scholarly journals Aspects of prophylaxis of the latent endometritis of cows in dairy farms of the Khabarovsky Krai

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.Ф. КЛЮЧНИКОВА ◽  
М.Т. КЛЮЧНИКОВ
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Selenite ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
The One ◽  
Time Injection

На молочных фермах Хабаровского края обследовано 2334 коровы в период охоты. Выявлено 31,6 % особей, больных скрытой формой эндометрита. Оплодотворяемость коров с данной патологией на 42,2 % ниже, чем здоровых особей. Опытным путем разработаны более эффективные по сравнению с существующими способы диагностики скрытого эндометрита у коров перед осеменением. Однократная инъекция селенита натрия глубокостельным коровам снижает количество больных эндометритом на 21,7 %. In dairy farms of the region 2.334 cows were inspected during the wish period. 31.6 % of sick cows with latent endometritis were revealed. The impregnation of animals with this pathology is 42.2 % lower in comparison with healthy individuals. The more effective methods of diagnostics of cow latent endometritis before the insemination are developed empirically. The one-time injection of sodium selenite to the down-calving cows lowers the quantity of sick cow endometritis on 21.7 %.

scholarly journals The Colonisation of Calves in Czech Large-Scale Dairy Farms by Clonally-Related Clostridioides difficile of the Sequence Type 11 Represented by Ribotypes 033 and 126

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 901
Author(s):  
Martina Masarikova ◽  
Ivana Simkova ◽  
Martin Plesko ◽  
Veronika Eretova ◽  
Marcela Krutova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Variable Number Tandem Repeat ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Holstein Breed ◽  
Clostridioides Difficile ◽  
Faecal Samples ◽  
The One

To investigate a possible Clostridioides difficile reservoir in the Czech Republic, we performed a study in 297 calves from 29 large-scale dairy farms. After enrichment, faecal samples were inoculated onto selective agar for C. difficile. From the 297 samples, 44 C. difficile isolates were cultured (prevalence of 14.8%, 10 farms). The Holstein breed and use of digestate were associated with C. difficile colonisation (p ˂ 0.05). C. difficile isolates belonged to the ribotype/sequence type: RT033/ST11 (n = 37), RT126/ST11 (n = 6) and RT046/ST35 (n = 1). A multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis revealed four clonal complexes of RT033 isolates and one clonal complex of RT126 isolates. All isolates were sensitive to amoxicillin, metronidazole and vancomycin. Forty isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin, twenty-one to clindamycin, seven to erythromycin, seven to tetracycline and six to moxifloxacin. Moxifloxacin resistant isolates revealed an amino-acid substitution Thr82Ile in the GyrA. In conclusion, the calves of Holstein breed from farms using digestate as a product of bio-gas plants are more likely to be colonised by clonally-related C. difficile of ST 11 represented by ribotypes 033 and 126. The identified resistance to moxifloxacin with a Thr82Ile substitution in the GyrA highlights the need for further monitoring by the “One health approach”.

scholarly journals Balance Performance in Irradiated Survivors of Nasopharyngeal Cancer with and without Tai Chi Qigong Training

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley S. M. Fong ◽  
Louisa M. Y. Chung ◽  
William W. N. Tsang ◽  
Joyce C. Y. Leung ◽  
Caroline Y. C. Charm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Control Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Compliant Surface ◽  
Eyes Closed ◽  
Eyes Open ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
The One ◽  
Minute Walk

This cross-sectional exploratory study aimed to compare the one-leg-stance time and the six-minute walk distance among TC Qigong-trained NPC survivors, untrained NPC survivors, and healthy individuals. Twenty-five survivors of NPC with TC Qigong experience, 27 survivors of NPC without TC Qigong experience, and 68 healthy individuals formed the NPC-TC Qigong group, NPC-control group, and healthy-control group, respectively. The one-leg-stance (OLS) timed test was conducted to assess the single-leg standing balance performance of the participants in four conditions: (1) standing on a stable surface with eyes open, (2) standing on a compliant surface with eyes open, (3) standing on a stable surface with eyes closed, and (4) standing on a compliant surface with eyes closed. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) was used to determine the functional balance performance of the participants. Results showed that the NPC-control group had a shorter OLS time in all of the visual and supporting surface conditions than the healthy control group(P<0.05). The OLS time of the TC Qigong-NPC group was comparable to that of the healthy control group in the somatosensory-challenging condition (condition 3)(P=0.168)only. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the 6MWT distance among the three groups(P>0.05). TC Qigong may be a rehabilitation exercise that improves somatosensory function and OLS balance performance among survivors of NPC.

