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1. 2025

   • Vol. 21: Subcutaneous methadone is not different than transdermal fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in dogs with thoracolumbar disc disease, a prospective, randomised, blinded clinical study

     Schütter, Alexandra Friederike; Verhoeven, Anika; Tünsmeier, Julia; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita

   • Vol. 21: Spina bifida, diplomyelia, and Chiari-like malformation in an Aberdeen Angus calf

     Korte, Anika; Hünerfauth, Enrice; Reinartz-Albrecht, Sina; Marek, Katarzyna; Tipold, Andrea; Distl, Ottmar; Hewicker-Trautwein, Marion; Heppelmann, Maike

   • Vol. 21: Simultaneous occurrence of cutaneous melanocytic neoplasia in Duroc and German Saddleback pigs from three smallholder farms

     Nicolaisen, Thies Jesper; Stoff, Melanie; Mikic, Manon; Maschmeier, Anna Lena; Buchallik-Schregel, Johannes; Altrock, Alexandra von; Wirtz, Maybrit; Neubert, Saskia; Beineke, Andreas; Höltig, Doris; Hennig-Pauka, Isabel; Ganter, Martin

   • Vol. 21: Newly isolated bacteriophages show efficacy and phage-antibiotic synergy in vitro against the equine genital pathogens Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

     Köhne, Martin; Hüsch, Ronja; Peh, Elisa; Hirnet, Juliane; Tönissen, Anna; Müsken, Mathias; Plötz, Madeleine; Kittler, Sophie; Sieme, Harald

   • Vol. 21: Evaluation of water treadmill training, lunging and treadmill training in the rehabilitation of horses with back pain

     Geiger, Tobias; Lindenhahn, Liesa; Delarocque, Julien; Geburek, Florian

   • Vol. 21: Detection of Mycoplasma spp. from snakes from five different families

     Faulhaber, Marline M.; Tardy, Florence; Saul, Franziska; Müller, Elisabeth; Pees, Michael; Marschang, Rachel E.

   • Vol. 21: Automated brain extraction for canine magnetic resonance images

     Lesta, Gloria D.; Deserno, Thomas M.; Abani, Samira; Janisch, Jörg; Hänsch, Alexej; Laue, Merlin; Winzer, Stefanie; Dickinson, Peter J.; De Decker, Steven; Gutierrez-Quintana, Rodrigo; Subbotin, Aleksandr; Bocharova, Kseniia; McLarty, Ehren; Lemke, Laura; Wang-Leandro, Adriano; Spohn, Franziska; Volk, Holger Andreas; Nessler, Jasmin N.

   • Vol. 21: Attachment sites of Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes hexagonus/Ixodes canisuga and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks and risk factors of infestation intensity and engorgement duration in dogs and cats

     Probst, Julia; Springer, Andrea; Strube, Christina
2. 2024

   • Vol. 20: Sensory nerve conduction stimulus threshold measurements of the infraorbital nerve and its applicability as a diagnostic tool in horses with trigeminal-mediated headshaking

     Nessler, Jasmin Nicole; Delarocque, Julien; Kloock, Tanja; Twele, Lara; Neudeck, Stephan; Meyerhoff, Nina; Riese, Franziska; Cavalleri, Jessica-M. V.; Tipold, Andrea; Feige, Karsten; Niebuhr, Tobias

   • Vol. 20: Re-evaluating the placebo response in recent canine dietary epilepsy trials

     Schmidt, Teresa; Meyerhoff, Nina; Meller, Sebastian; Twele, Friederike; Charalambous, Marios; Berk, Benjamin A.; Law, Tsz H.; Packer, Rowena M. A.; Zanghi, Brian; Pan, Yuanlong; Fischer, Andrea; Volk, Holger A.

