| UBSDA Health Notebook ORDERING INFORMATION FOR UBSDA HEALTH NOTEBOOK COST: $30.00 (includes shipping to U.S.A. locations. Ask Jona the price of shipping to other locations) PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO U.B.S.D.A. Send checks to: Jona Decker 8439 Co. Road A Marshfield, WE 54449 Email: jona @ redtaildesign.com Your Notebook will be sent 1st class (actually Priority Mail). Contents: 1996 AUTOIMMUNE SYSTEM The Immune System: Guardian Against Disease Autoimmune Diseases: The Mystery Unravels Importance of Genetic Screening for Health and Longevity of Purebred Dogs 1990 Update Autoimmune Diseases Diagnostic Testing for Thyroid Disease Diagnosis and Management of Canine Thyroid Disease Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Polyglandular Autoimmunity of Purebred Dogs Relationship Between Autoimmune and Bleeding Diseases Update on Von Willebrand's Disease and Hypothyroidism More Bumps on the Vaccine Road More Bumps on the Vaccine Road: Issues of Efficacy and Safety of Human and Animal Vaccines Revised Vaccination Protocol - 1996 Vaccine-Associated Disease in Young Weimaraners-all articles by W. Jean Dodds DVM Vaccine-Associated Disease in a Family of Young Akita Dogs Susan G. Wynn, DVM and W. Jean Dodds, DVM OFA Canine Thyroid Registry: Background Information-Ray Nachreiner, DVM, Ph.D. EPILEPSY Canine Epilepsy-Alicia Aylward Belgian Sheepdog Club of Canada All-Variety Belgian Sheepdogs Seizure Survey Joanne M. Parent, BSc, DVM, MVSc and Brian E. Wilcock, DVM, Ph.D. Epilepsy in the Belgian Tervuren: Progress Report-J.E. Oliver Jr., Kevin McElfresh, Mary Mahaffey Fits in Tervueren Shepherd Dogs: a Presumed Hereditary Trait-N.A. Van Der Velden Seizure classification in dogs from a nonreferral-based population Michael Podell, MSc, DVM; William R. Fenner, DVM; Jean D. Powers, PhD Managing Epileptic Dogs-William B. Thomas, DVM, MS Genetic Basis of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy-Barbara 0. Licht, Ph.D., Mark H. Licht, Ph.D., Kathy Harper, DVM, Ph.D. Use of bromide as an anticonvulsant for dogs with epilepsy- Lauren A. Trepanier, DVM Use of bromide as an Antiepileptic Drug in Dogs-Michael Podell, MSc, DVM, William R. Fenner, DVM Bromide toxicosis (bromism) in a dog treated with potassium bromide for refractory seizures Susan E. Yohn, DVM, MS; Wallace B. Morrison, DVM, MS; Patrick E. Sharp, DVM Bromide toxicosis secondary to renal insufficiency in an epileptic dog Elizabeth S. Nichols, DVM; Lauren A. Trepanier, DVM; Kathleen Linn, DVM, MS High dietary chloride content associated with loss of therapeutic serum bromide concentrations in an epileptic dog Nancy Shaw, DVM; Lauren A. Trepanier, DVM; S. A. Center, DVM;Sharon Garland EYES Inherited Eye Diseases of Purebred Dogs: Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren. Eds., Inherited Eye Diseases of Purebred Dogs. 1989. Risk factors for development of chronic superficial keratitis in dogs Matthew J. Chavkin, DVM, MS; Steven M. Roberts, DVM, MS; Mowafak D. Salman, DVM, PhD; Glenn A. Severin, DVM, MS; Nathan J. Scholten, DVM CERF Reports Belgian Malinois January 1991-December 1995 Belgian Sheepdog January 1991-December 1995 Belgian Tervuren January 1991-December 1995 ORTHOPEDIC Canine hip dysplasia: Concepts and diagnosis George Lust, Ph.D; Victor T Rendano, VMD, MS; Brian A. Summers; DVM, Ph.D International Symposium on Hip Dysplasia and Osteoarthritis-Don MacManus Effects of limited food consumption on the incidence of hip dysplasia in growing dogs R.D. Kealy, Ph.D, S.E. Olsson, DVM, MD, Ph.D, K.L. Monti, Ph.D, D.F. Lawler, DVM, D.N. Biery, DVM, R.W. Helms Ph.D, G. Lust Ph.D, G.K. Smith, VMD PhD Influences of Chronic Calcium Excess on the Skeletal Development of Growing Great Danes H. Hazewinkel DVM, S. Goedegebuure DVM, P. Poulos DVM Ph.D., W. Wolvekamp DVM OFA Hip & Elbow Reports: Assigned Numbers for Belgians 1/95-12/95 Orthopedic Foundation for Animals PennHip Reports on Belgians, and General Information International Canine Genetics Hip Dysplasia in the Belgian Shepherd Dog-Dr. M. B. Willis Results - Hip Scores/Eye Tested Clear/Character Assessment The Belgian Shepherd Dog Association of Great Britain Yearbook 1996 Panosteitis Peter Muir, BVSc, Richard R. Dubielzig, DVM, Kenneth A. Johnson, MVSc,Ph.D. MISC TerVet Column: Pre-Anesthetic Laboratory Testing: What and Why-Joni L. Freshman DVM Focal Loss of Pigment in the Belgian Tervuren Dog Mary B. Mahaffey, DVM, MS; Karen M. Yarborough, PhD; John F. Munnell, VMD, PhD The Belgian Tervuren Veterinary Technician Canine Genetic Primer Susan Thorpe-Vargas DNA And Your Dog United Kennel Club DNA-VIP Program OFA Congenital Heart Disease Registry: General Procedures Orthopedic Foundation for Animals Morris Animal Foundation: Fact Sheets and Studies Canine Bloat Canine Cancer Canine Obesity Canine Vaccinations Ovulation Timing Test Available International Canine Genetics Fresh Express: Chilled Semen Breeding International Canine Genetics Canine Frozen Semen International Canine Genetics Back to the UBSDA Homepage |

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