An epidemiological survey undertaken in Kenya indicated that 2 previously well-established factors, namely decline in reproductive efficiency with age, and non-seasonality of canine reproductive parameters, hold true for German shepherd (GSD) bitches in Kenya. Data collection forms were distributed to randomly selected GSD breeders and information so obtained was verified using East African Ken...

Rakheli (Rachel) Hever, Reuma De Groot, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Email: [email protected], [email protected] Maarten De Laat, The University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, [email protected] Andreas Harrer, Ulrich Hoppe, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany, Email: [email protected], [email protected] Bruce M. McLaren, Oliver Scheuer, Deutsches Fo...

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Transplacental infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis is rare in humans and unknown in the dog. A Doberman pinscher bitch was diagnosed with blastomycosis 25 days after whelping. Clinical signs were noted after whelping and were progressive. All 9 pups were free of clinical signs and had negative urine Blastomyces antigen tests at 6 weeks of age and remained free of signs of illness through 11...

Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis (DLSS) is a common condition amongst active large breed dogs with a complex aetiopathogenesis. Large-breed dogs, especially the German Shepherd (GSD), Retrievers and active or working dogs (Police, military or sporting dogs), are the most commonly affected by DLSS. Affected dogs are generally mature (mean age 5 1⁄2 years), and are predominantly heavier than 25 ...

This paper presents a lightweight object migration protocol that preserves centralized object semantics yet allows for precise prediction of network behavior. The protocol is implemented in Distributed Oz, an extension to the publicly-available DFKI Oz 2.0 system.

background: baits have become popular and effective formulations against urban insect pests. compared with re­sidual sprays toxic gel baits are used more and more frequently to control urban cockroach populations. the aim of this study was to investigate the usage of two commercially available fipronil and imidacloprid gel bait formulations against blattella germanica field infested in iran. me...

objective: the aim was to evaluate gender differences in depression scores of iranian and german medical students. methods: two hundred iranian medical students (100 men and 100 women) and 200 german medical students (100 men and 100 women) were selected randomly and completed the english form of the self-rating beck depression inventory (bdi). results: analysis gave a mean rating of 10.7 ± 6.6...