About Us
The section of epidemiology is lead by Prof. Paul Torgerson in collaboration with three senior research assistants. We are involved in many projects at the university of Zurich and elsewere. The collaborators working in our offices at the Tierspital in Zürich are listed on the Staff page.
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Our Publications on ZORA
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Publications
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Feeding behavior of laboratory dogs as a helpful guideline to their state of health during animal testing (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-60155
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The accuracy of the single intradermal comparative skin test for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis - estimated from a systematic literature search Mycobacterial Diseases, 2, 1000120. https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-1068.1000120
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Urinary leukotriene E4 concentrations as a potential marker of inflammation in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 26, 269–274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00867.x
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Association between covariates and disease occurrence in the presence of diagnostic error Epidemiology and Infection, 140, 1515–1524. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268811001932
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Identifying associations between pig pathologies using a multi-dimensional machine learning methodology BMC Veterinary Research, 8, 151. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-151
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Energy requirement and food intake behaviour in young adult intact male cats with and without predisposition to overweight The Scientific World Journal, 2012, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/509854
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Effect of the rumen ciliates Entodinium caudatum, Epidinium ecaudatum and Eudiplodinium maggii, and combinations thereof, on ruminal fermentation and total tract digestion in sheep Archives of Animal Nutrition, 66, 180–199. https://doi.org/10.1080/1745039X.2012.676817
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Effect of vaccination against gonadotropin-releasing factor (GnRF) with Bopriva® in the prepubertal bull calf Animal Reproduction Science, 131, 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.02.012
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Electrocardiographic and haemodynamic alterations caused by three different test solutions of local anaesthetics to detect accidental intravascular injection in children British Journal of Anaesthesia, 108, 283–289. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aer389
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Revealing the complexity of health determinants in resource poor settings American Journal of Epidemiology, 176, 1051–1059. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/KWS183
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The influence of empirical contact networks on modelling diseases in cattle Epidemics, 4, 117–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2012.04.003
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Using seasonal-trend decomposition based on loess (STL) to explore temporal patterns of pneumonic lesions in finishing pigs slaughtered in England, 2005–2011 Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 104, 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.11.003
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Comparison of 6-day progestagen treatment with Chronogest® CR and Eazi-breed™ CIDR® G intravaginal inserts for estrus synchronization in cyclic ewes Small Ruminant Research, 107, 141–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.05.014
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BRAFO tiered approach for benefit–risk assessment of foods Food and Chemical Toxicology, 50 Suppl, S684-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2010.05.049
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Network modeling of BVD transmission Veterinary Research, 43, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1297-9716-43-11
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Das Töten und die Würde von Tieren: ein Problem für Tierärzte? Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 153, 209–214. https://doi.org/10.1024/0036-7281/a000184
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Akzeptanz des Tötens von Tieren: Umfrage bei Tierärzten und anderen Berufsgruppen Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 153, 215–222. https://doi.org/10.1024/0036-7281/a000185
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Comparison of faecal techniques including FLOTAC for copromicroscopic detection of first stage larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum Parasitology Research, 109, 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2221-3
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Shot noise processes for clumped parasite infections with time-dependent decay dynamics Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics, 2, 83–201.
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Quantification and molecular characterization of the feline leukemia virus A receptor Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 11, 1940–1950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2011.08.015