Welfare and health issues in pigs have become increasingly important to the public and in science. Worldwide, most commercial pigs are housed in rather barren, stimulus-poor housing conditions. These barren conditions limit the expression of their natural species-specific behavi…
The U.S. has been FMD-free since 1929. The U.S. has a large beef industry with over 45% of cattle on-feed concentrated in feedlots with a one-time head capacity ≥32,000 cattle. The country has a complex production system in which there is a continuous flow of livestock. An incur…
Veterinary medicine in late-mediaeval England has thus far received little attention. This study therefore aims to partly fill this gap by providing an insight into English veterinary practices at this time. The introduction places the animals under discussion into context, from…
A parvovirose canina é uma doença infecciosa que afeta os canídeos domésticos. Está associada a um quadro de doença gastrointestinal com vómitos e diarreia sanguinolenta. Em neonatos pode provocar doença cardíaca com morte aparentemente súbita. Nos casos mais graves, a quebra da…
A peritonite infeciosa felina (PIF) é uma doença patogénica e fatal, causada pelo coronavírus felino (FCoV), capaz de induzir uma reação inflamatória sistémica.
Os sinais clínicos com origem abdominal em cães e gatos são dos estímulos iatrotrópicos verificados de forma mais frequente na clínica de cães e gatos, sendo a imagiologia um importante contributo na avaliação e na determinação do sistema originário do quadro clínico. Este estud…
Turkey reovirus (TRV) has been associated with several clinical syndromes including lameness, enteritis, myocarditis, and immunosuppression in turkey flocks. Lameness and enteritis are the current field problems and an increase in cases of lameness has been reported, possibly du…