FEASIBILITY FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED INJECTION OF THE COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS OF THE DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT IN HORSES.

Desmitis of the collateral ligament of the distal interphalangeal joint is a cause of lameness in performance horses. The objective of this prospective, experimental, ex vivo feasibility study was to evaluate the success of ultrasound-guided injection of the collateral ligaments of the distal interphalangeal joint in the equine forelimb. Seventy-six ultrasound-guided dye injections of the collateral ligament of the distal interphalangeal joint were performed on horses' cadaver limbs.

Mastitis in a neonatal filly.

Neonatal mastitis is a rare occurrence in the horse. This report documents a case of mastitis caused by an organism within the Streptococcus dysgalactiae group in a 1-week-old Paint filly.

Expression of toll-like receptor 9 in lungs of pigs, dogs and cattle.

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important components of the innate immune system. Compared with other TLRs such as TLR4, there is less data on the expression and function of TLR9, which binds to unmethylated DNA. Because there is no data on the cell-specific protein expression of TLR9 in lungs of cattle, dog and pigs, and pulmonary diseases are the major cause of economic losses, we studied TLR9 expression in lungs using Western blotting, immunohistology and immuno-electron microscopy.