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Research paper thumbnail of The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle

Ciência Rural, 2008

The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen ... more The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle.

Research paper thumbnail of Diagnóstico de carência energética em bovinos por testes de metabolismo ruminal

Avaliou-se o metabolismo ruminal de bovinos submetidos ou não a dietas carentes em energia, por m... more Avaliou-se o metabolismo ruminal de bovinos submetidos ou não a dietas carentes em energia, por meio de provas bioquímicas e funcionais no fluido ruminal e urinário com finalidade diagnóstica. Para tal, foram utilizados 10 garrotes mestiços providos de cânula ruminal que foram divididos em dois grupos, ou seja: controle (C; n=4) dieta balanceada para ganho diário de 900 g e carência pronunciada de energia (CP; n=6) recebendo 30% a menos do nível de mantença em energia. Após os bovinos serem alimentados por 140 d foram coletadas amostras de fluido ruminal e urina antes da alimentação e nas 1 a , 3 a , 6 a e 9 a h seguintes. A carência energética provocou diminuição significativa nos teores ruminais de AGVs totais, ácidos propiônico e butírico, amônio, elevando-se o tempo da prova de redução do azul de metileno (RAM) e menor produção de gases no teste de fermentação de glicose (FG); o índice de excreção urinária de alantoína (IEUA) também foi menor. A carência provocou aumento na porcentagem molar de ácido acético. Não se verificou efeito dos tratamentos sobre o pH ruminal. Existiram correlações positivas de grande intensidade entre FG e AGVs e amônia, e de média intensidade entre FG e amônia e IEUA, assim como de correlação negativa, de média intensidade, entre RAM e AGVs, amônia, FG e IEUA. Com exceção do pH todas as análises estudadas detectaram alterações no metabolismo ruminal provocada pela carência energética. Porém, considerando-se a praticidade dos testes, recomenda-se a prova do RAM, seguida pela FG para um diagnóstico rápido e sensível deste quadro carencial.

Research paper thumbnail of Avaliação de alguns tratamentos na intoxicação por amônia em bovinos

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Susceptibilidade De Bovinos Das Raças Jersey e Gir À Acidose Láctica Ruminal: I - Variáveis Ruminais e Fecais Susceptibility of Jersey and Gir Steers to Rumen Lactic Acidosis: I - Ruminal and Faecal Variables

SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos t... more SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) and four Gir (G) (Bos indicus) rumen-cannulated steers were used. In order to standardise the rumen microbiota, the steers were fed a standard diet of hay and concentrates, for two months before the beginning of the induction. The RLA was induced with sucrose administered intraruminally, on a basis of the corrected metabolic weight. Rumen fluid and faecal samples were collected throughout 24h after the induction. The pH and the concentration of total lactic acid and its L and D isomers were determined in all samples. Both breeds developed intense rumen acidosis; similar pH and concentration of total lactic acid and its isomers were found in the rumen fluid and faecal samples. The higher the total lactic acid concentration in the faeces, the lower the faecal pH (r = - 0.65). The faecal pH can be used as a tool to diagnosis RLA.

Research paper thumbnail of The use of neuropsychological tests across Europe: the need for a consensus in the use of assessment tools for dementia

Research paper thumbnail of Perfil metabólico e ruminal de garrotes submetidos às condições de alimentação normal, jejum e realimentação

Research paper thumbnail of Perfil metabólico e ruminal de garrotes submetidos às condições de alimentação normal, jejum e realimentação

Research paper thumbnail of Viability Time of Blood Gas Analysis in Bovine Venous Blood Samples Stored in Ice Water Bath

