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Epidemiologic studies of bovine respiratory syncytial virus and bovine coronavirus in Norway
(PhD Thesis;2019:32, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) and bovine coronavirus (BCV) cause respiratory infection in cattle worldwide. In addition, BCV also causes diarrhoea in calves and contagious diarrhoea in adult cows, i.e. winter ... -
Epidemiological investigations of footrot in the Norwegian sheep population
(PhD Thesis;2015:22, Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-24)Footrot is a contagious disease where Dichelobacter nodosus, a Gram negative bacterium, is the necessary transmitting agent. The disease mainly affects small ruminants. The clinical signs range from mild inflammation in ... -
Epidemiological studies of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infections in the Norwegian pig population
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Epidemiological, aetiological and prognostic aspects of canine primary bone cancer, with a view to its human counterpart
(PhD Thesis;2015:86, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common histological subtype of primary bone cancer in both humans and dogs. The importance of this relatively rare malignancy in humans is underlined by the fact that it typically affects ... -
Epidemiology of orthopaedic conditions in companion animals with emphasis on cranial cruciate ligament disease
(PhD Thesis;2019:78, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Lameness caused by orthopaedic disease is an important reason for owners to take their dog or cat to the veterinarian. Many diagnoses, such as cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD), considered the most common cause of ... -
Epidemiology of viral haemorrhagic fevers : seroprevalence and risk factor modelling of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Uganda
(PhD Thesis;2018:12, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Ebola and Marburg virus diseases, caused by Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus (filoviruses) respectively, are viral haemorrhagic fevers of public health importance. This is because of associated severity and impact on global ... -
Exploring physiological functions of the prion protein in a new animal model
(PhD Thesis;2019:35, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The cellular prion protein (PrPC) has been intensively studied for its role in the pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in human, bovine spongiform encephalopathy in ... -
Extended spectrum cephalosporin-resistant E. coli from poultry : virulence-associated traits and their zoonotic potential
(PhD Thesis;2022:76, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Antimicrobial resistant microbes have become a global problem. In Norway, ESCresistant E. coli was discovered on retail poultry meat through the Norwegian monitoring program for antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from ... -
Factors affecting calf production in Norwegian suckler herds
(PhD Thesis;2016:68, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The overall aim of this project was to determine factors affecting productivity in Norwegian suckler herds by concentrating on four objectives: 1) to evaluate the usefulness of an automatic activity monitoring system (AAMS) ... -
From horses to humans : a comparative study developing the first protocol for measuring upper airway pressures in exercising humans
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Functional characterization of the germination receptors in the spore-forming species Bacillus licheniformis
(PhD Thesis;2017:80, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The food industry experience extensive losses worldwide due to food spoilage caused by microbial activity. Endospore-forming bacteria, such as members of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium, are becoming increasingly ... -
Genetic studies of canine anxiety
(PhD Thesis;2016:51, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-04)Canine anxiety is a common behavioral problem in dogs, affecting the dog’s welfare and health, and causing a strain in the relationship between the dog and its owner. Undesirable behaviors, including anxiety disorders, ... -
Genetic studies of distichiasis in the Staffordshirebull terriers and cataract in Norwegian buhunds
(PhD Thesis;2024:02, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Denne avhandlingen tar for seg de to vanligste øyesykdommene hos hunderasene Norsk buhund og Staffordshire bull terrier. De to første artiklene i avhandlingen omhandler øyesykdommen distichiasis hos Staffordshire bull ... -
Genetic studies of health challenges and behaviour in the Havanese dog breed
(PhD Thesis;2023:30, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Havanese is the most registered companion dog breed in Norway, and is generally a healthy and long-lived breed. However, published studies, as well as health surveys conducted by the breed club, indicate a predisposition ... -
Genetic variation in Norwegian cervids : relevance to the occurrence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
(PhD Thesis;2021:51, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The etiological agents’ nature has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Prion diseases are unique in having a misfolded protein (PrPSc) as the sole transmissible agent. The host cellular protein (PrPC) ... -
Genetics of chronic subclinical mastitis in Norwegian Red cows
(PhD Thesis;2020:19, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Chronic subclinical mastitis is an udder inflammation widely defined as milk somatic cell count (SCC) above 200 000 cells/ml for a prolonged period of time, often caused by bacterial infection. Several authors have studied ... -
Gill infections, gill pathology and gill-related mortality in farmed Atlantic salmon
(PhD Thesis;2022:69, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Last year (2021) 54 million Atlantic salmon died at Norwegian food producing sea sites. This constitutes a loss of 15,5% of the fish that were transferred to sea. Gill diseases are among the health issues that causes ... -
Gut health and microbiota during the life cycle of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) produced under commercial Arctic conditions : modulation by functional feed ingredients investigated in vivo and in vitro
(PhD Thesis;2021:17, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The goal of this thesis was to fill some of the knowledge gaps regarding gut health and microbiota of Atlantic salmon in the life period from late freshwater to seawater in the Arctic region for which two strategies were ... -
Healthier Goats disease eradication programme : a healthy initiative
(PhD Thesis;2015:28, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)The Norwegian Goat Health Services (NGHS) initiated the Healthier goats disease eradication programme – Healthier Goats (HG) in 2002. The objectives of HG was to eradicate and control the three contagious diseases caseous ... -
Housing of laboratory mice in a natural habitat : influence on immune system, gut microbiota, and colorectal cancer development
(PhD thesis;2022:26, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The natural habitat for the house mouse is on the ground, typically close to humans and their livestock and hence surrounded by a rich microbial diversity that throughout evolutionary history has driven the adaptation of ...