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  1. Infection with Goose Reovirus (GRV) can cause serious economic losses in the goose breeding industry. In this study, the GRV allantoic fluid was concentrated and used as an antigen in a formalin-inactivated oi...

    Authors: Xiaoyu Niu, Bingqian Zhang, Xianglong Yu, Xin Zhang, Yanguo Dou, Yi Tang and Youxiang Diao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:214
  2. French Bulldog (FB) has significantly gained in popularity over the last few years, and seems to be frequently affected by various neurological conditions. The purpose of this retrospective study was to report...

    Authors: Vincent Mayousse, Loïc Desquilbet, Aurélien Jeandel and Stéphane Blot
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:212
  3. Antimicrobial resistance is a public health threat. Because antimicrobial consumption in food-producing animals contributes to the problem, policies restricting the inappropriate or unnecessary agricultural us...

    Authors: Karin Hoelzer, Nora Wong, Joe Thomas, Kathy Talkington, Elizabeth Jungman and Allan Coukell
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:211
  4. There are no available studies describing the possible resistance of strongyles to ivermectin in horses in Poland. One hundred seventy three horses from nine stud farms from South-Western Poland were studied. ...

    Authors: A. Zak, N. Siwinska, M. Slowikowska, H. Borowicz, K. Kubiak, J. Hildebrand, M. Popiolek and A. Niedzwiedz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:210
  5. Bacterial pneumonia in pigs occurs widely and requires antimicrobial therapy. It is commonly caused by the pathogens Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida. Marbofloxacin is an antimicrobial dr...

    Authors: Lucy Dorey, Ludovic Pelligand and Peter Lees
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:209
  6. Suppression of cyclic activity in cattle is often desired in alpine farming and for feedlot cattle, not intended for breeding. A cattle specific anti-GnRF vaccine (Bopriva™) is registered for use in heifers an...

    Authors: Gaby Hirsbrunner, Sarah Rigert, Fredi Janett, Jürg Hüsler, Philipp Schnydrig, Ester Lopez, Sue Amatayakul-Chantler and Adrian Steiner
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:208
  7. Towards the improvement of stakeholders’ awareness of animal tungiasis, we report 10 unusual severe clinical cases of pig tungiasis which were associated with very high infection intensities of T. penetrans in an...

    Authors: Francis Mutebi, Jürgen Krücken, Hermann Feldmeier, Charles Waiswa, Norbert Mencke, Wilfred Eneku and Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:206
  8. Post-spermiogenesis membrane surface modifications rely on molecules present in the reproductive tracts. Two isoforms (isoform 1 and 2) from Quiescin Q6-Sulfydryl Oxidase protein family have been identified in...

    Authors: Yu-Wen Kuo, Radhika Joshi, Tse-En Wang, Hui-Wen Chang, Sheng-Hsiang Li, Chun-Ni Hsiao and Pei-Shiue Jason Tsai
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:205
  9. Avian leukosis virus (ALV) is one of the main causes of tumour development within the poultry industry in China. The subgroup J avian leukosis viruses (ALV-J), which induce erythroblastosis and myelocytomatosi...

    Authors: Yang Li, Shuai Cui, Weihua Li, Yixin Wang, Zhizhong Cui, Peng Zhao and Shuang Chang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:204
  10. Canine cancer registry data can be put to good use in epidemiological studies. Quantitative comparison of tumour types may reveal unusual cancer frequencies, providing directions for research and generation of...

    Authors: Elisa Baioni, Eugenio Scanziani, Maria Claudia Vincenti, Mauro Leschiera, Elena Bozzetta, Marzia Pezzolato, Rosanna Desiato, Silvia Bertolini, Cristiana Maurella and Giuseppe Ru
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:203
  11. Paratuberculosis (PTB) is a chronic disease which may lead to reduced milk yield, lower animal welfare and death in cattle. The causative agent is Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). The economic c...

    Authors: Carsten Kirkeby, Kaare Græsbøll, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Nils Toft and Tariq Halasa
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:202
  12. The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model is well described in human medicine as a cost-effective, easy to perform preclinical oncological model for observing pro- and antiangiogenic response, tumo...

