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Featured article: Use of levetiracetam in canine epilepsy

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Levetiracetam (LEV) appears to be a well-tolerated, seizure-suppressing anti-epileptic drug for the treatment of canine epilepsy when used as a maintenance or pulse therapy; however, further studies are required to evaluate LEV’s long-term efficacy and tolerability in dogs with epilepsy.

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Featured article: Estimating canine body composition from photographs

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Initial validation studies have shown that an experienced observer can estimate canine body condition from an indirect visual assessment of photographs, creating a useful preliminary clinical screening tool for client-owned dogs.

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1. METHODOLOGY ARTICLE

   A novel real-time PCR assay for quantitative detection of Campylobacter fetus based on ribosomal sequences

   Gregorio Iraola, Ruben Pérez, Laura Betancor, Ana Marandino, Claudia Morsella, Alejandra Méndez, Fernando Paolicchi, Alessandra Piccirillo, Gonzalo Tomás, Alejandra Velilla and Lucía Calleros

   Published on: 15 December 2016
2. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Lipopolysaccharide derived from the digestive tract triggers an inflammatory response in the uterus of mid-lactating dairy cows during SARA

   Muhammad Shahid Bilal, Juma Ahamed Abaker, Zain ul Aabdin, Tianle Xu, Hongyu Dai, Kai Zhang, Xinxin Liu and Xiangzhen Shen

   Published on: 12 December 2016
3. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Development of an ovine efferent mammary lymphatic cannulation model with minimal tissue damage

   Hung-Hsun Yen, Elizabeth Washington, Wayne Kimpton, Evan Hallein, Joanne Allen, Silk Yu Lin and Stuart Barber

   Published on: 12 December 2016
4. METHODOLOGY ARTICLE

   Comparison of contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography angiography and splenoportography for the evaluation of portosystemic-shunt occlusion after cellophane banding in dogs

   Sebastian Schaub, Antje Hartmann, Tobias Schwarz, Karsten Kemper, Kerstin H. Pueckler and Matthias A. Schneider

   Published on: 9 December 2016
5. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Seroepidemiology and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep and goats in Southwestern Ethiopia

   Dechassa Tegegne, Amin kelifa, Mukarim Abdurahaman and Moti Yohannes

   Published on: 9 December 2016

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International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force Consensus Reports
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