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  1. The gut microbiota impacts on a range of host biological processes, and the imbalances in its composition are associated with pathology. Though the understanding of contribution of the many factors, e.g. gende...

    Authors: Shanlin Ke, Shaoming Fang, Maozhang He, Xiaochang Huang, Hui Yang, Bin Yang, Congying Chen and Lusheng Huang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:172
  2. Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most economically significant pathogens in the Chinese swine industry. ORF5 and nsp2 are highly variable regions of the PRRSV genome. T...

    Authors: Shaofeng Hong, Ying Wei, Siyuan Lin, Jiabing Huang, Wei He, Jing Yao, Ying Chen, Ouyang Kang, Weijian Huang and Zuzhang Wei
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:171
  3. Respiratory infections are the main indication for antimicrobial use in calves. As in humans and horses, studying inflammation of the deep airways by lung cytology raises the possibility of preventing respirat...

    Authors: Katharina van Leenen, Laura Van Driessche, Lieze De Cremer, Linde Gille, Christien Masmeijer, Filip Boyen, Piet Deprez and Bart Pardon
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:167
  4. In broilers chickens, the molecular bases for promoting muscle development and growth requires further investigation. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the effects of daily thermal manipulation...

    Authors: Mohamed Borhan Al-Zghoul and Sabry Mohamed El-Bahr
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:166
  5. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is considered highly fatal in its naturally occurring form, although up to 36% of cats resist disease after experimental infection, suggesting that cats in nature may also r...

    Authors: Farina Mustaffa-Kamal, Hongwei Liu, Niels C. Pedersen and Ellen E. Sparger
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:165
  6. Evidence-based comparison of the disorder-specific welfare burdens of major canine conditions could better inform targeting of stakeholder resources, to maximise improvement of health-related welfare in UK dog...

    Authors: Jennifer F. Summers, Dan G. O’Neill, David Church, Lisa Collins, David Sargan and David C. Brodbelt
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:163
  7. Diarrhoea, a global economically important disease burden affecting swine and, especially piglets, is commonly caused by infection with entero-toxigenic E. coli (ETEC). Adherence of ETEC to porcine intestinal epi...

    Authors: Ibukun M. Famuyide, Abimbola O. Aro, Folorunso O. Fasina, Jacobus N. Eloff and Lyndy J. McGaw
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:162
  8. Bovine coronavirus (BCV) is associated with respiratory infections in cattle of all ages; however, a temporal study to evaluate the effect of BCV immunity on virus shedding and bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...

    Authors: Aspen M. Workman, Larry A. Kuehn, Tara G. McDaneld, Michael L. Clawson and John Dustin Loy
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:161
  9. African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating infectious disease of pigs. ASF poses a potential threat to the world pig industry, due to the lack of vaccines and treatments. In this study, the Geographic Informat...

    Authors: Yi Lu, Xiaojun Deng, Jiahui Chen, Jianying Wang, Qin Chen and Bing Niu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:160
  10. Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is the principle cause of colibacillosis affecting poultry. The main challenge to the poultry industry is antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of multidrug resistant...

    Authors: Rekaz A. Ibrahim, Tillie L. Cryer, Shawkat Q. Lafi, Ehab-Abu Basha, Liam Good and Yaser H. Tarazi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:159
  11. Clinical outcome after cutaneous reconstruction using genicular artery flaps has not been reported. Major cutaneous defects of the pelvic limb between the stifle and hock are frequent in dogs and closure is di...

    Authors: Ciprian Ober, Joshua Milgram, William McCartney, Marian Taulescu, Cosmin Pestean, Iulia Melega and Liviu Oana
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:158
  12. The aim of the present study was to clarify the changes in complete blood count, blood biochemistry, and the gene expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines of peripheral white blood cells in postpartum dairy c...

    Authors: Luying Cui, Heng Wang, Yanan Ding, Jun Li and Jianji Li
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:157
  13. Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is an important respiratory pathogen worldwide, detrimentally affecting the economy and animal welfare. To prevent and control BRSV infection, further knowledge on vir...

    Authors: Thea Blystad Klem, Siri Kulberg Sjurseth, Ståle Sviland, Britt Gjerset, Mette Myrmel and Maria Stokstad
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:156
  14. Sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1) is an enzyme that converts pro-apoptotic ceramide and sphingosine into anti-apoptotic sphingosine-1-phosphate. There is growing evidence that SPHK1 activation promotes oncogenic tr...

