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  1. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Marcus Vinicius Candido, Pernilla Syrjä, Susanne Kilpinen and Thomas Spillmann

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:25

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:37

  2. Sami reindeer herders have considerable traditional knowledge about a neurological reindeer disease resembling elaphostrongylosis, but the causative agent was not identified prior to the description of the bra...

    Authors: Rebecca K. Davidson, Torill Mørk, Karin E. Holmgren and Antti Oksanen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:24

    Content type: Review

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  3. The tear film is a trilaminar fluid composed mainly of lipids, electrolytes, proteins and water. It is responsible for lubrication, nutrition and protection against microbial and toxic agents. Disruption of an...

    Authors: Jéssica Fontes Veloso, Arianne Pontes Oriá, Ana Cláudia Santos Raposo, Ariane Jesus Lacerda, Cláudia Vital Borges Silva, Larissa Ferreira Lima and Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:23

    Content type: Research

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  4. Male piglets are surgically castrated at a young age primarily to prevent pork meat from being tainted with boar taint, an offensive taste and odor that can be present in uncastrated male pigs. The practice of...

    Authors: Marianne Sødring, Ola Nafstad and Torunn Thauland Håseth

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:22

    Content type: Research

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  5. The role of saliva composition and dietary sugar in development of infundibular caries in equine cheek teeth is not fully understood. This study analysed electrolyte and urea concentrations in saliva in relati...

    Authors: Torbjörn Lundström, Peter Lingström, Ove Wattle, Anette Carlén and Dowen Birkhed

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:21

    Content type: Research

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  7. English bulldogs are known to be prone to skeletal problems, but knowledge is lacking of the effect of these problems on locomotion and function. This study was undertaken to report the conformational, orthopa...

    Authors: Sari Helena Mölsä, Heli Katariina Hyytiäinen, Kaj Mikael Morelius, Maria Katariina Palmu, Tommi Sakari Pesonen and Anu Katriina Lappalainen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:19

    Content type: Research

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  8. Sweden has a long tradition of monitoring occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in both animals and humans, but there currently is no organised and harmonized monitoring on carriage of Enterobacteriaceae...

    Authors: Stefan Börjesson, Lotta Gunnarsson, Annica Landén and Ulrika Grönlund

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:18

    Content type: Brief communication

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  9. Human obesity is linked with systemic inflammation. However, it is still controversial if equines produce more inflammatory cytokines with increasing body weight and if the production of those show breed type ...

    Authors: Dominique Blaue, Carola Schedlbauer, Janine Starzonek, Claudia Gittel, Walter Brehm, Matthias Blüher, Martin Pfeffer and Ingrid Vervuert

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:17

    Content type: Research

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  10. Oestrous synchronisation of cattle has been widely applied to accomplish simultaneous ovulation in animals and facilitate timed artificial insemination. The main aim of this study was to investigate the ovaria...

    Authors: Halldor Felde Berg, Bjørg Heringstad, Anne Hege Alm-Kristiansen, Vilde Granne Kvale, Knut Ingolf Dragset, Andres Waldmann, Erik Ropstad and Elisabeth Kommisrud

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:16

    Content type: Research

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  11. On-farm mortality (unassisted death and euthanasia) is the unwanted loss of animals, and it comes with negative economic consequences. On-farm mortality rates reflect a herd’s animal welfare status. The object...

    Authors: Kaari Reimus, Karin Alvåsen, Ulf Emanuelson, Arvo Viltrop and Kerli Mõtus

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:15

    Content type: Research

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  12. General anaesthesia in pigs maintained with intravenous drugs such as propofol may cause respiratory depression. Alfaxalone gives less respiratory depression than propofol in some species. The aim of the inves...

    Authors: Andreas Lervik, Simen Forr Toverud, Randi Krontveit and Henning Andreas Haga

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:14

    Content type: Research

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  13. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have generated a great amount of interest over the past decade as a novel therapeutic treatment for a variety of diseases. Emerging studies have indicated that MSCs could enhance ...

    Authors: Nathaly Enciso, Luis Avedillo, María Luisa Fermín, Cristina Fragío and Concepción Tejero

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:13

    Content type: Case report

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  14. Ovine laryngeal chondritis is a rare entity of sheep in the USA, Great Britain, New Zealand and Iceland, but has not been reported in Germany so far. Here, two German cases are reported.