Ciência Rural

Técnico de nível superior, VCM/FMVZ/USP. RESUMO Com o objetivo de verificar o tempo de viabilidad... more Técnico de nível superior, VCM/FMVZ/USP. RESUMO Com o objetivo de verificar o tempo de viabilidade de amostras de sangue venoso bovino destinadas ao exame hemogasométrico, quando conservadas em banho de água gelada, selecionaram-se 14 bovinos (7 machos e 7 fêmeas), clinicamente sadios, entre 1 e 5 anos de idade. Colheram-se, de cada animal, 2 amostras de sangue (10ml cada), por punção da veia jugular, com o emprego de seringas plásticas contendo cerca de 1.000UI de heparina sódica, tomando-se os cuidados de eliminar quaisquer bolhas de gás presentes, e de manter vedada a extremidade da agulha com rolha de borracha. Cada uma do par de seringas foi mantida, distintamente, à temperatura ambiente (entre 23 e 30ºC) ou submersa em água gelada (entre zero e 4ºC). As determinações do pH, pressões parciais venosas de dióxido de carbono (Pv CO2 ) e de oxigênio (Pv O2 ), bicarbonato (HCO 3 -), total de dióxido de carbono (TCO 2 ), excesso ou déficit de bases (BE), bicarbonato padrão (StB), saturação de oxigênio (SatO 2 ) e do conteúdo de oxigênio (O 2 ) foram realizadas imediatamente e com 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 e 24 horas após a colheita. Em cada um dos critérios de manutenção do material, os resultados foram avaliados por meio da análise de variância de medidas repetidas. Consideradas as diferenças entre os valores médios obtidos em cada tempo e aquele da avaliação inicial, os resultados indicaram que as alterações "in vitro" das amostras não conservadas já eram marcantes a partir de 2 ou 3 horas, caracterizando-se por reduções contínuas do pH, Pv O2 , BE, StB, Sat O 2 e O 2 , e por elevação gradativa da Pv CO2 . No sangue conservado, ao contrário, o valor de pH não exibiu diferença do original durante as primeiras 4 horas, e os de Pv CO2 , BE e StB mantiveram-se inalterados por até 6 horas após a colheita. A análise dos resultados permitiu concluir que as amostras de sangue venoso bovino destinadas ao exame de hemogasometria podem permanecer viáveis por até 6 horas, quando adequadamente conservadas em banho de água gelada, mantendo, assim, o seu valor diagnóstico. Palavras-chave: Hemogasometria, conservação, sangue venoso, bovinos.

Research paper thumbnail of Treatment of ammonia intoxication in rats with urea cycle amino acids, furosemide and fluids

Veterinary and Human Toxicology, Mar 1, 2003

Three hundred sixty-seven male Wistar rats were used to compare the efficiency of urea cycle amin... more Three hundred sixty-seven male Wistar rats were used to compare the efficiency of urea cycle amino acids (arginine, citrulline and ornithine; Group O), furosemide (Group F), and fluid therapy (saline solution; Group FT) to treat ammonia toxicity. Rats were injected ip initially with an ammonium acetate solution at 99.9% of the lethal dose. Three min later the rats were allocated randomly to Group C (control, received 1.2 mL distilled water). Group O (amino acids listed earlier, 2 mmol/kg bw), Group F (furosemide, 2 mg/kg bw), Group FT (7mL saline), or Groups O+F, O+FT, F+FT, or O+F+FT. All treatments were given ip except for Group F given im injections. Plasma ammonia, urea and creatinine, and hematocrit and pulmonary dry matter were determined. The highest survival rates were obtained with O+FT (57%) and O+F+FT (62.5%); only 6% of the controls survived. Plasma ammonia levels were ten-fold lower in rats treated with O+FT and O+F+FT (p<0.0001). Fatally-poisoned rats had higher plasma ammonia, creatinine and hematocrit and exhibited pulmonary edema. Surviving rats had lower plasma urea. Animals given treatments with O, FT and F had (p<0.005) higher urea, lower creatinine and less severe pulmonary edema, respectively, than those untreated.

