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  1. Equine besnoitiosis, caused by Besnoitia bennetti, and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), caused by Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are relevant equine diseases in the Americas that have been scar...

    Authors: Daniel Gutiérrez-Expósito, Ignacio García-Bocanegra, Daniel K. Howe, Antonio Arenas-Montes, Michelle R. Yeargan, SallyAnne L. Ness, Luis M. Ortega-Mora and G. Álvarez-García
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:128
  2. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease with a worldwide distribution. In Vietnam, leptospirosis is considered endemic. In pigs, leptospirosis can result in reproductive problems (such as abortion and in...

    Authors: Hu Suk Lee, Nguyen Viet Khong, Huyen Nguyen Xuan, Vuong Bui Nghia, Hung Nguyen-Viet and Delia Grace
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:125
  3. Haemophilus parasuis is the etiological agent of Glässer’s disease in swine. H. parasuis comprises strains with heterogeneous virulence capacity, from non-virulent to highly virulent. ...

    Authors: N. Galofré-Milà, F. Correa-Fiz, S. Lacouture, M. Gottschalk, K. Strutzberg-Minder, A. Bensaid, S. Pina-Pedrero and V. Aragon
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:124
  4. A study to investigate transmission of classical scrapie via goat milk was carried out in sheep: firstly, lambs were challenged orally with goat scrapie brain homogenate to confirm transmission of scrapie from...

    Authors: Timm Konold, Laura J. Phelan, Ben R. Donnachie, Melanie J. Chaplin, Saira Cawthraw and Lorenzo González
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:122
  5. White muscle disease (WMD) is a nutritional myopathy caused by selenium (Se) deficiency. In most soils, Se is present in low concentrations, sometimes even below 0.2 mg/kg, a trend which is seen in many countr...

    Authors: Catherine Delesalle, Marco de Bruijn, Sanne Wilmink, Hilde Vandendriessche, Gerben Mol, Berit Boshuizen, Lukas Plancke and Guy Grinwis
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:121
  6. Hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder observed in domestic felines; however, its etiology is largely unknown. Two classes of persistent organic pollutants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs...

    Authors: Kyla M. Walter, Yan-ping Lin, Philip H. Kass and Birgit Puschner
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:120
  7. The Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) pathway involves in the pathogen recognition and defense against infection in mammals. Considering that avian and mammalian TLR are differentially mediated, the action of a natu...

    Authors: Ruili Zhang, Qun Yu, Guangliang Shi, Rui Liu, Weiqian Zhang, Xia Zhao, Guangxing Li and Ming Ge
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:119

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  8. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is caused by growth of single or multiple species of pathogenic bacteria in lung tissue following stress and/or viral infection. Next generation sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNA...

    Authors: Dayle Johnston, Bernadette Earley, Paul Cormican, Gerard Murray, David Anthony Kenny, Sinead Mary Waters, Mark McGee, Alan Kieran Kelly and Matthew Sean McCabe
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:118
  9. It is accepted that T regulatory cells (Treg) control different types of immune responses. In connection with this role, we have recently described an important increase in CD4+, CD25high, Foxp3+ lymphocytes in t...

    Authors: Claudio Henríquez, Gabriel Morán, Cristian Carrasco, José Sarmiento, Miguel Barría, Hugo Folch and Benjamin Uberti
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:117
  10. Antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci, often associated with treatment failure, is increasingly reported in veterinary medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate patterns and predictors of antimicr...

    Authors: Daniel N. Qekwana, James W. Oguttu, Fortune Sithole and Agricola Odoi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:116
  11. Mycoplasma synoviae (M. synoviae) is widely distributed around the world, and leads to serious economic losses in the world every year. Nevertheless, the incidence and epidemiology of

    Authors: Shi-Kai Sun, Xin Lin, Feng Chen, Ding-Ai Wang, Jun-Peng Lu, Jian-Ping Qin and Ting-Rong Luo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:115
  12. Canine babesiosis is caused by species of the Babesia genus and has become an emerging disease worldwide. To the authors’ knowledge there are no reports in which antioxidants have been analyzed in different prese...