Sustainability Indicators for Swiss Dairy Farms and the General Implications for Business/Government Interdependencies

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Mann ◽  
Christian Gazzarin
Keyword(s):  
Social Indicators ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

This article explores the relevance of sustainable business development for society and the state. Sustainability of enterprises can be defined as demonstrating the ability to be capable of continuing the same type of business in the lifetime of the next generation. In the case of Swiss dairy farms, this type of sustainability may also depend on the willingness of the government and society to make the necessary financial adjustments. Sustainability indicators for such farms are, therefore, related to ecological and social benefits rather than simply to economic success. To evaluate the role of Swiss dairy farms, a system with economic, ecological and social indicators for measuring their sustainability would be valuable. This approach creates an integration of sustainability life-cycle assessment factors of enterprises, on the one hand, and purely economic business indicators, on the other. The approach developed in this article would be of interest to all sectors that depend on public support.

A novel oxidative stress marker in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: dynamic thiol–disulphide homeostasis

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 315-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadiye Gumusyayla ◽  
Gonul Vural ◽  
Hesna Bektas ◽  
Orhan Deniz ◽  
Salim Neselioglu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Oxidative Stress Marker ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Oxidative Stress Parameter ◽  
Total Thiol ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Duration Of Disease ◽  
The One

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamic thiol–disulphide homeostasis as an oxidative stress parameter, using a newly proposed method, in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.MethodsIn total, 97 participants were included in the study. Among them, 51 had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and the remaining 46 were healthy individuals. Total thiol (–SH+–S–S–) levels and native thiol (–SH) levels in serum of each participant were measured. The amount of dynamic disulphide bonds (–S–S–) and (–S–S–) ×100/(–SH), (–S–S–) ×100/(–SH+–S–S–), and –SH×100/(–SH+–S–S–) ratios were calculated from these values. The obtained data were used to compare Alzheimer’s disease patients with healthy individuals.ResultsThe average total thiol and native thiol levels of patient with Alzheimer’s disease in the study were found to be significantly lower than those levels of healthy individuals. In addition, in the patient group, the –S–S–×100/–S–S+–SH ratio was found to be significantly higher, whereas the –SH×100/–S–S+–SH ratio was found to be significantly lower compared with healthy individuals. Total thiol and native thiol levels, dynamic disulphide bond amount, and –S–S–×100/–SH, –S–S–×100/–S–S+–SH, and –SH×100/–S–S+–SH ratios were not found to be correlated with mini mental state examination score or duration of disease.ConclusionRecent studies have shown that oxidative stress is the one of the molecular changes underlying the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, we have investigated the dynamic thiol–disulphide homeostasis in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, using a novel method.

scholarly journals Organizational Forms and Agri-Environmental Practices: The Case of Brazilian Dairy Farms

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3762
Author(s):  
Tiago Teixeira da Silva Siqueira ◽  
Danielle Galliano ◽  
Geneviève Nguyen ◽  
Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The One ◽  
Ecological Transition

Understanding the relationship between the organizational characteristics of a farm and its environmental performance is essential to support the agro-ecological transition of farms. This is even more important as very few studies on the subject have been undertaken and as there is a growing diversity of organizational forms of farms that differ from the traditional family model. This paper proposes a comprehensively integrated approach of dairy farms in Brazil. A case study of six archetypes of farms with contrasted organizational characteristics is developed to explore the relations between, on the one hand, farms’ organizational structure and governance, and on the other hand, the adoption of agri-environmental practices. Results show that the adoption of agri-environmental practices varies across the wide range of farm’s organizational forms—from the family to the industrial models. Farms with limited internal resources depend more specifically on external sectoral or territorial resources to implement environmental practices. If the environment is conducive to the creation of incentives and coordination mechanisms underlying learning processes, farms will adopt agri-environmental practices, regardless of they are organized. The creation of local cooperatives, farmer’s networks and universities extension programs can strengthen farmers’ absorption, adaptation and transformation capacities and boost the adoption of environmental practices. Finally, considering farms as heterogeneous organizational forms in terms of human capital, resources, market, and informational access is essential to accelerate the agroecological transition.

scholarly journals Is Placebo Acupuncture What It Is Intended to Be?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lundeberg ◽  
Irene Lund ◽  
Audrey Sing ◽  
Jan Näslund
Keyword(s):  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Sham Acupuncture ◽  
Individual Response ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trials ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Placebo Acupuncture ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Clinical Conditions

Randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials are recommended for evaluation of a treatment's efficacy with the goal of separating the specific effects (verum) from the non-specific ones (placebo). In order to be able to carry out placebo-controlled acupuncture trials, minimal/sham acupuncture procedures and a sham acupuncture needle has been used with the intention of being inert. However, clinical and experimental results suggest that sham/minimal acupuncture is not inert since it is reported that both verum acupuncture and sham/minimal acupuncture induce a significant alleviation of pain. This alleviation is as pronounced as the alleviation obtained with standard treatment and more obvious than the one obtained with placebo medication or by the use of waiting list controls. These results also suggest that sham acupuncture needles evoke a physiological response. In healthy individuals sham acupuncture results in activation of limbic structures, whereas a deactivation is seen in patients with pain, i.e. results from healthy individuals do not reflect what is seen in clinical conditions. Also, depending on the etiology of pain (or any under clinical condition under investigation), the response to sham acupuncture is varying. The acupuncture ritual may also be seen as an emotional focused therapy allowing for psychological re-orientation. Sham needling in such context may be as powerful as verum acupuncture. We recommend that the evaluated effects of acupuncture could be compared with those of standard treatment, also taking the individual response into consideration, before its use or non-use is established.

