Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica June August 2012 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from June-August of 2012 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Pharmacokinetics of an injectable long-acting formulation of doxycycline hyclate in dogs; Breed influences on in vitro development of abattoir-derived bovine oocytes; Interday variation and effect of transportation on indirect blood pressure measurements, plasma endothelin-1 and serum cortisol in Standardbred and Icelandic horses; Evaluation of a positioning method for equine lateral stifle scintigrams; Yersinia enterocolitica in sheep - a high frequency of biotype 1A; Stallion spermatozoa selected by single layer centrifugation are capable of fertilization after storage for up to 96 h at 6 degrees C prior to artificial insemination; The analysis of densitometric and geometric parameters of bilateral proximal phalanges in horses with the use of peripheral quantitative computed tompgraphy; Temperature regulation in horses during exercise and recovery in a cool environment; Health status of seabirds and coastal birds found at the German North Sea coast; Development of a virus neutralisation test to detect antibodies against Schmallenberg virus and serological results in suspect and infected herds; Treatment of dairy cows with PGF2alpha or NSAID, in combination with antibiotics, in cases of postpartum uterine inflammation; Skin histology and its role in heat dissipation in three pinniped species; The effects of repeated intravenous iohexol administration on renal function in healthy beagles - a preliminary report; Benzimidazole resistance of sheep nematodes in Norway confirmed through controlled efficacy test; Distribution and viability of spermatozoa in the canine female genital tract during post-ovulatory oocyte maturation; Effects of astaxanthin supplementation on chemically induced tumorigenesis in Wistar rats; Reproduction in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) seropositive gilts inseminated with PCV2b spiked semen.

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica January February 2012 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from January-February of 2012 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Impact of proximal cytoplasmic droplets on quality traits and in-vitro embryo production efficiency of cryopreserved bull spermatozoa; Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors in Escherichia coli from swedish dairy calves; Haemostatic alterations in a group of canine cancer patients are associated with cancer type and disease progression; Association of herd BRSV and BHV-1 seroprevalence with respiratory disease and reproductive performance in adult dairy cattle; Evaluation of two dairy herd reproductive performance indicators that are adjusted for voluntary waiting period; Development and comparison of a real-time PCR assay for detection of Dichelobacter nodosus with culturing and conventional PCR: harmonisation between three laboratories; Repeated post-exercise administration with a mixture of leucine and glucose alters the plasma amino acid profile in Standardbred trotters; A longitudinal study on diarrhoea and vomiting in young dogs of four large breeds; Chronic pneumonia in calves after experimental infection with Mycoplasma bovis strain 1067: Characterization of lung pathology, persistence of variable surface protein antigens and local immune response; The first nosocomial outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Sweden; Good agreement of conventional and gel-based direct agglutination test in immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia; Two decades of biomonitoring polar bear health in Greenland: a review; Wild mink (Neovison vison) as sentinels in environmental monitoring; Cohort studies of Faroese children concerning potential adverse health effects after the mothers' exposure to marine contaminants during pregnancy; Persistent organic pollutants in Finnish reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) and moose (Alces alces); Fish models for ecotoxicology; Systematic surveillance for management of Dioxin contamination risks in the food chain: Germany and related cases; Trace elements and organic contaminants in tissues of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorotstrata) and its feed from Icelandic waters; Persistent organic pollutants and their effects on Arctic seabirds; Mycotoxins in Norwegian food and feed; Anthropogenic pollutants - an insidious threat to animal health and productivity?; Developmental toxicity of pharmaceuticals in lower vertebrates; Contamination of livestock due to the operation of a small waste incinerator: a case incident in Skutulsfjordur, Iceland, in 2010; Male reproductive health as a sentinel for environmental endocrine disruption; Environmental contaminants and food safety; Foreword: Environmental contaminants and animal health. Proceedings of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation (NKVet); Estrogen mimicking effects of xenobiotics in fish; Biological and toxicological effects of non-dioxin-like PCBs; Effects of persistent environmental pollutants on the HPA-axis; Measuring the costs of biosecurity on poultry farms: a case study in broiler production in Finland.