    Authors: Martina Crnogaj, José Joaquin Cerón, Iva Šmit, Ivana Kiš, Jelena Gotić, Mirna Brkljačić, Vesna Matijatko, Camila Peres Rubio, Nada Kučer and Vladimir Mrljak
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:114
  13. A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the biosecurity and other practices of backyard poultry holdings and knowledge and practices of poultry keepers following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian i...

    Authors: Tenzin Tenzin, Chador Wangdi and Purna Bdr Rai
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:113
  14. Onset of canine transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) and prostatic carcinoma (PCA) is usually insidious with dogs presenting at an advanced stage of the disease. A biomarker that can facilitate early detection of...

    Authors: Romy M. Heilmann, Elizabeth A. McNiel, Niels Grützner, David J. Lanerie, Jan S. Suchodolski and Jörg M. Steiner
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:112
  15. Ki67 index, tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) and mast cells (MCs) are associated with malignancies in animal and human neoplasms including colorectal carcinomas (CRC). This has not been assessed in canine C...

    Authors: M. Woldemeskel, I. Hawkins and L. Whittington
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:111
  16. The aim of this study was to assess validation evidence for a sedation scale for dogs. We hypothesized that the chosen sedation scale would be unreliable when used by different raters and show poor discriminat...

    Authors: Marika C. Wagner, Kent G. Hecker and Daniel S. J. Pang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:110
  17. Tritrichomonas foetus is an emergent and important enteric pathogen of cats, which causes prolonged diarrhoea in cats.

    Authors: Aline S. Hora, Samantha I. Miyashiro, Fabiana C. Cassiano, Paulo E. Brandão, Archivaldo Reche-Junior and Hilda F. J. Pena
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:109
  18. Enteric diseases are an important health problem for the intensive poultry industry, resulting in considerable economic losses. Apart from such microbiological agents associated with enteritis as bacteria and ...

    Authors: K. Domańska-Blicharz, Ł. Bocian, A. Lisowska, A. Jacukowicz, A. Pikuła and Z. Minta
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:108
  19. Tritrichomonas foetus is a sexually transmitted protozoon that causes reproductive failure, among cattle, so disruptive that many western US states have initiated control prog...

    Authors: David Love, Virginia R. Fajt, Thomas Hairgrove, Meredyth Jones and James A. Thompson
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:107
  20. The synovial membrane lines the luminal side of the joint capsule in synovial joints. It maintains joint homeostasis and plays a crucial role in equine joint pathology. When trauma or inflammation is induced i...

    Authors: Line Nymann Thomsen, Preben Dybdahl Thomsen, Alison Downing, Richard Talbot and Lise Charlotte Berg
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:106
  21. ELISAs are known to have a higher diagnostic sensitivity than the agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) when employed for serological diagnosis of equine infectious anaemia (EIA). For this purpose, an “in-house” and...

    Authors: Roberto Nardini, Gian Luca Autorino, Charles J. Issel, R. Frank Cook, Ida Ricci, Raffaele Frontoso, Francesca Rosone and Maria Teresa Scicluna
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:105
  22. The risks during early growth on becoming overweight in adulthood are widely studied in humans. However, early-life predictive factors for canine adult overweight and obesity have not yet been studied.

    Authors: Lucie Leclerc, Chantal Thorin, John Flanagan, Vincent Biourge, Samuel Serisier and Patrick Nguyen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:104
  23. Hendra virus is a paramyxovirus that causes periodic serious disease and fatalities in horses and humans in Australia first identified in 1994. Pteropid bats (commonly known as flying-foxes) are the natural ho...

    Authors: J. Manyweathers, H. Field, N. Longnecker, K. Agho, C. Smith and M. Taylor
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:103
  24. Autophagy is a highly regulated process involving the bulk degradation of cytoplasmic macromolecules and organelles in mammalian cells via the lysosomal system. Dysregulation of autophagy is implicated in the ...

