Articles

Summary Conclusions of the Conference

Authors: Oded Nir (Markusfeld)

A Review of the Hypocalcaemia Contributions given at the 11^th ICPD

Authors: Rolf Jess Jørgensen

Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention of Laminitis and Related Claw Lesions

Authors: C. Bergsten

A Survey of the Prevalence of Leg Weakness in Swedish Broiler Chickens – A Pilot Study

Authors: C. Berg and G.S. Sanotra

Effect of Transition from Conventional Milking to Robotic Milking on Teat Skin and Teat End Condition

Authors: S. De Vliegher, H. Laevens, G. Opsomer, K. Fischer, J. Christiaens, I. Laquiere, T. Hemling, M. McKinzie and A. de Kruif

Bovine Endotoxicosis – Some Aspects of Relevance to Production Diseases. A Review*

This review describes some circumstances where endotoxins of Gram negative bacteria may be related to the pathogenesis of some common production diseases. Decisive evidence for the pathogentical role of endoto...

Authors: Pia Haubro Andersen

Effects of Polyunsaturated w-3 Fatty Acids on Short Term Regulation of Hepatic Fat Metabolism in Liver Tissue from Dairy Cows

Authors: Jens Bech Andersen, Anna-Sofie Hansen, Noah B. Litherland, Liselotte R. Norup, Mette Olaf Nielsen, James K. Drackley and Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen

The Study on the Relationship of Abomasal Displacement and Fatty Liver Syndrome in Dairy Cows

Authors: Veysi Aslan, Mahmut Ok, Murat Boydak, Ismail Sen, Fatih M Birdane and Fahrettin Alkan

Adaptational Features of Cows in Case of Experimentally Provoked Acidosis

Authors: R. Zelvyte and A. Sederevicius

The Relationship Between Parturient Paresis and Fat Cow Syndrome in Dairy Cows

Authors: Mutlu Sevinc and Veysi Aslan

Influence of Moulded Feed with and without Thiamine Supplementation on Rumen Protozoa in Cattle (in vitro)

Authors: A. Höhling, M. Höltershinken, P. Hoffmann and H. Scholz

A Review of the Effects of Feeding Niacin to Early Lactating Dairy Cows

Authors: Nicolaj Nielsen and Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen

Epidemiological Studies Based on Small Sample Sizes – A Statistician's Point of View

We consider 3 basic steps in a study, which have relevance for the statistical analysis. They are: study design, data quality, and statistical analysis. While statistical analysis is often considered an import...

Authors: Annette Kjær Ersbøll and Bjarne Kjær Ersbøll

Colostrum – More than just an Immunoglobulin Supplier

Authors: J.W. Blum

Uptake of Colostral Immunoglobulins by the Compromised Newborn Farm Animal

Neonatal mortality is very high in farm animals (~10%) and disease resistance is greatly influenced by an adequate passive immunisation just after birth. In piglets, foals, calves and lambs, the intestinal abs...

Authors: P.T. Sangild

Morphology, Proliferation and Apoptosis of the Intestine as well as Metabolic and Endocrine Traits in Preterm and Term Calves

Authors: S. Bittrich, H.M. Hammon and J.W. Blum

The Premature Newborn Calf: How to Use Steroids to Improve Survival?

Authors: Per T Sangild, Mette Schmidt and Yvette M Petersen

Relationship Between Characteristics of Teat Duct and Prevalence of Intramammary Infections in Respective Quarters

Authors: U. Falkenberg, B.-A. Tenhagen and W. Heuwieser

Identification of Gram Positive Bacteria Involved in Yolk Sac Infection

Authors: M. Rad, Z. Esmailnejad and Gh. Keleidari

Effects of Paratuberculosis on Productivity in Danish Dairy Cows

Authors: A. Kudahl, S. S. Nielsen and J. T. Sørensen

Prevalence of Teat Apex Colonizations by S. Chromogenes in Young and Primigravid Dairy Heifers

Authors: S. De Vliegher, H. Laevens, G. Opsomer, B. Catry, J. Leroy and A. de Kruif

Generation of EST and cDNA Microarray Resources for the Study of Bovine Immunobiology*

Recent developments in expressed sequence tag (EST) and cDNA microarray technology have had a dramatic impact on the ability of scientists to study the responses of thousands of genes to external stimuli, such...

Authors: J. Yao, J.L. Burton, P. Saama, S. Sipkovsky and P.M. Coussens

Thiomolybdate – The Major Factor on Clinical Copper Deficiency

Authors: M.R. Sanjabi, M.M. Moeini and S. B. Telfer

An Immunogenomics Approach to Understanding Periparturient Immunosuppression and Mastitis Susceptibility in Dairy Cows*

Studies comparing in vivo and in vitro functional capacities of leukocytes from non-parturient and periparturient dairy cows have provided substantial evidence that systemic and local mammary immune defenses a...

Authors: J.L. Burton, S.A. Madsen, J. Yao, S.S. Sipkovsky and P.M. Coussens

Housing of Danish Dairy Herds and Analysis of Variation in Treatment Frequencies in Production Systems

Authors: Marlene Trinderup, Lars Arne Hjort Nielsen and Anne Mette Kjeldsen

Using Solanum Glaucophyllum as a Source of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to Prevent Hypocalcemia in Dairy Cows

Authors: RL Horst, JP Goff, S Gill, ME Dallorso and E Pawlak

Medication of Production Animals – Cure of Malfunctioning Animals or Production Systems?

