ABSTRACT TITLES LISTED BY CATEGORY AND AUTHOR INALPHABETICAL ORDER(Full Abstracts are in the back <strong>of</strong> the Program)EPIDEMIOLOGY, SURVEYS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH (SESSION 2)99. Salmonella: An Epidemiological Investigation based on Farm Surveillance <strong>of</strong> NortheasternGeorgia’s Broiler BreedersCallie Harris*, Olayinka Ishola, Willie Greggs, Charles H<strong>of</strong>acre, Dana Cole, John MaurerDepartment <strong>of</strong> Population Health, College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> Georgia100. Prevalence and Molecular Characterization <strong>of</strong> Babesia Species in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) fromEastern North CarolinaN. Hladio*, H. Marr, A. Acton, A. BirkenheuerNorth Carolina <strong>State</strong> University, College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>, Raleigh, NC101. Prevalence <strong>of</strong> Escherichia coli in Retail Beef, Chicken, Pork, Turkey, Fish, and Seafood fromChampaign County, IllinoisLee Ann Lyons, Yvette Johnson, Maung Myint, Jared CohenUniversity <strong>of</strong> Illinois College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>102. Post-harvest food safety: Potential <strong>of</strong> houseflies to contaminate ready-to-eat food with antibioticresistant enterococci.Brett Miles, Lilia Macovei, and Ludek Zurek*Department <strong>of</strong> Entomology, Kansas <strong>State</strong> University, Manhattan, KS 66506103. An Investigation into The Presence <strong>of</strong> West Nile Virus in Equids in ColumbiaAdam Moeser, Yenny Goez-Rivillas, Dr. Jorge OsorioUniversity <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin-Madison, La Universidad de Antioquia104. Comparison <strong>of</strong> West Nile Virus Prevalence in Spring and Fall Trapped WaterfowlAllison V. Murray B.Sc.*, Jamille M. Heer B.Sc., Christopher G. Nugent, Karen L. Machin DVM, PhDDept. <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> Biomedical Sciences, Western College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>. Saskatoon, SK105. An Epidemiological Study <strong>of</strong> Leptospirosis in Champaign County CaninesJacqueline Scapa*, Dr. Marylin Ruiz, Dr. NamJung Jung, and Dr. Carol Maddox<strong>Veterinary</strong> Diagnostic Laboratory/Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> Pathobiology, College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong><strong>Medicine</strong> at the University <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Urbana, Champaign.106. Epidemiology <strong>of</strong> feline pathogenic hemoplasma infectionsJeralyn Terry and Dr. Jane Sykes BVSc(Hons) PhD DACVIMDepartment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> & Epidemiology<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> California, Davis70
ABSTRACT TITLES LISTED BY CATEGORY AND AUTHOR INALPHABETICAL ORDER(Full Abstracts are in the back <strong>of</strong> the Program)NOT IN ATTENDANCE (SESSION 2)107. Role <strong>of</strong> aging in antioxidant deficiencies in dogsMoyer K, Trepanier LA.University <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin-Madison, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>, Madison, WI, USA.108. The Green Cheek Conure (Pyrrhura molinae) as a model to study arthritic pain and response tolong-acting liposome encapsulated butorphanolRenee Tourdot, BS*, Joanne Paul-Murphy, DVM, Kurt Sladky, DVM, Lisa Krugner-Higby, DVM, PhD,Julia Klauer, BSUniversity <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>Madison, WI 53706109. Characterization <strong>of</strong> liver auto-antibodies in dogs with chronic hepatitisJoel G. Weltman, Jennifer A. Kaae, VMD, Lauren A. Trepanier, DVM, PhD, Dip. ACVIM, Dip. ACVCPUniversity <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin-Madison, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterinary</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>71
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