Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

This book contains open access research articles from January-February of 2012 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Impact of proximal cytoplasmic droplets on quality traits and in-vitro embryo production efficiency of cryopreserved bull spermatozoa; Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors in Escherichia coli from swedish dairy calves; Haemostatic alterations in a group of canine cancer patients are associated with cancer type and disease progression; Association of herd BRSV and BHV-1 seroprevalence with respiratory disease and reproductive performance in adult dairy cattle; Evaluation of two dairy herd reproductive performance indicators that are adjusted for voluntary waiting period; Development and comparison of a real-time PCR assay for detection of Dichelobacter nodosus with culturing and conventional PCR: harmonisation between three laboratories; Repeated post-exercise administration with a mixture of leucine and glucose alters the plasma amino acid profile in Standardbred trotters; A longitudinal study on diarrhoea and vomiting in young dogs of four large breeds; Chronic pneumonia in calves after experimental infection with Mycoplasma bovis strain 1067: Characterization of lung pathology, persistence of variable surface protein antigens and local immune response; The first nosocomial outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Sweden; Good agreement of conventional and gel-based direct agglutination test in immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia; Two decades of biomonitoring polar bear health in Greenland: a review; Wild mink (Neovison vison) as sentinels in environmental monitoring; Cohort studies of Faroese children concerning potential adverse health effects after the mothers' exposure to marine contaminants during pregnancy; Persistent organic pollutants in Finnish reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) and moose (Alces alces); Fish models for ecotoxicology; Systematic surveillance for management of Dioxin contamination risks in the food chain: Germany and related cases; Trace elements and organic contaminants in tissues of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorotstrata) and its feed from Icelandic waters; Persistent organic pollutants and their effects on Arctic seabirds; Mycotoxins in Norwegian food and feed; Anthropogenic pollutants - an insidious threat to animal health and productivity?; Developmental toxicity of pharmaceuticals in lower vertebrates; Contamination of livestock due to the operation of a small waste incinerator: a case incident in Skutulsfjordur, Iceland, in 2010; Male reproductive health as a sentinel for environmental endocrine disruption; Environmental contaminants and food safety; Foreword: Environmental contaminants and animal health. Proceedings of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation (NKVet); Estrogen mimicking effects of xenobiotics in fish; Biological and toxicological effects of non-dioxin-like PCBs; Effects of persistent environmental pollutants on the HPA-axis; Measuring the costs of biosecurity on poultry farms: a case study in broiler production in Finland.

This book contains open access research articles from April-June of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Epidural myelolipoma in a Husky-cross: a case report; Ranking of physiotherapeutic evaluation methods as outcome measures of stifle functionality in dogs; Herd specific risk factors for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in suckling pigs at the age of weaning; Acute non-ambulatory tetraparesis with absence of the dens in two large breed dogs: case reports with a radiographic study of relatives; The characteristics of short- and long-term surviving Shiba dogs with chronic enteropathies and the risk factors for poor outcome; Reproductive performance in pigs reared under organic conditions compared with conventionally reared pigs; Prevalence of clinical findings at examinations of young Swedish warmblood riding horses; Computed tomography imaging of a leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis pardalis) with confirmed pulmonary fibrosis: a case report; Evaluation of normal appearing spinal cord by diffusion tensor imaging, fiber tracking, fractional anisotropy, and apparent diffusion coefficient measurement in 13 dogs; Congenital infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a calf in northern Germany; Mutant prevention concentration of orbifloxacin: comparison between Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius of canine origin; Grafts of porcine small intestinal submucosa seeded with cultured homologous smooth muscle cells for bladder repair in dogs; Treatment of canine generalized demodicosis associated with hyperadrenocorticism with spot-on moxidectin and imidacloprid; Speckle tracking echocardiography in mature Irish Wolfhound dogs: technical feasibility, measurement error and reference intervals; Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy; Dairy cows welfare quality in tie-stall housing system with or without access to exercise; Individual risk factors for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in suckling pigs at the age of weaning; Endoscopic findings of the stomach in pleasure horses in Poland; Proof of concept for eradication of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from broiler farms; Spinal dural ossification causing neurological signs in a cat; Prevalence and consequences of subacute ruminal acidosis in German dairy herds.

