Zoometric measurements and bioelectrical impedance analysis were evaluated as methods of body composition determination in healthy cats. Zoometric and impedance measurements were taken on 22 anesthetized adult cats of various ages, genders, breeds, and body weights. The cats were then euthanatized. The bodies were processed through a tissue homogenizer and free-catch specimens were taken, freeze-dried, and analyzed for total body water, protein, fat, potassium, and ash content. Stepwise regression analysis was implemented to identify statistically significant relationships between the chemically determined dependent variables (total body water, protein, potassium, fat-free mass, fat mass, and percent body fat) and the zoometric measurements, with or without bioelectrical impedance analysis. Statistical analysis revealed high correlations between the dependent variables and the corresponding predicted values of those variables. Body weight alone was a poor predictor of body composition in these cats. On the basis of these findings, we suggest that zoometric and bioelectrical impedance measurements may serve as practical, noninvasive, simple, and accurate methods for estimating body composition in domestic cats.

Atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) is a hormone with potent natriuretic, diuretic and relaxing properties on vascular smooth muscle. Specific chemical modulator in response for the ANP secretion has not been found yet. Therefore, we have investigated the role of Ca2+ responsible for the regulation of ANP induced by protein kinase C(PKC) on mechanically stretch-induced ANP secretion in the rat atria. The results obtained were as follows; 1. ANP secretion and ANP concentration were increased to more in Ca2+-free buffer than in the Kreb-Henseleit buffer on mechanically stretch-induced ANP secretion(p0.05), but extracellular fluid translocation(ECF) was not significant. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate(PMA, 10-7M) induced ANP secretion and ANP concentration in Ca2+-free buffer shown to more accentuate on mechanically stretch-induced ANP secretion than in the Ca2+-free buffer(p0.05), but ECF translocation was not significant. 2. In the presence of ryanodine(3*10-6M), PMA(10-7M) induced ANP secretion and ANP concentration in the Kreb-Henseleit buffer were shown to more increase on mechanically stretch-induced ANP secretion than in the ryanodine(3*10-6M) with the Kreb-Henseleit buffer(p0.05), but ECF translocation was not significant. 3. In the presence of ryanodine(3*10-6M), PMA(10-7M) induced ANP secretion and ANP concentration in the Ca2+-free buffer was shown to more increase on mechanically stretch-induced ANP secretion than in the ryanodine(3*10-6M) with the Ca2+-free buffer on mechanically induced ANP secretion(p0.05), but ECF translocation was not significant. The results suggest that PKC-induced ANP secretion may not be related to the change of Ca2+ on mechanically induced ANP secretion in the rat atria.

The research was realized by an example on 30 chickens aged 1, 10, 20, 30 60-days old, and 10 hens: 4-months, one-year-old and 2-year-old in the conditions of the Republic of Belarus. All poultry stock was maintained in the conditions of industrial production at the Gorodokskaya Poultry Farm of Vitebsk region (Belarus). As a result of the study there was revealed a certain pattern of variation of a quantity of active forms of enzymes in organs chickens of different age. Application of histochemical methods made it possible to reveal different levels of metabolic processes in cellular elements of thyroid gland, which demonstrated the habit of formation and functioning of the organ at different stages of postnatal ontogenesis in hens. Coefficients of acid phosphatase activity in thyrocytes of thyroid gland of hens and indexes of alkaline phosphatase activity in secretion forming cells were analyzed. | Исследование провели на 30 цыплятах в возрасте 1-, 10-, 20-, 30- 60-дней, и 10 курах: 4-месячные молодки, годовалые и 2-летние особи. Все поголовье птицы содержалось в условиях промышленного производства на Городокской птицефабрике Витебской области. В результаты исследований установлена определенная закономерность изменения количества активных форм ферментов в органах птиц разного возраста. Использование гистохимических методов позволило выявить разные уровни метаболических процессов в клеточных элементах щитовидной железы, которые демонстрируют характер становления и функционирования органа на разных этапах постнатального онтогенеза кур. В табличной форме представлены коэффициенты активности кислой фосфатазы в тироцитах щитовидной железы кур и показатели активности щелочной фосфатазы в секретообразующих клетках.

In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus there was realized a study of age-specific features of level of erythrocytes, haemoglobin in blood, activity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, as well as concentration of calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and ferrum in blood serum of suckling colts in the first 6 months of life. In the studied animals there was stated increased levels, haemoglobin and ferrum concentration in blood, but during the 6th month of life the same indexes decreased considerably. The most considerable changes оf blood serum enzymatic activities occurred at the age of 2 and 6 months. Thus, during the 2nd month of life a raise in ALAT, LDH activity, calcium and phosphorus concentration was noticed. At the age of 6 months ALAT and ASAT levels increased, and LDH activity, magnesium and phosphorus concentration decreased. During the first 6 months of life the ALP activity was on a high level and underwent no reliable changes. As the research showed, blood serum enzymatic activity and concentration of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and ferrum depended on colt age and change at the process of growth and development of animals.

On the basis of the data analysis of morphological and biochemical blood traits it was determined that blood indices of all groups of pigs didn't break the limits of physiological norms. Pigs of Canadian selection differ by high metabolism intensity and immunity of organism

In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus there was analyzed the influence of a fodder additive Water Trit liquid on quality of water and productivity of swine. Research results showed that administration of the fodder additive Water Trit liquid on the basis of organic acids promoted the increasing of productivity of pigs on 8,2% (P less than 0,01) in comparison with pigs of a control group. Improvement of biochemical indices of blood at experimental pigs was marked. The optimum dosage of the fodder additive Water Trit liquid was 4 ml/l of consumed water. Application of the fodder additive at feeding of pigs positively influenced on quality of water and promoted the destruction of pathogenic microflora in it. The results of tests of water by chemical indices, dynamics of body weight after application of acidulent; fiber fraction, albuminous factor were showed.

Data оn evaluations of therapeutic efficacy of albendazol and fenbendazol agaonst acute and chronic forms of larval cestodiasis of animals were studied in the conditions of the Republic of Belarus by an example of experimentally infested sheep and rabbits. Application of albendazol and fenbendazol both separately and in complex with antioxidant vitamin and mineral additive against the chronic forms of cysticercosis tenuicollis and cysticercosis pisiform was inefficient. But application of albendazol against acute form of cysticercoses caused the lowering of invasion intensity in shepp and rabbits in 3 times, fenbendazol – in 2,6 times. Application of anthelmintic agents in complex with vitamin and mineral composition promoted the lowering of invasion intensity (in 5 and 4,1 times, respectively) and prevented the disease development in 60% of animals.