Norway Horses

Listeria monocytogenes associated kerato-conjunctivitis in four horses in Norway

Listeria monocytogenes has been reported to cause various infectious diseases in both humans and animals. More rarely, ocular infections have been reported. To our knowledge, only two cases of Listeria keratitis have been described in horses. We report kerato-conjunctivitis in four Norwegian horses associated with L. monocytogenes. Clinically, all cases were presented with recurrent unilateral ...

Norway rats

artist, Luke Jerram, also raises the issue of how the artificial colouring of scientific imagery affects our understanding of phenomena. Jerram is exploring the links between the artworks’ beauty, what they represent and their impact on humanity. The works are currently on show at the Smithfield Gallery in London and the swine flu virus has been acquired for display by the Wellcome Trust. The q...

The responses of horses to predator stimuli

It is not known whether the instincts of wild horses have remained strong during their centuries of domestication. Knowledge of this matter would give riders the opportunity to know more about the behavior of horses and consequently about safety for both horses and riders. In this current research, we studied the behavior of fifteen Caspian miniature horses of different ages and sexes using sti...

Porphyrias in Norway.

BACKGROUND Porphyria is an umbrella term for a group of largely hereditary diseases that are due to defective haem synthesis. The diseases have a varied and partly overlapping range of symptoms and presentations. The commonest forms of porphyria are porphyria cutanea tarda, acute intermittent porphyria and erythropoietic protoporphyria. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the...

Anisakis simplex in Norway