    Authors: Katarzyna Zabielska-Koczywąs, Agata Wojtkowska, Izabella Dolka, Anna Małek, Magdalena Walewska, Anna Wojtalewicz, Artur Żbikowski and Roman Lechowski
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:201
  13. Sperm selection methods such as Single Layer Centrifugation (SLC) have been demonstrated to be a useful tool to improve the quality of sperm samples and therefore to increase the efficiency of other artificial...

    Authors: L. Anel-Lopez, C. Ortega-Ferrusola, M. Álvarez, S. Borragán, C. Chamorro, F. J. Peña, J. Morrell, L. Anel and P. de Paz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:200
  14. Campylobacter is the main cause of gastroenteritis in humans in industrialized countries, and poultry is its principal reservoir and source of human infections. Dietary supplementation...

    Authors: Medelin Ocejo, Beatriz Oporto, Ramón A. Juste and Ana Hurtado
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:199
  15. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been proven to be effective in controlling peri-operative pain in dogs. Robenacoxib is an NSAID with high selectivity for the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 isoform....

    Authors: Gabriele Friton, Caryn Marie Thompson, Daniela Karadzovska, Stephen King and Jonathan N. King
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:197
  16. Farm animals are usually suspected to transmit infections to humans. Domestic cavies (Cavia porcellus) are hosts to a variety of pathogens, some of which are zoonotic. Several parasites including the protozoa Gia...

    Authors: Felix Meutchieye, Marc K. Kouam, Emile Miegoué, Terence T. Nguafack, Joseph Tchoumboué, Alexis Téguia and Georgios Théodoropoulos
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:196
  17. Mollicutes detection can be cumbersome due to their slow growth in vitro. For this reason, the use of DNA based on generic molecular tests represents an alternative for rapid, sensitive and specific detection ...

    Authors: O. Vega-Orellana, J. B. Poveda, R. S. Rosales, J. M. Bradbury, C. G. Poveda, L. E. Mederos-Iriarte, M. M. Tavío and A. S. Ramírez
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:195
  18. Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is a highly adaptive pathogen in both humans and animals. As a Salmonella Type III secretion system (T3SS) effector, Salmonella

    Authors: Zhijie Lin, Peipei Tang, Yang Jiao, Xilong Kang, Qiuchun Li, Xiulong Xu, Jun Sun, Zhiming Pan and Xinan Jiao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:194
  19. Discectomies are a common surgical treatment for disc herniations in the canine spine. However, the effect of these procedures on intervertebral disc tissue is not fully understood. The objective of this study...

    Authors: Peter Grunert, Yu Moriguchi, Brian P. Grossbard, Rodolfo J. Ricart Arbona, Lawrence J. Bonassar and Roger Härtl
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:193
  20. Identifying the contact structure within a population of horses attending a competition is an important element towards understanding the potential for the spread of equine pathogens as the horses subsequently...

    Authors: Kelsey L. Spence, Terri L. O’Sullivan, Zvonimir Poljak and Amy L. Greer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:191
  21. Sudden increases in the number of human A (H7N9) cases reported during December and January have been observed in previous years. Most reported infection cases are due to prior exposure to live poultry or pote...

    Authors: Li Song, Dan Xiong, Maozhi Hu, Xilong Kang, Zhiming Pan and Xinan Jiao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:190
  22. Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a common malignant bone tumor of large breed dogs that occurs at predictable anatomic sites. At the time of initial diagnosis, most affected dogs have occult pulmonary metastases. Even wi...

    Authors: B. G. Murphy, M. Y. Mok, D. York, R. Rebhun, K. D. Woolard, C. Hillman, P. Dickinson and K. Skorupski
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:189
  23. The use of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) has been proposed for the treatment of several acute and chronic syndromes, such as corneal epithelial defects and dry ...

    Authors: Gessica Giusto, Cristina Vercelli, Selina Iussich, Massimiliano Tursi, Giovanni Perona and Marco Gandini
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:188
  24. We studied a recent epizootic of Getah virus infection among pigs in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture and the northern part of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, focusing on its possible association with outbreak...

