Volume 7, Number 4

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

145 Strategic Control and Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in Cajamarca, Peru. A Pilot Study
Francisco Raunelli, DVM, MSc, Sergio Gonzalez, DVM, Mg

153 Effects of Weight Loss on Heart Rate Normalization and Increase in Spontaneous Activity in Moderately Exercised Overweight Dogs
Jean-Christophe Bouthegourd, PhD, Melissa Kelly, PhD, Nathalie Clety, Sandrine Tardif, Danielle Smeets, DVM

165 In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Zymox Otic Solution Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Rajvinder Atwal, PhD, Marc J. Shaffer, PhD

167 In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Zymox Topical Spray Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Rajvinder Atwal, PhD, Marc J. Shaffer, PhD

169 Effects of Melengestrol Acetate on L-selectin and ß2-integrin Expression of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes from Heifers Challenged with Lipopolysaccharide
M. E. Corrigan, C. R. Wyatt, E. R. Loe, B. E. Depenbusch, M. J. Quinn, F.-P. Wang, J. J. Higgins, J.S. Drouillard

181 Isolation and Identification of Aerobic Bacterial Flora from the Upper Respiratory Tract of Donkeys in Central Ethiopia
Desissa F.Gutema,DVM, Bojia E. Duguma ,DVM,Mvs., Ayele G. Dinka

190 Morphology of Aortic Arch in Rabbits with Atherosclerosis Treated with Resveratrol
M. Castro, M. M. R. Pacheco M.D, M. R. F. Machado M. D.

196 Comparison of Adipokine Concentrations and Markers of Inflammation in Obese Versus Lean Dogs
Laura A. Eirmann, DVM, Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVN, Dorothy P. Laflamme, DVM, PhD, DACVN, Kathryn E. Michel, DVM, MS, DACVN, Ebenezer Satyaraj, PhD

206 Prevalence of lameness in carriage horses in Yucatan, Mexico
Stephanie R. King, BSc, Jorge L. Puerto Nájera, DVM, MEd, Eduardo M. Sierra Lira, DVM, MSc, José A. Erales Villamil, DVM, MSc, Manuel E. Bolio González, DVM, PhD, Murray P. Brown, DVM, MSc, Jorge A. Hernández de Anda, DVM, MPVM, PhD

214 Fluorescent Viability Assay of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by arboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester and carboxyfluorescein diacetate
Aodongeril, DVM, Kazuhiro Yoshihara, DVM. PhD, Xoiafei Wang, MD, PhD, Hongyu Wang, MD, PhD, Yuriko Momotani, DVM, Yasuyuki Mori,DVM, PhD, Eiichi Momotani, DVM, PhD