Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1) (2004)

CONTENTS AND ABSTRACTS

Anatomy

Arterial supply of the pineal gland of Akkaraman sheep. D. Yildiz, M. E. Gultiken and D. Bolat 1

Bacteriology

Staphylococci isolated from animals and food with phenotypically reduced susceptibility to ß-lactamase-resistant ß-lactam antibiotics. Éva J. Kaszanyitzky, Zsuzsanna Egyed, Sz. Jánosi, Judit Keserű, Zsuzsanna Gál, I. Szabó, Z. Veres and P. Somogyi 7

Clinical veterinary science

The incidence of mastitis treated with antibiotics in large-scale Hungarian Holstein-Friesian dairy farms. B. H. Kikkers, L. Ózsvári, F. J. C. M. Van Eerdenburg, L. Börzsönyi and O. Szenci 19

Effects of periodontal dressings on fibroblasts and gingival wound healing in dogs. M. Petelin, Z. Pavlica, Urška Batista, Draga Štiblar-Martinčič and U. Skalerič 33

Successful surgical removal of fibroma from the uterus of a cow: A case report. G. N. Purohit, D. Kumar, N. Garg, R. C. Yadav and H. Dadhich 47

Parasitology

Occurrence and pathology of Sinergasilus lieni (Copepoda: Ergasilidae), a parasite of the silver carp and bighead, in Hungarian ponds. K. Molnár and Cs. Székely 51

Immune response in mice infected by Encephalitozoon cuniculi and suppressed by dexamethasone. Alexandra Valenčáková, Monika Halánová, P. Bálent, Emília Dvorožnáková, Erika Jamborová, F. Lešník, F. Neuschl, L’. Páleník and Lýdia Čisláková 61

Pathology

Immunohistochemical detection of fungal elements in the tissues of goslings with pulmonary and systemic aspergillosis. E. Beytut, K. Özcan and S. Erginsoy 71

Pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of cefotaxime for the treatment of septicaemia in dogs. H. Sumano, Lilia Gutierrez and L. Ocampo 85

Physiology

Expression and localisation of leptin and leptin receptor in the mammary gland of the dry and lactating non-pregnant cow. A. Sayed-Ahmed, Margit Kulcsár, P. Rudas and T. Bartha 97

Reproduction

Assisted reproductive research: Laser assisted hatching and spindle detection (spindle view technique). Katalin Kanyó, J. Konc, L. Solti and S. Cseh 113

Virology

Determination and phylogenetic analysis of canine distemper virus in dogs with nervous symptoms in Turkey. A. Özkul, A. Arda Sancak, E. Güngör and I. Burgu 125

Book review 133

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Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 1–6 (2004)

ARTERIAL SUPPLY OF THE PINEAL GLAND OF AKKARAMAN SHEEP

D. Yildiz*, M. E. Gultiken and D. Bolat

Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kirikkale, 71450 Campus, Kirikkale, Turkey

(Received April 1, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

Arterial vascularisation of the ovine pineal gland was investigated by latex injection preparations of the common carotid artery in 20 adult Akkaraman sheep brains under stereo light microscope. It was observed that the arterial supply comes exclusively from branches of the caudal cerebral artery. The pineal gland was found to contain a rich vascular network. This network also received a few branches from the caudal choroid rami.

Key words: Anatomy, arterial supply, pineal gland, sheep

*Corresponding author: Dr. Dincer Yildiz; E-mail: dincer_yildiz@hotmail.com; Phone: +903183573301, Fax: +903183573304

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 7–17 (2004)

STAPHYLOCOCCI ISOLATED FROM ANIMALS AND FOOD WITH PHENOTYPICALLY REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ß-LACTAMASE-RESISTANT ß-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS

Éva J. Kaszanyitzky1*, Zsuzsanna Egyed1, Sz. Jánosi1, Judit Keserű2, Zsuzsanna Gál3, I. Szabó2, Z. Veres4 and P. Somogyi1

1Central Veterinary Institute, H-1149 Budapest, Tábornok u. 2, Hungary; 2Department of Genetics and 3Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary; 4National Food Investigation Institute, Budapest, Hungary

