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  1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used in veterinary medicine. Robenacoxib is a NSAID with high selectivity for the cyclo-oxygenase-2 enzyme. In this study, the efficacy and safety of r...

    Authors: Cindy Speranza, Vincent Schmid, Jerome M Giraudel, Wolfgang Seewald and Jonathan N King
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:79
  2. In recent decades, Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) infection has been recognized as the causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome, and has become a threat to the swine industry. Hepatitis E virus ...

    Authors: Yifei Yang, Ruihan Shi, Ruiping She, Jingjing Mao, Yue Zhao, Fang Du, Can Liu, Jianchai Liu, Minheng Cheng, Rining Zhu, Wei Li, Xiaoyang Wang and Majid Hussain Soomro
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:77
  3. Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a major cause of respiratory disease in cattle worldwide. Calves are particularly affected, even with low to moderate levels of BRSV-specific maternally derived ant...

    Authors: Krister Blodörn, Sara Hägglund, Dolores Gavier-Widen, Jean-François Eléouët, Sabine Riffault, John Pringle, Geraldine Taylor and Jean François Valarcher
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:76
  4. Very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) induces immunosuppression and inflammation in young birds, which subsequently leads to high mortality. In addition, infectious bursal disease (IBD) is one...

    Authors: Mehdi Rasoli, Swee Keong Yeap, Sheau Wei Tan, Kiarash Roohani, Ye Wen Kristeen-Teo, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen, Yasmin Abd Rahaman, Ideris Aini, Mohd Hair Bejo, Pete Kaiser and Abdul Rahman Omar
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:75
  5. Paratuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is difficult to control due to a long phase of clinically non-apparent (latent) infection for which sensitive diagnostics are lacking. ...

    Authors: Heike Köhler, Anneka Soschinka, Michaela Meyer, Angela Kather, Petra Reinhold and Elisabeth Liebler-Tenorio
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:74
  6. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are necessary for the body's metabolism, growth and development. Although PUFAs play an important role in the regulation of reproduction, their role in testis development in...

    Authors: Yun Feng, Yu Ding, Juan Liu, Ye Tian, Yanzhou Yang, Shuluan Guan and Cheng Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:73
  7. Porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) is the major etiological agent of viral enteritis and severe diarrhea in suckling piglets. In China, TGEV has caused great economic losses, but its role in ep...

    Authors: Xiaoliang Hu Jr, Nannan Li Jr, Zhige Tian Jr, Xin Yin Jr, Liandong Qu and Juanjuan Qu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:72
  8. In Brazil Leishmania braziliensis and L. infantum are the principal species responsible for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases, respectively. Domestic dogs are the main reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis, whi...

    Authors: Eduardo de Castro Ferreira, Israel Cruz, Carmen Cañavate, Lutiana Amaral de Melo, Agnes Antônia Sampaio Pereira, Filipe A M Madeira, Sofia Alves Nogueira Valério, Heitor Morais Cunha, Adriano Pereira Paglia and Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:71
  9. The monitoring of infectious diseases like the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) using pen-wise oral fluid samples becomes more and more established. The collection of individual oral fluid,...

    Authors: Tatjana Sattler, Eveline Wodak and Friedrich Schmoll
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:70
  10. The enzyme phytase is able to initiate the release of phosphates from phytic acid, making it available for absorption within gastrointestinal tract and following utilization. The aim of the study was to determ...

    Authors: Marcin R Tatara, Witold Krupski, Krzysztof Kozłowski, Aleksandra Drażbo and Jan Jankowski
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:69
  11. Loss of dorsal acetabular rim (DAR) is a common sequela to canine hip dysplasia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of DAR loss on the initial stability of the cementless (BFX) acetabular cup....

    Authors: Meredith L Montgomery, Stanley E Kim, Jonathan Dyce and Antonio Pozzi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:68
  12. The effects of feeding a high-grain (HG) diet on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) clearance and innate immune defence responses in the liver remain unclear. Therefore, we conducted the present study in which twelve fe...