This book contains open access research articles from June-August of 2012 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Pharmacokinetics of an injectable long-acting formulation of doxycycline hyclate in dogs; Breed influences on in vitro development of abattoir-derived bovine oocytes; Interday variation and effect of transportation on indirect blood pressure measurements, plasma endothelin-1 and serum cortisol in Standardbred and Icelandic horses; Evaluation of a positioning method for equine lateral stifle scintigrams; Yersinia enterocolitica in sheep - a high frequency of biotype 1A; Stallion spermatozoa selected by single layer centrifugation are capable of fertilization after storage for up to 96 h at 6 degrees C prior to artificial insemination; The analysis of densitometric and geometric parameters of bilateral proximal phalanges in horses with the use of peripheral quantitative computed tompgraphy; Temperature regulation in horses during exercise and recovery in a cool environment; Health status of seabirds and coastal birds found at the German North Sea coast; Development of a virus neutralisation test to detect antibodies against Schmallenberg virus and serological results in suspect and infected herds; Treatment of dairy cows with PGF2alpha or NSAID, in combination with antibiotics, in cases of postpartum uterine inflammation; Skin histology and its role in heat dissipation in three pinniped species; The effects of repeated intravenous iohexol administration on renal function in healthy beagles - a preliminary report; Benzimidazole resistance of sheep nematodes in Norway confirmed through controlled efficacy test; Distribution and viability of spermatozoa in the canine female genital tract during post-ovulatory oocyte maturation; Effects of astaxanthin supplementation on chemically induced tumorigenesis in Wistar rats; Reproduction in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) seropositive gilts inseminated with PCV2b spiked semen.

This book contains open access research articles from October-December of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Evaluation of farmers' diagnostic performance for detection of diarrhoea in nursery pigs using digital pictures of faecal pools; Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and vascular density in mammary adenomas and adenocarcinomas in bitches; The use of the rapid osmotic fragility test as an additional test to diagnose canine immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia; Physiological indicators of stress and meat and carcass characteristics in tail bitten slaughter pigs; Brain microabscesses in a porcine model of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis; Serological markers of Bornavirus infection found in horses in Iceland; SagE induces highly effective protective immunity against Streptococcus iniae mainly through an immunogenic domain in the extracellular region; A study on the effect of different rifle calibres in euthanisation of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in seal traps in the Baltic Sea; Risk factors for Coxiella burnetii antibodies in bulk tank milk from Danish dairy herds; Simultaneous subchronic exposure to selenium and diazinon as possible risk factor for osteoporosis in adult male rats; Variation of serum selenium concentrations in German sheep flocks and implications for herd health management consultancy; Pup mortality in laboratory mice - infanticide or not?; An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of avian influenza virus subtypes H5 and H7 antibodies; Niacin supplementation induces type II to type I muscle fiber transition in skeletal muscle of sheep; Evaluation of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for serodiagnosis of Aleutian mink disease virus infection in mink; Prevalence, quantitative load and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in dairy cattle herds in Lithuania; CPRMethicillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from South Korean ducks exhibiting tremor; Camelus dromedarius brucellosis and its public health associated risks in the Afar National Regional State in northeastern Ethiopia.

This book contains open access research articles from July-September of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Farming practices in Sweden related to feeding milk and colostrum from cows treated with antimicrobials to dairy calves; Theileria annae in a young Swedish dog; An unusual case of a mature teratoma on the left perineal region of a young cat: surgical treatment and pathological description; A retrospective study of clinical signs and epidemiology of chronic valve disease in a group of 207 Dachshunds in Poland; Phenotypic and genotypic identification of streptococci and related bacteria isolated from bovine intramammary infections; Effect of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene nonionic block copolymers on performance and recruitment of immune cell subsets in weaned pigs; Relationship between herd-level incidence rate of energy-related postpartum diseases, general risk factors and claw lesions in individual dairy cows recorded at maintenance claw trimming; Prevalence of bovine genital campylobacteriosis and trichomonosis of bulls in northern Nigeria; Persistent organic pollutants in meat, liver, tallow and bone marrow from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in Northern Norway; Plasma total antioxidant status in horses after 8-hours of road transportation; Physiological responses of young thoroughbred horses to intermittent high-intensity treadmill training; Assessment of postoperative pain after unilateral mastectomy using two different surgical techniques in dogs; Occurrence and characterization of methicillin-resistant staphylococci from bovine mastitis milk samples in Finland; Factors influencing the cell adhesion and invasion capacity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Multiple dermoid sinuses of type Vb and IIIb on the head of a Saint Bernard dog; Seminal plasma did not influence the presence of transforming growth factor-beta1, interleukine-10 and interleukin-6 in porcine follicles shortly after insemination; Canine parvovirus type 2c identified from an outbreak of severe gastroenteritis in a litter in Sweden; Prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira sp. in snakes, lizards and turtles in Slovenia; Haemorrhagic pneumonia in sled dogs caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus - one fatality and two full recoveries: a case report; Ultrasonography of the spleen, liver, gallbladder, caudal vena cava and portal vein in healthy calves from birth to 104 days of age; The first detection of influenza in the Finnish pig population: a retrospective study; Looking for prognosticators in ovine anaplasmosis: discriminant analysis of clinical and haematological parameters in lambs belonging to differently susceptible breeds experimentally infected with Anaplasma ovis; The presence of heat-labile factors interfering with binding analysis of fibrinogen with ferritin in horse plasma.

