CLINICAL AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FEATURES OF INFLAMMATORY VERSUS NEOPLASTIC MEDIAL RETROPHARYNGEAL LYMPH NODE MASS LESIONS IN DOGS AND CATS          下载免费PDF全文

Philippa J. Johnson  Richard Elders  Pascaline Pey  Ruth Dennis 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2016,57(1):24-32

Medial retropharyngeal lymph node (MRLN) mass lesions are a common cause of cranial cervical masses in dogs and cats, and are predominantly due to metastatic neoplasia, primary neoplasia, or inflammatory lymphadenitis. The purpose of this retrospective cross‐sectional study was to test the hypothesis that clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics for dogs and cats with MRLN mass lesions would differ for inflammatory vs. neoplastic etiologies. Dogs and cats with MRLN mass lesions that had undergone MRI and had a confirmed cytological or histopathological diagnosis were recruited from medical record archives. Clinical findings were recorded by one observer and MRI characteristics were recorded by two other observers who were unaware of clinical findings. A total of 31 patients were sampled, with 15 in the inflammatory lymphadenitis group and 16 in the neoplasia group. Patients with inflammatory lymphadenitis were more likely to be younger and present with lethargy (P = 0.001), pyrexia (P = 0.000), and neck pain (P = 0.006). Patients with inflammatory lymphadenitis were also more likely to have a leukocystosis (P = 0.02) and segmental neutrophilia (P = 0.001). Inflammatory masses were more likely to have moderate or marked MRI perinodal contrast enhancement (P = 0.021) and local muscle contrast enhancement (P = 0.03) whereas the neoplastic masses were more likely to have greater MRI width (P = 0.002) and height (P = 0.009). In conclusion, findings indicated that some clinical and MRI characteristics differed for dogs and cats with inflammatory vs. neoplastic medial retropharyngeal lymph node masses. Although histopathological or cytological diagnosis remains necessary for confirmation, these findings may help with the ranking of differential diagnoses of future cases.  相似文献   

Evaluation of owner experiences and adherence to home‐cooked diet recipes for dogs          下载免费PDF全文

L. N. Johnson  D. E. Linder  C. R. Heinze  R. L. Kehs  L. M. Freeman 《The Journal of small animal practice》2016,57(1):23-27

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Diagnostic Value of Right Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index in Dogs with Pulmonary Hypertension: Comparison with Doppler Echocardiographic Estimates of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure          下载免费PDF全文

L.C. Visser  M.K. Im  L.R. Johnson  J.A. Stern 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(2):543-552

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A Homozygous RAB3GAP1:c.743delC Mutation in Rottweilers with Neuronal Vacuolation and Spinocerebellar Degeneration          下载免费PDF全文

T. Mhlanga‐Mutangadura  G.S. Johnson  A. Ashwini  G.D. Shelton  S.A. Wennogle  G.C. Johnson  K. Kuroki  D.P. O'Brien 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(3):813-818

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Accuracy of a Mouse Bioassay for the Diagnosis of Botulism in Horses          下载免费PDF全文

A.L. Johnson  S.C. McAdams‐Gallagher  H. Aceto 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(4):1293-1299

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Retrospective Evaluation of Horses Diagnosed with Neuroborreliosis on Postmortem Examination: 16 Cases (2004–2015)          下载免费PDF全文

L.K. Johnstone  J.B. Engiles  H. Aceto  V. Buechner‐Maxwell  T. Divers  R. Gardner  R. Levine  N. Scherrer  D. Tewari  J. Tomlinson  A.L. Johnson 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(4):1305-1312

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Australian Cattle Dogs with Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis are Homozygous for a CLN5 Nonsense Mutation Previously Identified in Border Collies          下载免费PDF全文

A. Kolicheski  G.S. Johnson  D.P. O'Brien  T. Mhlanga‐Mutangadura  D. Gilliam  J. Guo  T.D. Anderson‐Sieg  R.D. Schnabel  J.F. Taylor  A. Lebowitz  B. Swanson  D. Hicks  Z.E. Niman  F.A. Wininger  M.C. Carpentier  M.L. Katz 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(4):1149-1158

