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What Is Your Diagnosis?, Pranee Tuntivanich, Suwicha Chuthateph Sep 2010

What Is Your Diagnosis?, Pranee Tuntivanich, Suwicha Chuthateph

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

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Comparison Of The Efficacy Of Enrofloxacin Against Escherichia Coli Or Pasteurella Multocida Infection In Chickens, Visut Rawiwet, Piyarat Chansiripornchai, Niwat Chansiripornchai Sep 2010

Comparison Of The Efficacy Of Enrofloxacin Against Escherichia Coli Or Pasteurella Multocida Infection In Chickens, Visut Rawiwet, Piyarat Chansiripornchai, Niwat Chansiripornchai

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This study compared the efficacy of enrofloxacin, given immediately or 6 hrs after infection against Escherichia coli or Pasteurella multocida. In the first experiment, thirty, 12-week-old male layer chickens were divided into 3 groups of 10 each. Chickens in group 1, 2 and 3 were infected with E. coli serotype O78 by left thoracic air sac injection. Group 1 was given enrofloxacin (10 mg/kg), dissolved in drinking water immediately receiving E. coli. Group 2 was given enrofloxacin 6 hrs after receiving E. coli. Group 3 served as a positive control. In the second experiment, twenty, 16-week-old male layer chickens were …

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Relationship Between Seminal And Serum Calcium Concentration With Semen Quality In The Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus), Somsajee Sivilaikul, Amornrat Jitprom, Ajaree Kularb, Kornchai Kornkaewrut, Piyawan Suthanmaphinuth, Sittidet Mahasawangkul, Kulnasan Saikhun, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Sitthawee Thongtipsiridech Sep 2010

Relationship Between Seminal And Serum Calcium Concentration With Semen Quality In The Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus), Somsajee Sivilaikul, Amornrat Jitprom, Ajaree Kularb, Kornchai Kornkaewrut, Piyawan Suthanmaphinuth, Sittidet Mahasawangkul, Kulnasan Saikhun, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Sitthawee Thongtipsiridech

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship of calcium concentration in seminal plasma on elephant semen quality including of volume, concentration, pH and percentage of progressive motility, dead sperm and abnormal morphology, respectively. Semen collection and evaluation were done in 9 elephants of Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, National Elephant Institute, Forest Industry Organization at Lampang. Calcium in seminal plasma was measured by using colorimetric method. Data were analyzed by using Linear Regression. The results revealed that amount of calcium in seminal plasma was negative correlated with only percentage of progressive motility (p<0.05). Ejaculates were separated into three groups based on their progressive motility percentage including of low, moderate and high-motile semen (0-5%, >5-40% and >50%, respectively) and …

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Comparative Study On Six Different Long Term Commercial Extenders For Fresh Boar Semen, Kampon Kaeoket, Titisa Srisowanna, Ubonrat Wichaidit, Panida Chanapiwat, Sukanya Manee-In Sep 2010

Comparative Study On Six Different Long Term Commercial Extenders For Fresh Boar Semen, Kampon Kaeoket, Titisa Srisowanna, Ubonrat Wichaidit, Panida Chanapiwat, Sukanya Manee-In

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

In Thailand, there are numerous commercial extenders for preservation of boar semen; however, no study has been carried out to compare these extenders in view of maintaining of sperm motility, plasma membrane integrity and acrosome integrity during cold storage. The aim of this study was to assess the percentage of sperm motility, HOST positive, viability and acrosome integrity of boar spermatozoa extended in Merck-III, Androstar®Plus, ModenaTM, NUTRIXcell®, VITASEM LD, Duragen and Dofu goldTM. Ejaculated from boars (n=6, one ejaculate from each boar) were collected and sub-samples (splited samples) were diluted (3x109 spermatozoa/100 ml) in the different extenders and stored for …

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Chronic Mastitis In Small Dairy Cattle Herds In Muang Khon Kaen, Jaruwan Kampa, Varaporn Sukolapong, Anantachai Chaiyotwittakun, Sarinya Rerk-U-Suke, Arunee Polpakdee Sep 2010

Chronic Mastitis In Small Dairy Cattle Herds In Muang Khon Kaen, Jaruwan Kampa, Varaporn Sukolapong, Anantachai Chaiyotwittakun, Sarinya Rerk-U-Suke, Arunee Polpakdee

