Association between genetic clades and cancer prevalence suggested by French-wide study of oncogenic small ruminant β-retrovirus diversity.

Introduction: ENTV (Enzootic Nasal Tumor Virus) and JSRV (Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus) are β-retroviruses responsible for respiratory cancers in sheep and goats. In this study, we analyzed the genetic features of the sheep and goat β-Retroviruses (29 JSRV and 24 ENTV strains) circulating in France to identify molecular signatures associated with disease severity in flocks.

Methods: We developed a highly specific PCR to amplify and sequence exogenous targeted regions or near full length proviruses based on limited discriminating motifs along their genomes.

Clinical and Diagnostic Findings in Dogs Infected with : A Retrospective Study.

is a parasite of the large intestine of canids and has a global distribution. Despite its well-established epidemiology, the question of its pathogenicity in dogs remains debated. It has been suggested that younger age and concurrent infection with may be responsible for more severe clinical presentations.

Combined cholecystotomy, retrograde hydropulsion, and choledochal stenting to treat extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction in 3 cats.

Extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction (EHBO) is uncommonly encountered in cats. Surgical treatment aims to decompress the biliary tract and insure bile duct patency. In veterinary medicine, cholecystotomy is not widely used in practice.

Prevalence and clinical relevance of cholelithiasis in cats: A multicenter retrospective study of 98 cases.

Background: Cholelithiasis is an uncommon and mainly incidental finding in dogs; current literature on this topic is scarce in cats.

Hypothesis: Report prevalence, clinical presentation, management, and outcome of cholelithiasis in cats.

Animals: Ninety-eight cats with cholelithiasis.