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.

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.