Biologically active substances of edible insects and their use in agriculture, veterinary and human medicine

Possibilities of edible insect use in Western countries is now increasingly debated issue. Insects in Asian, African, American and South Central American cultures are mainly nutritional components. In Europe and other developed countries, however, insect is used in different ways, and this issue is viewed from a different angle. Insects are mainly used as feed for animals, in the organic waste recycling systems, in human and veterinary medicine, material production (such as silk) etc. This review summarizes up-to-date knowledge about using edible insects in human, veterinary medicine and agriculture, especially from the viewpoint of the biological and chemical content of active substances and the possibilities of further use in these areas

Endoparazite vybranych druhu domacich zvirat v lokalite Tisnovsko

The results of the survey of endoparasites of some domestical animals in small village farms in the period of 1997-1999 in Tinovsko district in the thesis " Endoparasites of some species of domestical animals in Tinovsko -district" are reported. Faecal samples from 913 animals were examined by flotation methods. The frequency of parasites found was as follows: DOG -Isospora canis (14,1%), Isospora ohioensis like (4,1%), Sarcocystis spp. (12,1%), Taenia spp. (7,1%), Dipylidium caninum (5,1%), Trichuris vulpis (5,1%), Toxocara canis (23,2%), Toxascaris leonina (3,1%). CAT - Isospora felis (9,68%), Toxoplasma gondii (3,23%), Sarcocystis spp. (4,84%), Hydatigera taeniaeformis (12,9%), Dipylidium caninum (4,84%), Ancylostoma tubaeforme (1,61%), Toxocara cati (19,35%), Toxascaris leonina (1,61%). HEN -Eimeria maxima (11,28%), Eimeria spp. (29,32%), Raillietina echinobothrida (4,51%), Choanotaenia infundibulum (1,5%), Syngamus trachea (6,02%), Ascaridia galli (12,78%), Heterakis gallinarum (21,8%), Capillaria caudinflata (13,53%), Capillaria bursata (6,02%). DUCK - Eimeria anatis (17,24%). GOOSE - Tyzzeria parvula (28%), Eimeria nocens (8%). GOAT- Eimeria arloingi (5,55%), Eimeria christenseni (18,52%), Muellerius capillaris (18,52%), Protostrongylus rufescens (22,2%), Toxocara vitulorum (11,1%). RABBIT - Eimeria irresidua (6,99%), E.magna (63,6%), E.media (48,6%), E.perforans (68,5%), E.exigua (42,66%), E.stiedai (18,53%), Trichuris leporis (6,29), Trichostrongylus retortaeformis (7,56%), Passarulus ambiguus (49,65%). Younger animals had fewer parasites (with the exception of those infected with coccidia). The prevalences of different parts of district are compared. In small village farms only toxocarosis and coccidioses were found as negativ. Two significant zoonoses - toxocarosis and toxoplasmosis were detectedAvailable from STL Prague, CZ / NTK - National Technical LibrarySIGLECZCzech Republi

日本産ヤチネズミ類から検出された条虫 Catenotaenia属の分類学的検討

Catenotaenia gracilae n. sp. is described from Eothenomys andersoni and E. smithi in Japan. The reexamination of material from Clethrionomys rufocanus bedfordiae determined by Asakawa et al. (1983) as Catenotaenia pusilla, was carried out. 日本各地で採集されたハタネズミ亜科動物のヤチネズミ Eothenomys andersoni, スミスネズミ E. smithi およびエゾヤチネズミ Clethrionomys rufocanus bedfordiae の小腸に寄生していた条虫類 Catenotaenia 属2種について分類学的な検討をおこなった。ヤチネズミとスミスネズミから検出された種はストロビラが短く片節が小さいこと、子宮の幹からの分岐している子宮の枝数が13-25×2であること、精巣が約150個あること、老熟片節が非卵円型であることなどから、新種 Catenotaenia gracilae n. SP.として記載された。またAsakawa et al. (1983)が C. pusilla とした標本と北海道産エゾヤチネズミから新たに検出された材料について形態学的に再検討した。その結果,本種の片節の形と子宮の枝数からC. pusillaではなく,C. henttoneni (最近ヨーロッパで発見された種)に近似の未記載種と目される種であることが判明した。しかし標本数が不十分なので種名の決定は保留した