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Volume 50(1);  2008
Brief Communications
Copper deficiency and effects of copper supplementation in a herd of red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Kjell Handeland, Aksel Bernhoft, and Magne S Aartun
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 8. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-8.
PMCID: PMC2386779
The moose throat bot fly Cephenemyia ulrichii larvae (Diptera: Oestridae) found developing in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) for the first time
Arne C Nilssen, Marja Isomursu, and Antti Oksanen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 14. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-14.
PMCID: PMC2440746
Influence of systemic fluoroquinolone administration on the presence of Pasteurella multocida in the upper respiratory tract of clinically healthy calves
Boudewijn Catry, Siska Croubels, Stefan Schwarz, Piet Deprez, Bianca Cox, Corinna Kehrenberg, Geert Opsomer, Annemie Decostere, and Freddy Haesebrouck
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 36. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-36.
PMCID: PMC2556673
Case Report
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour and hypoglycemia in a Fjord pony: Case report
Henning A Haga, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Inger J Rudshaug, and Nina Ottesen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 9. Published online 2008 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-9.
PMCID: PMC2397421
Case Studies
Treatment of rabbit cheyletiellosis with selamectin or ivermectin: a retrospective case study
Marianne Mellgren and Kerstin Bergvall
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 1. Published online 2008 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-1.
PMCID: PMC2235873
A mixed methods inquiry into the validity of data
Erling Kristensen, Dorte B Nielsen, Laila N Jensen, Mette Vaarst, and Carsten Enevoldsen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 30. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-30.
PMCID: PMC2500011
Research
Sperm morphology and chromatin integrity in Swedish warmblood stallions and their relationship to pregnancy rates
Jane M Morrell, Anders Johannisson, Anne-Marie Dalin, Linda Hammar, Thomas Sandebert, and Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 2. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-2.
PMCID: PMC2246141
Energy balance, leptin, NEFA and IGF-I plasma concentrations and resumption of post partum ovarian activity in swedish red and white breed cows
Kristian Konigsson, Giovanni Savoini, Nadia Govoni, Guido Invernizzi, Alberto Prandi, Hans Kindahl, and Maria Cristina Veronesi
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 3. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-3.
PMCID: PMC2245956
Managerial and environmental determinants of clinical mastitis in Danish dairy herds
Kenji Sato, Paul C Bartlett, Lis Alban, Jens F Agger, and Hans Houe
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 4. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-4.
PMCID: PMC2268923
The impact of elbow and knee joint lesions on abnormal gait and posture of sows
Rikke K Kirk, Bente Jørgensen, and Henrik E Jensen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 5. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-5.
PMCID: PMC2268693
Circulating β-endorphin, adrenocorticotrophic hormone and cortisol levels of stallions before and after short road transport: stress effect of different distances
Esterina Fazio, Pietro Medica, Vincenzo Aronica, Loredana Grasso, and Adriana Ferlazzo
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 6. Published online 2008 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-6.
PMCID: PMC2268694
Organic selenium supplementation increased selenium concentrations in ewe and newborn lamb blood and in slaughter lamb meat compared to inorganic selenium supplementation
Arvid Steen, Turid Strøm, and Aksel Bernhoft
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 7. Published online 2008 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-7.
PMCID: PMC2346462
Identification of nine sequence types of the 16S rRNA genes of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni isolated from broilers
Ingrid Hansson, Marianne Persson, Linda Svensson, Eva Olsson Engvall, and Karl-Erik Johansson
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 10. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-10.
PMCID: PMC2412886
Sebaceous adenitis in Swedish dogs, a retrospective study of 104 cases
Elisabeth Hernblad Tevell, Kerstin Bergvall, and Agneta Egenvall
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 11. Published online 2008 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-11.
PMCID: PMC2412885
Prevalence of four different subgenotypes of genotype 4 hepatitis E virus among swine in the Shanghai area of China
Yijia Yan, Wen Zhang, Quan Shen, Li Cui, and Xiuguo Hua
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 12. Published online 2008 May 31. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-12.
PMCID: PMC2426689
Phenotyping of E. coli serotypes associated to oedema disease
Sigbrit Mattsson and Per Wallgren
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 13. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-13.
PMCID: PMC2438366
Sex-related variation in compact bone microstructure of the femoral diaphysis in juvenile rabbits
Monika Martiniaková, Radoslav Omelka, Birgit Grosskopf, Alexander V Sirotkin, and Peter Chrenek
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 15. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-15.
PMCID: PMC2435232
Radiographic parameters for diagnosing sand colic in horses
Anna Kendall, Charles Ley, Agneta Egenvall, and Johan Bröjer
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 17. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-17.