This book contains open access research articles from October-December of 2014 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii and Brucella spp. in tissues from subsistence harvested northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) of St. Paul Island, Alaska; Cardiac arrhythmias and electrolyte disturbances in colic horses; Invasive slug populations (Arion vulgaris) as potential vectors for Clostridium botulinum; A treatment study of canine symmetrical onychomadesis (symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy) comparing fish oil and cyclosporine supplementation in addition to a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids; Gastrointestinal parasites in an isolated Norwegian population of wild red deer (Cervus elaphus); Gene and protein expression and cellular localisation of cytochrome P450 enzymes of the 1A, 2A, 2C, 2D and 2E subfamilies in equine intestine and liver; Time lag between peak concentrations of plasma and salivary cortisol following a stressful procedure in dairy cattle; Comparison of fecal culture and F57 real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Swiss cattle herds with a history of paratuberculosis; Alcohol diluent provides the optimal formulation for calcium chloride non-surgical sterilization in dogs; A dose-finding, long-term study on the use of calcium chloride in saline solution as a method of nonsurgical sterilization in dogs: evaluation of the most effective concentration with the lowest risk; Significance of ossificated ungular cartilages regarding the performance of cold-blooded trotters; Ossification of ungular cartilages in front feet of cold-blooded trotters - a clinical radiographic evaluation of development over time; Patterns of between-farm contacts via professionals in Sweden; Interstitial lactate, lactate/pyruvate and glucose in rat muscle before, during and in the recovery from global hypoxia; Screening for periodontal disease in research dogs - a methodology study; Identification of surgically-induced longitudinal lesions of the equine deep digital flexor tendon in the digital flexor tendon sheath using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: an ex-vivo pilot study; Advances in prevention and therapy of neonatal dairy calf diarrhoea: a systematical review with emphasis on colostrum management and fluid therapy; The relative plasma availabilities of ivermectin in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) following subcutaneous and two different oral formulation applications; Prevalence of bacterial genotypes and outcome of bovine clinical mastitis due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus uberis; Prevalence of and risk factors for increased serum levels of allergen-specific IgE in a population of Norwegian dogs; Development and evaluation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological detection of Schmallenberg virus antibodies in ruminants using whole virus antigen; Evaluation of the oral 13C-bicarbonate technique for measurements of energy expenditure in dogs before and after body weight reduction; Management of a caseous lymphadenitis outbreak in a new Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) stock reservoir; The first report of autochthonous non-vector-borne transmission of canine leishmaniosis in the Nordic countries; A hereditary disposition for bovine peripheral nerve sheath tumors in Danish Holstein cattle; Isolation and identification of Salmonella spp. from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) in northern Italy; Comparison between tracheal ratio methods used by three observers at three occasions in English Bulldogs; Astrovirus as a possible cause of congenital tremor type AII in piglets?; Intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds radiographically screened for intervertebral disc calcifications; Urinary and faecal N-methylhistamine concentrations do not serve as markers for mast cell activation or clinical disease activity in dogs with chronic enteropathies; and more.

This book contains open access research articles from January-March of 2014 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: The carbon dioxide laser: an alternative surgery technique for the treatment of common cutaneous tumors in dogs; Associations between bacterial genotype and outcome of bovine clinical Staphylococcus aureus mastitis; Application of optical coherence tomography enhances reproducibility of arthroscopic evaluation of equine joints; Identification of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and alpha-fetoprotein in fallow deer (Dama dama) placenta; High feeding intensity increases the severity of fatty liver in the American mink (Neovison vison) with potential ameliorating role for long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Dirofilaria repens infection in a dog imported to Norway; Salmonella isolated from individual reptiles and environmental samples from terraria in private households in Sweden; Muscle fibre type distribution of the thoracolumbar and hindlimb regions of horses: relating fibre type and functional role; Udder health in beef cows and its association with calf growth; Analysis of blood gases, serum fat and serum protein: a new approach to estimate survival chances of stranded Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups from the German North Sea; Exercise induced hypercoagulability, increased von Willebrand factor and decreased thyroid hormone concentrations in sled dogs; Tetralogy of Fallot and atrial septal defect in a white Bengal Tiger cub (Panthera tigris tigris); ImproWin(r) in the treatment of gastric ulceration of the squamous mucosa in trotting racehorses; Abnormal regurgitation in three cows caused by intrathoracic perioesophageal lesions; Evaluation of adverse reactions in dogs following intravenous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation; Reduced birth weight, cleft palate and preputial abnormalities in a cloned dog; Ruptured urinary bladder attributable to urethral compression by a haematoma after vertebral fracture in a bull.