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Volume 51(1);  2009
Brief Communications
Reduced use of antimicrobials after vaccination of pigs against porcine proliferative enteropathy in a Danish SPF herd
Hanne Bak and Poul Henning Rathkjen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 1. Published online 2009 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-1.
PMCID: PMC2633004
Preliminary reference values for electrocardiography, echocardiography and myocardial morphometry in the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus)
Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, Józef Nicpoń, Marcin Nowak, and Piotr Slawuta
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 6. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-6.
PMCID: PMC2646734
Evaluation of dog owners' perceptions concerning radiation therapy
Nanna Åkerlund Denneberg and Agneta Egenvall
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 19. Published online 2009 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-19.
PMCID: PMC2687441
A study of duration of digital dermatitis lesions after treatment in a Danish dairy herd
Bodil H Nielsen, Peter T Thomsen, and Jan T Sørensen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 27. Published online 2009 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-27.
PMCID: PMC2717074
National surveillance of Salmonella enterica in food-producing animals in Japan
Kanako Ishihara, Toshio Takahashi, Ayako Morioka, Akemi Kojima, Mayumi Kijima, Tetsuo Asai, and Yutaka Tamura
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 35. Published online 2009 August 25. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-35.
PMCID: PMC2743694
Case Reports
Visceral leishmaniasis with cardiac involvement in a dog: a case report
Mónica López-Peña, Nuria Alemañ, Fernando Muñoz, Dolors Fondevila, María Luisa Suárez, Ana Goicoa, and Jose María Nieto
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 20. Published online 2009 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-20.
PMCID: PMC2679027
Ruminal acidosis and the rapid onset of ruminal parakeratosis in a mature dairy cow: a case report
Michael A Steele, Ousama AlZahal, Sarah E Hook, Jim Croom, and Brian W McBride
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 39. Published online 2009 October 19. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-39.
PMCID: PMC2770524
Case Study
Demodex gatoi -associated contagious pruritic dermatosis in cats - a report from six households in Finland
Seppo AM Saari, Kirsi H Juuti, Joanna H Palojärvi, Kirsi M Väisänen, Riitta-Liisa Rajaniemi, and Leena E Saijonmaa-Koulumies
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 40. Published online 2009 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-40.
PMCID: PMC2770525
Case study
Maximum lying bout duration affects the occurrence of shoulder lesions in sows
Elin Rolandsdotter, Rebecka Westin, and Bo Algers
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 44. Published online 2009 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-44.
PMCID: PMC2785815
Research
Blood lactate levels in 31 female dogs with pyometra
Ragnvi Hagman, Bert Jan Reezigt, Hanna Bergström Ledin, and Erika Karlstam
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 2. Published online 2009 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-2.
PMCID: PMC2630309
Causes of mortality in laying hens in different housing systems in 2001 to 2004
Oddvar Fossum, Désirée S Jansson, Pernille Engelsen Etterlin, and Ivar Vågsholm
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 3. Published online 2009 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-3.
PMCID: PMC2652464
Is there a special mechanism behind the changes in somatic cell and polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts, and composition of milk after a single prolonged milking interval in cows?
Branislav Lakic, Ewa Wredle, Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja, and Karin Östensson
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 4. Published online 2009 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-4.
PMCID: PMC2634765
Identification of factor XI deficiency in Holstein cattle in Turkey
Hasan Meydan, Mehmet A Yildiz, Fulya Özdil, Yasemin Gedik, and Ceyhan Özbeyaz
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 5. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-5.
PMCID: PMC2636816
Bovine renal lipofuscinosis: Prevalence, genetics and impact on milk production and weight at slaughter in Danish cattle
Jørgen S Agerholm, Knud Christensen, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, and Pia Flagstad
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 7. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-7.
PMCID: PMC2657892
Detection and identification by PCR of Clostridium chauvoei in clinical isolates, bovine faeces and substrates from biogas plant
E Bagge, S Sternberg Lewerin, and K-E Johansson
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 8. Published online 2009 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-8.
PMCID: PMC2653026
Evaluation of three commercial bovine ELISA kits for detection of antibodies against Alphaherpesviruses in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)
Carlos G Das Neves, Matthieu Roger, Nigel G Yoccoz, Espen Rimstad, and Morten Tryland
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 9. Published online 2009 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-9.
