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  1. Ingestion of geosediment (further referred as sand) may cause weight loss, diarrhea and acute or recurrent colic in horses. Our aim was to compare the efficacy of three treatment protocols in clearing colonic ...

    Authors: Ritva Kaikkonen, Kati Niinistö, Tiina Lindholm and Marja Raekallio
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:73
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  2. Visceral hypersensitivity (VH) is a common condition in many gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) in human and animals. Most studies often induce Crohn’s disease/colitis to inv...

    Authors: Adnan Hassan Tahir, Juan Wan, Manoj Kumar Shah, Habibullah Janyaro, Xiao-Jing Li and Ming-Xing Ding
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:72
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  3. Respiratory illness is traditionally regarded as the disease of the growing pig, and has historically mainly been associated to bacterial infections with focus on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Actinobacillus pleur...

    Authors: Per Wallgren, Erik Nörregård, Benedicta Molander, Maria Persson and Carl-Johan Ehlorsson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:71
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  4. Since the re-appearance of wild boars in Sweden in the 1970s, the population has increased. Besides having large litter sizes, puberty at an early age is considered as an important factor contributing to the h...

    Authors: Anna Malmsten and Anne-Marie Dalin
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:55
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  5. True vaginal prolapse is a rare condition in dogs and it is occasionally observed in animals with constipation, dystocia, or forced separation during breeding. If a true prolapse occurs, the bladder, the uteri...

    Authors: Ciprian-Andrei Ober, Cosmin Petru Peștean, Lucia Victoria Bel, Marian Taulescu, Cornel Cătoi, Sidonia Bogdan, Joshua Milgram, Guenter Schwarz and Liviu Ioan Oana
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:54
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  6. Oral rabies vaccination of wildlife has effectively reduced the incidence of rabies in wildlife and has led to the elimination of rabies in large areas of Europe. The safety of oral rabies vaccines has been as...

    Authors: Tiina Nokireki, Martti Nevalainen, Liisa Sihvonen and Tuija Gadd
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:53
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  7. Before the onset of fetal thyroid hormone production, the transplacental delivery of maternal thyroid hormones is necessary for embryonic and fetal development. Therefore, the adaptation of maternal thyroid ho...

    Authors: Marie Margarete Meyerholz, Kirsten Mense, Matthias Linden, Mariam Raliou, Olivier Sandra, Hans-Joachim Schuberth, Martina Hoedemaker and Marion Schmicke
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:52
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  8. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is recognized worldwide as an important and economically devastating pathogen in pig production. Although PRRSV is widespread in domestic swine, ther...

    Authors: Arunas Stankevicius, Jurate Buitkuviene, Virginija Sutkiene, Ugne Spancerniene, Ina Pampariene, Arnoldas Pautienius, Vaidas Oberauskas, Henrikas Zilinskas and Judita Zymantiene
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:51
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  9. Endometritis is a common problem in a broodmare practice, often leading to infertility. The diagnosis is based on several methods such as cytology, bacteriology and histopathology; however the outcome of these...

    Authors: Monika Sikora, Jarosław Król, Marcin Nowak, Tadeusz Stefaniak, Gudmar Aubertsson and Roland Kozdrowski
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:50
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  10. An outbreak of sudden death of pregnant farmed mink in Finland occurred during the busiest whelping period in the spring of 2013. The affected farms were all located in western Finland in a rather narrow geogr...

    Authors: Mia Biström, Anna-Maria Moisander-Jylhä, Sirpa Heinikainen, Kirsti Pelkola and Mirja Raunio-Saarnisto
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:49
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  11. Ulcerations in pigs, as in other farm animals, are considered to be painful and therefore hampering the welfare. Farmers are obliged to provide an intervention to protect animals against unnecessary suffering ...

    Authors: Kristiane Barington, Kristine Dich-Jørgensen and Henrik Elvang Jensen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:48
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  12. Candida spp. are dimorphic fungi in the family Cryptococcaceae. Infections with Candida spp. are usually rare conditions in dogs, but immunocompromised patients have a higher risk for ...

    Authors: Antonello Bufalari, Chiara Maggio, Giulia Moretti, Alberto Crovace, Valentina Stefanetti, Reinhard Konrad Straubinger and Fabrizio Passamonti
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:47
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  13. In dogs with canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME), respiratory signs are uncommon and clinical and radiographic signs of interstitial pneumonia are poorly described. However, in human monocytic ehrlichiosis, re...

    Authors: Marjolein Lisette den Toom, Tetyda Paulina Dobak, Els Marion Broens and Chiara Valtolina
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:46
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  14. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) commonly refers to blood products which contain a higher platelet (PLT) concentration as compared to normal plasma. Autologous PRP has been shown to be safe and effective in promotin...

    Authors: Riccardo Rinnovati, Noemi Romagnoli, Fabio Gentilini, Carlotta Lambertini and Alessandro Spadari
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:45
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  15. Circulating miRNAs in body fluids, particularly serum, are promising candidates for future routine biomarker profiling in various pathologic conditions in human and veterinary medicine. However, reliable stand...

