Veterian Key

Glanders Basic Information Definition A disease of horses caused by infection with the bacteria Burkholderia mallei that may affect the skin, nasal passages, or lungs Synonym(S) Farcy (cutaneous form) Epidemiology…

Renal Failure, Acute Basic Information Definition Sudden decrease in glomerular filtration and urinary excretion of waste products Epidemiology Risk Factors • Dehydration • Administration of nephrotoxic drugs (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs…

Early Embryonic Loss Basic Information Definition The failure to maintain pregnancy between fertilization and day 40 of gestation. This stage corresponds to the time of transition from the embryonic to…

Urinalysis Basic Information Overview and Goal(s) Urinalysis usually involves examination of urinary sediment and determination of urine contents with a commercially available dipstick. Indications Suspected urinary tract disease Equipment, Anesthesia…

Exodontia Lateral Buccotomy Extraction Basic Information Synonym(s) Punching a tooth Repulsing a tooth Overview and Goal(s) To remove the affected tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the affected tooth…

Heart Murmur Basic Information Definition • Murmurs are audible vibrations heard during a normally silent part of the cardiac cycle. Blood flow through the heart is generally laminar, but a…

Zearalenone Toxicosis Basic Information Definition Zearalenone is a nonsteroidal estrogenic mycotoxin produced by numerous Fusarium molds—including Fusarium graminearum (Gibberella zeae), Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium verticilliodes, Fusarium avenaceum, Fusarium tricinctum, Fusarium oxysporum,…

Nutrition Supplements Basic Information Synonym(s) Animal dietary supplements Nutraceuticals Food supplement Nutritional supplement Functional foods Overview and Goal(s) • As defined by National Research Council (NRC, 2009), an animal dietary…

Polycystic Kidney Disease Basic Information Definition Polycystic kidney disease is characterized by the development of multiple fluid-filled cysts within the kidneys, resulting in a reduction of functional renal mass. Epidemiology…

Hepatopathy, Chronic Megalocytic Basic Information Definition Chronic megalocytic hepatopathy is caused by ingestion of pyrrolizidine alkaloid–containing plants (Senecio jacobaea, S. vulgaris, S. longilobus, S. riddellii, S. spartioides, S. integerrimus, Amsinckia…