Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are ubiquitous and can contaminate the food chain. A study monitoring PCD/Fs in imported meat was conducted at the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS, Republic of Korea) in order to maintain food safety from the bioaccumulative PCDD/Fs. Seventeen PCDD/Fs with toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) established by World Health Organization (WHO, 1998) were analyzed in imported beef, pork, and chicken by high resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HR-GC/MS). Results of the monitoring for the last 5 years are presented. The levels of PCDD/Fs were similar to other studies except two unusually high concentrations in pork and beef. Excessive levels greater than the Korean provisional maximum residue limit of PCDD/Fs were found in a sample of pork imported from Chile and a sample of beef imported from U.S, and those products were rejected and returned. These was no obvious trend or differences with respect to time or origin of meat in this study.

Necropsy was performed on a total of twenty three either white leghorn or ogol chickens which were more than 150 weeks of age. Among twenty three chickens examined, fifteen chickens were laying and the rest eight chickens were non-laying. On necropsy, neoplastic mass in the five chickens among non-laying chickens was found. These neoplastic masses were present mostly in the ovaries and one case in the liver and characterized by multifocal to coalescing 1 to 5 mm tan firm nodular formation. On histopathology, ovarian adenocarcinoma with widespread abdominal seeding and hepatic metastasis was diagnosed in the three chickens. Oviductal leiomyoma was also found in two chickens that had a focal well-demarcated nodules in the oviduct. Taken together, the number with ovarian adenocarcinoma among non-laying chickens over 150 week old was 37.5%. As most animal species do rarely develop ovarian tumors, the high rate of spontaneous ovarian adenocarcinoma in non-laying hen suggest that the hen is a proper model for human ovarian cancer study.

The modern technology applied on poultry enterprises of the Republic of Belarus made provision for high concentration of poultry population density at the comparatively small housing areas of integrated poultry farms which caused the deterioration of sanitary conditions in poultry houses, especially by the end of the growing period. Broiler chickens grown under such conditions were constantly experiencing the microbe stress which eventually caused the heightened culling and poultry losses caused by different diseases caused both by pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic microflora. For the current disinfection in presence of poultry it was proposed to use sprayings with malic and succinic acids, which made it possible to realize not only the air sanation in poultry houses, but also increase broiler chicken viability. The highest bactericidal activity of apple acid aerosol against air microflora was stated within 3 hours after carrying out indoors treatment. After disinfection the general microbic air contamination decreased in 2-10 times, quantity of microorganisms of colimorphic groups and staphilococcus in 1,4-1,75 and 2-10 times, respectively, in comparison with the original air values realized before air treatment in poultry houses. In the following, there was stated the gradual increase of a level of microbic air contamination within 24 hours. The best effect of the preparation was stated against Staphylococcus. Thus, the quantity of Staphylococcus in air decreased in 10 times in comparison with initial data

There was studied the activity of alaninaminotransferase and aspartataminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamiltranspeptidase, lactate dehydrogenase, cholinesterase, alpha amylase in blood serum, liver and pancreas of replacement young hens. At carrying out of immunization of replacement young hens by a vaccine against infectious laryngotracheitis, developed in Institute of experimental veterinary science, reaction from the party not only bodies of immune system, but also such bodies, as liver and pancreas, takes place. Biochemical reaction of the specified bodies to immunization is a consequence of adaptability of an organism to vaccinal stress. Biochemical changes of display enzymes in blood serum, pancreas and liver are found out. It was marked increase of activity of the given enzymes in liver, pancreas and blood serum so, activity of alaninaminotransferase and aspartataminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamiltranspeptidase, lactate dehydrogenase increased at birds of trial group in 1,3-1,9 times in comparison with the control. In the tabular form data on activity of alaninaminotransferase, aspartataminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase in liver, pancreas and blood serum of repair young growth of the hens vaccinated against infectious laryngotracheitis are presented. | Целью наших исследований явилось изучение активности аланин- и аспартатаминотрансфераз, щелочной фосфатазы, гамма-глутамилтрансферазы. лактатдегидрогеназы, холинэстеразы, альфа-амилазы, в сыворотке крови, печени и поджелудочной железе ремонтного молодняка кур. При проведении иммунизации ремонтного молодняка кур вакциной против инфекционного ларинготрахеита, разработанной в Институте экспериментальной ветеринарии им. С.Н. Вышелесского НАН РБ имеет место реакция со стороны не только органов иммунной системы, но и таких органов, как печень и поджелудочная железа. Биохимическая реакция указанных органов на иммунизацию является следствием адаптивности организма к вакцинному стрессу. Выяснены биохимические изменения индикаторных ферментов в сыворотке крови, поджелудочной железе и печени. Отмечалось сочетанное повышение активности данных ферментов в печени, поджелудочной железе и сыворотке крови, так, активность АлТ, АсТ, ЩФ, ЛДГ, ГГТФ повышалась у птиц опытной группы в 1,3-1,9 раза по сравнению с контролем. В табличной форме представлены данные по активности аланинаминотрансферазы (АлТ), аспартатаминотрансферазы (АсТ), щелочной фосфатазы (ЩФ) в печени, поджелудочной железе и сыворотке крови ремонтного молодняка кур, вакцинированных против ИЛТ