottlenose dolphin. The lesions were not compatible with predation, boat strike, fisheries interactions, rough-surf injury, or blast injury. However, they were similar to traumatic injuries described in stranded …

Investigation Of Important Body Measurements In Pure-Bred Arabian Colts And Fillies, İsmet Doğan, Abdulkadi̇r Akcan, Mehmet Koç

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was carried out to determine height at withers, heart girth and cannon bone circumference measurements in purebred Arabian colts and fillies at Çifteler State Farm. Data obtained from the 1980-1998 marketing catalogue, which includes 535 colts and 392 fillies in Çifteler State Farm, were used. The average values of height at withers, heart girth, and cannon bone circumference for 224 colts and 319 fillies younger than 24 months were calculated to be 141.634±0.212 cm, 152.99±0.33 cm and 17.87±0.04 cm; and 140.826±0.18 cm, 153.94±0.33 cm, and 17.47±0.04 cm, respectively. In addition, the average values of these body measurements were …

Evaluation Of Coagulation Profiles In Dogs With Septic Shock, Zeki̇ Yilmaz, Ebru Yalçin, Yeşi̇m İlçöl

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of the this study was to observe possible changes in coagulation profiles in dogs with septic shock. A total of 30 dogs (control group n=10, test group n=20) were used as materials in this study. Although different diseases leading to septic shock were diagnosed in dogs in the test group, dogs were selected on the basis of septic shock criteria such as fever or hypothermia, hypotension, leukopenia or leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia. In addition to the results of rutine clinical and laboratory examination, prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), antithrombin III (AT III), fibrinogen and fibrin split …

Mono And Multiphasic Analysis Of Growth Curves Selected Of A Japanese Quail Line At 5-Week's Body Weight, Handan Çamdevi̇ren, Bahar Taşdelen

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In this research, monophasic, diphasic and triphasic logistic growth curve functions used to introduce the growing of the body weight in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) are presented. In male and female Japanese quail, the diphasic growth curve fits better than the other growth curves because of residual variance, autocorrelation and determination coefficients. In addition, the diphasic growth function is compared with the monophasic growth function to study the relationship between these two approaches for describing growth curves.

Sero-Prevalance Of Toxoplasma Gondii By The Sabin-Feldman And Indirect Flourescent Antibody Tests In Cattle In The Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus, Serpi̇l Nalbantoğlu, Zati̇ Vatansever, Ahmet Deni̇z, Cahi̇t Babür, Ayşe Çakmak, K. Zafer Karaer, Ersan Korudağ

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was carried out to detect the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cattle in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Serum samples obtained from 98 cattle of different regions and age groups were tested for T.gondii antibodies by the Sabin-Feldman and Indirect Flourescent Antibody tests. According to the results of the SF test, 34 animals (34.69%), and according to the results of the IFA test 30 (30.61%) animals were found to be seropositive. Statistical evaluations showed that the results of the two tests were in agreement with each other.

Is There A Threshold Intensity For Aerobic Training In Cardiac Patients?, David P. Swain, Barry Franklin

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Purpose: Recent guidelines have recommended the use of a percentage of oxygen uptake reserve ((V) over dot O₂R) for prescribing aerobic exercise intensity for cardiac patients. Moreover, these guidelines suggest that a threshold intensity may exist, below which no improvement in peak oxygen uptake ((V) over dot O-_2peak) occurs, The purpose. therefore. was to translate the intensity of aerobic exercise in previous training studies using cardiac patients into %(V) over dot O₂R units, and determine whether a threshold intensity exists, Methods: Twenty-three studies, using 28 groups of aerobically trained cardiac patients. were identified in …

Coccidian Parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Of Select Rodents Of Western And Southwestern Arkansas And Northeastern Texas, Chris T. Mcallister, Joshua E. Kessler

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Parasites Of Four Endemic Plethodon From Arkansas And Oklahoma, Chris T. Mcallister, Charles R. Bursey, Stanley E. Trauth

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Peer Nutrition Education: A Model For Nutrition Education Among Spanish-Language Participants Of The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants And Children (Wic), Maximino Alfredo Mejía

