Volume 11, Number 1

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

1 An Abattoir Survey to Determine the Population Profile in the Autumn of Fasciola hepatica in Condemned Bovine Livers from Ireland and the United Kingdom
F. MacGillivray, T. de Waal, D. Maguire, M.A. Taylor, V. Boughtflower, R. Daniel, T. Jenkins, B. Rice, A.B. Forbes

7 Performance of SNAP® 4Dx® Plus and AccuPlex™4 in Dogs with different Heartworm Burdens
Matthew D. Eberts, DVM

10 Effectiveness of Two Topical Treatments With a Combination Fipronil/Amitraz/(S)-methoprene Against Natural Infestations of Mites (Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis) on Dogs.
Soila Gaxiola, Joel Gaxiola, Ascencion Perez, Stephen Yoon, Jennifer Irwin, Frederic Beugnet, Matthias Pollmeier, Roberto Alva

16 Evaluation of Mitoxantrone with Piroxicam as First Line Therapy for Carcinomas of the Prostate in Dogs
Trina N. Hazzah, Philip H. Kass, Edwin M. Brodsky, Amanda K. Elpiner, Michelle L. Silver, Nicole J. Buote, Gerald S. Post

25 The Influence of Feto-pelvic Disproportion on the Fertility of Milk cows
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36 Efficacy Evaluation of Flavored Combination Parasiticide Tablets in a Laboratory Study for the Removal of Natural Dipylidium caninum (tapeworm) Infections in Dogs
Sharron Barnett, Stephen King, Dawie Kok, Louis Luempert

46 Multimodal Assessment of Biometric Changes in Injection Sites and Physiology and Behavior in Beef Calves Receiving Two Different Clostridial Immunizations Compared to Negative Controls
Brad J. White, David E. Anderson, Alecia DuCharmea, Matt Miesner, Robert L. Larson, David Amrine

56 Lipid Metabolic Alterations and Satiety with a Pumpkin-Based supplement in Obese Dogs
Yuka Mitsuhashi, Karen E. Bigley, John E. Bauer

66 Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling After Ductal Closure in Dogs with Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Ryokichi Ishikawa, Yoko Fujii, Hiroshi Takano, Hiroshi Sunahara, Takuma Aoki, Yoshito Wakao

70 Evaluation of the Efficacy of Zactran® Injectable Solution (150 mg gamithromycin/ml) in the Control of Bovine Respiratory disease in Germany in Comparison to Draxxin® Injectable Solution (100 mg Tulathromycin/ml)
Fischer F, Lüllmann S, Bölle L, Lauseker M, Ricken G, Forbes AB

77 A Cohort Study of the Association Between Serum Immunoglobulin G Concentration and Preweaning Health, Growth, and Survival in Holstein Calves
P. Pithua, S.S. Aly

85 Surgical Site infection and MRSA: The Prevalence of MRSA from the skin of the lateral stifle of 185 clinically healthy dogs
W McCartney, A Liegey BSc, C Mahon, K Kiss DVM