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica March May 2012 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from March-May of 2012 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Potential application of serological tests on fluids from carcasses: detection of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcoptes scabiei in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes); Infection prevention and control interventions in the first outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in an equine hospital in Sweden; B-mode and colour Doppler sonographic examination of the milk vein and musculophrenic vein in dry cows and cows with a milk yield of 10 and 20 kg; Post-antibiotic effect of orbifloxacin against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from dogs; PCV2-DNA in formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded lymph nodes of wild boar (Sus scrofa ssp. scrofa): one sampling approach for two laboratory techniques; The first case of Brucella canis in Sweden: background, case report and recommendations from a northern European perspective; Possible cross-infection of Dichelobacter nodosus between co-grazing sheep and cattle; Conception rate, uterine infection and embryo quality after artificial insemination and natural breeding with a stallion carrier of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report; Axial forces and bending moments in the loaded rabbit tibia in vivo; Pedigree analysis of Czech Holstein calves with schistosoma reflexum; Facial lesions in piglets with intact or grinded teeth; Magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging of a carotid body tumor in a dog; No evidence of horizontal infection in horses kept in close contact with dogs experimentally infected with canine influenza A virus (H3N8); The influence of oestrous substances on cyclicity and oestrous behaviour in dairy heifers; Bovine-associated MRSA ST398 in The Netherlands; Alternative classification and screening protocol for transitional lumbosacral vertebra in German shepherd dogs; Detection of porcine circovirus genotypes 2a and 2b in aborted foetuses from infected swine herds in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Milk progesterone enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a tool to investigate ovarian cyclicity of water buffaloes in relation to body condition score and milk production; Prophylactic treatment with flumethrin, a pyrethroid (Bayticol(r), Bayer), against Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in lambs; Effect of active immunization against GnRH on testosterone concentration, libido and sperm quality in mature AI boars; Scoring tail damage in pigs: an evaluation based on recordings at Swedish slaughterhouses; Muscle carbonic anhydrase III levels in normal and muscular dystrophia afflicted chickens.

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica September December 2012 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from September-December of 2012 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Morphological and immunohistochemical characterisation of seminomas in Norwegian dogs; Antimicrobial susceptibility of porcine Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli isolated in Sweden between 1990 and 2010; Enantiospecific ketoprofen concentrations in plasma after oral and intramuscular administration in growing pigs; A quantitative screening method to detect rater-introduced bias in clinical ratings; Applicability of major histocompatibility complex DRB1 alleles as markers to detect vertebrate hybridization: a case study from Iberian ibex x domestic goat in southern Spain; Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis in association with asinine herpesvirus type 5 and equine herpesvirus type 5: a case report; Association between average daily gain, faecal dry matter content and concentration of Lawsonia intracellularis in faeces; The stress signalling pathway nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 is activated in the liver of sows during lactation; Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) courtship and mating behavior; Prevalence and risk factors for the development of diabetes mellitus in Swedish cats; The association between farmers' participation in herd health programmes and their behaviour concerning treatment of mild clinical mastitis; Antibody response in vaccinated pregnant mares to recent G3BP[12] and G14P[12] equine rotaviruses; Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in poultry meat products on the Finnish retail market; Latent class analysis of the diagnostic characteristics of PCR and conventional bacteriological culture in diagnosing intramammary infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus in dairy cows at dry off; Efficacy of single dose of an inactivated porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) whole-virus vaccine with oil adjuvant in piglets; Toxocara cati larva migrans in domestic pigs - detected at slaughterhouse control in Norway; Outside enclosure and additional enrichment for dairy goats - a preliminary study; Genetic basis of penicillin resistance of S. aureus isolated in bovine mastitis; Investigation of the presence of human or bovine respiratory syncytial virus in the lungs of mink (Neovison vison) with hemorrhagic pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Increases in the completeness of disease records in dairy databases following changes in the criteria determining whether a record counts as correct; The effect of two pre-cryopreservation single layer colloidal centrifugation protocols in combination with different freezing extenders on the fragmentation dynamics of thawed equine sperm DNA; Muscle reorganisation through local injection of stem cells in the diaphragm of mdx mice; Changes in mean scrotal circumference in performance tested Swedish beef bulls over time; Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Norwegian dairy goats; Effect of propofol on oxidative stress status in erythrocytes from dogs under general anaesthesia; Physiological evaluation of free-ranging moose (Alces alces) immobilized with etorphine-xylazine-acepromazine in Northern Sweden.

Download or read book Plucked written by Maryn McKenna and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity—and human health threat—uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again. What you eat matters—for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats—and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods—and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children. This book was previously published in hardcover with the title Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats.

