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Review
Parasites from the family Anisakidae are widely distributed in marine fish populations worldwide and mainly nematodes of the three genera Anisakis, Pseudoterranova and Contracaecum have attracted attention due to...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:42
Published on: 23 June 2017
Research
Since the identity of the embryo is of outmost importance during commercial in vitro embryo production, bovine oocytes and embryos have to be cultured strictly per donor. Due to the rather low yield of oocytes...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:41
Published on: 15 June 2017
Research
Pain accompanying mastitis has gained attention recently as a relevant welfare compromising aspect of disease. Adequate pain recognition and therapy are necessary in the context of a modern and ethically accep...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:40
Published on: 14 June 2017
Erratum
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:39
Published on: 13 June 2017
The original article was published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:24
Research
Scanning techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are useful tools in veterinary and human medicine. Here we demonstrate the usefulness of these techniques in the study ...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:38
Published on: 12 June 2017
Review
Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) are non-invasive neurophysiological tests that reflect the functional integrity of sensory and motor pathways. Despite their extensive...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:37
Published on: 12 June 2017
Research
The Schirmer tear test (STT) is widely used in both human and veterinary ophthalmology. Two types of STTs have been developed: STT I and SST II. The STT I measures the basal and reflex tear production and is t...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:35
Published on: 31 May 2017
Brief communication
Patella alta and patella baja are important conditions underlying a predisposition to many joint diseases, including patellar luxation and patellar chondromalacia of the articular cartilage. The frequencies of...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:36
Published on: 31 May 2017
Research
The objective was to investigate the effect of placing mats on concrete slatted floors on performance, behaviour, hoof condition, dirt scores, physiological and immunological variables of beef steers, and to c...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:34
Published on: 30 May 2017
Research
The Finnish dairy herd recording system maintains production and health records of cows and herds. Veterinarians and farmers register veterinary treatments in the system. Milk samples for microbiological analy...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:33
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research
Interstitial Cajal cells have been suspected as being the pacemaker cells of smooth muscle motor activity and discharging slow triggering waves in the gut as well as in other organs containing smooth muscles w...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:32
Published on: 19 May 2017
Review
Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is one of the most serious threats for the swine industry worldwide. It is commonly associated with the proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the pig intestine. Colistin...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:31
Published on: 19 May 2017
Brief communication
The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model is extensively used in human medicine in preclinical oncological studies. The CAM model has several advantages: low cost, simple experimental approach, tim...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:30
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research
Serious injuries accompanied by severe bleeding are life-threatening. Post-traumatic hemorrhage involves the risk of developing coagulopathy. Hemostatic dressings are widely used to minimize bleeding. The appl...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:29
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research
During anaesthesia and surgery, in particular neurosurgery, preservation of cerebral perfusion and oxygenation (CPO) is essential for normal postoperative brain function. The isolated effects on CPO of either ...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:27
Published on: 3 May 2017
Research
Vipera berus has a worldwide distribution and causes high morbidity in dogs annually. A complication to envenomation may be cardiac arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to invest...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:28
Published on: 3 May 2017
Brief communication
A homozygous mutation has been identified in the N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) in recent cases of polyneuropathy in Alaskan malamute dogs from the Nordic countries and USA. The objective of the presen...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:26
Published on: 2 May 2017
Case report
Hyaline ring granuloma (HRG) is an uncommon histopathologic finding of unsolved etiopathogenesis. According to the exogenous theory, HRG develops due to implantation of foreign material, most probably indigest...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:25
Published on: 28 April 2017
Research
Feed costs are a major expense in the production of beef cattle. Individual variation in the efficiency of feed utilization may be evident through feed efficiency-related phenotypes such as those related to ma...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:24
Published on: 26 April 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:39
Research
Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is a transmissible disease in semi-domesticated Eurasian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). It is regarded as multifactorial and a single causative pathogen has not yet b...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:23
Published on: 24 April 2017
Research
The dairy industry has undergone substantial structural changes as intensive farming has developed during recent decades. Mastitis continues to be the most common production disease of dairy cows. Nationwide s...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:22
Published on: 20 April 2017
Brief communication
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers (NSDTRs) are a dog breed often affected by immune-mediated rheumatic disease (IMRD), a disorder characterised by chronic stiffness and joint pain. Most, but not all, dogs wi...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:21
Published on: 17 April 2017
Case report
Mammary gland tumors are the most common tumors in sexually intact female dogs; however, they are rare in male dogs. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between sexual hormones and mammary...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:20
Published on: 11 April 2017
Research
This study was performed in order to gather recent epidemiological data on feline endoparasites in Swedish cats. Faecal samples from 205 outdoor cats were collected by their owners and submitted to the Nationa...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:19
Published on: 23 March 2017
Research
Rabies is a disease of global significance including in the circumpolar Arctic. In Alaska enzootic rabies persist in northern and western coastal areas. Only sporadic cases have occurred in areas outside of th...
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:18
Published on: 20 March 2017
