PESQUISA VETERINÁRIA BRASILEIRA

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ABSTRACT.- Morés N., Ventura L., Dutra V., Silva V.S., Barioni Jr W., Oliveira S.R, Kramer B. & Ferreira Neto J.S. 2007. [Granulomatous lymphadenitis in swine: lymph nodes affected and pathologic diagnosis of the infection caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex agents.] Linfadenite granulomatosa em suínos: linfonodos afetados e diagnóstico patológico da infecção causada por agentes do Complexo Mycobacterium avium. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 27(1):13-17. Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Cx. Postal 21, Concórdia, SC 89700-000, Brazil. E-mail: mores@cnpsa.embrapa.br A study to evaluate the distribution of granulomatous lesions in the lymph nodes of swine carcasses was accomplished. The main objective was to compare the methods of isolation of mycobacteria of the Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC), Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry (IHC) for the diagnosis of granulomatous lymphadenitis caused by MAC. A total of 431 samples of lymph nodes from 394 swine carcasses kept in 12 cold storage rooms of southern Brazil, which had the Service of Federal Inspection (SFI), were analyzed. Lymph nodes with granulomatous lesions were submitted to histological examination, ZN staining and IHC with monoclonal antibody produced with cellular extract of M. avium. The agreement between the exams was measured by the Kappa test at a 95% confidence level. The macrocospic examination done by SFI correctly identified 90.3% of granulomatous lesions, when compared with histological examination, and the majority of carcasses (92.5%) showed the lesions only in lymph nodes of the alimentary chain. Histological examination confirmed the presence of granulomatous lesions in 90.3% of the lymph nodes. The agreements between histological examination, ZN staining (Kappa: 0.342), IHC and the isolation of MAC (Kappa: 0.102) were low, however high between IHC and histology with typical presence of granulomas in the lymph nodes (Kappa: 0.973). IHC together with histological examination revealed to be efficient for identification of the granulomatous lymphadenitis caused by MAC.

• Swine granulomatous lymphadenitis Mycobacterium avium immunohistochemistry

Abstract in Portuguese:

ABSTRACT.- Morés N., Ventura L., Dutra V., Silva V.S., Barioni Jr W., Oliveira S.R, Kramer B. & Ferreira Neto J.S. 2007. [Granulomatous lymphadenitis in swine: lymph nodes affected and pathologic diagnosis of the infection caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex agents.] Linfadenite granulomatosa em suínos: linfonodos afetados e diagnóstico patológico da infecção causada por agentes do Complexo Mycobacterium avium. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 27(1):13-17. Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Cx. Postal 21, Concórdia, SC 89700-000, Brazil. E-mail: mores@cnpsa.embrapa.br A study to evaluate the distribution of granulomatous lesions in the lymph nodes of swine carcasses was accomplished. The main objective was to compare the methods of isolation of mycobacteria of the Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC), Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry (IHC) for the diagnosis of granulomatous lymphadenitis caused by MAC. A total of 431 samples of lymph nodes from 394 swine carcasses kept in 12 cold storage rooms of southern Brazil, which had the Service of Federal Inspection (SFI), were analyzed. Lymph nodes with granulomatous lesions were submitted to histological examination, ZN staining and IHC with monoclonal antibody produced with cellular extract of M. avium. The agreement between the exams was measured by the Kappa test at a 95% confidence level. The macrocospic examination done by SFI correctly identified 90.3% of granulomatous lesions, when compared with histological examination, and the majority of carcasses (92.5%) showed the lesions only in lymph nodes of the alimentary chain. Histological examination confirmed the presence of granulomatous lesions in 90.3% of the lymph nodes. The agreements between histological examination, ZN staining (Kappa: 0.342), IHC and the isolation of MAC (Kappa: 0.102) were low, however high between IHC and histology with typical presence of granulomas in the lymph nodes (Kappa: 0.973). IHC together with histological examination revealed to be efficient for identification of the granulomatous lymphadenitis caused by MAC.

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ABSTRACT.- Morés N., Barbosa H.P. & Barioni Jr W. 1999. [Effects of different sources of phosphorus on bone characteristics of sows and their offspring.] Efeito de diferentes fontes de fósforo na dieta sobre as características dos ossos de porcas e suas proles. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 19(1):1-6. Embrapa - Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Suínos e Aves, Cx. Postal 21, Concórdia, SC 89700-000, Brazil. The main limitation in the use of rock phosphate in swine diets is the fluorine contente that may be toxic when used for long periods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of monocalcium phosphate (MP) and Tapira phosphate (TP) to sows and their offspring when fed during four reproductive cycles, as compared to the traditional use of dicalcium phosphate (DP). The study involved 13, 16 and 13 sows for DP, MP and TP phosphates, respectively. The litters were also fed with the sarne respective phosphate treatments until they reached 95 kg of body weight. The variables analyzed were: macroscopic tooth lesions score in sows, histological evaluation of bone tissue, the thyroid and parathyroid glands, and the evaluation of bone mineral contents and bone morphometrical characteristics. The results showed that TP is toxic for sows when used continuously during 4 reproductive cycles and causes lesions of chronic fluorosis in the teeth and bone tissue. TP also affected the litters with some minor lesions of fluorosis in bone tissue at the 4th reproductive cycle. MP induced some minor inespecific lesions only in bone tissue of the sows. No deleterious effects were observed in sows and litters fed DP.

• Swine rock phosphate Tapira phosphate fluorosis bonés Suínos ossos flúor fluorose fosfato de rocha fosfato Tapira.

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RESUMO.- Morés N., Barbosa H.P. & Barioni Jr W. 1999. [Effects of different sources of phosphorus on bone characteristics of sows and their offspring.] Efeito de diferentes fontes de fósforo na dieta sobre as características dos ossos de porcas e suas proles. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 19(1):1-6. Embrapa - Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Suínos e Aves, Cx. Postal 21, Concórdia, SC 89700-000, Brazil. A limitação principal do uso de fosfatos naturais na alimentação de suínos é a presença de flúor que pode ser tóxico quando ingerido por longos períodos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os eventuais efeitos deletérios dos fosfatos Monocálcico (MP) e Tapira (TP), sobre porcas e suas proles alimentadas com esses fosfatos durante quatro ciclos reprodutivos consecutivos, comparativamente com o tradicional fosfato bicálcico (DP). Foram usadas 13 porcas alimentadas com FB (testemunha) 16 com MP e 13 com TP. As leitegadas oriundas de cada ciclo também foram alimentados com os respectivos fosfatos até a idade de abate. As seguintes variáveis foram avaliadas: lesões macroscópicas nos dentes das porcas, alterações histológicas no tecido ósseo e nas glândulas tireóide e paratireóide, conteúdo de minerais no tecido ósseo e características morfométricas do osso. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que o uso de TP por 4 ciclos reprodutivos, na alimentação de suínos, provocou lesões de fluorose crônica nos dentes e tecido ósseo das porcas. As leitegadas alimentadas com este fosfato também apresentaram discretas lesões de fluorose, mas somente evidentes no 4° ciclo reprodutivo. Somente algumas alterações inespecíficas ocorreram nos ossos das porcas que receberam o MP.O DP não provocou alterações patológicas no tecido ósseo, tanto nas porcas como nas suas leitegadas.