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Periparturient stress and immune suppression as a potential cause …

WEBCurrent knowledge of physiology and immunology shows that the periparturient period in highly productive dairy cows is a critical period for their …

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Changes in dairy cows’ behaviour, health, and production after

WEBBackground Transition of dairy cows from a tied to a loose housing system may affect their behaviour, health and production. Such housing system changes have …

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What are Production Diseases, and How do We Manage Them

WEBThe term "Production Diseases" referred traditionally to those diseases induced by management practices, metabolic diseases are typical examples. Recently, …

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Food safety challenges and One Health within Europe

WEBSource attribution or pathogen account is an important tool for quantifying the contribution of various food sources to foodborne disease, thereby supporting food …

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Prevalence of udder pathogens in milk samples from Norwegian …

WEBBackground Identification of aetiological agents of mastitis in dairy cattle is important for herd management of udder health. In Norway, results from mastitis …

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Impact of feed, light and access to manipulable material on tail …

WEBBackground 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 …

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Paradigm shift in the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants: …

WEBPeste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly contagious disease, which poses enormous economic losses in domestic animals and threatens the conservation …

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Organic Farming in the Nordic Countries – Animal Health and …

WEBOrganic farming (or ecological agriculture) is of growing importance in the agricultural sector worldwide. In the Nordic countries, 1–10% of the arable land was in …

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Prevalence and consequences of subacute ruminal acidosis in …

WEBThe prevalence and the clinical consequences of subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in dairy cows are still poorly understood. In order to evaluate the prevalence of …

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Blood Selenium Associated with Health and Fertility in Norwegian …

WEBA survey of blood selenium (Se) concentrations in Norwegian Red heifers and dry period cows was conducted to reveal possible association to management, …

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Who is responsible for animal welfare

WEBVeterinarians are trained to identify, cure and prevent disease in animals. Thus, as many veterinarians consider health a key part of animal welfare, one might …

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Animal health and animal welfare – is it the same thing

WEBThe animal welfare legislation within the EU goes back to the 1970's. The adoption of new legislation has been much slower than in the sectors of animal health …

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Geographical Information System (GIS) as a Tool in Surveillance …

WEBIn the veterinary epidemiology, the advantage of mapping the locations of farms and other facilities with animals is obvious. In an outbreak of a disease it could …

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The role of the veterinarian in animal welfare Acta Veterinaria

WEBFor many veterinarians, animal welfare is a matter of animal health: As long as an animal is healthy, it is also happy. For the past forty years, however, behaviour …

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Udder health in beef cows and its association with calf growth

WEBStudies outside the Nordic countries have indicated that subclinical mastitis (measured by milk somatic cell count or the California Mastitis Test), intramammary …

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What does society expect of veterinarians

WEBThe vast majority of people look upon veterinarians as people who will cure their animal when it is ill, repair traumatic injuries and advise on its general well being. …

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Factors affecting reproductive performance in the Swedish Bernese

WEBGood reproductive performance is fundamental for the development of a breed. Previous studies have indicated that the Bernese mountain dog has a relatively …

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Overweight in adult cats: a cross-sectional study Acta Veterinaria

WEBOverweight in cats is a major risk factor for diabetes mellitus and has also been associated with other disorders. Overweight and obesity are believed to be …

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