    Authors: Guangjun Chang, Kai Zhang, Tianle Xu, Di Jin, Hans-Martin Seyfert, Xiangzhen Shen and Su Zhuang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:67
  13. Although Leptospira isolation has been reported in Chilean cattle, only serological evidence of serovar Hardjo bovis infection has been routinely reported. The present report provides characterization of the path...

    Authors: Miguel Salgado, Barbara Otto, Manuel Moroni, Errol Sandoval, German Reinhardt, Sofia Boqvist, Carolina Encina and Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:66
  14. Today, when more than 60% of animal diseases are zoonotic, understanding their origin and development and identifying protective immune responses in ruminants are major challenges. Robust, efficient and cost-e...

    Authors: Carinne Puech, Laurence Dedieu, Isabelle Chantal and Valérie Rodrigues
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:65
  15. This study describes the pattern of ultrasonographic contrast enhancement of the pancreatic body and left lobe using a second-generation commercial contrast medium (Sonovue) in 10 clinically healthy cats.

    Authors: Alessia Diana, Nikolina Linta, Mario Cipone, Valeria Fedone, Joerg M Steiner, Federico Fracassi, Annamaria Grandis and Marco BaronToaldo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:64
  16. Recent studies have demonstrated numerous biological properties of mesenchymal stem cells and their potential application in treating complex diseases or injuries to tissues that have difficulty regenerating, ...

    Authors: Leandro Maia, Fernanda da Cruz Landim- Alvarenga, Marilda Onghero Taffarel, Carolina Nogueira de Moraes, Gisele Fabrino Machado, Guilherme Dias Melo and Rogério Martins Amorim
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:63
  17. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), a highly pathogenic and transmissible virus in swine, was first detected in the U.S. in May, 2013, and has caused tremendous losses to the swine industry. Due to the dif...

    Authors: Emily A Collin, Srivishnupriya Anbalagan, Faten Okda, Ron Batman, Eric Nelson and Ben M Hause
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:62
  18. There is a lack information on the effects of the most commonly used anticoagulants for equine platelet rich plasmas (PRPs) elaboration on cell counts and growth factor release from platelet rich gels (PRGs). ...

    Authors: Carlos E Giraldo, María E Álvarez and Jorge U Carmona
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:60
  19. Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most widely prevalent cyst forming Apicomplexan parasites with significant impact on animal production particularly in sheep, goats and pigs. The objectives of t...

    Authors: Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Mulisa Megerssa Kebeta, Mebratu Asaye, Hagos Ashenafi, Vincenzo Di Marco and Maria Vitale
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:59
  20. Ventral midline hernia formation following abdominal surgery in horses is an uncommon complication; however, it can have serious consequences leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Currently, mesh herni...

    Authors: Jennifer Haupt, José M García-López and Kate Chope
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:58
  21. Feline infectious peritonitis is a fatal disease of cats caused by infection with feline coronavirus (FCoV). For detecting or genotyping of FCoV, some RT-PCR plus nested PCR techniques have been reported previ...

    Authors: Yoshikazu Tanaka, Takashi Sasaki, Ryo Matsuda, Yosuke Uematsu and Tomohiro Yamaguchi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:57
  22. Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a recently emerged virus of ruminants in Europe. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are commonly used to detect SBV-specific antibodies in bulk tank milk samples to monitor...

    Authors: Janet M Daly, Barnabas King, Rachael A Tarlinton, Kevin C Gough, Ben C Maddison and Roger Blowey
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:56
  23. Epitheliogenesis imperfecta in horses was first recognized at the beginning of the 20th century when it was proposed that the disease could have a genetic cause and an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. ...

    Authors: Katia Cappelli, Chiara Brachelente, Fabrizio Passamonti, Alessandro Flati, Maurizio Silvestrelli and Stefano Capomaccio
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:55
  24. In rats, it has been observed that treatment with activators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) disturbs metabolic adaptations during lactation, which in turn lead to a reduction of milk f...

    Authors: Denise K Gessner, Birthe Gröne, Susann Rosenbaum, Erika Most, Sonja Hillen, Sabrina Becker, Georg Erhardt, Gerald Reiner and Klaus Eder
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:54
  25. Adenoviruses are common pathogens in vertebrates, including humans. In marine mammals, adenovirus has been associated with fatal hepatitis in sea lions. However, only in rare cases have adenoviruses been detec...

