This study consists of a literature study and a survey in Tamil Nadu, India. The aim of the study was to get an understanding of horse feeding in tropical climates and what kind of feeding related problems that could occur because of the fodder. Information and data were collected from eight different stables and from Tamil Nadu University of Agriculture in the region of Tamil Nadu in March-April 2009. The horses in Tamil Nadu were given rice straw, unknown grass, Cynodon dactylon, lucerne, maize, Pennisetum glaucum x Pennisetum purpureum hybrid and Chloris gayana as roughage. As concentrates, the horses were given wheat bran, oats, barley, soybean meal, maize, carrots, coconut cake, peanut cake, horse gram and chick pea.

Höftleds- och armbågsledsdysplasi samt osteochondros orsakar stora problem inom många hundraser, däribland labrador retriever. Syftet med denna enkätundersökning var att studera utfodring, motion och levnadsvanor hos en grupp svenska labradorer och mot denna bakgrund indikera faktorer som utöver ärftlighet skulle kunna påverka utvecklingen av höftledsdysplasi (HD) respektive armbågsledsdysplasi (AD). En stor grupp labradorer (n=292) har ingått i enkätundersökningen, som utformats som fall-kontrollstudier, där hundar med respektive utan HD och AD har kunnat jämföras. Undersökningen har genomförts genom telefonintervjuer. Enkäten innehöll 39 frågor om demografiska data, kost, levnadsvanor samt hälsa och svarsfrekvensen var 90%. Syftet var att undersöka vilka faktorer i hundens kost och levnadsvanor som kan påverka utvecklandet av HD och AD.

The examination of the adequate nature conservation methods in a natural reserve, to conserve a specific species and / or increase biological diversity is the subject of this study. This work is based on four species, that can be found during the Spring season, liverleaf, wood anemone, brimstone and woodpecker. The incidence and availability is studied and closely observed for these species in twenty forests, i.e. ten forests which are nature reserves and ten forests with the similar characteristics as the nature reserves habitat, but are not nature reserves in Gnesta mucipality, Södermanland. Measurements of the tree crown and the diameter of the tree trunks where noted to study how these factors could affect the outcome of the abundance and incidence of the four species.

SAMMANFATTNINGIntroduktion: Studier har visat att kostfibrer har många hälsofördelar. Vete, råg och korn är fiberrika cerealier som måste undvikas i en glutenfri kost. Tidigare undersökningar har visat att personer med celiaki har haft ett lågt fiberintag, men det saknas aktuella svenska studier inom detta område. Dessutom finns i författarnas kännedom inga studier som behandlar uppfattningar om fibrer hos personer med celiaki.Syfte: Att undersöka fiberintag hos personer med celiaki i Sverige, de huvudsakliga fiberkällorna i deras kost samt deras uppfattning om fiberintag i en glutenfri kost.Metod: Tre dagars kostregistrering (39 deltagare) samt en kompletterande enkät (37 deltagare). Deltagarna i undersökningen var personer mellan 18-80 år med diagnostiserad celiaki, men utan andra matrelaterade intoleranser eller allergier.Resultat: Deltagarnas kostfiberintag var 19,0 gram per dag på gruppnivå, vilket var i nivå med en nationell svensk kostundersökning från 2010-11.

Abstract One of the leading causes of food borne infections in the world is due to Salmonella by con-suming poultry products including eggs and meat. According to US Food and Drug Admin-istration (2009), 2 to 4 million cases of Salmonellosis in humans occur every year only in US. Salmonella causes wide range of diseases with enteric and typhoid fever, food poisoning, di-arrhea and gastro-enteritis. Many serotypes of Salmonella do not have host specificity and cause disease in all kinds of animals and humans. Salmonella has capability to modify accord-ing to the changing environment and it can develop resistance against routine elimination practices of sanitation, chemical treatments and antibacterial drugs. Newly established poultry industries in Pakistan are confronting various infectious diseases including Salmonellosis while in Sweden Salmonella prevalence in animal products con-sumed for humans is extremely low.

In Scandinavia, capercaillie are often associated with pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in winter, with pine needles as the main diet. Few dietary studies have been conducted in Sweden and winter diet is subject to little debate. The interesting thing is that this "pine specialist? is also found in spruce (Picea abies) forest habitats where pine is scarce or unavailable. In many studies outside Sweden (primarily Central Europe) spruce is regularly observed in the winter diet, but I have found no reports on the selection of the diet in spruce forest areas in Sweden.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most clinically important Staphylococcus species and is associated with high mortality in patients with positive blood cultures. S. aureus bacteria may cause a variety of disease manifestations ranging from minor skin infections to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and sepsis. This microorganism belonging to the gram positive cocci may also be part of the normal flora. In Sweden, penicillinase-stable penicillins are the primary alternatives to treat S.

