A veterinarian at the University of Missouri, US, introduces a treatment for cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficiency in dogs based on a treatment for humans. More

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and the National Animal Disease Center identifies a group of genes in the genome of Brucella abortus. More

Researchers at the University of Iowa are investigating the persistence of drug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni in US poultry. More

Tropical Animal Health and Production; Vol 40, No 4; May 2008 (Springer Netherlands)

Bovine mastitis and antibiotic resistance patterns in Selalle smallholder dairy farms, central Ethiopia
K Getahun, B Kelay, M Bekana and F Lobago
The effects of short-term recombinant bovine somatotropin treatment on fattening performance, carcass composition and visceral organ weights in karayaka lambs in Turkey
Faruk Balci and Abdülkadir Orman

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; 12th June 2008; Epub ahead of print (Springer Netherlands)

Analysis of Salmonella agona and Salmonella weltevreden in Malaysia by PCR fingerprinting and antibiotic resistance profiling
Lee Learn-Han, Cheah Yoke-Kqueen, Noorzaleha Awang Salleh, Sabrina Sukardi, Sim Jiun-Horng, Khoo Chai-Hoon and Son Radu

Veterinary Microbiology; 6th June 2008; Epub ahead of print (Elsevier)

Experimental infection of specific pathogen-free pigs with Campylobacter: Excretion in faeces and transmission to non-inoculated pigs
Leblanc Maridor M, Denis M, Lalande F, Beaurepaire B, Cariolet R, Fravalo P, Federighi M, Seegers H, Belloc C

Vaccine; Vol 26, Issues 29-30; 4th July 2008 (Elsevier)

Antibody response and resistance of Cyprinus carpio immunized with cyprinid herpes virus 3 (CyHV-3)
Ayana Perelberga, Maya Ilouzeb, Moshe Kotlerb and Michael Steinitz