(Received April 26, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

The antibiotic resistance pattern of 1921 Staphylococcus strains isolated from animals and food within the last two years were examined using diffusion tests. Among them there were only 35 strains of S. aureus having an inhibition zone diameter of 15 mm or less, and 4 strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) having a zone diameter of 18 mm or less to 1-µg oxacillin disk. These 39 strains were examined also by E-test to oxacillin and for the detection of the mecA gene by PCR in order to determine whether they might be real methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Among the 39 strains there were only two that were susceptible to penicillin by disk diffusion method; however, further examination by the penicillinase test showed that they produced ß-lactamase. While 19 (15 S. aureus, 4 CNS) strains were resistant and 7 strains were intermediate to oxacillin in disk diffusion test, the E-test gave 8 resistant and 5 intermediate results. Six out of the 8 oxacillin-resistant strains examined by disk diffusion and E-test harboured the mecA gene. Thus only 6 out of the examined 1921 strains proved to be mecA positive. These methicillin-resistant, mecA-positive strains (5 of the S. aureus strains and 1 of the S. epidermidis) originated from two dairy herds. The results prove that methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains in animals are really rare in Hungary. Eighteen strains were chosen and screened for minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of oxacillin with or without clavulanic acid or sulbactam, and three of them produced methicillinase enzyme.

Key words: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), borderline resistance

*Corresponding author; E-mail: juhasznee@oai.hu; Fax: +36 (1) 252 5197

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 19–32 (2004)

THE INCIDENCE OF MASTITIS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS IN LARGE-SCALE HUNGARIAN HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN DAIRY FARMS

B. H. Kikkers1, L. Ózsvári2, F. J. C. M. Van Eerdenburg1, L. Börzsönyi3 and O. Szenci4*

1Department of Farm Animal Health, Veterinary Faculty, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 2Department of State Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Economics and 3Department of Biomathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary; 4Clinic for Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-2225 Üllő, Dóra major, Hungary

(Received February 24, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

Treated mastitis episodes at large Hungarian dairy farms were studied to determine the distribution of mastitis treated with antibiotics among quarters of the udder. Data were detailed records of all mastitis episodes that occurred during 1976 lactations in Farm A infected with Staphylococcus aureus (from May 1995 through July 1998) and 808 lactations in Farm B free from S. aureus (from January 1999 through March 2001). The distribution of treated quarters was compared with mathematical expectations based upon a random distribution in the case of Farm A. Results on mastitis incidences for different lactation stage groups showed an increasing incidence within subsequent lactation stage groups in Farm A. In contrast, in Farm B the mastitis incidence for lactation stage group between 35 and 100 days was the highest, but beyond 100 days the incidence decreased and reached the lowest value. Results gave strong evidence that the four quarters within the udder are not distributed randomly with respect to naturally occurring episodes of treated mastitis. More episodes than expected occurred in which only one or all four quarters were treated. Fewer episodes than expected with two or three treated quarters were observed. In both farms, the mastitis rate for rear quarters was higher than for front quarters, and the incidence of right quarter mastitis episodes was higher than that of left quarter mastitis episodes.

Key words: Dairy cattle, mastitis, incidence, antibiotics

*Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Ottó Szenci; E-mail: oszenci@univet.hu; Phone: +36 (29) 521 300; Fax: +36 (29) 521 303

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 33–46 (2004)

EFFECTS OF PERIODONTAL DRESSINGS ON FIBROBLASTS AND GINGIVAL WOUND HEALING IN DOGS

M. Petelin1*, Z. Pavlica2, Urška Batista3, Draga Štiblar-Martinčič4 and U. Skalerič1

1Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, 3Institute of Biophysics, 4Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2Clinic for Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

(Received February 10, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

In the present study the effects of different commercially available periodontal dressings (Peripac, Barricaid, Fittydent, Reso-Pack and Myzotect-tincture) on fibroblast (V-79-379A) proliferation and survival were tested in vitro. Barricaid, Fittydent and Reso-Pack periodontal dressings have only small inhibitory effects on cell proliferation (83.3 ± 9%, 71.6 ± 8.7% and 87.3 ± 4.5% of control after 48 h, respectively) in comparison with the great inhibitory effect of Myzotect-tincture (2.9 ± 0.1%) and Peripac (33.7 ± 11.4%) (p < 0.001). Barricaid was the only dressing where 41% of cells survived after exposure, while the other four dressings killed all the cells in 6 days. In addition, the healing of artificially created gingival wounds covered by Barricaid and Reso-Pack was followed for 7 days in 12 Beagle dogs. Histological evaluation of gingival tissue demonstrated that wounds covered by Reso-Pack showed the best epithelisation and vascularity and the least inflammatory reaction in first 4 days. Later the observed parameters were similar with those of wounds covered by Barricaid or without pack. The present results indicate that Peripac periodontal dressing and Myzotect-tincture showed the highest cytotoxicity to fibroblasts in vitro. From the histological observations in Beagle dogs Reso-Pack has been found to be the most suitable dressing, followed by Barricaid.