Lung Function During Hoist Rescue Operations

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf E. Haagensen ◽  
Karl-Ake Sjöborg ◽  
Stig Mjelstad ◽  
Rescue man ◽  
Petter A. Steen
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Standing Position ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Small Reduction ◽  
Asthma Attack ◽  
Ventilatory Capacity ◽  
The One ◽  
Severe Pulmonary Disease

AbstractIntroduction: A case is presented in which a 43-year-old man suffering from a severe asthma attack, had ventilatory arrest during a hoisting procedure. Based on this experience, the influence of three hoisting techniques on lung function was tested.Methods: The ventilatory capacity of 12 healthy volunteers was tested during three commonly used hoisting techniques: 1) single sling; 2) double sling; or 3) strapped to a stretcher.Results: The vital capacity (VC) and the one-second, forced expiratory volume (FEV1) were reduced significantly during all hoisting techniques compared to the standing position. The reduction was significantly more pronounced on a stretcher than in either sling position. There were no differences in the FEV1 to VC ratio between the positions.Conclusion: The small reduction in ventilatory capacity during hoisting procedures is tolerated easily by healthy individuals, but should be taken into account when planning such procedures on patients with severe pulmonary disease.

Plasma TAFI Antigen Variations in Healthy Subjects

2000 ◽  
Vol 83 (06) ◽  
pp. 902-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Chetaille ◽  
M. C. Alessi ◽  
D. Kouassi ◽  
P. E. Morange ◽  
I. Juhan-Vague
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Black African ◽  
Individual Variations ◽  
Caucasian Men ◽  
Fibrinolysis Inhibitor ◽  
The One ◽  
Physiological Variations

SummaryThe Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI) is a recently described inhibitor of fibrinolysis. The physiological variations of plasma TAFI antigen are not well known. We studied TAFI antigen values in healthy populations with a commercially available kit from Milan Analytica (Switzerland). Broad range of TAFI antigen values (from 41% to 259%) was found in a population of 249 healthy individuals. Gender as well as pregnancy did not influence mean values of TAFI antigen. There was a positive correlation between TAFI antigen and age in female (r = 0.28; p <0.05) but not in male populations. Mean TAFI antigen value of a black African male group [mean ± SD (range): 87 ± 23 (39-144%)] was significantly lower than the one of age matched Caucasian men [114 ± 34 (52-259%)] (p <0.0001). TAFI antigen values were very stable within individuals, they did not significantly vary on day time or at several months period.Thus, in contrast to large inter-individual variations, TAFI antigen levels are quite stable within individuals.

scholarly journals The impact of possible changes to nitrogen loss regulations on the financial viability of dairy farms in the Upper Manawatu River catchment

2019 ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry G. Parminter ◽  
Scott D. Ridsdale ◽  
Stefan A. Bryant ◽  
Ian G. McNab ◽  
Kate A. Proctor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Nitrogen Leaching ◽  
Nitrogen Losses ◽  
Financial Viability ◽  
The One ◽  
Representative Farms ◽  
The Impact

The Manawatū-Wanganui Regional Council regional plan (the One Plan) regulates the use of natural resources in the Region and includes a table of nitrogen leaching maxima reflecting the natural capital of soils in the Region and based on Overseer® results from 2007. Dairy farms applying for controlled consents for intensive land-use activities in the Region need to comply with these maxima. However, the maxima in the Table have not been adjusted as new versions of Overseer® have been introduced since the table was produced.This study compares the impact on representative dairy farms of complying with the original figures in the table with results from a revised table that takes into account more recent versions of Overseer®. Cluster analysis was used to select five representative farms in the Tararua District and their farm systems were modified to comply with both the original and the revised table. The current version of Overseer® was used to model the farm outputs based on the original table of leaching maxima. Compared with the baseline farm results, nitrogen losses were reduced by over 50% and milk production by 40%. When the same comparison was undertaken with the table of revised maxima, the nitrogen losses were expected to reduce by almost 40% and milk production by 5%. Applying the original nitrogen leaching maxima to the five representative farms resulted in about two thirds of farms within the catchment being unable to pay the interest on their debts. The revised nitrogen leaching maxima reduced this to <10%.The nitrogen leaching maxima in the One Plan should be revised to: better reflect the changes in the science underpinning current versions of Overseer®; achieve the nitrogen reduction targets in the region; and minimise the impact of the One Plan policies and rules on the financial viability of existing dairy farms.

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