{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wallin Philippot K"],"funding":["Norges Forskningsråd","Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas","Framsenteret"],"pagination":["34"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10337086"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["65(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The effects of climate change, loss of pastureland to other land usage and presence of large carnivores are the main reasons for the increase in supplementary feeding of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Fennoscandia over the last decades. Feeding might expose reindeer to stress and increased animal-to-animal contact, leading to an increased risk of infectious disease transmission, such as infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC). As it can develop rapidly and be very painful, IKC is described as an important animal welfare concern and a potential source of economic loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the current presence of IKC and potential associations between IKC and supplementary feeding through an online questionnaire survey, distri"],"journal":["Acta veterinaria Scandinavica"],"pubmed_title":["Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus): a questionnaire-based study among reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden."],"pmcid":["PMC10337086"],"funding_grant_id":["2019-02090","325968","369915"],"pubmed_authors":["Frossling J","Persson Y","Omazic A","Nymo IH","Tryland M","Wallin Philippot K","Baron J","Rautiainen H","Sanchez Romano J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus): a questionnaire-based study among reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The effects of climate change, loss of pastureland to other land usage and presence of large carnivores are the main reasons for the increase in supplementary feeding of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Fennoscandia over the last decades. Feeding might expose reindeer to stress and increased animal-to-animal contact, leading to an increased risk of infectious disease transmission, such as infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC). As it can develop rapidly and be very painful, IKC is described as an important animal welfare concern and a potential source of economic loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the current presence of IKC and potential associations between IKC and supplementary feeding through an online questionnaire survey, distri","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Jul","modification":"2025-04-04T13:51:32.557Z","creation":"2025-04-04T13:51:32.557Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10337086","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37438784"],"doi":["10.1186/s13028-023-00694-x"]}}