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Monthly records of bulk tank milk somatic cell count (BMSCC) of all 194 dairy herds in Muang, Khon Kaen were used as an indicator of chronic mastitis problems; i.e. BMSCC > 500,000 cells/ml at least 3 consecutive records. Twelve chronic mastitis herds in Muang, Khon Kaen were data collected on 1) general herd information, 2) milking equipment, 3) milking procedure and 4) awareness and management of farmers to the mastitis problem. All possible mastitis pathogens were investigated in individual milk samples from 138 lactating cows of the herds. At least 40% of dairy herds in Muang, Khon Kaen had mastitis at …

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Establishment Of Porcine Embryonic Stem-Like Cells From Parthenogenetic And In Vivo Derived Embryos, Sasithorn Panasophonkul, Theerawat Tharasanit, Mongkol Techakumphu Sep 2010

Establishment Of Porcine Embryonic Stem-Like Cells From Parthenogenetic And In Vivo Derived Embryos, Sasithorn Panasophonkul, Theerawat Tharasanit, Mongkol Techakumphu

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The study was conducted to examine the effect of different parthenogenetic activation (PA) protocols on developmental competence and quality of embryos, and to establish the parthenogenetic embryonic stem (ptES)-like cells in pigs. Compacted cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected from porcine ovaries and then cultured in M199-medium. After 44 hrs of culture, matured MII-oocytes were selected and divided into three groups. Oocytes in each group were stimulated with three different activation protocols as protocol I: 1.36 kV/cm, 30 μsec, 2 pulses; protocol II: 1.50 kV/cm, 60 μsec, 2 pulses and protocol III: 1.0 kV/cm, 80 μsec, 3 pulses, and followed by …

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Sano (Sesbania Javanica Miq.) Flower As A Pigment Source In Egg Yolk Of Laying Hens, Suwanna Kijparkorn, Hatairat Plaimast, Somporn Wangsoonoen Sep 2010

Sano (Sesbania Javanica Miq.) Flower As A Pigment Source In Egg Yolk Of Laying Hens, Suwanna Kijparkorn, Hatairat Plaimast, Somporn Wangsoonoen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The study was conducted to investigate Sano flower that naturally contains high concentration of yellow fat soluble pigment as a pigment source for egg yolk in layer diet. Dried Sano flower (Sano) was prepared and analyzed for nutritional composition and total carotenoids content. Six dietary treatments were: 1) corn-soy basal diet that contain total carotenoids from corn at 12 mg/kg diet, 2)-4) Sano diet that contain total carotenoids from Sano at 10, 15 and 30 mg/kg diet, 5) mixed carotenoids diet that contain total carotenoids from Sano at 10 mg/kg and synthetic pigment, canthaxanthin at 2 mg/kg diet, and 6) …

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Evaluation Of Serum Nt-Probnp Levels In Dogs With Respiratory Distress Associated With Heart Disease And Respiratory Disease, Amornrate Sastravaha, Santi Kaewmokul, Pareeya Udomkusonsri, Naris Thengchaisri Sep 2010

Evaluation Of Serum Nt-Probnp Levels In Dogs With Respiratory Distress Associated With Heart Disease And Respiratory Disease, Amornrate Sastravaha, Santi Kaewmokul, Pareeya Udomkusonsri, Naris Thengchaisri

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The association between severity of heart disease and serum N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was determined in dogs presented with respiratory distress. Four groups of dogs were divided into healthy control (n=11), heart failure (n=58), heart disease without heart failure (n=17) and respiratory disease (n=20). Serum NT-proBNP concentrations were measured with an ELISA designed for using in dogs. Dirofilaria antigen tests were detected in dogs with heart disease or heart failure. Serum NT-proBNP concentrations of dogs with heart failure (2,977±184 pmol/l) were significantly higher than dogs with heart disease (611±46 pmol/l), respiratory disease (583±52 pmol/l) or physically healthy (426±32 …

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Prevalence Of The Cellular And Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance Against E. Coli Isolated From Thai Broilers, Sarawoot Mooljuntee, Piyarat Chansiripornchai, Niwat Chansiripornchai Sep 2010

