RSS 1.0Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (MU)
Our hospital, located at Clydesdale Hall, is a state-of-the-art teaching and medical services facility. In addition to regular check-ups and preventative healthcare for companion animals and livestock, we feature specialized treatment, such as emergency medicine and critical care, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology, neurology, oncology, dermatology, cardiovascular medicine and surgery, and orthopaedic surgery.
Veterinarians throughout the Midwest refer animal clients to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for specialized diagnoses and treatment. With sophisticated therapeutic equipment, including an underwater treadmill, advanced imaging techniques, and groundbreaking equine lameness diagnostic methods, we are a center for animal healthcare.
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Locoregional techniques for dogs undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy : a literature review, anesthesiologist survey, and future directions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Over the past several decades there have been significant advancements in our understanding and ability to provide effective analgesia to animals undergoing elective orthopedic surgery through methods that can help us ... -
Prolonged survival in 58 dogs with thyroid carcinoma treated with radioactive iodine as sole therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Treatment of thyroid carcinomas in people and dogs often involves multimodal therapy, including radioactive iodine (I-131). The objective of this study is to describe outcomes associated with I-131 as sole therapy in dogs ... -
Neonatal beef calf morbidity and mortality in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2023] Neonatal morbidity and mortality are major causes of economic loss for US beef cattle producers. The Missouri cattle industry represents 19 percent of the total agriculture sales in the state ... -
Diagnosis of aerodigestive disorders in dogs utilizing videofluoroscopic swallow study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2023] An aerodigestive disease (AeroD) is a disorder pathologically linking the respiratory and alimentary tracts. Dogs having respiratory signs without dysphagia, vomiting, or regurgitation typically ... -
Relative HER2 protein expression in normal canine tissue and canine osteosarcoma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Development of HER2-targeted immunotherapy in canine osteosarcoma (OSA) is underway, yet HER2 expression in normal and neoplastic canine tissue has not yet been defined. This study's objective was to evaluate the relative ... -
A quantitative evaluation of DNA damage from irradiation of feline oral squamous cell carcinoma cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Feline oral squamous cell carcinoma is a locally invasive neoplasm that continues to carry a poor prognosis despite advances in multimodality oncologic treatment. Location, completeness of surgical excision or complete ... -
Clinical features of canine pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)Background: Histologic features of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) have been described in dogs but without a thorough clinical description. Objectives: To report the ... -
Outcome and complications in goats treated by perineal urethrostomy for obstructive urolithiasis: 25 cases (2010-2017)
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)Background: Obstructive urolithiasis commonly affects male goats. Perineal urethrostomy (PU) can be a permanent treatment option but is generally considered undesirable because of the risk of stricture of the urethral ... -
Mechanical dilation, botulinum toxin A injection, and surgical myotomy with fundoplication for treatment of lower esophageal sphincter achalasia-like syndrome in dogs
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)Background: Megaesophagus (ME) carries a poor long-term prognosis in dogs. In people, lower esophageal sphincter (LES) achalasia is a rare cause of ME that may respond to targeted intervention. Dogs with lower esophageal ... -
Mocha tyrosinase variant : a new flavour of cat coat coloration
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2019)A novel coloration named ‘mocha' has been identified in the Burmese cat breed from Thailand. Tyrosinase (TYR) mutations are known to be associated with coat coloration in cats, such as the sable Burmese, the points of the ... -
Kidney and cystic volume imaging for disease presentation and progression in the cat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease large animal model
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)Background: Approximately 30 percent of Persian cats have a c.10063C > A variant in polycystin 1 (PKD1) homolog causing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The variant is lethal in utero when in the ... -
Papillomavirus DNA not detected in canine lobular orbital adenoma and normal conjunctival tissue
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)Background: Canine lobular orbital adenomas are benign tumors that arise from orbital glandular tissue and extend into the orbit, conjunctiva, and third eyelid. Surgical excision is challenging and recurrence rates are ... -
Biochemical characteristics of different subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and its interactions with the host factor : apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like 3G
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is divided into type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2). Whereas HIV-2 accounts for 5% of global infections, HIV-1 is ... -
Transcriptome profiling of rattus norvegicus embryonic stem cells by RNA-sequencing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs) are a critical tool for producing targeted knockout animals and understanding development. ESCs were successfully isolated from rats in 2008 and have been used in producing several targeted ... -
Fecal metabarcoding, phyla and operational taxonomic units from rats on a purified diet : dataset
(2017)Complete bacterial metabarcoding data processed by the MU metabolomics core for the dissertation chapter entitled "Increased lean muscle mass and body fat in adult female Sprague Dawley rats (Rattus norvegicus) fed a high ... -
Supplemental data for Serum vitamin D concentration in hospitalized critically ill dogs
(2018)Citation of related article: Jaffey JA, Backus RC, McDaniel KM, DeClue AE (2018) Serum vitamin D concentrations in hospitalized critically ill dogs. PLoS ONE 13(3): e0194062. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194062 -
Analysis of platlet function in the setting of controlled trauma in dogs using a whole blood electrical impedance platelet aggregometer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Post-traumatic hemorrhage remains one of the leading causes of human deaths, accounting for 30 to 56 percent of pre-hospital post-traumatic deaths. ... -
In vitro and ex vivo therapeutic strategies for equine corneal fibrosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Purpose: The aims were to (1) To explore the impact of equine corneal fibroblast (ECF) to myofibroblast (ECM) differentiation by altering the expression ... -
The use of sodium iodide for the management of bovine respiratory disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Objective: The purpose of these studies was to (1) determine the effect of a single dose of oral sodium iodide on weaned beef calves and (2) determine the outcome of clinical application of a single dose of oral sodium ... -
Assessment of behavioral, neurochemical and developmental effects in developing rats following in utero exposure to non-teratogenic levels of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)The safe or non-teratogenic levels following prenatal exposure of animals to chlorophenoxy herbicides are currently based on offspring survival, growth and absence of anatomical defects or overt neurological impairment. ...