    Authors: D. De Biase, A. Costagliola, T.B. Pagano, G. Piegari, S. Wojcik, J. Dziewiątkowski, E. Grieco, G. Mattace Raso, V. Russo, S. Papparella and O. Paciello
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:102
  25. Milk is a complex liquid that provides nutrition to newborns. Recent reports demonstrated that milk is enriched in maternal-derived exosomes that are involved in fetal physiological and pathological conditions...

    Authors: Ting Chen, Qian-Yun Xi, Jia-Jie Sun, Rui-Song Ye, Xiao Cheng, Rui-Ping Sun, Song-Bo Wang, Gang Shu, Li-Na Wang, Xiao-Tong Zhu, Qing-Yan Jiang and Yong-Liang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:101
  26. The optimisation of trypanosomosis control programs warrants a good knowledge of the main vector of animal and human trypanosomes in sub-Saharan Africa, the tsetse fly. An important aspect of the tsetse fly po...

    Authors: Reta D. Abdi, Getahun E. Agga, Weldegebrial G. Aregawi, Merga Bekana, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Vincent Delespaux and Luc Duchateau
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:100
  27. The recommended screening of rabies in ‘suspect’ animal cases involves testing fresh brain tissue. The preservation of fresh tissue however can be difficult under field conditions and formalin fixation provide...

    Authors: S. Beck, P. Gunawardena, D. L. Horton, D. J. Hicks, D. A. Marston, A. Ortiz-Pelaez, A. R. Fooks and A. Núñez
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:99
  28. The assessment of a liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosing and staging fatty liver in dairy cows, which is often necessary for diagnostic and research purposes. Accuracy of the diagnosis relays ...

    Authors: C. Gerspach, S. Imhasly, R. Klingler, M. Hilbe, S. Hartnack and M. Ruetten
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:98
  29. In this study we evaluated the RespoCheck Mycoplasma triplex real-time PCR for the detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of Mycoplasma (M.) dispar, M. bovis and M. bovirhinis, all three associated with...

    Authors: Jan B. W. J. Cornelissen, Freddy M. de Bree, Fimme J. van der Wal, Engbert A. Kooi, Miriam G. J. Koene, Alex Bossers, Bregtje Smid, Adriaan F. Antonis and Henk J. Wisselink
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:97
  30. In the present study, we describe the first paramyxovirus infection in a snake collection in Croatia caused by an introduction of new snakes that were not previously tested and didn’t show any signs of disease.

    Authors: Jelena Prpic, Tomislav Keros, Maja Lang Balija, Dubravko Forcic and Lorena Jemersic
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:95
  31. Swine extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is an important pathogen that leads to economic and welfare costs in the swine industry worldwide, and is occurring with increasing frequency in China. By...

    Authors: Yinchu Zhu, Wenyang Dong, Jiale Ma, Lvfeng Yuan, Hassan M.A. Hejair, Zihao Pan, Guangjin Liu and Huochun Yao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:94
  32. Synovitis is an inflammation-related disease linked to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, infections and trauma. This inflammation is accompanied by immune cells infiltration which initiates an inflammatory...

    Authors: Francisco-Javier Vela, Francisco-Miguel Sánchez-Margallo, Rebeca Blázquez, Verónica Álvarez, Raquel Tarazona, M. Teresa Mangas-Ballester, Alejandro Cristo and Javier G. Casado
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:93
  33. There are two biotypes of feline coronavirus (FCoV): the self-limiting feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) and the feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), which causes feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a ...

    Authors: Nikoo Safi, Amin Haghani, Shing Wei Ng, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Farina Mustaffa-Kamal and Abdul Rahman Omar
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:92
  34. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) are major pathogens that cause significant health problems in swine worldwide. Maternal derived immunity (MDI) ha...

    Authors: Panagiotis D. Tassis, Ioannis Tsakmakidis, Vassileios G. Papatsiros, Dimitrios Koulialis, Tom Nell, Georgia Brellou and Eleni D. Tzika
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:91
  35. Behavioural changes associated with idiopathic epilepsy (IE) have been identified in dogs, with fear and anxiety-related problems seen in both drug-naïve dogs and dogs treated with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)....