Research paper thumbnail of A model for ammonia poisoning in cattle

Veterinary and human toxicology, 2003

The intravenous infusion of ammonium chloride was used to induce ammonia (NH3) poisoning in cattl... more The intravenous infusion of ammonium chloride was used to induce ammonia (NH3) poisoning in cattle. A 1.5 M ammonium chloride solution, buffered to pH 7.0, was infused at 400 mL/h until a convulsive episode occurred and therapy was initiated. Convulsions occurred with 200 to 1200 mL of ammonium solution. The clinical picture and metabolic effects were similar to the natural poisoning; no side effected occurred. The hypermmoniemia caused hyperglycemia, hyperlactemia, hyperkalemia and Intense metabolic acidosis. After treatment there was a sharp decrease in plasma NH3. Within 110 min all steers stood and recovered appetites. The induction of NH3 poisoning in cattle with ammonium chloride offers many advantages over the administration of high po doses of urea.

Research paper thumbnail of Tempo De Viabilidade De Amostras De Sangue Venoso Bovino Destinadas Ao Exame Hemogasométrico, Quando Mantidas Sob Conservação Em Água Gelada

Research paper thumbnail of Avaliação laboratorial do uso de solução salina hipertônica e isotônica e de furosemida no tratamento da intoxicação por amônia em bovinos

Research paper thumbnail of Susceptibilidade De Bovinos Das Raças Jersey e Gir À Acidose Láctica Ruminal: I - Variáveis Ruminais e Fecais

SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos t... more SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) and four Gir (G) (Bos indicus) rumen-cannulated steers were used. In order to standardise the rumen microbiota, the steers were fed a standard diet of hay and concentrates, for two months before the beginning of the induction. The RLA was induced with sucrose administered intraruminally, on a basis of the corrected metabolic weight. Rumen fluid and faecal samples were collected throughout 24h after the induction. The pH and the concentration of total lactic acid and its L and D isomers were determined in all samples. Both breeds developed intense rumen acidosis; similar pH and concentration of total lactic acid and its isomers were found in the rumen fluid and faecal samples. The higher the total lactic acid concentration in the faeces, the lower the faecal pH (r = - 0.65). The faecal pH can be used as a tool to diagnosis RLA.

Research paper thumbnail of Variables on the blood inorganic sulphate concentration in cattle

Ciência Rural, 2001

ABSTRACT Fourteen healthy yearling Holstein steers were used to study the influence of the levels... more ABSTRACT Fourteen healthy yearling Holstein steers were used to study the influence of the levels of hemolysis and serum storage at different temperatures (4º C, -10ºC and at room temperature) on serum inorganic sulphate concentrations. The correlation of inorganic sulphate concentration between plasma and serum was also compared. Three different levels of hemolysis were obtained by adding distilled water to the blood. Precision studies were undertaken to determine the viability of the turbidimetric technique used to measure the inorganic sulphate concentration. No difference in the inorganic sulphate concentration was found between serum and plasma (p>0.91), between serum kept at different temperatures (p>0.87) and between hemolysed and normal serum (p>0.85). Increasing levels of hemolysis did not influence the serum inorganic sulphate concentration. The turbidimetric technique was suitable and accurate for routine analysis of serum inorganic sulphate. It was concluded that serum kept at room temperature can be used for practical routine surveys to assess the sulphur status in cattle.

Research paper thumbnail of The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle

Ciência Rural, 2008

The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen ... more The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle.

Research paper thumbnail of The use of neuropsychological tests across Europe: the need for a consensus in the use of assessment tools for dementia

European Journal of Neurology, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Uso de bicarbonato e lactato-L para correção da acidose metabólica sistêmica em bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal aguda

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2007

Foram utilizados seis novilhos, providos de cânula ruminal, em delineamento experimental cross-ov... more Foram utilizados seis novilhos, providos de cânula ruminal, em delineamento experimental cross-over, para comparar a eficiência de soluções de bicarbonato de sódio e lactato-L de sódio na correção da acidose metabólica sistêmica (AMS), causada pela acidose láctica ruminal (ALR). Vinte horas após, quando apresentavam intensa AMS, os animais foram distribuídos aleatoriamente e tratados com cinco litros de 150mMol/l de bicarbonato de sódio ou de lactato-L de sódio, infundidas por via intravenosa, nas quatro horas seguintes. Amostras de sangue, para hemogasometria, foram coletadas no decorrer da infusão a zero, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 e 8 horas. Ambos os tratamentos elevaram o pH sangüíneo já na primeira hora pós-infusão, corrigindo adequadamente a AMS. O tratamento com lactato-L de sódio aumentou as concentrações de bicarbonato, TCO 2 e EAB sangüíneos já na segunda hora pós-infusão; com o bicarbonato essa elevação ocorreu a partir da terceira hora. Não houve diferenças entre tratamentos para pH sangüíneo, bicarbonato, TCO 2 e excesso de base. Vinte e quatro horas após o tratamento todos os novilhos apresentaram plena recuperação. O lactato-L pode substituir o bicarbonato na correção da AMS em novilhos com ALR.

