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Oxacillin sensitization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by antisense peptide nucleic acids in vitro (2015)
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Goh, S., Loeffler, A., Lloyd, D. H., Nair, S., & Good, L. (2015). Oxacillin sensitization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by antisense peptide nucleic acids in vitro. BMC Microbiology, 15(1), 262. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0599-x

Whole genome investigation of a divergent clade of the pathogen Streptococcus suis (2015)
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Baig, A., Weinert, L. A., Peters, S. E., Howell, K. J., Chaudhuri, R. R., Wang, J., …BRaDP1T Consortium, . (2015). Whole genome investigation of a divergent clade of the pathogen Streptococcus suis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01191

Streptococcus suis is a major porcine and zoonotic pathogen responsible for significant economic losses in the pig industry and an increasing number of human cases. Multiple isolates of S. suis show marked genomic diversity. Here, we report the analy... Read More about Whole genome investigation of a divergent clade of the pathogen Streptococcus suis.

GnRH-agonist implantation of prepubertal male cats affects their reproductive performance and testicular LH receptor and FSH receptor expression (2015)
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Mehl, N. S., Khalid, M., Srisuwatanasagul, S., Swangchan-Uthai, T., & Sirivaidyapong, S. (2015). GnRH-agonist implantation of prepubertal male cats affects their reproductive performance and testicular LH receptor and FSH receptor expression. Theriogenology, 85(5), 841-848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.10.031

Show less https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.10.031Get rights and content Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the effect of GnRH-agonist implantation in prepubertal tomcats on sexual behavior, reproductive performance, and... Read More about GnRH-agonist implantation of prepubertal male cats affects their reproductive performance and testicular LH receptor and FSH receptor expression.

Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (2015)
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Packer, R. M. A., Hendricks, A., Tivers, M. S., & Burn, C. C. (2015). Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome. PLoS ONE, 10(10), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137496

The domestic dog may be the most morphologically diverse terrestrial mammalian species known to man; pedigree dogs are artificially selected for extreme aesthetics dictated by formal Breed Standards, and breed-related disorders linked to conformation... Read More about Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome.

Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes (2015)
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French, M. D., Churcher, T. S., Webster, J. P., Fleming, F. M., Fenwick, A., Kabetereine, N. B., …Basáñez, M. (2015). Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1138-1

The last decade has seen an expansion of national schistosomiasis control programmes in Africa based on large-scale preventative chemotherapy. In many areas this has resulted in considerable reductions in infection and morbidity levels in treated ind... Read More about Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes.

Oral application of freeze-dried yeast particles expressing the PCV2b Cap protein on their surface induce protection to subsequent PCV2b challenge in vivo (2015)
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Patterson, R., Eley, T. S., Browne, C., Martineau, H. M., & Werling, D. (2015). Oral application of freeze-dried yeast particles expressing the PCV2b Cap protein on their surface induce protection to subsequent PCV2b challenge in vivo. Vaccine, 33(46), 6199-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.10.003

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is now endemic in every major pig producing country, causing PCV-associated disease (PCVAD), linked with large scale economic losses. Current vaccination strategies are based on the capsid protein of the virus and are... Read More about Oral application of freeze-dried yeast particles expressing the PCV2b Cap protein on their surface induce protection to subsequent PCV2b challenge in vivo.

Analysis of the Management and Costs Associated with Rearing Pregnant Dairy Heifers in the UK from Conception to Calving (2015)
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Boulton, A. C., Rushton, J., & Wathes, D. C. (2015). Analysis of the Management and Costs Associated with Rearing Pregnant Dairy Heifers in the UK from Conception to Calving. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 5(4), 474-485. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2015.54049

Good management of the pregnant heifer is crucial to ensure that she is well grown and healthy and calves down easily before joining the milking herd. This study collected primary data on all aspects of heifer management on 101 UK farms during heifer... Read More about Analysis of the Management and Costs Associated with Rearing Pregnant Dairy Heifers in the UK from Conception to Calving.