   • Vol. 20: Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles derived from canine mammary tumour cell lines identifies protein signatures specific for disease state

     Gutierrez-Riquelme, Tania; Karkossa, Isabel; Schubert, Kristin; Liebscher, Gudrun; Packeiser, Eva-Maria; Nolte, Ingo; Bergen, Martin von; Murua Escobar, Hugo; Aguilera-Rojas, Matias; Einspanier, Ralf; Stein, Torsten

   • Vol. 20: Potent drug delivery enhancement of betulinic acid and NVX-207 into equine skin in vitro : a comparison between a novel oxygen flow-assisted transdermal application device and microemulsion gels

     Zscherpe, Paula; Kalbitz, Jutta; Weber, Lisa A.; Paschke, Reinhard; Mäder, Karsten; Rechenberg, Brigitte von; Cavalleri, Jessika-M. V.; Meißner, Jessica; Klein, Karina

   • Vol. 20: Evaluation of the effect of therapeutic durations on small ruminant bacterial pneumonia

     Girma, Sisay; Bekele, Tesfaye; Leta, Samson; Tegegne, Desiye Tesfaye; Demissie, Tilaye; Hadush, Birhanu; Aragaw, Kassaye; Tufa, Takele Beyene; Tolera, Teshale Sori; Tafess, Ketema

   • Vol. 20: Epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants in selected districts of Borena zone, Ethiopia

     Kumbe, Adem; Negussie, Haileleul; Getachew, Yitbarek; Alemu, Biruk; Alemayehu, Gezahagn; Girma, Sisay; Sibhatu, Demeke; Emiyu, Kemal; Waktole, Hika; Leta, Samson

   • Vol. 20: Effects of natural mating, artificial insemination and intravaginal deposition of raw semen or seminal plasma on vaginal and uterine blood flow in German Holstein cows

     Elmetwally, Mohammed A.; Meinecke-Tillmann, Sabine; Herzog, Kathrin; Bollwein, Heiner

   • Vol. 20: Diagnostic benefits of platelet-to-lymphocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, and albumin-to-globulin ratios in dogs with nasal cavity diseases

     Rösch, Sarah; Woitas, Julia; Neumann, Stephan; Alef, Michaele; Kiefer, Ingmar; Oechtering, Gerhard

   • Vol. 20: Cows with diverging haplotypes show differences in differential milk cell count, milk parameters and vaginal temperature after S. aureus challenge but not after E. coli challenge

     Müller‑Langhans, Katharina; Oberberger, Lisa; Zablotski, Yury; Engelmann, Susanne; Hoedemaker, Martina; Kühn, Christa; Schuberth, Hans-Joachim; Zerbe, Holm; Petzl, Wolfram; Meyerholz‑Wohllebe, Marie

   • Vol. 20: Clinical relevance of positive intraoperative bacterial culture in tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs : a retrospective study

     Korytárová, Natália; Kramer, Sabine; Harms, Oliver; Volk, Holger Andreas
3. 2023

   • Vol. 19: Long-term changes of Th17 and regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of dogs with spinal cord injury after intervertebral disc herniation

     Wesolowski, Marisa Sophie; Can, P.; Warzecha, Katrin; Freise, Fritjof; Carlson, Regina; Neßler, Jasmin; Tipold, Andrea

   • Vol. 19: Interleukin-31 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of dogs with syringomyelia

     Lemke, Laura; Carlson, Regina; Flegel, Thomas; Volk, Andrea; Volk, Holger Andreas; Tipold, Andrea; Neßler, Jasmin

   • Vol. 19: Impact of body weight and sex in selected dog breeds on the canine adrenal gland dimensions measured by computed tomographic imaging

     Büttelmann, Gerrit; Harder, Lisa Katharina; Nolte, Ingo; Wefstaedt, Patrick

   • Vol. 19: Correction: Long‑term changes of Th17 and regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of dogs with spinal cord injury after intervertebral disc herniation

     Wesolowski, Marisa Sophie; Can, P.; Warzecha, Katrin; Freise, Fritjof; Carlson, Regina; Neßler, Jasmin; Tipold, Andrea

   • Vol. 19: A six-month prospective, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover, dietary trial design to investigate the potential of psychobiotics on seizure semiology and comorbidities in canine epilepsy : study protocol

