Detection of bovine torovirus in fecal specimens from calves with diarrhea in Turkey.

Bovine torovirus (BToV), a member of the family Coronaviridae, is an established gastrointestinal infectious agent in cattle. In this study, we performed a survey to detect BToV in Turkey between 2009 and 2011 using 235 fecal samples from neonatal calves with diarrhea that were analyzed by the nested reverse transcription (RT) PCR method using primers located in the consensus sequences of the BToV membrane (M) gene. The BToV M gene was detected in 4.

Hemorrhagic syndrome-like disease in calves with bovine viral diarrhea and mucosal disease complex.

Background: Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection is one of the causes of hemorrhagic diathesis in cattle but there have been limited field studies about that condition.

Hypothesis: To identify the cause of hemorrhagic diathesis in calves and describe its clinical findings.

Animals: Five calves from a farm with 150 dairy cows.

A study of ovarian autotransplantation without vascular a pedicle in rats.

Purpose: The study aimed to determine effects of FSH applications on follicle survival, development and hormone output and antigenicity of rat ovarian tissue autografts placed at subcutaneous or subperitoneal sites.

Methods: A total of sixteen female rats were used in the study. The animals were divided into three groups.

Isolation and characterization of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from Turkish cattle.

The objective of this study was to collect rectal swabs from the cattle in a slaughterhouse located in Hatay (Turkey) immediately after slaughter for the isolation and characterization of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in each month during a 1-year period. The rectal swab samples were analyzed for the isolation of E. coli O157 through pre-enrichment, immunomagnetic separation and selective plating on CT-SMAC agar.