PMCID: PMC2467425
Acute phase response in two consecutive experimentally induced E. coli intramammary infections in dairy cows
Leena Suojala, Toomas Orro, Hanna Järvinen, Johanna Saatsi, and Satu Pyörälä
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 18. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-18.
PMCID: PMC2440372
Occurrence of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens and indicator bacteria in pigs in different European countries from year 2002 – 2004: the ARBAO-II study
Rene S Hendriksen, Dik J Mevius, Andreas Schroeter, Christopher Teale, Eric Jouy, Patrick Butaye, Alessia Franco, Andra Utinane, Alice Amado, Miguel Moreno, Christina Greko, Katharina DC Stärk, Christian Berghold, Anna-Liisa Myllyniemi, Andrzej Hoszowski, Marianne Sunde, and Frank M Aarestrup
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 19. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-19.
PMCID: PMC2459172
Filarioid nematodes in cattle, sheep and horses in Finland
Milla Solismaa, Sauli Laaksonen, Minna Nylund, Elisa Pitkänen, Riitta Airakorpi, and Antti Oksanen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 20. Published online 2008 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-20.
PMCID: PMC2464592
Risk factors for post-weaning diarrhoea on piglet producing farms in Finland
Taina M Laine, Tapani Lyytikäinen, Maija Yliaho, and Marjukka Anttila
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 21. Published online 2008 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-21.
PMCID: PMC2481246
Prevalence of myocardial hypertrophy in a population of asymptomatic Swedish Maine coon cats
Suzanne Gundler, Anna Tidholm, and Jens Häggström
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 22. Published online 2008 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-22.
PMCID: PMC2442598
Glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity in blood of ewes on farms in different scrapie categories in Iceland
Kristín B Gudmundsdóttir, Jakob Kristinsson, Sigurdur Sigurdarson, Tryggvi Eiríksson, and Torkell Jóhannesson
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 23. Published online 2008 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-23.
PMCID: PMC2443150
Increasing daily feeding occasions in restricted feeding strategies does not improve performance or well being of fattening pigs
Eva Persson, Margret Wülbers-Mindermann, Charlotte Berg, and Bo Algers
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 24. Published online 2008 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-24.
PMCID: PMC2442083
Post mortem findings in sows and gilts euthanised or found dead in a large Swedish herd
Linda Engblom, Lena Eliasson-Selling, Nils Lundeheim, Katinka Belák, Kjell Andersson, and Anne-Marie Dalin
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 25. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-25.
PMCID: PMC2515319
Transfer of immunoglobulins through the mammary endothelium and epithelium and in the local lymph node of cows during the initial response after intramammary challenge with E. coli endotoxin
Karin Östensson and Shichun Lun
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 26. Published online 2008 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-26.
PMCID: PMC2483282
Tumor slices as a model to evaluate doxorubicin in vitro treatment and expression of trios of genes PRSS11, MTSS1, CLPTM1 and PRSS11, MTSS1, SMYD2 in canine mammary gland cancer
Renata A Sobral, Suzana T Honda, Maria Lucia H Katayama, Helena Brentani, M Mitzi Brentani, Diogo FC Patrão, and Maria Aparecida AK Folgueira
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 27. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-27.
PMCID: PMC2474627
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens isolated from cattle in different European countries: 2002–2004
Rene S Hendriksen, Dik J Mevius, Andreas Schroeter, Christopher Teale, Danièle Meunier, Patrick Butaye, Alessia Franco, Andra Utinane, Alice Amado, Miguel Moreno, Christina Greko, Katharina Stärk, Christian Berghold, Anna-Liisa Myllyniemi, Dariusz Wasyl, Marianne Sunde, and Frank M Aarestrup
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 28. Published online 2008 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-28.
PMCID: PMC2486267
Expert opinion as 'validation' of risk assessment applied to calf welfare
Marc BM Bracke, Sandra A Edwards, Bas Engel, Willem G Buist, and Bo Algers
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 29. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-29.
PMCID: PMC2483281
Metabolic profiles in five high-producing Swedish dairy herds with a history of abomasal displacement and ketosis
Lena Stengärde, Madeleine Tråvén, Ulf Emanuelson, Kjell Holtenius, Jan Hultgren, and Rauni Niskanen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 31. Published online 2008 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-31.
PMCID: PMC2553792
Blood concentrations of the cytokines IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma during experimentally induced swine dysentery
Robert Kruse, Birgitta Essén-Gustavsson, Caroline Fossum, and Marianne Jensen-Waern
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 32. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-32.