    Authors: Rowena M. A. Packer, Luisa De Risio and Holger A. Volk
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:90
  36. The effectiveness of biosecurity methods to mitigate the transmission of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) via farm personnel or contaminated fomites is poorly understood. This study was undertaken to eva...

    Authors: Yonghyan Kim, My Yang, Sagar M. Goyal, Maxim C-J. Cheeran and Montserrat Torremorell
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:89
  37. Hemorrhagic septicemia is a fatal disease of cattle and buffaloes caused by P. multocida. Although the pathogenesis of the bacteria has been well established in literature, there is a paucity of information on th...

    Authors: Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Hayder Hamzah Ibrahim, Yusuf Abba, Eric Lim Teik Chung, Ali Dhiaa Marza, Mazlina Mazlan, Mohd Zamri-Saad, Abdul Rahman Omar, Md Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria, Abdul Aziz Saharee, Abd Wahid Haron and Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:88
  38. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) caused several outbreaks throughout the African continent and the Arabian Peninsula posing significant threat to human and animal health. In Egypt the first and most important Ri...

    Authors: Claudia Mroz, Mayada Gwida, Maged El-Ashker, Mohamed El-Diasty, Mohamed El-Beskawy, Ute Ziegler, Martin Eiden and Martin H. Groschup
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:87
  39. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal planum in cats is a common indication for antitumor treatment such as external beam radiation therapy. Curative-intent radiation therapy has been described as a v...

    Authors: Evgeniya Gasymova, Valeria Meier, Franco Guscetti, Simona Cancedda, Malgorzata Roos and Carla Rohrer Bley
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:86
  40. Dyslipidemia, dysregulated adipokine secretion and alteration in glucagon and adropin concentrations are important obesity-related factors in the pathophysiology of human Type 2 diabetes; however, their roles ...

    Authors: Rizaldy C. Zapata, Melissa D. Meachem, Natalia Cavalca Cardoso, Susan O. Mehain, Chantal J. McMillan, Elisabeth R. Snead and Prasanth K. Chelikani
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:85
  41. Schmallenberg virus (SBV) first emerged in Europe in 2011, and in Sweden in late 2012. The virus was still circulating in parts of Europe in 2015. In recent testing, the virus has not been detected in Swedish ...

    Authors: A. Malmsten, J. Malmsten, G. Blomqvist, K. Näslund, C. Vernersson, S. Hägglund, A.-M. Dalin, E. O. Ågren and J.-F. Valarcher
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:84
  42. The study aim was to quantify the impact of movement restriction on the well-being of pigs and the associated mitigation responses during a classical swine fever (CSF) outbreak. We developed a stochastic risk ...

    Authors: Shankar Yadav and Hsin-Yi Weng
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:83
  43. Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by hemoprotozoan parasites of the genus Babesia. The disease can be clinically classified into uncomplicated and complicated forms. The aim of this study was to as...

    Authors: Josipa Kuleš, Jelena Gotić, Vladimir Mrljak and Renata Barić Rafaj
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:82
  44. Feline cytauxzoonosis is an emerging infection caused by tick-transmitted apicomplexan parasites of the genus Cytauxzoon. The association of clinical disease with Cytauxzoon infection appears to be limited to C. ...

    Authors: Jean-Pierre Legroux, Lénaïg Halos, Magalie René-Martellet, Marielle Servonnet, Jean-Luc Pingret, Gilles Bourdoiseau, Gad Baneth and Luc Chabanne
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:81
  45. Studies suggest that free-ranging bottlenose dolphins exhibit a suppressed immune system because of exposure to contaminants or microorganisms. However, due to a lack of commercially available antibodies speci...

    Authors: Mahyar Nouri-Shirazi, Brittany F. Bible, Menghua Zeng, Saba Tamjidi and Gregory D. Bossart
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:78
  46. Cervical spondylomyelopathy (CSM), also known as wobbler syndrome, affects mainly large and giant-breed dogs, causing compression of the cervical spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Structural and dynamic componen...

    Authors: Marília de Albuquerque Bonelli, Ronaldo Casimiro da Costa, Paula Martin-Vaquero and Carolina Gonçalves Dias Lima
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:77

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