The aim of the studies was the influence comparison of the three kinds of blood products: brown and black dried livexes and blood meal, added to sheep forage, on total protein level, energy value, volatile fatty acids (VFA) amount, levels of carbon dioxide and methane in caecal content of the animals. The samples of caecal content were taken from the sheep immediately after slaughtering, i.e. 2,5 hrs after morning feeding. The livex and blood meal were added to the forage in the amount of 2%. During in vivo application of these nonconventional dietary supplements, the significant inhibitory livex (black and brown) effect on methane level in the sum of caecal gases (45,5% increase for black and 33,4% for brown livex, respectively). Energy of caecal content was about 30% higher in sheep fed with black livex. Respective percentage was about 40% and about 20% for the brown livex and blood meal respectively.
Thirty-four donkeys from Henan Province, China, were examined at necropsy for strongyloid nematodes in the caecum (February 2006 to January 2007). Twenty-two species, including 18 Cyathostominae (small strongyles) and 4 Strongylinae (large strongyles), were identified. The five most prevalent Cyathostominae were Cylicocyclus nassatus (73.5%), Coronocyclus labratus (70.6%), Coronocyclus labiatus (67.6%), Cyathostomum tetracanthum (61.8%) and Coronocyclus coronatus (52.9%), accounting for 70.2% of all species identified; C. labratus (124.2 ± 256.4), Cyathostomum tetracanthum (96.4 ± 210.5) and Cylicocyclus nassatus (80.9 ± 117.1) had the greatest mean abundance, whereas Strongylus vulgaris was the most prevalent (88.2%) of the Strongylinae and had the highest mean abundance (34.9 ± 37.8). The numbers of species per donkey ranged from 1 to 15 (with a median of 7.1). Only a small percentage (5.9%) of donkeys were infected by a single species, whereas the other donkeys had infections with multiple species.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aging on sodium and chloride ions transport in the isolated rabbit coecum. The experiment consisted in measuring PD- transepithelial electrical potential difference mV SM-mechanical stimulation and mechano-sensitivity (dPD) in collected from 12- and 36-month-old rabbits. A modified Ussing system was used for the experiment. Under the incubation in Ringer solution the values of PD and dPD of young rabbit caecum were, respectively, -3.0 ±0.4 mV and -1.2 ±0.3 mV. In 36-month rabbits, on the other hand, the values of these parameters were lower, PD by about 90% whereas dPD by about 83%. Incubation of young rabbits caecum with the presence of amiloride resulted in a reduction of PD by about 17 % and dPD by about 50%, while it did not influence the electrophysiological parameters of caecum in 36-month rabbits. Incubation with bumetanide on young rabbits caecum resulted in PD dropped by about 70% and dPD by about 83%. In the same incubation conditions as those applied for incubation of 36-month rabbits caecum, the level of PD decreased by about 67% while dPD by about 50%. Incubation of young rabbits caecum at the presence of both transport inhibitors resulted in PD decreased by about 87% and dPD by about 83%, whereas that applied for the old rabbits' caecum reduced PD by about 90%, without influencing dPD. Presented data demonstrate that the process of organism ageing inhibits sodium ion transport as well as reduces caecum epithelium sensitivity to mechanical stimuli. Probably, it is a consequence of a reduced with age release of neurotransmitter from sensory terminals; these neurotransmitters modify transepithelial ion transport.
The subject of the research was caeca of 52 individuals of the Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 32 males (5 young and 27 adult ones) and 20 females (11 young and 9 adult ones). The analysis comprised the relations among the values of four measurements of caeca (length CLL and weight CLW of left caecum, length CRL and weight CRW of right caecum) and the values of three body parameters (body length BL and weight BW and sternum length) taking into consideration the birds ages and sexes. Ontogenetic differences in caeca sizes were revealed young individuals of both sexes had longer caeca than adult individuals. Moreover, young females had heavier caeca than adult individuals of this sex. However, no significant dimorphic differences in the analysed parameters of caeca were noticed. Definite majority of black scoters had longer (47 individuals) and heavier (29 individuals) left caeca than the right caeca.
The aim of the study was to characterise caecal indices in rats fed diets supplemented with high doses (0.4, 0.8 and 1.2%) of a grapefruit commercial phenolic extract. Addition of the preparation caused an increase of wet mass of ceacal digesta. Dry matter content decreased from 22% to 7.0% and pH increased from 7.11 to 8.0 in the control group and experimental groups, respectively. Increased pH was a consequence of the lower concentration of volatile fatty acids in rats fed the extract (77 μmol/g in control animals versus 8-13 μmol/g in extract treatments). However, glycolytic microbiological activity, measured indirectly through the measurement of its enzyme activity, decreased only in rats fed a diet containing the lowest level of the preparation.