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of an energy-deficient diet on populations of ciliate protozoans in bovine rumen

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2008

Ten young rumen-cannulated crossbred steers were randomly divided into two groups: a control grou... more Ten young rumen-cannulated crossbred steers were randomly divided into two groups: a control group (C; n=4), which was fed a balanced diet for daily weight gain of 900g; and a pronounced energy-deprived group (PED; n=6), receiving 30% less of the required energy for maintenance. After 140 days of these alimentary regimes, rumen fluid and urine samples were collected for biochemical and functional tests, before feeding and at 1, 3, 6, and 9 hours after feeding. The energy-deprivation diet caused a significant reduction in the number of Entodinium, Eodinium, Isotricha, Dasytricha, Eremoplastron, Eudiplodinium, Metadinium, Charonina, Ostracodinium, and Epidinium protozoa. There was no effect of the time of sampling in both groups on the total number of ciliates in rumen fluid. A higher number of protozoan forms in binary division were recorded in the control group, at the 6 th and 9 th hours after feeding (P<0.019). There was a high positive correlation between the total count of protozoans in rumen fluid and glucose fermentation, ammonia, and urinary allantoin excretion index; and a negative correlation between the total count of protozoa and metilene blue reduction, and a medium correlation between the total count of protozoa and total volatile fatty acids concentration. The determination of the protozoa populations does not imply in the use of complex and hard-to-execute techniques, although it is time consuming and needs practice. This exam particularly helps in clinical expected diagnosis.

Research paper thumbnail of Influência da raça sobre a volemia e função renal de bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal aguda, induzida experimentalmente

A volemia e a função renal de bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal (ALR) foram estudadas em cinco ... more A volemia e a função renal de bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal (ALR) foram estudadas em cinco garrotes Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) e cinco Gir (G) (Bos indicus). Amostras de sangue, urina e conteúdo ruminal foram coletadas durante 24h após a indução experimental da ALR. Os bovinos G apresentaram maior grau de hipovolemia (p < 0,00001) e volume ruminal (p <0,05) e menor taxa de filtração glomerular (p < 0,003) e volume urinário (p< 0,05), porém excretaram mais eficientemente íons H+ (p < 0,00001); embora apresentassem maior porcentagem média de excreção fracionada urinária de lactato-D (p < 0,032) não existiu diferença racial (p > 0,47) na excreção total diária deste isômero; garrotes G excretaram menor quantidade de lactato-L na urina (p < 0,05). Independente da raça, quanto menor foi o pH urinário maior a porcentagem de excreção fracionada urinária de lactato total e de lactato-D (r = -0,69)

Research paper thumbnail of Laboratorial evaluation of hypertonic and isotonic saline solution and furosemide use for the ammonia poisoning treatment in cattle

Ciência Rural

Kitamura et al. Ciência Rural, v.40, n.8, ago, 2010. during the critical 1 st h of treatment, whi... more Kitamura et al. Ciência Rural, v.40, n.8, ago, 2010. during the critical 1 st h of treatment, while the use of ISS+W had intermediate results. The efficiency of the treatment with HSS+ISS+W or ISS+W was better than the control group. Although with lower efficiency as seen in the treatment with HSS+ISS+W, the ISS+W caused an improvement in the clinical picture and at the end of the experiment generated an adequate ammonia detoxification.

Research paper thumbnail of The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle

Ciência Rural, 2008

The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen ... more The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle.

