Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (10754)

"It shreds me from within": thematic analysis of the impact of racism on veterinary professionals and students in the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
King, N., Cardwell, J., Lewis, E., Patel-Cook, N., Thuranira-McKeever, C., Crossley, V., & Partheeban, N. (2025). "It shreds me from within": thematic analysis of the impact of racism on veterinary professionals and students in the United Kingdom. BMC Psychology, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02481-x

BackgroundCalls to tackle racism, especially in the workplace, have risen recently around the world and much research has examined the experiences of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) people in professions with relatively high ethnic diversity... Read More about "It shreds me from within": thematic analysis of the impact of racism on veterinary professionals and students in the United Kingdom.

Attenuated but not virulent pseudorabies virus activates porcine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (2025)
Journal Article
Ashley, E., Fuchs, W., Klupp, B., Werling, D., Graham, S., & Edwards, J. (2025). Attenuated but not virulent pseudorabies virus activates porcine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 285, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2025.110960

Pseudorabies viruses (PrV), the causative agent of Aujeszky's disease, continues to cause economic losses to pig producers across Southeast Asia. PrV is controlled by vaccination with live attenuated vaccines, such as the Bartha K61 strain, which has... Read More about Attenuated but not virulent pseudorabies virus activates porcine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells.

Treatment outcomes in sinonasal aspergillosis in dogs in the United Kingdom: 436 cases (2011-2021) (2025)
Journal Article
Prior, C., Swales, H., Kortum, A., Reed, N., Sharman, M., Kelly, D., Kent, A., Glanemann, B., Clarke, K., Lea, C., Roberts, E., Bommer, N., Rutherford, L., Tamborini, A., Murphy, K., Batchelor, D., Calleja, S., Burrow, R., Jamieson, P., Piazza, C., …Allerton, F. (2025). Treatment outcomes in sinonasal aspergillosis in dogs in the United Kingdom: 436 cases (2011-2021). Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13876

ObjectivesA variety of treatment options for sinonasal aspergillosis have been described, encompassing non-invasive and invasive approaches. To describe the clinical outcomes in dogs treated for sinonasal aspergillosis in the United Kingdom.Materials... Read More about Treatment outcomes in sinonasal aspergillosis in dogs in the United Kingdom: 436 cases (2011-2021).

Case Report: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a presumptive sporadic hypothalamic hamartoma in a standard Schnauzer dog (2025)
Journal Article
Liatis, T., Attree, E., Ruiz De Alejos Blanco, L., Santens, P., De Stefani, A., & Psifidi, A. (2025). Case Report: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a presumptive sporadic hypothalamic hamartoma in a standard Schnauzer dog. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Volume 12 - 2025, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1591863

IntroductionHypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a rare suprasellar developmental lesion that resembles ectopically located grey matter within the hypothalamus. Genetic mutations in genes involved in the sonic hedgehog intracellular pathway have been repor... Read More about Case Report: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a presumptive sporadic hypothalamic hamartoma in a standard Schnauzer dog.

Single-cell transcriptome conservation in a multispecies comparative analysis of fresh and cryopreserved insulinoma cell lines (2025)
Journal Article
Buishand, F. O., Chan, P. Y. K., Xia, D., & Davison, L. J. (2025). Single-cell transcriptome conservation in a multispecies comparative analysis of fresh and cryopreserved insulinoma cell lines. Veterinary Oncology, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s44356-025-00025-4

Background Insulinoma is the most common pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour in dogs and humans. The understanding of driving factors and critical survival genes in insulinomas is limited and overall survival is poor for canine and human malignant insul... Read More about Single-cell transcriptome conservation in a multispecies comparative analysis of fresh and cryopreserved insulinoma cell lines.

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of canine insulinoma reveals distinct sub-populations of insulin-expressing cancer cells (2025)
Journal Article
Wallace, M. D., Herrtage, M. E., Gostelow, R., Owen, L., Rutherford, L., Hughes, K., Denyer, A., Catchpole, B., O’Callaghan, C. A., & Davison, L. J. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of canine insulinoma reveals distinct sub-populations of insulin-expressing cancer cells. Veterinary Oncology, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s44356-025-00026-3

Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Nanoparticles Inhibit Biofilm Formation by Mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus (2025)
Journal Article
Leite, R., Garcia, B., Barbosa, K., Mitsunaga, T., Fidelis, C., Dias, B., de Miranda, R., Zucolotto, V., Good, L., & dos Santos, M. (2025). Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Nanoparticles Inhibit Biofilm Formation by Mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus. Veterinary Sciences, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050507

Staphylococcus aureus is a mastitis pathogen that compromises cow health and causes significant economic losses in the dairy industry. High antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation by S. aureus limit the efficacy of conventional treatments. Thi... Read More about Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Nanoparticles Inhibit Biofilm Formation by Mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus.

Peripheral vestibular syndrome in cats: Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome in 196 cases (2025)
Journal Article
Carrete, J., De Decker, S., Volk, H., Gutierrez-Quintana, R., Mosel, A., & Gonçalves, R. (2025). Peripheral vestibular syndrome in cats: Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome in 196 cases. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5324

BackgroundDisorders of the vestibular system are frequent in cats. This study aimed to describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, underlying aetiologies and outcome of cats with peripheral vestibular syndrome (PVS).MethodsThis was a ret... Read More about Peripheral vestibular syndrome in cats: Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome in 196 cases.