    Authors: Yi-Chih Chang, Hsiao-Li Chuang, Ji-Hang Yin, Jiunn-Wang Liao, Ter-Hsin Chen and Yu-Chih Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:155
  15. Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) is a bacterium that causes bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) in cattle, buffaloes and bison. Rapid point-of-care diagnosis or regular testing ...

    Authors: Guimin Zhao, Hongbin He and Hongmei Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:154
  16. Duck viral hepatitis (DVH) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting ducks. It can be caused by five agents, including duck hepatitis A virus genotypes 1 (DHAV-1), 2 (DHAV-2), and 3 (DHAV-3), as well as d...

    Authors: Minghang Wang, Ziheng Li, Huicong Liu, Xiaoyan Wang and Dabing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:153
  17. Mycobacterium bovis is known to have a wide host range and has been isolated from numerous free-ranging wildlife species, carnivores included. In bears, M. bovis has been previously reported only from a culture o...

    Authors: Rosario Fico, Alessia Mariacher, Alessia Franco, Claudia Eleni, Erika Ciarrocca, Maria Lodovica Pacciarini and Antonio Battisti
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:152
  18. Caprine parainfluenza virus type 3 (CPIV3) is major pathogen of goat herds causing serious respiratory tract disease and economic losses to the goat industry in China. We analyzed the differential proteomics o...

    Authors: Chunyan Zhong, Jizong Li, Li Mao, Maojun Liu, Xing Zhu, Wenliang Li, Min Sun, Xinqin Ji, Fang Xiao, Leilei Yang, Wenwen Zhang and Zheng Liao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:151
  19. The absence of virus expression during the chronic stage of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection and its reactivation upon ex vivo culture has become a long-lived Dogma. During the chronic stage of BLV infect...

    Authors: Juan Pablo Jaworski, Marcos Iván Petersen, Hugo Adrián Carignano and Karina Gabriela Trono
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:150
  20. The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) screening tests including a single intradermal tuberculin (SIT) test, interferon gamma (IFN-γ...

    Authors: Tawatchai Singhla, Sukolrat Boonyayatra, Songkhla Chulakasian, Mintra Lukkana, Julio Alvarez, Srinand Sreevatsan and Scott J. Wells
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:149
  21. Hemorrhage in the spinal canal leads to further damage of the spinal cord influencing outcome in dogs with intervertebral disk (IVD) extrusion. The aim of the study was to evaluate blood degradation products a...

    Authors: Sophie Bittermann, Christof Schild, Eliane Marti, Jelena Mirkovitch, Daniela Schweizer and Diana Henke
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:148
  22. Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral disease that affects several species and has zoonotic potential. Due to its associated health and economic repercussions, minimizing AI outbreaks is important. Howev...

    Authors: Amos Ssematimba, Kaitlyn M. St. Charles, Peter J. Bonney, Sasidhar Malladi, Marie Culhane, Timothy J. Goldsmith, David A. Halvorson and Carol J. Cardona
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:147
  23. Bilateral non-traumatic cranial cruciate disease is frequently seen in originally unilateral cruciate pathology. Untreated cranial cruciate ligament disease and concurrent meniscal lesions cause progressive os...

    Authors: Elke Van der Vekens, Evelien de Bakker, Evelien Bogaerts, Bart J. G. Broeckx, Richard Ducatelle, Kaatje Kromhout and Jimmy H. Saunders
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:146
  24. Melatonin regulates metabolism and metabolism related hormones in mammalians. Castration has some adverse effects on the metabolic hormones of dog. This study was conducted to determine the effects of oral mel...

    Authors: Pegah Taheri, Asghar Mogheiseh, Aidin Shojaee Tabrizi, Saeed Nazifi, Sina Salavati and Farzaneh Koohi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:145
  25. Biomarkers of oxidative stress in pigs have been measured in serum/plasma samples. However, blood collection in pigs can be highly stressful to the animals. Saliva is a biological fluid with several advantages...

    Authors: Camila Peres Rubio, Eva Mainau, José Joaquín Cerón, Maria Dolores Contreras-Aguilar, Silvia Martínez-Subiela, Elena Navarro, Fernando Tecles, Xavier Manteca and Damian Escribano
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:144
  26. Novel Muscovy duck reovirus (N-MDRV), emerged in southeast China in 2002, which can infect a wide range of waterfowl and induces clinical signs and cytopathic effects that are distinct from those of classical ...

    Authors: Xue-Lian Zhang, Jian-Wei Shao, Xiao-Wen Li, Min-Min Mei, Jin-Yue Guo, Wen-Feng Li, Wen-Jing Huang, Shi-Hong Chi, Sheng Yuan, Zhi-Li Li and Shu-Jian Huang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:143
  27. There is paucity of data on the virulence of highly pathogenic (HP) avian influenza viruses (AIV) H7 in ducks compared to HPAIV H5. Here, the virulence of HPAIV H7N1 (designated H7N1-FPV34 and H7N1-It99) and H...

    Authors: David Scheibner, Claudia Blaurock, Thomas C. Mettenleiter and Elsayed M. Abdelwhab
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:142
  28. Canine parvovirus (CPV) and feline parvovirus (FPV) are causative agents of diarrhea in dogs and cats, which manifests as depression, vomiting, fever, loss of appetite, leucopenia, and diarrhea in young animal...

    Authors: Yaru Sun, Yuening Cheng, Peng Lin, Hewei Zhang, Li Yi, Mingwei Tong, Zhigang Cao, Shuang Li, Shipeng Cheng and Jianke Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:141
  29. This report describes a case of a bronchiolar adenocarcinoma in a 6-year old alpaca mare. For the first time in an alpaca, neoplasia was classified by histopathology as a lepidic-predominant bronchiolar adenoc...

    Authors: Lara Moser, Kristel Kegler, Christina Precht and Patrik Zanolari
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:139
  30. The limb center of pressure (COP) path measures and quantifies the load distribution within a limb in a still or moving subject. Under this premise, the aim of this study was to test whether data derived from ...

    Authors: Sergio López, José M. Vilar, Mónica Rubio, Joaquin J. Sopena, Elena Damiá, Déborah Chicharro, Angelo Santana and José M. Carrillo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:138
  31. Oclacitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 enzyme inhibitor and blocks JAK1-dependent cytokines and is used to control pruritus. Studies available in cats are very limited and as there is a potential role for oclac...

    Authors: Natália Lôres Lopes, Diefrey Ribeiro Campos, Marília Alves Machado, Mariana Silva Revoredo Alves, Manuela Silva Gomes de Souza, Cristiano Chaves Pessoa da Veiga, Alexandre Merlo, Fábio Barbour Scott and Julio Israel Fernandes
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:137
  32. Feline hyperthyroidism, the most common endocrinopathy in older cats, provides a spontaneous model for human thyrotoxicosis. Human thyrotoxicosis is associated with redox unbalance, which may result in organ d...

    Authors: Alessia Candellone, Paola Gianella, Lara Ceccarelli, Graziella Raviri, Paola Badino, Silvia Roncone, Hans S. Kooistra and Giorgia Meineri
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:136
  33. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a major threat to the swine industry. It is caused by the PRRS virus (PRRSV). Determination and comparison of the nucleotide sequences of PRRSV strains p...

    Authors: Marie-Ève Lambert, Julie Arsenault, Benjamin Delisle, Pascal Audet, Zvonimir Poljak and Sylvie D’Allaire
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:135
  34. Duck viral hepatitis (DVH) is an acute disease of young ducklings with no effective veterinary drugs for treatment. Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine that plays an important rol...

    Authors: Hongxu Du, Jingying Bai, Jinli Wang, Miao He, Wen Xiong, Wenjuan Yuan, Mingyu Qiao, Ke Ming, Yi Wu, Deyun Wang, Yuanliang Hu and Jiaguo Liu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:134
  35. Burkholderia mallei is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes glanders, a zoonotic disease, especially in equine populations (e.g. horses, donkeys, and mules). B. mallei usually grows slowly on most culture media,...

    Authors: Yuta Kinoshita, Ashley K. Cloutier, David A. Rozak, Md. S. R. Khan, Hidekazu Niwa, Eri Uchida-Fujii, Yoshinari Katayama and Apichai Tuanyok
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:133
  36. There is a critical need to develop appropriate on-farm euthanasia methods for poultry species. Euthanasia methods should affect the brain first causing insensibility, followed by cardiorespiratory arrest. Nec...

    Authors: Elein Hernandez, Fiona James, Stephanie Torrey, Tina Widowski, Karen Schwean-Lardner, Gabrielle Monteith and Patricia V. Turner
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:132
  37. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of most important zoonotic viruses, and it can infect a wide range of host species. Avian HEV has been identified as the aetiological agent of big liver and spleen disease or hep...

