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A Multi-Centre Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Alfaxan® Administered to Bitches for Induction of Anaesthesia Prior to Caesarean Section Efficacy & Safety ofAlfaxan
Steven Metcalfe , BSc, BVMS(Hons), MSc, MACVSc

Bispectral Index in Dogs Anesthetized with Isoflurane and a Continuous Infusion Rate of Morphine-Lidocaine-Ketamine or Fentanyl-Lidocaine-Ketamine Isoflurane & Continuous Infusion
Patricia Cristina Ferro Lopes , DVM, MS

Canine Dynamic Obstruction of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract--Spontaneous Resolution and Use of TDI To Assist Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring Canine Dynamic Obstruction
Joao Loureiro, DVM, CertVC, MRCVS

Deafness in Small Animals: A Retrospective Study of 122 Cases Deafness
Ezio Bianchi, DVM

Dexamethasone Induces Apoptosis in Proliferative Canine Tendon Cells and Chondrocytes Dexamethasone
G. Kim, DVM, MS , Bibek Chandra Sutradhar, DVM, MS

Dystocia and Neonatal Mortality: A Retrospective Study on 1615 Bitches Dystocia & Mortality
Emmanuel Fontaine, DVM

Efficacy of Promeris® Duo Spot on in Dogs Artificially Infested With Ixodes ricinus Ticks Efficacy of Promeris
Klaus Hellmann, Dr.med.Vet, Fachtierarzt für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, DECVPT

Evaluation of Different Laparoscopic Sterilization Techniques in Canine Birth Control Programme Laparoscopic Sterilization
Swapan Kumar Maiti, PhD

Evaluation of Efficacy of Promeris Duo® Against Lice (Trichodectes canis) in Dogs Efficacy of Promeris Duo
Larry D. Parker, BSc (Hons)

Evaluation of Thyroid Function in 204 Infertile Bitches Thyroid Function
Aurélien Grellet

Factors Associated with the Presence and Prognosis of Aspiration Pneumonia in a Population of Dogs with Megaoesophagus Aspiration Pneumonia
Alix Thomson, BVMS(Hons), CertSAM, MRCVS

Fear Based Aggression in Old Dogs--A Case-Control Study of 71 Patients Fear Based Aggression
Jagna P. Kudla, DVM

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): Evaluation of Viral Load With Quantitative Competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction (QC-PCR) in Cats Treated With AZT Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Víctor Alejandro Castillo, PhD

Field Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Emodepside/Praziquantel Spot on Solution for the Control of Trichuris campanula in Naturally Infected Domestic Cats Emodepside/Praziquantel
Gabriela Pérez Tort, Med Vet

Increased Skin Levels of the Aliamide Palmitoylethanolamide and Other Endogenous Fatty Acid Amides in Dogs with Atopic Dermatitis Palmitoylethanolamide
Stefania Petrosino

Late Onset Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) in the Abyssinian and Somali Cat; Evaluation of Allele Frequency in Europe for the Causative Mutation Late Onset PRA
Janine Huebner, Fachtierärztin für Virologie, MRCVS

Liver Profile in Domestic Parrots...What's News? New Data From Correlation Between Histology and Biochemistry Liver Profile in Parrots
Renato Ceccherelli, DVM

Microalbuminuria as a Risk Factor in Dogs with Cardiovascular Disorders Microalbuminuria
Alev Akdogan Kaymaz, DVM

Obesity in Dogs and Cats: Risk Factors and Tools to Treat Successfully Obesity
Géraldine Blanchard, DVM, PhD, DECVCN

Prevalence for Enteropathogenic Clostridium spp. and Viruses of Diarrheic Dogs in Korea Enteropathogenic Clostridium
Ki-Jeong Na, Hee-Woon Lee, DVM

Reticulated Platelets Counts in the Assessment of Bone Marrow Thrombopoiesis in Dogs--Preliminary Data Reticulated Platelets Counts
Regina Kiomi Takahira , PhD

Serum Biochemistry Changes in Virulent Canine Babesiosis Canine Babesiosis
Vanessa McClure, BVSc (Hons)

Study of Aetiology and Outcome in Cats Presenting with Dyspnoea in a Referral Population Dyspnoea
Simon Swift, MA, VetMB, CertSAC, MRCVS

The Effect of Age on How Cats Are Fed Effect of Age
Dorothy P. Laflamme, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVN

Thyroid Function in Healthy Salukis Thyroid Function
Carmel T. Mooney, MVB, Mphil, PhD, DECVIM-CA, MRCVS

To Identify Factors Influencing the Demography of the Irish Pet Population Irish Pet Population
Martin Downes, MVB Dip Comp

Troponin I to Assess Severity, Progression and Prognosis of Cardiac Diseases in Dogs Troponin I
Sonja Fonfara, Dr Med Vet, CertVC

Use of Endometrial Cytology and Bacteriology to Diagnose Endometritis in Infertile Bitches Endometrial Cytology
Emmanuel Fontaine, DVM