PMCID: PMC2663558
Metabolism during anaesthesia and recovery in colic and healthy horses: a microdialysis study
Anna H Edner, Birgitta Essén-Gustavsson, and Görel C Nyman
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 10. Published online 2009 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-10.
PMCID: PMC2660341
Dietary supplementation of mannan-oligosaccharide enhances neonatal immune responses in chickens during natural exposure to Eimeria spp
Gabriela Gómez-Verduzco, Arturo Cortes-Cuevas, Carlos López-Coello, Ernesto Ávila-González, and Gerardo M Nava
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 11. Published online 2009 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-11.
PMCID: PMC2667520
In vivo and in vitro evaluation of an Acetobacter xylinum synthesized microbial cellulose membrane intended for guided tissue repair
Péricles Nóbrega Mendes, Sheila Canevese Rahal, Oduvaldo Câmara Marques Pereira-Junior, Viciany Erique Fabris, Sara Lais Rahal Lenharo, João Ferreira de Lima-Neto, and Fernanda da Cruz Landim-Alvarenga
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 12. Published online 2009 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-12.
PMCID: PMC2667521
The index herd with PMWS in Sweden: Presence of serum amyloid A, circovirus 2 viral load and antibody levels in healthy and PMWS-affected pigs
Per Wallgren, Inger Marit Brunborg, Gunilla Blomqvist, Gunnar Bergström, Frida Wikström, Gordon Allan, Caroline Fossum, and Christine Monceyron Jonassen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 13. Published online 2009 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-13.
PMCID: PMC2679754
A pig model of acute Staphylococcus aureus induced pyemia
Ole L Nielsen, Tine Iburg, Bent Aalbaek, Páll S Leifsson, Jørgen S Agerholm, Peter Heegaard, Mette Boye, Sofie Simon, Kristine B Jensen, Sophie Christensen, Karin Melsen, Anne K Bak, Elín R Backman, Mia H Jørgensen, Désirée K Groegler, Asger L Jensen, Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen, and Henrik E Jensen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 14. Published online 2009 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-14.
PMCID: PMC2667522
Leptospira seroprevalence and associations between seropositivity, clinical disease and host factors in horses
V Båverud, A Gunnarsson, E Olsson Engvall, P Franzén, and A Egenvall
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 15. Published online 2009 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-15.
PMCID: PMC2679755
A possible systemic rheumatic disorder in the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
Helene Hansson-Hamlin and Inger Lilliehöök
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 16. Published online 2009 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-16.
PMCID: PMC2667523
A novel and stable "two-hit" acute lung injury model induced by oleic acid in piglets
Xiaofeng Li, Yinglong Liu, Qiang Wang, Yaobin Zhu, Xiaodong Lv, and Jinping Liu
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 17. Published online 2009 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-17.
PMCID: PMC2673213
A longitudinal study of Campylobacter distribution in a turkey production chain
Päivikki Perko-Mäkelä, Pauliina Isohanni, Marianne Katzav, Marianne Lund, Marja-Liisa Hänninen, and Ulrike Lyhs
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 18. Published online 2009 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-18.
PMCID: PMC2672928
Inbreeding and fertility in Irish Wolfhounds in Sweden: 1976 to 2007
Silvan R Urfer
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 21. Published online 2009 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-21.
PMCID: PMC2694810
Effect of sedation with detomidine and butorphanol on pulmonary gas exchange in the horse
Görel Nyman, Stina Marntell, Anna Edner, Pia Funkquist, Karin Morgan, and Göran Hedenstierna
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 22. Published online 2009 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-22.
PMCID: PMC2694811
Incidence of lameness and abrasions in piglets in identical farrowing pens with four different types of floor
Mate Zoric, Ebba Nilsson, Nils Lundeheim, and Per Wallgren
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 23. Published online 2009 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-23.
PMCID: PMC2697160
Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Swedish sewage sludge
Leena Sahlström, Verena Rehbinder, Ann Albihn, Anna Aspan, and Björn Bengtsson
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 24. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-24.
PMCID: PMC2693504
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy based investigation on propylene glycol toxicosis in a Holstein cow
Hanne Christine Bertram, Bent Ole Petersen, Jens Ø Duus, Mogens Larsen, Birgitte-Marie L Raun, and Niels Bastian Kristensen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 25. Published online 2009 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-25.
