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  1. Rabbits are herbivores with a distinctive digestive strategy that differs significantly from other caecal fermenters (e.g., horses, guinea pigs) and ruminants. In view of this, the current study aimed to highl...

    Authors: Adrian Florin Gal, Maria-Cătălina Matei-Lațiu, Călin Lațiu, Sanda Andrei and Vasile Rus
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:50
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  2. Pancarpal arthrodesis (PCA) is a commonly performed procedure in the UK. However, it is not known whether working dogs in the UK and other European countries with carpal injuries that have undergone unilateral...

    Authors: Joseph Higgins and Graham Hayes
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:49
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  3. African swine fever (ASF) poses a threat to the global pig industry, leading to significant economic losses and widespread disruptions in pig farming and associated sectors. In September 2023, the first case o...

    Authors: Elisabeth Rajala, Hedvig Gröndal, Johan Eriksson and Susanna Sternberg Lewerin
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:48
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  4. Centrifugation is a common procedure to improve the quality of chilled and frozen canine semen by removing debris and seminal plasma and adding semen extenders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effica...

    Authors: Letizia Sinagra, Angela Polisca, Giulia Donato, Tiziana Caspanello, Giorgia Pettina, Sara Pastore, Massimo De Majo, Santo Cristarella, Marco Quartuccio and Viola Zappone
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:47
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  6. To mitigate the use of antibiotics for many of the multifactorial diseases seen in pigs, horses and cattle, new diagnostic tools are needed. Acute phase protein (APP) measurements can, in humans, be used to gu...

    Authors: Nadia Jakobsen, Nicolai Rosager Weber, Inge Larsen and Ken Steen Pedersen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:45
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. Swine dysentery, caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, is a severe pig disease. Resistance to tylosins is common and resistance to tiamulin has been reported since the 1990s. Still, dysentery is not notifiable to...

    Authors: Per Wallgren
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:44
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  8. Environmental bacteria in animal healthcare facilities may constitute a risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Knowledge of the bacterial microflora composition and factors influencing the environmen...

    Authors: Todd Alsing-Johansson, Karin Bergström, Susanna Sternberg-Lewerin, Anna Bergh, Emma Östlund and Johanna Penell
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:43
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  9. Within the field of clinical research, reports on the stability of avian serum amyloid A (SAA) under varying storage conditions are currently scarce. In this study, avian plasma samples were evaluated for SAA,...

    Authors: Haerin Rhim, Chaeyoung Kwag and Jae-Ik Han
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:42
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  10. A fifteen-month-old Pembroke Welsh corgi with respiratory distress, exercise intolerance, and moderate regenerative anemia was referred to The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Small Animal Hospital.

    Authors: Julie Robbestad, Alejandro Jiménez-Meléndez, Lucy J. Robertson, Liva I. Vatne, Mari N. Hauback and Sivert Nerhagen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:41
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  11. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health concern, necessitating the monitoring of antimicrobial usage (AMU). However, there is a lack of consensus on the standardized collection and report...

    Authors: Maj Beldring Henningsen, Jeanette Kristensen, Carsten Thure Kirkeby and Søren Saxmose Nielsen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:40
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  12. The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (NSDTR) has previously been highlighted as a breed at risk for developing immune mediated diseases and cancer. The immune response is of great importance for the developm...

    Authors: Malin Nilsson, Sergey V. Kozyrev, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Henrik Rönnberg and Helene Hansson-Hamlin
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:39
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  13. Preventing pathogens from entering the broiler premises is the main biosecurity measure at farm level. In conventional broiler production, chickens are kept indoors during the entire production period. Pathoge...

    Authors: Gunvor Elise Nagel-Alne, Ole-Johan Røtterud, Thorbjørn Refsum, Janne Holthe, Miriam Garner, Eystein Skjerve and Sigrun J. Hauge
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:38
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  15. Canine coxofemoral joint osteoarthritis is a common, painful and debilitating condition. The objective of this study was to evaluate if any measurable changes in pain or lameness occurred in this patient group...

    Authors: Gillian Leung, Jouni Junnila, Thomas Björkenheim, Helena Tiainen and Heli Katariina Hyytiäinen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:36
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  16. Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), observed in many flat-faced dog breeds, is one of the most urgent welfare problems in pedigree dogs. Various breeding schemes against BOAS have been implement...

    Authors: Liisa Iiris Onerva Lilja-Maula, Katariina Helena Mäki, Mimma Kristiina Aromaa and Minna Marjaana Rajamäki
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:35
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  17. Monitoring the use of antimicrobials and the emergence of resistance in animals and people is important for the control of antimicrobial resistance, and for establishing sustainable and effective disease manag...

    Authors: Valeriia Ladyhina, Susanna Sternberg-Lewerin, Linus Andersson and Elisabeth Rajala
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:34
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:37

  18. An increasing number of dairy farmers plan to implement cow-calf contact (CCC) in their herd which necessitates descriptions of the cows` performance in different systems. The aim of the study was to describe ...