Research paper thumbnail of Diagnóstico de carência energética em bovinos por testes de metabolismo ruminal

Avaliou-se o metabolismo ruminal de bovinos submetidos ou não a dietas carentes em energia, por m... more Avaliou-se o metabolismo ruminal de bovinos submetidos ou não a dietas carentes em energia, por meio de provas bioquímicas e funcionais no fluido ruminal e urinário com finalidade diagnóstica. Para tal, foram utilizados 10 garrotes mestiços providos de cânula ruminal que foram divididos em dois grupos, ou seja: controle (C; n=4) dieta balanceada para ganho diário de 900 g e carência pronunciada de energia (CP; n=6) recebendo 30% a menos do nível de mantença em energia. Após os bovinos serem alimentados por 140 d foram coletadas amostras de fluido ruminal e urina antes da alimentação e nas 1 a , 3 a , 6 a e 9 a h seguintes. A carência energética provocou diminuição significativa nos teores ruminais de AGVs totais, ácidos propiônico e butírico, amônio, elevando-se o tempo da prova de redução do azul de metileno (RAM) e menor produção de gases no teste de fermentação de glicose (FG); o índice de excreção urinária de alantoína (IEUA) também foi menor. A carência provocou aumento na porcentagem molar de ácido acético. Não se verificou efeito dos tratamentos sobre o pH ruminal. Existiram correlações positivas de grande intensidade entre FG e AGVs e amônia, e de média intensidade entre FG e amônia e IEUA, assim como de correlação negativa, de média intensidade, entre RAM e AGVs, amônia, FG e IEUA. Com exceção do pH todas as análises estudadas detectaram alterações no metabolismo ruminal provocada pela carência energética. Porém, considerando-se a praticidade dos testes, recomenda-se a prova do RAM, seguida pela FG para um diagnóstico rápido e sensível deste quadro carencial.

Research paper thumbnail of Avaliação de alguns tratamentos na intoxicação por amônia em bovinos

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Susceptibilidade De Bovinos Das Raças Jersey e Gir À Acidose Láctica Ruminal: I - Variáveis Ruminais e Fecais Susceptibility of Jersey and Gir Steers to Rumen Lactic Acidosis: I - Ruminal and Faecal Variables

SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos t... more SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) and four Gir (G) (Bos indicus) rumen-cannulated steers were used. In order to standardise the rumen microbiota, the steers were fed a standard diet of hay and concentrates, for two months before the beginning of the induction. The RLA was induced with sucrose administered intraruminally, on a basis of the corrected metabolic weight. Rumen fluid and faecal samples were collected throughout 24h after the induction. The pH and the concentration of total lactic acid and its L and D isomers were determined in all samples. Both breeds developed intense rumen acidosis; similar pH and concentration of total lactic acid and its isomers were found in the rumen fluid and faecal samples. The higher the total lactic acid concentration in the faeces, the lower the faecal pH (r = - 0.65). The faecal pH can be used as a tool to diagnosis RLA.

Research paper thumbnail of The use of neuropsychological tests across Europe: the need for a consensus in the use of assessment tools for dementia

Research paper thumbnail of Perfil metabólico e ruminal de garrotes submetidos às condições de alimentação normal, jejum e realimentação

Research paper thumbnail of Perfil metabólico e ruminal de garrotes submetidos às condições de alimentação normal, jejum e realimentação

Research paper thumbnail of Viability Time of Blood Gas Analysis in Bovine Venous Blood Samples Stored in Ice Water Bath

