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Effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-glycosides on postpartum health, uterine involution and litter performance of sows in a free farrowing system by Jahn, Laura, Grahofer, Alexander

“…Vitamin D is essential for the reproductive efficiency in animals. There are indications that 1,25-vitD influenced the farrowing process and thus can decrease…”
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Effect of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-Glycosides on the Farrowing Process and Piglet Vitality in a Free Farrowing System by Jahn, Laura, Schuepbach-Regula, Gertraud, Nathues, Heiko, Grahofer, Alexander

“…Vitamin D improves the reproductive efficiency in animals. This study aimed to examine the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-gylcosides (1,25-vitD) on the…”
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Long-Term Circulation of Atypical Porcine Pestivirus (APPV) within Switzerland by Kaufmann, Cindy, Stalder, Hanspeter, Sidler, Xaver, Renzullo, Sandra, Gurtner, Corinne, Grahofer, Alexander, Schweizer, Matthias

“…In 2015, a new pestivirus was described in pig sera in the United States. This new "atypical porcine pestivirus" (APPV) was later associated with congenital…”
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Sarcoptes infestation in two miniature pigs with zoonotic transmission - a case report by Grahofer, Alexander, Bannoehr, Jeanette, Nathues, Heiko, Roosje, Petra

“…Scabies is a contagious skin disease rarely described in miniature pigs. To the best of the authors' knowledge, a zoonotic transfer from infected pet pigs to…”
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Chromosomal imbalance in pigs showing a syndromic form of cleft palate by Grahofer, Alexander, Letko, Anna, Häfliger, Irene Monika, Jagannathan, Vidhya, Ducos, Alain, Richard, Olivia, Peter, Vanessa, Nathues, Heiko, Drögemüller, Cord

“…Palatoschisis or cleft palate is a known anomaly in pigs resulting in their death. However, little is known about its aetiology. A detailed description of the…”
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Housing and management factors and breed predisposition for haemorrhagic bowel syndrome in swine by Holenweger, Fabienne, Schüpbach, Gertraud, Hofer, Andreas, Sidler, Xaver, Grahofer, Alexander

“…Abstract Background Haemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS) is a sporadically occurring disorder characterized by sudden death in pigs in combination with a pale and…”
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Observation of dose dependent intravaginal Prostaglandin E2 application in free farrowing sows during parturition - a pilot study by Grahofer, Alexander, Bill, Ramona, Nathues, Heiko

“…The duration of birth is an important factor influencing the survival of piglets and the health of sows. A prolonged parturition is usually treated with…”
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A case report: Actinobaculum suis infection associated with formation of pyogranuloma, epididymitis and azoospermia in a boar by Arnold, Mirjam, Richard, Olivia, Gurtner, Corinne, Nathues, Heiko, Grahofer, Alexander

“…Actinobaculum suis is a bacterium known to cause infections of the urogenital tract of sows. Infection can occur through close contact to boars, who frequently…”
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Case-control study on associations of hemorrhagic bowel syndrome in swine with feed characteristics and intestinal pathogens by Holenweger, Fabienne, Spring, Peter, Khayatzadeh, Negar, Hofer, Andreas, Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud, Grahofer, Alexander

“…Haemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS) is one of the most common causes of death in fattening pigs worldwide. The objective of this descriptive study was to…”
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Vertebral fracture due to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae osteomyelitis in a weaner by Giebels, Felix, Geissbühler, Urs, Oevermann, Anna, Grahofer, Alexander, Olias, Philipp, Kuhnert, Peter, Maiolini, Arianna, Stein, Veronika Maria

“…Osteomyelitis is relatively frequent in young pigs and a few bacterial species have been postulated to be potential causative agents. Although Actinobacillus…”
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Haemorrhagic bowel syndrome in fattening pigs by Grahofer, Alexander, Gurtner, Corinne, Nathues, Heiko

“…Haemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS) is a sporadically occurring disorder in fattening pigs, characterized by sudden death in combination with severe abdominal…”
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Vaccination against Clostridium perfringens type C enteritis in pigs: a field study using an adapted vaccination scheme by Richard, Olivia K, Grahofer, Alexander, Nathues, Heiko, Posthaus, Horst

“…type C induced necrotizing enteritis (NE) causes high mortality in newborn piglets. Immunization programs employing commercially available vaccines are used to…”
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A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud by Schwarz, Lukas, Dürlinger, Sophie, Martin, Vera, Weißenböck, Herbert, Brunthaler, Rene, Rümenapf, Till, Auer, Angelika, Loncaric, Igor, Zimpernik, Irene, Reisinger, Nicole, Behler-Wöchtl, Bettina, Scarlet, Dragos, Althouse, Gary, Kuster, Chris, Kauffold, Johannes, Segales, Joaquim, Laitat, Martine, Thilmant, Pierre, Grahofer, Alexander, Ladinig, Andrea

“…Scrotal swelling is a clinical situation which can be caused by different aetiologies. In this case report, we describe a multi-week episode of unilateral and…”
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Thrombocytopenic purpura on an organic farm with pen mating: a case report on the re-emergence of an old disease by Joller, Sara, Häfliger, Irene M, Drögemüller, Cord, Richard, Olivia K, Grahofer, Alexander

“…Thrombocytopenia is an immune-mediated disease, which affects suckling piglets. Piglets are pale and inactive, show multiple hemorrhages and often die within…”
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Lactation in swine: review article by Grahofer, Alexander, Plush, Kate

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Diagnosis of endometritis and cystitis in sows: use of biomarkers by Grahofer, Alexander, Björkman, Stefan, Peltoniemi, Olli

“…During recent years, biomarkers have been extensively used in veterinary and human medicine to evaluate the health status and diagnose or predict disease, but…”
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Management practices to optimize the parturition process in the hyperprolific sow by Peltoniemi, Olli, Oliviero, Claudio, Yun, Jinhyeon, Grahofer, Alexander, Björkman, Stefan

“…Over the past three decades, the litter size of most European domestic pig breeds has approximately doubled. In the same period, the average duration of…”
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Seroprevalence of atypical porcine pestivirus in a closed pig herd with subclinical infection by Grahofer, Alexander, Zeeh, Friederike, Nathues, Heiko

“…Atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) has recently been reported to be associated with congenital tremor in newborn piglets. Only limited information is available…”
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Effect of intramuscular and intravaginal PGE-2 treatment compared to intramuscular oxytocin treatment in eutocic sows on the farrowing performance in a free farrowing system by Bill, Ramona, Carmo, Luís P., Vidondo, Beatriz, Nathues, Heiko, Grahofer, Alexander

“…A duration of parturition beyond 300 min negatively impacts the health of the sow and the survival of piglets during parturition. Hence, oxytocin is widely…”
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Influence of the farrowing process and different sow and piglet traits on uterine involution in a free farrowing system by Egli, Philipp T., Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud, Nathues, Heiko, Ulbrich, Susanne E., Grahofer, Alexander

“…An inadequate uterine involution can lead to postpartal disorders in sows and thereby negatively affects the reproductive cycle and performance of the animals…”
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