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The macrofilaricidal efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin for the treatment of river blindness (2017)
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Walker, M., Pion, S. D. S., Fang, H., Gardon, J., Kamgno, J., Basáñez, M.-G., & Boussinesq, M. (2017). The macrofilaricidal efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin for the treatment of river blindness. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 65(12), 2026-2034. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix616

Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin is the cornerstone of efforts to eliminate human onchocerciasis by 2020 or 2025. The feasibility of elimination crucially depends on the effects of multiple ivermectin doses on Onchocerca vol... Read More about The macrofilaricidal efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin for the treatment of river blindness.

Economic factors influencing zoonotic disease dynamics: demand for poultry meat and seasonal transmission of avian influenza in Vietnam (2017)
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Delabouglise, A., Choisy, M., Phan, T. D., Antoine-Moussiaux, N., Peyre, M., Vu, T. D., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Fournié, G. (2017). Economic factors influencing zoonotic disease dynamics: demand for poultry meat and seasonal transmission of avian influenza in Vietnam. Scientific Reports, 7, 5905. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06244-6

While climate is often presented as a key factor influencing the seasonality of diseases, the importance of anthropogenic factors is less commonly evaluated. Using a combination of methods-wavelet analysis, economic analysis, statistical and disease... Read More about Economic factors influencing zoonotic disease dynamics: demand for poultry meat and seasonal transmission of avian influenza in Vietnam.

Molecular characterisation of protist parasites in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), humans and livestock, from Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Uganda (2017)
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Nolan, M. J., Unger, M., Yeap, Y. T., Rogers, E., Millet, I., Harman, K., Fox, M. T., Kalema-Zikusoka, G., & Blake, D. P. (2017). Molecular characterisation of protist parasites in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), humans and livestock, from Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Uganda. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2283-5

Over 60 % of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, and there is growing evidence of the zooanthroponotic transmission of diseases from humans to livestock and wildlife species, with major implications for public health, economics, and cons... Read More about Molecular characterisation of protist parasites in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), humans and livestock, from Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Uganda.

Bestial boredom: a biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation (2017)
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Burn, C. C. (2017). Bestial boredom: a biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation. Animal Behaviour, 130, 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.06.006

Boredom is likely to have adaptive value in motivating exploration and learning, and many animals may possess the basic neurological mechanisms to support it. Chronic inescapable boredom can be extremely aversive, and understimulation can harm neural... Read More about Bestial boredom: a biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation.

The effects of intrauterine infusion of peanut oil on endometrial health, salivary cortisol and interovulatory period in mares (2017)
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Campbell, M. L. H., Hampshire, D., Hamstead, L., Rose, B., Smith, K. C., & De Mestre, A. M. (2017). The effects of intrauterine infusion of peanut oil on endometrial health, salivary cortisol and interovulatory period in mares. Theriogenology, 102, 116-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.07.009

Intrauterine infusion of peanut oil at Day 10 post-ovulation has been reported to prolong dioestrus in mares. However, the effects of peanut oil treatment on the endometrium and whether the technique is painful have not been assessed. The objectives... Read More about The effects of intrauterine infusion of peanut oil on endometrial health, salivary cortisol and interovulatory period in mares.

Herd-level animal management factors associated with the occurrence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves in a multicountry study (2017)
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Sauter-Louis, C., Jones, B. A., Henning, J., Stoll, A., Nielen, M., Van Schaik, G., Smolenaars, A., Schouten, M., den Uijl, I., Fourichon, C., Guatteo, R., Madouasse, A., Nusinovici, S., Deprez, P., De Vliegher, S., Laureynes, J., Booth, R., Cardwell, J. M., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2017). Herd-level animal management factors associated with the occurrence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves in a multicountry study. PLoS ONE, 12(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179878

Since 2007, mortality associated with a previously unreported haemorrhagic disease has been observed in young calves in several European countries. The syndrome, which has been named ‘bovine neonatal pancytopenia’ (BNP), is characterised by thrombocy... Read More about Herd-level animal management factors associated with the occurrence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves in a multicountry study.

Eimeria tenella protein trafficking: differential regulation of secretion versus surface tethering during the life cycle (2017)
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Marugan-Hernandez, V., Long, E., Blake, D. P., Crouch, C., & Tomley, F. M. (2017). Eimeria tenella protein trafficking: differential regulation of secretion versus surface tethering during the life cycle. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04049-1

Eimeria spp. are intracellular parasites that have a major impact on poultry. Effective live vaccines are available and the development of reverse genetic technologies has raised the prospect of using Eimeria spp. as recombinant vectors to express ad... Read More about Eimeria tenella protein trafficking: differential regulation of secretion versus surface tethering during the life cycle.

