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A letter from Warren F. Shaw and Jim Laudadio to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, informing him of his selection as Honorary Parade Marshal for the 1984 Buccaneer Days Illuminated Night Parade.
No full textA letter from Warren F. Shaw, President of the Buccaneer Commission, and Jim Laudadio, President of the Bucaraders, to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, informing him of his selection as Honorary Parade Marshal for the 1984 Buccaneer Days Illuminated Night Parade
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A letter from Warren F. Shaw and Jim Laudadio to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, informing him of his selection as Honorary Parade Marshal for the 1984 Buccaneer Days Illuminated Night Parade.
No full textA letter from Warren F. Shaw, President of the Buccaneer Commission, and Jim Laudadio, President of the Bucaraders, to Dr. Hector P. Garcia, informing him of his selection as Honorary Parade Marshal for the 1984 Buccaneer Days Illuminated Night Parade
Jugular bulb diverticula
No full textJugular bulb diverticula may extend either laterally in the tympanic cavity or medially towards the petrous pyramid close to the inner ear. In the first case, this leads to subjective symptoms related to the presence of a mass at the level of the tympanic cavity and the external auditory canal and thus to conductive hearing loss and pulsatile tinnitus. In the second case, vertigo, pulsatile tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss occur. 4 cases of jugular bulb diverticula are described (1 medial type, 3 lateral type)
Oncological outcome after CO2 laser cordectomy for early-stage glottic carcinoma
No full textThis study aims to define indications for micro-endoscopic laser surgery in early glottic carcinoma (Tis, T1a and T1b), to examine patterns of local recurrences and related retreatment methods. A cohort of 79 patients with previously untreated early glottic carcinoma, subjected to endoscopic CO2 laser excision between January 1993 and October 2000, was retrospectively examined. Patients included in data analysis had a mean follow-up of 39 months. Depth and extension of excisions were graded according to European Laryngological Society Classification, and included 5 types of cordectomy. Actuarial overall survival, determinate survival, disease-free survival, ultimate local control, and laryngeal preservation rates, at 3 years, were 97.5%, 98.7%, 89.9%, 92.4%, and 97.4%, respectively. Survival curves for overall and disease-free survival were calculated from the date of diagnosis using the KaplanMeier method. Of the 8 patients with local recurrences, 5 were managed with larynx-sparing treatment: a second endoscopic CO, laser cordectomy was performed in 2 patients, a supracricoid laryngectomy in 2 patients, and one patient was treated with radiotherapy. The remaining 3 patients were submitted to total laryngectomy, one of whom died due to neck metastases. One patient died from other causes. All other patients were alive and disease-free at the last follow-up. Understanding the diffusion pathways and timing of laryngeal glottic cancer is important both for treatment and prognosis. Correct knowledge of the subsites of the larynx and the routine use of pre-operative and intra-operative diagnostic assessment is useful in the selection of the appropriate type of resection. Microendoscopic laser surgery is efficacious for early glottic carcinoma, with oncological results comparable to those observed following radiotherapy or conventional partial laryngectomy, however, in this case, local recurrences have a greater range of re-treatment options
Il ruolo del calcio nella rabdomiolisi da sforzo del trottatore
No full textIn questo lavoro sono riportate le osservazioni effettuate in una scuderia di ventiquattro trottatori che presentavano un’elevata incidenza di casi di mioglobinuria. I cavalli mostravano, dopo pochi minuti di allenamento, rigidità e dolore muscolare, riluttanza al
movimento, sudorazione profusa e mioglobinuria. L’analisi della gestione della scuderia, delle modalità di allenamento e degli
apporti quantiqualitativi con la razione ha permesso di rilevare solo una lieve carenza in fosforo (–11,9%) ed una rilevante carenza di calcio (–30,7%) rispetto ai fabbisogni. Sono stati aggiunti alla razione 50 g/capo/giorno di fosfato bicalcico. Dopo 30 giorni
dall’integrazione, si è avuta la totale remissione della sintomatologia clinica ed un ritorno delle concentrazioni sieriche di CPK, LDH
e AST nei valori fisiologici. Questo contributo sottolinea l’importanza del calcio nella nutrizione dei trottatori in attività.In this work we report observations carried out in a standard bred trotters stable, where we registered a high incidence rate of
myoglobinuria. The horses showed, after few minutes of training, stiffness, muscular pain, reluctance to movement, extreme
perspiration and myoglobinuria. The analysis of data pertinent to stable management, training and quanti-qualitative nutritional supply allowed to notice a low lack of phosphorus (–11,9%) and a high lack of calcium (–30,7%). Therefore, we added in the diet 50 g per animal per day of calcium phosphate dibasic. After 30 days from the diet change, symptomatology totally disappeared and sieric values of CPK, AST and LDH returned in physiologic ranges. This work underlines the importance of calcium in training
standard bred trotters nutrition
Role of calcium in standardbred trotter exertional rhabdomyolysis
No full textn this work we report observations carried out in a standardbred trotter stable, where we registered a high incidence rate of myoglobinuria. The horses showed, after few minutes of training, stiffness, muscular pain, reluctance to movement, extreme perspiration and myoglobinuria. The analysis of data pertinent to stable management, training and quanti-qualitative nutritional supply allowed to notice a low lack of phosphorus (-11.9%) and a high lack of calcium (-30.7%). Therefore, we added in the diet 50 g/head/day of dicalcium phosphate. After 30 days from diet change, symptomatology totally disappeared and seric values of CPK, AST and LDH returned in physiologic ranges. This work underlines the importance of calcium in training standardbred trotter nutritio
Feeding of dehulled-micronized faba bean (vicia faba var. minor) as substitute for soybean meal in Guinea fowl broilers: Effect on productive performance and meat quality
