Context-sensitive recovery of neuromuscular function from vecuronium in dogs: Effects of dose and dosing protocol
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2019Source: The Veterinary JournalAuthor(s): A.M. Lorenzutti, M.P. Zarazaga, D.M. Sakai, P. Nejamkin, V. Rosetti, V. Duran, M. Martin-FloresAbstractRecovery of neuromuscular function is a gradual phenomenon whereby function progresses from absent to normal. The speed of spontaneous recovery can be used to predict the time when neuromuscular function is expected to be restored. However, the speed of recovery might be affected by the dose of the neuromuscular blocker administered, and by the dosing regimen of that dose. The effects of both factors on the speed of spontaneous recover...
Source: The Veterinary Journal - April 5, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Age when presumptive innocent cardiac murmurs spontaneously disappear in clinically healthy Cairn terrier puppies
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2019Source: The Veterinary JournalAuthor(s): M.D.B. van Staveren, V. SzatmáriAbstractInnocent cardiac murmurs are common findings in Cairn terrier puppies during their first veterinary health check. The age when these murmurs spontaneously disappear is unreported. The purpose of this study was to establish the age when presumably innocent cardiac murmurs disappear in a population of clinically healthy Cairn terrier puppies. Over a period of 9 months, 227 clinically healthy Cairn terrier puppies (median age, 53 days; range, 45-76 days) underwent auscultation by a veterinary cardio...
Source: The Veterinary Journal - April 5, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Platelet indices as biomarkers for characterization and determination of severity in canine chronic enteropathy
The objectives of this retrospective study were to determine if any platelet indices differ between dogs with chronic enteropathies and healthy age- and sex-matched control dogs and are predictive of the severity of chronic enteropathy based on canine chronic enteropathy clinical activity index (CCECAI) scores. Medical records for 22 chronic enteropathy-positive dogs and 22 healthy control dogs were reviewed for historical and physical examination findings, platelet indices, and histologic diagnoses of chronic enteropathy. Platelet indices were compared between the groups, and an association between platelet indices and CC...
Source: The Veterinary Journal - April 5, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Genetic improvement of canine hip dysplasia through sire selection across countries
Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: The Veterinary JournalAuthor(s): S. Wang, E. Strandberg, Å. Viklund, J.J. Windig, S. Malm, T. Lewis, D. Laloë, G. LeroyAbstractBreeding against canine hip dysplasia (HD) may benefit from the importation of foreign sires. When foreign sires are evaluated on a different HD scale, this may diminish the efficacy. Using stochastic simulations, we evaluated genetic change and inbreeding levels for different scenarios of importing sires with high genetic merit for HD. Population size and genetic parameters (e.g. heritability, accuracy of selection, genetic correlation) were...
Source: The Veterinary Journal - April 2, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Relationships between welfare and reproductive performance in French dairy herds
In conclusion, this study confirms a positive relationship between CFSI and welfare in dairy cows with no explicit links with specific aspects of animal welfare. (Source: The Veterinary Journal)
Source: The Veterinary Journal - March 30, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