Download or read book Thai Leather written by Pakapun Skunmun and published by Thaksin University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wide-ranging field of cattle and buffalo leather production in Thailand has never before been collated into one story. Here it is joined with research outcomes that target means of the leather industry moving from a cottage industry to fulfilling its potential in global Thaksin University Press quality leather production. The book includes all Q u a l i t y C a t t l e H id e s i ncudsses the tricks of the trade as well as techniques for improvement of hide quality at all stages in the process. Described as ‘a unique contribution to a neglected industry’, this book will be read by both those who work in the Thai leather industries as well as those who utilize leather from Thailand. It will also be of interest n T h a pr s d leather specialists in others parts of the world. The story starts with the emergence of Thailand as one of the world’s major agricultural exporters for many products and indeed being the leader in some, yet often neglecting the country’s useful by-products. Treating hides as a by-product of the bovine industries has held Thailand’s leather industry back. This book explains means by which it can be advanced to national, commercial, economic and environmental benefit.

Download or read book Issues in Veterinary Research and Medicine 2013 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in Veterinary Research and Medicine / 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Additional Research. The editors have built Issues in Veterinary Research and Medicine: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Additional Research in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Veterinary Research and Medicine: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Download or read book Big Chicken written by Maryn McKenna and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity—and human health threat—uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again. What you eat matters—for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats—and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods—and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children. In August 2019 this book will be published in paperback with the title Plucked: Chicken, Antibiotics, and How Big Business Changed the Way the World Eats.

Download or read book Longevity for Dogs written by Gary Richter, MS, DVM and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the cutting-edge science of longevity and the best of integrative veterinary care to achieve a longer, happier life for your dog. Recent advances in longevity science have shed light on the causes of aging and how we can intervene to help our dogs live longer, healthier lives than ever before. America’s Favorite Veterinarian, Dr. Gary Richter, guides the reader through everything you can do to increase both life span and “health span” for your pet, from the puppy stage to geriatric and end-of-life care. You’ll understand how to make the best choices for your unique dog, using diagnostic tests, personalized diet and exercise plans, supplements, herbs, pharmaceuticals, and high-tech regenerative medicine.

Download or read book Economic Analysis of Animal Diseases written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal health and economics are closely linked. Any decision taken to prevent, control and eliminate an animal disease is based not only on the technical knowledge available about a particular disease but also on the effectiveness and socio-economic aspects associated with interventions and mitigation measures implemented by governments, producers and all the actors along the livestock value chains. Economic rationale drives decisions in assessing particular investments which are likely to result in a benefit for society or for a specific stakeholder, including livestock farmers and communities. These guidelines prepared by FAO will contribute to a better understanding of the importance of economic analysis when assessing the impact of a particular animal disease in production, trade, market access, food security and livelihoods of rural communities, or when designing or implementing an animal health strategy at national, regional or global level. This framework will provide a good communication tool between animal health technicians, veterinarians and economists in developing countries and will encourage a well informed collaboration between veterinarians, animal health experts, economists and social scientists for livestock and socio-economic development. Economic analysis should be an essential part of animal disease policies and disease management strategies.

Download or read book Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization of the food supply has created conditions favorable for the emergence, reemergence, and spread of food-borne pathogens-compounding the challenge of anticipating, detecting, and effectively responding to food-borne threats to health. In the United States, food-borne agents affect 1 out of 6 individuals and cause approximately 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths each year. This figure likely represents just the tip of the iceberg, because it fails to account for the broad array of food-borne illnesses or for their wide-ranging repercussions for consumers, government, and the food industry-both domestically and internationally. A One Health approach to food safety may hold the promise of harnessing and integrating the expertise and resources from across the spectrum of multiple health domains including the human and veterinary medical and plant pathology communities with those of the wildlife and aquatic health and ecology communities. The IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop on December 13 and 14, 2011 that examined issues critical to the protection of the nation's food supply. The workshop explored existing knowledge and unanswered questions on the nature and extent of food-borne threats to health. Participants discussed the globalization of the U.S. food supply and the burden of illness associated with foodborne threats to health; considered the spectrum of food-borne threats as well as illustrative case studies; reviewed existing research, policies, and practices to prevent and mitigate foodborne threats; and, identified opportunities to reduce future threats to the nation's food supply through the use of a "One Health" approach to food safety. Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach: Workshop Summary covers the events of the workshop and explains the recommendations for future related workshops.

