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Microbiota–bile acid–host axis dysregulation drives enteropathogenesis in Escherichia coli K99-induced neonatal calf diarrhea

Haihui Gao; Xiaodong Kang; Zhijie Liu et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Neonatal calf diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli K99 remains a critical challenge in livestock health, yet its precise pathogenic mechanisms are poorly defined. In this study, we identify bile acid (BA) metabolic dysregulation as a key pathogenic mechanism in E. coli K99-induced diarrhea. Using a…

Animal biosecurity framework development, implementation and evaluation in a veterinary education establishment

Claude Saegerman; Constance Wielick; Véronique Renault et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Over the last decades, biosecurity has received increasing attention in veterinary medicine and was recently integrated as a competency for One Health field epidemiology framework by international bodies. It is also a standard in the European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training and in the…

Machine learning-assisted detection of canine mammary tumors using serum autoantibody signatures

Bluest Lan; Chia-Yu Chang; Shin-Wu Liu et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Canine mammary tumors (CMTs) are the most common neoplasms in intact female dogs, yet early detection remains challenging due to the lack of clinically validated, noninvasive biomarkers. This study aimed to develop a noninvasive diagnostic model for CMT detection by integrating serum autoantibody…

Antiviral effect of poly(styrene 4-sulfonate) (PSSNa) on feline calicivirus oral infections in cats—field study

Aleksandra Synowiec; Magdalena Pachota; Martyna Krejmer-Rabalska et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Feline calicivirus (FCV) infection causes nasal discharge, oral mucosa inflammation, ulcerations, gingivitis, and conjunctivitis, often progressing to chronic gingivostomatitis, severe pneumonia, and fatal systemic infections. With no antivirals currently available, poly(sodium 4-styrene sulfonate)…

Development of an artificial intelligence-based algorithm for the detection of left atrial enlargement from feline thoracic radiographs

Carlotta Valente; Marek Wodzinski; Carlo Guglielmini et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

A heart-convolutional neural network (heart-CNN) was developed and tested for the automatic detection of left atrial enlargement (LAE) from feline thoracic radiographs. A retrospective and multicenter study was performed. Right lateral and dorso-ventral and/or ventro-dorsal thoracic radiographs of…

Detection of five viruses commonly implicated with bovine respiratory disease using loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Josiah Levi Davidson; Murali Kannan Maruthumuthu; Mohamed Kamel et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Herein, we present novel quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qLAMP) and reverse-transcription qLAMP (RT-qLAMP) assays for the detection of five viruses implicated with the onset and progression of bovine respiratory disease (BRD): Bovine Alphaherpesvirus Type 1 (BHV-1), Bovine…

Campylobacter bilis caused spotty liver syndrome in laying hens in the Netherlands

Erik van Engelen; Miriam Koene; Robert Jan Molenaar et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Spotty liver disease in laying hens can be caused by Campylobacter hepaticus or by Campylobacter bilis. While C. hepaticus is widely distributed around the world, C. bilis has thus far only been documented in Australia and the USA. We investigated five outbreaks of spotty liver disease in laying…

Tissue-specific microbiota dictates the competitive dynamics of Listeria species colonization

Juliette Poujol de Molliens; Carla Palacios-Gorba; Jazmin Meza-Torres et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The genus Listeria is heterogeneous and contains pathogenic and nonpathogenic species. Pathogenic L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii have different environmental distributions, infect different hosts, and cause distinct syndromes. Here, we evaluated whether responses of different Listeria species to…

Ultrasonographic evaluation of the normal gastrointestinal wall in dogs and cats: a systematic review on study design and imaging outcomes

Marisa Esteves-Monteiro; Margarida Duarte-Araújo; Clara Landolt et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Diagnostic ultrasound (US) is a noninvasive, cost-effective imaging modality widely used for evaluating the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in companion animals. It provides information on wall thickness and layer differentiation, allowing assessment of normal anatomy and pathological changes. Despite…

