Several disorders may lead to new bone formation affecting the vertebral column of both humans and companion animals alike. The present review focusses mainly on spondylosis deformans and DISH. Both spondylosis and DISH ...

About 50% of dogs with idiopathic immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) dogs die in the first 2 weeks after diagnosis. It was shown that mortality risk is associated with the presence of hypercoagulability, inflammatory ...

The water buffalo is one of the most important domestic animals in Southeast Asia. Together with the elephant it is a national symbol in Thailand. Until two decades ago, Thailand harbored the largest buffalo population ...

Hearing loss is a common disorder in many breeds of dogs and auditory dysfunction and its clinical consequences can vary from mild to severe. Dogs with bilateral hearing loss are unable to anticipate dangers such as motor ...

The quality of the laboratory diagnosis for Small Ruminant Lentivirus (SRLV) infections, particularly their early detection in sheep and goats is of utmost importance to their control in the host animal population. However, ...

In 1796 Jenner provided an enormous break-through in the field of control of infectious diseases by carrying out his famous vaccination against smallpox. At the end of the 19th century it was discovered how to culture ...