Veterinary science is continuously achieving important developments in all its fields as a result of continuous technological advances in diagnostic tools and applied biology.This book contains 33 papers that were selected from those presented at the 65th Congress of the Italian Society for Veterinary Sciences held at Tropea-Drapia in 2011. It provides a timely overview of the current progress being made by Italian researchers and is of great value to anyone interested in all fields of veterinary science, both theoretical and applied, ranging from animal health and care to animal production and food hygiene.

<p>Seasonal effect on hematological and innate immune parameters in sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax

Effect of altitude on horse plasma serotonin levels
Identification of aquaporin 1 in Diplodus sargus
Effect of dephosphorylation on donkey milk caseins
Distribution pattern and chemical coding of sympathetic trunk ganglia neurons supplying the boar urinary bladder trigone
In vivo applications of autologous mesenchimal stem cells (msc) and platelet rich plasma (prp) to improve the tendon regeneration in sheep
Plasmatic fatty acid profile during the first year in dogs with dysplasia or not: preliminary results
Signaling in sperm activation: a common strategy for different organisms
Tenogenic differentiation of ovine amniotic stem cells co-cultured with tenocytes
Cortisol changes in pregnant and post-partum ewes: effects of single or twin birth
Papillary and chordoid meningioma in dog: morphological findings and histological grading
Detection of neutralizing antibodies in pigs inoculated with an inactivated vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2)
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis as an emergent pathogen in raw ovine milk produced in central Italy
Canine filariosis in sardinia: epidemiological findings in ogliastra
Comparison of serum and meat juice for detection of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in hunted wild boars (Sus scrofa)
Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Capillaria aerophila) and other trichinelloid nematods in dogs from liguria (north-west italy)
Helminths in sheep farms in the Basilicata region (southern Italy)
Effects of veterinary drugs on swimming activity in two freshwater organisms
Interdisciplinary evaluation of toxicity in Ostreopsis ovata - algal biotoxins
Aflatoxin m1 contamination and antibacterial residues in milk in Kosovo
Levels of heavy metals in liver and kidneys of dogs from urban area of Naples (Campania, Italy).-Ultrasonographic assessmeant of some abdominal lymph nodes in the normal puppy dog: preliminary results
Changes in the metabolic profile and performance of dairy cows fed two dietary protein concentration
Impact of physical exercise on release of cardiac troponins: evaluation in healthy and cardiopathic dogs
Investigations about canine erythrocyte morphology: observation of a new modification, the 'quatrefoil' erythrocytes
Pain management in companion animals: medico-legal aspects
Increase of tvbn and tma-n in skin and gills of Sparus aurata during the storage
Actin proteolysis in San Daniele dry-cured ham
The donkey milk food chain: quality and certification
Effect of different rate of post mortem ph decline on the technological loss of calabrian capocollo
Preliminary investigation on the incidence of obesity in a canine population in the USA
Administration of essential oils of cinnamaldehyde, eugenol and capsicum to beef cattle: effects on health status and growth performances
Extruded linseed in the diet of grazing goats: influence on milk cla content.</p>