Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences - 2019; 35(3)

Evaluation in terms of various parameters the Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine graduates opinions

2019-09-01

Aim: The Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine started to education in 1982. The thousands of veterinarians graduated from Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine since then. The present study aimed to identify the status of the veterinarians that graduated from Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, inquired into their areas of employment, constructed their profiles and presented their opinions according to various parameters. Materials and Methods: An Information Collection Form was drawn up via to implement and distributed to the respondents. SPSS 25 was used to evaluate the collected data. The median (IQR), percentage and frequency values of the variables were used. The categorical datas were analysed by Fishers Exact Test and Chi-Square Test. Results: It was found that 45.70% of the respondents had started career within one year, 64.40% had made an informed choice to enter the faculty, 86.50% were satisfied with their current job, and 73.10% had gained an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility during their education. Conclusion: Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has made significant contributions to the animal husbandry in almost all industry of the profession since its establishment. The present study can help raise the professional standards and pave the way for future studies required for this purpose if it is applied to the veterinarians that graduated from other veterinary faculties across the country.

The effects of postpartum routine intrauterin treatments on fertility in cows

2019-09-01

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of treatment protocols on fertility in cows without the diagnosis of endometritis on postpartum period. Materials and Methods: The study consisted of 380 randomly selected cows with first lactation and milking for 17-30 days. In the study, there were 4 groups, 3 trials and 1 control group. Lugol Group (n=118) was treated with lugol iodide diluted with physiological saline, Peracetic Group (n=81) treated with acid solution diluted with physiological saline and Antibiotic Group (n=89) treated with a combination of oxytetracycline hydrochloride, trimethoprim and sulfadoxine. The Control Group (n=92) was not treated. Trial groups were scored 1-3 according to vaginal discharge and uterus score. Results: As a result of the study, the rates of total pregnancy for Group Lugol, Group Perasetic, Group Antibiotic and Group Control were 52,5%, 33,3%, 62,9%, 56,5%, respectively (p <0,01). The mean number of artificial inseminations per pregnancy ( number of artificial inseminations/number of pregnancy cows) was 5,3, 8,3, 4,1 and 4,1, respectively, and the mean open days count was 186,8, 215,6, 163,1, and 168,7, respectively (p <0,01). Conclusion: In the early postpartum period, the application of intrauterine antibiotics or antiseptics routinely to cows regardless of the endometritis situation does not contribute significantly to fertility. In addition, the use of high irritation chemicals in this period propably may cause damage to the healthy endometrial tissue, leading to a decrease in fertility rates.

Molecular investigation of Feline Herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1) and Feline Calicivirus in cats with respiratory system problem

2019-09-01

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence / prevalence of these infections in FHV (Feline Herpesvirus) and FCV (Feline Calicivirus) suspected samples, to correlate them with reported symptoms and molecular characterization of these viruses. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, a total of 119 specimens were collected from 70 from cats clinically showing respiratory system problem, 31 nasal, 30 conjunctival, 8 oral, 7 orafarengeal and 11 rectal swaps and 32 EDTA blood samples. Viral nucleic acid extraction was performed from the samples and the presence of these infections was investigated by PCR. Samples with positive results were subjected to sequence analysis for molecular characterization. Results: Sampled cats were evaluated as positive for 45.71% (32/70) FHV-1 and 10% (7/70) FCV. 4,29% (3/70) of these cats were positive for both infections. FHV-1 infection was more common in cats with respiratory system findings. While age-conscious cats were observed in all age groups; especially oral and / or orafarengeal swap samples were found to be sensitive samples in the diagnosis of both infections. Conclusion: These infections, as well as being seen in infected cats, can also be detected in healthy-looking animals and it should be noted that this should not be ignored in the transmission of these infections. Therefore, in order to reduce the severity of the clinical symptoms, to minimize the scattering and persistence, it is necessary to focus on the regular vaccination of the cats that live together, especially in the community. In addition, factors other than FHV and FCV (bacteria such as M.felis, C.felis, B.bronchoseptica) can be found in cats with respiratory, eye and oral lesions and these factors should be checked in infected cats.

