The Journal of Veterinary Science (J Vet Sci) is devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning veterinary sciences and related academic disciplines. It is an international journal indexed in the Thomson Scientific Web of Science, SCI-EXPANDED, Sci Search, BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, Focus on: Veterinary Science & Medicine, Zoological Record, PubMed /MEDLINE, Index Medicus, Pubmed Central, CAB Abstracts / Index Veterinarius, EBSCO, SCOPUS, AGRIS and AGRICOLA. This journal published in English by the Korean Society of Veterinary Science (KSVS) being distributed worldwide. It covers all the scientific and technological aspects of veterinary sciences in general, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, public health, parasitology, infectious diseases, clinical sciences , alternative veterinary medicine and other biomedical fields.Any author(s) affiliated with a biomedical institution may submit manuscripts. Full text PDF files are available for free on the web at http://www.vetsci.org. The Journal is printed by MEDrang Inc., Seoul, Korea.The Journal of Veterinary Science is published four times per year (March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31).