Ciência Rural

Técnico de nível superior, VCM/FMVZ/USP. RESUMO Com o objetivo de verificar o tempo de viabilidad... more Técnico de nível superior, VCM/FMVZ/USP. RESUMO Com o objetivo de verificar o tempo de viabilidade de amostras de sangue venoso bovino destinadas ao exame hemogasométrico, quando conservadas em banho de água gelada, selecionaram-se 14 bovinos (7 machos e 7 fêmeas), clinicamente sadios, entre 1 e 5 anos de idade. Colheram-se, de cada animal, 2 amostras de sangue (10ml cada), por punção da veia jugular, com o emprego de seringas plásticas contendo cerca de 1.000UI de heparina sódica, tomando-se os cuidados de eliminar quaisquer bolhas de gás presentes, e de manter vedada a extremidade da agulha com rolha de borracha. Cada uma do par de seringas foi mantida, distintamente, à temperatura ambiente (entre 23 e 30ºC) ou submersa em água gelada (entre zero e 4ºC). As determinações do pH, pressões parciais venosas de dióxido de carbono (Pv CO2 ) e de oxigênio (Pv O2 ), bicarbonato (HCO 3 -), total de dióxido de carbono (TCO 2 ), excesso ou déficit de bases (BE), bicarbonato padrão (StB), saturação de oxigênio (SatO 2 ) e do conteúdo de oxigênio (O 2 ) foram realizadas imediatamente e com 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 e 24 horas após a colheita. Em cada um dos critérios de manutenção do material, os resultados foram avaliados por meio da análise de variância de medidas repetidas. Consideradas as diferenças entre os valores médios obtidos em cada tempo e aquele da avaliação inicial, os resultados indicaram que as alterações "in vitro" das amostras não conservadas já eram marcantes a partir de 2 ou 3 horas, caracterizando-se por reduções contínuas do pH, Pv O2 , BE, StB, Sat O 2 e O 2 , e por elevação gradativa da Pv CO2 . No sangue conservado, ao contrário, o valor de pH não exibiu diferença do original durante as primeiras 4 horas, e os de Pv CO2 , BE e StB mantiveram-se inalterados por até 6 horas após a colheita. A análise dos resultados permitiu concluir que as amostras de sangue venoso bovino destinadas ao exame de hemogasometria podem permanecer viáveis por até 6 horas, quando adequadamente conservadas em banho de água gelada, mantendo, assim, o seu valor diagnóstico. Palavras-chave: Hemogasometria, conservação, sangue venoso, bovinos.

Research paper thumbnail of Treatment of ammonia intoxication in rats with urea cycle amino acids, furosemide and fluids

Veterinary and Human Toxicology, Mar 1, 2003

Three hundred sixty-seven male Wistar rats were used to compare the efficiency of urea cycle amin... more Three hundred sixty-seven male Wistar rats were used to compare the efficiency of urea cycle amino acids (arginine, citrulline and ornithine; Group O), furosemide (Group F), and fluid therapy (saline solution; Group FT) to treat ammonia toxicity. Rats were injected ip initially with an ammonium acetate solution at 99.9% of the lethal dose. Three min later the rats were allocated randomly to Group C (control, received 1.2 mL distilled water). Group O (amino acids listed earlier, 2 mmol/kg bw), Group F (furosemide, 2 mg/kg bw), Group FT (7mL saline), or Groups O+F, O+FT, F+FT, or O+F+FT. All treatments were given ip except for Group F given im injections. Plasma ammonia, urea and creatinine, and hematocrit and pulmonary dry matter were determined. The highest survival rates were obtained with O+FT (57%) and O+F+FT (62.5%); only 6% of the controls survived. Plasma ammonia levels were ten-fold lower in rats treated with O+FT and O+F+FT (p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;0.0001). Fatally-poisoned rats had higher plasma ammonia, creatinine and hematocrit and exhibited pulmonary edema. Surviving rats had lower plasma urea. Animals given treatments with O, FT and F had (p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;0.005) higher urea, lower creatinine and less severe pulmonary edema, respectively, than those untreated.

Research paper thumbnail of A model for ammonia poisoning in cattle

Veterinary and human toxicology, 2003

The intravenous infusion of ammonium chloride was used to induce ammonia (NH3) poisoning in cattl... more The intravenous infusion of ammonium chloride was used to induce ammonia (NH3) poisoning in cattle. A 1.5 M ammonium chloride solution, buffered to pH 7.0, was infused at 400 mL/h until a convulsive episode occurred and therapy was initiated. Convulsions occurred with 200 to 1200 mL of ammonium solution. The clinical picture and metabolic effects were similar to the natural poisoning; no side effected occurred. The hypermmoniemia caused hyperglycemia, hyperlactemia, hyperkalemia and Intense metabolic acidosis. After treatment there was a sharp decrease in plasma NH3. Within 110 min all steers stood and recovered appetites. The induction of NH3 poisoning in cattle with ammonium chloride offers many advantages over the administration of high po doses of urea.

