Feline lungworm: biology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

All three of these parasites are nematodes; A. abstrusus and T. brevior are members of the metastrongyloidae family and E. aerophilus is from the trichuridae family. The cat lungworm (A. abstrusus)...

Canine angiostrongylosis: an update

Historically, A. vasorum distribution has been characterised by a number of highly endemic areas, and low or zero prevalence outside those areas in foxes (Morgan et al, 2008), and few or no cases in...

Analysis of predisposition factors for limb amputation in dogs with survival analysis in those diagnosed with appendicular cancer

A vast range of dog breeds were included in the amputee analysis; when classed by type, n = 63 (42%) had mixed origin, n = 28 (18 %) were working, n = 32 (21%) sporting, n = 8 (5%) terrier, n = 10...

Beating the odds: using epidemiology to pick the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner

Factors that could influence racehorse performance were recorded for 15 runnings of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, between 1995 and 2010, the race was cancelled in 2001 due to foot and mouth disease; data...