Feline Infectious Peritonitis: Immunohistochemical Features of Ocular Inflammation and the Distribution of Viral Antigens in Structures of the Eye.

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a serious, widely distributed systemic disease caused by feline coronavirus (FCoV), in which ocular disease is common. However, questions remain about the patterns of ocular inflammation and the distribution of viral antigen in the eyes of cats with FIP. This study characterized the ocular lesions of FIP including the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and proliferating cell nuclear antigen by Müller cells in the retina in cases of FIP and to what extent macrophages are involved in ocular inflammation in FIP.

A clinical evaluation of glass-fibre posts and restorative materials used for the reconstruction of fractured canines after one-step root canal treatment in cats.

This article describes a procedure for a one-step root canal treatment and the subsequent restoration of fractured canine teeth in cats. Standard glass fibre posts were used in the reconstruction of the teeth which were then divided into two groups and restored anatomically using two different composite materials. The procedures were successfully performed on six cats.

Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in domestic cats in Olsztyn urban area, Poland.

The aim of the investigation was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii among a domestic cat population in an urban area in Olsztyn. In total, 135 serum samples of cats collected in several veterinary outpatient clinics in Olsztyn were examined by direct agglutination assay.

Indices of non-specific and specific humoral immunity in pigs immunomodulated with the Bioimmuno preparation and/or immunised with the Respisure One vaccine against mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine.

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of the Bioimmuno preparation administered in feed and/or immunisation with the Respisure One vaccine on the development of selected indices of non-specific and specific humoral immune response against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhp) infections in pigs. The study was performed on 28 piglets at the age of 4 weeks, divided into four equal groups. The biopreparations were administered according to the following pattern: group I--Bioimmuno (IFI Olsztyn, Poland) with feedstuff at amount of 1 kg/50 kg of feed for 48 h before vaccination with Respisure One (Pfizer) on day 28 of life; group II--Bioimmuno only (1 kg/50 kg feedstuff) for 48 h before vaccination with Respisure One of groups I and III; group III--Respisure One only on day 28 of life (2 ml/animal i.

Effectiveness of coupled administration of Bioimmuno immunomodulator and Respisure One vaccine in the prophylaxis of mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine.

The study was aimed at determining the protective value of the coupled application of immunomodulation and vaccination in the prophylaxis of mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine (MPS). It was conducted on a pig farm, on 28 piglets with body weights of 7-8 kg in the peri-weaning period, divided into four groups of 7 animals each. In the experiment, the following were used: Bioimmuno preparation (Institute of Inland Fisheries, Olsztyn) elaborated based on methisoprinol and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to be administered with feed, as well as an inactivated vaccine against MPS - Respisure One (Pfizer).

Evaluation of specific humoral immune response in pigs vaccinated intradermally with deleted Aujeszky's disease vaccine and challenged with virulent strain of Herpesvirus suis type 1.

A comparison of intradermal (ID) versus intramuscular (IM) routes of pig vaccination with deleted Aujeszky's disease (AD) vaccine on the formation of specific postvaccinal and postchallenge humoral immune response was performed. The studies were carried out on 21 eight week-old piglets, divided into three groups--two experimental and one control of 7 piglets each. Animals of first two groups were vaccinated twice in 12 and 16 week of age with deleted, live attenuated AD vaccine Porcilis Begonia (Intervet).