Research article
The study highlights the shedding pattern of Senecavirus A (SVA) during an outbreak of vesicular disease in a sow farm from the South-central Minnesota, USA. In this study, 34 individual, mixed parity sows wit...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:277
Published on: 31 August 2017
Methodology article
A unique clade of the bacterium Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), which causes chronic respiratory disease in poultry, has resulted in annual epidemics of conjunctivitis in North American house finches since the 199...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:276
Published on: 30 August 2017
Research article
The gold standard to diagnose adverse food reactions (AFRs) in the dog and cat is currently an elimination diet with subsequent provocation trials. However, those trials are inconvenient and client compliance ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:275
Published on: 30 August 2017
Case Report
Trueperella pyogenes is a worldwide known bacterium causing mastitis, abortion and various other pyogenic infections in domestic animals like ruminants and pigs. In this study we repre...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:273
Published on: 29 August 2017
Research article
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the primary agent of enzootic pneumonia in pigs. Pigs are often infected with different M. hyopneumoniae strains. This study assessed the...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:274
Published on: 29 August 2017
Research article
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is caused by Mycobacterium bovis, which belongs to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Mycobacterium bovis have been described to be responsible of most cases of bovine tuberculosis....
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:272
Published on: 25 August 2017
Research article
Blood profiles have been used to monitor herd health status, diagnose disorders, and predict the risk of diseases in cattle and calves. Characterizing plasma metabolites in dairy calves could provide further i...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:271
Published on: 23 August 2017
Research article
Antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus are becoming increasingly important in horses because of the zoonotic nature of the pathogens and the associated risks to caregivers and owners. Knowledge of the burden and ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:269
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Canine diabetes is a strikingly prevalent and growing disease, and yet the standard treatment of a twice-daily insulin injection is both cumbersome to pet owners and only moderately effective. Islet transplant...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:264
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
The patterns of relative species abundance are commonly studied in ecology and epidemiology to provide insights into underlying dynamical processes. Molecular types (MVLA-types) of Mycobacterium bovis, the causal...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:268
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Articular osteochondrosis is a common cause of leg weakness in pigs and is defined as a focal delay in the endochondral ossification of the epiphysis. The first demonstrated steps in the pathogenesis consist o...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:270
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
The development of a mouse model as an in vivo pathogenicity screening tool for Brachyspira spp. has advanced the study of these economically important pathogens in recent years. However, none of the murine model...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:261
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is considered a biomarker of sympathetic activation in humans, but there is controversy regarding the existence of sAA in dogs. The hypothesis of this study was that sAA exists in ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:266
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Outbreaks of a Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) like disease causing large mortalities in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Asia and in Africa have been reported since 1890. Yet the aetiology of this condition remains...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:265
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode that parasitizes vertebrates in particular canids, by forming nodules in the thoracic cavity specifically in the oesophagus. In 25% of Spirocerca infectio...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:262
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
In goats, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a cause of major economic losses in Africa, Asia and in the Middle East. There is no information emphasising the importance of diagnostic ultrasound in go...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:263
Published on: 22 August 2017
Case Report
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most important viral tick borne zoonosis in Europe. In Germany, about 250 human cases are registered annually, with the highest incidence reported in the last years coming ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:267
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Environmental sampling based on boot swabs and/or liquid manure samples is an upcoming strategy for the identification of paratuberculosis (paraTB) positive herds, but only limited data are available regarding...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:259
Published on: 18 August 2017
Research article
The Orf virus (ORFV) is the causative agent of orf, a globally-occurring, acute, pustular, contagious disease affecting sheep, goats and humans with a worldwide distribution. Currently, the genomic analysis of...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:260
Published on: 18 August 2017
Research article
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace mineral in broilers, which has several important roles in biological processes. Organic forms of Se are more efficient than inorganic forms and can be produced biologically ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:254
Published on: 18 August 2017
Research article
Domesticated horses adapt to environmental conditions through seasonal fluctuations in their metabolic rate. The seasonal change of metabolic rates of domesticated horses in pastures is documented. However, th...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:257
Published on: 18 August 2017
Research article
Covering the eye of all snakes is a transparent integumental structure known as the spectacle. In order to determine variations in spectacle thickness among species, the spectacles of 217 alcohol-preserved mus...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:258
Published on: 18 August 2017
Research article
Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is endemic in São Luís Maranhão/Brazil and it leads a varied clinical picture, including neurological signs.
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:255
Published on: 18 August 2017
Methodology article
Feline fecal microbiota analyses can potentially be impacted by a variety of factors such as sample preparation, sequencing method and bioinformatics analyses. Another potential influence is changes in the mic...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:256
Published on: 18 August 2017
Case Report
Typing of Toxoplasma gondii strains is important in epidemiological surveys, to understand the distribution and virulence of different clones of the parasite among human and animal populations. Stray dogs can be ...
BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:249
Published on: 17 August 2017
