scholarly journals The health condition of immigrants at a selected locality of the Czech Republic: II - dependence, nourishment, transport

Kontakt ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Brabcová ◽  
Alena Machová ◽  
Miluše Vítečková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Some aspects of alder decline along the Lužnice River

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vyhlídková ◽  
D. Palovčíková ◽  
M. Rybníček ◽  
P. Čermák ◽  
L. Jankovský
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Biotic Factor ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Activation

Alder decline along watercourses is one of the marked manifestations of tree decline in the Czech Republic. Local decline of alder trees is documented in the Czech Republic for about 15 years. The aim of this paper is to evaluate causes of alder decline and assess health conditions of other species of riparian stands at 2 localities on the medium reach of the Lužnice River. Effects were studied of abiotic and biotic stressors on the health condition of tree species. No fungal pathogen was found in tissues of declining alders which would be present in all trees and which could be considered to be the main causal agent of the decline. Even an occurrence of the causal agent of alder decline named alder-Phytophthora has not been proved. Tree-ring analyses demonstrated decreasing trends of an increment in alders; however, an abiotic or biotic factor showing direct effects on the fluctuation of tree ring dimensions has not been positively determined. A marked role in the alder decline is demonstrated particularly by abiotic factors accompanied by the secondary activation of some pathogens. Generally, the phenomenon can be named as polyetiologic decline.

scholarly journals Comparison of the welfare of laying hens, broiler chickens and turkeys in terms of bird health as surveyed during inspection in slaughterhouses

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-248
Author(s):  
Lenka Večerková ◽  
Eva Voslářová ◽  
Vladimír Večerek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
The State ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Acute Changes ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Total Ratio

During the period 2010–2017 we monitored 17 346 183 laying hens, 887 994 167 broiler chickens and 919 843 turkeys slaughtered at slaughterhouses in the Czech Republic. In cooperation with the State Veterinary Administration, we recorded findings detected in slaughtered birds within the post mortem veterinary inspection. We analysed the total number of patho-anatomical findings (of intravital origin) and the number of findings divided into acute, chronic and traumatic diseases. In hens, the total ratio of the number of patho-anatomical intravital findings to the number of slaughtered birds (index) was found to be 0.378. This index of the incidence of patho-anatomical findings in hens was higher (P < 0.001) than that found in broilers (0.016) and turkeys (0.101). The prevailing findings in hens were chronic changes (26.32%), followed by acute changes (5.29%), but also notable were traumatic changes (3.90%). Compared to the findings in broilers which were divided into chronic (0.34%), acute (0.10%) and traumatic diseases (0.02%) and turkey findings which were broken down into chronic (7.60%), acute (0.16%) and traumatic diseases (0.33%), the findings of acute, chronic and traumatic diseases were higher (P < 0.001) in hens than in broilers and turkeys. These findings show that the health condition and hence the welfare of laying hens as reflected in the patho-anatomical findings during the veterinary inspection of slaughtered birds is significantly worse than the health condition of broilers and turkeys. This demonstrates the need for increased care for laying hens both on farms and in transit to the slaughterhouse.

scholarly journals Tests for the presence of koi herpesvirus (KHV) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio koi) in the Czech Republic

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (No. 12) ◽  
pp. 562-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Pokorova ◽  
V. Piackova ◽  
A. Cizek ◽  
S. Reschova ◽  
J. Hulova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Koi Carp ◽  
Koi Herpesvirus ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Pcr Method