Prevalence Of The Cellular And Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance Against E. Coli Isolated From Thai Broilers, Sarawoot Mooljuntee, Piyarat Chansiripornchai, Niwat Chansiripornchai

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The antimicrobial resistant characteristics both of the cellular and molecular levels of Escherichia coli in broilers were performed by disk diffusion test and polymerase chain reaction technique. Specific primers for the aadA, aac(3)-IV, cmlA, cat1, tetA, sul1, SHV, CITM, ereA and dhfrV gene were used to detect resistance to gentamicin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, cephalothin, ampicillin, erythromycin, sulfonamide+trimetroprim. The 30 samples of E. coli were found to be 100% antimicrobial disk resistant to tetracycline, ampicillin and erythromycin and revealed a 90%, 93.3% and 73.3% resistant gene to tetA, CITM and ereA, respectively. While resistance to 73.3% cephalothin and 26.7% sulfonamide+trimethoprim was revealed …

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Blood Pressure, Urinary Protein Creatinine Ratio And Oxidative Stress In Dogs With Urolithiasis, Supa Sithanukul, Poramin Shayarattanasin, Vimolpa Hiranpradith, Winai Chansaisakorn, Monkon Trisiriroj, Siripen Komolvanich, Saikaew Satayatham, Chollada Buranakarl Sep 2010

Blood Pressure, Urinary Protein Creatinine Ratio And Oxidative Stress In Dogs With Urolithiasis, Supa Sithanukul, Poramin Shayarattanasin, Vimolpa Hiranpradith, Winai Chansaisakorn, Monkon Trisiriroj, Siripen Komolvanich, Saikaew Satayatham, Chollada Buranakarl

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Blood pressure, urinary protein creatinine (UPC) ratio and oxidative stress (plasma melondialdehyde, urinary melondialdehyde creatinine ratio; UMDA/Cr, the activities of red blood cell catalase; RBC-CAT and red blood cell glutathione) were studied in 42 dogs with urolithiasis and 14 control healthy dogs. The types and location of calculi were defined. The results showed that calculi preferentially found in male and female dogs were calcium oxalate and struvite, respectively. In female, calculi found mostly at urinary bladder while in male, they could be found in either urinary bladder and/or urethra. Dogs with urolithiasis were normotensive. However, UPC ratio was higher significantly …

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Morphological, Cytochemical And Ultrastructural Studies Of Blood Cells In Irrawaddy River Dolphin (Orcaella Brevirostris): A Case Study, Somporn Techangamsuwan, Supradit Wangnaithum, Jariya Sutanonpaiboon, Nantarika Chansue, Achariya Sailasuta Sep 2010

Morphological, Cytochemical And Ultrastructural Studies Of Blood Cells In Irrawaddy River Dolphin (Orcaella Brevirostris): A Case Study, Somporn Techangamsuwan, Supradit Wangnaithum, Jariya Sutanonpaiboon, Nantarika Chansue, Achariya Sailasuta

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The characteristic of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes of a captive Irrawaddy river dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) was described using blood sample collected from caudal vein. By morphological and ultrastructural studies, erythrocytes showed similar size as in humans and contained cytoplasmic electron dense hemoglobin without nucleus. Multilobulated granulocytes composed of cytoplasmic round-to-elongated granulecontaining neutrophils and round-to-oval shaped granule-bearing eosinophils while basophil was very scanty. Monocytes displayed azulophilic granules and vacuolated cytoplasm with pseudopodia. Lymphocytes showed equal amounts of heterochromatin and euchromatin with numerous mitochondria in their cytoplasm. Thrombocytes, the smallest circulating blood cells, presented small pseudopodia with many cytoplasmic microtubular structures. By …

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Detection Of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (Nhp) In Wild Shrimp From Laguna Madre, Mexico By A Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gabriel Aguirre-Guzman, Jesus Genaro Sanchez-Martinez, Roberto Pérez-Castañeda, Rafael Orta-Rodriguez Sep 2010

Detection Of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (Nhp) In Wild Shrimp From Laguna Madre, Mexico By A Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gabriel Aguirre-Guzman, Jesus Genaro Sanchez-Martinez, Roberto Pérez-Castañeda, Rafael Orta-Rodriguez

