期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
Background Dachshunds have a high prevalence of intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) to which they are predisposed due to early intervertebral disc (IVD......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundReindeer herding and husbandry is a traditional and important livelihood in Fennoscandia, and about 200,000 semi-domesticated reindeer are h......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
Streptococcus canis is a beta-haemolytic, Gram-positive cocci commonly identified on the canine ocular surface under both healthy and diseased conditi......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
Background Rearing replacement heifers is pivotal for the dairy industry and is associated with high input costs for the preweaned calves, due to thei......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundThe effects of climate change, loss of pastureland to other land usage and presence of large carnivores are the main reasons for the increas......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundProtothecosis is a rare infectious disease caused by unicellular, achlorophyllous, microalgae of the genus Prototheca, ubiquitously distribu......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundEndotracheal intubation in rabbits is challenging and supraglottic airway devices, such as laryngeal masks (LMA), represent an alternative a......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundCryptosporidiosis has increased in recent years in Finland. We aimed to identify risk factors for human cryptosporidiosis and to determine t......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundA growing number of people in western countries keep small chicken flocks. In Sweden, respiratory disease is a common necropsy finding in ch......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
Background As calves are born without circulating immunoglobulin G (IgG) they depend on transfer of passive immunity via colostrum within the first ho......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
Background Bone overgrowth after decompressive surgery for lumbar stenosis resulting in recurrence of neurological signs has not been reported in vete......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
Background Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protozoan that can infect a wide range of warm-blooded animals, including humans. The infection with T. go......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundPyometra is commonly seen in intact bitches and is usually treated by ovariohysterectomy. Few studies have reported the frequency of postope......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundIn veterinary clinical practice, orchiectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures for cats and is performed mainly in young animals......
期刊: ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, 2023; 65 (1)
BackgroundPopulations of unowned unsocialised cats are present worldwide. Generally, there is concern about their welfare. Low body condition score (B......