An outbreak of koi herpesvirus (KHV) infection associated with high mortality of common and koi carp was recorded in the USA and Israel in 1998. At present, this disease is viewed as one of the most significant factors that can adversely affect common and koi carp breeds. The disease has spread worldwide including European countries neighbouring with the Czech Republic (CR), i.e. Germany, Poland, and Austria. To monitor the situation in the CR, samples were collected from a total of 138 common and koi carps in seven and eight locations in CR respectively, and were examined between 2005 and 2006. Locations owned by the major producers of common and koi carp were selected with respect of potential occurrence of the KHV virus. No records of increased mortality and morbidity were noticed there. Preferentially carps with non-specific symptoms of disease were sampled, often with isolated skin erosions. To obtain detailed picture about health condition of examined fish the bacteriological and haematological examinations were accomplished. The next part of the examined samples were carp and koi carp for export from professional breeders, imported koi carp and fish from breeds with increased mortality (45 and 21 fish in 2005 and 2006, respectively) The only virological testing was done in this case. The culture and PCR method, according to Gilad et al. (2002) showed negative results for virus KHV in all years. Retrospective investigation by PCR method according to Bercovier et al. (2005) showed positivity in five locations in 2005. In 2006, KHV virus was not detected in any of the selected locations. The aim of our study was to find out the presence/absence of KHV in selected locations and potential correlation of virological, bacteriological and haematological findings. The results of first testing for presence of koi herpesvirus indicates the necessity of regular KHV monitoring in the Czech Republic in the next period.

scholarly journals Distribution of Apple stem grooving virus in apple trees in the Czech Republic

2001 ◽  
Vol 37 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Polák ◽  
J. Zieglerová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Apple Stem Grooving Virus ◽  
Apple Stem ◽  
High Incidence

From 1997 to 2000 the distribution of Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) in selected intensive apple orchards was investigated at six sites in the Czech Republic. Detection of ASGV was by ELISA. The virus was found to be commonly distributed; it was detected in over 50 % of the tested trees. Some cultivars were infected up to 100 %, while several were found to be virus-free. A high incidence of infected trees appeared in both older (20 years) and younger (7 to 8 years) orchards. This emphasizes the necessity to initiate the certification of the health condition of nursery material according to the system recommended by the EPPO.

scholarly journals Patho-anatomic findings in finisher pigs, sows, and piglets detected during veterinary slaughterhouse inspection

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-347
Author(s):  
Vladimír Večerek ◽  
Eva Voslářová ◽  
Zbyněk Semerád
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Slaughtered Pigs

The number of patho-anatomic findings detected during the veterinary examination of slaughtered pigs was analyzed. From 2010 to 2017, a total of 20 550 072 finisher pigs, 484 710 sows, and 94 279 piglets were slaughtered in the Czech Republic. By comparing the overall amount of patho-anatomic findings expressed as an index of the ratio of the number of findings to the number of slaughtered animals, the highest incidence of patho-anatomic findings was determined in piglets (index 1.52), followed by sows (index 1.23), and the lowest in finisher pigs (index 0.81). The most numerous was the occurrence of chronic findings (finisher pigs: index 0.724%, sows: 0.926, piglets: 0.877). Furthermore, a high frequency of acute findings was found (finisher pigs: index 0.037, sows: 0.207, piglets: 0.373). The findings of traumatic and parasitic nature were significantly (P < 0.001) lower than those of chronic and acute character. The differences in the total number of findings and in the number of findings by the type of damage were significant (P < 0.001) between the individual pig categories. The results show that the worst health condition was observed in piglets, followed by sows, and the best in finisher pigs. Furthermore, the number of findings was significantly decreasing in finisher pigs (r = -0.7143, P = 0.047); no significant change was found in sows (r = -0.643, P = 0.086); however, it was significantly increasing in piglets (r = +0.857, P = 0.007). Therefore, there is a particular need for health improvement in piglets and also in sows.

scholarly journals Important Woody Species in Poodří Floodplains (Czech Republic)

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-75
Author(s):  
Petra Rychtecká ◽  
Jaromíra Dreslerová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Riparian Zone ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Type Group

