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An update on antifungal activity of essential oils against Malassezia pachydermatis
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Pavlov Enescu, Carla; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Mareș, Mihai
In recent years, the lipophilic yeast Malassezia pachydermatis is considered to be the most significant opportunistic pathogen associated with dermatitis and otitis externa in veterinary medicine. At the same time, various findings have shown the capacity of clinical isolates to acquire azole-resistance, therefore the development of new alternative treatment strategies are highly demanded. In the last decade, plant-based antimicrobials have known a resurrection, and special attention was given to essential oils (EOs). EOs are complex mixtures of small lipophilic molecules, of which one up to three compounds constitute the main phytochemical markers. EOs arose as candidates for the alternative treatment of Malassezia-related diseases. This review highlights the antifungal potential of EOs and their bioactive compounds against M. pachydermatis based on literature reports (in vitro and in vivo retrospective studies). A search was conducted using three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar), and all relevant articles from the period 2015-2021 were extracted. The findings showed most of EOs had significant antifungal activity against M. pachydermatis, especially through bioactive compounds such as monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, on their own or by synergism with conventional antifungal drugs or other compounds, such as fluconazole and Tween 80. EOs with promising antifungal activity against M. pachydermatis include winter savory, lemongrass, oregano, cinnamon and oregano. The review emphasizes the importance of Eos as novel antifungal agents. EOs could be considered as an alternative to conventional antifungals, as they act concurrently towards different fungal targets due to their multicomponent nature.
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Evaluation of ketamine - droperidol anesthesia in dogs
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Năstasă, Valentin; Grecu, Mariana
The main objective of this study was to observe the influence of anesthesia combined with ketamine and droperidol, compared both in bolus administration and in continuous intravenous infusion, following the effects on cardiac and respiratory function. The experiment was performed on 16 clinically healthy dogs that had previously been preanesthetized with acepromazine intramuscularly at a dose of 0.5 mg / kg. The dogs were divided into two groups (A and B). The group A (n = 8) was given the combination ketamine (8 mg / kg) / droperidol (1 mg / kg), intravenously, in a bolus, through the cephalic vein, in a time interval of more than 30 seconds. Group B (n = 8) was given the same combination and through the same vein, but in continuous infusion over a period of approximately 20 minutes. Ketamine and droperidol were mixed in the same syringe shortly before bolus administration. The study was repeated in 6 dogs, using only acepromazine, 0.5 mg / kg, to evaluate the influence of the preanesthetic on the results obtained in the 2 groups A (bolus) and B (infusion). The results of the study showed that the ketamine / droperidol combination should be used with caution in dogs pre-anesthetized with acepromazine, but the effect of anesthesia combined with ketamine and droperidol is better than that of anesthesia only with ketamine.
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Effect of long-term exposure to non-thermal plasma activated water on methemoglobin in mice
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Năstasă, Valentin; Mareș, Mihai; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Hnatiuc, Eugen; Grecu, Mariana
Non-thermal plasma activated water (PAW) is described as a potent antimicrobial agent, but although it has numerous bio-medical applications, there is a lack of toxicity studies in living organisms. Thus, as a main objective, we aimed to evaluate the in vivo methemoglobin sizing potential of non-thermal plasma activated water (PAW) in CD-1 mice. The device used in our experiment is based on the GlidArc principle, with the advantage of adjusting the values of the current in the circuit on account of a special power supply, which works with magnetic scattering fluxes. A daily volume of 300 ml of PAW was prepared daily with this reactor with the following physico-chemical parameters: conductivity 446 ± 25 μS / cm, pH 2.78 ± 0.12, ORP + 1.06 V, NO2-192 ± 10 mg / L, NO3-1550 ± 95 mg / L, H2O2 2.6 ± 0.12 mg / L, O3 1.08 ± 0.07 mg / L, peroxynitrite - ONOO-. After analysis and interpretation of the data, it was found that methemoglobinemia did not differ significantly in the groups treated with PAW (p <0.05) compared to the control group (p = 0.8076). Thus, long-term consumption of PAW has no detrimental effects on the health status of CD-1 mice.