Associations between EP-like lesions and pleuritis and post trimming carcass weights of finishing pigs in England (2017)
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Brewster, V. R., Maiti, H. C., Tucker, A. W., & Nevel, A. (2017). Associations between EP-like lesions and pleuritis and post trimming carcass weights of finishing pigs in England. Livestock Science, 201, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2017.04.012

Herd health slaughter checks regularly identify enzootic pneumonia-like (EP-like) lesions and pleuritis. The aim of this paper is to determine the associations between these lesions and post-trimming carcass weight. Data were collected on the presenc... Read More about Associations between EP-like lesions and pleuritis and post trimming carcass weights of finishing pigs in England.

Imaging diagnosis-computed tomography of traction bronchiectasis secondary to pulmonary fibrosis in a Patterdale Terrier (2017)
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Fitzgerald, E., Priestnall, S. L., & Lamb, C. R. (2017). Imaging diagnosis-computed tomography of traction bronchiectasis secondary to pulmonary fibrosis in a Patterdale Terrier. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 58(4), E42-E44. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12403

An 8-year-old, Patterdale terrier was referred for evaluation of tachypnoea, exercise intolerance, and weight loss. Computed tomographic images showed pneumomediastinum, diffuse pulmonary ground glass opacity, and marked dilatation of peripheral bron... Read More about Imaging diagnosis-computed tomography of traction bronchiectasis secondary to pulmonary fibrosis in a Patterdale Terrier.

Phenotypic heterogeneity of peripheral monocytes in healthy dogs (2017)
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Gibbons, N., Goulart, M. R., Chang, Y. M., Efstathiou, K., Purcell, R., Wu, Y., Peters, L. M., Turmaine, M., Szladovits, B., & Garden, O. A. (2017). Phenotypic heterogeneity of peripheral monocytes in healthy dogs. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 190, 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.06.007

Monocytes are key cells of the innate immune system. Their phenotypic and functional roles have been investigated in humans, mice and other animals, such as the rat, pig and cow. To date, detailed phenotypic analysis of monocytes has not been underta... Read More about Phenotypic heterogeneity of peripheral monocytes in healthy dogs.

Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus suis isolates from pigs with or without streptococcal disease in England between 2009 and 2014 (2017)
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Hernandez-Garcia, J., Wang, J., Restif, O., Holmes, M. A., Mather, A. E., Weinert, L. A., Wileman, T. M., Thomson, J. R., Langford, P. R., Wren, B. W., Rycroft, A. N., Maskell, D. J., & Tucker, A. W. (2017). Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus suis isolates from pigs with or without streptococcal disease in England between 2009 and 2014. Veterinary Microbiology, 207, 117-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.06.002

Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus suis, a global zoonotic pathogen of pigs, has been mostly studied only in diseased animals using surveys that have not evaluated changes over time.

We compared patterns of resistance between S. suis isolat... Read More about Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus suis isolates from pigs with or without streptococcal disease in England between 2009 and 2014.

Regulation of bone mineral density in the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis: Bioavailability of calcium oxalate, and implications for bark stripping (2017)
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Nichols, C. P., Gregory, N. G., Goode, N., Gill, R. M. A., & Drewe, J. A. (2017). Regulation of bone mineral density in the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis: Bioavailability of calcium oxalate, and implications for bark stripping. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 102(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12740

Acute BVDV infection inhibits expression of interferon-stimulated genes during pregnancy recognition in bovine endometrium (2017)
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Cheng, Z. R., Chauhan, L., Barry, A. T., Abudureyimu, A., Oguejiofor, C. F., Chen, X., & Wathes, D. C. (2017). Acute BVDV infection inhibits expression of interferon-stimulated genes during pregnancy recognition in bovine endometrium. Biology of Reproduction, 96(6), 1142-1152. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/iox056

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) can evade host detection by downregulation of interferon signaling pathways. Infection of cows with noncytopathic (ncp) BVDV can cause early embryonic mortality. Upregulation of type I interferon stimulated genes (I... Read More about Acute BVDV infection inhibits expression of interferon-stimulated genes during pregnancy recognition in bovine endometrium.

A comparison of policies to reduce the methane emission intensity of smallholder dairy production in India (2017)
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York, L., Heffernan, C., & Rymer, C. (2017). A comparison of policies to reduce the methane emission intensity of smallholder dairy production in India. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.05.032

Within the dairy sector, the effects of climate change are particularly diverse as cows are affected by, and a significant contributor to climate change. With a burgeoning body of work indicating the importance of livestock’s contribution to climate... Read More about A comparison of policies to reduce the methane emission intensity of smallholder dairy production in India.

Policies and livestock systems driving brucellosis re-emergence in Kazakhstan (2017)
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Beauvais, W., Coker, R., Nurtazina, G., & Guitian, J. (2017). Policies and livestock systems driving brucellosis re-emergence in Kazakhstan. EcoHealth, 14(2), 399-407. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1030-7

Brucellosis is a considerable public health and economic burden in many areas of the world including sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and former USSR countries. The collapse of the USSR has been cited as a driver for re-emergence of diseases inclu... Read More about Policies and livestock systems driving brucellosis re-emergence in Kazakhstan.