No full textThe present study aimed to assess the effect of dietary substitution of soybean meal (SBM) with dehulled-micronized faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor) in guinea fowl broilers on their growth traits, carcass quality, and meat fatty acids composition. In this trial, 120 day-old guinea fowl keets were randomly assigned to two treatments which were fed from hatch to 12 weeks of age. Birds were fed two wheat middlings-based diets comprising of a control treatment which contained SBM (78.3 g/kg) and a test diet containing dehulled-micronized faba bean (130 g/kg) as the main protein source. Substituting SBM with faba bean had no adverse effect on growth traits, dressing percentage, or breast and thigh muscles relative weight of the guinea fowls. Conversely, a decrease (p<0.05) of abdominal fat was found in guinea fowls fed the faba bean-diet. Breast muscle of birds fed faba bean had higher L* score (p<0.05) and water-holding capacity (p<0.05) than the SBM control diet. Meat from guinea fowls fed faba bean had less total lipids (p<0.05) and cholesterol (p<0.01), and higher concentrations of phospholipids (p<0.01). Feeding faba bean increased polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations in breast meat and decreased the saturated fatty acid levels. Moreover, dietary faba bean improved the atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes in guinea fowl breast meat. Results indicated that substitution of SBM with faba bean meal in guinea fowl diet can improve carcass qualitative traits, enhancing also meat lipid profile without negatively affecting growth performance
Dietary Supplementation with Selenium and Vitamin E Improves Milk Yield, Composition and Rheological Properties of Dairy Jonica Goats
No full textThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation with selenium (Se) andvitamin E (VitE) on milk yield, composition and renneting parameters in dairy Jonica breed goats. Forty multiparous lactating goats fed the same basal diet were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 dietary treatments: for 135 days, the experimental period. Basal diet was composed by ad libitum mixed vetch-oat hay and a definite amount of a pelleted concentrate. Dietary treatments included: (1) the control diet containing backgroundSeandVitEonly,and(2)theexperimentaldietcontainingsodium selenite as the Se supplement in concentrate (0·20 mg/head per dayofNa-selenite and20mg/dayper head of VitE). During the trial, no significant differences (P>0·05) were registered in dry matter intake and body weight gain among groups. Goats fed Se-VitE diet showed the highest milk production (P<0·05), and fat (P<0·01) and protein (P<0·05) yields and percentages. Somatic cell count were significantly lower in Se-VitE diet compared with control group (P<0·05). Significant differences (P<0·05) were observed in milk renneting properties. Based on our results, it was concluded that dietary supplementation with SE and VitE led to an increase of milk production and quality in Jonica goat, with positively improvement in milk coagulation aptitude
Growth Performance and Carcass and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens Fed Diets Containing Micronized-Dehulled Peas (Pisum sativum cv. Spirale) as a Substitute of Soybean Meal
No full textAn experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of diets containing peas on productive traits, carcass yields, and fatty acid profiles (breast and drumstick meat) of broiler chickens. Hubbard strain broiler chicks, divided into 2 groups, received from 14 d to slaughtering age (49 d) a wheat middlings-based diet containing soybean (190 g/kg) or micronized-dehulled peas (400 g/kg) as the main protein source. The inclusion of peas did not significantly change the growth performance of birds. The pea level had no effect on the dressing percentage, the percentage of breast or drumstick muscles, and abdominal fat. The muscles of birds fed the pea diet had significant (P < 0.05) lower L* (lightness) and b* (yellowness, drumstick muscle) values and fat content. Instead, total collagen and water-holding capacity values were higher in the pea treatment. The polyunsaturated fatty acid concentration in breast and drumstick muscles was significantly increased with the alternative protein source inclusion, whereas the saturated fatty acid was similar among treatments. The n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio of the broiler drumstick meat decreased significantly in the pea group. Dietary pea inclusion improved the saturation index of meat without altering atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes. It can be concluded that the pea treatment tested had a positive effect on the performance and meat quality of broiler chickens
Suitability of dried olive pulp in slow-growing broilers: performance, meat quality, oxidation products, and intestinal mucosa features
No full textTo assess the effect of dietary dried olive pulp (DOP) on growth performance, meat traits and oxidation, and intestinal mucosa features, a total of 180 male slow-growing broiler chickens (Hubbard) were divided into 3 groups and fed 3 isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets from 14 d of age until slaughter (49 d). The treatments varied according to 3 DOP levels: a control diet without DOP (DOP0, 0%) and 2 test diets containing 5 and 10% of DOP (DOP5 and DOP10, respectively). Duodenal morphometric indices were measured at the end of the feeding period and included: villus height, crypt depth, villus-to-crypt ratio, and villus surface area. Dietary DOP had no adverse effect on growth performance, dressing percentage, or breast yield of broilers. The breast muscle pH at 24 h was significantly higher in birds fed DOP10 diet compared to those on DOP0 and DOP5 diets. Meat color was also affected by dietary treatments. Feeding DOP did not influence breast meat fatty acid composition, whereas meat from DOP-fed broilers resulted less susceptible to lipid and protein oxidation compared to control diet. Including DOP up to 10% in diet resulted in higher duodenal villus height, crypt depth, and villus height to crypt depth ratio as well as villus surface area. Based on our findings, dietary DOP supported productive traits of slow-growing broilers preserving meat from oxidation and improving intestinal morphometric features. As a result, the current study assessed that olive by-product can be used in broiler ration, resulting in a valuable ingredient as replacement for conventional feeds, which could reduce feeding costs due to the low cost of the olive by-product. Thus, using olive by-products as poultry feed may become economically feasible for producers where the olive oil industries play an important economic role
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