    Authors: Consuelo Rubio-Guerri, Daniel García-Párraga, Elvira Nieto-Pelegrín, Mar Melero, Teresa Álvaro, Mónica Valls, Jose Luis Crespo and Jose Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:53
  26. Dairy cows are often fed a high-concentrate diet to meet lactating demands, yet long-term concentrate feeding induces subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) and leads to a decrease in milk fat. Stearoyl-CoA desatura...

    Authors: Tianle Xu, Hui Tao, Guangjun Chang, Kai Zhang, Lei Xu and Xiangzhen Shen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:52
  27. We previously determined that newborn piglets orally gavaged with Ovalbumin (OVA) responded to systemic OVA re-exposure with tolerance; if adjuvants were included in oral vaccine, piglets responded with antibo...

    Authors: J Alex Pasternak, Siew Hon Ng, Rachelle M Buchanan, Sonja Mertins, George K Mutwiri, Volker Gerdts and Heather L Wilson
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:50
  28. Canine pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune antibody-mediated skin disease characterized by acantholysis. The objective of this case report is to present the successful management of steroid refractory pemphig...

    Authors: Sei-Myoung Han, Hyun-Tae Kim, Kun-Woo Kim, Kee-Ok Jeon, Kyoung-Won Seo, Eun Wha Choi and Hwa-Young Youn
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:49
  29. Rare diseases in livestock animals are traditionally poorly diagnosed. Other than clinical description and pathological examination, the underlying causes have, for the most part, remained unknown. A single ca...

    Authors: Martin Peters, Irene Reber, Vidhya Jagannathan, Barbara Raddatz, Peter Wohlsein and Cord Drögemüller
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:48
  30. Measurement of testicular artery blood flow is used in several species to evaluate reproductive function and testicular and scrotal pathology. In dogs there are inconsistent reports about normal flow in post-p...

    Authors: Mírley B de Souza, Claudia C Barbosa, Gary CW England, Antonio C Mota Filho, Carmen Vládia S Sousa, Gabriela G de Carvalho, Herlon Victor R Silva, José N Pinto, Jussiara CS Linhares and Lúcia DM Silva
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:47
  31. Porcine parvovirus (PPV) is the important causative agent for infectious infertility, which is a fairly tough virus that multiplies normally in the intestine of pigs without causing clinical signs in the world.

    Authors: Hai-Qiong Yu, Xian-Quan Cai, Zhi-Xiong Lin, Xiang-Li Li, Qiao-Yun Yue, Rong Li and Xing-Quan Zhu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:46
  32. Fasciolosis due to Fasciola hepatica is the most important hepatic disease in veterinary medicine. Its relevance is important because of the major economical losses to the cattle industry such as: reduction in mi...

    Authors: José Manuel Alvarez-Mercado, Froylán Ibarra-Velarde, Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz, Yolanda Vera-Montenegro, José Guillermo Avila-Acevedo and Ana María García-Bores
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:45
  33. Treatment with glucocorticoids after snakebite in dogs is controversial and randomized clinical studies are missing. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a single dose of prednisolone i...

    Authors: Erika Brandeker, Anna Hillström, Sofia Hanås, Ragnvi Hagman and Bodil Ström Holst
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:44
  34. This study describes the transmission of border disease virus (BDV) from a persistently infected calf to seronegative heifers in early pregnancy, resulting in persistently infected fetuses. On day 50 of pregna...

    Authors: Ueli Braun, Monika Hilbe, Fredi Janett, Michael Hässig, Reto Zanoni, Sandra Frei and Matthias Schweizer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:43
  35. As a key link between innate and adaptive immune responses, the interferon (IFN) system is the first line of defense against viral infection. IFN, and in particular, IFN-α, has been used clinically as an effec...

    Authors: Hai-ling Zhang, Jian-jun Zhao, Xiu-li Chai, Lei Zhang, Xue Bai, Bo Hu, Hao Liu, Dong-liang Zhang, Ming Ye, Wei Wu and Xi-jun Yan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:42
  36. Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite, infects almost all warm-blooded animals and humans. Limited information is available about T. gondii infection in Tibetan Sheep in Gansu province, north...

