Volume 5, Number 1

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

1 Comparison of 3 Total Intravenous Anesthetic Infusion Combinations in Adult
Horses
Courtney L. Baetge, DVM, Nora S. Matthews, DVM, Dip. ACVA, Gwendolyn L.
Carroll, DVM, Dip. ACVA

9 Alleviation of Histopathologic Effects of Avian Influenza Virus by a Specific
Nutrient Synergy
Elie K. Barbour, PhD, Edward G. Rayya, BSc, Houssam Shaib, MSc, Rindala
G. El Hakim, BSc, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, PhD, Afif M. Abdel Nour, MSc,
Steve Harakeh, PhD, Matthias Rath, PhD

17 Epidemiologic Aspects of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Epidemic in Cattle in
Ecuador
Ann Lindholm, DVM, Elizabeth Hewitt, DVM, Pablo Torres, DVM, Medardo
Lasso, DVM, Carlos Echeverria, DVM, John Shaw, DVM, Jorge Hernandez,
DVM, MPVM, PhD

25 The Effect of Diet and Lysine:Calorie Ratio on Body Composition and
Kidney Health in Geriatric Cats
Nolan Z. Frantz, PhD, Ryan M. Yamka, PhD, Kim G. Friesen, PhD

37 The Safety of a Plant-Based Nutraceutical for Behaviour in Cats and Dogs
Tamarae Griffiths, BScAgr, MSc, Michael P. Reichel, Dr med Vet, Wolfgang
Seewald, Dr sc Math, Jennifer K. Ketzis, PhD

43 Effects of Treatment Type on Vertebral Heart Size in Dogs With Myxomatous
Mitral Valve Disease
Richard Woolley, BVetMed MRCVS, Paul Smith, BVetMed DVC MRCVS, Elizabeth
Munro, MA VetMB CVR CertVOpthal MRCVS, Sarah Smith, MA VetMB
CertVC MRCVS, Simon Swift, MA VetMB CertSAC MRCVS, Craig Devine, BVSc
DVC MRCVS RCVS, Brendan Corcoran, MVB PhD DipPharm MRCVS, Anne
French, MVB CertSAM DVC DipECVIM-Ca (Cardiology) MRCVS