Download or read book Equine Cultures in Transition written by Jonna Bornemark and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Societal views on animals are rapidly changing and have become more diversified: can we use them for our own pleasure, and how should we understand animal agency? These questions, asked both in theoretical discourses and different practices, are also relevant for our understanding of horses and the human–horse relation. Equine Cultures in Transition stands as the first volume to bring together ethical questions of the new field of human–horse studies. For instance: what sort of ethics should be developed in relation to the horse today: an egalitarian ethics or an ethics that builds upon asymmetrical relations? How can we understand the horse as a social actor and as someone who, just like the human being, becomes through interspecies relations? Through which methods can we give the horse a stronger voice and better understand its becoming? These questions are not addressed from a medical or ethological perspective focused on natural behaviour, but rather from human acknowledgement of the horse as a sensing, feeling, acting, and relational being; and as a part of interspecies societies and relations. Providing an introductory yet theoretically advanced and broad view of the field of post humanism and human animal studies, Equine Cultures in Transition will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as human–animal studies, political sociology, animals and ethics, animal behaviour, anthropology, and sociology of culture. It may also appeal to riders and other practitioners within different horse traditions.

Download or read book Geographies of Meat written by Harvey Neo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the ever rising demand for meat around the world, the production of meat has changed dramatically in the past few decades. What has brought about the increasing popularity and attendant normalization of factory farms across many parts of the world? What are some of the ways to resist such broad convergences in meat production and how successful are they? This book locates the answers to these questions at the intersection between the culture, science and political economy of meat production and consumption. It details how and why techniques of production have spread across the world, albeit in a spatially uneven way. It argues that the modern meat production and consumption sphere is the outcome of a complex matrix of cultural politics, economics and technological faith. Drawing from examples across the world (including America, Europe and Asia), the tensions and repercussions of meat production and consumption are also analyzed. From a geographical perspective, food animals have been given considerably less attention compared to wild animals or pets. This book, framed conceptually by critical animal studies, governmentality and commodification, is a theoretically driven and empirically rich study that advances the study of food animals in geography as well as in the wider social sciences.

Download or read book Animals and Ourselves written by Kathy Merlock Jackson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between humans and animals has always been strong, symbiotic and complicated. Animals, real and fictional, have been a mainstay in the arts and entertainment, figuring prominently in literature, film, television, social media, and live performances. Increasingly, though, people are anthropomorphizing animals, assigning them humanoid roles, tasks and identities. At the same time, humans, such as members of the furry culture or college mascots, find pleasure in adopting animal identities and characteristics. This book is the first of its kind to explore these growing phenomena across media. The contributors to this collection represent various disciplines, to include the arts, humanities, social sciences, and healthcare. Their essays demonstrate the various ways that human and animal lives are intertwined and constantly evolving.

Download or read book Veterinary Epidemiology written by Michael Thrusfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine This fully revised and expanded edition of Veterinary Epidemiology introduces readers to the field of veterinary epidemiology. The new edition also adds new chapters on the design of observational studies, validity in epidemiological studies, systematic reviews, and statistical modelling, to deliver more advanced material. This updated edition begins by offering an historical perspective on the development of veterinary medicine. It then addresses the full scope of epidemiology, with chapters covering causality, disease occurrence, determinants, disease patterns, disease ecology, and much more. Veterinary Epidemiology, Fourth Edition: ● Features updates of all chapters to provide a current resource on the subject of veterinary epidemiology ● Presents new chapters essential to the continued advancement of the field ● Includes examples from companion animal, livestock, and avian medicine, as well as aquatic animal diseases ● Focuses on the principles and concepts of epidemiology, surveillance, and diagnostic-test validation and performance ● Includes access to a companion website providing multiple choice questions Veterinary Epidemiology is an invaluable reference for veterinary general practitioners, government veterinarians, agricultural economists, and members of other disciplines interested in animal disease. It is also essential reading for epidemiology students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of North American Sea Ducks written by Jean-Pierre L. Savard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past decade has seen a huge increase in the interest and attention directed toward sea ducks, the Mergini tribe. This has been inspired, in large part, by the conservation concerns associated with numerical declines in several sea duck species and populations, as well as a growing appreciation for their interesting ecological attributes. Reflec

Download or read book Open Access written by Peter Suber and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise introduction to the basics of open access, describing what it is (and isn't) and showing that it is easy, fast, inexpensive, legal, and beneficial. The Internet lets us share perfect copies of our work with a worldwide audience at virtually no cost. We take advantage of this revolutionary opportunity when we make our work “open access”: digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Open access is made possible by the Internet and copyright-holder consent, and many authors, musicians, filmmakers, and other creators who depend on royalties are understandably unwilling to give their consent. But for 350 years, scholars have written peer-reviewed journal articles for impact, not for money, and are free to consent to open access without losing revenue. In this concise introduction, Peter Suber tells us what open access is and isn't, how it benefits authors and readers of research, how we pay for it, how it avoids copyright problems, how it has moved from the periphery to the mainstream, and what its future may hold. Distilling a decade of Suber's influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.