Theses: Recent submissions
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa otitis externa in dogs treated under general anesthesia with a 20 minutes ear flush of Tris EDTA and Chlorhexidine followed by a Ciprofloxacin medication
(2015)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, ... -
A review on how Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming in Norway is influenced by the salmon louse (Lepeophteirus salmonis
(2015)The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is considered the biggest parasitological problem in Norwegian aquaculture today, causing not only damage to its hosts but also huge financial costs in the form of treatments and ... -
The effect of type-I interferons, and the antiviral drugs ribavirin and favipiravir on rabies virus replication in mouse neuroblastoma (N2A) cells
(2015)Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that has been known to man for about 4000 years. Still today, rabies remains a feared disease that poses a serious threat both to human and veterinary public health, especially in developing ... -
The European legal aspects of prophylaxis against the most important contagious disease affecting dairy cattle with special regards to Ireland
(2015)In my study I chose to focus on the epidemiological and economically significant diseases affecting Ireland at this current time. I believed it was important to educate myself, through my research on behalf of this thesis, ... -
Prepuberal gonadectomy in dog and cat
(2015)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 ... -
Reproductive management of large captive felidae (Panthera spp
(2015)The initial radiation in the rise of modern felids occurred as a result of the divergence of the Panthera lineage 10.8 million years ago in Asia (Johnson et al., 2006). Fossil evidence from the Zanda Basin of the north-western ... -
The criminal and criminological aspects of animal abuse - Animal abuse and the link between animal abuse and violence towards humans
(2016)What is animal abuse? When asking this question most likely you would get many different answers. A statement published by an animal rights organizationi characterizes animal abuse as “any use or treatment of animals ... -
Endocrine function of fallopian tube in cat
(2015)A great deal is known about the internal functions of the oviduct for example how the oviduct can assist the oocyte with maturation in order to be ready for the spermatozoon or it can alter the morphology of the spermatozoa ... -
Influenceability of spontaneous urination in horses by environmental stimuli
(2015)Urination sampling gets more and more important during the last years in equine medicine. Not only for the detection of drugs during the doping controls, but also for the examination of urinary diseases, urine sampling is ... -
Genetics of canine cranial cruciate ligament rupture
(2015)The review of the literature shows that CCLD is a multifactorial disease, but nonetheless also a genetic disease. Mostly pure breeds are affected, the top breeds affected with CCLD are Newfoundland, Rottweiler and Labrador ... -
Oestrus synchronisation in dairy cattle with GnRH and prostaglandin drugs
(2016)The objective of this thesis is to provide an overview of the various methods of oestrus synchronisation in dairy cattle using PGF2a and/or GnRH-based treatment protocols and explore both their positive and negative impact ... -
The relationship of minerals and electrolytes with health, and fertility at the early lactation in dairy cows fed anionic salts during close-up period
(2014)One hundred Holstein dairy cows in transition period were enrolled in our study between -21 to -14 day before calving (close-up) which were fed by commercial anionic salts supplements. After enrollment, the animals were ... -
The potential role of different fat depots in reproductive function of dogs
(2015)Although sex hormones affect the serum leptin level, the alterations in the leptin level and in the size of the fat depots in the bitch during the estrous cycle have not been established. The aim of this study is the ... -
A Review
(2015)The main aim of this review paper was to identify and investigate the key roles of the Official Veterinarian (OV) during the Ante Mortem (AM) inspection of swine. A special focus was paid to the significance of the OV in ... -
Cyprus pilot project
(2015)Scrapie is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of sheep and goat, which belongs together with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease of humans, to the group of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. ... -
Food hygiene aspects of leptospirosis and the current situation in Ireland
(2015)Leptospirosis has an importance across the world and across a huge range of animal species in addition to humans. The epidemiology of the disease is complex and there are many possible transmission pathways between animals ... -
Hoof wall separation disease and the genetics of it in the connemara pony
(2015)During my time as a student I come across many interesting cases but this one case about the pony X I couldn’t let go. The reason it became so interesting was because when I first heard about this condition, Hoof Wall ...