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  1. Previous work showed that weaning stress causes gut barrier dysfunction partly by triggering the release of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) and thereby inducing the degranulation of intestinal mast cell (...

    Authors: Alessandro Mereu, Gemma Tedó, Adam J. Moeser, Gerald Rimbach and Ignacio R. Ipharraguerre
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:274
  2. Visceral leishmaniasis is an emerging zoonosis and its geographic distribution is restricted to tropical and temperate regions. Most of the individuals infected in Latin America are in Brazil. Despite the cont...

    Authors: Lourdes Aparecida Zampieri D’Andrea, Elivelton da Silva Fonseca, Luiz Euribel Prestes-Carneiro, Raul Borges Guimarães, Renata Corrêa Yamashita, Célio Nereu Soares, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto and José Eduardo Tolezano
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:273
  3. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes a loss of approximately US$ 70 million every year to the South Korean pork industry. There are two distinct genotypes: European (type 1) and N...

    Authors: Kwang-Soo Lyoo, Minjoo Yeom, Jong-Young Choi, Jong-Hwan Park, Sun-Woo Yoon and Daesub Song
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:272
  4. Negative energy balance (NEB) is a common pathological foundation of ketosis and fatty liver. Liver and fat tissue are the major organs of lipid metabolism and take part in modulating lipid oxidative capacity ...

    Authors: Chuang Xu, Qiushi Xu, Yuanyuan Chen, Wei Yang, Cheng Xia, Hongjiang Yu, Kuilin Zhu, Taiyu Shen and Ziyang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:271
  5. Schmallenberg virus (SBV), Akabane virus (AKAV) and Aino virus (AINV) are members of the Simbu serogroup within the genus Orthobunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae, which can cause reproductive disorders including abo...

    Authors: Ji-Hye Lee, Hyun-Ji Seo, Jee-Yong Park, Sung-Hee Kim, Yun Sang Cho, Yong-Joo Kim, In-Soo Cho and Hye-Young Jeoung
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:270
  6. Animal behavioral responses have been recently established as a suitable tool for detecting contaminants in the environment for risk assessment in situ. In this study, we observed movement behavior of zebrafish (

    Authors: Sang-Bin Lee, Yunjeong Choe, Tae-Soo Chon and Ho Young Kang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:269
  7. Cephalosporins are a class of antibiotics that are active against many Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria. Beyond their antibacterial activity, they are reported to have various immunomodulatory pro...

    Authors: Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól, Ewelina Czyżewska-Dors, Krzysztof Kwit, Karol Wierzchosławski and Zygmunt Pejsak
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:268
  8. Schmallenberg virus (SBV) was first identified in November 2011. It is a novel Orthobunyavirus (family Bunyaviridae) whose main ill effect is congenital malformation of the musculoskeletal and central nervous sys...

    Authors: D. Barrett, S. J. More, R. O’Neill, B. Bradshaw, M. Casey, M. Keane, G. McGrath and D. Sammin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:267
  9. Prenatally stressed offspring exhibit increased susceptibility to inflammatory disorders due to in utero programming. Research into the effects of n-3 PUFAs shows promising results for the treatment and preventio...

    Authors: Rebecca E. Fisher-Heffernan, Mamun M. Or’Rashid, Ousama AlZahal, Margaret Quinton, Herman J. Boermans, Brian W. McBride, Timothy R. H. Regnault and Niel A. Karrow
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:266
  10. Healthy farm animals have been found to act as a reservoir of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli). Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine the input of antimic...

    Authors: Anne Beyer, Sven Baumann, Gesine Scherz, Jessica Stahl, Martin von Bergen, Anika Friese, Uwe Roesler, Manfred Kietzmann and Walther Honscha
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:265
  11. Classical swine fever (CSF) caused by CSF virus (CSFV) is highly contagious andcauses significant economic losses in the pig industry throughout the world. Previously we demonstrated that porcine Mx1 (poMx1), ...

    Authors: Xiaomin Zhang, Jiao Jing, Wenliang Li, Ke Liu, Baojun Shi, Qianqian Xu, Zhiyong Ma, Bin Zhou and Puyan Chen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:264
  12. Proper blood supply is necessary for the physiological function of every internal organ. The article offers the first classification of the bovine intra-testicular arteries. A corrosive study focused on the in...

