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Genetics of scrapie susceptibility in females of tsigai breed
(2016)In this study we examined the prevalence of scrapie resistant and susceptible haplotypes and genotypes in Hungarian Tsigai sheep. The reason for the study is to examine the frequencies of the different genotypes, and to ... -
Heat stress impact on the dairy cattle fertility
(2016)The increase of the ambient temperature has a negative effect; it is altering the physiology of the reproductive system of the cow including the oocyte, granulose and the theca cell, the developing embryo during the early ... -
Measuring the genetic impacts on 305 day lactation production and performance by crossbreeding with Holstein-Friesian
(2016)The aim of this study was to Measure the genetic impacts on 305 day Lactation production and performance by crossbreeding with Holstein-Friesian from cows with different proportions of Holstein-Friesian genes, obtained ... -
The border collie in today's respect in Germany
(2016)An online survey by means of a questionnaire was carried out among Border Collie owners between August 8th and December 16th, 2015, to gain insight into the acquisition, keeping, socialization, education / training, ...
Recent Submissions
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Effects of Vitamin D enhancement on eggs dedicated to human consumption
(2019)Solar UVB radiation is only present at adequate levels in the UK to allow the human body to produce its vitamin D requirement from sunlight alone between the months of March and October (NHS, 2017). Coupled with the fact ... -
Measurement of IgG levels in healthy and autoimmune diseased animals
(2019)As veterinary science advances the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases is gaining more and more attention. Due to the severity and importance of these diseases the diagnostic methods are constantly developing, though in our ... -
A literature review; Mastitis, its forms, causative agents, predisposing factors and treatments
(2019)The season is an important predisposing factor for intramammary infections such as mastitis to occur, and may play an important role in influencing the frequency of udder health issues in a herd scale. The aim of this study ... -
Cocktails or not: Dissipation of some pesticides from greenhouse tomatoes applied alone or in combination treatment
(2019)The aim was to investigate the residue concentrations of spirotetramat and metalaxyl-M in greenhouse tomatoes when applied alone or in combination. To determine if there is a change in dissipation measured, followed the ... -
Inheritance of different cramping syndromes in canine
(2019)Cramping syndromes in canine covers a wide area of topics. The aim of this literature review is to get a broader understanding of the inheritance of syndromes causing cramps in the domestic dog (canis familiaris). 4 ... -
Molecular analyses of badger ectoparasites from Ireland
(2019)Ectoparasites are economically important, because they may cause production loss, anaemia and discomfort to their hosts. Apart from this, blood-sucking arthropod ectoparasites can transmit so-called vector-borne pathogens ... -
Breeding Strategy and Health Status of the Icelandic Sheep Dog
(2019)The Icelandic Sheepdog has been around since the time the first Nordic Settlers came to Iceland. The breed grew steadily until the 19th century when about 50% of the population was killed as an eradication measure against ... -
The effect grilling may have on the carcinogens compound levels of various fish
(2019)The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of heterocyclic amines in both red and white fish meat after the exposure to different temperatures at different time intervals. The yellowfin tuna loin and the cod ... -
Cumulative Prevalence of Atresia ani in a Hungarian Holstein-Friesian Dairy Farm
(2019)Atresia ani is a relatively common congenital defect in Holstein-Friesian cattle. In this veterinary diploma work all available literature concerning atresia ani was reviewed. Holstein-Friesians were the most reported ... -
How Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cultural Beliefs Impact the Wildlife in Africa
(2019)This Thesis is an investigation into how Chinese cultural beliefs, behaviors and the use of traditional medicine is directly effecting rhino and elephant populations in Africa. China’s lust for endangered animal products ... -
Implications and management of L. salmonis in Norwegian aquaculture
(2019)L. salmonis is a notorious parasite known to affect the two major cultured fish species in Norwegian aquaculture and wild stock populations. The first chapter of the thesis explains the significance of commercial aquaculture ... -
Three-Dimensional Morphological Comparison of Feline Tibiae
(2019)Objectives: To investigate feline tibiae anatomy in order to determine how similar they are to one another, and evaluate the possibility to develop universal bone implants for i.e. fracture repair. Material and methods: ... -
Behaviour analysis of the effect of fox pheromones on mice
(2019)In the current thesis we wanted to study the effect of synthetic TMT, similar to the TMT found naturally in fox faeces, on fear response in mice. Several studies have previously suggested them to have a good ability to ... -
Syringomyelia in Dogs
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How is the animal’s welfare maintained when used in prisons? Norway as a case study
(2019)This thesis is a study into how animal welfare is maintained when animals are used in AAI programs in prisons in Norway. All the prisons in Norway were approached, and four prisons were identified as using AAI. The four ... -
Effects of mycotoxin binders on serum levels of vitamins and minerals in pigs
(2019)The hypothesis of this thesis was, that there is no significant difference between the means the three groups fed with basal diets combined mycotoxin binders and a control group fed with nothing but the basal diet. In ... -
Unethical and forensic aspects of pet keeping
(2019)In this thesis, literature on unethical and forensic aspects of pet keeping has been reviewed. It has been thoroughly shown that animal abuse exists and is being carried out in many different forms, mainly separated by ... -
A survey to monitor oestrus detection in Norwegian cattle farms
(2019)This thesis was based on a questionnaire sent out where 42 farmers replied. It summarizes how to succeed in the herd when it comes to oestrus expression and detection, when the fertility in the bovine population is declining ...