    Authors: Henrik Hanssen, Hanne Amundsen and Julie Føske Johnsen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:33
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  19. European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are widely distributed across Europe. They may play an important role by spreading zoonotic bacteria in the environment and to humans and animals. The aim of our work was ...

    Authors: Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa, Venla Johansson, Viivi Heljanko, Elina Nuotio, Heini Nihtilä, Annamari Heikinheimo and Rauni Kivistö
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:32
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  20. International interest in loose-housed farrowing is growing and there are ongoing discussions within the European Union (EU) on new legal requirements. However, there is a lack of empirical data on loose-house...

    Authors: Linda Marie Backeman Hannius, Emelie Endrésen, Helena Carlzén, Anna Wallenbeck and Rebecka Westin
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:31
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  21. Surgery such as ovariectomy causes an inflammatory and oxidative stress. This study was designed to evaluate endogenous tocopherol levels in response to surgical oxidative stress induced by abdominal surgery (...

    Authors: Giovanna Lucrezia Costa, Fabio Leonardi, Patrizia Licata, Marco Tabbì, Nicola Iannelli, Diego Iannelli, Daniele Macrì, Fabio Bruno, Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Vincenzo Nava, Claudia Interlandi and Giuseppe Bruschetta
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:30
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  22. Chiari malformation type II (CMII) was originally reported in humans as a rare disorder characterized by the downward herniation of the hindbrain and towering cerebellum. The congenital brain malformation is u...

    Authors: Joana Goncalves Pontes Jacinto, Anna Letko, Irene Monika Häfliger, Cord Drögemüller and Jørgen Steen Agerholm
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:29
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  23. Visna-maedi is a notifiable disease in Norway, and eliminating the disease is a national goal. The import of sheep into Norway is very limited, and strict regulations apply to the movement of small ruminants b...

    Authors: Grim Rømo, Johan Åkerstedt, Anne Bang Nordstoga, Anniken Jerre Borge, Helene Wisløff, Britt Gjerset, Siv Klevar, Mette Valheim, Irene Skei Mjømen, Elisabeth Schei-Berg, Synnøve Vatn and Annette Hegermann Kampen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:28
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  24. Heterakis gallinarum (H. gallinarum) is a common poultry parasite that can be found in the ceca of many gallinaceous bird species, causing minor pathology and reduced weight gain. Most infections go unnoticed in ...

    Authors: Mohamed A. El-Saied, Marwa M. Attia, Marwa A. Ibrahim, Mohamed Elaish and Mohamed R. Mousa
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:27
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  25. Capnocytophaga canimorsus and Capnocytophaga cynodegmi are commensal bacteria in the oral cavities of dogs. Both are zoonotic pathogens that could infect humans via dog bites. C. canimorsus may cause life-threate...

    Authors: Kristiina Suominen, Silja Åvall-Jääskeläinen, Inka Sallinen, Anna-Maija Virtala and Joanna Koort
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:26
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  26. Kinetic and kinematic gait analysis is increasingly practised as a part of lameness evaluation in dogs. The aim of this study was to examine the normal short- and long-term variation in forelimb gait in sound ...

    Authors: Miriam Kjörk Granström, Lars Roepstorff, Kjerstin Pettersson, Ingrid Ljungvall, Maria Dimopoulou, Charlie Peck and Annika Bergström
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:25
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  27. A syndrome of acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema associated with hunting is prevalent in the drever breed, but etiology of this syndrome is currently unknown. Alveolar surfactant has a critical role in prev...

    Authors: Sanna Johanna Viitanen, Sabrine Moya Gehani, Anni Maria Tilamaa, Minna Marjaana Rajamäki and Ruud Anthonius Wilhelmus Veldhuizen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:24
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  29. Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) have a major impact on sheep production, health, and welfare worldwide. Norway is no exception, but there are only a few studies on the prevalence of GINs in Norwegian sheep. ...

    Authors: Maiken Gravdal, Ian David Woolsey, Lucy Jane Robertson, Johan Höglund, Christophe Chartier and Snorre Stuen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:22
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  30. Consumers, the industry, and many farmers have shown increased interest in alternative management systems that allow for cow-calf contact (CCC) and this topic has become an important focus of research for a su...

    Authors: Johanne Sørby, Ingrid Hunter Holmøy, Ane Nødtvedt, Sabine Ferneborg and Julie Føske Johnsen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:21
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  31. Bacteriophage-encoded endolysins, peptidoglycan hydrolases breaking down the Gram-positive bacterial cell wall, represent a groundbreaking class of novel antimicrobials to revolutionize the veterinary medicine...

    Authors: Niels Vander Elst
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:20
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  32. The aim of the study was to characterise and determine the prevalence of band-shaped tail lesions in Holstein cows. Lesions were present either as wounds or by epithelised granulation/connective tissue formati...