PMCID: PMC2711073
Bacteria in milk from anterior and posterior mammary glands in sows affected and unaffected by postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PPDS)
Nicole Kemper and Imke Gerjets
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 26. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-26.
PMCID: PMC2704218
Computer tomographic investigation of subcutaneous adipose tissue as an indicator of body composition
Fintan J McEvoy, Mads T Madsen, Mai B Nielsen, and Eiliv L Svalastoga
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 28. Published online 2009 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-28.
PMCID: PMC2710334
Characteristics of equine summer eczema with emphasis on differences between Finnhorses and Icelandic horses in a 11-year study
Raija E Hallamaa
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 29. Published online 2009 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-29.
PMCID: PMC2715407
Intra-arterial delivery of triolein emulsion increases vascular permeability in skeletal muscles of rabbits
Hak Jin Kim, Yong Woo Kim, In Sook Lee, Jong Woon Song, Yeon Joo Jeong, Seon Hee Choi, Kyung Un Choi, Kuen Tak Suh, and Byung Mann Cho
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 30. Published online 2009 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-30.
PMCID: PMC2717075
Steroid hormone receptors ERα and PR characterised by immunohistochemistry in the mare adrenal gland
Ylva Hedberg Alm, Sayamon Sukjumlong, Hans Kindahl, and Anne-Marie Dalin
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 31. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-31.
PMCID: PMC2727514
Effect of yeast culture on milk production and metabolic and reproductive performance of early lactation dairy cows
Piret Kalmus, Toomas Orro, Andres Waldmann, Raivo Lindjärv, and Kalle Kask
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 32. Published online 2009 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-32.
PMCID: PMC2738670
Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs
Paula Pessina, Andrea Fernández-Foren, Enrique Cueto, Luis Delucchi, Victor Castillo, and Ana Meikle
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 33. Published online 2009 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-33.
PMCID: PMC2739526
Herd and cow characteristics affecting the odds of veterinary treatment for disease – a multilevel analysis
Marie Jansson Mörk, Ulf Emanuelson, Ann Lindberg, Ivar Vågsholm, and Agneta Egenvall
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 34. Published online 2009 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-34.
PMCID: PMC2736961
Veterinary decision making in relation to metritis - a qualitative approach to understand the background for variation and bias in veterinary medical records
Dorte B Lastein, Mette Vaarst, and Carsten Enevoldsen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 36. Published online 2009 August 30. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-36.
PMCID: PMC2745412
Spatial and temporal investigations of reported movements, births and deaths of cattle and pigs in Sweden
Maria Nöremark, Nina Håkansson, Tom Lindström, Uno Wennergren, and Susanna Sternberg Lewerin
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 37. Published online 2009 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-37.
PMCID: PMC2764703
Propagation of Asian isolates of canine distemper virus (CDV) in hamster cell lines
Serageldeen Sultan, Nguyen Thi Lan, Toshiki Ueda, Ryoji Yamaguchi, Ken Maeda, and Kazushige Kai
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 38. Published online 2009 October 16. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-38.
PMCID: PMC2774306
Superinfection occurs in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infected sheep irrespective of infection phase and protection status
Snorre Stuen, Wenche O Torsteinbø, Karin Bergström, and Kjetil Bårdsen
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 41. Published online 2009 October 26. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-41.
PMCID: PMC2772837
Experimental infection in calves with a specific subtype of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 of bovine origin
Malin E Jonsson, Erik Eriksson, Sofia Boqvist, Anne Margrete Urdahl, and Anna Aspán
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 43. Published online 2009 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-43.
PMCID: PMC2776595
Anthelmintic efficacy on Parascaris equorum in foals on Swedish studs
Eva Osterman Lind and Dan Christensson
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 45. Published online 2009 November 22. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-45.
PMCID: PMC2788565
Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in relation to the density of wild cervids
Olav Rosef, Algimantas Paulauskas, and Jana Radzijevskaja
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 47. Published online 2009 November 27. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-47.
PMCID: PMC2788566
Review
Insurance data for research in companion animals: benefits and limitations
Agneta Egenvall, Ane Nødtvedt, Johanna Penell, Lotta Gunnarsson, and Brenda N Bonnett
Acta Vet Scand. 2009; 51(1): 42. Published online 2009 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-51-42.
PMCID: PMC2777155
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