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Telemedicine System for Korean Beef Cattle Converging Livestock Farming Practices & ICT (축산분야와 ICT 융합을 통한 한우 원격진료방안)

  • Koo, Jee-Hee;Lee, Sang-Rak
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.12
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    • pp.217-224
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    • 2016
  • As livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease are highly infectious and likely to inflict nationwide damage, it is important to detect such diseases in advance. Infection of foot-and-mouth disease is determined in the field through examination of external symptoms such as rise in body temperature. However, as the disease is carried around initially by travelling veterinarians in some cases, it is critical to measure the body temperature of livestock to detect abnormal temperature pattern early on and transmit temperature reading data remotely to a veterinarian remotely to expedite decision. In this study, we have developed a telemedicine system designed to connect veterinarians and livestock farmers and measure the body temperature of Korean beef cattle with IR sensor module linked to ubiquitous ICT platform as a solution for controlling health conditions of Korean beef cattle and improving the efficiency of livestock farming operations at individual farm, regional, and national level by converging ubiquitous ICT platform and livestock farming practices. Successfully employing the state-of-the-art IT technologies of Korea, the system proposed herein is expected to make Korea's livestock farming industry more sustainable and help the nation to secure technological preeminence in the global livestock products market.

A T-cell type multicentric Lymphoma affecting central nervous system in a Cocker Spaniel dog

  • Kim, Ju-Won;Jung, Dong-In;Kang, Byeong-Teck;Yoo, Jong-Hyun;Park, Chul;Kim, Dae-Young;Park, Hee-Myung
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.363-367
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    • 2008
  • A 4-year-old female Cocker spaniel was presented with respiratory distress and abdominal distension. Pleural effusion, ascites, hepatosplenomegaly, and superficial lymphadenopathy were observed and multicentric lymphoma was diagnosed by cytological examination. Immunophenotyping of lymph node and bone marrow using polymerase chain reaction for antigen receptor rearrangement identified a stage V lymphoma originating from T-cell. Despite of systemic chemotherapy using L-asparagenase, vincristine, cyclophoaphamide and prednisolone, neurologic deficits came out and progressed. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed neoplastic lymphocytic pleocytosis indicating central nervous system involvement of lymphoma. The postmortem diagnosis was confirmed based on the histology and imunohistochemistry.

Histopathological Survey of Canine Neoplasm, 1995-2002

  • Bae, You-chan;Kim, Heui-jin;Yoon, Soon-seek;Roh, In-soon;So, Byung-jae;Kim, Jae-Hoon;Jean, Yong-Hwa
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Veterinary Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.47-47
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    • 2003
  • The number of companian animals has recently been increasing. Also the tumor incidence rates of those has been increasing due to aging. But the survey of canine neoplasm was sparse. From 1995 to 2002 we collected canine biopsy cases which were suspected as neoplasms and submitted by practising veterinarians.(omitted)

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A case of pulmonic stenosis in a Shihtzu dog

  • Park, Chul;Yoo, Jong-Hyun;Jung, Dong-In;Kim, Ju-Won;Kang, Byeong-Teck;Park, Hee-Myung
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.47 no.1
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    • pp.99-102
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    • 2007
  • A 3-year-old, intact female, Shih-tzu dog was presented with a 15-day history of vomiting,depression, and anorexia. On physical examination, systolic ejection murmurs with precordial thril atthe left heart base were detected. A diagnosis of congenital pulmonic stenosis (PS) was made mainlyfrom the thoracic radiography, electrocardiography, and echocardiography. On complete blood counts andconfirmed that main pulmonary artery was tremendously buldged and electrocardiography was suggestiveof severe right ventricular hypertrophy. Echocardiographic findings revealed the pulmonic valve stenosiscontaining valvular dysplasia and poststenotic dilation. On Doppler echocardiography, ejection velocityof the lesion accounted for 3.38 m/sec, meaning mild velocity through the stenotic area. The dog'sproblem and resulted in death. However, there has been no reliable relation between PS and CRF. Primarymalformation of pulmonic valve was confirmed at necropsy after death.

Acute Hepatic Failure Induced by Xylitol Toxicosis in Two Dogs

  • Lim, Chae-Young;Yoo, Jong-Hyun;Kim, Chun-Geun;Park, Chul;Park, Hee-Myung
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.510-513
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    • 2008
  • Two dogs were referred due to vomiting, depression and anorexia after ingestion of xylitol gum. Both dogs were presented with hepatic failure and one dog had concurrent renal failure. Aggressive supportive treatment was performed, but these dogs died. Necropsy of one dog revealed acute hepatic necrosis, severe renal damages, and hemoperitoneum. This case report demonstrates potential hazard of xylitol toxicity for dogs with clinicopathological and pathological findings.