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The Laguna Madre in Mexico is a nursery, growth, and refuge area for shrimp and other wildlife species. These organisms support an important fishery for local industry (third place in Mexico), which may suffer diseases that are few studied. Wild shrimp were randomly collected from two sampling stations (Carrizal and Carbonera) once a month for one year (September 2007 to September 2008) to screen for virus and bacteria. The shrimp were taxonomically identified, organized in pools of three organisms per species and analyzed for the presence of WSSV, IHHNV, NHP and HPV by a commercial multiplex PCR kit DiagXotics Inc. …

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Isolation Of Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Serotype 15-Like Strain From A Porcine Tonsil In Thailand: A Case Report, Walaiporn Tonpitak Sep 2010

Isolation Of Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Serotype 15-Like Strain From A Porcine Tonsil In Thailand: A Case Report, Walaiporn Tonpitak

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

An isolate of Actinobacillus (A.) pleuropneumoniae from porcine tonsil samples was identified as serotype 15-like strain, which was previously isolated in Australia, North America and Japan. It was characterized by biochemical testing performed for Actinobacillus sp. and confirmed as A. pleuropneumoniae by PCR and nucleotide sequencing of 16s rDNA. The isolate contains apxIBD, apxIICA, apxIIIBD, apxIIICA and apxIVA gene. The result of PCR-REA of apxIVA method was identical as A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 15 strain HS143 reference strain. Therefore this isolate is proposed as A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 15- like strain and the first report of A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 15-like strain in …

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The Contribution Of Active Efflux In Reduced Susceptibilities To Copper Sulfate And Zinc Chloride In Escherichia Coli Isolates From Swine, Chailai Koowatananukul, Nisit Chansong, Rungtip Chuanchuen Sep 2010

The Contribution Of Active Efflux In Reduced Susceptibilities To Copper Sulfate And Zinc Chloride In Escherichia Coli Isolates From Swine, Chailai Koowatananukul, Nisit Chansong, Rungtip Chuanchuen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A hundred-eighty Escherichia coli isolates from swine were tested for minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 9 antimicrobials and two heavy metals copper sulfate and zinc chloride. All the E. coli isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic and 175 (97.2%) isolates were multi-drug resistant. Forty antibiotic resistance patterns were identified, of which the most common pattern was AMP-CHP-CIP-ERY-GEN-STR-SUL-TET-TRI (13.3%). All the isolates formed one large population of susceptibility to copper sulfate and zinc chloride at the concentrations of 6.4-12.8 mM and 3.2-6.4 mM, respectively. Exposure to copper sulfate and zinc chloride at sublethal concentration did not change the susceptibility. …

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Animal Health Matters, Jarett Bies, David H. Zeman, Russ Daly Aug 2010

Animal Health Matters, Jarett Bies, David H. Zeman, Russ Daly

Animal Health MATTERS Newsletter

[Page] 1- New Department Name Introduced in Campus Ceremony [Page] 1- Director's Message: What’s in a Name? [Page] 2- VBS Department Faculty Make Connections in China [Page] 3- ADRDL Personnel Gain Additional Proficiency Training for Foreign Animal Disease Testing, Embark on Test Validation Studies [Page] 3- Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Department Launches New Website: www.sdstate.edu/vs [Page] 4- Histopathology and the Histology Laboratory at SDSU’s ADRDL Pieces and Parts [Page] 6- Dunn Begins Work as Dean of SDSU College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences [Page] 6- Hennings to Address International Pig Veterinary Society [Page] 6- SDSU Faculty to Co-Author “Diseases of …

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Pemoline And Tetramisole 'Positives' In English Racehorses Following Levamisole Administration, J. Gutierrez, R. L. Eisenberg, N. J. Koval, E. R. Armstrong, J. Tharappel, C. J. Hughes, Thomas Tobin Aug 2010

Pemoline And Tetramisole 'Positives' In English Racehorses Following Levamisole Administration, J. Gutierrez, R. L. Eisenberg, N. J. Koval, E. R. Armstrong, J. Tharappel, C. J. Hughes, Thomas Tobin

Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Pemoline is a central nervous system stimulant that has been used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy in humans; its identification in horses could be considered evidence of attempts to influence performance. Two recent pemoline 'positives' in English racehorses led us to review the chemical relationships between tetramisole, levamisole, aminorex and pemoline. Pemoline is a simple oxidation product of aminorex, which has been shown in the United States and elsewhere to be an equine metabolite of levamisole. Based on the clear structural relationships between aminorex and pemoline, we conclude that levamisole can metabolise to pemoline in horses and that …

