BACKGROUND Glomerulonephritis in dogs has been associated with B. burgdorferi infections. In Bernese Mountain Dogs with glomerulonephritis antibodies against B. burgdorferi have been found in most dogs, raising the question if the breed is predisposed to infections with B. burgdorferi. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi sensu lato in a wel...

BACKGROUND Data on the long-term outcome of B. burgdorferi infections in adult dogs are sparse. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether Bernese Mountain dogs with serological evidence of natural B. burgdorferi infection more often develop signs such as lameness, azotemia or proteinuria during a follow-up period of 2.5 to 3.0 years. Seropositive Bernese Mountain dogs were compare...

OBJECTIVE Identify radiographic risk factors for development of elbow dysplasia in giant breed dogs less than one year of age. METHODS Twenty-five giant breed puppies (Bernese Mountain dogs, English Mastiff, and Newfoundland) were studied. Both elbows of each dog were radiographed monthly from two to six months of age, then every other month until radial and ulnar physeal closure, followed tw...

Overview The COSMIC Data Analysis and Archival Center (CDAAC) at UCAR has processed radio occultation data from the GPS/MET, CHAMP, and SAC-C missions in post-processing and a near real time mode of operation for CHAMP. The GPS data processing at the CDAAC is performed with the Bernese v5.0 software package. The COSMIC mission requirement for LEO velocity uncertainty is 0.1 mm/s 3D rms. The rec...

Histiocytic sarcoma is a malignant neoplastic proliferation of atypical histiocytes with tendency to spread, characterized by fast progression to disseminated form--disseminated histiocytic sarcoma. Cytopathology is a low, invasive, cheap, and quick method of diagnosis commonly used in veterinary oncology. The aim of the presented study was description of cases of visceral histiocytic sarcomas ...

The 156 breeds of registered dogs in the United States offer a unique opportunity to map genes important in disease susceptibility, morphology, and behavior. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) is of current interest for its application in whole genome association mapping, since the extent of LD determines the feasibility of such studies. We have measured LD at five genomic intervals, each 5 Mb in leng...

We treated eight dysplastic acetabula in six skeletally mature patients with Down's syndrome by a modified Bernese periacetabular osteotomy. The mean age at the time of surgery was 16.5 years (12.8 to 28.5). Mean length of follow-up was five years (2 to 10.4).Pre-operatively the mean (Tonnis) acetabular angle was 28 degrees, the centre-edge angle was -9 degrees, and the extrusion index was 60%;...