    Authors: Wencke Reineking, Teresa Maria Punsmann, Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Jutta Verspohl, Martin Ganter, Wolfgang Baumgärtner and Christina Puff

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:12

    Content type: Case report

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  15. Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an important microsporidian parasite with zoonotic potential. The present study highlights the impact of encephalitozoonosis on rabbit health in Egypt. Three rabbit farms in Giza, with...

    Authors: Eman Anter Morsy, Heba Mohammed Salem, Marwa Salah Khattab, Dalia Anwar Hamza and Mai Mohammed Abuowarda

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:11

    Content type: Research

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  16. After publication of our article [1] we were notified that due to an error in the excel formula used to summarise the control population, the ID-registry data from the Swedish county Gävleborg was not included...

    Authors: Gudrun Seeberg Boge, Elena Regine Moldal, Maria Dimopoulou, Eystein Skjerve and Annika Bergström

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:10

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:19

  17. The study aimed to compare the gastrointestinal helminthofauna of free-ranging wild boars from arable lands and forests, which are the natural habitats for wild boar in Poland and further to investigate if wil...

    Authors: Paweł Nosal, Jerzy Kowal, Anna Wyrobisz-Papiewska and Marek Wajdzik

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:9

    Content type: Brief communication

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  18. Lymphatic vascular malformations are rare findings in canine patients with six reports available in veterinary literature. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphatic malformations have not been described previously in c...

    Authors: Floor Driessen, Tim Cushing and Stephen John Baines

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:8

    Content type: Case report

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  19. Peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly contagious disease, which poses enormous economic losses in domestic animals and threatens the conservation of wild herbivores. Diagnosis remains a cornerstone to ...

    Authors: Edson Kinimi, Steven Odongo, Serge Muyldermans, Richard Kock and Gerald Misinzo

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:7

    Content type: Review

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  20. Antimicrobial resistant bacteria are emerging biological contaminants of the environment. In aquatic ecosystems, they originate mainly from hospitals, livestock manure and private households sewage water, whic...

    Authors: Laura Borella, Cristian Salogni, Nicoletta Vitale, Federico Scali, Vittorio Maria Moretti, Paolo Pasquali and Giovanni Loris Alborali

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:6

    Content type: Research

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  21. Otocephaly is a rare lethal malformation of the first branchial arch. While the knowledge on the causes of otocephaly in animals is limited, different syndromic forms in man are associated with variants of the PR...

    Authors: Julia Maria Paris, Anna Letko, Irene Monika Häfliger, Tanja Švara, Mitja Gombač, Primož Klinc, Andrej Škibin, Estera Pogorevc and Cord Drögemüller

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:5

    Content type: Case report

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  22. Type-5 abomasal ulcer (U5) is a perforated ulcer that causes peritonitis limited to the omental bursa. This retrospective study describes the clinical and laboratory findings in 14 cattle with omental bursitis...

    Authors: Ueli Braun, Christina Reif, Monika Hilbe and Christian Gerspach

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:4

    Content type: Research

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  23. Reptiles are known to be asymptomatic carriers of Salmonella spp. in their gastrointestinal mucosa and a variety of Salmonella serovars including exotic serovars mainly associated with reptiles as well as human p...

    Authors: Ane Mohn Bjelland, Lena Maria Sandvik, Marianne Muri Skarstein, Linn Svendal and John James Debenham

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:3

    Content type: Research

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  25. Abortion is a major source of economic losses in cattle breeding. Abortion occurs due to a wide range of causes, but infections are the most frequently diagnosed. However, establishing an aetiological diagnosi...

    Authors: Godelind Alma Wolf-Jäckel, Mette Sif Hansen, Gitte Larsen, Elisabeth Holm, Jørgen Steen Agerholm and Tim Kåre Jensen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:1

    Content type: Research

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  26. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the accuracy of different body weight formulas for estimating body weight of Icelandic and Warmblood horses, as well as to assess the associations between the...

