Yuanjing Chen, Zhengfeng Yang, Guoqiang Su, Ning Li, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang
{"title":"Effects of dietary protein sources and levels on uric acid metabolism, renal function, and inflammatory responses in goslings.","authors":"Yuanjing Chen, Zhengfeng Yang, Guoqiang Su, Ning Li, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1587004","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1587004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dietary protein plays a crucial role in poultry nutrition, influencing nitrogen metabolism, renal function, and immune responses. This study investigated the effects of dietary protein source (plant-based vs. animal-based) and level (14.5, 18.5, and 22.5%) on serum biochemical parameters, renal metabolic markers, inflammatory cytokines, and gene expression in Jiangnan White goslings from day 1 to day 30 of age. A 2 × 3 factorial design was employed with 504 goslings randomly assigned to six groups, each comprising six replicates with 14 goslings per replicate. The results showed that dietary protein level significantly influenced serum uric acid (UA), creatinine (Cr), urea nitrogen (UN), and xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity, with goslings fed a high-protein diet (22.5%) exhibiting the highest levels (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Increased dietary protein also led to significantly elevated renal UA concentrations and XOD activity, particularly at 22 and 30 days (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In contrast, dietary protein source had limited influence on metabolic parameters, with only a transient difference in serum UA and Cr observed at 10 days of age (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and no significant effects on other serum or renal markers (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Additionally, renal inflammatory cytokines (IL-1<i>β</i>, IL-8, TNF-β) were significantly influenced by protein level, whereas XDH, BCL-2, and GLUT-9 mRNA expression remained unchanged (<i>p</i> > 0.05). No significant interactions between protein source and level were observed for most metabolic parameters, except for Cr and TNF-<i>β</i>. These findings suggest that total protein intake, rather than protein source, is the primary regulator of nitrogen metabolism and renal health in goslings. Optimization of protein levels is essential to balance growth performance and metabolic homeostasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1587004"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12069410/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143969577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aristide Maggiolino, Lucrezia Forte, Alessandra Aloia, Umberto Bernabucci, Erminio Trevisi, Cristina Lecchi, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Geoffrey E Dahl, Pasquale De Palo
{"title":"Acclimatization response to a short-term heat wave during summer in lactating Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian cows.","authors":"Aristide Maggiolino, Lucrezia Forte, Alessandra Aloia, Umberto Bernabucci, Erminio Trevisi, Cristina Lecchi, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Geoffrey E Dahl, Pasquale De Palo","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1582884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1582884","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dairy cows are highly susceptible to heat stress, raising concerns about animal welfare, production efficiency, and economic losses. Previous studies suggest that Holstein and Brown Swiss breeds exhibit different levels of thermal tolerance, but their short-term adaptive responses require further investigation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate breed-specific physiological and productive responses to a 4-day natural heat wave in 40 lactating cows (20 Holstein, 20 Brown Swiss) from the same commercial dairy farm, homogeneous for days in milk, body condition score, parity, and energy-corrected milk yield. Before the heat wave, cows experienced at least 48 h in thermoneutral conditions. Physiological parameters were recorded three times daily (4:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM). Blood samples were collected before the heat wave (D1, 4:00 AM, thermoneutral conditions) and at the warmest moment of the fourth day (D4, 3:00 PM, heat stress conditions).</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>The heat wave negatively impacted physiological parameters in both breeds. Rectal temperature increased daily from 4:00 AM to 3:00 PM (<i>p</i> < 0.01), with Holstein cows showing consistently higher values than Brown Swiss (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Respiration rate reached its lowest point at 4:00 AM each day (<i>p</i> < 0.01) but remained elevated at 8:00 PM, despite decreasing THI, indicating accumulated heat load. While both breeds followed a similar trend, Holsteins exhibited a greater capacity for overnight recovery compared to Brown Swiss. Regarding productivity, Brown Swiss cows maintained stable milk yield (MY) from D1 to D4, whereas Holsteins showed a progressive MY decline throughout the heat wave (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Most blood parameters showed no significant breed differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05), but heat shock protein 70, a key regulator of thermal adaptation, exhibited an increasing trend in both breeds (<i>p</i> < 0.01), appearing earlier than other physiological indicators of heat stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study, conducted under identical conditions, highlights distinct breed-specific responses to short-term heat stress. The findings suggest that Brown Swiss cows may be more resilient to heat stress in terms of productivity, while Holsteins show better nighttime recovery. Further research should explore additional physiological and molecular markers to better characterize breed differences and improve heat stress mitigation strategies in dairy farming.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1582884"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kendra Fletcher, Valerie Osland Paton, Stephanie J Jones, Jonathan M Levine, Sharon C Kerwin, Stacy Eckman
