This proceedings contains 17 papers on the effects of dietary fish oil and alpha-tocopherol supplementation on selected blood parameters and fatty acid profiles in mares and their foals; the association of high intake of sugars and starch, low number of meals and low roughage intake with equine...

Acute puerperal metritis (APM) and clinical metritis (CM) are uterine diseases frequently diagnosed in dairy cows. These diseases are responsible for important economic loss because of their effect not only on reproductive performance but also on milk production. The objective of this study was to...

Reproductive lesions are commonly seen in small animal practice. This study aimed to assess the reproductive disorders in bitches and queens. During the period from March 2013 to March 2015, 7 bitches and 28 queens of different breeds and ages (7 months up to 13 years) were collected from...

Endometritis is a major cause of infertility in many domestic species. However, until now the pathogenesis of the endometritis in the bitch is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the gene transcription pattern of prostaglandin (PG) synthesis enzymes (cyclooxygenase [COX2], PTGES-1 and...

In this study was aimed to demonstrate possibilities using of the ultrasonography in diagnosis of physiological and pathological cases be watched in bitch and cat reproduction. Total 264 bitch and 142 cat brought to our clinics for pro-oestrus, follicular cyst, postpartum (acute) metritis,...

Artificial insemination (AI) involving the placing of frozen-thawed semen directly into the jenny uterine body is associated with very low pregnancy rates. This might be because of an exacerbation of the acute response of the endometrium to sperm, as seen in mares with persistent induced mating...

Understanding and treating pain in animals is one of the most challenging tasks in veterinary medicine. In the last decade there has been growing interest and research investigating the mechanisms underlying animal pain, its diagnosis and improving therapeutic options [1]. Dogs and cats can...

The proceedings cover topics on pain management and welfare implications and medical and case reports in domestic animals, including dogs, cats, laboratory animals, horses and cattle. Topics include evaluation of an ELISA to measure serum thyroxine in dogs and cats, treatment of feline ...

Transplacental transmission of N. caninum was studied in 2 pregnant cats (queens). Queen 1 was inoculated sc with 2 × 10⁶ cell culture-derived N. caninum tachyzoites on day 47 of gestation. She gave birth to a full-term kitten on the 17th day after inoculation. The kitten died the 2nd day after...

This report covers the first 1375 cases in which amoxicillin was used in clinical veterinary practice in the UK. In 33 cases of acute toxic bovine mastitis, injections of amoxicillin aqueous suspension (together with intramammary therapy) gave excellent or good responses in 83% of cases. Injections ...