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Canine Respiratory Coronavirus: A Naturally Occurring Model of COVID-19? (2020)
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Priestnall, S. L. (2020). Canine Respiratory Coronavirus: A Naturally Occurring Model of COVID-19?. Veterinary Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985820926485

Discovered in 2003 at the Royal Veterinary College, London, canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV) is a betacoronavirus of dogs and major cause of canine infectious respiratory disease complex. Generally causing mild clinical signs of persistent coug... Read More about Canine Respiratory Coronavirus: A Naturally Occurring Model of COVID-19?.

Transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the nomadic free-grazing duck production system in Viet Nam (2020)
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Willgert, K., Meyer, A., Tung, D. X., Thu, N. V., Long, P. T., Newman, S., …Vergne, T. (2020). Transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the nomadic free-grazing duck production system in Viet Nam. Scientific Reports, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65413-2

The presence of free-grazing ducks (FGD) has consistently been shown to be associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N1 outbreaks in South-East Asia. However, the lack of knowledge about the transmission pathways limits the ef... Read More about Transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the nomadic free-grazing duck production system in Viet Nam.

Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter (2020)
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Burn, C. C., & Shields, P. (2020). Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.29.2.209

In the wild, rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are social but territorial. Recent surveys suggest that over half of pet rabbits are housed singly. We aimed to compare welfare in single versus paired rabbits. We predicted singletons would show more abno... Read More about Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter.

Local and transboundary transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 through pig trading (2020)
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Pirolo, M., Sieber, R. N., Moodley, A., Visaggio, D., Artuso, I., Gioffrè, A., …Visca, P. (2020). Local and transboundary transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 through pig trading. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00430-20

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type (ST) 398 (LA-MRSA ST398) is a genetic lineage for which pigs are regarded as the main reservoir. An increasing prevalence of LA-MRSA ST398 has been reported in areas with... Read More about Local and transboundary transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 through pig trading.

Risk Factors for Canine Osteoarthritis and Its Predisposing Arthropathies: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Anderson, K. L., Zulch, H., O'Neill, D. G., Meeson, R. L., & Collins, L. M. (2020). Risk Factors for Canine Osteoarthritis and Its Predisposing Arthropathies: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00220

Osteoarthritis is a common clinical and pathological end-point from a range of joint disorders, that ultimately lead to structural and functional decline of the joint with associated lameness and pain. Increasing understanding of the risk factors ass... Read More about Risk Factors for Canine Osteoarthritis and Its Predisposing Arthropathies: A Systematic Review.

Investigation of the governance structure of Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety (2020)
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Kiambi, S., Onono, J. O., Kang’ethe, E., Aboge, G. O., Murungi, M. K., Muinde, P., …Alarcon, P. (2020). Investigation of the governance structure of Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105009

The dairy value chain of Nairobi is comprised, in its majority, of small-scale independent enterprises that operate within a complex interlinked system. In this complexity, the coordination and power structures of the system may have major influences... Read More about Investigation of the governance structure of Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety.

Histiocytic sarcoma in miniature schnauzers: 30 cases (2020)
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Purzycka, K., Peters, L. M., Elliott, J., Lamb, C. R., Priestnall, S. L., Hardas, A., …Rodriguez‐Piza, I. (2020). Histiocytic sarcoma in miniature schnauzers: 30 cases. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13139

Objectives To summarise the clinical presentation and outcomes in a series of miniature schnauzers diagnosed with histiocytic sarcoma. Materials and Methods Retrospective review of medical records of miniature schnauzers diagnosed with histiocyt... Read More about Histiocytic sarcoma in miniature schnauzers: 30 cases.

Toward Improving Interventions Against Toxoplasmosis by Identifying Routes of Transmission Using Sporozoite- specific Serological Tools (2020)
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Walker, M., Webster, J. P., & Milne, G. (2020). Toward Improving Interventions Against Toxoplasmosis by Identifying Routes of Transmission Using Sporozoite- specific Serological Tools. Clinical Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa428

Background. Horizontal transmission of Toxoplasma gondii occurs primarily via ingestion of environmental oocysts or con- sumption of undercooked/raw meat containing cyst-stage bradyzoites. The relative importance of these 2 transmission routes remain... Read More about Toward Improving Interventions Against Toxoplasmosis by Identifying Routes of Transmission Using Sporozoite- specific Serological Tools.

Outbreak severity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses is inversely correlated to polymerase complex activity and interferon induction (2020)
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Vigeveno, R. M., Poen, M. J., Parker, E., Holwerda, M., de Haan, K., van Montfort, T., …Eggink, D. (2020). Outbreak severity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses is inversely correlated to polymerase complex activity and interferon induction. Journal of Virology, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00375-20

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses first emerged in China in 2010 and in 2014 spread throughout Asia and to Europe and The United States via migrating birds. Influenza A(H5N8) viruses were first detected in the Netherlands in 2014 and... Read More about Outbreak severity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses is inversely correlated to polymerase complex activity and interferon induction.

An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex (2020)
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Lambert, S., Gilot-Fromont, E., Toïgo, C., Marchand, P., Petit, E., Garin-Bastuji, B., …Thébault, A. (2020). An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex. Ecological Modelling, 425, 109009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109009

Heterogeneity of infectious disease transmission can be generated by individual differences in the frequency of contacts with susceptible individuals, in the ability to transmit the infectious agent or in the duration of infection, and by spatial var... Read More about An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex.

Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System (2020)
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Jerram, L. J., Van Winden, S. C. L., & Fowkes, R. C. (2020). Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System. Animals, 10(4), 589. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040589

Automatic milking systems (AMS) are a low-labour alternative to conventional parlours, with previous studies demonstrating that cows vary in their ability to cope with the change to AMS. Cortisol expression can be combined with other measures to asse... Read More about Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System.

Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection (2020)
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Jones, B. A., Mahapatra, M., Chubwa, C., Clarke, B., Batten, C., Hicks, H., …Parida, S. (2020). Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection. Viruses, 12(4), 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040389

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008 in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro District, northern Tanzania, and is now endemic in this area. This study aimed to characterise PPR disease in pastoralist small ruminant... Read More about Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection.