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In-house Editor J. Ann Le Good
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BMC Veterinary Research is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of medical conditions of domestic, companion, farm and wild animals, as well as the biomedical processes that underlie their health.
BMC Veterinary Research (ISSN 1746-6148) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :41
Farmers are shown to be adept at recognizing even mildly lame sheep but they vary in their management of the affected individuals in their flocks, which can result in the spread of infectious lameness through lack of early intervention.
BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :38
Increased amounts of normal prion protein in cattle with idiopathic brainstem neuronal chromatolysis, a rare neurological disease with clinical similarities to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, suggest that this protein may also be involved in other disorders.
BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :35
The majority of herds in south-west England include cattle that are seropositive for the protozoan parasite Neospora caninum, with transmission appearing to occur both vertically and horizontally and to be enhanced by between-herd movement.
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A four year longitudinal sero-epidemiology of bovine herpesvirus type-1 (BHV-1) in adult cattle in 107 unvaccinated herds in south west England Kerry A Woodbine, Graham F Medley, Stephen J Moore, Ana M Ramirez-Villaescusa, Sam Mason, Laura E Green BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5 :5 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated from cattle slaughtered at two abattoirs in Algeria Naima Sahraoui, Borna Muller, Djamel Guetarni, Fadela Boulahbal, Djamel Yala, Rachid Ouzrout, Stefan Berg, Noel H Smith, Jakob Zinsstag BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5 :4 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Associations between lamb survival and prion protein genotype: analysis of data for ten sheep breeds in Great Britain Simon Gubbins, Charlotte J Cook, Kieran Hyder, Kay Boulton, Carol Davis, Eurion Thomas, Will Haresign, Stephen C Bishop, Beatriz Villanueva, Rachel D Eglin BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5 :3 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Faecal shedding and strain diversity of Listeria monocytogenes in healthy ruminants and swine in Northern Spain Jon I Esteban, Beatriz Oporto, Gorka Aduriz, Ramon A Juste, Ana Hurtado BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5 :2 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Within-holding prevalence of sheep classical scrapie in Great Britain Angel Ortiz-Pelaez, Victor J Del Rio Vilas BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Diagnosis of foot-and mouth disease by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction under field conditions in Brazil Tatiane A Paix BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :53 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparative assessment of passive surveillance in disease-free and endemic situation: Example of Brucella melitensis surveillance in Switzerland and in Bosnia and Herzegovina Daniela C Hadorn, Sabina Seric Haracic, Katharina DC St BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :52 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intraperitoneal implantation of life-long telemetry transmitters in otariids Markus Horning, Martin Haulena, Pamela A Tuomi, Jo-Ann E Mellish BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :51 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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First case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in Spain M Barral, V Alvarez, RA Juste, I Agirre, I Inchausti BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :50 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: high prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko, Liana Ariza, Jorg Heukelbach BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :49 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Preliminary reference values for electrocardiography, echocardiography and myocardial morphometry in the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus).
Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, Jozef Nicpon, Marcin Nowak, Piotr Slawuta Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evidence for niche adaptation in the genome of the bovine pathogen Streptococcus uberis Philip N Ward, Matthew TG Holden, James A Leigh, Nicola Lennard, Alexandra Bignell, Andy Barron, Louise Clark, Michael A Quail, John Woodward, Bart G Barrell, Sharon A Egan, Terence R Field, Duncan Maskell, Michael Kehoe, Christopher G Dowson, Neil Chanter, Adrian M Whatmore, Stephen D Bentley, Julian Parkhill BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :54 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Exercise intolerance and systemic manifestations of pulmonary emphysema in a mouse model Lars Luthje, Tobias Raupach, Hellmuth Michels, Bernhard Unsold, Gerd Hasenfuss, Harald Kogler, Stefan Andreas Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :7 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The retinoic acid binding protein CRABP2 is increased in murine models of degenerative joint disease Ian D Welch, Matthew F Cowan, Frank Beier, Tully M Underhill Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R14 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ovine progressive pneumonia provirus levels are unaffected by the prion 171R allele in an Idaho sheep flock Robert D Harrington, Lynn M Herrmann-Hoesing, Stephen N White, Katherine I O'Rourke, Donald P Knowles Genetics Selection Evolution 2009, 41 :17 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Identification of factor XI deficiency in Holstein cattle in Turkey Hasan Meydan, Mehmet A Yildiz, Fulya Ozdil, Yasemin Gedik, Ceyhan Ozbeyaz Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51 :5 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Large-scale association study for structural soundness and leg locomotion traits in the pig Bin Fan, Suneel K Onteru, Benny E Mote, Timo Serenius, Kenneth J Stalder, Max F Rothschild Genetics Selection Evolution 2009, 41 :14 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Microsatellite mapping of QTLs affecting resistance to coccidiosis (Eimeria tenella ) in a Fayoumi Marie-H BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :31 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gene therapy by electroporation for the treatment of chronic renal failure in companion animals Patricia A Brown, Angela M Bodles-Brakhop, Melissa A Pope, Ruxandra Draghia-Akli BMC Biotechnology 2009, 9 :4 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Is there a special mechanism behind the changes in somatic cell and polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts, and composition of milk after a single prolonged milking interval in cows? Branislav Lakic, Ewa Wredle, Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja, Karin Ostensson Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51 :4 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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