    Authors: Hiroshi Bannai, Manabu Nemoto, Hidekazu Niwa, Satoshi Murakami, Koji Tsujimura, Takashi Yamanaka and Takashi Kondo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:187
  25. Pasteurella multocida B:2 causes bovine haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), leading to rapid fatalities in cattle and buffaloes. An attenuated derivative of P. multocida B:2 GDH7, was previ...

    Authors: Nuriqmaliza M. Kamal, M. Zamri-Saad, Mas Jaffri Masarudin and Sarah Othman
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:186
  26. Hyperosmolar therapy with either mannitol or hypertonic saline (HTS) is commonly used in the treatment of intracranial hypertension (ICH). In vitro data indicate that both mannitol and HTS affect coagulation a...

    Authors: Ivayla D. Yozova, Judith Howard, Diana Henke, Daniel Dirkmann and Katja N. Adamik
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:185
  27. The existence of a genetic predisposition to obesity is commonly recognized in humans and rodents. Recently, a link between genetics and overweight was shown in cats. The goal of this study was to identify the...

    Authors: Claudia Keller, Annette Liesegang, Diana Frey and Brigitta Wichert
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:184
  28. Among coagulation disorders, primary fibrinogen deficiency is very rare in dogs. It is divided into hypofibrinogenemia, afibrinogenemia and dysfibrinogenemia. Afibrinogenemia has been described in three dogs. ...

    Authors: Franck Jolivet, Armelle Diquélou, Catherine Trumel, Simon Privat and Olivier Dossin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:183
  29. Septic arthritis is a common and potentially devastating disease characterized by severe intra-articular (IA) inflammation and fibrin deposition. Research into equine joint pathologies has focused on inflammat...

    Authors: Stine Mandrup Andreassen, Anne Mette Lindberg Vinther, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Pia Haubro Andersen, Aziz Tnibar, Annemarie T. Kristensen and Stine Jacobsen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:182
  30. Diarrhea in piglets is one of the main causes of animal death after weaning; zinc oxide (ZnO) has been used in high doses for the control of this sickness. The aim of this study was to determine the physicoche...

    Authors: Marina S.R. Barreto, Cristina T. Andrade, Luiz Cláudio R. P. da Silva, Lúcio M. Cabral, Vânia M. Flosi Paschoalin and Eduardo M. Del Aguila
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:181
  31. Wild waterfowl are considered as the natural reservoir for avian influenza (AI) viruses. Bangladesh has been experiencing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks since 2007, mostly in chickens and o...

    Authors: Rahul Deb Sarker, Mohammad Giasuddin, Emdadul Haque Chowdhury and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:180
  32. Jinqing granules which are made of a mixture extract that contains Radix Tinosporae and Canarii fructus in proportions according to a longstanding formula have a good effect on the prevention and treatment of gas...

    Authors: Xuerong Zhou, Qian Rong, Min Xu, Yuanli Zhang, Qi Dong, Yuanling Xiao, Qiji Liu, Helin Chen, Xiaoyu Yang, Kaisheng Yu, Yinglun Li, Ling Zhao, Gang Ye, Fei Shi and Cheng Lv
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:179
  33. Marbofloxacin is a veterinary fluoroquinolone with high activity against Pasteurella multocida. We evaluated it’s in vivo activity against P. multocida based on in vivo time-kill data in swine using a tissue-cage...

    Authors: Qing Lin Zeng, Xian Mei, Jia Su, Xiao Hong Li, Wen Guang Xiong, Yan Lu and Zhen Ling Zeng
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:178
  34. Leptospirosis is caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira spp. This zoonotic disease is distributed globally and affects domestic animals, including cattle. Leptospira interrogans serogroup Sejroe...

