Volume 3, Number 2

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

49 Safety Profile of Moxidectin (ProHeart 6) and Two Oral Heartwo rm Preventives in Dogs
Larry T. Glickman,VMD, DrPH, Nita W. Glickman, MPH, PhD, George E. Moore, MS, DVM, Rami Cobb, BVSc, Stephen A. Connell, DVM, Mitch Morrison, Hugh B. Lewis, BVMS

62 Increased Dietary Protein Promotes Fat Loss and Reduces Loss of Lean Body
Mass During Weight Loss in Cats
Dorothy P. Laflamme, DVM, PhD, Steven S. Hannah, PhD

69 Prevention of Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum from Ticks to Dogs Using K9 Advantix and Frontline Plus Applied 25 Days Before Exposure to Infected Ticks
Byron L. Blagburn, PhD, Jennifer A. Spencer, PhD, Jamie M. Butler, BSTracey M. Land, BS, Sarah A. Billeter, BS, Christine C. Dykstra, PhD, Kirby C. Stafford, PhD, Margaret B. Pough, MA, Steven A. Levy, DVM, Michael Endrizzi, DVM, Joseph Hostetler, DVM

76 Effect of Nitrate Adaptation on the Bactericidal Activity of an Experimental Chlorate Product Against Escherichia coli in Cattle
J. Trent Fox, MSc, Robin C. Anderson, PhD, Gordon E. Carstens, PhD, Rhonda K. Miller, PhD,Yong S. Jung, PhD, Jackson L. McReynolds, PhD, Todd R. Callaway, PhD, Thomas S. Edrington, PhD, David J. Nisbet, PhD

81 A Retrospective Study of 87 Cases of Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas, 1986–2001
David A. Heller,DVM, Martha E. Stebbins, DVM, PhD, Taylor L. Reynolds, DVM,
Marlene L. Hauck,DVM, PhD

88 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Obesity in Adult Cats from Private US Veterinary Practices
Elizabeth M. Lund, DVM, MPH, PhD, P. Jane Armstrong,DVM, MBA, Claudia A. Kirk, DVM, PhD, Jeffrey S. Klausner, DVM

97 Comparative Study of Albendazole and Oxfendazole in the Treatment of Cystic Echinococcosis in Sheep and Goats
Ernest Njoroge, PhD, Peter Mbithi, PhD, Timothy Wachira, PhD, Joseph Gathuma, PhD, Peter Gathura, PhD,T E Maitho, PhD, Japhet Magambo, PhD, Eberhard Zeyhle,MS

102 Cardiac Cellular Transplantation: Transarterial Myoblast Transplantation in Dogs
Mark A.Oyama, DVM,Valentina Merola,DVM,Thomas E. Eurell, DVM, PhD

116 Effects of Supplementation with a Docosahexaenoic Acid-Enriched Salmon Oil on Total Plasma and Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition in the Cat
Charles R. Filburn, PhD, David Griffin, MS, DVM

124 Improved In Vitro Cultivation of Swine Influenza Virus
Margot Herman, BSc, Sigrun Haugerud, BSc,Yashpal S. Malik, PhD, Sagar M.Goyal, PhD

129 Serological Evidence of Exposure to Rickettsia, Bartonella, and Ehrlichia Species in Healthy or Leishmania infantum-Infected Dogs from Barcelona, Spain
Xavier Roura,DVM, PhD, Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, Albert Lloret, DVM, Lluís Ferrer, DVM, PhD, Barbara Hegarty, BA

138 Standardization and Evaluation of Random Application of Polymorphic DNAPolymerase Chain Reaction in Subspecies Typing of Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Elie K. Barbour, PhD, Hussam A. Shaib, MSc, Lina S. Jaber, MSc, Salma N. Talhouk, PhD

150 Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Strategies for Controlling Mastitis in Heifers Duringthe Periparturient Period
Stephen Paul Oliver, PhD, Barbara Erin Gillespie, MSc, Susan Juanita Headrick, BSc,Mark James Lewis, BSc, Henry Hamilton Dowlen, MSc

163 Use of Herbal Plants in Poultry Health Management in the Mushagashe Small-Scale Commercial Farming Area in Zimbabwe
Marizvikuru Mwale, MSc, Evison Bhebhe,PhD,Michael Chimonyo, PhD, Ti nyiko Edward, alimani, MSc

171 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance Using Indicator Bacteria Isolated From Pigs and Poultry in Chile
Betty San Martín, DVM, PhD, Lorenzo Campos,DVM,Verónica Bravo, DVM, Miguel Adasne, DVM, Consuelo Borie,DMV