Contents

#### **Preface XIII**


#### **Part 2 Clinical Attention in Pets 117**


X Contents


Contents VII

Chapter 19 **Bovine Respiratory Syndrome (BRD)** 

Chapter 20 **Epidemiology, Zoonotic Aspect and Current** 

Chapter 21 **Risk (Predisposing) Factors for Non-Infectious Claw Disorders in Dairy Cows Under Varying Zero-Grazing Systems 393** J. Nguhiu-Mwangi, P.M.F. Mbithi, J.K. Wabacha and P.G Mbuthia

Nora Mestorino and Jorge O. Errecalde

Chapter 23 **Protozoan Diseases in Farm Ruminants 473** 

**Part 4 Research in Veterinary Medicine 501** 

Chapter 24 **Vitronectin and Its Receptor (Integrin αvβ3)** 

Chapter 25 **Analysis of 3'UTR of** *Prnp* **Gene in Mammals:** 

Chapter 26 **Causes of Death of Rhesus Monkeys**

Ningying Xu and Xiaoling Jiang

S. Petrella and L. Milanelo

Jiang-hua Ran

**During Bovine Fertilization** *In Vitro* **503**

**Undergoing Liver Transplantation 537**

Chapter 27 **Molecular Characterization of Hypothalamo–Pituitary-Thyroid Genes in Pig (Sus Scrofa) 545**

Chapter 28 **Detection of Poxvirus Using Transmission Electron Microscopy Techniques During Outbreak in Bay-Winged Cowbird (***Gnorimopsar Chopi***) 557**

M.H.B. Catroxo, A.M.C.R.P.F. Martins,

Chapter 22 **Pharmacokinetic – Pharmacodynamic**

Sima Sahinduran

and Katarzyna Dudek

**Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis and Control 363**  Dariusz Bednarek, Monika Szymańska-Czerwińska

**Epidemiological Situation of Q Fever in Poland 379** Krzysztof Niemczuk and Monika Szymańska-Czerwińska

**Considerations for Bovine Mastitis Treatment 423** 

Mirjan Thys, Hans Nauwynck, Leen Vandaele, Jo Bijttebier, Dominiek Maes, Herman Favoreel and Ann Van Soom

**Possible Role of Target Sequences of miRNA for TSE Sensitivity in Bovidae and Cervidae 523** Daniel Petit, Jean-Michel Petit and François Gallet

	- **Part 3 Veterinary Care in Livestock 231**


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Chapter 9 **Arthroscopic Follow-Up After Rupture** 

and Natalie Ferreira Borges

Chapter 11 **Atresia Ani in Dogs and Cats 179**

Chapter 12 **Prospective Study of Tumor Markers**

Chapter 10 **Congenital Aplasia of the** 

**of the Cranial Cruciateligament 151** 

**Uterine-Vaginal Segment in Dogs 165** 

Lysimachos G. Papazoglou and Gary W. Ellison

**as Prognostic Factors in the Histopathological** 

**Experimental Purposes in Farm Animals 233**

Tanja Opriessnig, Luis G. Giménez-Lirola and Patrick G. Halbur

**Differential Diagnosis of Mammary Gland Neoplasms in Female Canines 199** 

Chapter 13 **Local Anesthesia for Husbandry Procedures and** 

**Transmission of Swine Viruses 255**

**for the Control of PRRSV Infection 281**

**of Cattle Breeds in the South Western** 

Charles Lagu, Robert Nsubuga Mutaka,

**Breeder Cow Syndrome 337** 

and Guillermo Vizuete Calero

**Agro-Ecological Zone (SWAEZ) of Uganda 321**

James Oluka, Steven Byenkya, Betty Laura Ayoo, Immaculate Nabukenya and Proscovia Ntakyo

Carlos C. Perez-Marin, Laura Molina Moreno

Chapter 15 **Porcine Herd Health Management Practices** 

Chapter 16 **Values of Blood Variables in Calves 301** Martina Klinkon and Jožica Ježek

Chapter 17 **The Growth Performance Evaluation** 

Chapter 18 **Clinical Approach to the Repeat** 

Anna M. Badowska-Kozakiewicz

**Part 3 Veterinary Care in Livestock 231**

Maria Laura Marongiu

V.G. Papatsiros

Chapter 14 **Artificial Insemination and Its Role in**

Cleuza Maria de Faria Rezende, Eliane Gonçalves de Melo

Bruno Colaço, Maria dos Anjos Pires and Rita Payan-Carreira

	- **Part 4 Research in Veterinary Medicine 501**