     Schmidt, Teresa; Meller, Sebastian; Meyerhoff, Nina Sophie Barbara; Twele, Friederike; Zanghi, Brian; Volk, Holger Andreas

   • Vol. 19: A qualitative analysis of the impact of canine hypoadrenocorticism on the quality of life of owners

     Hupfeld, Julia; Dölle, Michael; Volk, Holger Andreas; Rieder, Johanna
4. 2022

   • Vol. 18: Tissue S100/calgranulin expression and blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in dogs with lower urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

     Weinekötter, Jana; Gurtner, Corinne; Protschka, Martina; von Bomhard, Wolf; Böttcher, Denny; Schlinke, Annika; Alber, Gottfried; Rösch, Sarah; Steiner, Joerg M.; Seeger, Johannes; Oechtering, Gerhard U.; Heilmann, Romy M.

   • Vol. 18: Reference ranges for standard-echocardiography in pugs and impact of clinical severity of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) on echocardiographic parameters

     Wiegel, Pia Saskia; Nolte, Ingo; Mach, Rebekka; Freise, Fritjof; Bach, Jan-Peter

   • Vol. 18: Nasal and tracheobronchial nitric oxide production and its influence on oxygenation in horses undergoing total intravenous anaesthesia

     Wilkens, Henriette Luisa; Neudeck, Stephan; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita

   • Vol. 18: Horses' rejection behaviour towards the presence of Senecio jacobaea L. in hay

     Sroka, Louisa; Müller, Clara; Hass, Marie-Lena; These, Anja; Aboling, Sabine; Vervuert, Ingrid

   • Vol. 18: Holoprosencephalia, hypoplasia of corpus callosum and cerebral heterotopia in a male belted Galloway heifer with adipsia

     Nessler, Jasmin; Wunderlich, Christian; Eikelberg, Deborah; Beineke, Andreas; Raue, Jonathan; Runge, Martin; Tipold, Andrea; Ganter, Martin; Rehage, Jürgen

   • Vol. 18: Evaluation of new and old biomarkers in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease

     Klein, Stephanie; Nolte, Ingo; Granados-Soler, José Luis; Lietz, Philipp; Sehn, Maximiliane; Raue, Jonathan Friedemann; Rohn, Karl; Packeiser, Eva-Maria; Bach, Jan-Peter

   • Vol. 18: Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome of dogs undergoing surgical resection for intracranial meningioma : 101 dogs

     Forward, Alexander K.; Volk, Holger Andreas; Cherubini, Giunio Bruto; Harcourt-Brown, Tom; Plessas, Ioannis N.; Garosi, Laurent; De Decker, Steven

   • Vol. 18: Cholesterol granuloma in the choroid plexus of a cat

     Wannemacher, Rouven; Knebel, Anna; Volk, Holger Andreas; Hansmann, Florian Heinrich
5. 2021

   • Vol. 17: The use of ondansetron for the treatment of nausea in dogs with vestibular syndrome

     Foth, Sarah; Meller, Sebastian; Kenward, H.; Elliott, J.; Pelligand, L.; Volk, Holger Andreas

   • Vol. 17: The effect of treatment with pimobendan in dogs with preclinical mitral valve disease : a placebo-controlled double-blinded crossover study

     Klein, Stephanie; Nolte, Ingo; Rumstedt, Katja; Sehn, Maximiliane; Raue, Jonathan Friedemann; Weiner, Franziska; Treese, Julia Sophie; Beyerbach, Martin; Bach, Jan-Peter

   • Vol. 17: The effect of steam sterilization on different 3D printable materials for surgical use in veterinary medicine

     Dautzenberg, Philipp; Volk, Holger Andreas; Huels, Nikolaus Hubertus; Cieciora, Lena-Charlott; Dohmen, Katharina; Lüpke, Matthias; Seifert, Herman; Harms, Oliver

   • Vol. 17: Precision-cut bovine udder slices (PCBUS) as an in-vitro-model of an early phase of infection of bovine mastitis

     Filor, Viviane; Petry, Monique; Meißner, Jessica; Kietzmann, Manfred

   • Vol. 17: Plasma levels of a methadone constant rate infusion and their corresponding effects on thermal and mechanical nociceptive thresholds in dogs

     Amon, Thomas; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita; Kietzmann, Manfred; Tünsmeyer, Julia

   • Vol. 17: Metabolic profile distinguishes laminitis-susceptible and -resistant ponies before and after feeding a high sugar diet

     Delarocque, Julien; Reiche, Dania B.; Meier, Alexandra D.; Warnken, Tobias; Feige, Karsten; Sillence, Martin N.

