Volume 4, Number 2

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

85 Comparison of the Efficacy of Cefpodoxime Proxetil and Cephalexin
in Treating Bacterial Pyoderma in Dogs
Judith A. Cherni, DVM, Joseph F. Boucher, MS, Terry L. Skogerboe, DVM, MBA,
Stephanie Tarnacki, BS, Kimberly D. Gajewski, MS, Cynthia J. Lindeman, BS

94 Efficacy of Albendazole and Tetramisole Anthelmintics Against
Haemonchus contortus in Experimentally Infected Lambs
Bersissa Kumsa, DVM, MSc, Abebe Wossene, DVM, MSc

100 Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)-Specific IFNγ+ T-Cell Responses Are Induced in Cats Following Transdermal Vaccination With a Recombinant FeLV Vaccine
Hanane El Garch, Stephanie Richard, Fabienne Piras, Tim Leard, DVM, PhD,
Herve Poulet, DVM, Christine Andreoni, PhD, Veronique Juillard, PhD

109 A Bioequivalence Study of an Albendazole Oral Suspension Produced
in Iran and a Reference Product in Sheep
Ali Eslami, DVM, PhD, Ali Rassouli, DVM, PhD, Behnam Meshki, DVM, PhD,
Gholam Reza Shams, BSc

115 Analysis of Recombinant Canarypox Vectored West Nile Virus Vaccine
Stability Post-Reconstitution
Janice Coon, BS, Michael Johnston, BS, Jules Minke, DVM, PhD, Ray Pruett, MS,
Stephanie Thompson, DVM, Doug Carithers, DVM, EVP

121 Marek's Disease Vaccination Opened the Door to Rear Indigenous
Chickens of Ethiopia Under Confined Management
Reta Duguma, DVM, Nigussie Dana, MSc, Alemu Yami, PhD

128 The In Vitro Studies on the Effect of Aloe vera ((L.) Webb. and Berth.) and Aloe spicata (L. f.) on the Control of Coccidiosis in Chickens
Marizvikuru Mwale, BSc, MSc, Evison Bhebhe, BSc, MS, PhD, Michael Chimonyo,
BSc, MSc, PhD, Tinyiko Edward Halimani, BSc, MSc

134 The Impact of Hysterectomy in an Urban Colony of Domestic Cats
( Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758)
Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida, DVM, DSc, Maria Carolina Ferreira Faria, DVM, MSc,
Gabriella Landau-Remy, Dipl Biol, Aline Serricella Branco, DVM, Paulo Barata,
BM, PhD, Marcia Chame, Dipl Biol, MSc, Maria Júlia Salim Pereira, DVM, DSc,
Norma Labarthe, DVM, DSc

142 Pharmacokinetics of Ceftriaxone in Healthy and Mastitic Goats With
Special Reference to Its Interaction With Polyherbal Drug (Fibrosin®)
Tapas Kumar Sar, PhD, Tapan Kumar Mandal, PhD, Shyamal Kukar Das, PhD,
Animesh Kumar Chakraborty, PhD, Anjan Bhattacharyya, PhD

155 Effects of Oral Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfates Supplementation
on Frequency of Intra-articular Therapy of the Horse Tarsus
Martha R. Rodgers, VMD

163 Detection and Molecular Characterization of Babesia canis vogeli
From Naturally Infected Brazilian Dogs
Alexandre Garcia de Sá, VMD, MSc, Aloysio de Mello Figueiredo Cerqueira,
VMD, MSc, DSc, Lucia Helena O'Dwyer, VMD, MSc, PhD, Daniel de Barros
Macieira, VMD, MSc, Fabricio da Silva Abreu, VMD, Renata Fernandes Ferreira,
VMD, Ananda Müller Pereira, VMD, Pedro Bittencourt Velho, VMD, Nádia Regina
Pereira Almosny, VMD, MSc, PhD

169 A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility
Patterns, and Associated Bacterial Pathogens of Goat Mastitis
Assefa Wakwoya, MSc, Bayleyegn Molla, PhD, Kelay Belihu, PhD, Josef Kleer,
PhD, Goetz Hildebrandt, PhD

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