Equipment for placing a sustained release bolus in the rumen of reindeer

A pair of pliers were developed to place sustained release boli with a diameter of 18-20 mm and a length of 50-60 mm safely into the rumen of reindeer. The pliers are connected to a flexible, plastic coated steel tube terminating in a bronze headpiece. Inside this tube a polyfilament, stainless steel wire connects the pliers to an attachment screw in the headpiece. Before treatment the bolus is screwed on to this screw. After the bolus has been guided through the pharynx and oesophagus into the rumen, it is released by squeezing the pair of pliers which then retracts the attachment screw and allows the bolus to drop off. Spring loading of the attachment screw ensures retraction of the screw into the headpiece if the bolus is lost during the operation. The equipment has been used for treatment of more than 1000 reindeer.Utstyr for nedføring av tabletter i vomma på rein.Abstract in Norwegian / Sammendrag: Et nedleggingsutstyr for innføring av vomtabletter i vomma på rein blir beskrevet. Vomtablettene har en diameter på 18-20 mm og en lengde på 50-60 mm. Utstyret består av en tang som via en bøyelig, plastbelagt spiralwire er forbundet med et hodestykke i bronse. En polyfilament stålwire går inne i spiralwiren fra tangen til hodestykket hvor den ender i en festeskrue. For behandling skrues festeskruen inn i et hull i bakflaten av vomtabletten. Etter nedføring i vomma frigjøres tabletten ved at festeskruen med kraft fra tanga trekkes ut av tabletten. Fjærbelastning av festeskruen sikrer at skruen trekkes inn og beskyttes i hodestykket dersom tabletten mistes under behandling av urolige dyr. Det er behandlet ca 1000 rein med nedleggingsutstyret. En behandling med to tabletter tar 2-5 min. pr. dyr inkludert nedlegging og fiksering av dyret.&nbsp

Effects of a 1-Week Inpatient Course Including Information, Physical Activity, and Group Sessions for Prostate Cancer Patients

This study aims to explore the effects of a 1-week inpatient course including information, physical activity (PA), and group sessions on physical and mental health-related outcomes for prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Further to assess the patients’ satisfaction with the course. PCa patients completed a questionnaire assessing PA, fatigue, mental distress, and quality of life 1 month before (T0) and 3 months after (T1) the course. Total fatigue, physical fatigue, and PSA anxiety decreased significantly from T0 to T1. No significant changes were observed in the other measures. The majority of the participants were satisfied with the course. In spite of minor reductions in fatigue and PSA anxiety and satisfied patients, the findings indicate that a 1-week inpatient course does not influence substantially on most of the health-related outcomes in PCa patients 3 months after the course