   • Vol. 17: Ischaemic postconditioning reduces apoptosis in experimental jejunal ischaemia in horses

     Verhaar, Nicole; Buhr, Nicole de; Köckritz-Blickwede, Maren von; Hewicker-Trautwein, Marion; Pfarrer, Christiane; Mazzuoli-Weber, Gemma; Schulte, Henri; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita

   • Vol. 17: First-line management of canine status epilepticus at home and in hospital-opportunities and limitations of the various administration routes of benzodiazepines

     Charalambous, Marios; Volk, Holger Andreas; Van Ham, Luc; Bhatti, Sofie F. M.
6. 2020

   • Vol. 16: Weight loss is linearly associated with a reduction of the insulin response to an oral glucose test in Icelandic horses

     Delarocque, Julien; Frers, Florian; Huber, Korinna; Feige, Karsten; Warnken, Tobias

   • Vol. 16: Use of meat juice and blood serum with a miniaturised protein microarray assay to develop a multi-parameter IgG screening test with high sample throughput potential for slaughtering pigs

     Loreck, Katharina; Mitrenga, Sylvia; Heinze, Regina; Ehricht, Ralf; Engemann, Claudia; Lueken, Caroline; Ploetz, Madeleine; Greiner, Matthias; Meemken, Diana

   • Vol. 16: Studies on Trueperella pyogenes isolated from an okapi (Okapia johnstoni) and a royal python (Python regius)

     Ahmed, Marwa F. E.; Alssahen, Mazen; Lämmler, Christoph; Eisenberg, Tobias; Plötz, Madeleine; Abdulmawjood, Amir

   • Vol. 16: Stability of canine and feline cerebrospinal fluid samples regarding total cell count and cell populations stored in "TransFix®/EDTA CSF sample storage tubes"

     Meier, Laura; Carlson, Regina; Neßler, Jasmin; Tipold, Andrea

   • Vol. 16: Phenotypic antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli strains isolated from swine husbandries in North Western Germany : temporal patterns in samples from laboratory practice from 2006 to 2017

     Moennighoff, Clara; Thomas, N.; Nienhaus, Franziska; Hartmann, Maria; Menrath, Andrea; Merkel, Jörg; Detlefsen, Henrik; Kreienbrock, Lothar; Hennig-Pauka, Isabel

   • Vol. 16: Occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, microbial loads, and endotoxin levels in dust from laying hen houses in Egypt

     Ahmed, Marwa F. E.; Ramadan, Hazem; Seinige, Diana; Kehrenberg, Corinna; Abd El-Wahab, Amr; Volkmann, Nina; Kemper, Nicole; Schulz, Jochen

   • Vol. 16: Molecular alterations of the TLR4-signaling cascade in canine epilepsy

     Rüden, Eva-Lotta von; Gualtieri, Fabio; Schönhoff, Katharina; Reiber, Maria; Wolf, Fabio; Baumgärtner, Wolfgang; Hansmann, Florian; Tipold, Andrea; Potschka, Heidrun

   • Vol. 16: Meningioma and associated cerebral infarction in three dogs

     Frank, Lisa; Burigk, Laura; Lehmbecker, Annika; Wohlsein, Peter; Schütter, Alexandra; Meyerhoff, Nina; Tipold, Andrea; Nessler, Jasmin

   • Vol. 16: Lagovirus europeus GI.2 (rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2) infection in captive mountain hares (Lepus timidus) in Germany

     Buehler, Melanie; Jesse, Sonja T; Kueck, Heike; Lange, Bastian; Koenig, Patricia; Jo, Wendy K; Osterhaus, Albert; Beineke, Andreas