Important Woody Species in Poodří Floodplains (Czech Republic) The aim of this paper is to describe the species biodiversity of important woody species in the riparian zone of wide floodplains in the Protected Landscape Area (PLA) Poodří (Central Europe, Czech Republic). The analysis of growth in terms of particular species was carried out to find out their growth potential. Another task was to evaluate the diversity and health condition of all trees and to determine the occurrence frequency of important woody species (IWS) in particular geobiocoene type groups of wide alluvial plains. The tree classification pyramid (veteran-representative-successor-expectant) was built up to provide the sufficient number of diverse IWS in the area. In total, 3,419 IWS were mapped in the whole area of the PLA Poodří (81.5 km2). In wide alluvial plains, the Ulmi-fraxineta carpini sup. geobiocoene type group (GTG) shows the highest diversity. According to the surveys carried out in the area under investigation it is evident that there are a lot of IWS here deserving protection and the proposal of the appropriate management, which should be represented by the pyramid mentioned above. The pyramid would provide protection and care for the registered trees to reach a respectable age and maximum dimensions. It is necessary to preserve the species spectrum of the IWS to maintain the gene pool of initial populations and biodiversity in landscape. Some species exceed growth parameters of the same species at other floodplain sites in the Czech Republic and even in Europe.

Healthy life style and food, beverages and cigarettes consumption in the Czech Republic

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 215-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Foret ◽  
Jiří Paděra
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Healthy Life Style ◽  
The Individual

In the first part of the article, the authors analyze the term healthy life style. Information sources focusing on health and factors influencing it and having the final impact on it are mostly of medicine character. Together with the development of medicinal diagnostic and curing procedures, the importance of health conditions influenced by infectious diseases is decreasing. On the other hand, the importance of factors related to the life style (eating habits in particular) is growing.In the second part of the article, the authors analyze and interpret the data of the Czech Statistical Office about the consumption of selected foods in the form of secondary analysis. The effort was to take into account the assessment of the trends as well as to deduce their possible impact on the health condition of the individual. From the analyses mentioned it is obvious that in the selected statistical data of the development of food and beverages consumption in the Czech Republic the tendencies towards healthy life style have not been unambiguous or significant within the last eight years.In certain areas such as consumption of alcoholic beverages, milk and diary products and meat there have been noted changes for better. In most of the areas analyzed (alcoholic beverages, fruit and vegetable, oil, fish) these tendencies are not obvious or significant. Alarming is the growing consumption of cigarettes.

scholarly journals Distribution of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa Mill. in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 259-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Haltofová ◽  
L. Jankovský
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Cryphonectria Parasitica ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Climatic Extremes ◽  
Sweet Chestnut ◽  
Castanea Sativa Mill ◽  
First Time

Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa Mill. is an introduced species in the Czech Republic. It is recorded roughly from 300 localities. To the end of 2002, the occurrence of chestnut was verified at about 140 macrolocalities. The most northern locality recorded so far was Choustn&iacute;kovo Hradi&scaron;tě in the region of Hradec Kr&aacute;lov&eacute;. Chestnuts occur generally to an altitude of 500 m (80% of all examined localities), at higher altitudes they suffer from climatic extremes particularly late frosts. The occurrence of chestnut was recorded at 27 localities (ca. 20% localities under investigation) where altitudes exceed 500 m. The highest location of chestnut is locality Nejdek, Karlovy Vary District where chestnut trees thrive at an altitude of 678 m. At altitudes over 600 m, two other localities were recorded. The health condition of chestnut is relatively good. At some localities, however, crown drying occurs as a result of not quite ideal climatic conditions. Within our research, quarantine Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr. was determined for the first time in the Czech Republic at the only examined locality.

scholarly journals Healthy life style and buying behaviour in the Czech Republic

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (NO. 7) ◽  
pp. 307-313
Author(s):  
M. Foret ◽  
J. Paděra
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Food And Beverages ◽  
Healthy Life Style ◽  
Buying Behaviour

The authors analyze and interpret the data of the Czech Statistical Office about the consumption of the selected foods in the form of secondary analysis. The effort was to take into account the assessment of the trends as well as to deduce their possible impact on the health condition of an individual. From the analyses mentioned, it is obvious that in the selected statistical data of the development of food and beverages consumption in the Czech Republic the tendencies towards healthy life style have not been unambiguous or significant within the last eight years.

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