    Authors: Tobias Volhøj, Cecilie Kirstine Nielsen, Ditte Marie Schjermer, Natascha Schou Jensen, Benjamin Meyer Jørgensen, Søren Saxmose Nielsen and Henrik Elvang Jensen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:19
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  33. Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC), that can be found in a wide variety of household products–from disinfectants to medicaments and home fragrances–but also professional produc...

    Authors: Silva Rubini, Roberto Rubini, Silvia Bertocchi, Silvia Zordan, Alice Magri, Filippo Barsi, Maria Sampieri, Carlo Alessandro Locatelli, Erika Baldini, Stefano Manfredini and Silvia Vertuani
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:18
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  36. Exotic and ornamental fish are highly popular companion animals resulting in a significant transcontinental trade of fish, invertebrates and aquatic plants. A major issue is the diseases associated with these ...

    Authors: Kurt Buchmann and Per Walter Kania
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:15
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  37. Dogs, as well as a wide variety of other warm-blooded animals, act as intermediate host of Toxoplasma gondii. In dogs, most cases of toxoplasmosis are subclinical, although clinical disease has been sporadically ...

    Authors: Filippo Maria Dini, Laura Stancampiano, Giovanni Poglayen and Roberta Galuppi
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:14
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  38. Piglets are born with limited stores of iron, and with an increasing number of live-born piglets, there may be a risk that the sows cannot provide enough iron to their offspring. The iron content in soil may n...

    Authors: Johanna Fjelkner, Axel Sannö and Ulf Emanuelson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:13
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  39. Professor Gerhard Sand (1861–1921) was the first professor of veterinary obstetrics at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark. He began teaching the theory and practice of obstet...

    Authors: Jørgen Steen Agerholm, Mette Christoffersen, Jan Boysen-Møller Secher, Annika Normann and Hanne Gervi Pedersen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:12
    Content type: History and Biography Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:16

  41. The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is close to extinction, listed as “Near Threatened”, with a decreasing population on the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Na...

    Authors: László Zoltán Reinitz, Claudia Cerny, Endre Papp, Alexandra Biácsi, Daniel Fajtai and Örs Petneházy
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:10
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  42. Monitoring disease among wildlife is critical to preserving health in both domestic animals and wildlife, and it becomes much more critical when the diseases cause significant economic damage to the livestock ...

    Authors: Gianmarco Ferrara, Nadia Piscopo, Ugo Pagnini, Luigi Esposito and Serena Montagnaro
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:9
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  43. Authors: Basma Mohamed Bawish, Mohamed Farahat Selem Zahran, Elshaimaa Ismael, Shaimaa Kamel, Yasmine H. Ahmed, Dalia Hamza, Taha Attia and Khaled Nasr Eldin Fahmy
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:8
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2023 65:44

  44. Nonpigmented malignant spindle cell tumours of the membrana nictitans are rare in dogs. In twenty-three years only three cases have been diagnosed in Scandinavia. This study describes the three cases of malign...

    Authors: Kristine Bundgaard Kjellingbro, Carolina Naranjo Freixa, Lauge Hjorth Mikkelsen and Steffen Heegaard
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:7
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  46. Syringomyelia (SM) is a prevalent inherited developmental condition in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCSs) with Chiari-like malformation (CM), accompanied by a variety of clinical manifestations, including ...

    Authors: Tenna Remler Pedersen, Maiken Bayer Thode Bach, Camilla Løkke Stougaard, Hanne Gredal, Clare Rusbridge, Nanna Brix Finnerup and Mette Berendt
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:5
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  47. Diet and endogenous vitamin D synthesis are possible sources of vitamin D in wild rabbits. Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations have been reported in rabbits after artificial UVB light exposure ...

    Authors: Johanna Mäkitaipale, Pinja Hietanen and Thomas Grönthal
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:4
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  48. Shih-Tzu dogs are frequently affected by ocular surface disorders such as corneal ulceration and dry eye disease (DED). The aim of this study was to evaluate ocular surface homeostasis in Shih-Tzu dogs that ha...

    Authors: Rebeca Costa Vitor, Jamille Bispo de Carvalho Teixeira, Katharine Costa dos Santos, Gabriela Mota Sena de Oliveira, Paula Elisa Brandão Guedes, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Deusdete Conceição Gomes Junior, Jéssica Fontes Veloso and Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:3
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  49. Tail biting (TB) is a welfare issue with economic consequences due to infections and ill-thrift. This study aimed to reduce tail injuries in a high-performing non-tail-docking pig herd.

    Authors: Per Wallgren, Magnus Johansson, Torun Wallgren, Zeljko Susic, Kerstin Sigfridson and Sven-Erik Johansson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:2
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  50. Reindeer herding in Norway is based on traditional Sámi pastoralism with the animals free ranging throughout the year. The animals move over large areas in varying terrain and often in challenging weather cond...

    Authors: Torill Mørk, Henrik Isaksen Eira, Rolf Rødven, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Berit Marie Blomstrand, Sandra Guttormsen, Line Olsen and Rebecca Katherine Davidson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2024 66:1
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