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The Glycoproteins Of Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome Virus And Their Role In Infection And Immunity, Phani B. Das Aug 2010

The Glycoproteins Of Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome Virus And Their Role In Infection And Immunity, Phani B. Das

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an economically important pathogen of swine and is known to cause abortion and infertility in pregnant sows and respiratory distress in piglets. PRRSV contains a major glycoprotein (GP5) and three minor glycoproteins (GP2a, GP3, and GP4) on the virion envelope, all of which are required for infectious virus production. To study their interactions amongst each other and with a cellular receptor for PRRSV, CD163, I cloned each of the viral glycoproteins and CD163 in various expression vectors. My studies have shown that while the GP2a, GP3, and GP4 are co-translationally glycosylated, …

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Human Induced Rotation And Reorganization Of The Brain Of Domestic Dogs, Taryn Roberts, Paul Mcgreevy, Michael Valenzuela Jul 2010

Human Induced Rotation And Reorganization Of The Brain Of Domestic Dogs, Taryn Roberts, Paul Mcgreevy, Michael Valenzuela

Anatomy Collection

Domestic dogs exhibit an extraordinary degree of morphological diversity. Such breed-to-breed variability applies equally to the canine skull, however little is known about whether this translates to systematic differences in cerebral organization. By looking at the paramedian sagittal magnetic resonance image slice of canine brains across a range of animals with different skull shapes (N = 13), we found that the relative reduction in skull length compared to width (measured by Cephalic Index) was significantly correlated to a progressive ventral pitching of the primary longitudinal brain axis (r = 0.83), as well as with a ventral shift in the position …

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Vs - Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium Bovis) Surveillance Standards 11/2001 Jun 2010

Vs - Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium Bovis) Surveillance Standards 11/2001

Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Bibliography and Database

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and communicable granulomatous disease caused by the acidfast bacilli bacteria of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). It is commonly a chronic, debilitating disease, but occasionally may assume an acute, rapidly progressive course. M. bovisis a widespread zoonosis that is global in magnitude and affects nearly all species of vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, bison, buffalo, and camelids.) Disease is spread by direct contact, inhalation of infected droplets expelled from infected lungs, and ingestion of contaminated feed or milk. In most countries, TB is a notifiable disease. Overall, TB has an important world-wide …

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Comparison Of Carprofen, Vedaprofen And Tepoxalin For Postoperative Analgesia And Serum Pge2 Level In Dogs After Ovariohysterectomy, Naris Thengchaisri, Panpicha Sattasathuchana, Sirirat Niyom, Wannasit Chantornvong Jun 2010

Comparison Of Carprofen, Vedaprofen And Tepoxalin For Postoperative Analgesia And Serum Pge2 Level In Dogs After Ovariohysterectomy, Naris Thengchaisri, Panpicha Sattasathuchana, Sirirat Niyom, Wannasit Chantornvong

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Comparison of analgesic efficacy of 3 non-steroidal analgesic drugs (carprofen, vedaprofen and tepoxalin) were performed in 40 dogs after ovariohysterectomy. Oral administration of placebo (sugar pill), carprofen (4.4 mg/kg/day), vedaprofen (0.5 mg/kg/day), or tepoxalin (20 mg/kg/day) for 3 days were performed in dogs recovering from ovariohysterectomy. Numerical pain scores (descriptive and composite pain scores) were measured in blinded fashion by three investigators at 0, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 hrs following the recovery. The average descriptive and composite pain scores of dogs treated with carprofen or tepoxalin were significantly lower than that of the control group (p<0.05), however, no significance difference was found between the vedaprofen-treated and control groups (p>0.05). Serum …

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Ultrasound Diagnosis, Phiwipha Kamonrat Jun 2010

Ultrasound Diagnosis, Phiwipha Kamonrat

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

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Intra-Uterine And Deep Intra-Uterine Insemination Using Cryopreserved Boar Semen In Spontaneously-Ovulating Sows, Kakanang Buranaamnuay, Termpong Wongtawan, Sutthatip Masuwatana, Padet Tummaruk, Mongkol Techakumphu Jun 2010