    Authors: Ming-Yang Yin, Jin-Lei Wang, Si-Yang Huang, Si-Yuan Qin, Dong-Hui Zhou, Guang-Xue Liu, Qi-Dong Tan and Xing-Quan Zhu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:41
  37. Advances in mobile technology mean vets are now commonly presented with videos of paroxysmal events by clients, but the consistency of the interpretation of these videos has not been investigated. The objectiv...

    Authors: Rowena MA Packer, Mette Berendt, Sofie Bhatti, Marios Charalambous, Sigitas Cizinauskas, Luisa De Risio, Robyn Farquhar, Rachel Hampel, Myfanwy Hill, Paul JJ Mandigers, Akos Pakozdy, Stephanie M Preston, Clare Rusbridge, Veronika M Stein, Fran Taylor-Brown, Andrea Tipold…
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:39
  38. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a highly transmissible coronavirus that causes a severe enteric disease that is particularly deadly for neonatal piglets. Since its introduction to the United States i...

    Authors: Andrew S Bowman, Roger A Krogwold, Todd Price, Matt Davis and Steven J Moeller
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:38
  39. Sentinel surveillance has previously been used to monitor and identify disease outbreaks in both human and animal contexts. Three approaches for the selection of sentinel sites are proposed and evaluated regar...

    Authors: Gillian D Alton, David L Pearl, Ken G Bateman, W Bruce McNab and Olaf Berke
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:37
  40. Cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) functions as a co-receptor for Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 and myeloid differentiation factor (MD)-2 in detecting bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Together, these complexes pro...

    Authors: Xiangping Li, Shihai Huang, Yanping Ren, Meng Wang, Chao Kang, Liangliang Xie and Deshun Shi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:36
  41. Bovine besnoitiosis is an emerging protozoan disease in cattle. Neither vaccines nor chemotherapeutic drugs are currently available for prevention and treatment of Besnoitia besnoiti infections. Therefore the imp...

    Authors: Nicole S Gollnick, Julia C Scharr, Gereon Schares and Martin C Langenmayer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:35
  42. Almost all foals develop transient diarrhoea within the first weeks of life. Studies indicated different viral, bacterial, and parasitic causes, such as rotavirus, Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, and C...

    Authors: Jenny John, Kathrin Roediger, Wieland Schroedl, Nada Aldaher and Ingrid Vervuert
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:34
  43. Haemophilus parasuis (H. parasuis) causes Glässer’s disease and multisystem infectious disease. It is one of the major causes of nursery mortality in swine herds. Cefquinome (CEQ) is proposed f...

    Authors: Xia Xiao, Jian Sun, Yi Chen, Rui-Juan Huang, Ting Huang, Guilin Gary Qiao, Yu-Feng Zhou and Ya-Hong Liu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:33
  44. The emerging disease bovine besnoitiosis is caused by the apicomplexan parasite Besnoitia besnoiti. Clinical signs of acute besnoitiosis are pyrexia, anorexia and subcutaneous edema. In subacute and chronic besno...

    Authors: Martin C Langenmayer, Julia C Scharr, Carola Sauter-Louis, Gereon Schares and Nicole S Gollnick
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:32
  45. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance and often neglected as a public health problem due to lack of awareness, under-diagnosis and under-reporting. Animals serve as a source of transmission ...

    Authors: Maud Lelu, Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi, Brooke Higgins and Renee Galloway
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:31
  46. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) are reported to have similar risk factors and similar recommendations apply to manage infected cats. However, some contrasting evidence exis...

    Authors: Bimal K Chhetri, Olaf Berke, David L Pearl and Dorothee Bienzle
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:30
  47. Vaccination of young calves against Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is desirable in dairy and beef operations to reduce clinical disease and prevent spread of the virus among cattle. Although protection from c...

    Authors: Manuel F Chamorro, Paul H Walz, Thomas Passler, Edzard van Santen, Julie Gard, Soren P Rodning, Kay P Riddell, Patricia K Galik and Yijing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:29

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