    Authors: Michał Polguj, Grzegorz Wysiadecki, Michał Podgórski, Jacek Szymański, Katarzyna Olbrych, Łukasz Olewnik and Mirosław Topol
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:263
  13. An ovine model can cast great insight in translational neuroscientific research due to its large brain volume and distinct regional neuroanatomical structures. The present study examined the applicability of b...

    Authors: Wonhye Lee, Stephanie D. Lee, Michael Y. Park, Lori Foley, Erin Purcell-Estabrook, Hyungmin Kim and Seung-Schik Yoo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:262
  14. Trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by Trypanosoma (Dutonella) vivax, a hemoprotozoa that can affect bovines. In South America, the sanguineous form is mechanically transmitted from one mammalian host (ruminant) ...

    Authors: Joely FF Bittar, Paula B. Bassi, Dênia M. Moura, Guilherme C. Garcia, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, André B. Vasconcelos, Matheus F. Costa-Silva, Cristiano P. Barbosa, Márcio SS Araújo and Eustáquio R. Bittar
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:261
  15. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) enables accurate volume determination of the left ventricle (LV), since measurements in foreshortened depicted views are avertable. Different analyzing prog...

    Authors: Judith Eskofier, Patrick Wefstaedt, Martin Beyerbach, Ingo Nolte and Stephan O. Hungerbühler
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:260
  16. Whether the measurement of cortisol in dairy cows can be used as a biomarker of adverse environmental or pathophysiological conditions is still under of scientific debate. In these situations, several systems ...

    Authors: Sandy Sgorlon, Marta Fanzago, Denis Guiatti, Gianfranco Gabai, Giuseppe Stradaioli and Bruno Stefanon
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:259
  17. The main transmission route of Leishmania infantum is through the bites of sand flies. However, alternative mechanisms are being investigated, such as through the bites of ticks, which could have epidemiological ...

    Authors: Viviane Medeiros-Silva, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Nadjar Nitz, Lucia Emilia D’ Anduraim Morales, Laurício Monteiro Cruz, Isabele Gonçalves Sobral, Mariana Côrtes Boité, Gabriel Eduardo Melim Ferreira, Elisa Cupolillo and Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:258
  18. Retropharyngeal hematoma is a rare condition that is difficult to diagnose and may progress rapidly to airway obstruction. The authors report the first known case of acute upper airway obstruction resulting fr...

    Authors: Verónica Vieitez, María Martín-Cuervo, Víctor López-Ramis and Luis Javier Ezquerra
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:257
  19. Infectious Bronchitis is a highly contagious respiratory disease which causes tracheal lesions and also affects the reproductive tract and is responsible for large economic losses to the poultry industry every...

    Authors: Jacqueline Smith, Jean-Remy Sadeyen, David Cavanagh, Pete Kaiser and David W. Burt
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:256
  20. Livestock trypanosomiasis, transmitted mainly by tsetse flies of the genus Glossina is a major constraint to livestock health and productivity in the sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the prevalence and intensity ...

    Authors: Harriet Angwech, Jack H. P. Nyeko, Elizabeth A. Opiyo, Joseph Okello-Onen, Robert Opiro, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Moses N. Njahira and Robert A. Skilton
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:255
  21. Clostridium difficile is an important enteropathogen affecting humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. The objectives of this study were to 1) compare the prevalence and characteristic...

    Authors: Kristin J. Bondo, J. Scott Weese, Joyce Rouseau and Claire M. Jardine
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:254
  22. Canine obesity is usually treated with dietary energy restriction, but data are limited regarding nutritional adequacy. The aim of the current study was to compare intake of essential nutrients with National R...

    Authors: Alexander J. German, Shelley L. Holden, Samuel Serisier, Yann Queau and Vincent Biourge
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:253
  23. The transition period of dairy cows, around parturition and the onset of lactation, involves endocrine and metabolic changes to compensate for an increased energy requirement aggravated by reduced feed intake....

