Nucleofection of Ovine Amniotic Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells -- Osteogenic Potential of Sheep Amniotic Epithelial Stem Cells -- NOS Immunoreactivity in the Reticular Groove of Lamb -- Effects of dry period length on NEFA and IGF-I plasma concentrations and postpartum ovarian activity resumption in dairy cows -- Sheep Calcaneal Tendon Repair Subsequent to Amniotic Derived Stem Cell Allotransplantation -- Role of actin in spermatozoa function through biological network theory -- Staphylococcus Aureus: Application of a Rapid Test For Molecular Typing of Strains Isolated From Bovine Mastitis -- Epidemiological and biomolecular updates on Encephalitozoon cuniculi in lagomorpha of Sardinia (Italy) -- Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Relation to Virulence Factors, and Phylogenetic Group of Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Isolated From Dogs and Cats -- Effects of the Ambient Temperature on the Calves’ Welfare Parameters During a Long Road Transportation -- The Association Between N-Methylglucamine Antimoniate and Pancreatitis in Dogs with Leishmaniasis -- Superoxide Dismutase and Glutathione Peroxidase in Dogs with Leishmaniasis Following Antimoniate Therapy -- The Importance of the New Institution of “Mediation” for Civil Liability of Veterinarians -- Increased Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress in Bitches With Several Tumours -- Validation of Thromboelastometry in Cattle -- Preliminary Study of the Evaluation of M-Mode, B-Mode and X-STRAIN® Echocardiographic Indexes, Before and During Therapy, in Dogs Affected by Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Pharmacokinetics of the Tramadol Injective Formulations in Alpacas (Vicugna Pacos) -- Contrast-Eenhanced Ultrasonography for Characterization of Liver Lesions in Dogs and Cats -- Canine Chronic Kidney Disease: Retrospective Study of a Ten Year Period of Clinical Activity -- Doppler Echocardiographic Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension in Canine Leishmaniosis -- Serum Amyloid A, Fibrinogen and Haptoglobin as Inflammation Markers in the Horse: Preliminary Results -- Comparison of a Semi-Automated Electrophoreti System and a Quantitative Biochemical Method for the Evaluation of Alkaline Phosphatase Isoforms in Canine Serum -- Canine Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations on 19 Cases -- Influence of Abdominal Surgery on Pulmonary Atelectasis Formation in Dogs -- Ice Fish (Protosalanx Spp. and Neosalanx Spp.) and Rare Fish Species (Sardinia Pilchardus E Aphia Minuta): Microbiological Evaluation for Hygienic-Health -- Study on the Resistance Variability of Anisakis Larvae to Some Technological Stressors -- Prevalence of Verocytotoxin-Producing E. Coli (VTEC) in Sheep Meat at Slaughter -- Ultrasonographic Assessment of Thawing in Sea Breams (Sparus Aurata) -- Quantification of Patulin in Piedmont Cheese by HPLC: Preliminary Note -- Optimum feeding rates of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) at 6 and 10 weeks after initiation of feeding -- Association Analysis Between DNA Markers and Number of Functional Teats in the Italian Large White Pigs -- Preliminary Study on the Relationship Between Skin Temperature of Piglet Measured by Iinfrared Thermography and Environmental Temperature in a Vehicle in Transit -- Influence of Sample Storage on the Quality of DNA Extracted From Milk of Goats Fed Conventional or Transgenic Soybean.

Today, veterinary science is witnessing major developments in all its fields as a result of continuous technological advances in diagnostic tools and breakthroughs in applied genomics and biology.   This book collects 33 papers that were selected from among those presented at the 64th Italian Veterinary Science Congress held at ASTI in 2010. It provides a timely overview of the current progress made by Italian researchers and is of great value to anyone interested in the field of veterinary science, from animal health and care to food hygiene, and from basic to applied disciplines.