Key words: Periodontal dressings, cytotoxicity, fibroblasts, gingival healing, dogs

*Corresponding author: Milan Petelin, DMD, PhD, Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Hrvatski trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; E-mail: milan.petelin@mf.uni-lj.si; Fax: +386 1 522 24 94

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 47–50 (2004)

SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL REMOVAL OF FIBROMA FROM THE UTERUS OF A COW: A CASE REPORT

G. N. Purohit1*, D. Kumar1, N. Garg1, R. C. Yadav1 and H. Dadhich2

1Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and 2Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan 334001, India

(Received February 24, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

A Holstein-Friesian cow aged 6 years aborted twice at 3–4 months of gestation. On rectal palpation a growth was palpable in the apex of one uterine horn. The growth was removed by right flank laparotomy under sedation and paravertebral nerve block. The growth was diagnosed to be a fibroma. The cow conceived and calved normally after the operation.

Key words: Cow, fibroma, flank laparotomy

*Corresponding author; E-mail: gnpvog@yahoo.co.in; Fax: 0091 151 2250336

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 51–60 (2004)

OCCURRENCE AND PATHOLOGY OF SINERGASILUS LIENI (COPEPODA: ERGASILIDAE), A PARASITE OF THE SILVER CARP AND BIGHEAD, IN HUNGARIAN PONDS

K. Molnár* and Cs. Székely

Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1581 Budapest, P.O. Box 18, Hungary

(Received June 19, 2003; accepted October 28, 2003)

Sinergasilus lieni Yin, 1949, a well-known and pathogenic parasitic copepod in China and Russia, has been detected in Hungarian carp farms for the first time. The parasite infected the third-year generation of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead (Aristichthys nobilis). The gills of the infected fish specimens showed severe pathological changes. At the attachment sites of female copepods clubbing and fusing of the gill filaments were observed and in some parts of the pale or whitish hemibranchia deep indentations were recorded in places where the tips of the damaged filaments had broken off. Silver carp and bighead were infected at a similar rate, having 8 to 27 copepods attached to the end of the clubbed filaments or the proliferated epithelium of 2 to 10 fused filaments. In histological sections the head part of the parasite was found in a deep cavity of the proliferated epithelium, piercing its antennae deep into the tissues. Only the end of the filaments showed changes. In this part the proliferated epithelium was infiltrated by eosinophilic granular cells. In the central and basal parts of the hemibranchia the original structure of the filaments was preserved with intact secondary lamellae.

Key words: Sinergasilus, parasitic copepod, pathogenicity, gills, silver carp, bighead

*Corresponding author; E-mail: kalman@vmri.hu; Fax: +36 (1) 467-4076

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 61–69 (2004)

IMMUNE RESPONSE IN MICE INFECTED BY ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI AND SUPPRESSED BY DEXAMETHASONE

Alexandra Valenčáková1*, Monika Halánová2, P. Bálent1, Emília Dvorožňáková3, Erika Jamborová2, F. Lešník1, J. Neuschl1, Ľ. Páleník1 and Lýdia Čisláková2

1University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic; 2Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic; 3Slovak Academy of Science, Košice, Slovak Republic

(Received March 25, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

Several indicators of immune response were observed in immunocompetent mice of the ICR line and those suppressed by dexamethasone upon their experimental infection with the microsporidia of Encephalitozoon cuniculi. The mice were infected by one-shot intraperitoneal administration of 5 × 107 pathogenic spores. On Days 7, 14, 28 and 42 after infection, peripheral blood leukocyte phagocytic activity was determined and compared, including phagocytic index and the blastogenic response in spleen cells to mitogenic activation by concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin. The results point to the fact that E. cuniculi itself can cause a significant decrease in phagocytic activity of phagocytic leukocytes in the early stages of infection as well as a remarkable decrease in the proliferative response of spleen cells to T-cellular mitogens.

