Aggression in pigs,especially when mixing unfamiliar animals,is known andhas beenfor a long time. This aggressive behaviour, expressed through combats, occurs when a hierarchy is establishing within thegroup.

Several oestrus and ovulation synchronization programmes exist for dairy herds that include the use of different hormones like P4, PGF2α, GnRH and combinations of these hormones. Selection of a suitable synchronization ...

Gastrointestinal microbiota has been recently an appealing area of researchdue to its involvement in health.The microbial communities residing in the gut appear to regulate homeostasis and immune ...

Summary: Endocrine Disruptors (EDs) have been a cause for concern throughout the 20thand 21stcentury. EDs are environmental agents and can be either organic orman-made. They are found throughout the world.

With the discovery of antibiotics came resistance. The challenge now is to find alternatives of these agents. Especially in the livestock sector, antibiotics were and still are often given way too much, either prophylactically ...

Summary: This thesis was concerned with examining the literature written on the subjectof surgical safety checklists with the express purpose of discovering their efficacy with an aim to creating a new and novel surgical ...

The focus of this thesis project is the squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)of the ears, nose, and eyelids in cats. Specifically, we will go over the general characteristics of this type of cancer, the proper diagnostic techniques ...

The objective of my research was to get a better understanding of BoHV-1 and investigate theprevalence of the virusin Ireland. This investigation helped showthe impacts of the virus on the agricultural sector. I also ...

Summary: Sauropod dinosaurs are the largest terrestrial tetrapods to have ever existed,andthey roamed the earth in the Mesozoic Era. 121 species of sauropods are currently recognized, which makes up nearly one ...

Summary: Cryptorchidismisconsideredtobeanautosomalrecessivetraitcommontoboththecanineandequinespecies.Manystudieshavehighlighteditscomplexpathogenesisinfluencedbygenetics,epigeneticsandtheenvironment.Itisknowntohaveahigh ...