PMCID: PMC2527004
Euthanasia of Danish dairy cows evaluated in two questionnaire surveys
Peter T Thomsen and Jan Tind Sørensen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 33. Published online 2008 August 21. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-33.
PMCID: PMC2531113
Comparative studies on the pathogenicity and tissue distribution of three virulence variants of classical swine fever virus, two field isolates and one vaccine strain, with special regard to immunohistochemical investigations
Katinka Belák, Frank Koenen, Hans Vanderhallen, Christian Mittelholzer, Francesco Feliziani, Gian Mario De Mia, and Sándor Belák
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 34. Published online 2008 September 5. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-34.
PMCID: PMC2543013
Concentrations of cardiac Troponin I before and after ovariohysterectomy in 46 female dogs with pyometra
Lena Pelander, Ragnvi Hagman, and Jens Häggström
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 35. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-35.
PMCID: PMC2546406
Abrasions and lameness in piglets born in different farrowing systems with different types of floor
Mate Zoric, Ebba Nilsson, Sigbrit Mattsson, Nils Lundeheim, and Per Wallgren
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 37. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-37.
PMCID: PMC2564923
Evaluation of Petrifilm™ Select E. coli Count Plate medium to discriminate antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli
Shuyu Wu, Eirini Chouliara, Lars Bogø Jensen, and Anders Dalsgaard
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 38. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-38.
PMCID: PMC2564925
Investigation of Chlamydophila spp. in dairy cows with reproductive disorders
Ann-Charlotte Godin, Camilla Björkman, Stina Englund, Karl-Erik Johansson, Rauni Niskanen, and Stefan Alenius
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 39. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-39.
PMCID: PMC2564924
Isolation and characterization of Treponema phagedenis-like spirochetes from digital dermatitis lesions in Swedish dairy cattle
Märit Pringle, Christer Bergsten, Lise-Lotte Fernström, Helena Höök, and Karl-Erik Johansson
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 40. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-40.
PMCID: PMC2576277
Morphology and head morphometric characters of sperm in Thai native crossbred stallions
Kanittha Phetudomsinsuk, Kaitkanoke Sirinarumitr, Aree Laikul, and Anuchai Pinyopummin
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 41. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-41.
PMCID: PMC2586630
Sequence analysis of dolphin ferritin H and L subunits and possible iron-dependent translational control of dolphin ferritin gene
Azusa Takaesu, Kiyotaka Watanabe, Shinji Takai, Yukako Sasaki, and Koichi Orino
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 42. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-42.
PMCID: PMC2603009
Influence of organic versus inorganic dietary selenium supplementation on the concentration of selenium in colostrum, milk and blood of beef cows
Petr Slavik, Josef Illek, Michal Brix, Jaroslava Hlavicova, Radko Rajmon, and Frantisek Jilek
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 43. Published online 2008 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-43.
PMCID: PMC2585566
In vitro analysis of expression vectors for DNA vaccination of horses: the effect of a Kozak sequence
Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Vilhjálmur Svansson, Sigurður Ingvarsson, Eliane Marti, and Sigurbjörg Torsteinsdóttir
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 44. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-44.
PMCID: PMC2600637
The effect of methyl sulphonyl methane supplementation on biomarkers of oxidative stress in sport horses following jumping exercise
Gonzalo Marañón, Bárbara Muñoz-Escassi, William Manley, Cruz García, Patricia Cayado, Mercedes Sánchez de la Muela, Begoña Olábarri, Rosa León, and Elena Vara
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 45. Published online 2008 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-45.
PMCID: PMC2586020
Few alterations in clinical pathology and histopathology observed in a CYP2C18&19 humanized mice model
Susanne Löfgren, Stina Ekman, Ylva Terelius, and Ronny Fransson-Steen
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 47. Published online 2008 November 27. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-47.
PMCID: PMC2607276
Efficacy of different treatment regimes against setariosis (Setaria tundra, Nematoda: Filarioidea) and associated peritonitis in reindeer
Sauli Laaksonen, Antti Oksanen, Toomas Orro, Harri Norberg, Mauri Nieminen, and Antti Sukura
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 49. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-49.
PMCID: PMC2615018
Reviews
Reproductive biology of the pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus): a review
Rodolfo Ungerfeld, Solana González-Pensado, Alejandro Bielli, Matías Villagrán, Daniel Olazabal, and William Pérez
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 16. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-16.
PMCID: PMC2430702
A review of the off-label use of selamectin (Stronghold®/Revolution®) in dogs and cats
Maggie A Fisher and David J Shanks
Acta Vet Scand. 2008; 50(1): 46. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-46.
PMCID: PMC2612660
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