Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast

in Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire (1996), 140(3), 149-

During the 1992-1993 133 seabirds found on Belgian beaches were necropsied. Most frequent species were the guillemot (Uria aalge), the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), the kittiwake (Rissa ... [more ▼]

During the 1992-1993 133 seabirds found on Belgian beaches were necropsied. Most frequent species were the guillemot (Uria aalge), the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), the kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), the razorbill (Alca torda) and the herring gull (Larus argentatus). The three main observations were, in decreasing order, cachexia, acute and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, and oil contamination of plumage and intestinal tract. The pelagic origin of seabirds was associated with all 3 observations; oil contamination was associated with acute gastro-enteritis and cachexia and, finally, the immature character was associated with cachexia. A hypothetical mechanism of death would be oiled pelagic seabirds that become cachectic and die of acute gastroenteritis. It is unlikely that seabirds act as a reservoir for bacteria, that were only occasionally identified in our material. Therefore, it appears that infectious agents play a minor role in seabirds stranding. [less ▲]

Kinetics of a specific antibody response after successful treatment in naturally Psoroptes ovis infested cattle

Conference (1995)

Prevalence and characterization of Microsporum canis asymptomatic carriage in cats

Poster (1995)

Eight cases of otodectic mange cured with a phyto-aromatic ear gel (CanidorTM): an alternative to classical treatments

Conference (1994)

Hypersensitivity reactions in cattle infested with Psoroptes ovis: demonstration of specific IgE by homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis

Conference (1993)

Field Efficacy of Injectable and Pour-on Moxidectin in Cattle Naturally Infested with Psoroptes Ovis (Acarina: Psoroptidae)

in Veterinary Parasitology (1992), 45(1-2), 147-52

Field efficacy of moxidectin, a macrocyclic lactone endectocide, was evaluated in cattle naturally infested with Psoroptes ovis. Three groups of six animals were used based on parasitological and clinical ... [more ▼]

Field efficacy of moxidectin, a macrocyclic lactone endectocide, was evaluated in cattle naturally infested with Psoroptes ovis. Three groups of six animals were used based on parasitological and clinical status. Group 1 animals received one subcutaneous injection of injectable moxidectin at 0.2 mg kg-1 body weight; Group 2 animals received topically one dose of 0.5 mg kg-1 body weight of pour-on moxidectin; Group 3 individuals remained untreated as controls. Efficacy was assessed by (a) taking skin samples from each animal on Days -4, 14, 28, 42 and 56 post-treatment (PT) and observing numbers of viable mite stages and species and (b) clinical examination of animals on Days 14, 28, 42 and 56 with the percentage of affected body surface calculated for each animal on Days -4, 28 and 56. Both formulations gave 100% efficacy as no live mites were found in Groups 1 or 2, 14, 28 and 56 days after treatment. Clinical indices showed a sharp decrease in the affected body surface area from a mean of 5.48% and 6.1% on Day -4 in Groups 1 and 2, respectively, to 0% in both groups on Days 28 and 56 PT. All untreated animals remained positive until Day 28. The clinical condition of the controls worsened rapidly during the experiment (mean clinical index: 2.87% and 13.05% on Days -4 and 28, respectively) and they were given an emergency treatment on Day 28. No side-effects were observed with either formulation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) [less ▲]

Etude de l'influence de facteurs alimentaires, sanitaires ou d'exploitation sur la production laitière et les performances de reproduction du bétail laitier. I. Méthodologie et résultats

in Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire (1990), 134

Babesia divergens: activité de l'oxytétracycline retard chez la gerbille, Meriones unguiculatus

in Annales de Recherches Vétérinaires = Annals of Veterinary Research (1989), 20(4), 501-7

The authors studied the prophylactic activity of long-acting oxytetracycline in the gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, infected with the cattle piroplasm Babesia divergens. Parasitemia, packed cell volume ... [more ▼]

The authors studied the prophylactic activity of long-acting oxytetracycline in the gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, infected with the cattle piroplasm Babesia divergens. Parasitemia, packed cell volume (PCV) and survival rate were monitored. At 5 and 20 mg/kg, the prophylactic activity was absent and all the animals died. At 40 mg/kg, two animals out of five survived but were clinically affected and sustained a severe hemolytic anaemia. However, at 80 mg/kg, the parasitemias remained very low, the PCV's were unchanged and all the animals survived; furthermore, they were totally resistant to a challenge infection given 33 days after the primary infection. There is a good agreement between these results and those reported in cattle naturally or experimentally infected with B. divergens. [less ▲]