Methylenecyclopropylglycine and hypoglycin A intoxication in three Pére David's Deers (Elaphurus davidianus) with atypical myopathy.

Background: Hypoglycin A (HGA) and methylenecyclopropylglycine (MCPrG) from seeds/seedlings of Sycamore maple (SM, Acer pseudoplatanus) causes atypical myopathy (AM) in horses. AM was not known to occur in wild ruminants until several fatalities in milus (Elaphurus davidianus) following the ingestion of HGA in SM seeds. However, a role for MCPrG has not previously been evaluated.

[Paratuberculosis in a miniature donkey (Equus asinus f. asinus)].

Paratuberculosis is mainly an infectious disease of ruminants with worldwide distribution. Infection occurs in early stages of life. Other animal species beyond ruminants are rarely affected, however, experimental and natural infections are possible.

[Two cases of disseminated toxoplasmosis].

Two cases of disseminated fatal toxoplasmosis of a pet mouse and a red panda are described. The pet mouse had a private owner; the red panda lived in a zoological garden in Saxony. At necropsy, both animals suffered from a systemic toxoplasmosis.

Proliferative peritonitis with larval and cystic parasitic stages in a dog.

A six year old Labrador mix dog, born in Spain, was imported to Germany in young age. After a period of vague abdominal pain and negative laboratory results, the dog was referred to a local veterinary clinic for laparotomy, where the tentative diagnosis of echinococcus alveolaris was made and the dog was euthanized. At necropsy, many cystic structures and a massive proliferative peritonitis were visible.

The equine endometrosis: new insights into the pathogenesis.

This paper describes the histomorphological and immunohistochemical characterisation of phenotypic variations of endometrosis as well as potential etiological factors which may influence disease progression. In total, 779 endometrial biopsies were examined. These biopsies were taken in the breeding and non-breeding season (n=509), on defined days during the estrous cycle (n=70) and before and after experimentally induced bacterial endometritis (n=200).