Volume 14, Number 1

The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Table of Contents

1 Genomic Risk for Severe Canine Compulsive Disorder, a Dog Model of Human OCD
Nicholas H. Dodman, Edward I. Ginns, Louis Shuster, Alice A. Moon-Fanelli, Marzena Galdzicka, Jiashun Zheng, Alison L. Ruhe, Mark W. Neff

19 The Effect of Acepromazine on Electroencephalographic Activity in Normal Sedated Dogs
Cheryl A. Blaze, Dominik Faissler, Barbara Schneider, Louise Maranda, Bruce Barton, Robert F. Simon, Nicholas H. Dodman

30 Randomized Trial to Evaluate Two Dry Therapeutic Diets for Shelter Dogs with Acute Diarrhea
S.A. Wennogle, L.E.R Martin, F.J. Oleo-Popelka, H. Xu, C. Jean-Phillipe, M.R. Lappin

38 Assessment of Renal Function in Hyperthyroid Cats Managed with a Controlled Iodine Diet
Heather H. Vaske, Laura Armbrust, Steven C. Zicker, Dennis E. Jewell, Gregory F. Grauer

49 A Pilot Study Comparing the Accuracy of Two Approaches to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Canine Cadavers
E M Goudie-DeAngelis, C Snyder, M R Raffe, F H David

59 Effects of a Urinary Food Supplemented with Milk Protein Hydrolysate and L-tryptophan on Feline Idiopathic Cystitis – Results of a Case Series in Ten Cats
Hein P. Meyer, Iveta Bečvářová

66 Evaluation of performance and immunomodulation in Eimeria spp. and Clostridium perfringens - challenged broilers administered intermittently an Echinacea-based preparation
Taha Kumosani, Elie K. Barbour

76 Initial Clinical Application and Results of the Advanced Locking Plate System (ALPS) in Small Animal Orthopedics: Two Hundred Eighy Two Procedures
A. Nojiri, T. Nishido, O. Horinaka, H. Akiyoshi, F. Ohashi, T. Yamaguchi

96 Comparison of Two Immunomagnetic Separation Methods for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis in Bovine Feces
Narae Kim, Hwan-Goo Kang, Yun-Ho Jang, Soyoon Ryoo, Hyuk-Mi Lee, Sung Jae Shin, Boseung Jang, Hyeri Cho, Suk Chan Jung, Yong Ho Park, Young-Hee Lim, Jae-Myung Kim

105 Evaluation of Analgesic Efficacy and Associated Plasma Concentration of Tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol Following Oral Administration Post Ovariohysterectomy
Elizabeth M. Goudie-DeAngelis, Kerry J. Woodhouse

114 Effect of Storage Time and Temperature on Canine Urine Enzymes N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
Nicole M. Smee, Lisa M. Pohlman, Christopher I. Vahl, Michael W. Sanderson, Gregory F. Grauer