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The aim was to evaluate the influence of conservation [refrigeration at 5°C and vitrification] on somatic tissues derived from collared peccaries. The experiment was divided into two stages. In the first step, fragments were refrigerated for 24 (R-24) and 48 h (R-48) and compared with non-refrigerated samples (C). In the second step, fragments were refrigerated for 24 (RV-24) and 48 h (RV-48) followed by vitrification and compared with vitrified fragments (V). In the first step, although the thickness of the epidermis was not affected by refrigeration for 48 h, the thickness of the dermis was reduced in both the 24 h and 48 h periods. Moreover, while a reduction in dermal fibroblasts was only evident in the group R-48, the increase in perinuclear halos of the epidermis was observed in all groups. In the second step, both the thickness of the epidermis, the dermis and the total were affected by vitrification after refrigeration for 48 h. Additionally, while a reduction in dermal fibroblasts was only evident in the group RV-48, an increase in perinuclear halos of the epidermis was observed in all vitrified groups. Thus, regardless of the storage period, refrigeration affected the quality of the somatic tissues of collared peccaries, these effects being accentuated when the fragments were refrigerated for 48 h and vitrified. Therefore, it is suggested, when necessary, the 24 h refrigeration period for somatic samples derived from collared peccaries that will still be vitrified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Among male goats in tropical regions, a bipartition in scrotum happens frequently Studies have shown that goats with bigger accented division in scrotum have reproductive advantages in relation to those that had not presented this characteristic, giving them a better thermoregulation for testis in the animals with bipartite scrotum. This research aimed to evaluate histological characteristics of the scrotum, in 15 goats, distributed in three groups, according to scrotal configuration (GI, unique scrotum; GII, scrotum bipartite up to 50% of the testicular length; GIII, scrotum bipartite upper than 50%). It was removed fragments of the organ and they were processed, according to histological routine and analyzed in light microscope. The scrotum skin is constituted of epidermis and dermis, and the epidermis is formed by stratified keratinizing epithelium, organized in basale, spinosum, granulosum, and corneum stratums. The epidermis width, independent of the scrotum configuration, increased gradually from the proximal to the distal region, being wider (average = 68,91μm) in GIII's animals. In the medial region of bipartite scrotum the epidermis showed to be thinner than on the raphe in animals of unique scrotum. The dermis, rare in fat tissue, showed a greater quantity of sweat apocrine glands in the animal of GIII, average of 18,12GS mm-2, while in the GI's, 16,14GS mm-2 and GII, 14,82GS mm-2, suggesting a greater production of sweat that could favor the lost of heat by evaporation. About the number of sebaceous glands, there was no statistic difference among the groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cutaneous horns are seldom seen in cats, especially in young ones. A case of a Persian cat, male, eight months old, with a history of sneezes is described. During physical examination, multiple horns on the all footpads were noticed. The histopathological diagnosis of excisional biopsy was dense hyperkeratosis, with numerous keratinocytes above hyperplastic epidermis and no evidence of malignity. There was no association between the lesions and infection with leukemia virus. The treatment was mensal trimming off the cutaneous horns and clinical follow up of the animal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this research was to evaluate the physic and chemical quality and the incidence of physiological disorders in Chiripá peaches submitted to different precooling forms. The treatments evaluated, were: [1] slow cooling in the storage chamber (-0.5°C e UR de 95%); [2] forced-air cooling (-1.5°C) until the pulp reached 0°C; [3] hydrocooling until the pulp reached 15°C; [4] hydrocooling until 10°C; [5] hydrocooling until 5°C; [6] hydrocooling until 1°C. The fruits were evaluated after 35 days at -0.5°C and more two and four days at 20°C. Lower ethylene synthesis during shelf-life at 20°C was verified in fruits submitted to both slow cooling and forcedair precooling. In those fruits, the succulence was significantly lower in the 4th day at 20°C, demonstrating an apparent relationship between the reduced ethylene synthesis and the largest wooliness incidence. Slow cooled fruits showed highest flesh firmness. All hydrocooling forms resulted in larger percentage of fruits with stains in the epidermis, possibly due to the low temperature of the precooler water. Therefore the precooling in water is not recommended for Chiripá peaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lichenoid keratosis is a rare proliferative dermatopathy reported in human beings and dogs. In dogs the disease is characterized by well circumscribed hyperkeratotic plaques distributed in the skin of pinnae and, less frequently, in the inguinal region. This report describes a case of lichenoid keratosis in a six-year-old male Dobermann dog which had multifocal verrucous lesions in the internal aspect of the pinnae and slightly scaly, overpigmented alopecic lesions in the axillae and inguinal region; both lesions had a clinical course of approximately three months. The diagnosis was based on the association of the clinical and histopathological findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]