    Authors: S. Imhasly, C. Bieli, H. Naegeli, L. Nyström, M. Ruetten and C. Gerspach
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:252
  24. Nonimmune-mediated glomerulonephropathies are rarely reported in domestic animals with the exception of amyloidosis. Here we describe the pathological features and clinical course of a feline with protein-losi...

    Authors: Go Sugahara, Satoshi Hosaka, Takayuki Mineshige, Junichi Kamiie and Kinji Shirota
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:251
  25. Antimicrobial use in livestock is one of the factors contributing to selection and spread of resistant microorganisms in the environment. National veterinary antimicrobial consumption monitoring programs are t...

    Authors: FJ Taverne, JH Jacobs, DJJ Heederik, JW Mouton, JA Wagenaar and IM van Geijlswijk
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:250
  26. New clinical oriented approaches are supported by the integration of advanced imaging techniques, e.g. computed tomography and magnetic resonance, with gross anatomy imaging. The interscapular region of the ca...

    Authors: Maurizio Longo, Silvia Clotilde Modina, Andrea Bellotti and Mauro Di Giancamillo
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:249
  27. Large animal veterinarians carry drugs in their practice vehicles in storage areas that are not typically refrigerated. The most common upper limits of manufacturers’ storage temperatures for United States (U....

    Authors: Jeff D. Ondrak, Meredyth L. Jones and Virginia R. Fajt
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:248
  28. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the ionic product (IP) of BG60S on osteoblastic activity. The following media groups were created: DMEM, which is formed by osteoblasts in basal me...

    Authors: Endrigo G L Alves, Rogéria Serakides, Isabel R. Rosado, Marivalda M. Pereira, Natália M. Ocarino, Humberto P. Oliveira, Alfredo M. Góes and Cleuza M F Rezende
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:247
  29. Soft-shelled turtle iridovirus (STIV) causes severe systemic disease in farmed soft-shelled turtles (Trionyx sinensis). More efficient methods of controlling and detecting STIV infections are urgently needed. 

    Authors: Pengfei Li, Lingli Zhou, Yepin Yu, Min Yang, Songwei Ni, Shina Wei and Qiwei Qin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:245
  30. Definitive post mortem confirmation of intoxication by the neurotoxic rodenticide bromethalin can be challenging. Brain lesions are not specific and detection of bromethalin and its metabolites are unpredictab...

    Authors: Maria C. Bates, Patrick Roady, Andreas F. Lehner, John P. Buchweitz, B. Heggem-Perry and Stephane Lezmi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:244
  31. Diagnostic imaging is essential to assess the lame patient; lesions of the elbow joint have traditionally been evaluated radiographically, however computed tomography (CT) has been suggested as a useful techni...

    Authors: A. Villamonte-Chevalier, H. van Bree, BJG Broeckx, W. Dingemanse, M. Soler, B. Van Ryssen and I. Gielen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:243
  32. Hyperosmolar therapy, using either mannitol or hypertonic saline (HTS), is considered the treatment of choice for intracranial hypertension. However, hyperosmolar agents may impair coagulation and platelet fun...

    Authors: Katja-Nicole Adamik, Emmanuelle Butty and Judith Howard
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:242
  33. The objective of this study was to develop and assess the reliability of a modified scoring system for evaluating the function of the two pelvic limbs separately, in ambulatory thoracolumbar myelopathy dogs. A...

    Authors: Chung-Sheng Lee, R. Timothy Bentley, Hsin-Yi Weng and Gert J. Breur
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:241
  34. The porcine circovirus-like agent P1 is a newly discovered DNA virus with a single-stranded circular genome that is highly homologous to that of porcine circovirus type 2. P1 infection can cause symptoms resem...

    Authors: Kong-wang He, Li-bin Wen, Yong-shan Wang and Cheng-ping Lu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:240
  35. The intimate relationship between dogs and their owners has the potential to increase the risk of human exposure to bacterial pathogens. Over the past 40 years, there have been several reports on transmission ...

    Authors: Preena Lowden, Corrin Wallis, Nancy Gee and Anthony Hilton
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:239
  36. Neonatal and post-weaning colibacillosis caused by enterotoxigenic E. coli is responsible for substantial economic losses encountered by the pork industry. Intestinal colonization of young piglets by E. coli depe...