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Evaluation of epidural anesthesia with lidocain compared to buprenorphine and the combination of lidocaine - buprenorphine in dogs
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Năstasă, Valentin; Grecu, Mariana
The aim of our study is the comparative evaluation of epidural anesthesia by determining the antinociceptive efficacy and the modification of cardiorespiratory variables, in dogs in which a local anesthetic (lidocaine) and an opioid analgesic (buprenorphine) were injected into the epidural space separately and in combination. The solutions were administered in the epidural space to the dog as follows: lidocaine 2% (2.5 mg / kg) and buprenorphine (concentration to be added) (1.5 mcg/kg), respectively lidocaine 2% (5 mg/kc) or buprenorphine 0.3 mg/ml (3 mcg/kc). Lidocaine had excellent penetrability, rapidly producing onset (1.7 ± 0.30 min.) and onset of surgical anesthesia. However, it did not induce long-lasting sensory and motor nerve block and no satisfactory analgesia (6.0 ± 0.1.). Buprenorphine had a slow onset, but with a long-lasting analgesic effect (108.0 ± 41.6 min.). Epidural administration of opioids provides additional intra- and postoperative analgesia, in which case buprenorphine may be the drug of choice in laborious surgical procedures.
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The parasites of some Asian carp species from the aquatic biotopes from the Republic of Moldova
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Gologan, Ion
As a result of the parasitological examination of some Asian carp species (common carp, prussian carp, silver carp, bighead carp) from a few fish ponds from Falești district, 14 species of parasites were found, systematically classified into 7 classes, 12 families, 14 genera. The degree of infestation varied depending on the species: Trichodina sp. - common carp (EI-53.84%, II 1-10 ex.); Dactylogyrus sp. - common carp (EI-92.0%, II-1-45 ex.), prussian carp (EI-100%, II-1-45 ex.), silver carp (EI-72.7%, II-12-81 ex.), bighead carp (EI-100%, II-74-160 ex.); Eudiplozoon nipponicum - common carp (EI-38.46%, II-1-7 ex.), prussian carp (EI-16.0%, II-1-2 ex.); Khawia sinensis - common crap (EI-46.15%, II-1-15 ex.); Schyzocotyle acheilognathi – bighead carp (EI-9.09%, II-1 ex.); Valipora campylancristrota - common carp (EI- 7.69%, II-1 ex.), silver carp (EI-9.09%, II-1 ex.), bighead carp (EI-44.4%, II-1-3 ex.); Aspidogaster limacoides – prussian carp (EI-4.0%, II-1 ex.); Diplostomum spathaceum - common carp (EI-30.76%, II-1-4 ex.), prussian carp (EI-20%, II-1-8 ex.), silver carp (EI-54.5%, II-1-15 ex.), bighead carp (EI-100%, II-1-92 ex.); Posthodiplostomum cuticola - common carp (EI-7.69%, II-1-2 ex.), silver carp (EI-54.5%, II-5-12 ex.); Phillodistomum sp. – prussian carp (EI-0.25%, II-1 ex.); Phylometroides sanguinea – prussian carp (EI-4.0%, II-1-2 ex.); Sinergasilus lieni – silver carp (EI-72.7%, II- 7-26 ex.), bighead carp- (EI-100%, II-5-24 ex.); Lernaea sp. – common carp (1 ex.); Glochidium - common carp (EI- 7.69%, II-1-10 ex.), prussian carp (EI-4.0%, II-4 ex).
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Role of a selective phosphodiestetase inhibitor in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Shaikh Omar, Abdulkader M.; Murad, Hussam A.S.; Alotaibi, Nidaa M.