    Authors: Xue-Lian Zhang, Wen-Feng Li, Sheng Yuan, Jin-Yue Guo, Zhi-Li Li, Shi-Hong Chi, Wen-Jing Huang, Xiao-Wen Li, Shu-Jian Huang and Jian-Wei Shao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:131
  38. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacterial pathogens is an emerging public health threat. This threat extends to pets as it also compromises our ability to treat their infections. Surveillance programs in the...

    Authors: Olgica Ceric, Gregory H. Tyson, Laura B. Goodman, Patrick K. Mitchell, Yan Zhang, Melanie Prarat, Jing Cui, Laura Peak, Joy Scaria, Linto Antony, Milton Thomas, Sarah M. Nemser, Renee Anderson, Anil J. Thachil, Rebecca J. Franklin-Guild, Durda Slavic…
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:130
  39. Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular zoonotic parasite, infects all mammalian and birds. Understanding the prevalence of Toxoplasma in bird is important for evaluating the transmission of this parasite. No informa...

    Authors: Si-Yang Huang, Yi-Min Fan, Kai Chen, Qiu-Xia Yao and Bin Yang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:129
  40. Polymorphisms of the prion protein gene may influence scrapie susceptibility in small ruminants through modified protein conformation. At least 47 amino acid substitutions and 19 silent polymorphisms have been...

    Authors: Maria Vitale, Sergio Migliore, Berhanu Tilahun, Mukarim Abdurahaman, Marco Tolone, Ignazio Sammarco, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti and Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:128
  41. Laminitis is considered as one of the most important causes of hoof lameness in dairy cows, which can lead to enormous economic losses. However, the etiology and pathogenesis of laminitis have not been clarifi...

    Authors: Meng-Yue Tian, Jing-Hui Fan, Zhi-Wei Zhuang, Fei Dai, Cheng-Yu Wang, Hai-Ting Hou and Yu-Zhong Ma
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:127
  42. In this research, using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we provide a thorough description of the standard appearance of a right tarsal joint in a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris). CT ...

    Authors: Alberto Arencibia, Jorge Matos, Mario Encinoso, Francisco Gil, Alejandro Artiles, Francisco Martínez-Gomariz and José Maria Vázquez
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:126
  43. Bovine digital dermatitis (BDD) is considered the most important infectious cause of lameness in dairy cattle worldwide, but has only recently been observed in New Zealand. Although many studies have investiga...

    Authors: Dan Aaron Yang, M. Carolyn Gates, Kristina R. Müller and Richard A. Laven
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:125
  44. This study aimed to survey the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence-associated genes of Salmonella enterica recovered from broiler chickens and retail shops at El-Sharkia Province in Egypt. Salmone...

    Authors: Rasha Elkenany, Mona Mohieldin Elsayed, Amira I. Zakaria, Shimaa Abd- El-Salam El-sayed and Mohamed Abdo Rizk
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:124
  45. MSCs secretome is under investigation as an alternative to whole-cell-based therapies, since it is enriched of bioactive molecules: growth factors, cytokines and chemokines. Taking into account the translation...

    Authors: Chiara Bernardini, Martina Bertocchi, Augusta Zannoni, Roberta Salaroli, Irvin Tubon, Giovanni Dothel, Mercedes Fernandez, Maria Laura Bacci, Laura Calzà and Monica Forni
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:123
  46. Rotheca glabrum (formerly known as Clerodendrum glabrum [Verbenaceae]) is used by local communities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa to control ticks on livestock and was selected from the database of the ...

    Authors: Kedibone Gloria Mawela, Dibungi Luseba, Solomon Magano and Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:122
  47. Mutations in the N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) can cause degenerative polyneuropathy in humans, dogs, and rodents. In humans, this motor and sensory neuropathy is known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease ...

    Authors: Fredrik S. Skedsmo, Michael A. Tranulis, Arild Espenes, Kristian Prydz, Kaspar Matiasek, Gjermund Gunnes, Lene C. Hermansen and Karin H. Jäderlund
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:121
  48. Porcine circovirus 2-associated disease (PCVAD) is acknowledged as one of the most economically important diseases for the swine industry worldwide. The aim of this study was to characterize and determine the ...

    Authors: Jing Yao, Yanran Qin, Yue Zeng, Kang Ouyang, Ying Chen, Weijian Huang and Zuzhang Wei
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:118

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