Key words: Encephalitozoon cuniculi, immunosuppression, mice, phagocytic activity, proliferative response

*Corresponding author; Alexandra Valenčáková, DVM, Department of Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic; E-mail: valencakova@uvm.sk; Fax: +421556325835

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 71–84 (2004)

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DETECTION OF FUNGAL ELEMENTS IN THE TISSUES OF GOSLINGS WITH PULMONARY AND SYSTEMIC ASPERGILLOSIS

E. Beytut*, K. Özcan and Serpil Erginsoy

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, Kars, Turkey

(Received February 17, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

Nineteen goslings with pulmonary and systemic aspergillosis were the subject of the study. The lungs and air sacs were the main sites affected by the disease, and were generally characterised by diffuse yellowish-white granulomas. In 7 cases with pulmonary and air-sac involvement the granulomas were scattered to the serosal linings of the gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tracts, to the liver, spleen and kidneys, and in two cases also to the bursa of Fabricius, musculus (m.) longus colli and adventitia of aorta. The granulomas were often characterised by a necrotic centre surrounded by heterophils, macrophages, lymphocyte and plasma cells, and in late granulomas by multinucleated foreign-body giant cells, and again by an outer thin fibrous capsule. Numerous fungal hyphae were found within the necrotic debris of the granulomas by Gridley and PAS staining techniques. Immunohistochemistry reliably confirmed aspergillosis in all of the cases. Fungal elements in the lungs of goslings severely affected by the disease stained heavily within the centre of the granulomas, whereas few antigens reacted in the chronic cases. Fungal fragments, which were not discernible using routine fungal stains, reacted clearly in the cytoplasm of macrophages and giant cells. Thus, although fungal elements within the granulomas were histologically indicative of aspergillosis, immunohistochemistry also had to be applied to obtain a definitive diagnosis of the disease and to differentiate it from many of the filamentous fungi.

Key words: Immunohistochemistry, goslings, fungal elements, aspergillosis

*Corresponding author: Dr. Enver Beytut; E-mail: enverbeytut@hotmail.com; Fax: +90 (474) 242 68 53

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 85–95 (2004)

PHARMACOKINETICS AND CLINICAL EFFICACY OF CEFOTAXIME FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEPTICAEMIA IN DOGS

H. Sumano*, Lilia Gutierrez and L. Ocampo

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico

(Received April 8, 2003; accepted June 19, 2003)

Considering the already known pharmacological features of cefotaxime, a study with two approaches of pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy in septicaemic dogs was carried out. Pharmacokinetic variables were defined for doses of 10 mg/kg, and 20 mg/kg, utilising a quantitative bacteriological analysis. Values for half-life (T1/2ß) at 10 mg/kg were 0.8, 1.48 and 1.52 h for the i.v., s.c. and i.m. routes, respectively. Corresponding values for the 20 mg/kg dose for the same routes were 0.8, 1.49 and 1.53 h, respectively. Relatively fast clearance (ranging from 0.58 to 0.64 L/kg/h) allowed a maximum dose interval of 12 h. The above-stated doses of cefotaxime were administered i.v. to 40 cases of septicaemia, clinically divided into 20 moderately severe cases treated with 10 mg/kg i.v., of cefotaxime bid, and 20 severe ones, treated with 20 mg/kg i.v. of cefotaxime bid. Injections continued until a previously defined criterion of ‘clinically recovered’ was obtained. Thereafter, a follow-up treatment was established using the same dose and dose-interval but through the s.c. route. Due to the apparent volumes of distribution obtained (ranging from 0.48 to 0.51 L/kg), considering the overall clinical efficacy obtained (90% for the 10 mg/kg dose and 75% for the 20 mg/kg dose), and due to the rapid improvement observed after a few doses of the drug (1.8 to 2.5 doses to ‘clinical improvement’), it is safe to postulate such doses of cefotaxime as excellent choices for the treatment of septicaemia in dogs.

Key words: Cefotaxime, dogs, pharmacokinetics, septicaemia, efficacy

*Corresponding author; E-mail: sumano@servidor.unam.mx; Fax: +52 (5) 56106992

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 97–111 (2004)

EXPRESSION AND LOCALISATION OF LEPTIN AND LEPTIN RECEPTOR IN THE MAMMARY GLAND OF THE DRY AND LACTATING NON-PREGNANT COW

A. Sayed-Ahmed1,2, Margit Kulcsár3, P. Rudas1 and T. Bartha1*

1Department of Physiology and Biochemistry and 3Department of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary; 2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

(Received May 26, 2003; accepted October 28, 2003)

Leptin and leptin receptor were studied in the mammary gland of non-pregnant dry and lactating cows. Using RT-PCR it was demonstrated that leptin and its short (Ob-Ra) and long (Ob-Rb) receptor isoforms are expressed both in the dry and the lactating mammary gland tissue. Tissue distribution of leptin and its receptor mRNA transcripts were examined by in situ hybridisation, while the leptin protein was localised by immunohistochemistry. Although in situ hybridisation is semiquantitative, our morphological data suggest that the epithelial leptin mRNA expression of the lactating gland is higher than that of the dry gland. To compare the leptin mRNA levels between dry and lactating udders competitive PCR was used, which showed no difference in leptin expression for the whole mammary tissues. The lack of difference in total leptin mRNA levels is explained by the high adipose tissue content of the dry mammary gland. Leptin and its receptor transcripts are expressed mainly in the epithelial cells of lactating cows, while in dry mammary tissue the signal is found in the stromal tissues as well. The results provide additional evidence that locally produced leptin takes part in the regulation and maintenance of mammary epithelial cell activity.

