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  1. 1. An investigation of moose calves from females with Moose Wasting Syndrome (Alces alces L.)

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

    Author : Jonas Kallunki Nyström; [2019]
    Keywords : Moose wasting syndrome; spongiform encephalopathy; histology; pathology;

    Abstract : Moose Wasting Syndrome in moose (Alces alces) was first discovered in Sweden in the 1980’s. It was characterised by atrophied lymphoid organs, ulcers and erosions of the mucus membranes of the digestive tract, e.g. glossitis, gingivitis, esophagitis, rumenitis and abomasitis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Foot and mouth disease in and near the Maasai Mara, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Amanda Karlsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Foot and mouth disease; FMD; FMDV; Kenya; Livestock; Prevalence; Cattle; Maasai Mara;

    Abstract : Livestock is very important to the sub-Saharan pastoralists, and the health and wellbeing of the cattle, which are a large portion of the livestock that the farmer keeps, can make or break a family’s livelihood. One important disease in cattle is foot and mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease affecting many species of both cloven–hoofed wildlife and livestock such as cattle. READ MORE

  4. 3. Utfodringsrutiners och fodermedels betydelse för magsår hos häst

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

    Author : Sara Weidenblad; [2016]
    Keywords : häst; magsår; utfodring; equine; gastric ulcer; feeding;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen avser en litteraturstudie inom området magsår hos häst och inriktar sig på utfodringsrutiners och fodermedels betydelse för förekomsten av magsår. Magsår är vanligt förekommande hos hästar idag, framförallt hos kapplöpningshästar, men även hos andra hästar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Epidemiology of viruses in the livestock in Tanzania : a minor field study with focus on Peste des Petits Ruminants virus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ida Herbe; [2015]
    Keywords : Peste des Petits Ruminants virus; seroprevalence; Tanzania; sheep; goats;

    Abstract : Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a disease of major socioeconomic impact. It is an acute and highly contagious viral disease of small ruminants caused by the agent Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV), a Morbillivirus closely related to Rinderpest virus (RPV) which was declared eradicated from the world in 2011. READ MORE

  6. 5. En utvärdering av omeprazolbehandling vid magsår hos häst

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Lina Bogren; [2015]
    Keywords : gastric ulcer syndrome; magsår; omeprazol; behandling; häst; stomach ulceration; omeprazole; treatment; horse; equine;

    Abstract : Diagnosticering av magsår hos häst har blivit allt vanligare de senaste åren med en förekomst på hela 90% inom vissa grupper. Alla hästar, oavsett ras och ålder, kan utveckla magsår men det är däremot inte alla hästar som uppvisar kliniska symtom. READ MORE