Intra-Uterine And Deep Intra-Uterine Insemination Using Cryopreserved Boar Semen In Spontaneously-Ovulating Sows, Kakanang Buranaamnuay, Termpong Wongtawan, Sutthatip Masuwatana, Padet Tummaruk, Mongkol Techakumphu

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The present study was performed to investigate the in vivo fertility of frozen-thawed (FT) boar semen after intra-uterine (IUI) and deep intra-uterine insemination (DIUI) in spontaneously-ovulating sows. A total of 48 weaned sows were included. The sows were divided into three groups, i.e. natural mating (NM) (n=30), IUI (n=9) and DIUI (n=9). In the IUI and DIUI groups, the sows were inseminated twice, at 24 and 36 h after the detection of oestrous by IUI with 2x109 spermatozoa/dose or DIUI with 1x109 spermatozoa/dose. Transrectal ultrasonography was used to determine the time of ovulation after insemination. The results revealed that the …

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Influence Of Type 2 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus NPro On Enhancement Of Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication Mediated By Antagonism Of Host Cell Interferon Type I Responses, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz A. Alkheraif Jun 2010

Influence Of Type 2 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus NPro On Enhancement Of Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication Mediated By Antagonism Of Host Cell Interferon Type I Responses, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz A. Alkheraif

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a member of the genus Pestivirus, Family Flaviviridae. The virus can infect many species of animals of the order Artiodactyla. The BVDV genome encodes an auto protease, Npro, that degrades interferon regulatory factor-3 (IRF-3) reducing type I interferon (IFN-I) production from host cells. Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a member of the genus Pneumovirus, Family Paramyxoviridae. Concurrent infection with BVDV and BRSV causes more severe respiratory and enteric disease than infection with either virus alone. Our hypothesis was that Npro modulates the innate immune responses to BVDV infection …

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Roadmap Of Torture: Captive Thai Elephant And The Anecdote, Sumolya Kanchanapangka Jun 2010

Roadmap Of Torture: Captive Thai Elephant And The Anecdote, Sumolya Kanchanapangka

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

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Myxomatous Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease: An Update, Sirilak Disatian Jun 2010

Myxomatous Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease: An Update, Sirilak Disatian

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Myxomatous degenerative mitral valve disease (MVD) is the most common cardiac disease in dogs.Pathological changes of MVD include thickened redundant leaflets causing improper coaptation of leaflets, resultingin mitral valve regurgitation. The etiology of this disease is currently unknown. Thus, no drugs or treatments areavailable to slow down the disease progression. This article was written to summarize an update of canine MVD concerning clinical approach, etiology, and treatment.

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Canine Heartworm (Dirofilaria Immitis) Infection And Immunoglobulin G Antibodies Against Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) In Stray Dogs In Bangkok, Thailand, Sonthaya Tiawsirisup, Teerat Thanapaisarnkit, Euapong Varatorn, Taddao Apichonpongsa, Nattapon Bumpenkiattikun, Sirirat Rattanapuchpong, Sudchit Chungpiwat, Vivornpun Sanprasert, Surang Nuchprayoon Jun 2010

Canine Heartworm (Dirofilaria Immitis) Infection And Immunoglobulin G Antibodies Against Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) In Stray Dogs In Bangkok, Thailand, Sonthaya Tiawsirisup, Teerat Thanapaisarnkit, Euapong Varatorn, Taddao Apichonpongsa, Nattapon Bumpenkiattikun, Sirirat Rattanapuchpong, Sudchit Chungpiwat, Vivornpun Sanprasert, Surang Nuchprayoon

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in stray dogs was studied by using parasitological (fresh blood smear, thin blood smear, thick blood smear, and modified Knott’s test) and serological methods. Blood samples were collected from stray dogs in Bangkok metropolitan area during 2006 and 2008. There were 10% (50/500) of stray dogs infected with D. immitis, which was indicated by using parasitological methods. Microfilaria levels were evaluated from 36 infected dogs and the range of microfilarial levels were between 17 and 78,417 microfilariae per milliliter of blood. Fifty serum samples from D. immitis infected dogs and 310 serum samples from non-infected …

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Effect Of Using Supernatant For Post-Thawing Solution And Semen Extender Prior To Insemination On Sow Reproductive Performance, Cholthida Kasetrtut, Kampon Kaeoket Jun 2010

