Did you know:
❓ CRP is a valuable biomarker for identifying and monitoring aspiration pneumonia in dogs with tick paralysis. CRP concentrations are moderately correlated with radiographic severity and, using a threshold of ≥20 mg/L, CRP may have moderate sensitivity and specificity for detecting pneumonia.
❓ The use of adjuvant chemotherapy did not improve survival times in dogs with splenic stromal sarcoma post-splenectomy.
❓ Most veterinarians in Australia used the same screening tests for hypercortisolism and rarely attempt to differentiate between causes of hypercortisolism.
❓What the survival rate was in 114 dogs with skewer foreign bodies?
Featuring high-impact research directly relevant to Australian veterinary professionals, dive into the AVJ March issue to discover:
Small Animals
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A prospective cohort study of C-reactive protein as a marker of aspiration pneumonia in canine tick paralysis (Ixodes holocyclus). MS Hollindale, S Joslyn, AM Padula, JM Morton, RA Webster
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Diagnosis of naturally occurring canine hypercortisolism: survey of Australian veterinarians. MA Wray, M Bruce, O Waite, M Bennaim, M Carvalho, RO Leal, CT Mooney, RE Shiel
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Splenic stromal sarcomas in dogs: post splenectomy outcomes with and without adjuvant chemotherapy. J Morey, J Yu, L Brockley
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Management and prognosis of skewer foreign body ingestion in dogs: A comparative study of 114 cases following emesis, endoscopic retrieval or surgical removal. SF Lane, A Gal, KA Goggin, KP Harris, RJA Hughes
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Canine gastric mucosal sarcoma: a novel tumour type. SF Lane, RJA Hughes, AA Ciavarella, B Remaj, KJ Deruddere, LE Hambrook
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Vacuum-assisted closure as a component of the management of deep surgery site infection after canine cementless total hip replacement. AJ McMillan, GD Yates, BA Chambers
Production Animals
- Large-scale reproductive loss in sheep due to Border disease virus infection, New South Wales, Australia. K Parrish, ZB Spiers, MS Hazelton, KH Walker, E Duggan, W Graham, DS Finlaison, PD Kirkland
- Sheep producers’ perceptions of oral lice treatments and current lice management strategies in Australia. LR McIlveen, M Hernandez-Jover, L Hayes, MB Allworth
Equine
- Real-time fluorometric isothermal assays for detection of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus in horses: Validation, comparison and evaluation of their clinical application. M Jelocnik, C Hall, S Dennis, K Mitchell, A Blishen, N Mashkour, SI Anstey, C Jenkins, K Jeffers, C El-Hage, D McMillan, J Gilkerson
- Tachycardia and muscle tremors following intravenous administration of detomidine to a horse undergoing standing surgery. CS Melanie Catanchin, J Bell, R Labens, CT Quinn
Obituary
- Dr Ian ‘Sandy’ Graham Pearson (1927–2025). G Reed, S Page
- Obituary of Mr. Roy Westley Mason. E Mason, R Burrows
