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  1. Prolonged drug infusions are used to treat horses with severe signs of pain, but can be associated with altered gastrointestinal transit. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of prolonged con...

    Authors: Johanna R Elfenbein, Sheilah A Robertson, Robert J MacKay, Butch KuKanich and L Chris Sanchez
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10(Suppl 1):S6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  2. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of two commercial feed supplements, Egusin 250® [E-250] and Egusin SLH® [E-SLH], on gastric ulcer scores, gastric fluid pH, and blood gas values in stall-...

    Authors: Michelle C Woodward, Nan K Huff, Frank Garza Jr., Michael L Keowen, Michael T Kearney and Frank M Andrews
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10(Suppl 1):S4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  3. Crib-biting and windsucking (CBWS) behaviour in horses has been associated with increased risk of colic in general, recurrence of colic and specific forms of colic. The aims of the present study were to determ...

    Authors: Ebony E Escalona, Claire N Okell and Debra C Archer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10(Suppl 1):S3
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  4. Large colon impactions are a common cause of colic in the horse. There are no scientific reports on the clinical presentation, diagnostic tests and treatments used in first opinion practice for large colon imp...

    Authors: Kyra Megan Jennings, Laila Curtis, John Harold Burford and Sarah Louise Freeman
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10(Suppl 1):S2
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  5. Little is known about lay understanding and decision making in response to colic. Horse-owners/carers are key to identifying colic and initiating veterinary intervention. Understanding how owners think and act...

    Authors: Claire E Scantlebury, Elizabeth Perkins, Gina L Pinchbeck, Debra C Archer and Robert M Christley
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10(Suppl 1):S1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  6. The White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Penaeus stylirostris penstyldensovirus 1 (previously named Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus-IHHNV) are two of the most important viral pathogens of p...

    Authors: Carlos A G Leal, Alex F Carvalho, Rômulo C Leite and Henrique C P Figueiredo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:150
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  7. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that are able to colonize the host digestive system, increasing the natural flora and preventing colonization of pathogenic organisms and thus, securing optimal utility of th...

    Authors: Teck Chwen Loh, Di Wai Choe, Hooi Ling Foo, Awis Qurni Sazili and Mohd Hair Bejo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:149
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  8. The evaluation of intestinal trophism, mainly the mucosal layer, is an important issue in various conditions associated with injury, atrophy, recovery, and healing of the gut. The aim of the present study was ...

    Authors: Rubina Sirri, Carlo Bianco, Gionata De Vico, Francesca Carella, Alessio Bonaldo, Giuseppe Sarli, Giada Tondini and Luciana Mandrioli
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:148
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  9. The use of serological assays for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been intensively studied and use of specific antigens have aided in improving the diagnostic accuracy of the assays. In the present s...

    Authors: Ashutosh Wadhwa, Rachel E Johonson, Keiko Eda, W Ray Waters, Mitchell V Palmer, John P Bannantine and Shigetoshi Eda
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:147
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  10. Photoperiod is known to cause physiological changes in seasonal mammals, including changes in body weight, physical activity, reproductive status, and adipose tissue gene expression in several species. The obj...

    Authors: Akihiro Mori, Kelly L Kappen, Anna C Dilger and Kelly S Swanson
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:146
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  11. The recent occurrence and spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Eastern Europe is perceived as a serious risk for the pig industry in the European Union (EU). In order to estimate the potential risk of ASF vi...

    Authors: Lina Mur, Beatriz Martínez-López, Solenne Costard, Ana de la Torre, Bryony A Jones, Marta Martínez, Fernando Sánchez-Vizcaíno, María Jesús Muñoz, Dirk U Pfeiffer, José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno and Barbara Wieland
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:145
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  12. Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) infects a number of flying fox and insectivorous bats species in Australia. Human infection with ABLV is inevitably fatal unless prior vaccination and/or post-exposure treatmen...

    Authors: Emma K Quinn, Peter D Massey, Keren Cox-Witton, Beverley J Paterson, Keith Eastwood and David N Durrheim
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:144
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  13. Regenerative medicine using Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) alone or combined with Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) is a rapidly growing area of clinical research and is currently also being used to treat ost...

    Authors: Jose M Vilar, Miguel Batista, Manuel Morales, Angelo Santana, Belén Cuervo, Mónica Rubio, Ramón Cugat, Joaquín Sopena and Jose M Carrillo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:143
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  14. Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) are congenital heart defects and have been described in both human and veterinary medical literature.

    Authors: Katarzyna M Michlik, Anna K Biazik, Radomir Z Henklewski, Marta A Szmigielska, Józef M Nicpoń and Urszula Pasławska
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:142
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  15. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a C18 fatty acid with conjugated double bonds, has been shown to serve as a powerful anti-obesity agent by several research groups, although the precise mechanism remains elusiv...

    Authors: Renli Qi, Feiyun Yang, Jinxiu Huang, Han Peng, Yan Liu and Zuohua Liu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:141
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  16. The impact of non-commercial producers on disease spread via livestock movement is related to their level of interaction with other commercial actors within the industry. Although understanding these relations...

