| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveMethodology Articles Loop-mediated isothermal amplification as an emerging technology for detection of Yersinia ruckeri the causative agent of enteric red mouth disease in fish Mona Saleh, Hatem Soliman, and Mansour El-Matbouli BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 31. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-31.PMCID: PMC2531098 Estimating the temporal and spatial risk of bluetongue related to the incursion of infected vectors into Switzerland V Racloz, G Venter, C Griot, and KDC Stärk BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 42. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-42.PMCID: PMC2575192 Development and validation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for antibodies against Mycobacterium bovis in european wild boar Olaia Aurtenetxe, Marta Barral, Joaquín Vicente, José de la Fuente, Christian Gortázar, and Ramón A Juste BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 43. Published online 2008 November 1. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-43.PMCID: PMC2606677 Intraperitoneal implantation of life-long telemetry transmitters in otariids Markus Horning, Martin Haulena, Pamela A Tuomi, and Jo-Ann E Mellish BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 51. Published online 2008 December 10. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-51.PMCID: PMC2621145 Research Articles Maternal undernutrition and the ovine acute phase response to vaccination Peter D Eckersall, Fraser P Lawson, Carol E Kyle, Mary Waterston, Laura Bence, Michael J Stear, and Stewart M Rhind BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 1. Published online 2008 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-1.PMCID: PMC2233616 Multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) of Irish verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 from feedlot cattle: uncovering strain dissemination routes Mary Murphy, Donal Minihan, James F Buckley, Micheál O'Mahony, Paul Whyte, and Séamus Fanning BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 2. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-2.PMCID: PMC2246123 Effect of age on bone mineral density and micro architecture in the radius and tibia of horses: An Xtreme computed tomographic study A Fürst, D Meier, S Michel, A Schmidlin, L Held, and A Laib BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 3. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-3.PMCID: PMC2267174 Characterisation of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium isolates from wild birds in northern England from 2005 – 2006 Laura A Hughes, Sara Shopland, Paul Wigley, Hannah Bradon, A Howard Leatherbarrow, Nicola J Williams, Malcolm Bennett, Elizabeth de Pinna, Becki Lawson, Andrew A Cunningham, and Julian Chantrey BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 4. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-4.PMCID: PMC2257933 A cross-sectional study of factors associated with dog ownership in Tanzania Darryn L Knobel, M Karen Laurenson, Rudovick R Kazwala, Lisa A Boden, and Sarah Cleaveland BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 5. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-5.PMCID: PMC2262882 Fecundity and longevity of roaming dogs in Jaipur, India John F Reece, Sunil K Chawla, Elly F Hiby, and Lex R Hiby BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 6. Published online 2008 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-6.PMCID: PMC2266723 Trypanosomosis in The Gambia: prevalence in working horses and donkeys detected by whole genome amplification and PCR, and evidence for interactions between trypanosome species Gina L Pinchbeck, Liam J Morrison, Andy Tait, Joanna Langford, Lucinda Meehan, Saloum Jallow, Jibril Jallow, Amadou Jallow, and Robert M Christley BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 7. Published online 2008 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-7.PMCID: PMC2263031 Epithelial expression of mRNA and protein for IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in endobronchial biopsies in horses with recurrent airway obstruction Miia Riihimäki, Amanda Raine, Jamshid Pourazar, Thomas Sandström, Tatiana Art, Pierre Lekeux, Laurent Couëtil, and John Pringle BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 8. Published online 2008 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-8.PMCID: PMC2294109 Local spread of classical swine fever upon virus introduction into The Netherlands: Mapping of areas at high risk Gert Jan Boender, Gonnie Nodelijk, Thomas J Hagenaars, Armin RW Elbers, and Mart CM de Jong BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 9. Published online 2008 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-9.PMCID: PMC2311289 Progressive Retinal Atrophy in the Border Collie: A new XLPRA Thierry Vilboux, Gilles Chaudieu, Patricia Jeannin, Delphine Delattre, Benoit Hedan, Catherine Bourgain, Guillaume Queney, Francis Galibert, Anne Thomas, and Catherine André BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 10. Published online 2008 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-10.PMCID: PMC2324077 Construction of networks with intrinsic temporal structure from UK cattle movement data M Fred Heath, Matthew C Vernon, and Cerian R Webb BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 11. Published online 2008 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-11.PMCID: PMC2335102 Identification of differentially expressed genes in ileal Peyer's Patch of scrapie-infected sheep using RNA arbitrarily primed PCR Lars Austbø, Andreas Kampmann, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Elena Neumann, Ingrid Olsaker, and Grethe Skretting BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 12. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-12.PMCID: PMC2322967 No temporal trends in the prevalence of atypical scrapie in British sheep, 2002–2006 K Marie McIntyre, Victor J del Rio Vilas, and Simon Gubbins BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 13. Published online 2008 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-13.PMCID: PMC2397389 Evidence of scrapie transmission via milk Timm Konold, S Jo Moore, Susan J Bellworthy, and Hugh A Simmons BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 14. Published online 2008 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-14.PMCID: PMC2374774 Cross-sectional prospective survey to study indication-based usage of antimicrobials in animals: Results of use in cattle Katariina Thomson, Merja Rantala, Maria Hautala, Satu Pyörälä, and Liisa Kaartinen BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 15. Published online 2008 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-15.PMCID: PMC2375862 Pruritus is a common feature in sheep infected with the BSE agent Timm Konold, Gemma Bone, Alberto Vidal-Diez, Raul Tortosa, Andrew Davis, Glenda Dexter, Peter Hill, Martin Jeffrey, Marion M Simmons, Melanie J Chaplin, Susan J Bellworthy, and Christine Berthelin-Baker BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 16. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-16.PMCID: PMC2390527 Experimental transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus) Mark P Dagleish, Stuart Martin, Philip Steele, Jeanie Finlayson, Sílvia Sisó, Scott Hamilton, Francesca Chianini, Hugh W Reid, Lorenzo González, and Martin Jeffrey BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 17. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-17.PMCID: PMC2423184 Identification of immune genes and proteins involved in the response of bovine mammary tissue to Staphylococcus aureus infection Ylva C Strandberg Lutzow, Laurelea Donaldson, Christian P Gray, Tony Vuocolo, Roger D Pearson, Antonio Reverter, Keren A Byrne, Paul A Sheehy, Ross Windon, and Ross L Tellam BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 18. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-18.PMCID: PMC2430192 A descriptive study of the prevalence of atypical and classical scrapie in sheep in 20 European countries Alexandre Fediaevsky, Sue C Tongue, Maria Nöremark, Didier Calavas, Giuseppe Ru, and Petter Hopp BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 19. Published online 2008 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-19.PMCID: PMC2442063 Bovine epizootic encephalomyelitis caused by Akabane virus in southern Japan Ryota Kono, Miki Hirata, Masaya Kaji, Yukitoshi Goto, Shogo Ikeda, Tohru Yanase, Tomoko Kato, Shogo Tanaka, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Tadao Imada, and Makoto Yamakawa BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 20. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-20.PMCID: PMC2443122 Spatial analysis of BSE cases in the Netherlands Lourens Heres, Dick J Brus, and Thomas J Hagenaars BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 21. Published online 2008 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-21.PMCID: PMC2441619 Pregnancy success of lactating Holstein cows after a single administration of a sustained-release formulation of recombinant bovine somatotropin A Bell, OA Rodríguez, LA de Castro e Paula, MB Padua, J Hernández-Cerón, CG Gutiérrez, A De Vries, and PJ Hansen BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 22. Published online 2008 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-22.PMCID: PMC2443121 A study of candidate genes for day blindness in the standard wire haired dachshund Anne Caroline Wiik, Ernst-Otto Ropstad, Ellen Bjerkås, and Frode Lingaas BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 23. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-23.PMCID: PMC2494547 Use of data mining techniques to investigate disease risk classification as a proxy for compromised biosecurity of cattle herds in Wales Ángel Ortiz-Pelaez and Dirk U Pfeiffer BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 24. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-24.PMCID: PMC2488331 Prevalence of the prion protein gene E211K variant in U.S. cattle Michael P Heaton, John W Keele, Gregory P Harhay, Jürgen A Richt, Mohammad Koohmaraie, Tommy L Wheeler, Steven D Shackelford, Eduardo Casas, D Andy King, Tad S Sonstegard, Curtis P Van Tassell, Holly L Neibergs, Chad C Chase, Jr, Theodore S Kalbfleisch, Timothy PL Smith, Michael L Clawson, and William W Laegreid BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 25. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-25.PMCID: PMC2478677 Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from cattle slaughtered at the Bamako abattoir in Mali Borna Müller, Benjamin Steiner, Bassirou Bonfoh, Adama Fané, Noel H Smith, and Jakob Zinsstag BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 26. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-26.PMCID: PMC2483712 Contact structures in the poultry industry in Great Britain: Exploring transmission routes for a potential avian influenza virus epidemic Jennifer E Dent, Rowland R Kao, Istvan Z Kiss, Kieran Hyder, and Mark Arnold BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 27. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-27.PMCID: PMC2526082 First detection, isolation and molecular characterization of infectious salmon anaemia virus associated with clinical disease in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile Marcos G Godoy, Alejandra Aedo, Molly JT Kibenge, David B Groman, Carmencita V Yason, Horts Grothusen, Angelica Lisperguer, Marlene Calbucura, Fernando Avendaño, Marcelo Imilán, Miguel Jarpa, and Frederick SB Kibenge BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 28. Published online 2008 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-28.PMCID: PMC2519066 Gene expression profiles in liver of pigs with extreme high and low levels of androstenone Maren Moe, Sigbjørn Lien, Christian Bendixen, Jakob Hedegaard, Henrik Hornshøj, Ingunn Berget, Theo HE Meuwissen, and Eli Grindflek BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 29. Published online 2008 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-29.PMCID: PMC2535776 Biomarkers for ragwort poisoning in horses: identification of protein targets Rowan E Moore, Derek Knottenbelt, Jacqueline B Matthews, Robert J Beynon, and Phillip D Whitfield BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 30. Published online 2008 August 8. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-30.PMCID: PMC2527303 Evaluation of prognostic markers for canine mast cell tumors treated with vinblastine and prednisone Joshua D Webster, Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, Douglas H Thamm, Elizabeth Hamilton, and Matti Kiupel BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 32. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-32.PMCID: PMC2529280 A cross-sectional study to determine the seroprevalence of bluetongue virus serotype 8 in sheep and goats in 2006 and 2007 in the Netherlands Armin RW Elbers, Johan Popma, Sandra Oosterwolde, Piet A van Rijn, Piet Vellema, and Eugène MA van Rooij BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 33. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-33.PMCID: PMC2531099 Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Ethiopia: Analysis of a national serological survey Agnès Waret-Szkuta, François Roger, David Chavernac, Laikemariam Yigezu, Geneviève Libeau, Dirk U Pfeiffer, and Javier Guitián BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 34. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-34.PMCID: PMC2561016 A four year longitudinal sero-epidemiology study of Neospora caninum in adult cattle from 114 cattle herds in south west England: Associations with age, herd and dam-offspring pairs Kerry A Woodbine, Graham F Medley, Stephen J Moore, Ana Ramirez-Villaescusa, Sam Mason, and Laura E Green BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 35. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-35.PMCID: PMC2556655 Frequencies of polymorphisms associated with BSE resistance differ significantly between Bos taurus, Bos indicus, and composite cattle Brian W Brunelle, Justin J Greenlee, Christopher M Seabury, Charles E Brown, II, and Eric M Nicholson BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 36. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-36.PMCID: PMC2569919 Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from immune tissues of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) challenged with pathogens Belén G Pardo, Carlos Fernández, Adrián Millán, Carmen Bouza, Araceli Vázquez-López, Manuel Vera, José A Alvarez-Dios, Manuel Calaza, Antonio Gómez-Tato, María Vázquez, Santiago Cabaleiro, Beatriz Magariños, Manuel L Lemos, José M Leiro, and Paulino Martínez BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 37. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-37.PMCID: PMC2569028 Idiopathic Brainstem Neuronal Chromatolysis (IBNC): a novel prion protein related disorder of cattle? Martin Jeffrey, Belinda Baquero Perez, Stuart Martin, Linda Terry, and Lorenzo González BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 38. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-38.PMCID: PMC2569918 Syndrome of arachnomelia in Simmental cattle Johannes Buitkamp, Bernhard Luntz, Reiner Emmerling, Horst-Dieter Reichenbach, Myriam Weppert, Benjamin Schade, Norbert Meier, and Kay-Uwe Götz BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 39. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-39.PMCID: PMC2567314 Geographic and topographic determinants of local FMD transmission applied to the 2001 UK FMD epidemic Paul R Bessell, Darren J Shaw, Nicholas J Savill, and Mark EJ Woolhouse BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 40. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-40.PMCID: PMC2573875 Recognition of lameness and decisions to catch for inspection among sheep farmers and specialists in GB J Kaler and LE Green BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 41. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-41.PMCID: PMC2588441 Molecular and geographic analyses of vampire bat-transmitted cattle rabies in central Brazil Yuki Kobayashi, Go Sato, Nobuyuki Mochizuki, Shinji Hirano, Takuya Itou, Adolorata AB Carvalho, Avelino Albas, Hamilton P Santos, Fumio H Ito, and Takeo Sakai BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 44. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-44.PMCID: PMC2613875 Transmission potential, skin inflammatory response, and parasitism of symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs with visceral leishmaniasis BLA Verçosa, CM Lemos, IL Mendonça, SMMS Silva, SM de Carvalho, H Goto, and FAL Costa BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 45. Published online 2008 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-45.PMCID: PMC2613136 Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in GB pig herds: farm characteristics associated with heterogeneity in seroprevalence Charlotte M Evans, Graham F Medley, and Laura E Green BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 48. Published online 2008 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-48.PMCID: PMC2614980 Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: high prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko, Liana Ariza, and Jorg Heukelbach BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 49. Published online 2008 December 9. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-49.PMCID: PMC2615757 First case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in Spain M Barral, V Alvarez, RA Juste, I Agirre, and I Inchausti BMC Vet Res. 2008; 4: 50. Published online 2008 December 10. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-50.PMCID: PMC2621144 |