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Cervikal vertebral stenotisk myelopati hos hest : en litteraturstudie med fokus på radiologi
(Student paper, others, 2023)Denne fordypningsoppgaven er en litteraturstudie der vi ønsker å presentere en kunnskapsoppsummering om den tilgjengelige informasjonen om cervikal vertebral stenotisk myelopati hos hest. Vi har et særlig fokus på aktuelle ... -
Changes in tryptophan and kynurenine concentrations in pig plasma after in vivo immune activation and controlled tissue trauma
(Student paper, others, 2020)The main purpose of this thesis is to describe the changes in plasma concentrations of kynurenine and tryptophan in pig plasma after an LPS - injection and a surgical procedure. Pigs are frequently exposed to stressors, ... -
Characterization of humoral immune response to pancreas disease virus (SAV-3) following immunization with whole inactivated virus vaccines and DNA vaccines
(Master thesis, 2022)ABSTRACT Salmonid alphavirus type-3 (SAV-3) is the causative agent of pancreas disease (PD) in Atlantic salmon. It is associated with significant economic losses to the aquaculture industry. Vaccines can overcome losses ... -
Characterization of natural killer cells in healthy goats (capra aegagrus hircus)
(Student paper, others, 2021)NK cells are essential cells of the innate immune system characterized by their ability to spontaneously eliminate virus-infected cells, tumor cells and all cells that are missing evidence of self. In addition to their ... -
Characterization of NK cells in the dog with a focus on the activating receptor NCR1
(PhD Thesis;2016:39, Doctoral thesis, 2016)NK (natural killer) cells are part of the innate immune system and are important for protection against infectious diseases and destruction of potential malignant cells that can develop into cancer. NK cells represent a ... -
Characterization of salmonid alphavirus subtype 3 : recombination and adaptation
(PhD Thesis;2016:59, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-04)Pancreas disease (PD) affecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a major burden in European salmonid aquaculture and causes major economical losses every year. The disease is ... -
Characterization of teleost pituitary cell types using single-cell transcriptomics (scRNA-seq)
(PhD Thesis;2022:20, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland found in vertebrates. It produces and secretes a variety of essential peptide hormones which regulate several physiological functions, such as reproduction, growth, metabolism, ... -
Characterization of the nasopharyngeal microbiota and occurrence of respiratory pathogens in wild artiodactyls in Zambia
(Student paper, others, 2023)Det er begrenset kunnskap om mikrobiota og luftveispatogener hos ville klovdyr. Denne oppgaven har som mål å beskrive respiratorisk helse, den nasofaryngeale mikrobiotaen og forekomsten av utvalgte luftveispatogener hos ... -
Chemotherapeutants against salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis : screening of efficacy
(PhD Thesis;2016:80, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Sea lice constitute a continuous challenge for fish farmers in all salmonid production areas. The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is the most abundant of these in the Northern hemisphere. Through millions of years ... -
Choline is an essential nutrient for post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L)
(PhD Thesis;2020:27, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The aquaculture feed industry continuously works to decrease the share of marine ingredients in the diets by searching for alternative feed ingredients. The increased use of such ingredients, on one hand expose the fish ... -
Clinical and clinicopathological characteristics in canine Vipera berus envenomation
(PhD Thesis;2021:71, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Envenomation of dogs by the European adder (Vipera berus (V. berus)) is a common emergency in veterinary practice in Europe. Despite its common nature, little research exists regarding the clinical effects of this type of ... -
Coccidiosis in lambs : treatment and control
(PhD Thesis;2018:54, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Koksidiose er forårsaket av en gruppe encellede parasitter som kalles Eimeria spp. og er en viktig produksjonsbegrensende sjukdom hos unge dyr blant flere arter, som sau, ku og fjørfe. Disse parasittene gir skader i ... -
Cocktails of persistent organic pollutants lead to behavioural and reproductive toxicity
(PhD thesis;2017:30, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemicals that widely distributed in the environment and biota that could cause neurobehavioural and reproductive toxicity. As humans and animals are exposed to a complex mixture ... -
Comparative study of challenge models to evaluate protection after immunization with Piscirickettsia salmonis
(PhD Thesis;2019:75, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The Chilean salmon industry is considered one of the most important aquaculture industries worldwide, only bypassed by Norway. In Chile, salmon represents the second-biggest export product after copper. Due to the fast ... -
Composition and the early development of the fecal and oral microbiota in Norwegian Red calves
(Student paper, others, 2020)To explore the composition and development of the microbiota of the newborn calf, samples of the feces and the oral mucosa were taken from eight calves and their mother at birth. The calves were also sampled two days later. ... -
Control of Rabies in Malawi : with a focus on diagnostics and the role of the paraveterinarian
(Student paper, others, 2023)Rabies is a neglected viral disease that kills 59,000 people worldwide each year. Most of these deaths occur in Africa and Asia and are almost always due to dog bites. Rabies is vaccine preventable and mass dog-vaccination ... -
CRP och dess användbarhet vid akut diarrésyndrom och akut pankreatit hos hund. En litteraturstudie.
(Student paper, others, 2020)Uppsatsen bestod i en litteraturöversikt över studier gjorda på CRP:s kliniska betydning och potential som prognostisk markör hos hundar med akut diarré med eller utan kräkning samt hos hundar med akut pankreatit. Uppsatsen ... -
Cystin urolithiasis hos norske hunder: risikofaktorer knyttet til signalement og fôring
(Student paper, others, 2021)Cystinuri skyldes en insuffisiens i proksimal tubulær reabsorpsjon av de dibasiske aminosyrene cystin, ornitin, lysin og arginin (COLA). Det er beskrevet 3 former for cystinuri hos hund. Type I og II er arvelige med kjent ... -
Den problematiske hundeavføringen
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Formålet med denne oppgaven var å undersøke hvorfor og hvordan hundeavføring fjernes i Oslo, samt undersøke mulige miljøvennlige alternative metoder for håndtering av hundeavføring i en stor by. Vi gjennomførte en mindre ... -
Deoxynivalenol in pigs : effects, toxicokinetics, vertical transmission and microbial detoxification
(PhD Thesis;2018:99, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that can have a variety of adverse effects on animals and humans. One of the most common mycotoxins produced by Fusarium fungi is the trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON), and ...