Thanking Our Valued Reviewers

Peer review is essential to ensuring the quality and integrity of the articles that appear in Veterinary Medicine and are posted on its Web site. Every manuscript submitted to the journal is reviewed by at least two acknowledged experts, usually specialists, on the paper's topic. Reviewers spend countless hours carefully evaluating a paper's accuracy, thoroughness, objectivity, and suitability. Besides offering the editors their recommendations on publication, reviewers provide authors with thoughtful advice on how to improve their papers. In short, our reviewers set a standard for excellence in the information published in Veterinary Medicine.

We thank the following people who reviewed papers evaluated for publication in 2008. Take a moment to scan this list of distinguished veterinary professionals from around the world. You'll no doubt recognize most of these colleagues as former professors, well-known authors, mentors, renowned clinicians, eminent researchers, and other leaders in veterinary medicine. They brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the task. We greatly appreciate their painstaking efforts and their generous offering of time and professional talent.

Ana J. Adams

Jay C. Albretsen

Laura J. Armbrust

Trina Bailey

Jane A. Barber

Joseph W. Bartges

Trevor N. Bebchuk

Peter F. Bennett

Laurie Bergman

Lauren L. Blaeser

Janice J. Bright

Lisa G. Britt

Tara J. Britt

Kenneth A. Bruecker

David S. Bruyette

Barret J. Bulmer

Jennifer L. Buur

Julie K. Byron

Kim Carey

Marcia A. Carothers

Gwendolyn L. Carroll

E’Lise M. Christensen

John J. Ciribassi

Dale F. DeNardo

Ravinder S. Dhaliwal

Cheryl R. Dhein

Jane M. Dobson

Susan M. Eddlestone

Corey A. Entriken

Timothy M. Fan

Cecilia A. Friberg

Dean R. Gahring

Leigh E. Glerum

Laura A. Goodman

Joseph Harari

Kenneth R. Harkin

Stephen J. Hernandez-Divers

Milan B. Hess

Mary Lynn Higginbotham

Steven R. Hollingsworth

Fiona K. Hollinshead

Roger A. Hostutler

Edward Jazic

Priti S. Karnik

Linda Kidd

S. Butch KuKanich

Catherine E. Langston

Michael G. Levy

Carol A. Lichtensteiger

Stephanie J. Lifton

David S. Lindsay

Kathleen A. Linn

Susan Little

Jayme S. Looper

Lori L. Ludwig

Kenneth F. Lyon

Orla M. Mahony

Lara K. Maxwell

Elizabeth R. May

Sheila M. McCullough

Carole C. Miller

Carla M.K. Morrow

Mary B. Nabity

Jacqueline C. Neilson

Laurie J. Noaker

Melissa C. Paoloni

Patricia A. Payne

Fred S. Pike

David M. Pinson

Barrak M. Pressler

Lara M. Rasmussen

Nyssa J. Reine

Michael H. Riegger

Ian Robertson

Mark C. Rochat

James K. Roush

Valerie Samii

Nancy A. Sanders

Thomas Schermerhorn

Rhonda L. Schulman

Christine M. Schweizer

David A. Senter

Loren C. Shaiken

Kevin S. Stiffl er

Jennifer L. Strasser

Cynthia J. Stubbs

Jane E. Sykes

Donald E. Thrall

Gregory C. Troy

Valarie V. Tynes

Philip VanVranken

Christoffel J. Visser

Victoria L. Voith

Petra A. Volmer

Heather Wamsley

Craig B. Webb

R. David Whitley

Charles E. Wiedmeyer