Whole genome sequencing confirms source of pathogens associated with bacterial foodborne illness in pets fed raw pet food.

Reports of raw meat pet food containing zoonotic foodborne bacteria, including Salmonella, Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes, are increasing. Contaminated raw pet food and biological waste from pets consuming those diets may pose a public health risk. The U.

Effect of Intravenous Administration of Cobalt Chloride to Horses on Clinical and Hemodynamic Variables.

Background: Cobalt chloride (CoCl ) is administered to racehorses to enhance performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical, cardiovascular, and endocrine effects of parenterally administered CoCl .

Objectives: To describe the effects of weekly intravenous doses of CoCl on Standardbred horses.

Multilaboratory Survey To Evaluate Salmonella Prevalence in Diarrheic and Nondiarrheic Dogs and Cats in the United States between 2012 and 2014.

Eleven laboratories collaborated to determine the periodic prevalence of in a population of dogs and cats in the United States visiting veterinary clinics. Fecal samples (2,965) solicited from 11 geographically dispersed veterinary testing laboratories were collected in 36 states between January 2012 and April 2014 and tested using a harmonized method. The overall study prevalence of in cats (3 of 542) was <1%.

Porcine deltacoronavirus: histological lesions and genetic characterization.

First identified in 2012 in a surveillance study in Hong Kong, porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is a proposed member of the genus Deltacoronavirus of the family Coronaviridae. In February of 2014, PDCoV was detected in pigs with clinical diarrheal symptoms for the first time in the USA. Since then, it has been detected in more than 20 states in the USA and in other countries, including Canada, South Korea, and mainland China.