Volume 12, Issue 4 (2017) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Trazodone: A Review of Its Pharmacological Properties and Its Off-Label Use in Dogs and Cats

Bunna Chea — 2017-10-31

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2017; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2017.188.194

Trazodone is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of depression and anxiety in humans, it can perform these functions due to its selective serotonin receptor antagonism...

Sequence Analysis of VP2 Gene of the Parvoviruses Isolated from Fecal Samples of Domestic Cats in Tehran, Iran

Negin Jahanbin — 2017-10-28

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 28 October 2017; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2017.195.200

Panleukopenia is a viral enteritis of high mortality rate in Feline population. It is caused by a small single-stranded DNA virus, belonging to the Family Parvoviridae, called Feline Panleukopenia Vir...

Eimeria Legionensis and Eimeria kofoidi (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infection and Associated Lesions in Naturally Infected Red-Legged Partridges (Alectoris rufa)

G. Fichi — 2017-11-09

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 9 November 2017; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2017.201.209

With the aim to identify the Eimeria species responsible for coccidiosis in 50 deceased red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa), individual faecal samples were collected, dissolved in 2.5% K2Cr2O7 solu...

Associations between Farmer Demographics, Management Practices and Attitudes towards Bovine Viral Diarrhoea and its Control

Sasha Renee Lanyon — 2017-12-22

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 22 December 2017; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2017.210.215

Farmer participation is crucial to the successful mitigation of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) associated losses. This study aimed to identify producer groups most likely to benefit from BVD education b...