Three hundred and ninety-seven randomly selected households were interviewed by telephone to determine the numbers and management of owned cats and dogs in the Teramo Province of Italy. The households were selected using stratified random sampling for each municipality; municipalities were combined into coastal, central hills and mountain regions for analysis. The interviews were completed duri...

The American mink (Neovison vison) is used for commercial fur production in Denmark. In recent years, antimicrobial prescription for Danish mink has been increasing. In this study, the patterns and trends in antimicrobial use in mink were described and a multi-variable variance analysis was carried out with the objective of identifying risk factors for antimicrobial use on herd level. The study...

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors selection papers published in Journal Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Huildore Bommanna Ranjitha author on ‘Foot-and-mouth disease virus induces PERK-mediated autophagy to suppress antiviral interferon response’, JCS, and PhD Scholar lab Dr Suresh H. Basagoudanavar at...

There have been countless columns written about “herd immunity” during and since the COVID-19 pandemic. But what does it take to write a real-life herd? As in herd of domestic cattle, sheep, llama or buffalo? In this article, large-animal-veterinarian-turned medical writer Rhona Fraser draws on her experience as dairy practitioner New Zealand. She highlights aspects production animal health tha...

This study aims to implement the Naive Bayes method in a skin disease diagnosis system cats. The this application uses probability calculations, calculates of symptoms, posterior disease, and maximum value each disease. is used analyze results diseases cats based on symptoms diseases. Data analysis tests carried out 50 times produce from user calculated by same diagnostic as calculations perfor...

Objective: Determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in Michigan, USA engaged commonly recommended practices for prevention of zoonotic diseases (ZDs).
 Background: Follow-up Lipton et al. (2008) Washington State study.
 Methods: Online survey link was emailed February 2020 3,410 Michigan licensed clinical medicine with emails on file Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.&#x0...

Iowa’s Johne’s disease (paratuberculosis) control program was assessed for the first time through a survey of all state cattle veterinarians and cattle producers who were reported to the Iowa state veterinarian as having at least one positive diagnostic test result for Johne’s disease within the previous 5 years. Questionnaires assessed (1) the need for continuing education about Johne’s diseas...

Ultrasound is a useful modality for the diagnosis of different types of pelvic fractures in horses of many breeds and uses. Ultrasound provides the referral veterinarian and the ambulatory practitioner an alternative to traditional diagnostic modalities (radiography and nuclear scintigraphy). Pelvic fracture should be suspected in horses with acute onset, severe hind limb lameness with or witho...

In the development of primate research, Dr. Eyestone plans to encourage establishment of two primate research centers, at locations to be selected in the near future. Two million dollars has been earmarked for the program, and further expansion is contemplated, including development of breeding centers. Dr. Eyestone, who became a PHS Commissioned Officer in May, 1959, came to NIH in 1949 as a v...