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  1. Overweight and obesity are the most common nutritional disorders in dogs and may lead to various secondary diseases and decreased lifespan. In obesity research, measurement of energy expenditure (EE) and deter...

    Authors: Caroline Larsson, Anne Vitger, Rasmus B Jensen, Peter Junghans and Anne-Helene Tauson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:87
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  2. Salmonella spp. have been isolated from a wide range of wild animals. Opportunistic wild carnivores such as red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) may act as environmental indicators or as potential ...

    Authors: Mario Chiari, Nicola Ferrari, Daniele Giardiello, Paolo Lanfranchi, Mariagrazia Zanoni, Antonio Lavazza and Loris G Alborali
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:86
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  3. Peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs) are frequently found in Danish cattle at slaughter. Bovine PNSTs share several gross and histopathological characteristics with the PNSTs in humans with heritable neurofi...

    Authors: Anette B Grossi, Jørgen S Agerholm, Knud Christensen, Henrik E Jensen, Páll S Leifsson, Christian Bendixen, Peter Karlskov-Mortensen and Merete Fredholm
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:85
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  4. Leishmania spp. are zoonotic protozoans that infect humans and other mammals such as dogs. The most significant causative species in dogs is L. infantum. In dogs, leishmaniosis is a potentially progressive, chron...

    Authors: Veera Karkamo, Anu Kaistinen, Anu Näreaho, Kati Dillard, Katri Vainio-Siukola, Gabriele Vidgrén, Niina Tuoresmäki and Marjukka Anttila
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:84
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  5. In 2010, an Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) stock reservoir was established for conservation purposes in north-eastern Spain. Eighteen ibexes were captured in the wild and housed in a 17 hectare enclosur...

    Authors: Andreu Colom-Cadena, Roser Velarde, Jesús Salinas, Carmen Borge, Ignacio García-Bocanegra, Emmanuel Serrano, Diana Gassó, Ester Bach, Encarna Casas-Díaz, Jorge R López-Olvera, Santiago Lavín, Luís León-Vizcaíno and Gregorio Mentaberre
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:83
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  6. The importance of different allergens in association with IgE production and canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) has been poorly studied and few studies exist on factors influencing allergen-specific IgE antibodies...

    Authors: Annelin A Bjelland, Frederik L Dolva, Ane Nødtvedt and Bente K Sævik
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:81
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  7. In late 2011, a new Orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup named Schmallenberg virus (SBV) emerged in continental Europe. The virus is transmitted by hematophagous arthropods, with the Culicoides species as, so f...

    Authors: Katarina Näslund, Gunilla Blomqvist, Caroline Vernersson, Stéphan Zientara, Emmanuel Bréard and Jean F Valarcher
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:71
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  8. Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus uberis are common causes of clinical mastitis (CM) in dairy cows. In the present study genotype variation of S. dysgalactiae and S. uberis was investigated, as well as...

    Authors: Ã…sa Lundberg, Ann Nyman, Helle Ericsson Unnerstad and Karin Persson Waller
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:80
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  9. Longitudinal tears in the lateral aspect of the deep digital flexor tendon are the most common causes of pain localised to the equine digital flexor tendon sheath. However conventional ultrasonographic techniq...

    Authors: Andrea Bertuglia, Giulia Mollo, Michela Bullone and Barbara Riccio
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:78
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  10. Overwintering (breeding) reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) are commonly treated with ivermectin against parasitic infestations once yearly in autumn-winter roundups. The only preparations registered to reinde...

    Authors: Antti Oksanen, Kjetil Ã…sbakk, Marja Raekallio and Mauri Nieminen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:76
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  11. Neonatal calf diarrhoea remains the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in preweaned dairy calves worldwide. This complex disease can be triggered by both infectious and non-infectious causes. The fou...

    Authors: Vanessa Meganck, Geert Hoflack and Geert Opsomer
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:75
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  12. It has been shown that the prevalence of both clinical attachment loss (CAL) ≥1 mm and pocket probing depth (PPD) ≥4 mm is relatively high even in younger dogs, but also that only a minority of the dogs have s...

    Authors: Hanne E Kortegaard, Thomas Eriksen and Vibeke Baelum
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:77
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  13. Hypoxia results in an imbalance between oxygen supply and oxygen consumption. This study utilized microdialysis to monitor changes in the energy-related metabolites lactate, pyruvate and glucose in rat muscle ...

    Authors: Norbert Zoremba, Aleš Homola, Rolf Rossaint and Eva Syková
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:72
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  14. Infectious diseases of livestock have negative consequences for animal production as well as animal health and welfare and can be transmitted between farms via direct (live animal movements) as well as indirec...

    Authors: Emelie Olofsson, Maria Nöremark and Susanna Sternberg Lewerin
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:70
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  15. It has not yet been shown that ossification of ungular cartilages (OUC) is a pathological condition. Beside heredity, factors such as sex, age, repeated concussion, local trauma, hoof and body size have been s...

