Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica – now an open access journal

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica reviewer acknowledgement 2013

The Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica editorial team would like to thank the following colleagues who contributed to peer review for the journal in 2013.

Xenotransplantation--clinical activities and regulatory development.

No Peri- and Postnatal Effects on Calves Born After Transfer of in Vitro Produced Embryos Vitrified by the Open Pulled Straw (OPS) Method

The general objective of this study was to perform follow-up studies including selected peri- and postnatal characteristics on calves born after transfer of in vitro produced (IVP) embryos vitrified by the 'Open Pulled Straw' (OPS) method. An overall pregnancy rate of 16% after transfer of the OPS-vitrified IVP embryos was achieved and resulted in birth of 9 calves, with 11 AI calves serving as...

Monocarboxylate Transporters and Lactate Metabolism in Equine Athletes: A Review

Lactate is known as the end product of anaerobic glycolysis, a pathway that is of key importance during high intensity exercise. Instead of being a waste product lactate is now regarded as a valuable substrate that significantly contributes to the energy production of heart, non-contracting muscles and even brain. The recent cloning of monocarboxylate transporters, a conserved protein family th...

Access is Open

Welcome to Veterinary Medicine and Science (VMS), a new, online, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal covering all aspects of veterinary medicine. The launch of any new journal is an exciting but uncertain event; uncertain because without any track record (and consequently no impact factor score), why would authors choose such a journal to publish their research? The answer lies both in the perce...