Perinatal
Death
in
Domestic
Animals
Proceedings of the 20
th
Symposium of the
Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific
Cooperation (NKVet)
Radisson
Sas
Saga
Hotel
Reykjavik,
Iceland
26–27
April
2007
Scientific
Programme
Committee
Chair
Þorsteinn
Ólafsson,
Iceland
Members
Mette
Helga
Schmidt,
Denmark
Terttu
Katila,
Finland
Anna
Eggertsdottir,
Norway
Hans
Gustafsson,
Sweden
The
NKVet
Board
Chair
Ann
Margaret
Grøndahl,
Norway
Secretary
Ola
Nyberg,
Norway
Members
Vibeke
Dantzer,
Denmark
Vibeke
Sørensen,
Denmark
Tuula
Honkanen
‐
Buzalski,
Finland
Terttu
Katila,
Finland
Þorsteinn
Ólafsson,
Iceland
Tore
Tollersrud,
Norway
Anders
Engvall,
Sweden
Hans
Kindahl,
Sweden
Practical
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Editor
Þorrsteinn
Ólafsson
The Scientific Programme Committee and the NKVet would like to thank the
Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural Research which has made this
Symposium financially possible.
The Committee and the NKVet would also like to thank MS Iceland Dairies for
financial support and Meeting Iceland for organizing and hosting the NKVet
Contents
S1 Tissue cyst forming coccidia; Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum as a cause of disease in
farm animals
Siv Klevar
S2 Canine neonatal mortality in four large breeds
Astrid Indrebø, Cathrine Trangerud and Lars Moe
S3 Causes of bovine abortion, stillbirth and neonatal death in Finland 1999‐2006
Paula Syrjälä, Marjukka Anttila, Kati Dillard, Marja Fossi, Kirsi Collin, Minna Nylund and Tiina Autio
S4 Causes of perinatal death in lambs in Oppdal and Rennebu, Norway
Knut Ingolf Dragset , Lisbeth Hektoen and Margareth Opheim
S5 Complex vertebral malformation syndrome in Holstein cattle: the story so far
Jørgen S Agerholm
S6 Feeding affects reproductive performance and reproductive endocrinology in the gilt and sow
Olli AT Peltoniemi, Claudio Oliviero, Outi Hälli and Mari Heinonen
S7 Genomic imprinting – an epigenetic regulation of fetal development and loss
Preben Dybdahl Thomsen
S8 High mortality rates among newborn laboratory mice – is it natural and which are the causes?
Elin M Weber, Anna S Olsson and Bo Algers
S9 High risk pregnant mare
Mats HT Troedsson
S10 Infections and perinatal diseases – a comparative overview
Berit Djønne
S11 Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in equine amniotic fluid and placental tissues during the last
trimester and at parturition
Charlotta Oddsdottir, Simon C Riley, Rosemary Leask, Abigail L Fowden, Sidney W Ricketts, Christine Aurich and Elaine D Watson
S12 Modern technology in supervision of parturition to prevent piglet mortality
Claudio Oliviero, Mari Heinonen, Matti Pastell, Jukka Heikkonen, Anna Valros, Outi Vainio and Olli Peltoniemi
S13 Perinatal death associated with ET, IVP and cloning in cattle
Mette Schmidt
S14 Perinatal death in production animals in the Nordic countries ‐ incidence and costs
Olav Østerås2, Mona Solum Gjestvang, Synnøve Vatn and Liv Sølverød
S15 Placenta functions with special emphasis on endocrine changes – a comparative overview
Hans Kindahl
S16 Prenatal death in Icelandic cattle
Baldur Helgi Benjamínsson
S17 Stillbirths in Holstein heifers – some results from Swedish research
List
of
Participants
Lastname Firstname Country Email
Agerholm Jörgen Denmark jager@life.ku.dk
Algers Bo Sweden Bo.Algers@hmh.slu.se
Andersen Linn Therese Norway linn.andersen@veths.no
Bassu Giovanna Belgium gbassu@hotmail.com
Benjamínsson Baldur Helgi Iceland bhb@naut.is
Bergsdóttir Sigurbjörg Iceland sob@simnet.is
Björnsdóttir Sigríður Iceland systa@holar.is
Borge Kaja Sverdrup Norway kaja.borge@veths.no
Brugger Brigitte Iceland brigitte@simnet.is
Dagbjartsson Atli Iceland atlid@landspitali.is
Dantzer Vibeke Denmark vd@kvl.dk
Djønne Berit Norway berit.djonne@vetinst.no
Dýrmundsson Ólafur R. Iceland ord@bondi.is
Engvall Anders Sweden anders.engvall@sva.se
Gröndahl Ann Margaret Norway ann.margaret.grondahl@veths.no
Gustafsson Hans Sweden hans.gustafsson@svenskmjolk.se
Hansson Hákon Iceland hih@eldhorn.is
Harðarson Grétar Hrafn Iceland ghh@lbhi.is
Hektoen Lisbeth Norway lisbeth.hektoen@animalia.no
Holm Elisabeth Denmark eh@dfvf.dk
Indrebø Astrid Norway astrid.indrebo@veths.no
Jónmundsson Jón Viðar Iceland jvj@bondi.is
Katila Terttu Finland tkatila@mappi.helsinki.fi
Kindahl Hans Sweden Hans.Kindahl@og.slu.se
Klevar Siv Norway siv.klevar@vetinst.no
Konráðsson Konráð Iceland konrad.konradsson@lbs.is
Loch Irene Norway imloch@gmail.com
Mustonen Eeva Finland eeva.a.mustonen@helsinki.fi
Nyberg Ola Egil Norway ola.nyberg@vetinst.no
Oddsdóttir Charlotta United Kingdom cod@mi.is
Ólafsson Þorsteinn Iceland steini@bssl.is
Oliviero Claudio Finland claudio.oliviero@helsinki.fi
Östensson Karin Sweden karin.ostensson@svf.se
Østerås Olav Norway olav.osteras@veths.no
Peltoniemi Olli Finland olli.peltoniemi@helsinki.fi
Röksen Olav Norway olav.reksen@veths.no
Runólfsson Halldór Iceland halldor.runolfsson@lbs.is
Schmidt Mette Denmark mhs@kvl.dk
Sigurðarson Sigurður Iceland sigsig@hi.is
