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Physics of Animal Health: On the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Agele, R., Paul, E., Taylor, S., Watson, C., Sturrock, C., Drakopoulos, M., Atwood, R. C., Rutland, C. S., Menzies-Gow, N. J., Knowles, E., Elliott, J., Harris, P., & Rauch, C. (2019). Physics of Animal Health: On the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0214

Global inequalities in economic access and agriculture productivity imply that a large number of developing countries rely on working equids for transport/agriculture/mining. Therefore, the understanding of hoof conditions/shape variations affecting... Read More about Physics of Animal Health: On the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form.

Prevalence of and risk factors for acute laminitis in horses treated with corticosteroids (2019)
Journal Article
Potter, K., Stevens, K. B., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2019). Prevalence of and risk factors for acute laminitis in horses treated with corticosteroids. Veterinary Record, 85(82), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105378

A retrospective treated versus untreated study (study 1) and multicentre prospective cohort study (study 2) were undertaken to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, acute laminitis in horses treated with corticosteroids. All... Read More about Prevalence of and risk factors for acute laminitis in horses treated with corticosteroids.

Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
Journal Article
Finding, E. J. T., Lawson, C., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.06.001

Microvesicles are small (up to 1 μm) vesicles found in plasma and other bodily fluids. They are recognised as part of the normal system of inter-cellular communication but altered numbers are also used as biomarkers of disease. Microvesicles have not... Read More about Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies.

Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
Journal Article
Timpson, A., De Mestre, A. M., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., Cheng, Z. R., Mirczuk, S. M., Callan, L., Rainbow, L., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.06.009

The aims of the study were to determine whether adipose tissue global gene expression (i) differs between never laminitic (NL) and previously laminitic (PL) ponies; (ii) is influenced by season and/or a diet designed to simulate spring grass and (iii... Read More about Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies.

Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test (2018)
Journal Article
Jocelyn, N. A., Harris, P. A., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(6), 836-841. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12826

After an overnight fast, in a three‐way randomised crossover study with a 7‐day washout, 0.15, 0.3 or 0.45 mL/kg bwt corn syrup was administered orally to eight ponies (5 PL and 3 NL) and blood obtained between 0 and 120 min. Serum [insulin] and [glu... Read More about Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test.

Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations in ponies measured by two different assays suggests seasonal cross reactivity or interference (2018)
Journal Article
Knowles, E. J., Moreton-Clack, M. C., Shaw, S., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations in ponies measured by two different assays suggests seasonal cross reactivity or interference. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(5), 672-677. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12797

Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting (2016)
Journal Article
Knowles, E. J., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2016). Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49, 519-524. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12607

Background
It is recommended that the Oral Sugar Test (OST) for insulin dysregulation (ID) is performed after an overnight fast but fasting is impractical in ponies kept solely at pasture. There are few data on OST repeatability and reliability in p... Read More about Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting.