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The purpose of this study was to conduct an epidemiological investigation on the occurrence of Brucella ovis and Brucella abortus in sheep flocks at municipalities belonging to the microregion of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. Samples from 521 animals were analyzed. It was performed blood collection by venous access, and the tubes containing the samples were sent to the Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Reproduction of Domestic Animals of the Federal University of Piauí, for later analysis. It was performed the antibodies detection for anti-Brucella ovis and anti-Brucella abortus using the Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID) and Buffered Acidified Antigen (AAT) techniques, respectively. A questionnaire, containing questions on the general aspects of the property, the herd, reproductive and sanitary management of the animals, was applied to the owners of the herds. No animals were found seropositive for Brucella abortus. 53.6% of the properties investigated had at least one case of sheep seropositive for Brucella ovis by AGID test. 4.6% of the samples were positive for antibodies anti-Brucella ovis. About the positive samples, 8.67% were females and 1.0% males. 13.6% of positive samples were about animals aged more than 36 months. The main type of breeding system was the extensive. It was reported abortions incidents in about 28,6% of the properties. 7.1% of the properties did not perform any sanitary management and only 39.2% of the properties received some type of technical assistance. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the micro-region of Teresina is exposed to the contamination of Brucella ovis, and sanitary and reproductive management is defective in the properties, as well as the technical assistance is little requested by the producers, impairing the control and prevention of ovine brucellosis.Keywords: Brucellosis, management, ovines

Define-se neonatologia como a ciência responsável pelo estudo dos cuidados aos neonatos, aos seus aspectos fisiológicos e às suas afecções neonatais propriamente ditas. O sistema de escore Apgar é um método fácil e confiável para avaliar a vitalidade de neonatos animais. No presente trabalho objetivou-se avaliar a vitalidade de neonatos caninos nascidos de parto eutócico e cesariana. Foram coletados dados de 31 neonatos de cães de diferentes portes e raças. Desse número amostral, 21 nasceram de parto eutócico e 10 através de cesariana. Coletaram-se os dados cerca de 10 minutos após o nascimento, aferindo-se: frequências cardíacas, respiratórias e inspecionados a coloração da mucosa gengival, tônus muscular e irritabilidade reflexa, atribuindo-lhes notas de 0 a 2. A somatória das notas específica de cada variável conferiu aos neonatos o escore Apgar total de 0 a 10. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de variância ao nível de 5% de probabilidade e realizou-se o teste de normalidade e homogeneidade. As variáveis foram comparadas pelo teste t-Student, ao nível de 5% de probabilidade. As frequências cardíaca, respiratória e escore Apgar foram influenciados pelos tipos de parto. As maiores médias de frequências cardíacas, respiratórias e escore Apgar de 184,05 ± 6,95 bpm e 47,23 ± 2,18 mpm e 8,95 ± 0,22, respectivamente, foram encontrados em animais nascidos de parto eutócico. O escore Apgar demonstrou-se um método eficiente na avaliação neonatal de cães, bem como colaborou para identificação de alterações inespecíficas do período neonatal imediato.Palavras chave: assistência pós-natal, caninos, neonatologia APGAR score: Application in canine neonates born normal and cesareanAbstract. Neonatology is defined as the science responsible for the study of neonatal care, its physiological aspects and its neonatal affections per se. The Apgar score system is an easy and reliable method to evaluate the vitality of newborn animals. The present study aimed to evaluate the vitality of canine neonates born from euthy-partal delivery and cesarean delivery. Data were collected from 31 neonates of dogs of different sizes and breeds. Of this sample number, 21 were born with eutocic delivery and 10 with caesarean section. The data were collected about 10 minutes after birth, measuring: heart rate, respiratory rate, and inspection of the gingival mucosa, muscle tone and reflex irritability, assigning scores from 0 to 2. The sum of the notes of each variable gave newborns the total Apgar score of 0 to 10. The results were submitted to analysis of variance at the level of 5% of probability and the test of normality and homogeneity was performed. The variables were compared by t-Student test, at a 5% probability level. Heart rate, respiratory rate and Apgar score were influenced by the types of delivery. The highest mean heart rate, respiratory and Apgar scores of 184.05 ± 6.95 bpm and 47.23 ± 2.18 mpm and 8.95 ± 0.22,

O presente relato de caso tem como objetivo apresentar um caso de atresia anal tipo III, com megacólon e fistula vaginal em cão sem raça definida. A técnica cirúrgica utilizada e a conduta pós cirúrgica com a realização de enemas diários e hidratação foi eficaz na restauração da motilidade normal do intestino. A atresia é pouco frequente na clínica veterinária, e sua principal complicação é impactação colônica devido ao megacólon. No presente caso o paciente apresentou policitemia o que é mais um caso que confirma a presença de policitemia em presença de megacólon.