Ruminal degradation of quercetin and its influence on fermentation in ruminants.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the ruminal degradation of the flavonol quercetin and to determine its potential antimicrobial effects on ruminal fermentation in cows. Ruminal degradation of quercetin (0 or 100μmol/L, respectively) as well as its influence on ruminal gas production (0, 50, or 100μmol of quercetin equivalents/L, respectively, either applied as aglycone or as its glucorhamnoside rutin) using concentrate, grass hay, and straw as substrates were investigated in vitro using the Hohenheim gas test. Additionally, the influence of quercetin on ruminal concentrations of volatile fatty acids and their molar ratio in rumen-fistulated, nonlactating cows (n=5) after intraruminal application of quercetin as aglycone or as rutin (0, 10, or 50mg of quercetin equivalents/kg of BW, respectively) was evaluated.

Cryoglobulinemia revealed by a Purtscher-like retinopathy.

Purpose: To demonstrate the importance of collaboration between ophthalmologists and internists.

Design: Cryoglobulinemia is a systemic vascularite. Ophthalmologic complications are rare and not well known.