This study examined the metabolic activity of pure cultures of five root pathogens commonly found in closed hydroponic cultivation systems (Phytophthora cryptogea (PC), Phytophthora capsici (PCP), Pythium aphanidermatum (PA), Fusariumoxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici (FORL) and Fusarium solani (FS)) using sole carbon source utilisation in order to develop effective biocontrol strategies again...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of a minimally invasive transilial vertebral (MTV) blocking procedure on the computed tomographic (CT) appearance of the lumbosacral (L7/S1) junction of dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis (DLSS). STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. ANIMALS 59 client-owned dogs with DLSS. METHODS Lumbosacral CT images were acquired with hyperextended pelvic limbs bef...

Seroprevalence of leptospirosis was investigated in animals using sera collected from six districts of Uttar Pradesh, India during a period of 2008-2010. Most of these animals were reported to have suffered with fever, jaundice, abortions, repeat breeding etc. A total of 500 sera collected from cattle (250), buffalo (100) and dogs (150) were subjected to microscopic agglutination test, using tw...