Key words: Cow, leptin, leptin receptor, mammary gland

*Corresponding author: Dr. Tibor Bartha; E-mail: tbartha@univet.hu; Phone: +36 (1) 478 4156; Fax: +36 (1) 478 4165

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 113–123 (2004)

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE RESEARCH: LASER ASSISTED HATCHING AND SPINDLE DETECTION (SPINDLE VIEW TECHNIQUE)

Katalin Kanyó1, J. Konc1, L. Solti2 and S. Cseh2*

1Infertility and IVF Center of Buda, Szent János Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; 2Department and Clinic of Obstetrics and Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary

(Received September 3, 2003; accepted October 28, 2003)

Animal experiments are very important for the development of new assisted reproductive techniques (ART) for use in human and animal reproductive medicine. Most technical aspects of reproductive manipulation of humans and animals are very similar, and many components of successful human ART used nowadays have been derived from animal studies. In this study we examined (1) the use of ‘non-contact’ laser for assisted hatching, (2) whether spindles in living mouse oocytes could safely be imaged/examined by polarisation microscope (polscope) and (3) the influence of environment (e.g. temperature, in vitro culture, etc.) on spindle detection/visualisation. The data of the study presented here show that (1) laser assisted hatching (AH) is a fast, very accurate and safe procedure without any harmful effect on embryo development and it can support very effectively the implantation of embryos, (2) the use of polscope facilitates the evaluation of oocyte quality and the selection of oocytes with spindle, (3) by monitoring the spindle position during intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), we can reduce spindle damage and increase the chance of fertilisation. Further studies are underway to test the hypothesised connection between spindle birefringence and developmental capacity of oocytes/embryos.

Key words: Laser assisted hatching, spindle view technique, examination of spindles in oocytes, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive techniques

*Corresponding author; E-mail: scseh@univet.hu; Fax: +36 (26) 360 499

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 125–132 (2004)

DETERMINATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS IN DOGS WITH NERVOUS SYMPTOMS IN TURKEY

A. Özkul1*, A. Arda Sancak2, E. Güngör1 and I. Burgu1

1Department of Virology and 2Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Diskapi, 06110 Ankara, Turkey

(Received February 12, 2003; accepted April 1, 2003)

In the present study, canine distemper virus (CDV) was investigated in 20 dogs having nervous signs arousing the clinical suspicion of canine distemper (CD). A total of 13 animals (65%) were stray dogs and had no accurate record about the vaccination history. Clinical examinations revealed that the majority (85%) of the animals showed systemic form characterised by predominantly nervous symptoms accompanied by mild respiratory system signs whilst the remaining cases (15%) recorded mainly respiratory distress. CDV RNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) only in 45% of the suspected cases. Phylogenetic analysis of partial nucleotide sequence of the P gene coding region revealed that the virus is closely related to European strains. Immune responses in 13 cases (65%), which were detected by dot-ELISA, indicated inefficient levels for neutralising functions against CDV. It was postulated that this response could have been mediated by either previous vaccination or mild infection with field strains.

Key words: Canine distemper, nervous symptoms, RT-PCR, dot-ELISA

*Corresponding author; E-mail: ozkul@veterinary.ankara.edu.tr; Phone: +90.312.3170315 Ext: 364, 255; Fax: +90.312.3164472

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 52 (1), pp. 133–134 (2004)

BOOK REVIEW

Jutta Berk: Artgerechte Mastputenhaltung. Baulich-technische Ansätze zur Verbesserung der Haltungsumwelt (Natural-like Management Methods in Turkey Fattening. Contruction-technical Initiatives for the Improvement of the Keeping Environment). Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e. V. (KTBL), Darmstadt, 2002. 81 pages, 24 black-and-white photographs, 32 figures, 22 tables. ISBN 3-7843-2150-X (Best.-Nr. 11412). Price: 18 €.

Tibor Polner

 

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