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The influence of gap size on the development of fracture union with a micro external fixator (2019)
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Meeson, R. L., Moazen, M., Sanghani-Keri, A., Osagie-Clouard, L., Coathup, M., & Blunn, G. (2019). The influence of gap size on the development of fracture union with a micro external fixator. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 99, 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.07.015

Increasingly, the rat femoral fracture model is being used for preclinical investigations of fracture healing, however, the effect of gap size and its influence on mechanobiology is not well understood. We aimed to evaluate the influence of osteotomy... Read More about The influence of gap size on the development of fracture union with a micro external fixator.

Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs (2019)
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Packer, R. M. A., O'Neill, D. G., Fletcher, F., & Farnworth, M. J. (2019). Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219918

Popularity of brachycephalic (flat-faced) dog breeds is increasing internationally despite well-documented intrinsic health and welfare problems associated with their conformation. Given this apparent paradox, greater understanding of the expectation... Read More about Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs.

Linear magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the hippocampal formation differ in young versus old dogs (2019)
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Gardini, A., Taeymans, O., Cherubini, G. B., De Stefani, A., Targett, M., & Vettorato, E. (2019). Linear magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the hippocampal formation differ in young versus old dogs. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105243

Age-related hippocampal formation (HF) atrophy has been documented on MRI studies using volumetric analysis and visual rating scales.This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to compare linear MRI measurements of the HF between young (1–3 years)... Read More about Linear magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the hippocampal formation differ in young versus old dogs.

Energy turnover in mammalian skeletal muscle in contractions mimicking locomotion: effects of stimulus pattern on work, impulse and energetic cost and efficiency (2019)
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Curtin, N. A., Woledge, R. C., West, T. G., Goodwin, D., Piercy, R. J., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). Energy turnover in mammalian skeletal muscle in contractions mimicking locomotion: effects of stimulus pattern on work, impulse and energetic cost and efficiency. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.203877

Active muscle performs various mechanical functions during locomotion: work output during shortening, work absorption when resisting (but not preventing) lengthening, and impulse (force–time integral) whenever there is active force. The energetic cos... Read More about Energy turnover in mammalian skeletal muscle in contractions mimicking locomotion: effects of stimulus pattern on work, impulse and energetic cost and efficiency.

Pregabalin for the treatment of syringomyelia-associated neuropathic pain in dogs: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial (2019)
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Sanchis-Mora, S., Chang, Y. M., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Fisher, A., Upton, N., Volk, H. A., & Pelligand, L. (2019). Pregabalin for the treatment of syringomyelia-associated neuropathic pain in dogs: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.06.006

Pregabalin is the first-line treatment for neuropathic pain (NeP) in humans. Dogs with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia (CM/SM) associated with NeP could benefit from pregabalin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pregaba... Read More about Pregabalin for the treatment of syringomyelia-associated neuropathic pain in dogs: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial.

Bilateral capital physeal dysplasia in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) treated with femoral head ostectomy (2019)
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Swaffield, M., Hedley, J., Stapleton, N., Priestnall, S. L., Suárez-Bonnet, A., & Baldrey, V. (2019). Bilateral capital physeal dysplasia in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) treated with femoral head ostectomy. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.05.003

A six-month-old male entire ferret presented for investigation of atraumatic bilateral pelvic limb lameness. Radiographic and subsequent histopathological assessment of the femoral heads following bilateral femoral head ostectomy was consistent with... Read More about Bilateral capital physeal dysplasia in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) treated with femoral head ostectomy.

Sedative and antinociceptive effects of different detomidine constant rate infusions, with or without methadone in standing horses (2019)
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Gozalo-Marcilla, M., Rodrigues De Oliveira, A., Werneck Fonseca, M., Possebon, F. S., Pelligand, L., Taylor, P. M., & Luna, S. P. L. (2019). Sedative and antinociceptive effects of different detomidine constant rate infusions, with or without methadone in standing horses. Equine Veterinary Journal, 51(4), 530-536. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13054

Urinary peptidome analyses for the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in dogs (2019)
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Pelander, L., Brunchault, V., Buffin-Meyer, B., Klein, J., Breuil, B., Zürbig, P., …Ljungvall, I. (2019). Urinary peptidome analyses for the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in dogs. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.05.010

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is clinically important in canine medicine. Current diagnostic tools lack sensitivity for detection of subclinical CKD. The aim of the present study was to evaluate urinary peptidome analysis for diagnosis of CKD in dogs.... Read More about Urinary peptidome analyses for the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in dogs.

Clinical reasoning in feline spinal disease: which combination of clinical information is useful? (2019)
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Mella, S. L., Cardy, T. J. A., Volk, H. A., & De Decker, S. (2019). Clinical reasoning in feline spinal disease: which combination of clinical information is useful?. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X19858447

The aim of this study was to evaluate if a combination of discrete clinical characteristics can be used to identify the most likely differential diagnoses in cats with spinal disease.

Pet owners' awareness of animal blood banks and their motivations towards animal blood donation (2019)
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Wilder, A., & Humm, K. R. (2019). Pet owners' awareness of animal blood banks and their motivations towards animal blood donation. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105139

The general public’s awareness of, and attitude to, canine and feline blood donation is poorly understood. Increasing understanding of pet owners’ thoughts about donation may allow more effective blood donor recruitment. The aims of this study were t... Read More about Pet owners' awareness of animal blood banks and their motivations towards animal blood donation.

Physics of Animal Health: On the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form (2019)
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Al-Agele, R., Paul, E., Taylor, S., Watson, C., Sturrock, C., Drakopoulos, M., …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.

Retrospective evaluation of the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and outcome of dogs diagnosed with intracranial empyema (2008–2015): 9 cases (2019)
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Forward, A. K., Plessas, I. N., Guilherme, S., & De Decker, S. (2019). Retrospective evaluation of the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and outcome of dogs diagnosed with intracranial empyema (2008–2015): 9 cases. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 29(4), 431-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12859

Retrospective evaluation of the association between admission blood glucose and l-lactate concentrations in ponies and horses with gastrointestinal disease (2008-2016): 545 cases (2019)
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Dunkel, B., Mason, C. J., & Chang, Y. M. (2019). Retrospective evaluation of the association between admission blood glucose and l-lactate concentrations in ponies and horses with gastrointestinal disease (2008-2016): 545 cases. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12851

A recent study described increased l‐lactate concentrations in ponies with gastrointestinal disease compared to horses, but blood glucose (BG) concentrations were not considered. The study tested the hypothesis that BG and l‐lactate concentrations ar... Read More about Retrospective evaluation of the association between admission blood glucose and l-lactate concentrations in ponies and horses with gastrointestinal disease (2008-2016): 545 cases.

A preliminary study assessing cytokine production following ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with diet in dogs with chronic enteropathy (2019)
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Kathrani, A., & Hall, E. (2019). A preliminary study assessing cytokine production following ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with diet in dogs with chronic enteropathy. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(185), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1940-7

Ex vivo whole blood stimulation assays (WBSA) have been used to characterize the cytokine response to diet in cats. The present study aimed to use this assay to determine the cytokine response to diets being fed at the time of diagnosis to dogs with... Read More about A preliminary study assessing cytokine production following ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with diet in dogs with chronic enteropathy.

Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: Use of a professional reasoning framework (2019)
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Armitage-Chan, E. A. (2019). Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: Use of a professional reasoning framework. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0218-019r

Professional identity and professionalism education are increasingly important to veterinary education, but many of the concepts remain intangible to veterinary students, and engagement is a persistent challenge. While whole-curriculum integration is... Read More about Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: Use of a professional reasoning framework.