Examination of Meat Consumption Preferences of Academician Veterinarians: Example of Bursa Province

Ender Uzabacı, İlker Ercan, Mustafa Oğan — 2019-09-01

Aim: In this study, research was conducted to determine the meat consumption preferences of academician veterinarians by conjoint analysis. Materials and Methods: A total of 69 veterinarians, who are working in a veterinary faculty of a public university in Bursa Turkey, participated in this study. Survey method was used as a data collection tool in the research. In the survey conducted in March-April 2014, two levels were determined for each of the health, taste, and hygiene qualities, and orthogonal experimental design was used. With the help of orthogonal experimental design, seven plancards were created and presented to the veterinarians who participated in the survey form. Participants were asked to give sequence numbers to the plancards that were created for four types of meat (poultry meat, beef, mutton, and turkey meat). Importance values were calculated for all meat types studied. Results were evaluated separately according to gender and history of cardiovascular disease presence. Results: The results of the questionnaire applied to the participants showed that health is the most important attribute for all meat types whereas related to the variety of meat, hygiene and taste ranking varied according to gender and family history of cardiovascular disease presence. Conclusion: In this study, it is planned to present a comprehensive study for four meat types by examining how the health, taste and hygiene factors of the veterinarians who have high-level knowledge in terms of animal production and animal health evaluate the meat consumption preferences.

The determination of effects of in ovo administrated bisphenol a on the development of thymus and proportion of alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase enzyme lymphocyte by using histological and enzymehistochemical methods in chicken

Didem Yılmaz, Yasemin Öznurlu — 2019-09-01

Aim: The aim of this study is to the determination of effects of in ovo administrated Bisphenol A on the development of thymus and proportion of alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase enzyme lymphocyte by using histological and enzyme histochemical methods in chicken. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 310 fertile eggs, weighed 50-50 g, of Isa Brown laying parent stock were divided into 5 groups as control, vehicle- control , 50 100, and 250 μg/egg BPA. Test solutions were injected into yolk before incubation. At the 13th, 18th and 21st days of incubation, 10 eggs were opened from each group and blood and thymus tissue samples were taken from the obtained embryos. Results: On the 13th, 18th and 21st days of incubation, BPAtreated groups were found to be retarded embryonic development of thymus tissue compared to the control group. At the same time, in BPA-treated groups, lymphoid tissue had less cell density and the number of ANAE positive lymphocytes decreased. The percentage of peripheral blood ANAE positive lymphocytes was significantly lower in the BPA-treated groups than in the control groups (p <0.05). Conclusion: It has been found that BPA inhibits embryonic development of thymus, decreases ANAE positive lymphocyte rate. It was concluded that significant disturbances in the immune system function of the affected animals might be occured and regulation on the use of BPA should be revised.

Prediction of the length and width of quail eggs using linear regression analysis

Sema Alaşahan, Betül Dağoğlu Hark, Ömer Eltas — 2019-09-01

Aim: This study was aimed at establishing regression equations for the estimation of egg length and egg width values using egg weight values in quail eggs, and at determining the error rate of the regression equations established. Materials and Methods: Quail eggs were collected twice, between June and August to be used for the establishment of equations, and between September and October to be used for the assessment of the accuracy of the equations established. The numeric measurements of the eggs are presented as means and standard deviations. Results: Equations were established for the estimation of the dependent egg length and egg width variables using the independent egg weight variable with linear regression analysis. It was determined that equations (1) and (2) established for the estimation of egg length and egg width, respectively, both performed very well. The R² value was 0.99 for both equations, which demonstrated that the egg weight variable had a share of 99% in describing the total change in the egg length and egg width variables. The mean difference between the regression equation established in this study for the estimation of egg length and the Rahn and Paganelli (1988) equation was found to be statistically insignificant (P=0.939). Conclusion: In result, the regression equation established in this study for the estimation of quail egg width was ascertained to perform better than the Rahn and Paganelli (1988) equation, and the mean difference between these two equations was statistically significant.