{"title":"A career ladder professional development approach to employee engagement for technicians in academic veterinary medicine.","authors":"Kendra Fletcher, Valerie Osland Paton, Stephanie J Jones, Jonathan M Levine, Sharon C Kerwin, Stacy Eckman","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1483926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1483926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This qualitative case study explored how a career ladder advancement program, with programmatic changes based on employee input and programmatic evaluation, related to employee engagement among veterinary technicians in a veterinary medical teaching hospital. While research regarding the implementation and outcomes of career ladders exists in multiple healthcare, private industry, and higher education contexts, there is no research pertaining directly to Veterinary Technicians within a revenue-generating organization affiliated with an institution of higher education, limiting the ability to address veterinary technician retention.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Framed using Kahn's theory of employee engagement, the study involved semi-structured interviews of 17 veterinary technicians to ascertain contributors and barriers to employee engagement through a structured career ladder program for promotion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study found that value and communication, patient care and teaching, and professional growth and development all contributed to engagement. In addition, organizational structure and perspective (goals, strategies and approach), as well as lack of support, were the key barriers to employee engagement.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Key recommendations from the study are building robust advancement programs, adopting a meaningful approach to communication, consider staffing and workload needs, and directly address issues of climate and culture within the organization.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1483926"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12067788/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Xu, Mengyao Li, Rong Li, Zhen Zhang, Ying Ma, Ran Tao, Lirui Zou, Ji Wang, Lixin Wen, Rongfang Li
{"title":"Effect of areca nut extracts on growth performance, slaughtering performance, and meat quality of broiler chickens.","authors":"Juan Xu, Mengyao Li, Rong Li, Zhen Zhang, Ying Ma, Ran Tao, Lirui Zou, Ji Wang, Lixin Wen, Rongfang Li","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1579415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1579415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Since the comprehensive ban on the addition of antibiotics to livestock and poultry feeds in China, the search for safe and natural antibiotic substitutes has become a hot spot in the animal breeding industry. Areca catechu L (AN), known as the leader among the four southern medicinal herbs, possesses functions such as insecticidal, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, promoting gastrointestinal motility and preventing Alzheimer's disease. Nevertheless, ANE is rarely used as a feed additive in AA broilers, and its specific role remains unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of areca nut extracts (ANE) on growth performance, slaughter performance and meat quality of AA broiler chickens.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>128 one-day-old Arbor Acres broilers were randomly divided into eight groups of 16 birds each, housed in three cages with 5-6 birds per cage, with or without ANE supplementation (0, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, and 400 mg/kg, respectively).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The entire experiment duration was 49 days. Adding 100 and 200 mg/kg ANE to the diet could significantly increase the body weight of broilers at 21 days of age (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.001), and significantly reduce the feed-to-weight ratio from 1 to 21 days of age (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.001). The diet supplemented with 200 mg/kg ANE could significantly increase the average body weight at 49 days of age (<i>P</i> = 0.001). Compared with the control group, the addition of different dosages of ANE in the feed could improve the pH<sub>45min</sub>, yellowness, and shear force (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.043) of the pectoral and leg muscles of broilers. Additionally, the contents of crude fat and crude protein, which are nutritional components in the pectoral and leg muscles of the ANE-supplemented groups, were to an extent higher than those of the control group (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.036). The addition of different levels of ANE in the diet significantly raised the expression levels of muscle development-related genes, including <i>Myf5, Myf6, MyoD1, IGF-1</i>, and <i>IGF-2</i> (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.032).