Summarizing the knowledge I've gathered the last year by comparing the different regulations and situations in Norway and Hungary, I can conclude that there is no “solution” or “best way”. The different regulations, way ...

The purpose of this study was to measure the short term effects of castration on steroid metabolism in male shelter dogs. Blood samples were obtained from 20 male dogs that were part of an on-going neutering program run ...

Since the domestication of dogs they have undergone genetic changes. The first selection was based on their abilities. Dogs that had strong powerful hind legs were used for races in the desert, the obedient and herding ...

Studies investigating leptins role in canine male reproductive function has not previously been done. For that particular reason, this evaluation of a previous pilot study was designed to investigate the presence of ...

Many animal species, which are to some extent adapted to social life, have the ability to learn and gain new information about their environment by observing the behaviour of the other. In the case of social learning the ...

The aim of our retrospective study was to investigate the efficacy and features, of long-term therapy of canine atopic dermatitis based on the owners observations. Twentytwo dogs were randomly selected of those atopic dogs ...

Prepuberal gonadectomy is defined as ovariohysterectomy (OHE), ovariectomy or castration of kittens and puppies between 6 weeks and 16 weeks of age (Root, 2014). However, in some studies prepuberal gonadectomy refers to ...

Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is a common inherited degenerative disease of the hip joint mostly affecting large sized dogs. The degree of pain due to CHD is highly individual with some dogs showing no signs of pain while ...

Otitis externa is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by skin inflammation in the exterior ear canal. It represents around 10% of canine veterinary consultations. The primary factors initiating the otitis externa, ...