Chemical immobilisation of wild animals is one of the most challenging fields of veterinary anaesthesia. The procedure must be safe for both animals and humans. Too light plane of anaesthesia can result in sudden unexpected ...

Eesti nagu ka paljud teised Balti mere aarsed riigid kuulub piirkonda, kus seleeni (Se) sisaldus muldades on madal (Oldfield, 2002). Muldade madal Se sisaldus pohjustab omakorda madalat Se taset taimedes ja loomade ...

Eestis on viimase kümnendi jooksul toimunud lehmade aretuses, söötmises ja pidamises suured muutused, mille tulemusel on nii piimatoodang kui ka holsteini tõu osatähtsus pidevalt kasvanud; holsteini tõugu lehmade 305 päeva ...

Antimicrobial resistance has been a global emerging threat in both human and veterinary medicine during last two decades. Antimicrobial resistance as a global problem needs to be handled on national, regional and ...

Crystallisation is the main process in lactose production technology. It consists of several steps including formation of primary clusters of molecules, nucleation, growth of nuclei, and further formation of crystals. The ...

Milk coagulation properties (milk coagulation time and curd firmness) are of great importance for the cheese industry because of their influence on cheese outcome and quality. This thesis focuses on possibilities for the ...

There are three dairy cattle breeds in Estonia that differ in their demographic history, phenotypic characteristics and current census sizes. The aim of the study was to characterize these breeds on the basis of genetic ...

Pancreatic insulin secretion and tissues resistance to insulin are considered to be essential factors controlling glucose and lipid metabolism post partum. In addition to genetic factors, body condition affects the development ...

Present research is the first complex study in Estonia about nitrate and nitrite contents, which comprises the complete vegetable production chain from raw material to final product. In accordance with data from literature, ...

Once abundant, indigenous noble crayfish stocks in Europe have suffered from a long-term population decline due to the spread of North-American crayfish species. They are latent carriers of the crayfish plague agent ...