    Authors: Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen, Lucca Louise Rockhold and Anne-Helene Tauson

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:63

    Content type: Research

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  27. The use of cadavers for radiology research methodologies involving subjective image quality evaluation of anatomical criteria is well-documented. The purpose of this method comparison study was to evaluate the...

    Authors: Christin Röttiger, Maren Hellige, Bernhard Ohnesorge and Astrid Bienert-Zeit

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:62

    Content type: Research

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  28. Previous studies have indicated that high piglet blood hemoglobin concentration (HbC) at birth lead to better performance later in life. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the association b...

    Authors: Sheeva Bhattarai, Tore Framstad and Jens Peter Nielsen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:61

    Content type: Brief communication

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  29. Anemia characterized by low hemoglobin concentration (HbC) is common in indoor housed pregnant sows. Iron is essential for hemoglobin synthesis and a number of metabolic processes including DNA synthesis and r...

    Authors: Sheeva Bhattarai, Tore Framstad and Jens Peter Nielsen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:60

    Content type: Research

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  30. There is an increased interest in using digital refractometers to indirectly assess colostrum quality of dairy cattle, but knowledge on diagnostic accuracy for Norwegian Red dairy cows is lacking. Recent resea...

    Authors: Julie Føske Johnsen, Johanne Sørby, Cecilie Marie Mejdell, Åse Margrethe Sogstad, Ane Nødtvedt and Ingrid Hunter Holmøy

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:59

    Content type: Research

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  31. Finding effective predictors of traits related to boar fertility is essential for increasing the efficiency of artificial insemination systems in pig breeding. The objective of this study was to find associati...

    Authors: Nina Hårdnes Tremoen, Maren Van Son, Ina Andersen-Ranberg, Eli Grindflek, Frøydis Deinboll Myromslien, Ann Helen Gaustad and Dag Inge Våge

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:58

    Content type: Brief communication

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  32. Non-infectious inflammatory (NII) central nervous system (CNS) conditions are primarily diagnosed by the demonstration of inflammatory changes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). However, less-invasive methods a...

    Authors: Susanna Cirera, Emilie Ulrikka Andersen-Ranberg, Sille Langkilde, Maria Aaquist and Hanne Gredal

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:57

    Content type: Brief communication

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  33. The quality of mink feed and raw ingredients affect health and growth. The objectives of this study were to examine the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat mink feed and its raw ingredients, screen the pla...

    Authors: Ulrike Lyhs, Henrik Frandsen, Birgitte Andersen, Bettina Nonnemann, Charlotte Hjulsager, Karl Pedersen and Mariann Chriél

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:56

    Content type: Research

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  34. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is the best-characterized genetic region related to resistance/susceptibility to a wide range of infectious and immune-mediated diseases. Evidences suggest that MHC c...

    Authors: Seyed Milad Vahedi, Gholamreza Nikbakht, Shahram Jamshidi, Leila Lankarani, Nika Alimi and Atefeh Esmailnejad

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:55

    Content type: Research

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  35. Infection with Serratia spp. have been associated with mastitis outbreaks in dairy cattle herds. Environmental contamination or a point source, like a teat dip product, have often been observed to be potential so...

    Authors: Mari Johanna Friman, Marjut Hannele Eklund, Anna Helena Pitkälä, Päivi Johanna Rajala-Schultz and Merja Hilma Johanna Rantala

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:54

    Content type: Research

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  36. General knowledge on climate change effects and adaptation strategies has increased significantly in recent years. However, there is still a substantial information gap regarding the influence of climate chang...

    Authors: Anna Omazic, Helena Bylund, Sofia Boqvist, Ann Högberg, Christer Björkman, Morten Tryland, Birgitta Evengård, Anders Koch, Camilla Berggren, Alexander Malogolovkin, Denis Kolbasov, Nataly Pavelko, Tomas Thierfelder and Ann Albihn

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:53

    Content type: Research

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  37. Surgery of obstructive urolithiasis in small ruminants is often unsatisfactory due to postoperative development of strictures. The present study aimed to establish an endoscopic technique for the placement of ...

    Authors: Marlene Sickinger, Reto Neiger and Axel Wehrend

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:52

    Content type: Brief communication

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  38. We investigate here the presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from stool samples of yellow-legged gulls and chickens (n = 136) in urban parks and beaches of Marseille, France. Bacterial isolation w...

