Search for dissertations about: "cattle disease"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words cattle disease.
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1. Cattle Shipments and Disease Spread Modeling
Abstract : Spread of transboundary animal diseases can have large impact on animal welfare, public health and economy. The effects of this include economic losses in terms of lower milk production, lower weight gain and culling due to welfare concerns. READ MORE
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2. Validation of disease recordings in Swedish dairy cattle
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3. Studies on verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 in Swedish cattle : from sampling to disease spread modelling
Abstract : Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (VTEC O157) is an important zoonotic pathogen capable of causing infections in humans, sometimes with severe symptoms such as hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Cattle are considered to be the main reservoir of the bacterium. READ MORE
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4. Validation of the Nordic disease recording systems for dairy cattle : with special reference to clinical mastitis
Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to validate the Nordic disease recording systems for dairy cattle, with a focus on mastitis. In the first study, Nordic dairy farmers (n=580) recorded clinical disease during four months. Their registrations were compared to records in the national cattle databases. The completeness, i. READ MORE
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5. Trypanotolerance and phenotypic characteristics of four Ethiopian cattle breeds
Abstract : Trypanosomosis is the single most important livestock disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Infected animals suffer from weight loss, anemia and miscarriages. Trypanotolerant breeds, however, can survive, produce and reproduce even under disease pressure. In Ethiopia some breeds live in infected areas and could possess trypanotolerance. READ MORE