Vol. 83, No. 11 November 2021

Anatomy

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The unique physiological features of the broiler pectoralis major muscle as suggested by the three-dimensional ultrastructural study of mitochondria in type IIb muscle fibers

Marina HOSOTANI, Kiyokazu KAMETANI, Nobuhiko OHNO, Kohzy HIRAMATSU, Takeshi KAWASAKI, Yasuhiro HASEGAWA, Tomohito IWASAKI, Takafumi WATANABE

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1764-1771.
Published online 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0408

Bacteriology

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Shiga toxin 2eB-transgenic lettuce vaccine: N-glycosylation is important for protecting against porcine edema disease

Takashi HAMABATA, Toshio SATO, Eiji TAKITA, Takeshi MATSUI, Takahiro KAWABATA, Taishi IMAOKA, Nobuo NAKANISHI, Takamitsu TSUKAHARA, Kazutoshi SAWADA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1708-1714.
Published online 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0240

Epidemiology

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Analysis of the effect of feedback feeding on the farm-level occurrence of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan

Taiki YAMAGAMI, Takeshi MIYAMA, Haruya TOYOMAKI, Satoshi SEKIGUCHI, Yosuke SASAKI, Masuo SUEYOSHI, Kohei MAKITA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1772-1781.
Published online 2021 Oct 6. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0343

Internal Medicine

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Examination of the microbiota of normal cow milk using MinIONTM nanopore sequencing

Yasunori SHINOZUKA, Kazuhiro KAWAI, Tomomi KURUMISAWA, Yuko SHIMIZU, Tadashi IMANISHI, Ayumu OHNO, Mano TAKAHASHI, Sohei KANEKO, Naoki SUZUKI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1620-1627.
Published online 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0353

Evaluation of a rapid coliform detection kit from clinical mastitis milk using colloidal gold nanoparticle-based immunochromatographic strips

Yoshio KIKU, Yuya NAGASAWA, Kazue SUGAWARA, Takahiro YABUSAKI, Kazuyoshi OONO, Kento FUJII, Koji MAEHANA, Tomohito HAYASHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1628-1633.
Published online 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0185

Simultaneous steroids measurement in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism using a column-switching liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method

Noboru SASAKI, Thandar OO, Yoshikazu YASUDA, Takahiro ICHISE, Noriyuki NAGATA, Nozomu YOKOYAMA, Kazuyoshi SASAOKA, Keitaro MORISHITA, Shouta MM NAKAYAMA, Mayumi ISHIZUKA, Kensuke NAKAMURA, Mitsuyoshi TAKIGUCHI, Yoshinori IKENAKA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1634-1642.
Published online 2021 Sep 17. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0406

Evaluation of the optimal strong ion difference concentration of an oral electrolyte and buffering solution for the treatment of neonatal calf diarrhea

Lea KRUMP, Ríona G. SAYERS, Emer KENNEDY, Jim O’MAHONY, Gearóid P. SAYERS

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1715-1721.
Published online 2021 Sep 20. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0391

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Acute myelomonocytic leukemia negative for alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase stain in a Holstein cow

Masaki MAEZAWA, Ai NAKAMICHI, Nao AKIYAMA, Michihito TAGAWA, Ken-ichi WATANABE, Yoshiyasu KOBAYASHI, Hisashi INOKUMA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1643-1647.
Published online 2021 Sep 13. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0304

Ophthalmic findings in a septic calf with the concurrent exhibition of meningitis and endophthalmitis

Naoaki YOSHIMURA, Takeshi TSUKA, Yuji SUNDEN, Takehito MORITA, Md Shafiqul ISLAM, Osamu YAMATO, Takaaki YOSHIMURA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1648-1652.
Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0208

Seroprevalence of antibodies against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in household dogs in Japan

Genta ITO, Yuko GOTO-KOSHINO, Yudai KURODA, Park EUNSIL, Ken MAEDA, Takehisa SOMA, Yasuyuki MOMOI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1722-1725.
Published online 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0338

Successful use of prednisolone and radiation therapy in a dog with intracranial histiocytic sarcoma

Tomoko TAKAHASHI, Yumiko KAGAWA, Daisuke ITO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1782-1785.
Published online 2021 Sep 22. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0206

Pathology

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Pathological lesions and presence of viral antigens in four surviving pigs in African swine fever outbreak farms in Vietnam

Apisit PORNTHUMMAWAT, Quang Lam TRUONG, Nguyen Thi HOA, Nguyen Thi LAN, Uda Zahli IZZATI, Mathurot SUWANRUENGSRI, Phawut NUEANGPHUET, Takuya HIRAI, Ryoji YAMAGUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1653-1660.
Published online 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0409

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Three neoplasms in a Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): malignant melanoma, trichoblastoma and mammary gland adenoma

Naoyuki FUKE, Nguyen Van DIEP, Takuya HIRAI, Mathurot SUWANRUENGSRI, Uda Zahli IZZATI, Ryoji YAMAGUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1661-1665.
Published online 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0279

Swine abortion caused by Candida parapsilosis

Kaho SHIMADA, Minako TACHIBANA, Takahiro WATAMURA, Hiroshige KOBAYASHI, Atsuko MATSUMOTO, Mikuya IWANAGA, Yasuko HANAFUSA, Tomoyuki SHIBAHARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1666-1669.
Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0439

Cutaneous papilloma and multicentric squamous cell carcinoma in four-toed hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris)

Naka OKUMURA, Iori KOIZUMI, Yuki IWATA, Shion YONEYA, Ryota KOBA, Hirotaka KONDO, Hisashi SHIBUYA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1726-1729.
Published online 2021 Sep 17. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0302