    Authors: Thibaud Porphyre, Lisa A Boden, Carla Correia-Gomes, Harriet K Auty, George J Gunn and Mark EJ Woolhouse
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:140
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  17. Methamphetamine abuse has undergone a dramatic worldwide increase, and represents a significant and global issue for public health. Incidents of methamphetamine intoxication and death in humans are relatively ...

    Authors: Zengyang Pei and Xu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:139
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  20. The influence of electromagnetic fields on the health of humans and animals is still an intensively discussed and scientifically investigated issue (Prakt Tierarzt 11:15-20, 2003; Umwelt Medizin Gesellschaft 1...

    Authors: Michael Hässig, Marietta Wullschleger, Hanspeter Naegeli, Jaqueline Kupper, Bernhard Spiess, Niels Kuster, Myles Capstick and Manuel Murbach
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:136
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  21. Previous studies investigating long-distance, wind-borne dispersal of Culicoides have utilised outbreaks of clinical disease (passive surveillance) to assess the relationship between incursion and dispersal event...

    Authors: Debbie Eagles, Lorna Melville, Richard Weir, Steven Davis, Glenn Bellis, Myron P Zalucki, Peter J Walker and Peter A Durr
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:135
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  22. Oral fluid collected by means of ropes has the potential to replace serum for monitoring and surveillance of important swine pathogens. Until now, the most commonly used method to collect oral fluid is by hang...

    Authors: Inge Decorte, Wander Van Breedam, Yves Van der Stede, Hans J Nauwynck, Nick De Regge and Ann Brigitte Cay
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:134
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  23. The hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been detected in both humans and animals, particularly pigs, worldwide. Several evidences, including human infection following consumption of raw contaminated meat, suggest a zo...

    Authors: Eleonora Ponterio, Ilaria Di Bartolo, Ginevra Orrù, Manuel Liciardi, Fabio Ostanello and Franco Maria Ruggeri
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:133
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  24. Many studies have been conducted to define risk factors for the transmission of bovine paratuberculosis, mostly in countries with large herds. Little is known about the epidemiology in infected Swiss herds and...

    Authors: Rahel Künzler, Paul Torgerson, Selina Keller, Max Wittenbrink, Roger Stephan, Gabriela Knubben-Schweizer, Beat Berchtold and Mireille Meylan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:132
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  25. The relationship between overall obesity and fat distribution in dogs and the development of heart disease is unclear. In the present study we evaluated the association between overall obesity and fat distribu...

    Authors: Naris Thengchaisri, Wutthiwong Theerapun, Santi Kaewmokul and Amornrate Sastravaha
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:131
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  26. Glucokinase (GK) is a metabolic enzyme encoded by the GCK gene and expressed in glucose-sensitive tissues, principally pancreatic islets cell and hepatocytes. The GK protein acts in pancreatic islets as a “glucos...

    Authors: Sara Lindbloom-Hawley, Michelle LeCluyse, Vanessa Vandersande, Gerald Henry Lushington and Thomas Schermerhorn
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:130
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  27. “Brachyspira hampsonii”, discovered in North America in 2010 associated with dysentery-like illness, is an economically relevant swine pathogen resulting in decreased feed efficiency and increased morbidity, mort...

    Authors: Matheus O Costa, Janet E Hill, Champika Fernando, Hollie D Lemieux, Susan E Detmer, Joseph E Rubin and John C S Harding
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:129
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  28. The European (EU) genotype of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (Genotype-I PRRSV) has recently emerged in China. The coexistence of Genotype-I and -II PRRSV strains could cause seriously aff...

    Authors: Jing-Qiang Ren, Wen-Chao Sun, Hui-Jun Lu, Shu-Bo Wen, Jie Jing, Fu-Long Yan, Hao Liu, Cun-Xia Liu, Peng-Peng Xiao, Xing Chen, Shou-Wen Du, Rui Du and Ning-Yi Jin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:128
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  29. Maternal antibodies can interfere with foot-and-mouth disease vaccination. In this study we determined whether intratypic heterologous vaccination could help to improve herd immunity.

    Authors: Aldo Dekker, Phaedra Eblé, Norbert Stockhofe and Gilles Chénard
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:127
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  30. The south of Chile constitutes the main cattle milk producing area of the country. Regarding leptospirosis control in Chile, there is neither an official program nor an epidemiological characterization of smal...

    Authors: Miguel Salgado, Barbara Otto, Errol Sandoval, German Reinhardt and Sofia Boqvist
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:126
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  32. Passively acquired maternal derived immunity (MDI) is a double-edged sword. Maternal derived antibody-mediated immunity (AMI) and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) are critical immediate defenses for the neonate; h...

    Authors: Meggan Bandrick, Kara Theis and Thomas W Molitor
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:124
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  33. The course of swine influenza in pigs is reported to be similar to human influenza. Occasionally abortions and other reproduction disorders have been associated with influenza A virus (IAV) infection in pigs. ...