Artificial intelligence and laboratory biomarkers in veterinary medicine: an update about machine learning applications

Fernando Tecles; Julian J. Arense-Gonzalo; Alberto Muñoz-Prieto et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The use of artificial intelligence has been a revolution in human medicine in the last years. Machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence, has allowed the use of a large amount of data to search for associations of clinical significance. Although the use of ML with laboratory…

Evaluating machine learning algorithms based on thermal imaging and milk-based parameters to identify subclinical mastitis in dairy cows

Sushil Paudyal; Rajesh Neupane; Bhuwan Shrestha et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The objective was to evaluate the potential of machine learning algorithms utilizing thermal imaging and/or milk-based parameters for the identification of subclinical mastitis(SCM) in dairy cows. Holstein dairy cows (n = 194) were enrolled, and milk samples were collected from each quarter…

Introducing plain language summaries of publication in Veterinary Quarterly

Francesca Bonelli; Gerlinde R. Van de Walle

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Leverage of quick-soluble gelatin microparticles in transarterial chemoembolization of canine urothelial carcinomas

Sunghoon Jeon; Gahyun Lee; Jin-Kyung Kim et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Lower urinary tract carcinomas in dogs are rare conditions with a poor prognosis. This prospective clinical study evaluated the safety, feasibility, and therapeutic efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using quick-soluble gelatin microparticles (QS-GMP) in 29 client-owned dogs with…

Evaluation of a 0.05 T low-field MRI system for canine brain imaging via comparison with images acquired at 1.5 T field strength: a pilot cadaver study

Elisabeth Maria Burgers; Samantha Miles; Stefanie Veraa et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems continue to grow in number in veterinary and human medicine with higher field strength magnets increasingly available; however, the associated high costs have created healthcare inequities. This technical feasibility study aimed to evaluate a low-cost…

Rethinking dog stress behaviours: contextual and physiological insights from the attachment framework

Giacomo Riggio; Carmen Borrelli; Durmus Atilgan et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

While dogs’ behavioural indicators of psychological stress are widely used, their function as reliable stress markers remains debated. Using the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) as a social-stress paradigm, we evaluated contextual correlates of dog behaviours to explore their validity as stress…

LNC_003296 regulates the proliferation and differentiation of ovine myoblasts by modulating the stability of Hsp70

Yize Song; Xiaofei Guo; Xiaosheng Zhang et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in various regulatory processes during muscle development. Our previous RNA-seq study identified LNC_003296 as being significantly differentially expressed between ovariectomized Small-tailed Han sheep (OR-STH) and their non-ovariectomized counterparts…

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Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Propranolol enhances the oncolytic effect of newcastle disease virus on canine mammary tumor cell by modulating the IFN-I-mediated JAK-STAT signaling pathway

Yunjie Zhu; Muyao Xu; Meng Li

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Canine mammary tumors (CMT), the most common neoplasms in intact female dogs, lack effective treatments for advanced cases. Newcastle disease virus (NDV), an oncolytic virus, kills tumor cells directly and stimulates antitumor immunity. However, NDV also activates Type I interferon (IFN-I)…

Photodynamic antimicrobial and antineoplastic therapy in veterinary medicine: current status, challenges, and perspectives

Jiaxu Lu; Shuyao Zhu; Aftab Shaukat et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Significant causes of morbidity in veterinary medicine are tumourigenic diseases and pathogenic infections, which pose significant threats to animal health. Traditional methods for treating tumours and bacterial infections primarily involve chemotherapy and antibiotic therapy, both of which are…

Structural characterization of PAMK and its protective effect against thymic necroptosis in goslings

Wanyan Li; Baili Lu; Xiangying Zhou et al.

Veterinary Quarterly, Vol. 46 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

PAMK are heterogeneous glycans with immunomodulatory potential, but their structural basis and mechanisms in regulating thymic injury remain unclear. Structural characterization revealed that PAMK is mainly composed of arabinose, galactose, rhamnose, galacturonic acid, and glucose, featuring a…