   • Vol. 16: Is humane slaughtering of rainbow trout achieved in conventional production chains in Germany? : Results of a pilot field and laboratory study

     Jung-Schroers, Verena; Hildebrandt, Uta; Retter, Karina; Esser, Karl-Heinz; Hellmann, John; Kleingeld, Dirk Willem; Rohn, Karl; Steinhagen, Dieter

   • Vol. 16: Influence of two different feeding strategies in the dry period on dry matter intake and plasma protein peroxidative and antioxidative profile during dry period and early lactation

     Gundelach, Yasmin; Streuff, Beate; Franczyk, Monika; Kankofer, Marta; Hoedemaker, Martina

   • Vol. 16: In vivo model to study the impact of genetic variation on clinical outcome of mastitis in uniparous dairy cows

     Rohmeier, Laura; Petzl, W.; Koy, Mirja; Eickhoff, Tordis; Hülsebusch, Alina; Jander, S.; Macias, L.; Heimes, A.; Engelmann, S.; Hoedemaker, Martina; Seyfert, H. M.; Kühn, C.; Schuberth, Hans-Joachim; Zerbe, H.; Meyerholz, Marie M.

   • Vol. 16: Effects of isoflurane, remifentanil and dexmedetomidine on selected EEG parameters derived from a Narcotrend Monitor before and after nociceptive stimulation at different MAC multiples in cats

     Raue, Jonathan F.; Tünsmeyer, Julia; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita

   • Vol. 16: Effect of heel elevation on breakover phase in horses with laminitis

     Al Naem, Mohamad; Litzke, Lutz-Ferdinand; Geburek, Florian; Failing, Klaus; Hoffmann, Johanna; Röcken, Michael

   • Vol. 16: Dromedary camel CD14high MHCIIhigh monocytes display inflammatory properties and are reduced in newborn camel calves

     Hussen, Jamal; Shawaf, Turke; Al-Mubarak, Abdullah I. A.; Al Humam, Naser Abdallah; Almathen, Faisal; Schuberth, Hans-Joachim

   • Vol. 16: Computed tomographic features of the prostatic gland in neutered and intact dogs

     Kuhnt, Nora; Harder, Lisa K.; Nolte, Ingo; Wefstaedt, Patrick

   • Vol. 16: Comparative assessment of left atrial volume in healthy cats by two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography

     Rauch, Janina; Fehr, Michael; Beyerbach, Martin; Hungerbuehler, Stephan O

   • Vol. 16: Calcinosis in a roe deer fawn (Capreolus capreolus) in northern Germany

     Wagener, Matthias Gerhard; Lehmbecker, Annika; Bühler, Melanie; Wilkens, Mirja Rosmarie; Punsmann, Teresa; Ganter, Martin

   • Vol. 16: Blood leukocyte composition and function in periparturient ewes kept on different dietary magnesium supply

     Ahmed, Mona Hassan; Wilkens, Mirja R.; Möller, Bernd; Ganter, Martin; Breves, Gerhard; Schuberth, Hans-Joachim

   • Vol. 16: Betulinic acid shows anticancer activity against equine melanoma cells and permeates isolated equine skin in vitro

     Weber, Lisa A.; Meißner, Jessica; Delarocque, Julien; Kalbitz, Jutta; Feige, Karsten; Kietzmann, Manfred; Michaelis, Anne; Paschke, Reinhard; Michael, Julia; Pratscher, Barbara; Cavalleri, Jessika-M. V.