    Authors: Edgarthe Priscilla Ngaiganam, Isabelle Pagnier, Wafaa Chaalal, Thongpan Leangapichart, Selma Chabou, Jean-Marc Rolain and Seydina Mouhamadou Diene

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:51

    Content type: Research

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  39. Biofilm production is a well-known causative factor of catheter- and medical device-related sepsis. Its high prevalence in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) has recently been reported. Information on bio...

    Authors: Sangjun Lee, Jehwi Hwang, Jongwoon Kim, Joonyeop Lee, Hong-Cheul Kim, Haerin Rhim and Jae-Ik Han

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:50

    Content type: Brief communication

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  40. The modern dairy industry routinely generates data on production and disease. Therefore, the use of these cheap and at times even “free” data to predict a given state of welfare in a cost-effective manner is e...

    Authors: Nina Dam Otten, Nils Toft, Peter Thorup Thomsen and Hans Houe

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:49

    Content type: Research

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  41. Toxoplasma gondii is found worldwide, and consumption of undercooked meat is considered a significant risk factor for human infections. In Denmark, little is known about the distribution of T. gondii, but a recen...

    Authors: Stine Thorsø Nielsen, Isabella Linde Westergaard, Grith Kirkhoff Guldbech, Henrik Vedel Nielsen and Maria Vang Johansen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:48

    Content type: Research

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  42. Among the most prominent health problems marring the global poultry industry for several decades are skeletal abnormalities. The aim of this study was to investigate a recent emergence of a novel form of skele...

    Authors: Andrew Olkowski, Chris Wojnarowicz, Boguslaw Olkowski and Bernard Laarveld

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:47

    Content type: Research

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  43. Urocortins (Ucns), peptides belonging to the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) family, are classified into Ucn1, Ucn2, and Ucn3. They are involved in regulating several body functions by binding to two G p...

    Authors: Caterina Squillacioti, Alessandra Pelagalli, Giovanna Liguori and Nicola Mirabella

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:46

    Content type: Review

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  45. Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture is one of the most common causes of limb lameness in dogs. Surgical techniques based on tibial osteotomies such as tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and tibial tuberosit...

    Authors: William McCartney, Ciprian Ober, Maria Benito and Bryan MacDonald

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:44

    Content type: Research

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  46. Inguinal pain, unexplained hind limb lameness, back pain or behavioural problems in geldings could be attributable to painful neuromas that develop as a consequence of crushing and severing the testicular nerv...

    Authors: Emma Angelina Bengtsdotter, Stina Ekman and Pia Haubro Andersen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:43

    Content type: Research

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  47. Overweight and obesity have been adversely associated with longevity in dogs but there is scarce knowledge on the relation between body composition and lifespan. We aimed to investigate the effects of body com...

    Authors: Johanna Christina Penell, David Mark Morgan, Penny Watson, Stuart Carmichael and Vicki Jean Adams

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:42

    Content type: Research

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  48. Villegas-Glisson/University of Georgia (VG/GA) strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is recommended for the initial vaccination of commercially reared turkey poults. However, the vaccine-induced antibody respon...

    Authors: Gholamreza Nikbakht Brujeni, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Hassan Al-Karagoly, Tohid Tolouei and Atefeh Esmailnejad

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:41

    Content type: Research

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  49. Technical failures and incorrect usage of digital X-ray systems may lead to a decreasing image quality, artefacts and a higher dose exposure of staff and patients. Although there are no regulations regarding c...

    Authors: Gerrit Pöhlmann, Matthias Lüpke, Christian Seiler, Patrick Wefstaedt, Jan-Peter Bach, Ingo Nolte and Hermann Seifert

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:40

    Content type: Research

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  50. Congenital portosystemic shunts in foals are rare and only a small number of cases have been described. Detailed description of the course of the shunt is lacking in earlier reports. This is the first detailed...

    Authors: Dorien Suzanne Willems, Lieuwke Cecilia Kranenburg, Josina Margaretha Ensink, Anne Kummeling, Inge Dagmar Wijnberg and Stefanie Veraa

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:39

    Content type: Case report

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