Essays about: "small ruminant"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words small ruminant.

  1. 1. Är mjölkprover en alternativ provtagningsmetod för diagnostik av lentivirus hos små idisslare?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elin Fogelberg; [2023]
    Keywords : maedi-visna; kaprin artrit encefalit; SRLV; serum; mjölk; pool; frysning; kontrollprogram; ELISA;

    Abstract : Lentivirus hos små idisslare (engelska: small ruminant lentivirus; SRLV) innefattar två olika virus: visna-maedivirus (VMV) och kaprin artrit encefalitvirus (CAEV). Dessa två virus orsakar kroniska infektioner hos små idisslare som slutligen leder till döden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of liver and fur copper concentrations in dairy cows : in relation to dietary intake of copper and molybdenum

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Ida Hansen; [2023]
    Keywords : copper; copper status; dairy cow; fur; liver; molybdenum; ruminant;

    Abstract : Koppar (Cu) har en avgörande roll i flera viktiga metaboliska funktioner och är en essentiell mineral för idisslare. Kopparbrist kan resultera i ett flertal problem som påverkar djurets hälsa och produktion, men även överutfodring av Cu kan resultera i allvarliga kliniska symptom på grund av ackumulering av Cu i levern. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dairy cow copper status in molybdenum rich areas : focus on copper excretion in faeces, urine and milk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Lisa Stensson; [2023]
    Keywords : dairy cow; ruminant; copper; molybdenum; antagonist; excretion;

    Abstract : Koppar (Cu) är ett essentiellt spårämne med flertalet funktioner hos idisslare men både över- och underutfodring kan ha negativa effekter på djurets hälsa och produktion. Utöver det interagerar Cu med andra mineraler i våmmen vilket minskar tillgängligheten av Cu i tunntarmen. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of Elaphostrongylus spp. infection on haematology and blood chemistry – in moose (Alces alces), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) and sheep (Ovis aries)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Elin Engerström; [2021]
    Keywords : E. alces; E. rangiferi; elaphostrongylosis; muscleworm; brainworm; small ruminant; eosinophilia; biochemistry; serum chemistry;

    Abstract : The aim with this study was to investigate the effects Elaphostrongylus alces and Elaphostrongylus rangiferi have on haematology and blood chemistry in experimentally infected animals. The nematodes of genus Elaphostrongylus spp. can cause neurologic disease, myositis, verminous pneumonia and increased mortality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Variations in the CCR5-gene and its effect on CAE, in goat

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Hanna Tiilikainen; [2021]
    Keywords : CCR5; caprine arthritis encephalitis; goat; SRLV; small ruminant lentiviruses;

    Abstract : Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) is a disease negatively affecting goats, around the world. A mutation on the CCR5-gene has showed an increase in viral load. CAE is a lentivirus that affects the monocytes/macrophages. It is a disease similar to HIV in humans and the animal can be a carrier for months to years before symptoms start to show. READ MORE