Breed differences in development of anti-insulin antibodies in diabetic dogs and investigation of the role of dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) genes (2015)
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Holder, A. L., Kennedy, L. J., Ollier, W. E. R., & Catchpole, B. (2015). Breed differences in development of anti-insulin antibodies in diabetic dogs and investigation of the role of dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) genes. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 167(3-4), 130-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.07.014

Administration of insulin for treatment of diabetes mellitus in dogs can stimulate an immune response, with a proportion of animals developing anti-insulin antibodies (AIA). For an IgG antibody response to occur, this would require B cell presentatio... Read More about Breed differences in development of anti-insulin antibodies in diabetic dogs and investigation of the role of dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) genes.

Novel Reassortant Human-Like H3N2 and H3N1 Influenza A Viruses Detected in Pigs Are Virulent and Antigenically Distinct from Swine Viruses Endemic to the United States (2015)
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Rajão, D. S., Gauger, P. C., Anderson, T. K., Lewis, N. S., Abente, E. J., Killian, M. L., …Vincent, A. L. (2015). Novel Reassortant Human-Like H3N2 and H3N1 Influenza A Viruses Detected in Pigs Are Virulent and Antigenically Distinct from Swine Viruses Endemic to the United States. Journal of Virology, 89(22), 11213-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01675-15

Europe Needs Consistent Teaching of the Economics of Animal Health (2015)
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Jackson, E. L., Waret-Szkuta, A., Raboisson, D., Niemi, J., Aragrande, M., Gethmann, J., …Rushton, J. (2015). Europe Needs Consistent Teaching of the Economics of Animal Health. EuroChoices, 15(2), 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12098

The prevalence of meat consumption dictates that there is a global need for people educated in animal health economics. Since there are limited resources available for animal health surveillance, as well as the control and prevention of diseases, pe... Read More about Europe Needs Consistent Teaching of the Economics of Animal Health.

Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. I. Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Innate Immunity (2015)
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Oguejiofor, C. F., Cheng, Z. R., Abudureyimu, A., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., & Wathes, D. C. (2015). Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. I. Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Innate Immunity. Biology of Reproduction, 93(4), https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128868

The dysregulation of endometrial immune response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been implicated in uterine disease and infertility in the postpartum dairy cow, although the mechanisms are not clear. Here, we investigated whole-transcriptom... Read More about Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. I. Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Innate Immunity.

Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. II. Effect of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus on the Endometrial Response to Lipopolysaccharide (2015)
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Oguejiofor, C. F., Cheng, Z. R., Abudureyimu, A., Anstaett, O. L., Brownlie, J., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., & Wathes, D. C. (2015). Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. II. Effect of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus on the Endometrial Response to Lipopolysaccharide. Biology of Reproduction, 93(4), https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128876

Infection with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (ncpBVDV) is associated with uterine disease and infertility. This study investigated the influence of ncpBVDV on immune functions of the bovine endometrium by testing the response to bacterial... Read More about Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. II. Effect of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus on the Endometrial Response to Lipopolysaccharide.

Combining Genome Wide Association Studies and Differential Gene Expression Data Analyses Identifies Candidate Genes Affecting Mastitis Caused by Two Different Pathogens in the Dairy Cow (2015)
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Chen, X., Cheng, Z. R., Zhang, S., Werling, D., & Wathes, D. C. (2015). Combining Genome Wide Association Studies and Differential Gene Expression Data Analyses Identifies Candidate Genes Affecting Mastitis Caused by Two Different Pathogens in the Dairy Cow. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 5(4), 358-393. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2015.54040

Mastitis is a costly disease which hampers the dairy industry. Inflammation of the mammary gland is commonly caused by bacterial infection, mainly Escherichia coli, Streptococcus uberis and Staphylococcus aureus. As more bacteria become multi-drug re... Read More about Combining Genome Wide Association Studies and Differential Gene Expression Data Analyses Identifies Candidate Genes Affecting Mastitis Caused by Two Different Pathogens in the Dairy Cow.