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Evaluation of Serum Aspergillus‐Specific Immunoglobulin A by Indirect ELISA for Diagnosis of Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Aspergillosis          下载免费PDF全文

A. Taylor  I. Peters  N.K. Dhand  J. Whitney  L.R. Johnson  J.A. Beatty  V.R. Barrs 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2016,30(5):1708-1714

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Interactive effect of ractopamine and dietary fat source on quality characteristics of fresh pork bellies     

Apple JK  Maxwell CV  Sawyer JT  Kutz BR  Rakes LK  Davis ME  Johnson ZB  Carr SN  Armstrong TA 《Journal of animal science》2007,85(10):2682-2690

Crossbred pigs (n = 216) were used to test the interaction, if any, of ractopamine (RAC) and dietary fat source on the characteristics of fresh pork bellies. Pigs were blocked by BW (77.6 +/- 6.5 kg) and allotted randomly to pens (6 pigs/pen). After receiving a common diet devoid of RAC for 2 wk, pens within blocks were assigned randomly to 1 of 4 treatments arranged in a 2 x 2 factorial design, with 5% fat (beef tallow vs. soybean oil) and RAC (0 vs. 10 mg/kg). At the conclusion of the 35-d feeding period, pigs were slaughtered at a commercial pork packing plant (average BW of 108.8 +/- 0.6 kg), and fresh bellies were captured during carcass fabrication. Neither RAC (P = 0.362) nor fat source (P = 0.247) affected belly thickness. Subjective (bar-suspension) or objective (compression test) measures of belly firmness were not (P > or = 0.148) affected by the inclusion of RAC in the diet; however, bellies from pigs fed soybean oil (SBO) were softer than those from pigs fed beef tallow (BT), as indicated by perpendicular (P < or = 0.005) and parallel (P < 0.001) suspensions. Moreover, bellies from BT-fed pigs required more (P = 0.096) force to compress 50% of their thickness than bellies from SBO-fed pigs (52.29 vs. 43.51 kg). Color (L*, a*, and b* values) of the belly lean and fat was not (P > or = 0.131) affected by RAC, and lean color was similar (P > or = 0.262) between fat sources; however, belly fat from BT-fed pigs was lighter (P = 0.030) and redder (P = 0.013) in color than belly fat from SBO-fed pigs. Bellies of SBO-fed pigs had greater (P < 0.001) proportions of PUFA and lower (P < 0.001) proportions of SFA and MUFA than belly fat from pigs fed BT. Regardless of the RAC inclusion level, PUFA:SFA and iodine values were lower in belly fat from pigs fed BT than SBO; however, within SBO-fed pigs, PUFA:SFA and iodine values were further increased by feeding RAC (RAC x fat source, P < 0.001). As expected, dietary fat source altered the fatty acid composition of fresh pork bellies, which subsequently impacted fresh belly firmness. Interestingly, including RAC in swine finishing diets exacerbated the effect of feeding SBO on pork fat polyunsaturation.  相似文献   

Postnatal development of canine axial globe length measured by B-scan ultrasonography     

Tuntivanich N  Petersen-Jones SM  Steibel JP  Johnson C  Forcier JQ 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2007,10(1):2-5

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to document the development of axial globe length (AGL) in normal mesocephalic cross-bred dogs between 2 and 52 weeks of age, to determine a relationship between AGL and age, and derive an equation to predict AGL in normal mesocephalic cross-bred dogs. ANIMALS STUDIED AND PROCEDURE: The AGL of twenty normal mesocephalic cross-bred dogs was measured at 12 time points from 2 to 52 weeks of age using B-scan ultrasonography. RESULTS: The mean (+/- SEM) AGL increased from 12.65 mm (+/- 0.18) at 2 weeks of age to 19.52 mm (+/- 0.18) at 52 weeks of age. The correlation between AGL and age was evaluated by fitting possible variables to a regression pattern. A linear model of natural logarithmic-transformed value of AGL (mm) and age (week) was established. Side (left or right eye) and gender did not correlate with development of AGL. CONCLUSIONS: A reverse transformation of the formula can be used to predict AGL in mesocephalic cross-bred dogs: AGL = 10.847 * age in weeks 0.1653.  相似文献