    Authors: Ulf O Hedenström, Ulf Olsson, Arne W Holm and Ove S Wattle
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:73
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  17. Canine overpopulation is a global issue with serious health and welfare implications. Nonsurgical methods of sterilization could yield positive impacts on this problem, but no long-term data on such methods ar...

    Authors: Raffaella Leoci, Giulio Aiudi, Fabio Silvestre, Elaine A Lissner, Fabio Marino and Giovanni M Lacalandra
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:63
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  18. Surgical castration is widely used to sterilize male dogs, but has significant impacts on time to perform the operation, recovery of the animals as well as cost, which can limit population control programs. Pr...

    Authors: Raffaella Leoci, Giulio Aiudi, Fabio Silvestre, Elaine A Lissner and Giovanni M Lacalandra
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:62
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  19. Bovine paratuberculosis is an incurable chronic granulomatous enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). The prevalence of MAP in the Swiss cattle population is hard to estimate, s...

    Authors: Selina M Keller, Roger Stephan, Rahel Kuenzler, Mireille Meylan and Max M Wittenbrink
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:68
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  20. Measurement of salivary cortisol has been used extensively as a non-invasive alternative to blood sampling to assess adrenal activity in ruminants. However, there is evidence suggesting a considerable delay in...

    Authors: Carlos E Hernandez, Tomas Thierfelder, Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja, Charlotte Berg, Agustin Orihuela and Lena Lidfors
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:61
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  21. Among the cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP), families 1-3 constitute almost half of total CYPs in mammals and play a central role in metabolism of a wide range of pharmaceuticals. This study investigated gene and ...

    Authors: Eva Tydén, Hans Tjälve and Pia Larsson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:69
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  22. Thirteen red deer (Cervus elaphus), culled from the isolated population at the Mongstad Oil Refinery, Norway, were investigated for gastrointestinal helminths. These animals, enclosed by the refinery fence, do no...

    Authors: Rebecca K Davidson, Susan J Kutz, Knut Madslien, Eric Hoberg and Kjell Handeland
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:59
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  23. Treatment of symmetrical onychomadesis (symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy) is a challenging task for dermatologists. The acute phase is characterized by sloughing of claw plates and loose claws have to be rem...

    Authors: Martine L Ziener and Ane Nødtvedt
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:66
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  24. Norwegian meadows, including those for silage production, are recently found heavily invaded by the slug Arion vulgaris in exposed areas. As a consequence, large numbers of slugs might contaminate grass silage an...

    Authors: Kristine Gismervik, Torkjel Bruheim, Liv M Rørvik, Solveig Haukeland and Ida Skaar
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:65
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  25. Despite increased focus on cardiac arrhythmias in horses, the nature and prevalence is still poorly described. Case reports suggest that arrhythmias occurring secondary to systemic disease are seen more common...

    Authors: Eva Z Hesselkilde, Mette E Almind, Jesper Petersen, Mette Flethøj, Kirstine F Præstegaard and Rikke Buhl
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:58
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  26. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an important cultural and nutritional resource for the Aleut community on St. Paul Island Alaska. In recent years, an increasing number of zoonotic pathogens have be...

    Authors: Colleen Duncan, Bobette Dickerson, Kristy Pabilonia, Amy Miller and Tom Gelatt
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:67
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  27. Chronic exposure to cadmium (Cd), even at low concentrations, has an adverse impact on the skeletal system. Histologically, primary and secondary osteons as basic structural elements of compact bone can also b...

    Authors: Hana Duranova, Monika Martiniakova, Radoslav Omelka, Birgit Grosskopf, Ivana Bobonova and Robert Toman
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:64
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  28. The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free range chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the environment. The aim of this study was to isolate T. gondii parasites from heart and br...

    Authors: Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Gebregergs Tesfamaryam, Reta Duguma, Getachew Tilahun, Vincenzo Di Marco and Maria Vitale
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:60
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  29. The majority of Halicephalobus gingivalis-infections in horses have been fatal and are usually not diagnosed before necropsy. Therefore, knowledge about the nematode and the pathogenesis of infection in horses is...

    Authors: Christina Henneke, Anna Jespersen, Stine Jacobsen, Martin K Nielsen, Fintan McEvoy and Henrik E Jensen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:56
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  30. Swine are recognized animal models of human cardiovascular diseases. Normal values of cardiac morphology and function have been published for swine but for smaller number of pigs and not for swine whose weight...

    Authors: Urszula Paslawska, Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, Robert Paslawski, Adrian Janiszewski, Liliana Kiczak, Dorota Zysko, Jozef Nicpon, Ewa A Jankowska, Andrzej Szuba and Piotr Ponikowski
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:54
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  31. There are only a few studies reporting the role of nitric oxide metabolites for controlling macrophage intracellular parasitism, and these are controversial. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the ...