This study was done on five groups of rats will be used (NC group), TNBS- untreated colitis, and three groups TNBStreated colitis rats. Treatments will be oral Sulfasalazine (SS, 500), Roflumilast given by oral route (OR group, 5 mg/kg) or Roflumilast given by rectal route (RR group, 5 mg/kg). Treatments will be given daily for 15 days starting 48 hours after induction of colitis. Serum was collected for measurements of TNF-α, IL-2, IL-12 and cortisol which were done used ELISA kits. Tissues were collected for antioxidant enzymes (GSH-MDA-MPO) and for histopathological and immunohistochemically observations. All treatments significantly improved these changes. Sulfasalazine exerted the greatest effect followed by oral Roflumilast, and then by rectal Roflumilast. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the Roflumilast as a selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor in the treatment of colitis in rats.
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Crustacean parasitic invasions diagnosed in Hypophthachlmichthys molitrix (silver carp) in the Dracșani water accumulation
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Miron, Liviu-Dan; Ghiorghiasa, Ramona; Bălbărău, Adrian; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Ungureanu, Laurenția; Zubcov, Elena; Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Nistor, George; Vulpe, Vasile
One of the objectives of the project Team up for healthy fish in the aquaculture system of the river Prut basin is to assess the health of fish populations; thus, the accumulation of Dracșani as a component part of the SC Piscicola Botoșani farm was studied. The parasitologically examined fish were of the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). Parasitic invasions were caused by Sinergasillus sp. and Lernaea sp. and the severity of the lesions were assessed.
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Bacteriological agents in farmed cyprinids from the Prut river basin
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Ghiorghiasa, Ramona; Bălbărău, Adrian; Vulpe, Vasile; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Miron, Liviu-Dan
The current paper aims to outline what could be the most common bacterial agents that can have a pathogenic effect on farm cyprinids form the Prut river basin in order to reduce fish health risks and even prevent future disease outbreaks that are bacterial in nature. Two field works expeditions to Rompescaris farm -Podu-Iloaiei from Iasi county and to Dracșani fish farm from Piscicola-Botoșani county were undertaken in May 2021 in order to collect biological samples. The following fish species were harvested: carp (Cyprinus carpio), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio var. specularis) using net fishing and the only the specimens with visible lesions or the moribund ones were collected. The fish that were apparently healthy were released and the ones that were harvested underwent a clinical, parasitological and bacteriological investigation.
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Cutaneous papilloma in cattle
(”Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, 2021) Anton, Alina; Solcan, Carmen
Bovine papilloma virus (BPV) -2 is the most common on haired skin. A 4-year-old Fleckviech Simmental cattle, weighing 650 kg, with the presence of a formation on the upper eyelid of the right eye occupying approximately one third of it, was examined. The lesion was nodular, hyperkeratotic, cauliflower-like growths. Hematological abnormalities were lymphocytopenia, neutrophilia which indicates inflammation, infection, and hemoconcentration which indicates mild dehydration. Changes in liver enzymes combined with low blood sugar and ketone bodies in urine indicated ketosis status. Histological examination showed a hyperplastic epithelium covering an ordered proliferation of mesenchymal cells. Numerous large cells with blue-gray cytoplasm were visible within the hyperplastic epithelium. Corroborating the data of the clinical and paraclinical examinations, the diagnosis of cutaneous fibropapilloma was made.
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Pathologies of the liver and gallbladder at dogs and their imagistics – statistic analyses
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Blăgeanu, Andrei; Vulpe, Vasile
Pathologies of the liver and gallbladder present very diversified clinical signs, needing additional exams, like imagistic ones. The radiological and ultrasonography exam represent the main imagistic methods for diagnosing this pathologies at dogs. Radiography brings data regarding the shape and volume modification of the liver, without offering any information about the gallbladder. Ultrasonograpy of the liver allows a more detailed examination of the internal structure, including vascularization and the bile ducts. Ultrasonography is also useful in fine needle aspiration and biopsy, as a non-invasive method of diagnosis. The goal of this study was of analysing the prevalence of liver and gallbladder pathologies arriving at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Iași, and their diverisity. A number of 177 pacients were examined between 2018 and 2020. All the dogs undergone the ultrasonographic exam. During the examination, 62 pacients were diagnosed with modifications at the level of the gallbladder while only 43 were diagnosed with modifications at the level of the hepatic parenchima.