Denna kartläggning ingår som en del i ett större forskningsprojekt, Idefics (Identification and prevention of Dietary and Lifestyle?induced Health Effects in Children and Infants) som har tagits fram för att förebygga övervikt och fetma bland barn mellan 2?4? och 6?8 år i Europa. Syftet med vår kartläggning är att utifrån ett stickprov bestående av 100 barn ur Idefics population kartlägga livsmedelsintag. Detta som underlag för deras kommande intervention där två av nyckelbudskapen är att öka konsumtionen av vatten samt frukt och grönsaker. Även skillnader i livsmedelsintag mellan interventions? och kontrollgrupp, flickor och pojkar samt förskole? och skolbarn studeras.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most clinically important Staphylococcus species and is associated with high mortality in patients with positive blood cultures. S. aureus bacteria may cause a variety of disease manifestations ranging from minor skin infections to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and sepsis. This microorganism belonging to the gram positive cocci may also be part of the normal flora. In Sweden, penicillinase-stable penicillins are the primary alternatives to treat S.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most clinically important Staphylococcus species and is associated with high mortality in patients with positive blood cultures. S. aureus bacteria may cause a variety of disease manifestations ranging from minor skin infections to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and sepsis. This microorganism belonging to the gram positive cocci may also be part of the normal flora. In Sweden, penicillinase-stable penicillins are the primary alternatives to treat S.

In Peru guinea pigs are raised for meat production and salmonellosis is considered as a major problem. Studies have detected salmonella in animals with enteritis and pneumonia. Salmonellosis exists both in an acute and a chronic form. In the rural areas the diagnosis is made according to clinical signs and macro pathological findings at autopsy. The major systems applied for the guinea pig production are often classified as family, family-commercial and commercial. These systems differ in number of animals and how industrialised they are.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most clinically important Staphylococcus species and is associated with high mortality in patients with positive blood cultures. S. aureus bacteria may cause a variety of disease manifestations ranging from minor skin infections to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and sepsis. This microorganism belonging to the gram positive cocci may also be part of the normal flora. In Sweden, penicillinase-stable penicillins are the primary alternatives to treat S.

SAMMANFATTNINGMänniskans förbrukning av fossila bränslen har ökat drastiskt de två senaste seklerna. Detta har lett till en ökning av växthusgasutsläpp vilket i sin tur inneburit en höjning av jordens lufttemperatur, den så kallade växthuseffekten. Mellan 1970 och 2004 ökade de globalaväxthusgasutsläppen med cirka 70 %. (Naturvårdsverket 2008a). Ungefär 25 % av Sveriges klimatpåverkande utsläpp uppskattas komma ifrån matkedjan.

The Swedish Welfare Act § 4 says that "Animals must be kept and cared for in a good environment for animals and in such a way that promotes their health and allow them to behave naturally." Pigs in the wild spend 80% of their waking hours walking around and rooting for food, eating and exploring their environment with its snout. Fattening pigs in commercial farms spend 80% lying doing nothing. A lactating sow is lying down most of her day, and only 10-20% of the body surface is in contact with the floor, so the pressure is high on these spots. Piglets lie down and paddle with their legs, with high liquid content in the tissues, several times an hour, to stimulate and massage the sow's udder. In the existing system, these individuals are held more often on floors that are anything but inviting to sleep on.

Bakgrund Det är viktigt att införa goda matvanor i tidig ålder då dessa lägger grunden för en god hälsa i framtiden. En balanserad och hälsosam kost är dessutom associerad med bättre inlärningsförmåga hos barn. Tidigare forskning visar att det finns skillnader i energi- samt näringsintag hos pojkar och flickor.  Syfte Syftet med studien var att undersöka eventuella skillnader i intagen skollunch mellan pojkar och flickor samt att jämföra dem med Nordiska näringsrekommendationer (NNR) med fokus på energi- samt näringsinnehåll. Metod Studien genomfördes via ett samarbete med forskningsprojektet ProMeal. Datainsamling pågick under fem dagar genom vägd och fotograferad kostregistrering av skollunch hos 29 barn i årskurs 5.