Physiology

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Measurement of canine blood microparticles by flow cytometry: effect of anticoagulants and staining reagents

Tsuyoshi OZAWA, Takashi IJICHI, Mitsuya SHIRAISHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1786-1789.
Published online 2021 Oct 7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0448

Public Health

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A long-term observation for ecology of pathogenic Yersinia in wild rodents living in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Thi Hien BUI, Khanh Thuan NGUYEN, Shunsuke IKEUCHI, Haruka YANAGAWA, Yomogi SATO, Thi Hong To TRAN, Minato OKUMURA, Takeshi NIWA, Takahide TANIGUCHI, Hideki HAYASHIDANI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1790-1794.
Published online 2021 Oct 13. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0395

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Bovine leukemia virus genotype surveillance in cattle at a slaughterhouse in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 2019 using polymerase chain reaction combined with restriction fragment length polymorphism

Yuma SAHASHI, Masaaki OSHIMA, Junjiro YAMAGISHI, Chieko MURAMATSU, Kaori SHIMIZU, Yasuo INOSHIMA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1730-1734.
Published online 2021 Sep 20. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0234

Monitoring of chronic wasting disease using real-time quaking-induced conversion assay in Japan

Akio SUZUKI, Kazuhei SAWADA, Temuulen ERDENEBAT, Takeshi YAMASAKI, Minoru TOBIUME, Kinuyo SUGA, Motohiro HORIUCHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1735-1739.
Published online 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0368

Surgery

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Surgical removal of an intramedullary chopstick fragment penetrating the spinal cord in a cat

Kihoon KIM

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1670-1673.
Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0706

Postoperative improvement of megaesophagus and esophageal motility in a 19-day-old puppy with gastroesophageal intussusception

Ryo TAKEUCHI, Satoshi TAKAGI, Kenji HOSOYA, Hiroshi OHTA, Takaharu ITAMI, Masahiro OKUMURA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1740-1744.
Published online 2021 Sep 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0384

Toe white line separation associated with the notch (crena marginalis) on the distal phalanges in Thoroughbred yearling horses

Fumio SATO, Naoto OTSUKA, Atsutoshi KUWANO

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1745-1749.
Published online 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0270

Expression of podoplanin in various types of feline tumor tissues

Satoshi KAMOTO, Masahiro SHINADA, Daiki KATO, Masaya TSUBOI, Sho YOSHIMOTO, Ryohei YOSHITAKE, Shotaro ETO, Namiko IKEDA, Yosuke TAKAHASHI, Yuko HASHIMOTO, James CHAMBERS, Kazuyuki UCHIDA, Shinji YAMADA, Mika K. KANEKO, Ryohei NISHIMURA, Yukinari KATO, Takayuki NAKAGAWA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1795-1799.
Published online 2021 Oct 18. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0608

Toxicology

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Effects of zinc on tissue uptake and toxicity of lead in Sprague Dawley rat

Andrew KATABA, Shouta M.M. NAKAYAMA, Yared Beyene YOHANNES, Haruya TOYOMAKI, Hokuto NAKATA, Yoshinori IKENAKA, Mayumi ISHIZUKA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1674-1685.
Published online 2021 Sep 16. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0684

Virology

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Efficacy of a novel in ovo-attenuated live vaccine and recombinant vaccine against a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus in chickens

Takashi OKURA, Hiroki OTOMO, Shoko SUZUKI, Yuji ONO, Akira TANENO, Eiji OISHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1686-1693.
Published online 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0319

Establishment of a mouse- and egg-adapted strain for the evaluation of vaccine potency against H3N2 variant influenza virus in mice

Enkhbold BAZARRAGCHAA, Takahiro HIONO, Norikazu ISODA, Hirotaka HAYASHI, Masatoshi OKAMATSU, Yoshihiro SAKODA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1694-1701.
Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0350

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In vitro primary porcine alveolar macrophage cell toxicity and African swine fever virus inactivation using five commercially supply compound disinfectants under various condition

Machimaporn TAESUJI, Khate RATTANAMAS, Darsaniya PUNYADARSANIYA, Thanongsak MAMOM, Hoa Thi NGUYEN, Sakchai RUENPHET

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1800-1804.
Published online 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0427

Wildlife Science

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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex antibodies in free-ranged wild boar and wild macaques in selected districts in Selangor and reevaluation of tuberculosis serodetection in captive Asian elephants in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia

Yusuf Madaki LEKKO, Azlan CHE-AMAT, Peck Toung OOI, Sharina OMAR, Dhabitah Tatiyana MOHD-HAMDAN, Liya Syahila LINAZAH, Zakirawaranis ZAKARIA, Siti Zubaidah RAMANOON, Mazlina MAZLAN, Faez Firdaus Abdullah JESSE, Mohd Firdaus Ariff ABDUL-RAZAK, Sabri JASNI, Norhamizah ABDUL-HAMID

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1702-1707.
Published online 2021 Sep 20. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0144

Reference gene screening for analyzing gene expression in the heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney of forest musk deer

Xi WU, Wei YANG, Ziwei REN, Jianguo CHENG, Yan LUO, Yin WANG, Zexiao YANG, Xueping YAO, Wei ZHAO, Yimeng LI, Kexin TANG

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1750-1759.
Published online 2021 Oct 7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0281

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Haemoproteus columbae infection in a straggler racing pigeon sheltered in Japan

Fuyumi YUMOTO, Toshihiro TOKIWA, Shyun CHOU, Michihiro UEDA

J Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov; 83(11): 1760-1763.
Published online 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0404