    Authors: Maria Raquel V. Cosate, Tetsu Sakamoto, Tiago Antônio de Oliveira Mendes, Élvio C. Moreira, Carlos G. Regis da Silva, Bruno S. A. F. Brasil, Camila S. F. Oliveira, Vasco Ariston de Azevedo, José Miguel Ortega, Rômulo C. Leite and João Paulo Haddad
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:177
  35. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a major problem in veal calf rearing units. The objective of this randomised clinical trial was to assess the effectiveness of tildipirosin as a metaphylactic treatment in v...

    Authors: J. Berman, D. Francoz, J. Dubuc and S. Buczinski
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:176
  36. Very little is known about neonatal skeletal development in small-sized purebred dogs. In order to improve this knowledge, 27 spontaneously dead puppies belonging to small-sized breeds were enrolled in this st...

    Authors: S. C. Modina, M.C. Veronesi, M. Moioli, T. Meloni, G. Lodi, V. Bronzo and M. Di Giancamillo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:175
  37. Despite the need to control outbreaks of (emerging) zoonotic diseases and the need for added value in comparative/translational medicine, jointly addressed in the One Health approach [One health Initiative (n....

    Authors: Björn G.M. Eussen, Jaap Schaveling, Maria J. Dragt and Robert Jan Blomme
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:174
  38. Epilepsy in the cat is a serious medical condition. To date there are no licensed treatments for feline epilepsy and no well-controlled clinical studies on the efficacy or safety of antiepileptic drugs in cats...

    Authors: Odilo Engel, Thilo von Klopmann, Arianna Maiolini, Jessica Freundt-Revilla and Andrea Tipold
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:172
  39. The objective of the current study was to develop a stochastic agent-based model using empirical data from Ontario (Canada) swine sites in order to evaluate different surveillance strategies for detection of e...

    Authors: A. G. Arruda, Z. Poljak, D. Knowles and A. McLean
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:171
  40. The pathological condition of canine prostate cancer resembles that of human androgen-independent prostate cancer. Both canine and human androgen receptor (AR) signalling are inhibited by overexpression of the...

    Authors: Yuiko Kato, Kazuhiko Ochiai, Shota Kawakami, Nobuhiro Nakao, Daigo Azakami, Makoto Bonkobara, Masaki Michishita, Masami Morimatsu, Masami Watanabe and Toshinori Omi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:170
  41. In recent years, highly frequent swine respiratory diseases have been caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in China. Due to this increase in ExPECs, this bacterial pathogen has become a t...

    Authors: Ling-Cong Kong, Xia Guo, Zi Wang, Yun-Hang Gao, Bo-Yan Jia, Shu-Ming Liu and Hong-Xia Ma
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:169
  42. Muscle enzymes in saliva have been reported to be possible markers of heart and muscle damage in humans. The aim of this study was to assess if Creatine kinase (CK) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activit...

    Authors: Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Tomas Barranco, Monica Rubio, Jose Maria Carrillo, Silvia Martinez-Subiela, Fernando Tecles, Juana Dolores Carrillo and José J. Cerón
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:168
  43. Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are a promising therapeutic tool in veterinary medicine. Currently the subcutaneous adipose tissue is the leading source of MSCs in dogs. MSCs derived from distinct fat depots hav...

    Authors: Francisca Bahamondes, Estefania Flores, Gino Cattaneo, Flavia Bruna and Paulette Conget
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:166
  44. Bovine tuberculosis (TB) control programs generally rely on the tuberculin skin test (TST) for ante-mortem detection of Mycobacterium bovis-infected cattle.

    Authors: W. Ray Waters, H. Martin Vordermeier, Shelley Rhodes, Bhagwati Khatri, Mitchell V. Palmer, Mayara F. Maggioli, Tyler C. Thacker, Jeffrey T. Nelson, Bruce V. Thomsen, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Doris M. Bravo Garcia, Mark A. Schoenbaum, Mark S. Camacho, Jean S. Ray, Javan Esfandiari, Paul Lambotte…
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:164
  45. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most economically devastating infectious diseases for the swine industry. A better understanding of the disease dynamics and the transmission ...

    Authors: Sara Amirpour Haredasht, Dale Polson, Rodger Main, Kyuyoung Lee, Derald Holtkamp and Beatriz Martínez-López
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:163

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