Leptin is a hormone that provides the central and/or peripheral regulation of food intake, energy expenditure, whole body energy balance, fertility and immune functions by creating a feeling of ...satiety in animals and humans. This study was carried out to determine serum leptin values for some ruminant species and breeds that were healthy and had at least one birth. In the study, 15 Simental and 15 Holstein cows, 15 Italian buffalo, 15 Pırlak sheep, 15 Honamlı and 15 Turkish hair goats were used as material. Serum leptin concentrations were measured with the BT LAB Bovine Leptin ELISA kit. Serum leptin levels were determined as 2.78±0.22 ng/ml in Simmental cows, 2.87±0.11 ng/ml in Holstein cows, 3.6±0.48 ng/ml in Pırlak sheep, 3.38±0.76 ng/ml in Honamlı goats, 5.48±0.92 ng/ml in Hair goats and 2.50±0.17 ng/ml in Italian buffaloes. As a result, it was determined that serum leptin levels obtained from different ruminant species that were healthy and gave at least one birth in Burdur province were within the reference values reported for ruminants.
Leptin is a hormone that provides the central and/or peripheral regulation of food intake, energy expenditure, whole body energy balance, fertility and immune functions by creating a feeling of satiety in animals and humans. This study was carried out to determine serum leptin values for some ruminant species and breeds that were healthy and had at least one birth. In the study, 15 Simental and 15 Holstein cows, 15 Italian buffalo, 15 Pırlak sheep, 15 Honamlı and 15 Turkish hair goats were used as material. Serum leptin concentrations were measured with the BT LAB Bovine Leptin ELISA kit. Serum leptin levels were determined as 2.78±0.22 ng/ml in Simmental cows, 2.87±0.11 ng/ml in Holstein cows, 3.6±0.48 ng/ml in Pırlak sheep, 3.38±0.76 ng/ml in Honamlı goats, 5.48±0.92 ng/ml in Hair goats and 2.50±0.17 ng/ml in Italian buffaloes. As a result, it was determined that serum leptin levels obtained from different ruminant species that were healthy and gave at least one birth in Burdur province were within the reference values reported for ruminants.
Two types of Canine Adenovirus (CAVs), Canine Adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1), the virus which causes infectious canine hepatitis, and Canine Adenovirus type 2 (CAV-2), which causes canine infectious ...laryngotracheitis, have been found in dogs. In this study, blood samples taken from 111 dogs, which were admitted to the Internal Medicine Clinic of Selcuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, with clinical symptoms. Seventy-seven dogs were sampled from Isparta and Burdur dog shelters by random sampling, regardless of the clinical findings. Dogs showed a systemic disease, characterized by fever, diarrhea, vomiting, oculonasal discharge, conjunctivitis, severe moist cough, signs of pulmonary disease and dehydration. Two dogs had corneal opacity and photophobia. In serological studies, 188 serum samples were investigated on the presence of CAV antibodies by ELISA. Total 103 (103/188–54.7%) blood samples were detected to be positive for CAV antibodies by ELISA. However, 85 (85/188–45.2%) blood samples were negative. Blood leukocyte samples from dogs were processed and inoculated onto confluent monolayers of MDCK cells using standard virological techniques. After third passage, cells were examined by direct immunoflourescence test for virus isolation. But positive result was not detected. In conclusion, this study clearly demonstrates the high prevalence of CAV infection in dogs.
Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD) in humans. Cats are the main reservoir of this bacterium and may infect humans through scratches and bites. The purpose of this ...study was to determine the B. henselae seroprevalence in cats in Turkey. A total of 298 cats blood samples were collected from six different provinces of Turkey. Sera were tested for the presence of anti-B. henselae IgG antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA). The seroprevalence of B. henselae was 27.9% (83/298) for the cats examined in this study. The seroprevalence of cats by province was significantly higher in Bursa (41.3%), Adana (33.9%), Aydin (27.5%) and Burdur (32.3%) than in Kayseri (17.9%) and Istanbul (12.5%). Statistically significant differences were not observed between cat sexes and living conditions of cats. The results revealed that B. henselae is an important zoonotic pathogen in Turkey.
The seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was investigated in stray urban dogs and shepherd and farm guard dogs from rural areas sampled from 10 provinces of Turkey. Sera from 855 ...dogs were examined for the presence of anti-B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Overall, 56 (6.6%) of the 855 dogs examined, including 16 (3%) of the 522 stray dogs and 40 (12%) of the 333 rural dogs, were seropositive. This is the first report on prevalence of antibodies to B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in dogs in Turkey.
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