L Mårtensson, T Holmberg, B Hurvell, L Rutqvist, K Sandstedt, M Wierup
{"title":"Salmonella isolated from animals and feed stuffs in Sweden during 1978-1982.","authors":"L Mårtensson, T Holmberg, B Hurvell, L Rutqvist, K Sandstedt, M Wierup","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Regulations concerning the control of Salmonella in animals are more strict in Sweden than in most other countries, though a certain liberalization took place in 1982. The main purpose of these regulations is to prevent transmission of Salmonella infections from animals to man. Veterinarians and laboratories are obliged to report all Salmonella cases to the veterinary authorities. The cases are recorded by the Swedish Board of Agriculture. During the period of this report, 1978-1982, 1266 outbreaks of Salmonella in animals were recorded in Sweden. Isolated strains belonged to 78 different serotypes. The most frequent serotypes were S. typhi-murium (38.5% of the recorded cases) and S. dublin (37%). S. dublin was isolated mainly from cattle, while S. typhi-murium was isolated from a wide range of animal species. Next in frequency are some serotypes isolated mainly from chicken, at rates around 2%: S. livingstone, S. liverpool, and S. agona. Of the 78 isolated serotypes, 25 were never isolated before from animals in Sweden. There were 687 outbreaks of Salmonella recorded in cattle. Predominant serotypes are S. dublin (67% of the outbreaks in cattle) and S. typhi-murium (28%). The outbreaks of S. dublin, like earlier in the sixties and seventies, occurred mainly in south-eastern Sweden. The recorded occurrence of Salmonella in swine continued to decrease. During this period only 37 outbreaks were diagnosed. Of these more than half were caused by S. typhi-murium. S. choleraesuis was isolated from 6 cases only.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 11","pages":"371-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17588760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ovarian cysts in dairy cattle--observations of symptoms and milk progesterone values; therapy with GnRH and a combination of GnRH and PG.","authors":"J Koppinen, T Leino, M Alanko","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ovarian cysts of 59 cows were treated with an intramuscular dose of 50 micrograms GnRH analogue. Half of the cows were 9 days later further treated with 0.5 mg cloprostenol. The clinical symptoms were recorded. Whole milk progesterone was monitored on day of the treatment (GnRH) and on day 7. Most of the cows that had a high progesterone level showed no clinical symptoms of the ovarian cysts. The majority of the cows (50/59) had a low progesterone status (less than 10 nmol/l) at the time of the initial treatment. In only 7 cows the level had not risen by day 7. The cows of GnRH + PG group came into heat sooner (P less than 0.01) and conceived rather well; the treatment-conception interval was not, however, significantly shorter than in the GnRH group.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 11","pages":"361-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17501343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between certain clinical characteristics and course of disease in milk fever in dairy cows.","authors":"S Waage","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recovery rate after one treatment and mortality rate in cows with clinical milk fever were related to several clinical characteristics recorded immediately prior to first treatment, namely: Appetite, mobility, demeanour, whether or not hyperhidrosis was present, pulse quality, pulse rhythm, pulse rate and rectal temperature. Furthermore, the same symptoms at second treatment and subsequent course of disease in milk fever cows which received at least two treatments were found to be related. Recovery rate after first treatment was lower in cows which had been recumbent for more than one hour before treatment than in those which had been down for a shorter period. As regards cows which received at least two treatments, the recovery rate after second treatment was higher in those which had been on their feet for a shorter or longer period between first and second treatment than in those which has been recumbent during this period.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 11","pages":"346-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17588756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of vaccination of sows with Bordetella-Pasteurella vaccines on the occurrence of atrophic rhinitis among their offspring after experimental infection with Bordetella bronchiseptica and toxigenic Pasteurella multocida.","authors":"K Barfod, K B Pedersen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Experimental infections with Bordetella bronchiseptica and a toxigenic strain of Pasteurella multocida were carried out in newborn piglets from 25 sows. Severe progressive atrophic rhinitis corresponding to the natural disease was produced. The effect of vaccination of sows during pregnancy with two vaccines containing antigens from B. bronchiseptica and toxigenic P. multocida on the incidence of nasal lesions in the offspring was studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 11","pages":"337-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17588890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epidemiological aspects of Salmonella infantis and Salmonella typhi murium infections in Finnish broiler chickens.","authors":"M Vasa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper salmonella infections in Finnish broilers have been described. Especially infections detected in the farms of company A have been studied. Attention has been paid to the year by year continuing numerous S. infantis infections. In agreement with earlier reports, there is some evidence suggesting that a hatchery might have spread the infections. The examination of grandparent and parent birds as well as hatcheries with respect to salmonella infections should be more thorough and clear. It is, for example, for the moment not known at the farms of company A from which parent bird flocks the chickens come. This knowledge should be very important when the origin of salmonella infections is tried to be clarified.