    Authors: Krzysztof Kwit, Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól and Iwona Markowska-Daniel
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:123
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  34. Hepatic lipidosis or fatty liver disease is a major metabolic disorder of high-producing dairy cows that compromises animal performance and, hence, causes heavy economic losses worldwide. This syndrome, occurr...

    Authors: Sandro Imhasly, Hanspeter Naegeli, Sven Baumann, Martin von Bergen, Andreas Luch, Harald Jungnickel, Sarah Potratz and Christian Gerspach
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:122
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  35. Despite its global recognition as a ruminant pathogen, cases of Chlamydia pecorum infection in Australian livestock are poorly documented. In this report, a C. pecorum specific Multi Locus Sequence Analysis schem...

    Authors: Martina Jelocnik, David Forshaw, Jennifer Cotter, Danny Roberts, Peter Timms and Adam Polkinghorne
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:121
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  37. Airway fibroblasts have become a critical addition to all facets of structural lung tissue changes such as in human asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but little is known about their role in the...

    Authors: Jana Franke, Vanessa Abs, Claudia Zizzadoro and Getu Abraham
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:119
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  38. Various head and neck positions in sport horses are significant as they can interfere with upper airway flow mechanics during exercise. Until now, research has focused on subjectively described head and neck p...

    Authors: Li-mei Go, Ann Kristin Barton and Bernhard Ohnesorge
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:118
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  41. Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is considered to be a viral agent central to the development of young pigeon disease syndrome (YPDS). The Cap protein, a structural protein encoded by the cap (or C1) gene of PiCV, has be...

    Authors: Guan-Hua Lai, Yen-Chang Lin, Yi-Lun Tsai, Yi-Yang Lien, Ming-Kuem Lin, Hsi-Jien Chen, Wen-Te Chang, Jason T C Tzen and Meng-Shiou Lee
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:115
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  42. Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) are one of the main constraints to ruminant production worldwide. Anthelmintic resistance (AR) has been reported in goats throughout Europe, yet little is known about the AR s...

    Authors: Sergio Aurelio Zanzani, Alessia Libera Gazzonis, Annarita Di Cerbo, Marian Varady and Maria Teresa Manfredi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:114
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Serotonin (5-hydroytryptamine or 5HT) is associated with numerous behavioral and psychological factors and is a biochemical marker of mood. 5HT is involved in the hypothalamic regulation of energy consumption....

    Authors: Hyung-Jin Park, Sang-Eun Lee, Jung-Hyun Oh, Kyoung-Won Seo and Kun-Ho Song
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:113
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  44. Contrast-enhanced diagnostic imaging techniques are considered useful in veterinary and human medicine to evaluate liver perfusion and focal hepatic lesions. Although hepatic diseases are a common occurrence i...

    Authors: Giordano Nardini, Nicola Di Girolamo, Stefania Leopardi, Irene Paganelli, Anna Zaghini, Francesco C Origgi and Massimo Vignoli
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:112
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  45. Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by the haemoprotozoan parasites of the genus Babesia. There are limited data on serum proteomics in dogs, and none of the effect of babesiosis on the serum...

    Authors: Josipa Kuleš, Vladimir Mrljak, Renata Barić Rafaj, Jelena Selanec, Richard Burchmore and Peter D Eckersall
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:111
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  46. In countries around the Baltic Sea grazing ruminants have access to and drink, surface water from lakes, rivers and in several coastal regions. The water quality of these naturally occurring reservoirs affects...

    Authors: Manjunath Manubolu, Samanthi RP Madawala, Paresh C Dutta and Kjell Malmlöf
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:110
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  47. Canine gastroesophageal intussusception (GEI) is a rare and potentially fatal disease usually affecting puppies or young dogs < 3 months of age and of medium to large breeds. Surgical intervention has been adv...

    Authors: Sarina Shibly, Sandy Karl, Katharina M Hittmair and Reinhard A Hirt
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:109
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  48. Mycoplasma bovis is an important pathogen causing pneumonia, mastitis and arthritis in cattle worldwide. As this agent is primarily transmitted by direct contact and spread through animal movements, efficient gen...

    Authors: Kinga M Sulyok, Zsuzsa Kreizinger, Lilla Fekete, Szilárd Jánosi, Nóra Schweitzer, Ibolya Turcsányi, László Makrai, Károly Erdélyi and Miklós Gyuranecz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:108
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  49. Information about the genotypic characteristic of Coxiella burnetii from Hungary is lacking. The aim of this study is to describe the genetic diversity of C. burnetii in Hungary and compare genotypes with those f...

    Authors: Kinga M Sulyok, Zsuzsa Kreizinger, Heidie M Hornstra, Talima Pearson, Alexandra Szigeti, Ádám Dán, Eszter Balla, Paul S Keim and Miklós Gyuranecz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:107
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  50. Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important infection control measures in human healthcare settings, but there is little information available regarding hand hygiene frequency and technique used in ve...

    Authors: Maureen EC Anderson, Jan M Sargeant and J Scott Weese
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2014 10:106
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