Long-term Chemotherapy with Hydroxyurea in a Dog with Suspected Intracranial Meningioma

  • Jung, Dong-In;Lim, Chae-Young;Kang, Byeong-Teck;Kim, Ju-Won;Yoo, Jong-Hyun;Park, Hee-Myung
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.514-517
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    • 2008
  • A 9-year-old female mixed breed dog was presented due to cluster seizure episode. A mass in the frontal lobe was noted on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The dural tail sign was identified on contrast MR images. Based on MRI findings, intracranial meningioma was suspected strongly. The patient's symptom was controlled well by a combination therapy of hydroxyurea and prednisolone, and survived for fourteen months after diagnosis. This case report demonstrated that the clinical findings, imaging characteristics of a dog with suspected intracranial meningioma and long-term survival after hydroxyurea plus prednisolone therapy.

Echocardiographic parameters and indices in 23 healthy Maltese dogs

  • Tsai, Chih-Hung;Huang, Chao-Chun;Ho, Chia-Chi;Claretti, Marta
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.60.1-60.9
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    • 2021
  • Background: Echocardiography is a primary tool used by veterinarians to evaluate heart diseases. In recent years, various studies have targeted standard echocardiographic values for different breeds. Reference data are currently lacking in Maltese dogs and it is important to fill this gap as this breed is predisposed to myxomatous mitral valve disease, which is a volume overload disease. Objectives: To establish the normal echocardiographic parameters for Maltese dogs. Methods: In total, 23 healthy Maltese dogs were involved in this study. Blood pressure measurements, thoracic radiography, and complete transthoracic echocardiography were performed. The effects of body weight, age and sex were evaluated, and the correlations between weight and linear and volumetric dimensions were calculated by regression analysis. Results: The mean vertebral heart size was 9.1 ± 0.4. Aside from the ejection fraction, fractional shortening, and the left atrial to aorta root ratio, all the other echocardiographic parameters were significantly correlated with weight. Conclusion: This study describes normal echocardiographic parameters that may be useful in the echocardiographic evaluation of Maltese dogs.

Successful treatment of gastrocnemius muscle rupture in a long-tailed goral rescued from a live trap: a case report

  • Ahn, Sangjin;Choi, Sooyoung;Kim, Jong-Taek
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.45.1-45.5
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    • 2022
  • We describe a case of gastrocnemius muscle rupture in a goral that got caught in a live trap set up to capture wild boars. We established a diagnostic method based on clinical signs and imaging examination findings, including magnetic resonance imaging for gastrocnemius muscle rupture with symptoms such as hindlimb lameness and plantigrade posture of unknown cause in wild animals. Although this condition is rare, this report will help veterinarians diagnose several diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems in wild animals. This is the first report of successful diagnosis and treatment of gastrocnemius muscle rupture in gorals in Korea.

Comparison of the Legislation Applicable to Compare the use of Diagnostic Radiation Devices (진단용 방사선발생장치 이용에 적용되는 법제의 비교)

  • Ko, Jong-Kyung;Jeon, Yeo-Ryeong;Han, Eun-Ok;Cho, Pyong-Kon;Kim, Yong-Min
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.277-286
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    • 2015
  • Diagnostic radiation devices that is used in the country has reached to 78,000 units. When used for human subjects diagnostic purposes, it is subject to Medical Service Act, when used in diagnostic purposes in animal subjects, the subject to Veterinarians Act. When used for other purposes are subject to the Nuclear Safety Act. Even the same radiation devices varies the legislation that is applied depending on the intended use and object. Diversified been p rovisions a re necessary compared to t he analysis o f l egal content in o rder t o prevent confusion of the legislation is a matter to be applied. It is a qualitative study that Nuclear Safety Act, Medical Service Act and Veterinarians Act administrative procedures for the introduction of the applied diagnostic radiation devices, safety inspection, human resources management, area management and the content related to administrative punishment. The Nuclear Safety Act sub-provisions, the introduction of diagnostic radiation generating devices, there are many complex and complete requirements administrative procedures on the concept of a permit. Inspection of safety associated with the use, would be subject to periodic inspection auditing characteristics over the entire field of radiation safety management. It must receive court regular education for the safety administrator and workers. Unlike the reference of the radiation dose rate to specify the radiation controlled area there is a measurement obligation of radiation dose rate. Unlike the reference of the radiation dose rate to specify the radiation controlled area there is a measurement obligation of radiation dose rate. Quantitative difference of administrative punishment that is imposed when legislation violation has reached up to 10 times, over the entire field, the largest burden of radiation safety management at the time of application of the Nuclear Safety Act sub provisions. And it is applied differently depending on the purpose and the imaging target using the same diagnostic radiation devices. Depending on the use mainly under the current legal system, radiation can be lacking in fairness of the contents of the legislation for safety management, there is a risk of confusion. Alternatives such as centralized and standardization of legislation by diagnostic radiation devices use is expected to be necessary.