    Authors: Lucia Unger, Nathalie Fouché, Tosso Leeb, Vincent Gerber and Alicja Pacholewska
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:44
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  16. Quercetin is one of the best known flavonoids being present in a variety of fruits and vegetables. It has cardioprotective, anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic properties. Some s...

    Authors: Ramona Babosova, Hana Duranova, Radoslav Omelka, Veronika Kovacova, Maria Adamkovicova, Birgit Grosskopf, Marcela Capcarova and Monika Martiniakova
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:43
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  17. The objective of this review is to evaluate the existing literature with regard to the influence of propofol and remifentanil total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) on cerebral perfusion and oxygenation in healt...

    Authors: Mai Louise Grandsgaard Mikkelsen, Rikard Ambrus, James Edward Miles, Helle Harding Poulsen, Finn Borgbjerg Moltke and Thomas Eriksen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:42
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  18. Myxoma is a very rare benign cardiac tumor in dogs. This is the first description of a cardiac myxoma originating from the left ventricular outflow tract, presumably causing sudden death.

    Authors: Maria Irene de Nijs, Aryan Vink, Wilhelmina Bergmann and Viktor Szatmári
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:41
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  19. In dogs with ischaemic stroke, a very common site of infarction is the cerebellum. The aim of this study was to characterise neurological signs in relation to infarct topography in dogs with suspected cerebell...

    Authors: Barbara Thomsen, Laurent Garosi, Geoff Skerritt, Clare Rusbridge, Tim Sparrow, Mette Berendt and Hanne Gredal
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:40
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  21. It has been reported that equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is a state of oxidative stress. Oxidant-antioxidant imbalance is known to increase the conversion of deoxyguanosine to 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguano...

    Authors: Artur Niedzwiedz, Hieronim Borowicz, Lidia Januszewska, Iwona Markiewicz-Gorka and Zbigniew Jaworski
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:38
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  23. Hydrops foetalis is defined as excessive fluid accumulation within the foetal extravascular compartments and body cavities. It has been described in human and veterinary medicine, but despite several descripti...

    Authors: Tanja Švara, Vasilij Cociancich, Katarina Šest, Mitja Gombač, Tomislav Paller, Jože Starič and Cord Drögemüller
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:36
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  25. During the pre-slaughter period, animals experience novel environment and procedures which may cause reduced welfare and suffering. Over the last decades, the slaughter industry has restructured into fewer and...

    Authors: Jan Hultgren, Bo Algers, Sophie Atkinson, Kristian Ellingsen, Sofia Eriksson, Kjartan Hreinsson, Lotta Nordensten, Heidi Valtari and Cecilie Marie Mejdell
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:34
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  26. Dysuria in camelids is usually associated with the presence of lower urinary tract disease such as urolithiasis. As another differential diagnosis, urine retention may be caused by neurological disturbances re...

    Authors: Marlene Sickinger, Manuela Hirz, Martin J. Schmidt and Manfred Reinacher
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:33
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  27. When companion animals become seriously ill clients may have doubts about treatment choices, if any, and turn to veterinarians for help. But how should veterinarians reply? Influence on clients’ decision-makin...

    Authors: Stine Billeschou Christiansen, Annemarie Thuri Kristensen, Jesper Lassen and Peter Sandøe
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:30
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  28. Peripheral neuropathy is the most common neurological manifestation of canine hypothyroidism. Data concerning electrodiagnostic studies in hypothyroid associated polyneuropathy in dogs are very limited and usu...

    Authors: Elżbieta Gabriela Giza, Marta Płonek, Józef Marian Nicpoń and Marcin Adam Wrzosek
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:32
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  29. Sows’ ability to produce an excessive amount of piglets has shaped modern piglet production and there has been a steady increase in litter size during the last decades. This development has caused some negativ...

    Authors: Emma Andersson, Jenny Frössling, Linda Engblom, Bo Algers and Stefan Gunnarsson
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:31
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  30. The aim of this study was to describe the longevity and causes of mortality in 39 (12 males, 27 females) pedigree adult neutered Labrador retrievers with a median age of 6.5 years at the start of the study and...

    Authors: Vicki Jean Adams, Penny Watson, Stuart Carmichael, Stephen Gerry, Johanna Penell and David Mark Morgan
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:29
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  31. Research has revealed the presence of somatic mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of certain types of tumours. As this has not been studied for canine mast cell tumours, the aim of this study was to identif...

    Authors: Anna Śmiech, Brygida Ślaska, Magdalena Surdyka, Ludmiła Grzybowska-Szatkowska, Wojciech Łopuszyński and Dorota Różańska
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:28
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  32. Transparent calculation methods are crucial when investigating trends in antimicrobial consumption over time and between populations. Until 2011, one single standardized method was applied when quantifying the...

