Veterinary Science: Current Aspects in Biology, Animal Pathology, Clinic and Food Hygiene

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nucleofection of Ovine Amniotic Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells....Pages 3-7
Osteogenic Potential of Sheep Amniotic Epithelial Stem Cells....Pages 9-13
NOS Immunoreactivity in the Reticular Groove of Lamb....Pages 15-20
Effect of Dry Period Length on NEFA and IGF-I Plasma Concentrations and Postpartum Ovarian Activity Resumption in Dairy Cows....Pages 21-25
Sheep Calcaneal Tendon Repair Subsequent to Amniotic-Derived Stem Cell Allotransplantation....Pages 27-32
Role of Actin in Spermatozoa Function Through Biological Network Theory....Pages 33-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
 Staphylococcus aureus : Application of a Rapid Test for Molecular Typing of Strains Isolated from Bovine Mastitis....Pages 41-45
Epidemiological and Biomolecular Updates on Encephalitozoon cuniculi in Lagomorpha of Sardinia (Italy)....Pages 47-50
Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Relation to Virulence Factors and Phylogenetic Groups of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Dogs and Cats....Pages 51-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Effects of Ambient Temperature on Calf Welfare Parameters During Long-Road Transportation....Pages 59-64
The Association Between N-Methylglucamine Antimoniate and Pancreatitis in Dogs with Leishmaniasis....Pages 65-69
Superoxide Dismutase and Glutathione Peroxidase in Dogs with Leishmaniasis Following Antimoniate Therapy....Pages 71-77
The Importance of the New Institution of “Mediation” for the Civil Liability of Veterinarians....Pages 79-83
Increased Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress in Bitches with Several Tumors....Pages 85-89
Validation of Thromboelastometry in Cattle....Pages 91-96
Preliminary Evaluation of M-Mode, B-Mode, and X-Strain ® Echocardiographic Indices Before and During Therapy in Dogs Affected by Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 97-102
Pharmacokinetics of the Tramadol Injective Formulations in Alpacas ( Vicugna pacos )....Pages 103-107
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography for Characterization of Liver Lesions in Dogs and Cats....Pages 109-114
Canine Chronic Kidney Disease: Retrospective Study of a 10-Year Period of Clinical Activity....Pages 115-118
Doppler Echocardiographic Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension in Canine Leishmaniasis....Pages 119-123
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Serum Amyloid A, Fibrinogen, and Haptoglobin as Inflammation Markers in the Horse: Preliminary Results....Pages 125-128
Comparison of a Semiautomated Electrophoretic System and a Quantitative Biochemical Method for the Evaluation of Alkaline Phosphatase Isoforms in Canine Serum....Pages 129-133
Canine Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations on 19 Cases....Pages 135-139
Influence of Abdominal Surgery on Pulmonary Atelectasis Formation in Dogs....Pages 141-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Ice Fish ( Protosalanx spp. and Neosalanx spp.) and Rare Fish Species ( Sardinia pilchardus and Aphia minuta ): microbiological Evaluation for Hygienic Health Assessment and Consumer Protection....Pages 149-153
Study of the Resistance Variability of Anisakis Larvae to Some Technological Stressors....Pages 155-159
Prevalence of Verocytotoxin-Producing E. coli in Sheep Meat at a Slaughterhouse....Pages 161-165
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Thawing in Sea Breams ( Sparus aurata )....Pages 167-171
Quantification of Patulin in Piedmont Cheese by HPLC: Preliminary Note....Pages 173-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Association Analysis Between DNA Markers and Number of Functional Teats in Italian Large White Pigs....Pages 181-185
White Sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ) Optimum Feeding Rates at Weeks 6 and 10 After Initiation of Feeding....Pages 187-191
Preliminary Study on the Relationship Between Skin Temperature of Piglets Measured by Infrared Thermography and Environmental Temperature in a Vehicle in Transit....Pages 193-197
Influence of Sample Storage on the Quality of DNA Extracted from Milk of Goats Fed Conventional or Transgenic Soybean....Pages 199-203
Back Matter....Pages 205-208