Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Givens, M. Daniel"

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Assessment of methods to minimize transmission of bovine herpesvirus associated with embryos

Marley, Mylissa (2007-12-15)

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) cause both acute and persistent or latent infections in cattle. With the exception of a few countries and territories from which these agents have been ...

Biological characterization of Tritrichomonas foetus of bovine and feline origin

Stockdale, Heather (2008-05-15)

Tritrichomonas foetus is a causative agent of venereal trichomoniasis in cattle characterized by early fetal death and post-coital pyometra. Reports have suggested that T. foetus (or a similar organism) is also the causative ...

Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Aspects of Glanzmann Thrombasthenia in Horses

Christopherson, Peter (2008-12-15)

Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is an autosomal recessive bleeding disorder that is caused by a quantitative or qualitative deficiency in platelet membrane glycoprotein complex IIb-IIIa (integrin aIIbß3), also known as the ...

Effective Detection of Epidemiologically Significant Persistent Infections of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Abrams, Misty (2006-08-15)

Prior research has shown that virus cannot be isolated from the serum of some cattle which are persistently infected (PI) with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). However, the ability of these atypical PI animals to infect ...

Elucidation of the Cellular and Molecular Events Associated with Bovine Uterine Development and Disruptive effects of Tamoxifen

Davolt, Meghan L. P. (2015-12-10)

Development of the bovine uterus begins prenatally and is completed postnatally with the formation of endometrial glands. Adenogenesis, uterine gland formation, is steroid hormone-sensitive and is required for proper ...

Evaluation of a novel antiviral compound effective against multiple pestivirus species

Newcomer, Benjamin (2013-04-23)

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a viral pathogen of cattle and other wild and domestic ungulates that is capable of affecting multiple body systems, most notably the gastrointestinal, reproductive, immune and respiratory ...

Experimental Exposure of Naive Alpacas to Different Genotypes of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Isolated from Cattle and Alpacas

Johnson, Jason (2009-08-03)

Recent outbreaks of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) have involved alpacas and evidence demonstrates that alpacas can contract and propagate the virus. The objective of this research was to compare and characterize ...

Immunopathogenesis, prevention and control of Bovine viral diarrhea virus

Palomares-Naveda, Roberto (2012-07-17)

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is an important infectious agent that affects cattle worldwide (Baker, 1995; Houe, 1999). Acute infections with some strains of BVDV may cause immunosuppression and clinical signs of ...

Pharmacokinetics of ketamine and lidocaine in serum and milk of mature Holstein cows.

Sellers, Glen (2006-12-15)

Ketamine and lidocaine are two commonly used anesthetics in veterinary medicine, with some animals occasionally being sent for slaughter following drug administration. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

Prevalence of Stocker Calves Persistently Infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in the Southeast Determined Using Immunohistochemistry on Skin Biopsies

Stephenson, Melynda (2009-05-15)

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is an insidious disease affecting cattle worldwide. It can cause early embryonic death, congenital defects, abortions, respiratory disease, immunosuppression, reproductive failure and may ...

The Role of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Epidemiology of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Passler, Thomas (2010-12-07)

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is the prototypic member of the genus Pestivirus in the family Flaviviridae. Infections with BVDV cause substantial economic losses to the cattle industries, prompting the introduction ...