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.
The primary (reference) version of the journal is the printed version.
Dratwa-Chałupnik A., Herosimczyk A., Lepczyński A., Skrzypczak W. F.
Calves with diarrhea and a water-electrolyte balance
Excessive water and electrolyte loss through gastrointestinal (GI) tract during diarrhea is the most common cause of dehydration, which in acute cases can lead to death. The process of dehydration is accompanied by reduction of: extracellular fluid and/or intracellular fluid and circulating blood volume, water and electrolyte imbalance (4, 36). Acute diarrhea is often accompanied by a high rate of mortality, which in Poland accounts for 50%, during the first 3 weeks of life (37).
Etiology of diarrhea
Causes of diarrhea include different factors: environmental (e.g. improper animal hygiene), nutritional (e.g. excessive amounts of milk or milk replacer) and infective (rotaviruses, coronaviruses, enterotoxigenic E. coli) (21, 15). These factors often interplay in the pathogenesis of diarrhea. Research conducted in the North-West area of Poland showed that cryptosporidia and rotaviruses were the main cause of diarrhea in calves (during the first two weeks of their life). Moreover, a great percentage of the cases of diarrhea in these calves resulted... [full text in English...]
Cetinkaya F., Coplu N., Simsek H., Elal Mus T., Cibik R.
Antibiotic susceptibility of Lactococcus isolated
from Turkish raw milk cheeses
Antimicrobial agents are commonly used in animal farming to cure or prevent bacterial infections. Their application for several years at subtherapeutic doses as growth enhancers in farm animals has led to the selection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the intestinal microflora [11, 28]. Foodborne commensal bacterial populations may become reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes that could be transferred horizontally to opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria [15]. This is a worldwide public health problem of increasing importance. In recent years, increased attention has been given to food as a vehicle of antibiotic resistance genes [10, 16, 21, 22]. Fermented dairy products may provide a vehicle for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with a direct link between the animals’ indigenous flora and the human gastrointestinal tract [22]. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from fermented products may act as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes that could be transferred to pathogens, either in the food matrix or in the gastrointestinal tract [11, 13]. Lactococci belonging to the lactic acid bacteria are the primary component of many industrial and artisanal starter cultures used for the manufacture of a wide range of fermented dairy products, including fresh and soft cheeses, as well as various hard and semihard cheeses [29]. They naturally occur in grass and in the mouths and udders of cows. They can be transferred to milk during milking and are found in some cheese specialities made from raw milk. Since antibiotics ... [full text in English...]
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine WULS
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ULS
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National Veterinary Research Institute
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Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences
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Dyce K., Sack W.O., Wensing C.J.G.
(red. polskiego wyd. Kobryń H.)
Anatomia weterynaryjna
Anatomia, to trudna dziedzina wiedzy, niezwykle istotna zarówno w trakcie kształcenia przyszłego lekarza weterynarii, jak i wykonywania przez niego zawodu. Ważnym elementem kształcenia w tym zawodzie jest odpowiedni dobór źródeł pisanych, które będą uzupełniały materiał podawany w trakcie wykładów i ćwiczeń. Podręcznik akademicki pt. Anatomia Weterynaryjna stanowi tłumaczenie na język polski podręcznika amerykańskich autorów K. M. Dyce, W. O. Sack, C. J. G. Wensing - Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, fourth edition, Saunders Elsevier 2010....
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