Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hi , I've never heard of rodents ploughing... Could it have been dictated and meant to be scouring, i.e. diarrhoea? Regards, la Sosnovsky wrote: >Dear Colleagues, > >In a toxicological study report, I have difficulty understanding " ploughing " in the following context (samples below are taken from different sections): > >At 250 mg/kg/day there were limited clinical signs (predominantly salivation and ***ploughing***), and decreases in body weight gain and food consumption. >At 125 mg/kg/day, the majority of surviving animals exhibited ***ploughing*** and increased salivation. > >Clinical observations, confined to repeat-dose animals receiving 200 mg/kg/day, included a slight decrease in activity, partially/shut eyes and pilo-erection, ***ploughing***, increased salivation, and partial generalised swelling of the abdomen. > >Most probably, this means that rats salivated while ploughing soil or something in their cages, which is a kind of scent-marking behavior. Perhaps, some other behavioral response? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Bravo Astrid and , I've got it, through the babysomething site : Its a behaviour of " fouissemement " , i.e. ploughing with the nose/mouse, note with the paws. Dogs do it too. Re: Ploughing rats > > > > > , > > > > > > > > As for the scent-marking theory I am not sure if such explanation may > apply > > here. Usually, scent-marking is associated with urination or > defecation, and > > Hi Astrid, > There is such a form of behavior in some dogs. > http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Babyrous > a_babyrussa.html > > > > > > URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation > > In case of any problem with this list, you can reach the moderator at cgtradmed@.... > The FAQs of our list are available at : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation/files/M_T-FAQS.doc > > To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to > medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBE > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Please read with the nose/MOUTH, Signed: a mouse spaking of the big brother Rat :-)) Re: Ploughing rats > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > As for the scent-marking theory I am not sure if such explanation may > > apply > > > here. Usually, scent-marking is associated with urination or > > defecation, and > > > > Hi Astrid, > > There is such a form of behavior in some dogs. > > http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Babyrous > > a_babyrussa.html > > > > > > > > > > > > URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation > > > > In case of any problem with this list, you can reach the moderator at > cgtradmed@.... > > The FAQs of our list are available at : > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation/files/M_T-FAQS.doc > > > > To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to > > medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBE > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 > Hi Astrid, > There is such a form of behavior in some dogs. > http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Babyrous > a_babyrussa.html > > It's not a dog, but a kind og pig :-) > > > URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation > > In case of any problem with this list, you can reach the moderator at cgtradmed@.... > The FAQs of our list are available at : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation/files/M_T-FAQS.doc > > To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to > medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBE > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 > > > > > It's not a dog, but a kind og pig :-) Sorry for confusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thank you, it confirms what I thought, except that here, we are speaking of the behaviour only, not of the species. Re: Ploughing rats On 19 Dec 2007 at 11:26, Sosnovsky wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Thank you for your replies. Having read your comments, may I come up > with a wild guess? Can ploughing mean " scratching their skin " ? not by any author who cares about the clarity of his or her expression. what's the native language of the author? it is possible a non-native speaker took plough from a thesaurus or dictionary as a synonym for dig, as Astrid suggests. but it's all wild guessing. that's as probably but not more so than a typo for coughing. jo ann > > > > > URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation > > In case of any problem with this list, you can reach the moderator at cgtradmed@.... > The FAQs of our list are available at : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation/files/M_T-FAQS.doc > > To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to > medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBE > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 The exact term is " rats fouisseurs " http://ethique.ipbs.fr/sdv/peste.pdf Re: Ploughing rats On 19 Dec 2007 at 11:26, Sosnovsky wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Thank you for your replies. Having read your comments, may I come up > with a wild guess? Can ploughing mean " scratching their skin " ? not by any author who cares about the clarity of his or her expression. what's the native language of the author? it is possible a non-native speaker took plough from a thesaurus or dictionary as a synonym for dig, as Astrid suggests. but it's all wild guessing. that's as probably but not more so than a typo for coughing. jo ann > > > > > URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation > > In case of any problem with this list, you can reach the moderator at cgtradmed@.... > The FAQs of our list are available at : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_translation/files/M_T-FAQS.doc > > To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to > medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBE > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 ----- Original Message ----- > Dear Colleagues, > > In a toxicological study report, I have difficulty understanding > " ploughing " in the following context (samples below are taken from > different sections): > > At 250 mg/kg/day there were limited clinical signs (predominantly > salivation and ***ploughing***), and decreases in body weight gain and > food consumption. > At 125 mg/kg/day, the majority of surviving animals exhibited > ***ploughing*** and increased salivation. > > Clinical observations, confined to repeat-dose animals receiving 200 > mg/kg/day, included a slight decrease in activity, partially/shut eyes and > pilo-erection, ***ploughing***, increased salivation, and partial > generalised swelling of the abdomen. > > Most probably, this means that rats salivated while ploughing soil or > something in their cages, which is a kind of scent-marking behavior. > Perhaps, some other behavioral response? > > Thank you in advance > > Best regards, > Is this file from an image? I ask because the term as such seems unlikely in this sentence, but " sloughing " might be misread as " ploughing " , especially by an OCR program, and " sloughing " (of cells, especially from the oral cavity) can occur, and would seem logical in association with the other symptoms mentioned. There may be other clues in your text if this explanation is valid. I hope it helps. Burns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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