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 9-10","pages":"317-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17453193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The selenium content of milk].","authors":"E Norrman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The selenium content in milk of dairy cows from different countries varies between 2 and 60 micrograms/kg, because of differences in the selenium content in the feeds. With an increasing selenium content in the feed a decreasing part is secreted into the milk. A bigger part is utilized from natural selenium compounds in the feed than from selenite. In own investigations milk from Swedish cows had significantly lower selenium content during summer and autumn than during winter and spring (p less than 0,0001). The LS-means between different regions also differed significantly (p less than 0,0001). From the autumn of 1980 the feed manufacturers have been allowed to add sodium-selenite to concentrates and mineral feeds in amounts permitting a selenium content of 0,1 mg/kg DM in the total ration of dairy cows. The year after the selenium fortification was allowed, the LS-means for the selenium content of milk were 1 microgram/kg higher than the year before (p less than 0,001). In the southern parts of Sweden the selenium content was 8-10 and in the central and northern parts 7-9 micrograms/kg. These means were substantially lower than the figure of 15 micrograms/kg which was reported from the central part of Sweden two decades ago. The low selenium content in the milk during summer in some parts of Sweden could possibly mean that there is still a risk of selenium deficiency among the cattle. Anyhow the milk will not always cover the selenium requirement of the sucking or milkfed calf.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 9-10","pages":"296-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17569944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mycoplasma-bovis-induced mastitis in cattle in Denmark.","authors":"N F Friis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 9-10","pages":"324-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17569947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K Hult, L Rutqvist, T Holmberg, B Thafvelin, S Gatenbeck
{"title":"Ochratoxin A in blood of slaughter pigs.","authors":"K Hult, L Rutqvist, T Holmberg, B Thafvelin, S Gatenbeck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global ochratoxin A contamination of Swedish feed cereals was studied by analysis of pig blood samples from 122 different herds. The samples were collected at seven Swedish slaughterhouses. The ochratoxin A analysis showed 21% of the samples to contain greater than or equal to 2 ng ochratoxin A per ml. Samples from Visby showed a significantly higher frequency of contamination compared with the rest of the country.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 9-10","pages":"314-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17569948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Persisting hypocalcaemia in the cow--predisposing factors.","authors":"S Waage","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Results from a clinical study involving 540 cows which recovered after one treatment for hypocalcaemia, 159 cows which recovered after two treatments for hypocalcaemia, and 61 cows which recovered after at least three treatments for hypocalcaemia, showed that the number of treatments before recovery was significantly related to the following factors: Plasma Ca, plasma Mg, packed cell volume, time of first treatment in relation to calving, season of the year, previous milk fever history, management system and the cow's body condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 9-10","pages":"273-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17573181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Milk fever in the cow--course of disease in relation to the serum activity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, creatine kinase and gamma-glutamyltransferase.","authors":"S Waage","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The serum activity of aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT), alanine aminotransferase (ALAT), creatine kinase (CK), and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) was determined at the time of first and subsequent treatments in milk fever cows which responded differently to treatment, and in a number of healthy, periparturient cows. Serum ASAT, ALAT and CK levels were lower in the healthy cows than in the milk fever cows at first treatment. Serum ASAT and serum CK were, at first treatment, higher in the milk fever cows which did not recover than in those which recovered. At second and subsequent treatments, serum ASAT and serum ALAT were higher in the cows which failed to recover, and these cows also showed the highest levels of serum CK up-to and including fourth treatment. After an overall assessment of serum activity of the various enzymes, it is concluded that muscle damage was a significant complication both in cows which recovered and in those which failed to recover, while liver damage was of little importance.</p>","PeriodicalId":76242,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk veterinaermedicin","volume":"36 9-10","pages":"282-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17217247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}