Haematological findings in 158 cows with acute toxic mastitis with a focus on the leukogram
In cows with acute toxic mastitis (ATM), the leukogram aids in the assessment of the severity of disease. The goal of our study was to compare the leukogram of 158 cows with ATM (cases) and 168 clinically heal... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - March 12, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Ueli Braun, Christian Gerspach, Barbara Riond, Carina Oschlies, Sabrina Corti and Ulrich Bleul Tags: Research Source Type: research
Experimental infection of indigenous North African goats with goatpox virus
Goatpox is a viral disease caused by infection with goatpox virus (GTPV) of the genus Capripoxvirus, Poxviridae family. Capripoxviruses cause serious disease to livestock and contribute to huge economic losses. G... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - March 4, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Jihane Hamdi, Zahra Bamouh, Mohammed Jazouli, Meryem Alhyane, Najet Safini, Khalid Omari Tadlaoui, Ouafaa Fassi Fihri and Mehdi El Harrak Tags: Research Source Type: research
A review of current knowledge of myeloproliferative disorders in the horse
Myeloid disorders are conditions being characterized by abnormal proliferation and development of myeloid lineage including granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils), monocytes, erythroids, and meg... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - February 23, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Katy Satu é, Juan Carlos Gardon and Ana Muñoz Tags: Review Source Type: research
Gastric mucosal pathology in Belgian Shepherd dogs with and without clinical signs of gastric disease
Gastric carcinoma (GC) is uncommon in dogs, except in predisposed breeds such as Belgian Shepherd dogs (BSD) of the Tervuren and Groenendael varieties. When GC is diagnosed in dogs it is often late in the dise... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - February 9, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Marcus Vinicius C ândido, Pernillä Syrjä, Mohsen Hanifeh, Jaan Lepajõe, Kati Salla, Susanne Kilpinen, Peter-John Mäntylä Noble and Thomas Spillmann Tags: Research Source Type: research
Isolation of equid alphaherpesvirus 3 from a horse in Iceland with equine coital exanthema
Equine coital exanthema (ECE) caused by equid alphaherpesvirus 3 (EHV-3) is a contagious venereal disease. It is characterized by the formation of papules, vesicles, pustules and ulcers on the external genital... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - February 2, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Lilja Thorsteinsd óttir, Gunnar Örn Guðmundsson, Höskuldur Jensson, Sigurbjörg Torsteinsdóttir and Vilhjálmur Svansson Tags: Brief communication Source Type: research
Anthelmintic resistance of horse strongyle nematodes to ivermectin and pyrantel in Lithuania
With intensive use of anthelmintic drugs in recent decades, anthelmintic resistance (AR) in horse nematodes is becoming a growing issue in many countries. However, there is little available information about t... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - January 25, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Evelina Dauparait ė, Tomas Kupčinskas, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna and Saulius Petkevičius Tags: Research Source Type: research
ultrasonography of kidney and spleen in clinically healthy llamas and alpacas
The ultrasonographic examination technique is a well-established, non-invasive diagnostic tool for diverse conditions in humans and different animal species. The purpose of our study was to describe ultrasonog... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - January 21, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Cassandra Eibl and Sonja Franz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Detecting acute kidney injury in horses by measuring the concentration of symmetric dimethylarginine in serum
Acute kidney injury (AKI) in horses may develop as a complication of a primary disease or following the administration of nephrotoxic drugs, and may pose a diagnostic challenge. Hence, the main objective of th... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - January 15, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Natalia Siwinska, Agnieszka Zak and Urszula Paslawska Tags: Research Source Type: research
Malnutrition as the cause of recumbency in suckler cows associated with Trypanosoma theileri infection
Recumbent cows are a diagnostic challenge because of a wide range of differential diagnoses, which include trauma, neurological and metabolic disorders, malnutrition and mineral deficiencies. This case report ... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - January 9, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Lilli Bittner, Kjelt Kr ämer, Adriana Wöckel, Teja Snedec, Cora Delling, Denny Böttcher, Gabor Köller, Walter Baumgartner, Wolfram Richardt and Alexander Starke Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Effect of two methods and two anaesthetics for local anaesthesia of piglets during castration
Since January 2019, surgical castration of male piglets must be performed using local anaesthesia, if farmers deliver pigs to the primary exporting slaughterhouses according to the “Danish quality scheme”; a v... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - January 6, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Lotte Skade, Charlotte Sonne Kristensen, Mai Britt Friis Nielsen and Line Hummelmose Diness Tags: Research Source Type: research
Electrocution as an alternative euthanasia method to blunt force trauma to the head followed by exsanguination for non-viable piglets
On farms, the currently approved and most widely practised method of euthanising non-viable piglets is blunt force trauma to the head followed by exsanguination. However, the use of this method is criticised d... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - December 7, 2020 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Johannes Husheer, Matthias Luepke, Peter Dziallas, Karl-Heinz Waldmann and Alexandra von Altrock Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between Fur Animal Necrotizing Pyoderma in breeding farm mink (Neovison vison) and reduced fertility
The disease Fur Animal Necrotizing Pyoderma (FNP) has since 2000 been reported in many fur producing countries including Canada, Finland and Denmark. Development of FNP is characterised by rapidly forming trea... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - December 3, 2020 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Oliver Legarth Honor é, Ida Sebbelov, Agnethe Wallin, Annemette Petersen, Tove Clausen, Peter Foged Larsen and Anne Sofie Hammer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Calves ’ management conditions affect sperm count in adult bulls
Early maternal separation may have long-lasting physiological effects on different organ systems. Although long-lasting effects of early maternal separation are mostly studied in connection with the developmen... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - November 25, 2020 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Toma ž Snoj, Kaja Blažič, Nika Šehić, Tilen Vake and Gregor Majdič Tags: Research Source Type: research
Flock-level risk factors for outbreaks of infectious arthritis in lambs, Norway 2018
Outbreaks of infectious arthritis in young lambs associated with Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae (SDSD) lead to reduced animal welfare, increased use of antibiotics and economic losses for shee... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - November 23, 2020 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Marit Smistad, Cecilia Wolff, Tore Tollersrud, Vibeke T ømmerberg, Clare Phythian, Annette Hegermann Kampen and Hannah Joan Jørgensen Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of age when group housed and other management factors on playing and non-nutritive sucking behaviour in dairy calves: a cross sectional observational study
The aim of this study was to investigate if calves ’ play behaviour and non-nutritive sucking behaviour, as indirect measures of welfare status, are associated with the age of the calf when group housed, age wh... (Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - November 19, 2020 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Masja Reipurth, Stephanie Kruuse Klausen, Matthew Denwood, Bj örn Forkman and Hans Houe Tags: Research Source Type: research
