The role of goats as reservoir hosts for bovine herpes virus 1 under field conditions.

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV1) is the cause of economically significant viral infections in cattle. Respiratory symptoms associated with the infection are known as Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR). Sheep and goats are less sensitive to the infection although their role in inter-species viral transmission under field conditions is subject to controversy.

Use of selamectin for the treatment of psoroptic and sarcoptic mite infestation in rabbits.

Selamectin, a novel avermectin compound, was evaluated for its efficacy against naturally occurring infestations of Psoroptes cuniculi and Sarcoptes scabiei. A total of 42 New Zealand rabbits with psoroptic mange and 37 Angora rabbits with sarcoptic mange were used in the present study. On day 0, infested rabbits were treated topically with either selamectin at minimum dose of 6 mg kg(-1) (6-18 mg kg(-1) for New Zealand rabbits, n = 31 and 10-12 mg kg(-1) for Angora rabbits, n = 23) or vehicle only (control groups, n = 11 for New Zealand rabbits, n = 14 for Angora rabbits).

Rapid communication: renal apoptosis after shockwave application in rabbit model.

Purpose: To identify any apoptotic effect of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) on renal tubular and glomerular cells.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-five male New Zealand White rabbits were divided into five groups of seven rabbits each: I (control), II (sham), and III, IV, and GV (treated and sacrificed 1, 7, and 28 days after SWL, respectively). Intramuscular anesthetic agent (ketamine HCl; 20 mg/kg) and intravenous contrast medium (iohexol 300 mg of I/mL) were administered to animals in group II.

Chitosan-coated alginate microspheres for embolization and/or chemoembolization: in vivo studies.

In this study, chitosan-coated alginate microspheres were prepared by the ionic complexation of alginate and chitosan biopolymers to use in embolization and/or chemoembolization studies. Biopolymeric microspheres were prepared by the ionic gelation technique of alginate with a suitable divalent cation (i.e.

Design and evaluation of a mucoadhesive therapeutic agent delivery system for postoperative chemotherapy in superficial bladder cancer.

The most common treatment method is known as the transurethral resection (TUR) for the therapy of bladder cancer. Unfortunately, because of the recurrency of the tumoral tissues after TUR the chemotherapy or immunotherapy should be performed. In these kind of therapies the pharmacotherapeutics are infused intravesically into the bladder after TUR periodically (i.