   • Vol. 16: 443: "We have a ticking time bomb" : a qualitative exploration of the impact of canine epilepsy on dog owners living in England

     Pergande, Amy E.; Belshaw, Zoe; Volk, Holger A.; Packer, Rowena M. A.
7. 2019

   • Vol. 15: Validation of canine prostate volumetric measurements in computed tomography determined by the slice addition technique using the Amira program

     Haverkamp, Katharina; Harder, Lisa Katharina; Kuhnt, Nora Sophie Marita; Lüpke, Matthias; Nolte, Ingo; Wefstaedt, Patrick

   • Vol. 15: TiHoVideos : veterinary students' utilization of instructional videos on clinical skills

     Müller, Lina R.; Tipold, Andrea; Ehlers, Jan P.; Schaper, Elisabeth

   • Vol. 15: Split spinal cord malformations in 4 Holstein Friesian calves

     Górriz-Martín, Lara; Neßler, Jasmin; Völker, Iris; Reinartz, Sina; Tipold, Andrea; Distl, Ottmar; Beineke, Andreas; Rehage, Jürgen; Heppelmann, Maike

   • Vol. 15: Histamine H1 receptor antagonists enhance the efficacy of antibacterials against Escherichia coli

     Bruer, Gustav Gerd; Hagedorn, Paula; Kietzmann, Manfred; Tohamy, Adel; Filor, Viviane; Schultz, Eileen; Mielke-Kuschow, S.; Meißner, Jessica

   • Vol. 15: 258: Experimental study on the effects of isoflurane with and without remifentanil or dexmedetomidine on heart rate variability before and after nociceptive stimulation at different MAC multiples in cats

     Raue, Jonathan; Tarvainen, Mika P.; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita

   • Vol. 15: Evaluation of canine prostate volume in calculated tomographic images - comparison of two assessment methods

     Haverkamp, Katharina; Harder, Lisa Katharina; Kuhnt, Nora Sophie Marita; Lüpke, Matthias; Nolte, Ingo; Wefstaedt, Patrick

   • Vol. 15: Effect of Pimobendan on NT-proBNP and c troponin I before and after a submaximal exercise test in dogs with preclinical mitral valve disease without cardiomegaly - a randomised, double-blinded trial

     Iwanuk, Nayeli; Nolte, Ingo; Wall, Leona; Sehn, Maximiliane; Raue, Jonathan; Pilgram, Anna; Rumstedt, Katja; Bach, Jan-Peter

   • Vol. 15: 241: Characterization of functional traits with focus on udder health in heifers with divergent paternally inherited haplotypes on BTA18

     Heimes, A.; Brodhagen, J.; Weikard, R.; Hammon, H. M.; Meyerholz, M. M.; Petzl, W.; Zerbe, H.; Engelmann, S.; Schmicke, Marion; Hoedemaker, Martina; Schuberth, Hans-Joachim; Kühn, C

   • Vol. 15: 442: Case-control study on factors associated with a decreased milk yield and a depressed health status of dairy herds in northern Germany

     Jensen, Katharina Charlotte; Frömke, Cornelia; Schneider, Bettina; Do Duc, Phuong; Gundling, Frieder; Birnstiel, Katrin; Schönherr, Franziska; Scheu, Theresa; Kaiser-Wichern, Anika; Woudstra, Svenja; Seyboldt, Christian; Hoedemaker, Martina; Campe, Amely

   • Vol. 15: A double-blinded randomised dietary supplement crossover trial design to investigate the short-term influence of medium chain fatty acid (MCT) supplement on canine idiopathic epilepsy : study protocol

     Berk, Benjamin Andreas; Packer, Rowena Mary Anne; Law, Tsz Hong; Wessmann, Annette; Bathen-Nöthen, Andrea; Jokinen, Tarja Susanna; Knebel, Anna; Tipold, Andrea; Pelligand, Ludovic; Volk, Holger Andreas
8. 2018

   • Vol. 14: First report on nasal myiasis in an alpaca "Vicugna pacos" : a case report

     Punsmann, Teresa Maria; Grimm, Lucie Marie; Reckmann, Carolin; Schwennen, Cornelia; Wagener, Matthias Gerhard; Ganter, Martin

   • Vol. 14: Effects of isoflurane, sevoflurane, propofol and alfaxalone on brain metabolism in dogs assessed by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS)

     Söbbeler, Franz Josef; Carrera, Inés; Pasloske, Kirby; Ranasinghe, Millagahamada Gedara; Kircher, Patrick; Kästner, Sabine Beate Rita