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A review: DNA markers associated with production traits in different cattle breeds
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Bugeac, Celestina-Marinela; Ivancia, Mihaela; Simeanu, Daniel; Bugeac, Teodor; Crivei, Ioana-Cristina; Creangă, Șteofil
The main objective of modern livestock breeding is to find an efficient and a fast way to increase productivity and quality, and the application of technologies based on DNA markers have a great influence on the livestock and also contributes further to the mapping of the genomes of different species of economic importance. Past decade research carried out at the DNA level had a main goal: to identify the genes responsible for the expression of quantitative characters and the detection of places of interest, the latter becoming markers of DNA or SNP type that can be used in the selection process and improvement programs of dairy farms. In Romania, several studies were performed in order to identify the associations of the genetic markers with the main traits of milk production by Vlaic et al, (2001; 2003; 2005); Creangă et al., (1996, 2002, 2003; 2007, 2008, 2010); Bâlteanu et al., (2007a; 2007b, 2008; 2010a; 2010b, 2013); Bugeac et al., (2013a, 2013b, 2013c, 2015, 2019), respectively for the quality of meat by Carşai et al, (2009, 2010, 2013).
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A review: bovine spongiform encephalopathy associated with PRNP gene polymorphisms
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Bugeac, Teodor; Bugeac, Celestina-Marinela; Crivei, Ioana-Cristina; Davidescu, Mădălina-Alexandra; Simeanu, Daniel
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is a chronic, degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of cattle, the condition being known as "mad cow disease." BSE is part of the family of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). The main characteristics of TSEs refer to: a) very long incubation period, months or even years; b) progressive neurological disease, often fatal; (c) brain tissue from infected animals showed fibrils associated with scrapie; (d) pathological changes occur only in the central nervous system. Another disease in the EST category is scrapie, which was initially thought to be specific to sheep and does not affect humans, although it was known to be an infectious agent. As there was no other known spongiform encephalopathy at the time of the onset of BSE, it was considered to be derived from scraps, especially given that sheep meat was often served to cows to increase milk production.
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Review: the epidemiology and zoonotic risks of coronaviroses
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Buzdugan, Ioana; Trifan, Mara; Savuța, Gheorghe
The following paper includes a synthesis of bibliographical information regarding the main diseases caused by coronaviruses, both in animals (companion and domestic) as well as in humans, observing the imprevisible tendencies of this viral family. These data are completed by an epidemiological analysis of the main events caused by coronaviruses in humans, using the available databases. Coronaviruses are worldspread entities, producing, in humans and animals, the most diverse diseases, with digestive, respiratory or nervous symptoms in animals, some forms being very serious and with special economic implications and others mild or even clinically unexpressed; in humans, the symptoms are predominantly respiratory, in some cases beginning with digestive signs and the complications that occur may be neurological in nature. Over the years, especially since 2002 (SARS-CoV), continuing with 2012 (MERS) and more recently, from 2019, culminating with SARS-CoV-2, it has been possible to identify the trend of zoonotic transmission (from animal to human), with a particularly high pathogenic potential of these viruses, which have different rates of morbidity and mortality. Another interesting aspect is the fact that cases of anthropozoonotic transmission (from human to animal) have been reported, in the case of pets, but also of fur animals (minks).
