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Seungdamrong A, Steiner A, Gracia C, Diamond M, Legro R, Jin S, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Santoro N. Antithyroid antibodies, but not thyroid stimulating hormone, are associated with decreased pregnancy rates in infertile women. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mock T, Hehenberger E, Steiner A, Hüsler J, Hirsbrunner G. Uterine torsion in Brown Swiss cattle: retrospective analysis from an alpine practice in Switzerland. Vet Rec 2015; 177:152. [PMID: 26116267 DOI: 10.1136/vr.103021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Becker J, Steiner A, Kohler S, Koller-Bähler A, Wüthrich M, Reist M. Lameness and foot lesions in Swiss dairy cows: I. Prevalence. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2015; 156:71-8. [PMID: 24463321 DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prevalences of foot lesions and lameness were recorded in 1'449 Swiss dairy cows during routine claw-trimming on 78 farms from June 2010 until February 2011. Lameness was present in 14.8 % of cows and on 80.8 % of investigated farms. Highest prevalences were seen for widened white line (80.7 %/100 %), signalling foot lesion (65.6 %/98.7 %), heel-horn erosion (34.2 %/88.5 %), digital dermatitis complex (29.1 %/73.1 %), severe hemorrhages (27.9 %/87.2 %), and Rusterholz' sole ulcers (11.5 %/74.4 %) at cow and herd level, respectively. Lower prevalences were found for subclinical laminitis (5.4 %/47.4 %), chronic laminitis (3.3 %/25.6 %), white line disease (4.7 %/42.3 %), double soles (2.6 %/33.3 %), interdigital hyperplasia (3.1 %/33.3 %), sole ulcers (0.4 %/6.4 %), toe infections caused by faulty claw-trimming (3.9 %/39.7 %) and by injury (0.1 %/2.6 %), deep lacerations (0.4 %/6.4 %), and interdigital phlegmona (0.1 %/1.3 %). Lameness and foot lesions were shown to represent important health problems of dairy cows under the conditions of the typical grass-based production system in Switzerland. Digital dermatitis has developed to the most relevant foot disease with a high impact on welfare of Swiss dairy cows within the past 10 years.
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Alsaaod M, Syring C, Luternauer M, Doherr MG, Steiner A. Effect of routine claw trimming on claw temperature in dairy cows measured by infrared thermography. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:2381-8. [PMID: 25660737 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Infrared thermography (IRT) was used to assess the effect of routine claw trimming on claw temperature. In total, 648 IRT observations each were collected from 81 cows housed in 6 tiestalls before and 3 wk after claw trimming. The feet were classified as either healthy (nonlesion group, n = 182) or affected with infectious foot disorders (group IFD, n = 142). The maximal surface temperatures of the coronary band and skin and the difference of the maximal temperatures (ΔT) between the lateral and medial claws of the respective foot were assessed. Linear mixed models, correcting for the hierarchical structure of the data, ambient temperature, and infectious status of the claws, were developed to evaluate the effect of time in relation to the trimming event (d 0 versus d 21) and claw (medial versus lateral). Front feet and hind feet were analyzed separately. Ambient temperature and infectious foot status were identified as external and internal factors, respectively, that significantly affected claw temperature. Before claw trimming, the lateral claws of the hind feet were significantly warmer compared with the medial claws, whereas such a difference was not evident for the claws of the front feet. At d 21, ΔT of the hind feet was reduced by ≥ 0.25 °C, whereas it was increased by ≤ 0.13 °C in the front feet compared with d 0. Therefore, trimming was associated with a remarkable decrease of ΔT of the hind claws. Equalizing the weight bearing of the hind feet by routine claw trimming is associated with a measurable reduction of ΔT between the paired hind claws.
