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Abstracts: Description of a novel fatigue syndrome of finished feedlot cattle following transportation

August 4, 2015August 12, 2015adminLeave a Comment

Ensuring appropriate animal welfare is a high priority for the beef industry, and poorly defined abnormalities in the mobility of cattle at abattoirs have gained considerable attention recently. During the summer of 2013, abattoirs throughout the United States reported concerns about nonambulatory or slow and difficult to move cattle and cattle that sloughed hoof walls. This report […]

Abstracts: Controlling highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks: an epidemiological and economic model analysis

August 1, 2015August 12, 2015adminLeave a Comment

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) can cause large losses for the poultry sector and for animal disease controlling authorities, as well as risks for animal and human welfare. In the current simulation approach epidemiological and economic models are combined to compare different strategies to control highly pathogenic avian influenza in Dutch poultry flocks. Evaluated control strategies are […]

Abstracts: The effects of diazepam or midazolam on the dose of propofol required to induce anaesthesia in cats

April 30, 2015April 29, 2015adminLeave a Comment

OBJECTIVES: Assess effects of benzodiazepine administration on the propofol dose required to induce anaesthesia in healthy cats, investigate differences between midazolam and diazepam, and determine an optimal benzodiazepine dose for co-induction. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. ANIMALS: Ninety client-owned cats (ASA I and II) with a median (interquartile range) body mass of […]

Abstracts: Iatrogenic traumatic brain injury during tooth extraction

April 18, 2015April 29, 2015adminLeave a Comment

An 8 yr old spayed female Yorkshire terrier was referred for evaluation of progressive neurological signs after a routine dental prophylaxis with tooth extractions. The patient was circling to the left and blind in the right eye with right hemiparesis. Neurolocalization was to the left forebrain. MRI revealed a linear tract extending from the caudal […]

Abstracts: A scientific comment on the welfare of domesticated ruminants slaughtered without stunning

April 11, 2015April 29, 2015adminLeave a Comment

This review provides a scientific comment on the welfare of ruminants slaughtered by ventral-neck incision without stunning. Evidence is derived from studies of calves, sheep and goats. Reference is also made to findings in other mammals including humans. Pain is an inherently subjective experience and only indirect indices are available in animals. Neurophysiological tools are […]