{"entity": "journal", "iuid": "53f649818d844ff58115f078e5b00369", "timestamp": "2026-08-23T09:25:30.596Z", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/journal/Acta%20Vet%20Scand.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/journal/Acta%20Vet%20Scand"}}, "title": "Acta Vet Scand", "issn": "1751-0147", "issn-l": null, "publications_count": 2, "publications": [{"entity": "publication", "iuid": "2602ac8eb3c14c65abe0c8109bf24b13", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/publication/2602ac8eb3c14c65abe0c8109bf24b13.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/publication/2602ac8eb3c14c65abe0c8109bf24b13"}}, "title": "In sickness and health - a questionnaire based study regarding immune mediated diseases and neoplasia in Swedish Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.", "authors": [{"family": "Nilsson", "given": "Malin", "initials": "M", "orcid": "0009-0007-8619-9506", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/researcher/194ddd5d95b84828a3dfaccf4a50290d.json"}}, {"family": "Kozyrev", "given": "Sergey V", "initials": "SV"}, {"family": "Lindblad-Toh", "given": "Kerstin", "initials": "K"}, {"family": "R\u00f6nnberg", "given": "Henrik", "initials": "H"}, {"family": "Hansson-Hamlin", "given": "Helene", "initials": "H"}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2024-08-15", "journal": {"title": "Acta Vet Scand", "issn": "1751-0147", "volume": "66", "issue": "1", "pages": "39", "issn-l": null}, "abstract": "The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (NSDTR) has previously been highlighted as a breed at risk for developing immune mediated diseases and cancer. The immune response is of great importance for the development of neoplastic disease and a dysregulated immune response may predispose to cancer. Two of the commonly seen immune mediated diseases in NSDTRs are immune mediated rheumatic disease (IMRD), which bears similarities to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affecting humans, and steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis (SRMA), which is a non-infectious inflammation of the meninges and the leptomeningeal vessels. The aim of this survey study was to investigate the lifetime prevalence of immune mediated diseases and tumors among Swedish NSDTRs based on owners' information. The study design was cross-sectional. A questionnaire was sent to 4102 persons who owned or had previously owned a NSDTR. The questions concerned information about the dog and its overall health status as well as specific diseases.\n\nThe response rate was 30%, including 935 live NSDTRs, corresponding to approximately 20% of the current population registered in Sweden (n = 4564), and 177 dead dogs. The surveyed dogs were spread over different ages and sex and corresponded to the typical demographic profile of the general dog population. Of the 935 individuals that were alive, 28 dogs (3%) were reported as previously diagnosed with IMRD and 33 dogs (3.5%) were reported as previously diagnosed with SRMA, one dog was reported to have been diagnosed with both SRMA and IMRD. There were 129 dogs (14%) reported to have or have had a neoplasia of some kind. For the dead dogs (n = 177), almost 40% of the owners reported neoplasia as the main reason for death/euthanasia.\n\nThis study reports an estimated lifetime prevalence of IMRD and SRMA, in the studied population of Swedish NSDTRs, of 3.0 and 3.5% respectively. In this study, 14% of the living dogs (n = 935) were reported to have a neoplasia of some kind and almost 40% of the deceased dogs (n = 177) were euthanized due to neoplasia or suspicion of it.", "doi": "10.1186/s13028-024-00761-x", "pmid": "39148122", "labels": [], "xrefs": [{"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC11325609"}, {"db": "pii", "key": "10.1186/s13028-024-00761-x"}], "notes": [], "created": "2026-08-20T12:21:21.263Z", "modified": "2026-08-20T12:21:21.357Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "676f87fd8deb44849f9da41b92b0fe0d", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/publication/676f87fd8deb44849f9da41b92b0fe0d.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/publication/676f87fd8deb44849f9da41b92b0fe0d"}}, "title": "Wild boar behaviour during live-trap capture in a corral-style trap: implications for animal welfare.", "authors": [{"family": "Fahlman", "given": "\u00c5sa", "initials": "\u00c5", "orcid": "0000-0001-9092-5514", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications-affiliated.scilifelab.se/researcher/ef791b4f98bd4533b433934a35a43157.json"}}, {"family": "Lindsj\u00f6", "given": "Johan", "initials": "J"}, {"family": "Norling", "given": "Therese Arv\u00e9n", "initials": "TA"}, {"family": "Kjellander", "given": "Petter", "initials": "P"}, {"family": "\u00c5gren", "given": "Erik Olof", "initials": "EO"}, {"family": "Bergvall", "given": "Ulrika Alm", "initials": "UA"}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2020-11-10", "journal": {"title": "Acta Vet Scand", "issn": "1751-0147", "volume": "62", "issue": "1", "pages": "59", "issn-l": null}, "abstract": "Wildlife traps are used in many countries without evaluation of their effect on animal welfare. Trap-capture of wild animals should minimise negative effects on animal welfare, irrespective of whether the animals are trapped for hunting, research, or management purposes. Live-trap capture of wild boar (Sus scrofa) followed by killing inside the trap by gunshot is a recently introduced but disputed hunting method in Sweden. Approval of trap constructions is based on gross necropsy findings of 20 trapped and shot wild boars. For improved animal welfare evaluation, our aim was to study wild boar behaviour during live-trapping in a 16 m2 square corral-style trap. Behavioural assessments were conducted after filming 12 capture events of in total 38 wild boars (five adults, 20 subadults, 13 piglets). Selected behavioural traits were compared with pathological changes (trap-related lesions) found at necropsy of the 20 subadults, to determine if these variables were useful proxies of capture-induced stress in wild boar.\n\nThe wild boars spent less time resting in the evening than in the night and morning. Using Friedman's ANOVA, there was an overall difference in the time spent foraging. However, we only found a difference between the evening and morning in the Wilcoxon matched pairs test after the Sequential Bonferroni correction, where the wild boars spent more time foraging in the evening than in the morning. Single captured individuals showed more escape behaviours and reacted more strongly to external stimuli than individuals captured in a group. It was more common for animals to charge against the mesh walls of the trap upon human approach compared to upon initial capture when the trap door closed. Trap-related pathological findings due to trauma were documented in 13 of the 20 subadults that were necropsied. Behavioural alterations indicative of capture-induced stress (e.g. charging into the trap walls) were documented in trapped wild boars with no or minor physical injuries (e.g. skin abrasions, subcutaneous haemorrhage).\n\nBehavioural assessment provided valuable information for determination of capture-induced stress in wild boar when evaluating live-trapping in a corral-style trap, whereas pathological evaluation through necropsy did not fully reflect the animal welfare aspects of live-trapping. We emphasize the inclusion of species-specific behavioural data assessment for evaluation of capture-related stress during live-trapping and for testing of new trap constructions before approval.", "doi": "10.1186/s13028-020-00557-9", "pmid": "33168032", "labels": [], "xrefs": [{"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC7654165"}, {"db": "pii", "key": "10.1186/s13028-020-00557-9"}], "notes": [], "created": "2026-08-21T12:39:46.486Z", "modified": "2026-08-21T12:39:46.560Z"}], "created": "2026-08-20T12:21:21.326Z", "modified": "2026-08-20T12:21:21.326Z"}