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ABSTRACT Background Iron‐limited erythropoiesis (ILE) is a common condition in dogs and cats, which can lead to anemia; therefore, monitoring with erythrocyte and reticulocyte indices is recommended. Objectives To comp...

ABSTRACT Background Current diagnosis of brain disease in dogs is dependent on imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, including total nucleated cell counts and albumin concentrations. Hypothesis/Objectives To de...

ABSTRACT Background Immune‐mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) is a joint disease common in dogs. Although its prognosis is generally favorable, relapses are frequent, and predictive factors for relapse remain poorly charact...

ABSTRACT Background Edible oils often are included in recipes for home‐prepared pet diets to supply essential fatty acids, but there may be discrepancies between database values and oil profiles. Furthermore, storage t...

ABSTRACT Background Mycoplasma bovis mastitis is an important disease of dairy cows that causes substantial economic losses. However, its prevalence in different states in the United States (US), including Tennessee, is ...

ABSTRACT Background Transtracheal wash (TTW) is frequently used to characterize respiratory disease in companion animals, cattle, and horses, but no description of TTW methods or fluid analysis in healthy goats is availa...

Abstract Background The care of sick neonatal foals is labor‐intensive and costly. Prediction of risk of death upon admission is often difficult but might support decision‐making. Objectives To determine diseases and...

ABSTRACT Background There remains a scarcity of data concerning the relationship between the clinical signs associated with PPID and plasma ACTH concentrations. Objectives Report the frequency of clinical signs in the st...

ABSTRACT Background Alternative dog diets, such as home‐cooked and raw, have grown in popularity. Claims regarding health benefits for these diets have limited supporting evidence. Objectives To evaluate whether feedin...

ABSTRACT Background Determining right ventricular (RV) volume typically requires three‐dimensional imaging due to its complex shape. The ellipsoid model offers a two‐dimensional alternative, employing area‐ or line...

ABSTRACT Background The comparative effectiveness of radiotherapy and surgery for treating intracranial meningioma is unknown. Objectives To compare survival after treatment of suspected intracranial meningioma by either...

ABSTRACT Background The muscle tissue of dairy cows is a site of β‐hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) metabolism. The mechanisms underlying the changes in proteins and metabolites in the muscle tissue of cows with ketosis remain ...

ABSTRACT Background Daily variability of heart rate in 24‐h Holter recordings in dogs with atrial fibrillation (AF) receiving antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) is unknown and could influence medical decisions. Hypothesis/Obje...

ABSTRACT Background Long‐term freezing storage can alter the stability of proteins, thereby compromising accurate determination of indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) titers that support the diagnosis of equine p...

ABSTRACT Background Neonatal diarrhea accounts for 20%–25% of morbidity among calves, and antimicrobial drugs (AMDs) are often administered for treatment. Systematic approaches that mitigate antimicrobial use (AMU) can...

ABSTRACT Background Emerging research suggests the presence of a blood microbiome in clinically healthy individuals. Characterizing bacterial composition and abundance in blood from a group of healthy horses is of clinic...

ABSTRACT Background Donkeys are routinely vaccinated with protocols developed for horses, yet species‐specific data on their immune responses are limited. Hypothesis/Objectives We hypothesized that donkeys exhibit robu...

ABSTRACT Background The cardiac morphologic and functional derangements induced by doxorubicin (DOX) are referred to as DOX‐induced cardiotoxicity (DOX‐IC). Prolongation of the QT apex (QTa) has been identified as a ...

ABSTRACT Background Phenazopyridine is used for ancillary pain management in the treatment of goats with obstructive urolithiasis. However, there are no published studies on the pharmacokinetics, safety, or efficacy of p...

Abstract Background Dogs with hepatocutaneous syndrome (HCS) have marked plasma hypoaminoacidemia, but its occurrence in dogs with chronic liver diseases not associated with HCS (non‐HCS CLD) is unknown. Objectives To ...

ABSTRACT Background Outcome‐based cardiac risk stratification schemes are lacking for preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). The Mitral INsufficiency Echocardiographic (MINE) score was developed as an easy...

Abstract Background Lesions causing refractory epilepsy, often associated with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), can be undetectable on standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in dogs. Automated brain volumetry, widely use...

ABSTRACT Background Sepsis has been defined in humans as the concurrent proven or suspected presence of microbial infection and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Sepsis is the leading cause of morbidity...

ABSTRACT Background Thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) could improve antibiotic treatment selection in cattle with respiratory diseases. Hypothesis/Objectives Evaluate the association between respiratory pathogens and consol...