    Authors: Françoise P Sanches, Thaise Y Tomokane, Vânia LR Da Matta, Mary Marcondes, Carlos EP Corbett and Márcia D Laurenti
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:57
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  32. The purpose of this study was to validate a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) developed for measuring free cortisol in human saliva and total cortisol concentration in diluted hu...

    Authors: Ola Thomsson, Bodil Ström-Holst, Ylva Sjunnesson and Ann-Sofi Bergqvist
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:55
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  33. Localized nasal, conjunctival and corneal amyloidosis was diagnosed in a 15-year-old pony with nasal and conjunctival masses and severe dyspnoea. Multiple swellings had been evident in the nostrils for at leas...

    Authors: Liv Østevik, Gjermund Gunnes, Gustavo A de Souza, Tale N Wien and Randi Sørby
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:50
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  35. Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) has a wide host range and is transmissible to humans, especially to those with close contact to colonized animals. This study presents th...

    Authors: Carmen Dahms, Nils-Olaf Hübner, Christiane Cuny and Axel Kramer
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:53
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  36. The pathogenesis of caseonecrotic lesions developing in lungs and joints of calves infected with Mycoplasma bovis is not clear and attempts to prevent M. bovis-induced disease by vaccines have been largely unsucc...

    Authors: Vemuri Rama Devi, François Poumarat, Dominique Le Grand, Renate Rosengarten, Kathrin Hermeyer and Marion Hewicker-Trautwein
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:45
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  37. The effect of intranasal oxygen and/or early reversal of xylazine with atipamezole on arterial oxygenation in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) immobilized with etorphine-acepromazine-xylazine with a cross-section...

    Authors: Marianne Lian, Alina L Evans, Mads F Bertelsen, Åsa Fahlman, Henning A Haga, Göran Ericsson and Jon M Arnemo
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:51
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  39. Oral lesions related to the use of the bit and bridle are reported to be common findings in horses worldwide and represent an important animal welfare issue. In order to provide an overview of bit-related lesi...

    Authors: Sigríður Björnsdóttir, Rebecka Frey, Thorvaldur Kristjansson and Torbjörn Lundström
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:40
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  40. Exotic reptiles have become increasingly common domestic pets worldwide and are well known to be carriers of different parasites including some with zoonotic potential. The need of accurate diagnosis of gastro...

    Authors: Denis Wolf, Majda Globokar Vrhovec, Klaus Failing, Christophe Rossier, Carlos Hermosilla and Nikola Pantchev
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:44
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  41. Despite its wide acceptance as a treatment for canine chronic enteropathies, the macrolide antibiotic tylosin lacks official oral dosage recommendations. Not even textbooks share consensus about the dose; dail...

    Authors: Susanne Kilpinen, Thomas Spillmann and Elias Westermarck
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:43
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  42. The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in common moles, Talpa europaea, was investigated in order to determine whether moles can serve as an indicator species for T. gondii infections in livestock.

    Authors: Inge M Krijger, Jan BWJ Cornelissen, Henk J Wisselink and Bastiaan G Meerburg
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:48
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  43. The high prevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection in dairy cattle herds recently reported and the long survival time of the bacterium in the environment pose a risk to human and animal health that calls for the ...

    Authors: Alvaro Piñero, Jesús F Barandika, Ana Hurtado and Ana L García-Pérez
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:47
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  45. Myocarditis is often cited as the cause of fatalities associated with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infection. However, the pathogenesis of FMDV-associated myocarditis has not been described in detail. T...

    Authors: Carolina Stenfeldt, Juan M Pacheco, Manuel V Borca, Luis L Rodriguez and Jonathan Arzt
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:42
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  46. Salmonella contaminated animal feed is a major source for introducing Salmonella into the animal derived food chain. Because soybeans frequently are contaminated with Salmonell a, soybean meal used as animal feed...

    Authors: Martin Wierup and Thor Kristoffersen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:41
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  47. Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Prevalence data in ruminant species are important to support risk assessments regarding public and animal health. The aim was to investigat...

    Authors: Anna Ohlson, Jonas Malmsten, Jenny Frössling, Göran Bölske, Anna Aspán, Anne-Marie Dalin and Ann Lindberg
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:39
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  48. Colic, defined as pain originating from the abdomen, is a common condition in horses. Most of the cases resolve spontaneously or after medical treatment, but a few require surgical treatment. Surgical treatmen...

    Authors: Bjørn H Wormstrand, Carl F Ihler, Ragnhild Diesen and Randi I Krontveit
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:38
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  49. Since January 1 2013, group housing of sows has been compulsory within the European Union (EU) in all pig holdings with more than ten sows. Sows and gilts need to be kept in groups from 4 weeks after service t...

    Authors: Stig Einarsson, Ylva Sjunnesson, Fredrik Hultén, Lena Eliasson-Selling, Anne-Marie Dalin, Nils Lundeheim and Ulf Magnusson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2014 56:37
    Content type: Review Published on:
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