Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
Equine respiratory viruses remain a leading cause of equine morbidity and mortality, with the resurgence of certain infections, an increasing population of elderly, more susceptible horses, the growth of international equine commerce, and an expansion in geographic distribution of pathogens. The focus of rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases has a...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
Pathogenic free-living amoebae, most notably Acanthamoeba spp., are important pathogens of the human cornea. The importance of infection with free-living amoebae in cats with keratitis is currently unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of amoeba detection in corneas of cats with naturally-acquired keratitis and in the ocular...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
The Australian Cattle dog (ACD) is one of many breeds predisposed to congenital sensorineural deafness (CSD). The objective of this study was to estimate CSD prevalence and investigate any association with phenotype in the ACD in the UK. The database of the authors' institution was searched for ACD puppies undergoing brainstem auditory evoked respo...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
Lyme disease (LD), the most common tick-borne disease of canines and humans in N. America, is caused by the spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi . Subunit and bacterin vaccines are available for the prevention of LD in dogs. LD bacterin vaccines, which are comprised of cell lysates of two strains of B. burgdorferi , contain over 1000 different protei...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a T cell-dependent, B cell-mediated autoimmune disease. Little is known about its cellular pathogenesis in dogs. This study provides the first preliminary assessment of the frequency of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the peripheral blood of dogs with seropositive generalized MG. ...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
It has been hypothesized that idiopathic hypertriglyceridemia in Miniature Schnauzers is hereditary, but the gene responsible has yet to be identified. The objective of this study was to determine if there were coding variants in the apolipoprotein C2 ( APOC2 ) gene in Miniature Schnauzers with idiopathic hypertriglyceridemia. Blood samples from 12...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
This study examined the effect that veterinarian attire and gender had on clients’ perceptions of veterinarians in a large academic specialty hospital. Clients volunteered to answer a survey in the small animal waiting area over a 3-month period. The survey consisted of demographic information, information about the nature of their appointment with...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
There is limited information regarding the value of constitutive components of the ACTH stimulation test (ACTHST) and low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (LDDST) including serum baseline cortisol (BC), difference between post-ACTH stimulation cortisol (PC) and BC (ΔACTHC), cortisol concentration 4h after dexamethasone administration (4HC), diff...
Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) and bovine parainfluenza-3 virus (bPI3V) are major causes of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in newborn calves worldwide. Vaccination is widely used to prevent BRD, and intranasal vaccines for BRSV and bPI3V were developed to overcome interference from BRSV and bPI3V-specific maternally derived antibodies....