Research paper thumbnail of Tempo De Viabilidade De Amostras De Sangue Venoso Bovino Destinadas Ao Exame Hemogasométrico, Quando Mantidas Sob Conservação Em Água Gelada

Research paper thumbnail of Avaliação laboratorial do uso de solução salina hipertônica e isotônica e de furosemida no tratamento da intoxicação por amônia em bovinos

Research paper thumbnail of Susceptibilidade De Bovinos Das Raças Jersey e Gir À Acidose Láctica Ruminal: I - Variáveis Ruminais e Fecais

SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos t... more SUMMARY To compare the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (RLA) four Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) and four Gir (G) (Bos indicus) rumen-cannulated steers were used. In order to standardise the rumen microbiota, the steers were fed a standard diet of hay and concentrates, for two months before the beginning of the induction. The RLA was induced with sucrose administered intraruminally, on a basis of the corrected metabolic weight. Rumen fluid and faecal samples were collected throughout 24h after the induction. The pH and the concentration of total lactic acid and its L and D isomers were determined in all samples. Both breeds developed intense rumen acidosis; similar pH and concentration of total lactic acid and its isomers were found in the rumen fluid and faecal samples. The higher the total lactic acid concentration in the faeces, the lower the faecal pH (r = - 0.65). The faecal pH can be used as a tool to diagnosis RLA.

Research paper thumbnail of Variables on the blood inorganic sulphate concentration in cattle

Ciência Rural, 2001

ABSTRACT Fourteen healthy yearling Holstein steers were used to study the influence of the levels... more ABSTRACT Fourteen healthy yearling Holstein steers were used to study the influence of the levels of hemolysis and serum storage at different temperatures (4º C, -10ºC and at room temperature) on serum inorganic sulphate concentrations. The correlation of inorganic sulphate concentration between plasma and serum was also compared. Three different levels of hemolysis were obtained by adding distilled water to the blood. Precision studies were undertaken to determine the viability of the turbidimetric technique used to measure the inorganic sulphate concentration. No difference in the inorganic sulphate concentration was found between serum and plasma (p&gt;0.91), between serum kept at different temperatures (p&gt;0.87) and between hemolysed and normal serum (p&gt;0.85). Increasing levels of hemolysis did not influence the serum inorganic sulphate concentration. The turbidimetric technique was suitable and accurate for routine analysis of serum inorganic sulphate. It was concluded that serum kept at room temperature can be used for practical routine surveys to assess the sulphur status in cattle.

Research paper thumbnail of The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle

Ciência Rural, 2008

The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen ... more The measurement of urine pH to predict the amount of buffer used in the treatment of acute rumen lactic acidosis in cattle.

Research paper thumbnail of The use of neuropsychological tests across Europe: the need for a consensus in the use of assessment tools for dementia

European Journal of Neurology, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Uso de bicarbonato e lactato-L para correção da acidose metabólica sistêmica em bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal aguda

