Herd health and production related problems were monitored on a high yield farm with 385 Holstein-Friesian cows near Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1993. At the end of August an outbreak of acute aseptic inflammation of the corium of the hoof (N=33) and retention of urine in vagina (N=37) was detected and treated in cows at pasture. The incidence of the disease in the summer months (pasture) was statis...

AIM To evaluate the likelihood that, in children under the age of 2 years, convulsions alone may cause retinal haemorrhages. METHODS Children under the age of 2 years admitted to hospital following convulsions, were examined within 48 hours of admission. The convulsions were classified by a paediatric neurologist and detailed ocular examination, including indirect ophthalmoscopy, was performe...

Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is defined as a collection of blood in the cerebral parenchyma that is not caused by trauma. ICH is the second most frequent cause of stroke, accounting for 10–15 % of all cases in high-income countries and about 20 % in lowto middle-income countries. Despite an apparent stability of incidence over the past decades, the profile of ICH has changed: the...

Claw disorders cause problems in dairy cattle all over the world. Nutrition, feeding, environment, claw trimming routines, hormonal changes related to calving and genetics are among the factors which influence the pathogenesis. The colour of the claw horn (pigmentation) has been suggested to play a role. The aim of this study was to investigate if there were any associations between the colour ...

AIMS/BACKGROUND Human recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) fibrinolysis of subretinal haemorrhage with concomitant removal has been shown to reverse the natural history of photoreceptor degeneration in experimental subretinal haemorrhages if evacuated within 7 days. The aim of the study was to determine whether fibrinolysis of subretinal haemorrhage without concomitant removal would...