Coding Sequence Variants in 15 Non-Domestic Felid Species Related to Blood Group System.

Different blood group systems have been characterized in people and other mammals. In domestic cats, the blood group system plays the most important clinical role and has been investigated extensively-from the phenotype to the molecular genetics. In non-domestic felids, phenotypic blood typing has been performed by different methods to detect the antigens, but the four informative markers in domestic cats were not able to identify types and () in non-domestic cats.

NONDOMESTIC FELID BLOOD PHENOTYPING, GENOTYPING, AND CROSSMATCHING.

Based upon previous clinical experience with domestic cats (), the ability to assess blood types and blood (in-)compatibilities of nondomestic felids, and adequately consider and plan for blood transfusions, may be important. Although nondomestic felids appear to have an blood group system similar to domestic cats, typing with point-of-care kits and by genotyping for domestic cats have not been reported. In this study, 162 blood samples from 18 different nondomestic felid species (cheetah [, = 42], lion [, = 33], tiger [, = 23], Canada lynx [, = 11], snow leopard [, = 10], puma [, = 7], clouded leopard [, = 6], serval [, = 5], jaguar [, = 5], fishing cat [, = 4], Pallas cat [, = 3], bobcat [, = 3], ocelot [, = 3], black footed cat [, = 2], leopard [, = 2], African wildcat [, = 1], caracal [, = 1], and sand cat [, = 1]) were blood typed by laboratory and point-of-care tests, genotyped for four known variants for type and type () phenotypes, and crossmatched with one another and domestic type cats.

A Common Missense Variant Causing Factor XI Deficiency and Increased Bleeding Tendency in Maine Coon Cats.

Hereditary factor XI (FXI) deficiency is characterized as an autosomal mild to moderate coagulopathy in humans and domestic animals. Coagulation testing revealed FXI deficiency in a core family of Maine Coon cats (MCCs) in the United States. Factor XI-deficient MCCs were homozygous for a guanine to adenine transition resulting in a methionine substitution for the highly conserved valine-516 in the FXI catalytic domain.

A Single Base Insertion in Causing Hemophilia B in a Family of Newfoundland-Parti Standard Poodle Hybrid Dogs.

Hemophilia B is an x-linked recessive hereditary coagulopathy that has been reported in various species. We describe a male Newfoundland-Parti Standard Poodle hybrid puppy and its family with hemophilia B from clinical manifestations to the molecular genetic defect. The index case presented for dyspnea was found to have a mediastinal hematoma, while surgical removal and transfusion support brought some relief, progressive hematoma formations led to humane euthanasia.

Yeasts in Liquid Swine Diets: Identification Methods, Growth Temperatures and Gas-Formation Potential.

Liquid feed is susceptible to microbiological growth. Yeasts are said to cause sudden death in swine due to intestinal gas formation. As not all animals given high yeast content feed fall ill, growth and gas formation potential at body temperature were investigated as possible causally required properties.

Caecal Microbiota of Experimentally Infected Chickens at Different Ages.

is the most common bacterial cause of foodborne zoonosis in the European Union. Infections are often linked to the consumption and handling of poultry meat. The aim of the present study was to investigate the caecal microbiota of birds infected with at different ages.