[Salmonella in broiler intestines in relation to flooring system].

Broilers were reared on two flooring systems: conventional litter (wood shavings) and plastic floor ("trampoline") without litter. Female birds were housed over 49 d (20 birds per m2), males over 70 d (10 birds per m2). After slaughtering the guts were sampled and deep frozen.

[Effect of the time of sample collection after exertion and the specimen handling on the lactate content in the blood of horses].

The mean maximal lactate concentration of horses after exercise (Lamax) amounted to 4.5 +/- 2.2 mmol/l for gallop workouts of less than 11 m/s and more than 180 s (n = 35; category A), at more than 11 m/s and less than 180 s duration (n = 17; category B) to 16.

[Effect of a paramunity inducer on the incidence of diseases and the plasma cortisol content in Thoroughbred foals before and after weaning].

The effect of the prophylactic application of the paramunity inducer Baypamun on the incidence of diseases among foals (n = 63) in four Thoroughbred studs was evaluated. In a blind study, 38 of the foals received 2 ml of Baypamun intramuscularly while 25 of the foals received a placebo at six and four days before weaning and on the fifth day post-weaning. During the observation period of three weeks, beginning with the first and ending ten days after the last application, 7.