Monthly journal, devoted to the problems of veterinary medicine and applied biology, founded 1945 by the professors of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin, Poland. Supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Contents: reviews and original papers – with English summaries, professional problems, bibliography, chronicle.
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The primary (reference) version of the journal is the printed version.
Janicki B., Kochowicz A., Cygan-Szczegielniak D., Krumrych W.
Fundamentals of exercise physiology in horses
Survival of horses in natural conditions was connected with their ability to bolt when facing a predator. This task, the key one for survival of the species, could be done only due to numerous adaptation mechanisms that have been formed in the course of the evolution. Besides, it is interesting that this adaptation often outweighs the adaptability of other animals and humans. During the peak exercise of a horse, its heart beat count may increase even eightfold (from 25-30 to 220-240 bpm), while top athletes’ bpm increases only less than fourfold (6, 33). The high fitness level of these animals is testified by oxygen maximal consumption (in ml/kg/min) and lung capacity in ratio to body mass, which are also more than twice as high as those of humans (20). Since the main forms of utilization of animals are connected with exercise, it is no surprise that evaluation of its impact on the animal was a subject of special interest for many physiologists. Originally, the research on equine exercise physiology was stimulated by utilization of the animal in farming. At present, the animal’s significance for this area is rather low, and its participation in sport orients the research into the area of genetics, biomechanics of movement, structure and composition of muscle tissue, gas exchange, and appropriate nutrition. Moreover, much research has focused on evaluating the efficiency of the respiratory and circulation systems as well as on morphological and biochemical analysis of blood of horses subjected to various loads...
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Korniewicz D., Dobrzański Z., Kołacz R., Hoffmann J., Korniewicz A., Antkowiak K.
Effect of various feed phosphates on productivity and slaughter performance of fattening pigs
Besides the important role that phosphorus plays in osseous tissue building, it also participates in most of the metabolic transformations of proteins, carbohydrates and fats, nerve impulses transferring, hormones secretion, energy supplies of cells and the proper blood pH maintenance, i.e. acid-base balance (32). Studies of the chemical composition of a growing pig’s body demonstrate that it contains about 0.45% of phosphorus, 80% of which is present in bones. In an intense fattening from 20 to 110 kg, over 5 g of P for 1 kg of body weight gain is deposited (26). In the case of young pigs, fattening from 15 to 50 kg of body weight, the phosphorus retention is 2 g daily (18). The basic feed in pigs feeding is cereal grain, which is also the main source of phosphorus. In cereal grain, phosphorus is present in the form of sparingly available phytates. The introduction to feeding mixtures of preparations containing an exogenous, microbiological phytase is a common way of improving phosphorus availability from phytic compounds (4, 25, 27). However, the amount of phosphorus available in feed of plant origin, even with the addition of microbiological phytase, does not fulfil the demands of intensely growing pigs, and the supplementation of the feeding dose with an additional 30-50% of mineral phosphorus is required. Mono-, di-, and tricalcium, calcium-sodium, sodium-calcium-magnesium and ammonium ...
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ULS
in Lublin in 2011 -
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine WULS
in Warsaw in 2011 -
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ULS
in Wrocław in 2011 -
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UWM
in Olsztyn in 2011 -
National Veterinary Research Institute
in Pulawy in 2011 -
Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences
in VII-XII 2011
races of animals
Bielański P., Wrzecionowska M.,
Kowalska D. Kowalska D.
Rasy średnie - królik rex (cz. 2)
Poniższy szczegółowy opis cech budowy ciała, typu rasowego, został zaczerpnięty z Wzorca Królików wydanego przez Centralną Stację Hodowli Zwierząt w Likwidacji (Warszawa, Listopad 2000 r.) Najniższa dopuszczalna masa ciała królika w wieku 8 mies. i powyżej to 3 kg, najwyższa zaś to 4,8 kg. Przy ocenie samic i samców na wystawie dopuszcza się niższą masę ciała. Królik rex charakteryzuje się harmonijną budową ciała. tułów ma walcowaty lekko wydłużony. Głowa wydłużona, szersza w partii czołowej, mocno osadzona na wyraźnej szyi. Ogon krótki przylegający do tułowia, uszy stojące, owłosione, zaokrąglone na końcach - ich długość wynosi 11-12 cm. Wszelkie odchylenia od cech rasowych są niedopuszczalne, przy czym uznaje się tak zwane wady małe, które nie eliminują zwierzęcia z dalszej hodowli. Są to na przykład: słabo zaznaczona harmonijna budowa ciała lub szyja, wyraźnie zaznaczone podgardle, słabo owłosione uszy, długość włosów pokrywowych od 14-18 mm lub od 20-24 mm, niewielkie różnice w barwie okrywy włosowej w stosunku do barwy wzorcowej dla danej odmiany jak również niewielkie odchylenia w barwie oczu i pazurów lub tylko oczu...
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