    Authors: Predrag Novakovic, Chandrashekhar Charavaryamath, Igor Moshynskyy, Betty Lockerbie, Radhey S. Kaushik, Matthew E. Loewen, Beverly A. Kidney, Chris Stuart and Elemir Simko
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:238
  37. Schmallenberg virus (SBV), discovered in continental Europe in late 2011, causes mild clinical signs in adult ruminants, including diarrhoea and reduced milk yield. However, fetal infection can lead to severe ...

    Authors: Justas Lazutka, Aliona Spakova, Vilimas Sereika, Raimundas Lelesius, Kestutis Sasnauskas and Rasa Petraityte-Burneikiene
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:237
  38. No systematic review has previously been carried out on randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of veterinary homeopathy in which the control group was an intervention other than placebo (OTP). For eligible peer-r...

    Authors: Robert T Mathie and Jürgen Clausen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:236
  39. Neoplasms of the mammary gland are among the most common diseases in female domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). It is assumed that reproductive hormones influence tumorigenesis in this species, although the precise...

    Authors: Michèle Spoerri, Franco Guscetti, Sonja Hartnack, Alois Boos, Christine Oei, Orsolya Balogh, Renata M Nowaczyk, Erika Michel, Iris M Reichler and Mariusz P Kowalewski
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:235
  40. Relatively few laboratory markers have been evaluated for the detection or monitoring of intestinal inflammation in canine chronic enteropathies, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous research f...

    Authors: Mohsen Hanifeh, Romy M. Heilmann, Satu Sankari, Minna M. Rajamäki, Laura Mäkitalo, Pernilla Syrjä, Susanne Kilpinen, Jan S. Suchodolski, Jörg M. Steiner and Thomas Spillmann
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:234
  41. Accelerometers are valid, practical and reliable tools for the measurement of habitual physical activity (PA). Quantification of PA in horses is desirable for use in research and clinical settings. The objecti...

    Authors: R. Morrison, D. G. M. Sutton, C. Ramsoy, N. Hunter-Blair, J. Carnwath, E. Horsfield and P. S. Yam
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:233
  42. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the cause of an economically important swine disease that has devastated the swine industry since the late 1980s. The aim of the present study was...

    Authors: Yulin Yan, Aiguo Xin, Qian Liu, Hui Huang, Zhiyong Shao, Yating Zang, Ling Chen, Yongke Sun and Hong Gao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:232
  43. Eating and rumination variables were recorded in 300 healthy lactating dairy cows of 3 different breeds (100 Brown Swiss, 100 Holstein-Friesian, 100 Swiss Fleckvieh cows). Eating and rumination variables were ...

    Authors: Ueli Braun, Susanne Zürcher and Michael Hässig
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:231
  44. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that plays important roles in cellular proliferation and differentiation. It has been implicated as a tumor supp...

    Authors: Chamisa L. Herrera, Dae Young Kim, Senthil R. Kumar and Jeffrey N. Bryan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:230
  45. Bernese mountain dogs are reported to have a shorter life expectancy than other breeds. A major reason for this has been assigned to a high tumour prevalence, especially of histiocytic sarcoma. The efforts mad...

    Authors: Franziska C. Hostettler, Dominique J. Wiener, Monika M. Welle, Horst Posthaus and Urs Geissbühler
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:229
  46. Imepitoin is a novel antiepileptic drug for the treatment of canine idiopathic epilepsy. The present study was conducted to demonstrate superior antiepileptic activity of a high dose of 30 mg/kg BID over a low...

    Authors: Chris Rundfeldt, Andrea Tipold and Wolfgang Löscher
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:228
  47. This study describes the ultrasonographic appearance of the atlanto-occipital space and ultrasound-guided collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in cattle. The atlanto-occipital space of 73 euthanized cattle ...

    Authors: Ueli Braun, Jeannette Attiger and Carina Brammertz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:227
  48. Restrictive (i.e. elimination)-provocation dietary trials remain the standard of care to diagnose cutaneous adverse food reactions (CAFRs) in dogs and cats. There is currently no consensus on the duration of e...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry, Ralf S. Mueller and Pascal Prélaud
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2015 11:225

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