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Despite the steady improvement in the health status of Americans, Hispanics are a minority in the United States with greater prevalence of several infectious and chronic diseases and less health knowledge than the average citizen. Nearly half of the Hispanics living in this country die of preventable nutrition-related conditions, with heart disease and cancer being the leading causes. Since this minority has limited access to health care and preventive services, there is a need for an inexpensive, viable model of health education for this underserved segment of the population in order to lower the excess of preventable diseases. We trained …

Biomarkers Of Bone Turnover In Vegetarians And Omnivores, Susan Kim Louie Lue

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A cross-sectional study on fasting serum and 24-hour urine samples were used to determine whether biochemical markers of bone turnover, resorption and formation, differed in a group of 50 healthy premenopausal Caucasian women eating vegan, lactoovovegetarian(LOV) and omnivorous diets.

The women, ages 20-42, had participated in a study of bone mineral density(BMD). The three groups were comparable in mean age, BMI, calorie intake, calories spent in exercise, kcal/kg body weight, protein/day, protein/kg body weight and urinary creatinine.

Biomarkers included those of bone resorption—pyridinoline, deoxypyridinoline, and N-telopeptides, and of bone turnover—serum and urinary osteocalcin(OC), skeletal alkaline phosphatase, and propeptide-type-I-carboxyterminal-procollagen(PICP). In all …

Effects Of Pre-Milking Teat Sanitation On The Quality Of Raw Milk, Laurie Depiazzi, Ian Bell

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The effect of Quartermate pre-milking teat sanitation on milk quality was investigated in twelve dairy herds over a period of eight weeks. Pre-milking teat sanitation was carried out on all cows for six weeks on each of six farms and mesophile and thermophile bacteria counts of raw milks were compared before the milk line (“cluster” samples), and at various points within milking plants. Rates of mastitis, vat milk iodide levels and specific bacteria were also monitored.

Maximising The Lamb Drop, Don Moir

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Although reproductive rates vary greatly between individual properties, the average marking percentage in Western Australia still hovers around 75%. In the absence of disease it is possible to improve on this figure by undertaking some straight forward management practices at different stages of the reproductive cycle.

Automated Medical Algorithms: Issues For Medical Errors, Kathy A. Johnson, John R. Svirbely, Mg Sriram, Jack W. Smith, Gareth Kantor, Jorge R. Rodriquez

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Designing Human-Centered Distributed Information Systems, Jiagie Zhang, Vimla L. Patel, Kathy A. Johnson, Jane Malin, Jack W. Smith

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Many computer systems are designed according to engineering and technology principles and are typically difficult to learn and use. The fields of human-computer interaction, interface design, and human factors have made significant contributions to ease of use and are primarily concerned with the interfaces between systems and users, not with the structures that are often more fundamental for designing truly human-centered systems. The emerging paradigm of human-centered computing (HCC)-which has taken many forms-offers a new look at system design. HCC requires more than merely designing an artificial agent to supplement a human agent. The dynamic interactions in a distributed system …

Controlled Software Evaluation Methodology: Case Simulation And Cognitive User Analysis, Kirt Walker, Sridhar Rajappan, Todd R. Johnson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Software for use with patient records is challenging to design and difficult to evaluate because of the tremendous variability of patient circumstances. A method was devised by the authors to overcome a number of difficulties. The method evaluates and compares objectively various software products for use in emergency departments and compares software to conventional methods like dictation and templated chart forms. The technique utilizes oral case simulation and video recording for analysis. The methodology and experiences of executing a study using this case simulation are discussed in this presentation.

Medical Error: Is The Solution Medical Or Cognitive?, Jiajie Zhang, Vimla L. Patel, Todd R. Johnson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Is the solution for medical errors medical or cognitive? In this AMIA2001 panel on medical error, we argued that medical error is primarily an issue for cognitive science and engineering, not for medicine, although the knowledge of the practice of medicine is essential for the research and prevention of medical errors. The three panelists presented studies that demonstrate that cognitive research is the foundation for theories of medical errors and interventions of error reductions.