Medication is used in all intensive animal productions. However, the increasing problems with resistant bacteria in all animal productions and in humans are supported by a number of reports. Special attention ...

Authors: Mariann Chrièl and Hans Henrik Dietz

A Program to Change Management of Dairy Farms to Reduce Johne's Disease Prevalence

Authors: W. Wapenaar, P. Leids, L. Denney, G. Van Schaik, S Stehman, Y.H. Schukken and J. Huntley

Effect of Administering Sodium Chlorate in Drinking Water on Salmonella Typhimurium Concentrations in Weaned and Finished Pigs

Authors: Robin C. Anderson, Todd R. Callaway, Kenneth J. Genovese, Timothy J. Anderson, Thomas S. Edrington, Toni L. Poole, Kenneth M. Bischoff and David J. Nisbet

Lameness and Udder Health in Swedish Dairy Herds, as Influenced by Housing Changes

Authors: Jan Hultgren

The Effect of Maintenance Claw Trimming on the Prevalence of Claw Lesions and the Need for Therapeutic Claw Trimming

Authors: T Manske, C Bergsten and J Hultgren

Bovine Endotoxicosis – Aspects of Relevance to Production Diseases. A Review

Authors: Pia Haubro Andersen

Efficacy of Targeted 5-day Combined Parenteral and Intramammary Treatment of Clinical Mastitis Caused by Penicillin-Susceptible or Penicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Combined parenteral and intramammary treatment of mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus was compared to parenteral treatment only. Cows with clinical mastitis (166 mastitic quarters) caused by S. aureus treate...

Authors: S Taponen, A. Jantunen, E. Pyörälä and S. Pyörälä

Co-ordinated Interdisciplinary Efforts on Research in Animal Production and Health

The objectives are to review results and experiences from interdisciplinary research projects in Research Centre for the Management of Animal Production and Health (CEPROS) concerning scientific content, organ...

Authors: Hans Houe

Ethical Perspectives on Production Diseases in Farm Animals

Authors: Peter Sandøe

Verotoxinogenic Escherichia coli(VTEC) O157:H7 – A Nationwide Swedish Survey of Bovine Faeces

In the autumn of 1995 the first outbreaks of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 including ca 100 human cases were reported in Sweden. From outbreaks in other countries it is known that cattle may carry th...

Authors: A. Albihn, E. Eriksson, C. Wallen and A. Aspán

Research School for Animal Production and Health (RAPH) – A Description of a Danish Research Education Initiative

Authors: Pia Haubro Andersen

Antibacterial Effect of Bovine Lactoferrin Against Udder Pathogens

The antibacterial effect of lactoferrin (Lf) was tested on isolates of Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) as well as on Pseudomonas aeruginos...

Authors: T. Kutila, S. Pyörälä, H. Saloniemi and L. Kaartinen

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) – Infectious, Contagious, Zoonotic or Production Disease?

In 1986, a new progressive neurological condition similar to scrapie of sheep and goats was recognised in cattle in the United Kingdom (UK), and was named bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). There is an on...

Authors: Marcus G. Doherr

Objective Measurement of Health in Pigs – Application of Acute Phase Proteins

Authors: Jens Peter Nielsen and Henrik Hagbard Petersen

Concentrate Feeding Strategy in Lactating Dairy Cows: Metabolic and Endocrine Changes with Emphasis on Leptin

Authors: M Reist, D Erdin, D von Euw, K Tschümperlin, C Delavaud, Y Chilliard, H Hammon, C Morel, Ch Philipona, Y Zbinden, N Künzi and JW Blum

Metabolic Profile Testing in Dairy Herds: Wrong Answer or Wrong Question?

Authors: R Eicher

Comparison of Different Methods for Measuring Immunoglobulin Content in Calf Serum

Authors: Mette Bagger and Lis Eriksen

Colostrum – More than Just an Immunoglobulin Supplier

Authors: JW Blum

The Effect of Stage of Estrous Cycle at the Initiation of an Ovsynch Protocol on the Conception Rate

Authors: M Wittke, M Drillich, B-A Tenhagen and W Heuwieser

What are Production Diseases, and How do We Manage Them?

The term "Production Diseases" referred traditionally to those diseases induced by management practices, metabolic diseases are typical examples. Recently, the term "Production related diseases" has been enhan...

Authors: Oded Nir (Markusfeld)

Endocrine Measurements and Calving Performance of Swedish Red and White and Swedish Holstein Dairy Cattle with Special Respect to Stillbirth

During 3 consecutive calving seasons, calving performance, placental characteristics and endocrine profiles of total 98 pregnancies of late pregnant Swedish Red and White (SRB) and Swedish Holstein (SLB) dairy...

Authors: B. Kornmatitsuk, G. Franzén, H. Gustafsson and H. Kindahl

Development of a Rapid Method for Detection of Gram-Positive and -Negative Bacteria in Milk from Cows with Severe and Moderate Clinical Mastitis

Authors: Siamak P. Yazdankhah, Henning Sørum, Hans Jørgen S. Larsen and Geir Gogstad

BSE – Epidemiology and Transmission Mechanisms in Animal Production Systems

Authors: Marcus G Doherr

Heat Resistance in Liquids of Enterococcus spp., Listeria spp., Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Salmonella spp. and Campylobacterspp

The aim of the work was to collect, evaluate, summarize and compare heat resistance data reported for Campylobacter, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Listeria, Salmonella and Yersinia spp. The work was limited to resis...

Authors: S. Sörqvist