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Antimicrobial drug use in Austrian pig farms: plausibility check of electronic on-farm records and estimation of consumption by Trauffler, M., Griesbacher, A., Fuchs, K., Köfer, J.

“…Electronic drug application records from farmers from 75 conventional pig farms were revised and checked for their plausibility. The registered drug amounts…”
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Prolonged depression-like behavior caused by immune challenge: influence of mouse strain and social environment by Painsipp, Evelin, Köfer, Martin J, Sinner, Frank, Holzer, Peter

“…Immune challenge by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) causes short-term behavioral changes indicative of depression. The present study sought to explore…”
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Comparison of Different Commercial Serological Tests for the Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Serum of Naturally Exposed Pigs by Steinparzer, R., Reisp, K., Grünberger, B., Köfer, J., Schmoll, F., Sattler, T.

“…Summary Toxoplasma gondii is the aetiological agent of the zoonotic disease toxoplasmosis and transmitted among other ways by chemically and physically…”
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Influence of porcine circovirus type 2 vaccination on the level of antimicrobial consumption on 65 Austrian pig farms by Raith, J., Trauffler, M., Firth, C. L., Lebl, K., Schleicher, C., Köfer, J.

“…The administration of antibiotics to farm animals is an important contemporary topic. Veterinarians, pig producers, politicians, retailers and consumers all…”
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Economic comparison of the monitoring programmes for bluetongue vectors in Austria and Switzerland by Pinior, B., Brugger, K., Köfer, J., Schwermer, H., Stockreiter, S., Loitsch, A., Rubel, F.

“…With the bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) outbreak in 2006, vector monitoring programmes (according to EU regulation 1266/2007) were implemented by European…”
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Influence of porcine circovirus type 2 vaccination on the probability and severity of pneumonia detected postmortem by Raith, J., Kuchling, S., Schleicher, C., Schobesberger, H., Köfer, J.

“…To evaluate the influence of porcine circovirus type 2 vaccination (PCV-2) on the probability and severity of pneumonia, postmortem findings of 247,505 pigs…”
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What can we learn from sonication results of breast implants? by Reischies, Frederike M J, Krause, Robert, Holzer, Judith, Tiefenbacher, Fabian, Winter, Raimund, Eylert, Gertraud, Meikl, Tobias, Tuca, Alexandru, Köfer, Martin J, Kamolz, Lars P, Lumenta, David B

“…Different research groups have identified microorganisms on breast implants by sonication with significant correlation to the rate of capsular contracture…”
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Clostridium difficile in raw products of animal origin by Jöbstl, M., Heuberger, S., Indra, A., Nepf, R., Köfer, J., Wagner, M.

“…Prevalence of Clostridium difficile was examined in Austrian ground meat samples and bactofugates, following an evaluation of enrichment broths. Bactofugation…”
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Neuropeptide Y and peptide YY protect from weight loss caused by Bacille Calmette–Guérin in mice by Painsipp, Evelin, Köfer, Martin J, Farzi, Aitak, Dischinger, Ulrich S, Sinner, Frank, Herzog, Herbert, Holzer, Peter

“…Background and Purpose Immune challenge of mice with Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) has been reported to cause transient weight loss and a behavioural sickness…”
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Analysis of the variation in meat inspection of pigs using variance partitioning by Schleicher, C., Scheriau, S., Kopacka, I., Wanda, S., Hofrichter, J., Köfer, J.

“…According to legal regulations, all slaughtered pigs in the European Union are subject to routine meat inspection at the slaughterhouses. The resulting…”
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Rapid monitoring of Campylobacter in high-shedding flocks for targeted disease control by Pölzler, T, Wagner, M, Slaghuis, J, Schleicher, C, Köfer, J

“…Broilers excreting Campylobacter spp. at high levels (>7 log CFU/g of feces) were described in the Dutch Campylobacter Risk Management and Assessment project…”
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Easy-to-use rapid test for direct detection of Campylobacter spp. in chicken feces by Wadl, M, Pölzler, T, Flekna, G, Thompson, L, Slaghuis, J, Köfer, J, Hein, I, Wagner, M

“…Human campylobacteriosis is the leading cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis in developed countries. One important source of infection is poultry. Results…”
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Campylobacter jejuni isolated from poultry and humans in Styria, Austria: epidemiology and ciprofloxacin resistance by HEIN, I., SCHNECK, C., KNÖGLER, M., FEIERL, G., PLESS, P., KÖFER, J., ACHMANN, R., WAGNER, M.

“…Sixty-six broiler flocks were sampled to determine the presence of Campylobacter spp. at slaughter in 1998. Thirty flocks (45%) tested positive and C. jejuni…”
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Styrian Salmonella Monitoring Programme for Pork Production by Köfer, J., Kleb, U., Pless, P.

“…The Styrian Salmonella Monitoring Programme for pork production is based on a representative analysis of the current status, serological meat juice monitoring…”
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Small game (foxes, brown hares, pheasants and ducks) as carriers of zoonoses by Deutz, A, Köfer, J

“…Small game involves numerous infection hazards in terms of contact zoonoses and foodborne diseases. Especially exposed are hunters, game dealers,…”
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Influence of diagnostic tests for estimating prevalence during surveillance programs by Fuchs, K, Deutz, A, Köfer, J, Wagner, P

“…The influence of diagnostic tests on the estimation of the prevalence and the calculation of sample sizes with respect to different sampling schemes are…”
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Is there a link between antimicrobial use and the prevalence of MRSA and ESBL-producing Escherichia coli on Austrian dairy farms? by Firth, C.L., Käsbohrer, A., Springer, B., Pless, P., Köfer, J., Obritzhauser, W.

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BHV-1 infections in Styria (Austria) caused by intra-community trade by Köfer, J, Wagner, P, Deutz, A

“…The present paper describes the prevalence of BHV-1 (bovine herpes virus 1) infections in the Austrian province of Styria from 1990 to 1997 and the…”
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Untersuchung von Rehwildfutterproben auf die Mykotoxine Deoxynivalenol und Zearalenon by Deutz, A, Klauber, A, Köfer, J

“…Potential effects of mycotoxins on the health of roe deer were discussed on the basis of an examination of 20 deer feed samples for the mycotoxins…”
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Evaluation of basic feed in dairy cow nutrition by Köfer, J, Baumgartner, W

“…The basic feeds hay, grass silage and corn silage out of 70 dairy farms were investigated for the correct evaluation of their concentration of raw protein (RP)…”
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