Multimodal Imaging Diagnosis of Doubly Committed Juxta-Arterial Ventricular Septal Defect and Persistent Left Cranial Vena Cava in a Goat.

• Multimodal imaging contributes to understanding of caprine congenital heart disease. • Echocardiography is useful for identification of DCJA VSD. • 3D heart models aid in assessing vascular anomalies not noted on echocardiography.

Case report: Abomasal ulcer secondary to congenital pyloric and duodenal stenosis in a 3-day-old heifer.

Abomasal ulcers, an economic concern for all calf-raising farms, are usually silent until perforation occurs, at which time management is complicated and often unrewarding. This case study describes perforating ulcer in a 3-day-old Brahman heifer, occurring secondary to a congenital narrowing of the pylorus and proximal duodenum and leading to marked abomasal distention, leakage, and eventual peritonitis and sepsis.

In vitro evaluation of complement deposition and opsonophagocytic killing of Rhodococcus equi mediated by poly-N-acetyl glucosamine hyperimmune plasma compared to commercial plasma products.

Background: The bacterium Rhodococcus equi can cause severe pneumonia in foals. The absence of a licensed vaccine and limited effectiveness of commercial R. equi hyperimmune plasma (RE-HIP) create a great need for improved prevention of this disease.