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Abstracts: Ventricular arrhythmias in Rhodesian Ridgebacks with a family history of sudden death and results of a pedigree analysis for potential inheritance patterns

July 15, 2016August 5, 2016adminLeave a Comment

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a group of related Rhodesian Ridgebacks with a family history of sudden death for the presence of arrhythmia and to identify possible patterns of disease inheritance among these dogs. DESIGN Prospective case series and pedigree investigation. ANIMALS 25 Rhodesian Ridgebacks with shared bloodlines. PROCEDURES Pedigrees of 4 young dogs (1 female and […]

Abstracts: Physical health problems and environmental challenges influence balancing behaviour in laying hens

July 5, 2016August 5, 2016adminLeave a Comment

With rising public concern for animal welfare, many major food chains and restaurants are changing their policies, strictly buying their eggs from non-cage producers. However, with the additional space in these cage-free systems to perform natural behaviours and movements comes the risk of injury. We evaluated the ability to maintain balance in adult laying hens […]

Abstracts: Pathogenesis of osteochondrosis dissecans: How does this translate to management of the clinical case?

June 24, 2016June 28, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Osteochondrosis (OC) is the most prevalent developmental orthopaedic disease in the horse. It is a complex disorder because of the interplay of factors that influence the formation of lesions and the ensuing natural healing process, the end result of which determines clinical outcome. The early pathogenetic mechanism of OC has long remained elusive, but recent […]

Abstracts: Assessing positive emotional states in dogs using heart rate and heart rate variability

June 12, 2016June 28, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Since most animal species have been recognised as sentient beings, emotional state may be a good indicator of welfare in animals. The goal of this study was to manipulate the environment of nine beagle research dogs to highlight physiological responses indicative of different emotional experiences. Stimuli were selected to be a more or a less […]

Abstracts: Pedicle ties provide a rapid and safe method for feline ovariohysterectomy

April 22, 2016April 14, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Objectives: The specific objectives of the present study were to evaluate the rate of hemorrhage-related complications across a large number of feline pedicle tie (PT) procedures, and evaluate for a difference in surgical time between traditional pedicle double ligation (PDL) and PT procedures. Methods: In the initial phase of the study, 2136 intact female cats […]