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In conclusion, An appropriate amount of ANE in the diet has been demonstrated to boost the growth performance and meat quality of broilers, facilitate muscle development, and has no remarkable influence on slaughter performance. the ideal dosage for broilers is 100-200 mg/kg ANE. The findings of this study offer valuable insights into the potential benefits of ANE in poultry production, and provide a basis for further research into the development of ANE as a new feed additive.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1579415"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12067790/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of 6-0 glycomer 631 for perineal urethrostomy in male cats: 314 cases (2013-2023).","authors":"Kimery Hankins, Laurie Zacher-Coy","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1515477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1515477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the prevalence of postoperative complications in cats that underwent perineal urethrostomy (PU) in which 6-0 glycomer 631 was used to suture urethral mucosa to skin.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>314 male cats.</p><p><strong>Procedures: </strong>Medical records for cats that received a PU at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital between 2013 and 2023 were assessed. Details including signalment, clinical status, additional surgical procedures, and postoperative complications were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>18 of 314 (5.7%) cats developed minor complications, and 7 of 314 (2.2%) cats developed major complications that required surgical revision or resulted in humane euthanasia.</p><p><strong>Clinical relevance: </strong>Using 6-0 glycomer 631 suture is acceptable for apposition of urethral mucosa to skin in cats that undergo PU. Minor complication rates were lower and percentage of cats requiring revision surgery comparable to values reported in previous studies in which absorbable, nonabsorbable, or larger suture types were used.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1515477"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066589/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144008252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Animal ethical mourning: types of loss and grief in relation to non-human animals.","authors":"Panu Pihkala, Elisa Aaltola","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1526302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1526302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People can feel various kinds of loss and grief in relation to non-human animals. This has been increasingly studied in relation to pets and companion animals. Recent explorations of ecological grief include wildlife loss, and emerging studies observe grief among veterinarian professionals, zoo personnel, and animal researchers. People can mourn many kinds of animals, including farmed animals, but there is a need for more research on the topic. In this interdisciplinary article, we draw attention to various forms of what we call animal ethical mourning: grief experienced as a consequence of moral commitment to animals. We chart many new aspects by applying Pihkala's recent framework of Ecological Sorrow (2024) into three case examples: companion animal grief (including pets), wildlife grief, and farmed animal grief. We find many kinds of loss and grief in relation to the case examples, and we propose two new terms for socially contradicted forms of animal ethical mourning: \"contested grief\" and \"contrapuntal grief.\" The results are useful for anyone who either experiences animal ethical mourning or wishes to provide more understanding for it in societies. The findings can also inform practices in workplaces which include animals.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1526302"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066695/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144007780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Agustín Cartes, Pamela Thomson, Carlos González, Amanda Ribeiro Dos Santos, Rodrigo Díaz, Javiera Puyol, Javiera López
{"title":"Case report: Severe ulcerative dermatitis leading to sepsis in a cat with sporotrichosis by <i>Sporothrix brasiliensis</i>.","authors":"Agustín Cartes, Pamela Thomson, Carlos González, Amanda Ribeiro Dos Santos, Rodrigo Díaz, Javiera Puyol, Javiera López","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1573924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1573924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sporotrichosis caused by <i>Sporothrix brasiliensis</i> is an emerging zoonotic mycosis of great clinical relevance in South America. This case highlights its severe systemic presentation, reported for the first time in a feline patient from Chile. A 1-year-old neutered male cat presented with severe ulcerative dermatitis, developing a dysoxic phenotype of sepsis. Diagnosis was made by cytology, histopathology, fungal culture, and polymerase chain reaction, confirming <i>S. brasiliensis</i> as the pathogen. Treatment included itraconazole associated with potassium iodide. Despite aggressive antifungal therapy and intensive care, based on fluid resuscitation, optimization of analgesia, and administration of vasoactive drugs, the cat developed refractory hypotension and persistent hyperlactatemia, which ultimately led to euthanasia. This report highlights the high pathogenic potential of <i>S. brasiliensis</i> to cause severe systemic disease, even in hosts negative to retroviral infections, and emphasizes the importance of promoting responsible animal management practices to prevent the spread of this infectious agent.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1573924"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12067789/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143998078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ji-Heui Sohn, Dong-Yeop Lee, Tae-Hyeon Kim, Hyun-Jeong Sung, Hyomi Jang, Jung-Hyun Kim, Dong-Hun Lee
