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| Bo NorbySummaryAffiliation: Texas A and M University Country: USA Publications
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Environmental mycobacteria in soil and water on beef ranches: association between presence of cultivable mycobacteria and soil and water physicochemical characteristicsBo Norby
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
Vet Microbiol 124:153-9. 2007..Exposure rates to these mycobacteria likely vary across small geographical areas and may be related to soil and/or water physicochemistry...
Contribution of environmental mycobacteria to false-positive serum ELISA results for paratuberculosisJason B Osterstock
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 230:896-901. 2007..To evaluate the effect of exposure to environmental mycobacteria on results of 2 commercial ELISAs for paratuberculosis in cattle...
The impact of potential mitigation strategies on the predicted spread of foot and mouth disease in white-tailed deer in south TexasLinda D Highfield
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A and M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station, TX 77845 4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 94:282-8. 2010..Results suggest that the outcome of an FMD incursion that involves wildlife species, such as white-tailed deer in south Texas, might depend on both where the incursion occurs and the type of pre-emptive mitigation strategy applied...
Comparison of three methods of surveillance with application to the detection of Johne's disease seropositivity in Texas cattleBrielle H Pearce
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A and M University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station, TX 77843, United States
Prev Vet Med 86:1-7. 2008..Difference of JD seropositivity was observed among the three sample populations suggesting that estimation of disease prevalence is dependant upon the source of samples...
Clostridium difficile in retail meat and processing plants in TexasRoger B Harvey
Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, SPARC, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 2881 F and B Road, College Station, TX 77845, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 23:807-11. 2011....
Utilizing qualitative methods in survey design: examining Texas cattle producers' intent to participate in foot-and-mouth disease detection and controlAmy H Delgado
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
Prev Vet Med 103:120-35. 2012....
The impact of seasonal variability in wildlife populations on the predicted spread of foot and mouth diseaseLinda D Highfield
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A and M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station, TX 77845 4458, USA
Vet Res 40:18. 2009..Study findings indicate that the design of a mitigation strategy needs to take into account population and seasonal characteristics...
Prevalence and genotypic characteristics of Clostridium difficile in a closed and integrated human and swine populationKeri N Norman
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 77:5755-60. 2011..The similarity of strains in the two host species suggests the possibility of a common environmental source for healthy individuals in a community setting...
Evaluation of serum cobalamin concentrations in dogs of 164 dog breeds (2006-2010)Niels Grützner
Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4474, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 24:1105-14. 2012..In Akitas and Border Collies, further investigations are warranted to clarify if a potentially breed-specific gastrointestinal disorder is responsible for the increased frequency of decreased serum cobalamin and cTLI concentrations...
Analgesic drug administration and attitudes about analgesia in cattle among bovine practitioners in the United StatesVirginia R Fajt
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 238:755-67. 2011..To determine current attitudes and practices related to pain and analgesia in cattle among US veterinarians in bovine practice and to identify factors associated with these attitudes and practices...
Evaluation of a 384-well format for high-throughput real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for avian influenza testingPamela J Ferro
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 21:679-83. 2009..2%) and 23 (6.8%) were positive in the 96- and 384-well assays, respectively. The data presented herein supports the utility of the 384-well format in the event of an avian influenza outbreak for high-throughput real-time RT-PCR testing...
Associations between dietary factors and pancreatitis in dogsKristina Y Lem
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 233:1425-31. 2008..To estimate associations between dietary factors and pancreatitis in dogs. Design-Retrospective case-control study...
The sensitivity of gross necropsy, caudal fold and comparative cervical tests for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosisBo Norby
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 16:126-31. 2004..This suggests that when positive herds are identified, selective culling of skin test reactors is a less acceptable disease control strategy than is complete depopulation...
Antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric bacteria recovered from feedlot cattle administered chlortetracycline in feedTammy M Platt
Department of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering, West Texas A and M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
Am J Vet Res 69:988-96. 2008..To evaluate administration of chlortetracycline in feed of cattle as a method to select for tetracycline resistance among enteric bacteria in feedlot settings...
Prevalence and pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility in Escherichia coli isolated from pigs reared under antimicrobial-free and conventional production methodsChristine A Bunner
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 1324, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 231:275-83. 2007..To determine and compare levels and patterns of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from pigs on farms that did not use antimicrobial agents versus pigs produced under conventional methods...
Changes in antimicrobial susceptibility in a population of Escherichia coli isolated from feedlot cattle administered ceftiofur crystalline-free acidT Courtney Lowrance
Feedlot Research Group, Department of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering, West Texas A and M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
Am J Vet Res 68:501-7. 2007..To determine effects of administration of ceftiofur crystalline-free acid (CCFA) on antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli in feedlot cattle...
Use of simulation modeling to estimate herd-level sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of diagnostic tests for detection of tuberculosis in cattleBo Norby
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Am J Vet Res 66:1285-91. 2005..Herds with < approximately 100 cattle should be tested more frequently or for a longer duration than larger herds to ensure that these small herds are free of tuberculosis...