One Health conceptualization of sustainable diets looking at low- and middle-income settings: a systematic literature review (2025)
Journal Article
Esievo, E., Whatford, L., Espinosa, S., Awulu, O., Ahmed, A., Murray, K., & Ali, Z. (2025). One Health conceptualization of sustainable diets looking at low- and middle-income settings: a systematic literature review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1567245

Unhealthy diets are proven risks for non-communicable diseases and mortality globally. Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are equally faced with food/nutrition insecurity, poor health outcomes, and the need for sustainable food systems transfor... Read More about One Health conceptualization of sustainable diets looking at low- and middle-income settings: a systematic literature review.

Genome-Wide Association Studies and Candidate Genes for Egg Production Traits in Layers from an F2 Crossbred Population Produced Using Two Divergently Selected Chicken Breeds, Russian White and Cornish White (2025)
Journal Article
Volkova, N., Romanov, M., Dzhagaev, A., Larionova, P., Volkova, L., Abdelmanova, A., Vetokh, A., Griffin, D., & Zinovieva, N. (2025). Genome-Wide Association Studies and Candidate Genes for Egg Production Traits in Layers from an F2 Crossbred Population Produced Using Two Divergently Selected Chicken Breeds, Russian White and Cornish White. Genes, 16(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16050583

Background/Objectives: Finding single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and candidate genes that influence the expression of key traits is essential for genomic selection and helps improve the efficiency of poultry production. Here, we aimed to conduct... Read More about Genome-Wide Association Studies and Candidate Genes for Egg Production Traits in Layers from an F2 Crossbred Population Produced Using Two Divergently Selected Chicken Breeds, Russian White and Cornish White.

What Are the Most Prevalent Welfare Issues for Pet Small Mammals? (2025)
Journal Article
Fenton, L., Benato, L., Mancinelli, E., & Rooney, N. (2025). What Are the Most Prevalent Welfare Issues for Pet Small Mammals?. Animals, 15(10), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101423

The welfare of pet small mammals is an understudied, but growing research topic in the UK and Europe. We surveyed European veterinary experts who each rated severity and prevalence of a large number of issues in the eight most common species. Overall... Read More about What Are the Most Prevalent Welfare Issues for Pet Small Mammals?.

Case Report: Acute lead poisoning from bullet ingestion in a captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia: implications for wildlife management (2025)
Journal Article
Hauw, C., Schmidt-Küntzel, A., Basto, A., Yabe, J., McCann, N., Díez-León, M., & Marker, L. (2025). Case Report: Acute lead poisoning from bullet ingestion in a captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia: implications for wildlife management. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1576760

The case study describes a suspected instance of lead poisoning in a cheetah in Namibia. While lead toxicity is well-documented in carnivorous birds, this case study is only the second of two publications on lead poisoning in cheetahs. Furthermore, w... Read More about Case Report: Acute lead poisoning from bullet ingestion in a captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia: implications for wildlife management.

An Observational Study of Wood-Chewing in Mares and Their Foals Kept in Fenced Outdoor Paddocks with Variable Browsing Access (2025)
Journal Article
Bouquet, A., Nicol, C., & Díez-León, M. (2025). An Observational Study of Wood-Chewing in Mares and Their Foals Kept in Fenced Outdoor Paddocks with Variable Browsing Access. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2496496

The natural behaviour of wood-chewing (WC) in horses may, under certain conditions, become excessive or it may precede crib-biting . However, the potential causes of WC, including frustrated foraging motivation) or developmental exploratory or teethi... Read More about An Observational Study of Wood-Chewing in Mares and Their Foals Kept in Fenced Outdoor Paddocks with Variable Browsing Access.

Antimicrobial use guidelines for canine pyoderma by the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) (2025)
Journal Article
Loeffler, A., Cain, C., Ferrer, L., Nishifuji, K., Varjonen, K., Papich, M., Guardabassi, L., Frosini, S., Barker, E., & Weese, J. (2025). Antimicrobial use guidelines for canine pyoderma by the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID). Veterinary Dermatology, 36(3), 234-282. https://doi.org/10.1111/vde.13342

BackgroundCanine pyoderma is one of the most common presentations in small animal practice, frequently leading to antimicrobial prescribing.ObjectivesTo provide clinicians with antimicrobial treatment guidelines for staphylococcal pyoderma, including... Read More about Antimicrobial use guidelines for canine pyoderma by the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID).

Interleukin 10 controls the balance between tolerance, pathogen elimination and immunopathology in birds (2025)
Journal Article
Meunier, D., Corona-Torres, R., Boulton, K., Wu, Z., Ballantyne, M., Glendinning, L., Ahmad, A. A., Borowska, D., Taylor, L., Vervelde, L., del Pozo, J., Vasilogianni, M., Jaramillo-Ortiz, J., Sanchez-Arsuaga, G., Psifidi, A., Tomley, F., Watson, K. A., McGrew, M. J., Stevens, M. P., Blake, D. P., & Hume, D. A. (2025). Interleukin 10 controls the balance between tolerance, pathogen elimination and immunopathology in birds. eLife, https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.106252.1

Effective mucosal immunity in the intestine involves a fine balance between tolerance of the microbiome, recognition and elimination of pathogens, and inflammatory tissue injury. The anti-inflammatory cytokine IL10 regulates these processes in the in... Read More about Interleukin 10 controls the balance between tolerance, pathogen elimination and immunopathology in birds.

Computed tomography of the equine temporohyoid joint: Association between imaging changes and potential risk factors (2025)
Journal Article
Dash, R., Perkins, J., Chang, Y., & Morgan, R. (2025). Computed tomography of the equine temporohyoid joint: Association between imaging changes and potential risk factors. Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14495

Background: Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO) is characterised by bone proliferation and cartilage ossification caused by infectious and degenerative conditions, amongst others. Objectives: To describe the variable appearance of the temporohyoid jo... Read More about Computed tomography of the equine temporohyoid joint: Association between imaging changes and potential risk factors.