{"title":"Whole-genome sequencing of feline calicivirus in domestic cats, South Korea, 2023.","authors":"Ji-Heui Sohn, Dong-Yeop Lee, Tae-Hyeon Kim, Hyun-Jeong Sung, Hyomi Jang, Jung-Hyun Kim, Dong-Hun Lee","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1570761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1570761","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1570761"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066559/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144008465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liang Hu, Jie Zheng, Fali Wu, Zhengfeng Fang, Lianqiang Che, De Wu
{"title":"Effects of energy and amino acid intake during gestation on reproductive performance, milk composition, antioxidant status and placental nutrient transport in high-parity sows.","authors":"Liang Hu, Jie Zheng, Fali Wu, Zhengfeng Fang, Lianqiang Che, De Wu","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1585925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1585925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Appropriate nutritional strategies show promise for enhancing productive performance and longevity of sows. This study aimed to determine the effects of increased energy and amino acids (AA) intake during gestation on reproductive performance, milk composition, blood parameters, placental nutrient transport and antioxidant capacity of high-parity sows. A total of 72 Landrace × Yorkshire sows (seventh to ninth parity) were randomly assigned to dietary treatments consisting of combinations of 2 energy levels and 2 AA levels in a 2 × 2 factorial design. Blood and milk samples and placentas from sows were collected to measure biochemistry parameters, milk composition, antioxidant indexes, and indicators related to nutrient transport. The results showed that sows fed high energy reduced the number of live born piglets (<i>p</i> < 0.05), increased the birth weight of piglets (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Further observation showed that sows fed high energy decreased plasma progesterone at 30 and 60 days of gestation and plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) at 90 days of gestation (<i>p</i> < 0.05), increased fat content in colostrum and average daily weight gain of piglets during lactation (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Moreover, high energy intake during gestation decreased mRNA expression of GPX and increased mRNA expression of glucose transporter 3 in the placenta (<i>p</i> < 0.05). High AA intake during gestation showed a tendency to increase litter birth weight and colostrum protein content (<i>p</i> < 0.10), and increased plasma urea nitrogen at day 110 of gestation and plasma T-SOD at day 90 of gestation (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Furthermore, sows fed high AA intake during gestation increased mRNA expressions of placental extracellular SOD and sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter 1 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, sows feed high energy during gestation negatively impacted fetal survival by reducing progesterone concentrations and antioxidant capacity, while simultaneously increasing piglet birth weight through enhanced placental nutrient transport. Moreover, sows received high AA during gestation exhibited better redox status and improved litter performance, which can be attributed to enhancements in antioxidant capacity and colostrum composition.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1585925"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066493/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144004041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denis J Marcellin-Little, Donald A Hulse, Janice L Huntingford, Tamara Grubb, Matthew W Brunke, Arielle Pechette Markley, Bethany Frank
{"title":"A proposed framework for practical multimodal management of osteoarthritis in growing dogs.","authors":"Denis J Marcellin-Little, Donald A Hulse, Janice L Huntingford, Tamara Grubb, Matthew W Brunke, Arielle Pechette Markley, Bethany Frank","doi":"10.3389/fvets.2025.1565922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1565922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoarthritis (OA) is a ubiquitous problem affecting dog joints, particularly the hip, elbow, stifle, and spine. OA most often results from developmental orthopedic problems such as hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, and patellar luxation and from injuries to the cranial cruciate ligament. Several management approaches have been proposed to manage OA, including steps to modulate growth, physical activity, and exercise, nutrition and nutritional supplementation, medications, physical rehabilitation, and surgical procedures. This article is the first in a series of articles that propose steps for practical OA management in dogs at various life stages. The review presented here focuses on growing dogs. The text describes the early pathophysiology and diagnosis of OA. The physical, nutritional, analgesic, and surgical management options of OA in growing dogs are presented. The application of these management options is described for three dogs. The overall approach to the management of OA in growing dogs is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":12772,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Veterinary Science","volume":"12 ","pages":"1565922"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12067799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144003299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}