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2007

Foram utilizados seis novilhos, providos de cânula ruminal, em delineamento experimental cross-ov... more Foram utilizados seis novilhos, providos de cânula ruminal, em delineamento experimental cross-over, para comparar a eficiência de soluções de bicarbonato de sódio e lactato-L de sódio na correção da acidose metabólica sistêmica (AMS), causada pela acidose láctica ruminal (ALR). Vinte horas após, quando apresentavam intensa AMS, os animais foram distribuídos aleatoriamente e tratados com cinco litros de 150mMol/l de bicarbonato de sódio ou de lactato-L de sódio, infundidas por via intravenosa, nas quatro horas seguintes. Amostras de sangue, para hemogasometria, foram coletadas no decorrer da infusão a zero, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 e 8 horas. Ambos os tratamentos elevaram o pH sangüíneo já na primeira hora pós-infusão, corrigindo adequadamente a AMS. O tratamento com lactato-L de sódio aumentou as concentrações de bicarbonato, TCO 2 e EAB sangüíneos já na segunda hora pós-infusão; com o bicarbonato essa elevação ocorreu a partir da terceira hora. Não houve diferenças entre tratamentos para pH sangüíneo, bicarbonato, TCO 2 e excesso de base. Vinte e quatro horas após o tratamento todos os novilhos apresentaram plena recuperação. O lactato-L pode substituir o bicarbonato na correção da AMS em novilhos com ALR.

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of an energy-deficient diet on populations of ciliate protozoans in bovine rumen

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2008

Ten young rumen-cannulated crossbred steers were randomly divided into two groups: a control grou... more Ten young rumen-cannulated crossbred steers were randomly divided into two groups: a control group (C; n=4), which was fed a balanced diet for daily weight gain of 900g; and a pronounced energy-deprived group (PED; n=6), receiving 30% less of the required energy for maintenance. After 140 days of these alimentary regimes, rumen fluid and urine samples were collected for biochemical and functional tests, before feeding and at 1, 3, 6, and 9 hours after feeding. The energy-deprivation diet caused a significant reduction in the number of Entodinium, Eodinium, Isotricha, Dasytricha, Eremoplastron, Eudiplodinium, Metadinium, Charonina, Ostracodinium, and Epidinium protozoa. There was no effect of the time of sampling in both groups on the total number of ciliates in rumen fluid. A higher number of protozoan forms in binary division were recorded in the control group, at the 6 th and 9 th hours after feeding (P<0.019). There was a high positive correlation between the total count of protozoans in rumen fluid and glucose fermentation, ammonia, and urinary allantoin excretion index; and a negative correlation between the total count of protozoa and metilene blue reduction, and a medium correlation between the total count of protozoa and total volatile fatty acids concentration. The determination of the protozoa populations does not imply in the use of complex and hard-to-execute techniques, although it is time consuming and needs practice. This exam particularly helps in clinical expected diagnosis.

Research paper thumbnail of Influência da raça sobre a volemia e função renal de bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal aguda, induzida experimentalmente

A volemia e a função renal de bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal (ALR) foram estudadas em cinco ... more A volemia e a função renal de bovinos com acidose láctica ruminal (ALR) foram estudadas em cinco garrotes Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) e cinco Gir (G) (Bos indicus). Amostras de sangue, urina e conteúdo ruminal foram coletadas durante 24h após a indução experimental da ALR. Os bovinos G apresentaram maior grau de hipovolemia (p < 0,00001) e volume ruminal (p <0,05) e menor taxa de filtração glomerular (p < 0,003) e volume urinário (p< 0,05), porém excretaram mais eficientemente íons H+ (p < 0,00001); embora apresentassem maior porcentagem média de excreção fracionada urinária de lactato-D (p < 0,032) não existiu diferença racial (p > 0,47) na excreção total diária deste isômero; garrotes G excretaram menor quantidade de lactato-L na urina (p < 0,05). Independente da raça, quanto menor foi o pH urinário maior a porcentagem de excreção fracionada urinária de lactato total e de lactato-D (r = -0,69)

Research paper thumbnail of Laboratorial evaluation of hypertonic and isotonic saline solution and furosemide use for the ammonia poisoning treatment in cattle

Ciência Rural

Kitamura et al. Ciência Rural, v.40, n.8, ago, 2010. during the critical 1 st h of treatment, whi... more Kitamura et al. Ciência Rural, v.40, n.8, ago, 2010. during the critical 1 st h of treatment, while the use of ISS+W had intermediate results. The efficiency of the treatment with HSS+ISS+W or ISS+W was better than the control group. Although with lower efficiency as seen in the treatment with HSS+ISS+W, the ISS+W caused an improvement in the clinical picture and at the end of the experiment generated an adequate ammonia detoxification.