Free trade with animals and animal products requires transparency concerning health information of animal populations. On the basis of the bilateral agreement with the European Union (EU), Switzerland is obliged to document freedom from Aujeszky´s disease ...
The eradication of BSE is proving to be a lengthy task. Undisputedly, it has become one of the highest priority tasks of the Veterinary Services in Europe since the disease first occurred in the mid eighties. However, the effects of the ongoing ...
When the first BSE case in Switzerland became public in 1990, it precipitated a chain of events with many diverse consequences. During this time, we continued to gain knowledge, implement new measures, and make practical recommendations in order to ...
100 strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) , 100 strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), 100 strains of Streptococcus spp. and 100 strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) , isolated from bovine mastitis milk samples between November 2002 ...
For the first time Ovine Herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) was identified in Swiss pigs as the causative agent of Porcine Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF). Diseased animals from two farms were observed to show weakness, anorexia, fever up to 41 °C, and neurological ...
On the basis of meat inspection in an abattoir in the eastern part of Switzerland, the incidence of liverflukes in cattle was recorded weekly during one year. The prevalence was compared with surveys from the seventies and nineties. The average incidence ...
One task of the field physiology of nutrition is the monitoring of the quality of feedstuffs. Rations may consequently be prepared with unadulterated components. This review uses the example of contamination with the radionuclides caesium-137 and ...
Dog Registration data from three Cantons, patient data of 13 veterinary practices and registrations in the Swiss Dog Pedigree Book were collected, analysed and compared to results of a commercial household survey, to assess demographic characteristics of ...
Monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) in Swiss sheep and goats is based on the examination of animals from different sources. In this study, frequencies and proportions of the different diagnoses were compared between routinely ...
The owners of 54 cattle herds with bovine fasciolosis, as a livestock problem in Switzerland, were surveyed on their farm, on their education and knowledge on Fasciola hepatica. The aim of the survey was to assess the awareness of the farmers concerning ...
The occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in strongyles was investigated in 440 horses on 90 farms in Switzerland. The egg hatch assay suggested that benzimidazole (BZ)-resistance was present in 40 of 82 farms (49%). Faecal egg count reduction after ...
In December 2005 three sheep, originating from Canton Tessin, were presented with cerebrospinal nematodosis. The animals had a history of progressive pelvic limb ataxia and recumbency. The most important clinical findings were an abnormal gait (wide ...
Potent anthelmintics were introduced into the Swiss market several decades ago. Despite this, gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), lungworms and the large liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) can successfully inhabit Swiss ruminant farms. This is mainly due to a ...
Sometimes the name of instruments in veterinary text books and catalogs of medical suppliers points to their origin. Between 1850 and 1950 quite a number of veterinarians in Switzerland invented various instruments. They passed their ideas on or produced ...
In this study breeders and owners of 8 different dog breeds (Beagle, Bernese Mountain Dog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Great Dane, German Shepherd (GS), Labrador, Papillon, Sheltie) were interviewed to obtain information on puppy feeding in ...
In Switzerland, bovine fasciolosis is an economically important but often overlooked disease of dairy cows. The intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in Switzerland is Galba truncatula, an amphibious snail living in humid habitats which are infected by ...
A comparison of attitudes towards animals between German- and French-speaking Swiss adults is of particular interest, given the often invoked cultural barrier, the «Röstigraben». We sent questionnaires to 3000 randomly chosen Swiss adults in both language ...
The passive surveillance of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic poultry is based essentially on the reporting of suspicious clinical cases by the poultry keepers to the veterinary services. As little was known about HPAI disease awareness ...
A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the leptospiral seroprevalence in clinically healthy horses in Switzerland. A representative sample of 615 horse sera was examined by microscopic agglutination test for the presence of ...
Health prophylaxis management practices have acquired a major role in the success of dairy herd health programs, however, little is known about the scope and level of implementation on Swiss dairy farms. The main objective of this study was therefore to ...
Aim of this study is to present a survey of the dog population and breed distribution in Switzerland from 1955 to 2008 as basis to realize a population based canine cancer register for Switzerland. The number of dogs rose from 309'000 in 1955 to ...
The outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Great Britain in 2001 let to discussions and especially emergency vaccination was deemed as an alternative to the culling of vast numbers of healthy animals. The project emergency vaccination for FMD in ...
A survey was performed to evaluate the use of perioperative analgesia in dogs and cats by veterinary practitioners. Questions were grouped in seven sections recording personal data, education in veterinary analgesia, general ideology regarding treatment ...
International Dissemination of Social Psychology from the German-Speaking CountriesAbstract: With reference to the discussion on the internationality of psychology from the German-speaking countries the international dissemination of social psychology ...
In diversen Ländern existieren elektronische Datenbanken, die für individuelle Patienten in chronologischer Reihenfolge Medikamentenverordnungen und ärztliche Diagnosen enthalten. Solche Datenbanken haben sich für pharmakoepidemiologische ...
Die Charakteristika der Teilnehmerinnen am ersten Zyklus des schweizerischen Pilotprogrammes zur Früherfassung des Mammakarzinoms mittels Mammographie und die entscheidenden Faktoren der erneuten Teilnahme am Programm sind untersucht worden. Bei der ...
Aim: The purpose of the study is to present adolescents’ perceptions of smokers and non-smokers among 1015 Swiss adolescents. Method: The analyses are based on data from Tobacco Monitoring Switzerland, which is a survey of tobacco consumption in ...
Swiss Alcohol Policy: Wine, Economy and Individual LibertyAbstract:Background and aims: The third edition of “Alcohol: no ordinary commodity” suggests cost-effective alcohol control policy measures to reduce ...
On the Internationality of Educational Psychology from the German-Speaking Countries - Scientist- and Discipline-Centered Bibliometric Publication and Citation AnalysesAbstract: Against the background of the internationalization debate within psychology ...
Care of the Suicidal Elderly in SwitzerlandAbstract: Although the living conditions of the elderly in Switzerland seem to be favourable, they do not prevent them from having a high rate of suicide. There is observed a progressive increase between in the ...
Patient safety in the care of mentally ill people in Switzerland: Action plan 2016Abstract. Background: Patient safety in mental healthcare has not attracted great attention yet, although the burden and the prevalence of ...
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for youths with severe conduct disorders – economic evaluation of the implementation in a German-speaking environmentObjective: Multisystemic Therapy (MST) was adapted for implementation in a German-speaking environment. The ...
Significant hearing loss is one of the most frequent congenital diseases and present at birth in approximately one in 1000 newborns. During the first years of life, this number of children with permanent hearing loss rises by approximately the same ...
Introduction: The Swiss health care system is facing the implementation of lump compensation in the form of diagnosis related groups from 2010 on. In addition there is an increasing discussion about the quality of health care in the media. We have ...
Reasons for General Practitioner Shortage – a Comparison Between France and SwitzerlandAbstract. Background and objectives: Both France and Switzerland face a general practitioner (GP) shortage. What differences or parallels exist between the two ...
Bites of venomous snakes in SwitzerlandAbstract. Although snake bites are rare in Europe, there are a constant number of snake bites in Switzerland. There are two domestic venomous snakes in Switzerland: the aspic viper (Vipera aspis) and the common ...