Volume 3, Number 4

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

281 Efficacy of a Formulation Containing Imidacloprid and Moxidectin Against Naturally Acquired Ear Mite Infestations (Psoroptes cuniculi) in Rabbits
Olaf Hansen,DVM, PhD, Yvonne Gall, PhD, Kurt Pfister, DiplEVPC, PhD, Wieland Beck, DiplEVPC, PhD

287 Bartonella henselae and Rickettsia Seroreactivity in a Sick Cat Population from North Carolina
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM,DACVIM, Jay F. Levine, DVM, PhD, Suzana Radulovic, PhD, Sheila B. Hanby,DVM, Dorsey L. Kordick, PhD, Krista M.D. La Perle, DVM

303 Effects of Antibiotics and Probiotics on Suckling Pig and Weaned Pig Performance
Mark J. Estienne, PhD, Thomas G. Hartsock, PhD, Allen F. Harper, PhD

309 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Veterinary Medicine: Illustration With Packed Cell Value in the Prognosis of Horse Surgical Colic in Belgium
Johann C. Detilleux, DVM, PhD, Didier Serteyn, DVM, PhD

319 Biotype, Genotype, and Clinical Presentation Associated With Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Isolates From Cattle
Byung Chul Ahn, DVM, PhD, Paul H.Walz,DVM, PhD, DACVIM, George A. Kennedy, DVM, PhD,DACVP, Sanjay Kapil,DVM, PhD,DACVM

326 The Efficacy of Banana Plant (Musa paradisiaca) as a Coccidiostat in Rabbits
Tafara Matekaire, MS, John F.Mupangwa, PhD, Emily F. Kanyamura

332 Dairy Cattle Mastitis In and Around Sebeta, Ethiopia
Hunderra Sori, DVM, MS, Ademe Zerihun,DVM,MS, PhD, Sintayehu Abdicho,DVM, MS

339 Computed Tomography in Cats Infected by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus: 2 Clinic Cases
Pablo Payo-Puente,DVM, Argimiro Diez, DVM, PhD, José M. Gonzalo-Orden, DVM, PhD, Marcia Kikuyo Notomi, DVM, José A. Rodríguez-Altónaga,DVM, PhD, Francisco A. Rojo- Vázquez, DVM, PhD, Mª Asunción Orden, DVM, PhD

344 Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) Post-Vaccinal Complication in Ethiopia
Teshale Sori, DVM

351 Epidural Administration of Tramadol as an Analgesic Technique in Dogs Submitted to Stifle Surgery
Alonso G.P. Guedes,DVM, MS, Cláudio C. Natalini,DVM, MS, PhD, Elaine P. Robinson, BVetMed, MVSc, Simone D.L. Alves, DVM, Simone T. Oliveira,DVM

360 Repeat Dose Tolerance of a Combination of Milbemycin Oxime and Praziquantel in Breeding and Lactating Queens
Rudolf Schenker, PhD, Robert Cody, M. Agr. Sc. H. Dip. Tox, Günther Strehlau, Dr. rer.nat, Pablo Junquera, Dipl. Biol., PhD

367 Rapid Detection of Salmonella on Commercial Carcasses by Using Isothermal and Chimeric Primer-Initiated Amplification of Nucleic Acids (ICAN)-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) in Zambia
Emiko Isogai, DVM, Manda Silungwe, Patson Sinkala, Carol Chisenga, Charles Mubita, Michelo Syakalima,DVM, Bernard Mudenda Hang’ombeb, DVM, Chitwambi Makungu, DVM, John Yabe, DVM, Martin Simuunzab, DVM, Andrew Nambota, DVM, Hiroshi Isogai, DVM, Hideto Fukushi, DVM, Jun Yasuda, DVM

372 Baseline Data on Enumerated Tracheal Bacterial Flora and Drug Susceptibility in Chicken Reared Under Different Systems
Pia A. Nehme, MS, Elie K. Barbour, PhD, Vatche K. Sagherian, MS, Shadi K. Hamadeh, PhD, Rami K. Zurayk, PhD