Prevalence of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera) population of Konya

Uğur Uslu, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Onur Ceylan, Adil Ejaz — 2019-09-01

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of ixodid tick species which play a role in the transmission of many diseases in humans and animals in spur-thighed tortoises. Materials and Methods: Ticks were brought to the Laboratory of Parasitology by putting in sample collection bottles containing 70% ethanol and and were taxonomically identified was using standard keys. Results: All tortoises were found infested with ticks. Three species of ticks viz; Hyalomma aegyptium, H. marginatum marginatum and Rhipicephalus turanicus were detected in the tortoises. Majority of tortoises (89.2%) were found infested with H. aegyptium only. However, seven (10.8%) were found infested with more than one tick species (4 of 7 co-infested with H. aegyptium and R. turanicus and 3 of 7 co-infested with H. aegyptium and H. m. marginatum). Earlier, H. aegyptium was the only tick species reported from tortoises of Turkey. As a result of this study, H. m. marginatum and R. turanicus have also been shown to be infestation agents. Conclusion: It is concluded that the contiguous population of tortoises in Konya region together with optimum environmental compatibility favor the settlement and propagation of hard ticks in the tortoise population.

Detection of Leishmania infantum seropositivity in dogs by ELISA technique in Thrace region of Turkey

Sezai Arslan, Taraneh Öncel, Kudret Yenilmez, Nesrin Turan — 2019-09-01

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of anti-Leishmania infantum (L. infantum) antibodies in stray dogs in some temporary animal shelters in Thrace region of Turkey. Materials and Methods: Material of study included a total of 184 dogs in the Thrace region. (Çanakkale/Gelibolu, Edirne/ Uzunköprü, Kırklareli/Center, İstanbul/Silivri and Tekirdağ/ Süleymanpaşa. Detection of antibodies to L. infantum was performed by Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) technique. Results: Of the 184 dog serum samples examined for anti-L. infantum antibodies, 16 were seropositive (8,7%) and 168 (91,3%) were seronegative. While there was no positivity in Çanakkale/Gelibolu and Kırklareli/Center, 13,9%, 12,1% and 4% of the examined dogs were found seropositive in İstanbul/ Silivri, Edirne/Uzunköprü and Tekirdağ/Süleymanpaşa, respectively. It was found that seropositivity rate was not related to sex and the rate of seropositivity was increased in dogs older than 4 years in this study. Conclusion: It was concluded that Leishmaniasis is an important zoonotic disease for human and dog health and it would be appropriate to investigate vector Phelebotomus species in the Thrace region.

Isolation of dermatophytes from cats and dogs in Ankara

Bilge İşlek Selvi, Murat Yıldırım — 2019-09-01

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine and identify the dermatophytosis of hair samples taken from Mackenzie's toothbrush technique from cats and dogs without any symptoms in terms of dermatophytosis. Materials and Methods: In our study, the whole body was scanned and hair samples were taken with totthbrush from a total of 120 animals, including 60 cats and 60 dogs. It was examined in light microscope using Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) for direct microscopy. After 3 weeks of incubation in Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) and Dermatophyte selective medium (DTM), colony morphologies were examined macroscopically. After that, microscopy was performed using lactophenol cotton blue and cellophane tape method. Results: Dermatophytosis agents were isolated and identified in 25.5% of dogs and 30% of cats in total in 27.5% of the samples. Cat and Dogs. Microsporum spp. (16%) was isolated from Trichophyton spp. (10.8%). When the findings were examined in terms of gender, 34.37% of female cats and 25% of male cats and 34.28% of male cats in female cats were isolated from dermatophytosis. Conclusion: It was observed that the potential transport of dermatophyte agent is frequently present in the skin and feathers of cats and dogs without any clinical findings. Due to the zoonotic character, it was concluded that it would be beneficial to inform the animal owners about this subject in close contact with cats and dogs.

Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis in a neonatal Holstein calf

2019-09-01

In this study, a case of exudative type tuberculosis due to M. bovis infection was identified in a 2 month-old Holstein female calf that was treated with antibiotic treatment due to cough and respiratory problems in the neonatal period. Systemic necropsy revealed caseific nodules scattered across the entire lung, except the dorsal parts of the caudal lobes of the lung, and prominent interlobular edema was observed in the dorsal caudal regions. Histopathologically, exudative lesions that extensive caseification necrosis and calcification with diffuse inflammatory cells and Langhans type giant cells without fibrous capsule were seen in the lung parenchyma. Smaller and lesser number of similar granulomas was found in the liver and brain. Acid resistant bacteria in Ziehl-Neelsen staining were determined to be Mycobacterium bovis in immunohistochemical staining. It is aimed to draw attention to the fact that bovine tuberculosis should be considered as one of the important diseases affecting the calves in the neonatal period and may cause serious economic losses if no measures are taken.