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Veterinary Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 3

September 2017 - 14 articles

Cover Story: Feeding pets raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) has received increasing attention in recent years. Raw meat may pose a health risk for both pets and their owners as raw meat can be contaminated by Campylobacter, Salmonella and enteropathogenic Yersinia which are the most common meat-borne pathogens causing enteritis in humans. They have also been reported in dogs and cats with and without diarrhea. Little information exists on the prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella and enteropathogenic Yersinia in pet food and the significance of raw meat feeding on the shedding of these pathogens in the feces of pets. This paper demonstrates that RMBDs are quite frequently contaminated by Campylobacter, Salmonella and enteropathogenic Yersinia. Same pathogens were also detected in dogs fed RMBDs. Additionally, indoor cats fed RMBDs shed Salmonella and Y. enterocolitica 4/O:3 in their feces. (Photo: Tiina Heikkilä). View the paper

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Myocardial Adiponectin Isoform Shift in Dogs with Congestive Heart Failure—A Comparison to Hibernating Brown Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)

O. Lynne Nelson,
Rachael M. Wood,
Jens Häggström,
Clarence Kvart and
Charles T. Robbins

Vet. Sci.2017, 4(3), 35;https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4030035

20 July 2017

Adiponectin is the most abundant plasma adipokine, and is well known for its role in energy homeostasis and cardiac protection. In humans with dilated cardiomyopathy, myocardial adiponectin protein expression is reduced compared to normal hearts and...

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Inquiring into the Gaps of Campylobacter Surveillance Methods

Maria Magana,
Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou,
Angeliki R. Burriel and
Anastasios Ioannidis

Vet. Sci.2017, 4(3), 36;https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4030036

19 July 2017

Campylobacter is one of the most common pathogen-related causes of diarrheal illnesses globally and has been recognized as a significant factor of human disease for more than three decades. Molecular typing techniques and their combinations have allo...

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Comparative Transcriptomic Profiling and Gene Expression for Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in the Dog and Human

Greg R. Markby,
Kim M. Summers,
Vicky E. MacRae and
Brendan M. Corcoran

Vet. Sci.2017, 4(3), 34;https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4030034

17 July 2017

Myxomatous mitral valve disease is the single most important mitral valve disease in both dogs and humans. In the case of the dog it is ubiquitous, such that all aged dogs will have some evidence of the disease, and for humans it is known as Barlow’s...

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Raw Meat-Based Diets in Dogs and Cats

Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa,
Tiina Heikkilä,
Noora Pernu,
Sara Kovanen,
Anna Hielm-Björkman and
Rauni Kivistö

Vet. Sci.2017, 4(3), 33;https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4030033

28 June 2017

Feeding pets raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) is commonly practiced by many companion animal owners and has received increasing attention in recent years. It may be beneficial for the animals, but may also pose a health risk for both pets and their owner...

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