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Later-age neutering causes lower risk of early‐onset urinary incontinence than early neutering–a VetCompass target trial emulation study (2024)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D., Diaz-Ordaz, K., Pegram, C., Brodbelt, D. C., Chang, Y., Hall, J. L., & Church, D. B. (2024). Later-age neutering causes lower risk of early‐onset urinary incontinence than early neutering–a VetCompass target trial emulation study. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 19(7), e0305526. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305526

There is growing evidence supporting clinically important associations between age at neutering in bitches and subsequent urinary incontinence (UI), although much of this evidence to date is considered weak. Target trial emulation is an innovative ap... Read More about Later-age neutering causes lower risk of early‐onset urinary incontinence than early neutering–a VetCompass target trial emulation study.

Dietary magnesium supplementation in cats with chronic kidney disease: A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Tang, P., van den Broek, D., Jepson, R., Geddes, R., Chang, Y., Loetter, N., …Elliott, J. (2024). Dietary magnesium supplementation in cats with chronic kidney disease: A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17134

Background: Plasma total magnesium concentration (tMg) is a prognostic indicator in cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD), shorter survival time being associated with hypomagnesemia. Whether this risk factor is modifiable with dietary magnesium supp... Read More about Dietary magnesium supplementation in cats with chronic kidney disease: A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial.

ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats (2024)
Journal Article
LeVine, D., Kidd, L., Garden, O., Brooks, M., Goggs, R., Kohn, B., …Spada, E. (2024). ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16996

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is the most common acquired primary hemostatic disorder in dogs. Immune thrombocytopenia less commonly affects cats but is an important cause of mortality and treatment-associated morbidity in both species. Immune thromb... Read More about ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats.

An analysis of the welfare of fast-growing and slower-growing strains of broiler chicken (2024)
Journal Article
Nicol, C. J., Abeyesinghe, S. M., & Chang, Y. (in press). An analysis of the welfare of fast-growing and slower-growing strains of broiler chicken. Frontiers in Animal Science, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2024.1374609

Due to concerns about the welfare of fast-growing (FG) strains of broiler chicken, animal welfare organisations have advocated the use of certain slower-growing (SG) strains that meet key welfare targets under test conditions. However, a widespread t... Read More about An analysis of the welfare of fast-growing and slower-growing strains of broiler chicken.

Target Trial Emulation: Does surgical versus non-surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs cause different outcomes? (2024)
Journal Article
Pegram, C., Diaz-Ordaz, K., Brodbelt, D. C., Chang, Y., von Hekkel, A. F., Wu, C., …O’Neill, D. G. (2024). Target Trial Emulation: Does surgical versus non-surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs cause different outcomes?. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 106165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106165

Target trial emulation applies design principles from randomised controlled trials to the analysis of observational data for causal inference and is increasingly used within human epidemiology. Using anonymised veterinary clinical data from the VetCo... Read More about Target Trial Emulation: Does surgical versus non-surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs cause different outcomes?.

Detection of nephrocalcinosis using ultrasonography, micro-computed tomography, and histopathology in cats (2024)
Journal Article
Tang, P., Geddes, R., Chang, Y., Jepson, R., van den Broek, D., Lötter, N., & Elliott, J. (2024). Detection of nephrocalcinosis using ultrasonography, micro-computed tomography, and histopathology in cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17011

BackgroundIdentification of nephrocalcinosis in cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is of clinical interest but the ability of ultrasonography to detect nephrocalcinosis is uncertain.ObjectivesTo compare ultrasonography, micro-computed tomography... Read More about Detection of nephrocalcinosis using ultrasonography, micro-computed tomography, and histopathology in cats.