    Authors: Nana Dupont, Mette Fertner, Charlotte Sonne Kristensen, Nils Toft and Helle Stege
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:27
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  33. Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic bacterium that infects a wide range of animal species and causes the disease Q fever. Both wild and domestic ruminants may be relevant in the epidemiolo...

    Authors: Xavier Fernández-Aguilar, Óscar Cabezón, Andreu Colom-Cadena, Santiago Lavín and Jorge Ramón López-Olvera
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:26
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  34. A 6-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback was presented with a 1.5 year history of right forelimb lameness. Clinical, radiological and computed tomographic findings suggested the presence of fragmented medial coronoid ...

    Authors: Lieve Marie Joseph De Rycke, Wilhelmus Sebastianus Johannes Rasenberg, Koen Cirkel, Henri Jacques Johan van Bree and Ingrid Maria Gielen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:25
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  35. High incidences of gastritis and gastric ulceration are observed in sled dogs participating in endurance races. Exercise-induced increases in hormones like gastrin and cortisol have been suggested as possible ...

    Authors: Marte Ekeland Fergestad, Tuva Holt Jahr, Randi I. Krontveit and Ellen Skancke
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:24
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  36. Salmonella enterica Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is the most common cause of bovine salmonellosis in Japan and where it is also cause of salmonellosis in wi...

    Authors: Yukino Tamamura, Ikuo Uchida, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Yoshinori Nakano, Hidemasa Izumiya, Tatsufumi Takahashi and Naoya Kikuchi
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:23
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:

  37. Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) in Eurasian semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) is a multifactorial disease, associated to infectious agents such as Cervid herpesvirus 2 (CvHV2) and vari...

    Authors: Morten Tryland, Solveig Marie Stubsjøen, Erik Ågren, Bernt Johansen and Camilla Kielland
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:22
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  39. Uterine contractile activity is very important for many reproductive functions including embryo transport, implantation, gestation and parturition. Abnormal contractility leads to implantation failure, spontan...

    Authors: Włodzimierz Markiewicz, Marek Bogacki, Michał Blitek and Jerzy Jan Jaroszewski
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:20
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  41. A prospective randomized study was used to compare surgery times for laparoscopic ovariectomy and salpingectomy in female African lion (Panthera leo) (n = 14) and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (n = 20) and to compar...

    Authors: Marthinus Jacobus Hartman, Eric Monnet, Robert Murco Kirberger and Johan Petrus Schoeman
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:18
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  42. Increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment in an aging canine population poses a serious health problem. Identifying risk factors, which may influence the onset of cognitive decline, is becoming increasingl...

    Authors: Stanislav Katina, Jana Farbakova, Aladar Madari, Michal Novak and Norbert Zilka
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:17
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  43. Mycoplasma bovis is an important pathogen causing severe disease outbreaks in cattle farms. Since 2011, there has been an apparent increase in M. bovis outbreaks among Danish dairy cat...

    Authors: Margarida Arede, Per Kantsø Nielsen, Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed, Tariq Halasa, Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen and Nils Toft
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:16
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  44. Several species of trichomonads are intestinal or urogenital parasites of humans and animals, with only a few species typically being located in the oral cavity. The prevalence of oral trichomoniasis in dogs i...

    Authors: Klaudiusz Szczepaniak, Anna Łojszczyk-Szczepaniak, Krzysztof Tomczuk, Tomasz Skrzypek, Barbara Lisiak and Zahrai Abd-Al-Hammza Abbass
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:15
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  47. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the most common bovine mastitis causing bacteria in many countries. It is known that resistance for antimicrobials is in general more common in CoNS than in Staphylococ...

    Authors: Suvi Taponen, Suvi Nykäsenoja, Tarja Pohjanvirta, Anna Pitkälä and Satu Pyörälä
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:12
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  48. Reducing the occurrence of campylobacteriosis is a food safety issue of high priority, as in recent years it has been the most commonly reported zoonosis in the EU. Livestock farms are of particular interest, ...

    Authors: Birthe Hald, Marianne Nielsine Skov, Eva Møller Nielsen, Carsten Rahbek, Jesper Johannes Madsen, Michael Wainø, Mariann Chriél, Steen Nordentoft, Dorte Lau Baggesen and Mogens Madsen
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:11
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  49. The popularity of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) is increasing in Sweden as well as in other countries; however, knowledge about optimal management practices under Swedish conditions is still limited. The wide age range...

    Authors: Maria Celina Abraham, Johanna Puhakka, Alejandro Ruete, Essraa Mohsen Al-Essawe, Kerstin de Verdier, Jane Margaret Morrell and Renée Båge
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:10
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  50. Marine Brucella spp. have been isolated from numerous pinniped and cetacean species, but pathological findings in association with infection with Brucella pinnipedialis in pinnipeds have been sparse. The capacity...

    Authors: Anett Kristin Larsen, Jacques Godfroid and Ingebjørg Helena Nymo
    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2016 58:9
    Content type: Brief communication Published on:
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