Collagen is the main structural element of connective tissues, and its favorable properties make it an ideal biomaterial for regenerative medicine. In dental medicine, collagen barrier membranes fabricated from naturally occurring tissues are used guided bone regeneration. Since morphological characteristics play a crucial role in their mechanical affect cellular behavior at defect site, in-depth knowledge structure key. As base development novel membranes, extensive analysis four porcine...

Animal health data recorded in free text, such as necropsy reports, can have valuable information for national surveillance systems. However, these are rarely utilized because the text format requires labor-intensive classification of records before they be analyzed with using statistical or other software. In a previous study, we designed text-mining tool to extract from reports. current used reports pig and cattle necropsies performed between 2000 2011 at Institute Pathology (ITPA),...

To understand and reduce the concomitant effects of trapping handling procedures in wildlife species, it is essential to measure their physiological impact. Here, we examined individual variation stress levels non-anesthetized European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), which were captured box traps physically restrained for tagging, biometrics bio-sampling. In winter 2013, collected venous blood samples from 28 individuals during capture events evaluated standard measurements (heart rate, body...

Abstract Background Little is known about the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections in alpacas ( Vicugna pacos ) llamas Lama glama outside South America. The study aimed to estimate seroprevalence T. N. American camelids (SAC) Switzerland, optimize serological tests for SAC identify risk factors, which may favour infection. Methods A total 571 sera from 132 Swiss farms (374 197 llamas, mean 4.3 animals/farm) were obtained. Four commercial enzyme-linked...

We compared anesthetic features, blood parameters, and physiological responses to either medetomidine-tiletamine-zolazepam or dexmedetomidine-tiletamine-zolazepam using a double-blinded, randomized experimental design during 40 events of free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured by helicopter in Sweden culvert trap Canada. Induction was smooth predictable with both protocols. time, the need for supplemental drugs sustain anesthesia, capture-related stress were analyzed generalized...

We present the first reference ranges for hematology (n = 35 animals), serum biochemistry 62), and protein electrophoresis 32) in physically restrained free-ranging roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Animals were captured box traps blood sampling during winter Sweden, 2011-13. No clinically significant sex or age differences found.

The last phase of parturition is the detachment and expulsion placentas should not exceed a duration 4 h after birth piglet. At present, only small amount information available about factors influencing placenta, especially in sows accommodated free farrowing systems. This study aimed at investigating influence sow traits on placenta system Switzerland. In this study, 48 crossbred were included following investigated: Backfat thickness, induction with least 116 days gestation prostaglandin...

Public health surveillance systems rely on the automated monitoring of large amounts text. While building a text mining system for veterinary syndromic surveillance, we exploit automatic and semi-automatic methods terminology construction at different stages. Our approaches include term extraction from free-text, grouping variants based string similarity, linking to an existing medical ontology.

Pathology data have been reported to be important for surveillance, as they are crucial correctly recognizing and identifying new or re-emerging diseases in animal populations. However, there no reports the literature of necropsy being compared complemented with other data. In our study, we cattle extracted from 3 laboratories Swiss fallen stock clinical collected by association Cattle Breeders. The objective was assess completeness, validity representativeness data, well evaluate potential...

Feral horses are immobilized for a variety of reasons including population control via contraceptives. Although opioid combinations have been successfully used immobilization feral horses, there is need using drugs that more readily available and present less human health hazard. We evaluated the chemical with physiological measurements blood gas analyses 91 free-ranging ( Equus ferus caballus ) remotely combination 30 mg medetomidine 775 ketamine in single disposable 6 ml dart. During...

Three medetomidine-based drug protocols were compared by evaluating time courses, reliability and physiological effects in wild boars. A total of 21 cage-trapped boars ( Sus scrofa ) immobilized using one the following combinations; MTZ: medetomidine (0.2 mg/kg) + tiletamine-zolazepam (2.0 mg/kg), MK: (0.15 ketamine (5 MKB: (0.1 (5.0 butorphanol mg/kg). Induction time, recovery variables recorded arterial blood gas analysis measured twice, before after 15 min oxygen supplementation (0.5–1.0...

Animal owners' potential to observe and report clinical signs, as the persons with closest contact their animals, is an often neglected source of information in surveillance. Allowing community members other than health care professionals, such animal owners, events can contribute close current surveillance gaps enhance early detection. In present study, we tested a community-based (CBS) approach equine Switzerland. We aimed at revealing attitudes intentions owners toward reporting signs by...

Livestock necropsy reports from diagnostic laboratories may be of interest for disease surveillance. However, they are usually created using natural language making the extraction relevant data complicated. To evaluate animal health surveillance, we first developed a text mining tool to automatically classify cattle and pigs into 13 syndromic categories primarily based on topography organ systems, before retrospectively describing 11 years submissions one two largest Swiss veterinary time...