Effect Of Using Supernatant For Post-Thawing Solution And Semen Extender Prior To Insemination On Sow Reproductive Performance, Cholthida Kasetrtut, Kampon Kaeoket

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The objective of the present study was to determine the effects of using supernatant (seminal plasma:extender, 50:50 v/v) as post-thawing solution and semen extender on sow fertility. Fifteen sows were allocated into the following experimental groups: Groups A (control), sows (n=5) were inseminated with fresh semen, using a dose of 4x109 spermatozoa in 60 ml of Modena™ extender; Group B, sows (n=5) were inseminated with frozen semen (supplemented with 10 mM of L-cysteine), using a dose of 2x109 spermatozoa in 60 ml of supernatant (50% v/v of seminal plasma plus ModenaTM extender); Group C, sows (n=5) were inseminated with frozen …

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Effect Of Water Temperature On Hematology And Virulence Of Aeromonas Hydrophila In Hybrid Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell X C. Macrocephalus Gunther), Weena Koeypudsa, Malinee Jongjareanjai Jun 2010

Effect Of Water Temperature On Hematology And Virulence Of Aeromonas Hydrophila In Hybrid Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell X C. Macrocephalus Gunther), Weena Koeypudsa, Malinee Jongjareanjai

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Water temperature was set up at 2 levels; high (Ht, 29.5±0.5oC) and low temperature (Lt, 19.5±0.5oC). Experimental catfish body weight and total length were 12.07±1.41 g and 11.57±0.62 cm respectively. Catfish were divided into 4 groups: high temperature with 0.1% sodium chloride (NaCl) (HtWs), high temperature without 0.1% NaCl (HtW/s), low temperature with 0.1% NaCl (LtWs), and low temperature without 0.1% NaCl (LtW/s). Catfish hematocrit (Hct) and clinical chemistry including serum glutamic oxaloacetic transminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine (Cr) were measured. The results showed that water temperature, Ht (HtWs …

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The Sperm Dna Damage After Cryopreservation Of Boar Semen In Relation To Post-Thawed Semen Qualities, Antioxidant Supplementation And Boars Effects, Panida Chanapiwat, Kampon Kaeoket, Padet Tummaruk Jun 2010

The Sperm Dna Damage After Cryopreservation Of Boar Semen In Relation To Post-Thawed Semen Qualities, Antioxidant Supplementation And Boars Effects, Panida Chanapiwat, Kampon Kaeoket, Padet Tummaruk

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the damage of DNA of the frozen-thawed (FT) boar spermatozoa and to investigate the effect of various concentrations of L-cysteine supplementation on the sperm DNA damage. A total of 104 cryopreserved semen samples from twenty-six ejaculates of 16 proven boars were analyzed. Of these samples, each semen sample contained a different concentration of L-cysteine i.e., 0 (n=41), 5 (n=41), 10 (n=11) and 15 (n=11) mM. All of the semen samples were cryopreserved by controlled-rate freezer. The semen was thawed at 50oC for 12 sec and the damage to the sperm DNA …

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Effects Of Cooling And Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin Supplementation On Body Fluids, Mammary Blood Flow, And Nutrients Uptake By The Mammary Gland In Different Stages Of Lactation Of Crossbred Holstein Cattle, Siravit Sitprija, Somchai Chanpongsang, Narongsak Chaiyabutr Jun 2010

Effects Of Cooling And Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin Supplementation On Body Fluids, Mammary Blood Flow, And Nutrients Uptake By The Mammary Gland In Different Stages Of Lactation Of Crossbred Holstein Cattle, Siravit Sitprija, Somchai Chanpongsang, Narongsak Chaiyabutr

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

and in shaded with misty-fan cooling (MFC) as cooled cows. The cows were treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) in early, mid and late lactation with three consecutive injections of rbST 500 mg of rbST (POSILAC) in every 14 days. During the study, ambient temperature at the hottest period daily (1400 hr) in the MFC barn was significantly lower, while relative humidity was higher than that of the NS barn. The temperature humidity index (THI) in both barns ranged from 80.7-85.5 throughout the periods of study. Cows in the MFC barn showed a lower rectal temperature and respiration rate as …

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