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Milk fever and related postpartum diseases in dairy cattle – a review
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Crivei, Ioana-Cristina; Crivei, Luciana-Alexandra; Cozma, Andreea-Paula; Bugeac, Teodor; Bugeac, Celestina-Marinela
Milk fever is a metabolic condition that occurs in dairy cattle before or immediately after parturition as a result of low calcium (Ca++) levels in the blood (hypocalcaemia). Based on its pathological changes, milk fever (hypocalcaemia) can be clinical or subclinical, being particularly prevalent in high-producing cows during the calving period. The most common factors leading to milk fever include milk production, breed, parity, age, body condition score (BCS), and the composition of the cow's diet. The economic effects of milk fever are represented by decreases in milk production and fertility, finally resulting in culling of high-producing dairy cattle within herds. In order to establish the diagnosis of milk fever in dairy cattle, clinical and paraclinical examinations are used. Milk fever prevention is economically essential for dairy farmers since it helps them avoid production and culling losses, and also increased veterinary expenses related with this condition. Numerous approaches have been introduced in order to mitigate hypocalcaemia, which include anionic salt feeding, low-calcium diets, vitamin D supplements, magnesium supplements, and peripartum body condition management. As a final conclusion, preventing milk fever is crucial for overcoming disease's economic impact on the dairy industry.
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The anti-inflammatory effects of turmeric in locomotor disorders: a short review
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Trifan, Mara; Grecu, Mariana; Henea, Mădălina-Elena; Mihai, Iuliana; Savuța, Gheorghe
Pain and inflammation management in the medical field are necessary in every pathology regardless of the origin. When it comes to the veterinary field, pain and inflammation reduction is the key to full recovery, considering the animal patient’s behavior in such cases. Also, because the medication may in some cases be inaccessible or hard to be administered, veterinarians and owners should take alternative medicine into account, as many literature researches had indicated high efficacy. This research aims to analyze the latest discoveries regarding the inflammation and pain management through curcumin treatment.
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Correlations regarding the diagnosis and the optimal therapeutic protocol in canine babesiosis
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Martinescu, Gabriela-Victoria; Ciucă, Lavinia; Roman, Constantin; Mardare Mîndru, Raluca; Lupu, Andrei-Cristian; Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Iacob, Olimpia; Miron, Liviu-Dan
Canine babesiosis is one of the most important vector-borne diseases worldwide that affects dogs regardless of age, breed or gender. The aim of this study was to corroborate the clinical signs of canine patients confirmed with babesiosis, the results of paraclinical investigations, as well as the choice of the therapeutic protocol. The present study was performed on 42 dogs referred to the Clinic of Parasitic Diseases from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Iasi with similar symptoms to canine babesiosis. After recording data regarding age, breed and gender of all dogs and the clinical examination of the patients, two peripheral blood samples were collected from each patient for the following investigations: Diff-quick stained blood smears and blood tests (hematological, biochemical, serologic). After analysis of blood smear, all the dogs (42/42) were positive for Babesia spp. and the most common clinical signs identified were: fever – 37/42 (88,1%), pale mucous membrane – 31/42 (73,8%) and hemoglobinuria – 31/42 (73,8%). The results of hematologic tests revealed thrombocythopenia – 40/42 and moderate to severe anemia. Further serological tests detected Babesia gibsoni antibodies in 2/42 blood samples. Depending on the results of the blood tests, the therapeutic dose of imizole was administered in a single dose or divided into two doses, administered within a maximum of 12 hours. In conclusion, the present study emphasizes the importance of paraclinical investigations in order to identify possible co-infections and adjust treatment in infected dogs.
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Investigations into the presence of viral infections in animals of hunting interest in Northeastern Romania
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Branche, Octavian; Velescu, Elena
Forest ecosystems are characterized by a great diversity but at the same time by a great capacity for self-regulation, selfreproduction and stability. They still have dominance of the bioecology and pathology of the animals still incompletely elucidated and, respectively, controlled. The following species of wild animals of hunting interest were studied: deer (Dama dama), wild boar (Sus scrofa ferus) and fox (Canis vulpes) and the diseases studied are: African swine fever in wild boars, specific diseases of deers and Rabies in foxes. The study provides support for preventive management actions aimed at protecting the public health and the economy.
