Spirochaetes of genus Brachyspira colonize the large intestine of some mammals and birds, and cause intestinal disease and production losses in pigs and chickens. The precise significance of Brachyspi

Fertilization takes place in the lower part of the porcine oviduct and to be successful, a balance between immunological tolerance to allogeneic

Dietary biomarkers are objective measures of food or nutrient intake and can be related to endpoints in epidemiological studies,

The wall less bacterium Ureaplasma parvum (Up) is associated with ureathritis in adults and pneumonia in neonates.

The genus Pestivirus comprises four recognised species: Bovine viral diarrhoea virus 1 (BVDV-1), Bovine viral diarrhoea virus 2 (BVDV-2),

Most proteins need to adopt a three-dimensional structure in order to function properly. Misfolding, or inability of proteins to fold

The Myc oncoprotein regulates numerous cellular processes and is frequently deregulated in cancer due to genetic lesions

This thesis aims to assess the economic loss associated with clinical (CM) and subclinical (SCM) mastitis under current Swedish farming conditions

This thesis describes two major methods for preparation of new mono-, bi- and trimetallic complexes on the basis of Rhenium, Niobium and Tantalum

People’s use of the forest land for shifting cultivation has over the last 50 years altered the upland landscape in Laos and Vietnam. The objective of the thesis was to develop interdisciplinary appro

The European Union (EU) is often seen as a global leader in environmental causes ranging from climate change to biodiversity. However, in the case of sustainable forest management the EU has had diffi

This thesis examines water discharge and NO₃-N loads from drained agricultural land in southern Sweden by modelling at field and watershed scale. In the first stage of the work, the ability of DRAINMO

The ruminant trematode Schistosoma bovis occurs endemically mainly in Africa and the Middle East, where a considerable negative impact of infection on production has been appraised. The pathological e

Freeze-drying is a commonly used drying technique for sensitive biologicals, such as lactic acid bacteria. Freeze-drying survival and storage viability of freeze-dried lactic acid bacteria have been s

The overall aim of this project was to evaluate whether cassava foliage mitigates gastrointestinal (GI) nematode infections in young goats in Cambodia. The nematocidal activity of fresh cassava foliag

The impact of mosquito vectored disease on global public health is overwhelming. Mosquitoes depend on chemosensory capability for blood-feeding and as such have a highly developed chemosensory system,

In plants, oxidative stress is result of disruption of the cellular redox metabolism and is caused by a variety of stress conditions (abiotic and/or biotic). This leads to the induction of several mec

It is common advice from strategy consultants that companies in the wood industry should increase their rate of innovation in order to survive global competition. Neither consultants nor academics, ho

The business-society relationship is commonly viewed from a legitimacy perspective and refers to how society grants power over resources needed by business for survival and success. With globalization

Healthy long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are traditionally associated with fish. In farmed fish, the feed previously contained these 'marine' fatty acids. However, the dramatic increase in aquac