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Tschopp A, Reist M, Kaufmann T, Bodmer M, Kretzschmar L, Heiniger D, Berchtold B, Wohlfender F, Harisberger M, Boss R, Strabel D, Cousin ME, Graber H, Steiner A, van den Borne B. A multiarm randomized field trial evaluating strategies for udder health improvement in Swiss dairy herds. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:840-60. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This paper aims to provide an overview of the accepted techniques of pain relief and castration and guidelines of how to best perform these painful interventions in an animal-friendly way under Swiss conditions. Calves should be castrated at the age of 14 days or less, at least 10 minutes after local anesthesia with lidocaine, applying a single rubber ring. Concurrently, a NSAID should be administered intravenously (ketoprofen, 3 mg/kg of bodyweight) and Tetanus-serum subcutaneously (off label use). If possible, ketoprofen(4.5 mg/kg BW) should be orally administered for 3 - 5 days postoperatively. At 10 days after applying the rubber ring, the dried-off scrotum including the rubber ring should be removed with a clean knife or a scalpel. Local anesthesia is not necessary for this procedure. Ram lambs should be castrated at the age of 14 days or less, at least 10 minutes after local anesthesia with lidocaine, applying a rubber ring. The toxic dose of 4 mg lidocaine/kg BW (corresponds to 1 ml lidocaine 2 % per lamb of 5 kg BW) should not be exceeded. Concurrently, a NSAID (off label use) and Tetanus-serum should be administered systemically. Immunization against GnRH represents an animal-friendly and economically feasible alternative to rubber ring castration. With two immunizations at an interval of 3 - 4 weeks testicular development can be inhibited for at least 3 months and the onset of puberty clearly delayed. However, a specific vaccine for use in ruminants is currently registered neither in Switzerland nor in Europe.
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Buchheit CL, Angarola BL, Steiner A, Weigel KJ, Schafer ZT. Anoikis evasion in inflammatory breast cancer cells is mediated by Bim-EL sequestration. Cell Death Differ 2014; 22:1275-86. [PMID: 25526094 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and highly invasive type of breast cancer, and patients diagnosed with IBC often face a very poor prognosis. IBC is characterized by the lack of primary tumor formation and the rapid accumulation of cancerous epithelial cells in the dermal lymphatic vessels. Given that normal epithelial cells require attachment to the extracellular matrix (ECM) for survival, a comprehensive examination of the molecular mechanisms underlying IBC cell survival in the lymphatic vessels is of paramount importance to our understanding of IBC pathogenesis. Here we demonstrate that, in contrast to normal mammary epithelial cells, IBC cells evade ECM-detachment-induced apoptosis (anoikis). ErbB2 and EGFR knockdown in KPL-4 and SUM149 cells, respectively, causes decreased colony growth in soft agar and increased caspase activation following ECM detachment. ERK/MAPK signaling was found to operate downstream of ErbB2 and EGFR to protect cells from anoikis by facilitating the formation of a protein complex containing Bim-EL, LC8, and Beclin-1. This complex forms as a result of Bim-EL phosphorylation on serine 59, and thus Bim-EL cannot localize to the mitochondria and cause anoikis. These results reveal a novel mechanism that could be targeted with innovative therapeutics to induce anoikis in IBC cells.
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Guccione J, Cosandey A, Pesce A, Di Loria A, Pascale M, Piantedosi D, Steiner A, Graber H, Ciaramella P. Clinical outcomes and molecular genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk samples of dairy primiparous Mediterranean buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:7606-13. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Bludau M, Maeschli A, Leiber F, Steiner A, Klocke P. Mastitis in dairy heifers: Prevalence and risk factors. Vet J 2014; 202:566-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heiniger D, van den Borne B, Lechner I, Tschopp A, Strabel D, Steiner A, Meier H. Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse einer Intervention zur Verbesserung der Eutergesundheit in Schweizer Milchviehbetrieben. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2014; 156:473-81. [DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vujic I, Marker M, Posch C, Mühlehner D, Monshi B, Breier F, Steiner A, Ortiz-Urda S, Rappersberger K. Merkel cell carcinoma: mitoses, expression of Ki-67 and bcl-2 correlate with disease progression. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 29:542-8. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Berchtold B, Bodmer M, van den Borne B, Reist M, Graber H, Steiner A, Boss R, Wohlfender F. Genotype-specific risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus in Swiss dairy herds with an elevated yield-corrected herd somatic cell count. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:4886-96. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sator P, Kiprov A, Feldmann R, Breier F, Steiner A. Heparin-induced skin necrosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 30:161-3. [PMID: 25074633 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Voelk V, Graber H, van den Borne B, Sartori C, Steiner A, Bodmer M, Haerdi-Landerer M. A longitudinal study investigating the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in seasonally communal dairy herds. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:4184-92. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Balet L, Janett F, Hüsler J, Piechotta M, Howard R, Amatayakul-Chantler S, Steiner A, Hirsbrunner G. Immunization against gonadotropin-releasing hormone in dairy cattle: Antibody titers, ovarian function, hormonal levels, and reversibility. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:2193-203. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Alsaaod M, Syring C, Dietrich J, Doherr M, Gujan T, Steiner A. A field trial of infrared thermography as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for early detection of digital dermatitis in dairy cows. Vet J 2014; 199:281-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Becker J, Steiner A, Kohler S, Koller-Bähler A, Wüthrich M, Reist M. Lameness and foot lesions in Swiss dairy cows: II. Risk factors. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2014; 156:79-89. [DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Steiner A, Berger A. Der Umgang und die Auswirkung eines perinatalen mütterlichen Todesfalles aus Sicht der Hebamme. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Steiner A. Biomarkers of Ovarian Reserve as Predictors of Reproductive Potential. Semin Reprod Med 2013; 31:437-42. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1356479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Feldmann R, Fink AM, Jurecka W, Rappersberger K, Steiner A. Accuracy of the non-sentinel node risk score (N-SNORE) in patients with cutaneous melanoma and positive sentinel lymph nodes: a retrospective study. Eur J Surg Oncol 2013; 40:73-6. [PMID: 24075029 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sentinel node (SLN) biopsy in patients with melanoma permits identification of those at risk for further metastases in non-sentinel lymph nodes (NSLN). However, a mere 20% of SLN-positive patients have metastases in NSLN. Therefore we need criteria to predict NSLN-positivity. A new score system known as the non-sentinel risk score, (N-SNORE) based on five clinical and pathological characteristics (gender, regression in primary melanoma, proportion of SNs containing melanoma, perinodal lymphatic invasion, and SN tumor burden), was first published in 2010. In this study, the accuracy of N-SNORE was validated in melanoma patients with positive SLN. METHODS A total of 106 melanoma patients with positive SLN, who had undergone complete lymph node dissection (CLND) subsequently, were included in the study. The N-SNORE was calculated in all patients, and the risk was compared to the frequency of NSLN metastases. Statistical analysis of the data was performed. RESULTS Thirteen patients were at very low risk for NSN metastasis (score 0), 63 patients at low risk (score 1-3), 19 at intermediate risk (score 4-5), 6 at high risk (score 6-7), and 5 at very high risk (score >8). NSLN positivity rates for these 5 risk groups were 7.7%, 18.2%, 21.1%, 33.3%, and 80%, respectively. According to Fisher's exact test, the contingency coefficient was .322; the p-value was .025. CONCLUSION An increasing N-SNORE was clearly correlated with a higher risk of NSLN positivity. Based on the p-value and the contingency coefficient, the overall accuracy of the N-SNORE was proven on statistical calculation.
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Blaser M, Steiner A, Hirsbrunner G. A novel technique for surgical removal of protruded perivaginal fat in cattle. Vet Rec 2013; 173:220. [PMID: 23851301 DOI: 10.1136/vr.101381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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van Dorland HA, Graber M, Kohler S, Steiner A, Bruckmaier RM. Comparison of hepatic adaptation in extreme metabolic phenotypes observed in early lactation dairy cows on-farm. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2013; 98:693-703. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kretzschmar L, van den Borne BHP, Kaufmann T, Reist M, Strabel D, Harisberger M, Steiner A, Bodmer M. [Mastitis management in Swiss dairy farms with udder health problems]. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2013; 155:453-62. [PMID: 23919972 DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to describe the udder health management in Swiss dairy herds with udder health problems. One hundred dairy herds with a yield-corrected somatic cell count of 200'000 to 300'000 cells/ml during 2010 were selected. Data concerning farm structure, housing system, milking technique, milking procedures, dry-cow and mastitis management were collected during farm visits between September and December 2011. In addition, quarter milk samples were collected for bacteriological culturing from cows with a composite somatic cell count ≥ 150'000 cells/ml. The highest quarter level prevalence was 12.3 % for C. bovis. Eighty-two percent of the pipeline milking machines in tie-stalls and 88 % of the milking parlours fulfilled the criteria for the vacuum drop, and only 74 % of the pipeline milking machines met the criteria of the 10-l-water test. Eighty-five percent of the farms changed their milk liners too late. The correct order of teat preparation before cluster attachment was carried out by 37 % of the farmers only. With these results, Swiss dairy farmers and herd health veterinarians can be directed to common mistakes in mastitis management. The data will be used for future information campaigns to improve udder health in Swiss dairy farms.
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Räber R, Kaufmann T, Regula G, von Rotz A, Stoffel HM, Posthaus H, Rérat M, Kirchhofer M, Steiner A, Bähler C. Effects of different types of solid feeds on health status and performance of Swiss veal calves. I. Basic feeding with milk by-products. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2013; 155:269-81. [DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Räber R, Kaufmann T, Regula G, von Rotz A, Stoffel HM, Posthaus H, Rérat M, Morel I, Kirchhofer M, Steiner A, Bähler C. Effects of different types of solid feeds on health status and performance of Swiss veal calves. II. Basic feeding with whole milk. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2013; 155:283-92. [DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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