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Macroscopical lesions of diagnostic value in bovine pathology
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Lazăr, Mircea; Tanase, Irina-Oana; Hrițcu, Ozana-Maria
Beef is one of the most consumed meats in the world, preceded by pork and poultry. Thus, bovine health directly influences public health and there are risks to food biosecurity when diseases of a zoonotic, infectious or parasitic nature are detected in slaughterhouses. During the 2 years of study carried out in the period 2018-2020, several cattle from the entire territory of Romania were examined necropsically or at the slaughterhouse, especially from the region of Moldova. Most cases were diagnosed with fasciolosis found in 11 cases of cattle, dichrocelliosis (was diagnosed in 7 cases of cattle), hydatidosis (5 cases), bovine tuberculosis (2 animals). We found numerous acino-nodular foci of the caseous type affecting the lungs and the retropharyngeal, submandibular and mediastinal lymph nodes in tuberculosis; hypertrophic cirrhosis and severe angiocolitis. enlarged gallbladder, dilated bile ducts highlighted in the form of whitish cords on the visceral surface of the liver in fasciolosis; increased consistency of the liver, whitish trajectories consisting of ectasia of superficial bile ducts, lesions of chronic perihepatitis, cholangitis and pericanalicular cirrhosis in dichroceliosis and hydatids on the surface of the lung and liver in hydatidosis. All diagnostics were confirmed through histopathological and microbiological examinations. The control and examination of the carcass and organs in the slaughterhouse is a very important action and contributes to public health, especially if zoonoses are discovered that can endanger human health.
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Cytological and histopathological diagnosis in mast cell tumors in companion carnivores
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Hrițcu, Ozana-Maria; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin
Mast cells tumours are considered a member of the round cell tumour group and are one of the most frequent cutaneous and subcutaneous neoplasms in companion carnivores (up to 21%), and are more common in dogs than in cats.They can be diagnosed both through cytopathological and histopathological diagnostic. In 2020-2021 we diagnosed 11 mast cell tumours in dogs and 2 in cats, out of which 8 through cytological and 5 through histopathological examination. The formations were located in various parts of the body, both cutaneous and subcutaneous. The histopathological examination revealed round, oval, polygonal or even spindle-like cells that had basophilic, intracytoplasmic granules and a central, large, round nucleus. The presence of eosinophils was not observed in all the tumours. The mitotic index and anaplasia degree varied greatly, depending on the benign or malignant character of the tumour. The cytological examination revealed round cells of a mesenchymal origin that presented basophilic granulations in various degrees. The number of granules varied from case to case, but generally speaking, these were much more easily observed in cytological slides than in the histopathological ones.
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Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LTV) in cat: a case report
("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iași University of Life Sciences, 2021) Covașă, Costică-Toader
The observations of the study were focused on the lumbosacral region of the spine in cats in order to identify some peculiarities or abnormalities in the anatomical conformation regarding the number of the vertebra or other morphological aspects. For this purpose were analyzed the radiographs of the lumbosacral region of 63 feline patients of a veterinary clinic, both males and females, 1-9 years aged, which showed various symptoms, especially locomotor. The x-ray exam revealed sundries pathologies of the spine, but among them in a cat of European breed it was remarked an abnormal anatomical conformation of the lumbosacral spine consisting in the sacralization of the last lumbar vertebra. It was noticed that the last lumbar vertebra is fused with the first sacral one in a large degree, both vertebral bodies and the transverse processes being merged, the sacrum bone containing four sacral vertebra instead of three, as normally does. It was counted also three ventral sacral foramina, instead of two. The particular characteristics noticed conducted to the observation that the last lumbar vertebra represents in fact a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LTV) which in cats occurs at a low rate.

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