Veterinární medicína, 2024 (vol. 69), issue 7
Comprehensive comparative study of Chiari-like malformation in veterinary and human medicineReview
JH Jung, H Park, WS Kim, HY Yoon
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(7):217-233 | DOI: 10.17221/125/2023-VETMED 
This review aims to enrich our understanding of Chiari-like malformation (CLM) by combining human and veterinary insights, and providing a detailed cross-species overview. CLM is a developmental abnormality characterised by caudal displacement of the hindbrain into the foramen magnum due to an entire brain parenchymal shift caused by insufficient skull volume. This malformation leads to a progressive obstruction at the craniocervical junction, which disrupts the normal cerebrospinal fluid flow, leading to secondary syringomyelia. The clinical signs of CLM and syringomyelia include phantom scratching, head tilt, head tremor, ataxia, tetraparesis, pain,...
A novel quantitative real-time PCR with the GAPDH reference gene for peste des petits ruminantsOriginal Paper
Y Shi, D Han, J Li, L Ye, X Ji, F Nie, Z Song, C Chen, J Ai, J Xin
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(7):234-242 | DOI: 10.17221/123/2023-VETMED
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a serious acute, highly contagious disease caused by the peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). This study aims to establish a qRT-PCR assay with an internal amplification control for the rapid and accurate detection of PPRV. The primers and probes for PPRV N were based on the national standard of the diagnostic techniques for PPR of China, and a pair of primers and TaqMan probes for the internal reference gene of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was designed. Optimisation of the reaction conditions, specificity, sensitivity and reproducibility tests, and clinical sample detection...
Isolation of aerobic bacteria from surgical site infections following orthopaedic operations in cats and dogsOriginal Paper
A Gulaydin, O Gulaydin, MB Akgul
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(7):243-253 | DOI: 10.17221/26/2024-VETMED
Surgical site infections (SSIs) cause significant complications in the postoperative period in veterinary surgeries. Determining the aetiology of infections is crucial for increasing treatment success rates. This study aims to assess treatment processes by identifying the bacterial agents responsible for infections occurring in cats and dogs after orthopaedic operations and to determine the antimicrobial resistance profiles of these agents. Strains isolated from SSIs were retrospectively analysed in patients brought to the Surgical Clinic of Siirt University Animal Health Application and Research Hospital between 2021 and 2023. The isolates were identified...
Melanocytic cutaneous lesions in Sus ibericus, are these a cause for meat condemnation?Short Communication
J Castanho, J Catarino, L Pedroso, A Alvarado, S Ramos
Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(7):254-259 | DOI: 10.17221/5/2024-VETMED
The Alentejano pig (Sus ibericus) is an autochthonous breed of swine from Portugal phylogenetically close to the Iberian breed that is known to develop melanocytic lesions. In this study, 34 melanocytic skin lesions were identified and collected from Alentejano pigs slaughtered for human consumption for further routine histologic assessment. The samples were classified into 4 age ranges: 1 (1 to 6 months), 2 (7 to 12 months) 3 (13 to 24 months), and 4 (more than 25 months). All the lesions were considered benign after the histopathological assessment, of which 52.9% and 47.1%, were classified as melanosis and melanocytomas, respectively. Regarding...