Theses: Recent submissions
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Hepatitis E: A literature review
(2019)Every year, thousands of people fall sick from diseases spread between vertebrate animals and man, known as the zoonotic diseases. Foodborne zoonotic diseases are caused by consumption of food or liquid contaminated with ... -
Poisonous Plants in the Vet Practice in Germany
(2019)In my researches I focused on finding out about the poisonous plants present in Germany. There has been no particular poisonous plant that only occurs in Germany - they all occur in other European countries as well. I ... -
The legal aspects of animal protection in Switzerland
(2019)Every day there are articles, movements, protests regarding animals that goes from supporters of animal lives, wildlife protection, to vegan, vegetarian adepts, all prone the same things the protection and defence of the ... -
Insects as food and feed: A literature review
(2019)This literature review tackled the broad, primitive subject that is insects as food and feed. First, a detailed comparison was made between insects and conventional protein sources, studying the environmental opportunities ... -
The effect of cooling on Campylobacter spp. in chicken meat
(2019)Campylobacteriosis is the most common zoonosis in many countries. It is usually transmitted to humans through food. The main source is raw poultry, but meat from other animals, raw milk and drinking water can also harbour ... -
The Effect of Probiotics on the Structure and Functionality of Enterocytes
(2018)Since the 1960’s, wide spread use of sub-therapeutic levels of feed antibiotics for monogastric animals has been practiced. This has led to serious issues with antibiotic resistance and subsequently in 2006 the use of ... -
Fear reduction in dogs during the veterinary visit
(2019)This thesis examines the presence of fear in dogs during the veterinary visit, why this is an issue, and how to improve it. Most dogs are experiencing some degree of fearfulness while being at the veterinary clinic, and ... -
Prevalence of feline hyperthyroidism in Hungary and factors associated with the incidence of the disease
(2019)It has become evident in small animal veterinary practices that there is an increasing incidence of feline hyperthyroidism (FHT). There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of the disease since the 1970s. It ... -
Genetic based fetal sexing from elephant maternal plasma
(2019)From the literature reviewed concerning elephant population and management, fetal sex diagnoses and molecular sexing methods, we can resolve that there is a clear need to develop accurate methods of early fetal sex diagnosis ... -
The gastrointestinal microbiome in health and disease
(2019)This thesis seeks to provide an overview of the current knowledge of the gastrointestinal microbiota and its connection to health and disease and highlight areas in need of more research. It is a relatively new research ... -
Genetics and breeding strategies of Finnhorse
(2019)Finnhorse is the only horse breed developed in Finland and it’s hard to imagine Finland without Finnhorse. Without it so many things would have not happened; the fields would not have been cultivated, the forest would have ... -
Plant-Based Diets for Dogs and Cats: Review of Current Perspectives
(2019)There is a rise on plant based diets throughout the world which has also been applied to pets which comes as a response to the heavy strain put on the environment by animal agriculture. Food scarcity is already a major ... -
Clinical Genetics of the Congenital Sensorineural Deafness in Dalmatian Dogs
(2019)Canine congenital sensorineural deafness (CCSD) is currently the most frequent clinical presentation of sensorineural deafness in dogs. Years of investigation stipulate that CCSD in Dalmatians occur by a multifactorial ... -
Farm quarantine procedures for sheep in the United Kingdom
(2019)The goal of this survey was to gain an insight into the quarantine practices employed by sheep farmers for newly purchased sheep and compare their responses to what is considered to be best practice according to current ... -
Determination of heterocyclic amines in turkey meat subsequent to grilling under different conditions
(2019)The aim of this study was to investigate the concentrations of HCAs in cooked turkey meat and how different times and temperatures affected this concentration. We chose to study turkey meat due to the global increase in ... -
Genetics of Canine Epilepsy
(2019)Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in dogs and many forms are considered to have a genetic basis. Investigations of true canine epilepsies has revealed genetic associations in some cases, however many ...