Search for dissertations about: "swine diseases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words swine diseases.

  2. 1. On the immune response in porcine enteric diseases : with special reference to swine dysentery, proliferative enteropathy and PMWS

    Author : Märit Andersson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Enteric infectious diseases are a common problem worldwide among pigs. It is important to gain a better knowledge about the pathogeneses of the diseases and the local immune response, in which the intestine has a very important role. READ MORE

  4. 2. Smallholders and pigs in northern Uganda : an ethnographic study of pig rearing, disease management and local knowledges

    Author : Anna Arvidsson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In Uganda, pig numbers have increased rapidly in recent decades, with the majority reared by smallholder farmers in rural areas. It has been suggested that pig production can play an important role in reducing rural poverty. READ MORE

  5. 3. Feasibility, safety, and diagnostic potential of endomyocardial micro-biopsies

    Author : Arvin Chireh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is considered a reference method for diagnosis of several cardiac diseases, but the method is limited by significant complication risks and relatively poor sensitivity. Although attempts have been made to improve the tissue analysis with modern molecular methods, the safety and accuracy issues of EMB sampling remain unaddressed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Veterinary Herd Health Management in Ugandan smallholder pig farms

    Author : Elin Gertzell; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Animal health research often focus on single, specific diseases such as e.g. African swine fever. However, animal health usually depends on multiple factors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Networks and epidemics - impact of network structure on disease transmission

    Author : Jenny Lennartsson; Uno Wennergren; Annie Jonsson; Meggan Craft; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Natural sciences; Naturvetenskap;

    Abstract : The spread of infectious diseases, between animals as well as between humans, is a topic often in focus. Outbreaks of diseases like for example foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza, and swine influenza have in the last decades led to an increasing interest in modelling of infectious diseases since such models can be used to elucidate disease transmission and to evaluate the impact of different control strategies. READ MORE