Current Knowledge and Recent Advances in Large Animal Internal Medicine

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Internal Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 3 March 2025 | Viewed by 829

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Dear Colleagues,

Large animal internal medicine is a branch of veterinary medicine concerned with the study, care, and treatment of medical diseases in large animals such as horses and ruminants. Large animal internal medicine includes a wide variety of specialistic branches, such as gastroenterology, pneumology, nephrology, endocrinology, cardiology, infectious and parasitic diseases, oncology, clinical nutrition, and behavioral medicine. In recent years, the standard of care has evolved, new diagnostic tools have been developed, and treatment recommendations have been updated for large animals.

The aim for this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the current knowledge on disease pathophysiology and standards of care through review articles, as well as novel research studies showing recent advances in this field. Papers in the form of case reports with literature reviews are also welcome.

Based on your expertise in this field, we believe that you could effectively contribute to the success of this Special Issue. We hope that this collection can provide state-of-the-art knowledge, including diagnostic and management recommendations, combined with the most recent research advances in the most important areas of large animal internal medicine.

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Keywords

  • equine medicine
  • small ruminant medicine
  • medicine in cattle
  • clinical sciences
  • diagnostic imaging
  • medical treatments
  • disease prevention and control

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Effects of a Dietary Multi-Mineral Bolus on Udder Health in Dairy Cows: A Clinical Assessment
by Jacopo Guccione, Maria Chiara Alterisio, Sergio Esposito, Giovanni D’Onghia, Sebastiano Tinelli, Antonio Di Loria, Beatrice Mercaldo, Alessandro Vastolo and Paolo Ciaramella
Vet. Sci. 2024, 11(12), 621; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11120621 - 4 Dec 2024
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The clinical effects on the udder health of several trace elements—copper, iodine, cobalt, and selenium—contained in an intraruminal slow-release bolus were explored for the first time. Fifty-four dairy cows received the bolus (treated group, TG), while fifty-three were left untreated (control group, CG). [...] Read more.
The clinical effects on the udder health of several trace elements—copper, iodine, cobalt, and selenium—contained in an intraruminal slow-release bolus were explored for the first time. Fifty-four dairy cows received the bolus (treated group, TG), while fifty-three were left untreated (control group, CG). Monthly composite milk samples were collected from 30 to 300 days in milk to measure somatic cell count (SCC); milk production was also recorded on the same days. Cows with SCC > 200 × 103 cells/mL were considered as affected by mastitis (with or without clinical signs). The effects on udder health were evaluated using several clinical indices employed for mastitis monitoring. The TG cows had a higher average daily milk yield than CG (p < 0.001), as well as a lower overall daily average of SCC (p < 0.0001). Fewer overall mastitis cases were detected in TG than in CG (p < 0.0001), although no significant differences were observed in new or cured mastitis cases. Finally, fewer failures of existing mastitis to cure cases were detected in TG as compared to CG (p < 0.0001), as well as fewer chronic mastitis cases (p < 0.0001). By looking at the clinical findings, some potential benefits on udder health might be hypothesized; nevertheless, additional studies are necessary to confirm these encouraging results. Full article
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