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Auditory sensory range of male mosquitoes for the detection of female flight sound (2022)
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Nakata, T., Simoes, P., Walker, S., Russell, I., & Bomphrey, R. (2022). Auditory sensory range of male mosquitoes for the detection of female flight sound. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 19(193), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0285

Male mosquitoes detect and localize conspecific females by their flight-tones using the Johnston's organ (JO), which detects antennal deflections under the influence of local particle motion. Acoustic behaviours of mosquitoes and their JO physiology... Read More about Auditory sensory range of male mosquitoes for the detection of female flight sound.

Conservation translocations from the ‘Global Reintroduction Perspectives’ series: Disease and other biological problems (2022)
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Beckmann, K. M., & Soorae, P. S. (2022). Conservation translocations from the ‘Global Reintroduction Perspectives’ series: Disease and other biological problems. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12163

1. Conservation translocations, defined as population reinforcement, reintroduction, assisted colonisation or ecological replacement, have become a popular tool in efforts to restore wildlife populations and their wider ecosystems. Given that conserv... Read More about Conservation translocations from the ‘Global Reintroduction Perspectives’ series: Disease and other biological problems.

Contrasting long-term dynamics of antimicrobial resistance and virulence plasmids in Salmonella Typhimurium from animals (2022)
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Mellor, K., Blackwell, G., Cawthraw, S., Mensah, N., Reid, S., Thomson, N., …Mather, A. (2022). Contrasting long-term dynamics of antimicrobial resistance and virulence plasmids in Salmonella Typhimurium from animals. Microbial Genomics, 8(8), https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000826

Plasmids are mobile elements that can carry genes encoding traits of clinical concern, including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and virulence. Population--level studies of Enterobacterales, including Escherichia coli, Shigella and Klebsiella, indicat... Read More about Contrasting long-term dynamics of antimicrobial resistance and virulence plasmids in Salmonella Typhimurium from animals.

Genetic parameters and genome-wide association study of digital cushion thickness in Holstein cows (2022)
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Barden, M., Li, B., Griffiths, B., Anagnostopoulos, A., Bedford, C., Psifidi, A., …Oikonomou, G. (2022). Genetic parameters and genome-wide association study of digital cushion thickness in Holstein cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(10), 8237-8256. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22035

The digital cushion is linked to the development of claw horn lesions (CHL) in dairy cattle. The objectives of this study were to (1) estimate genetic parameters for digital cushion thickness (DCT), (2) estimate the genetic correlation between DCT an... Read More about Genetic parameters and genome-wide association study of digital cushion thickness in Holstein cows.

Hoof Impact and Foot-Off Accelerations in Galloping Thoroughbred Racehorses Trialling Eight Shoe-Surface Combinations (2022)
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Horan, K., Coburn, J., Kourdache, K., Day, P., Carnall, H., Brinkley, L., …Pfau, T. (2022). Hoof Impact and Foot-Off Accelerations in Galloping Thoroughbred Racehorses Trialling Eight Shoe-Surface Combinations. Animals, 12(17), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12172161

Simple Summary To achieve optimal performance and low injury occurrence in horse racing, it is important to understand hoof-surface interactions. This study measured hoof accelerations in retired Thoroughbred racehorses as they galloped over turf and... Read More about Hoof Impact and Foot-Off Accelerations in Galloping Thoroughbred Racehorses Trialling Eight Shoe-Surface Combinations.

BDNF-dependent modulation of axonal transport is selectively impaired in ALS (2022)
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Tosolini, A., Sleigh, J., Surana, S., Rhymes, E., Cahalan, S. D., & Schiavo, G. (2022). BDNF-dependent modulation of axonal transport is selectively impaired in ALS. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-022-01418-4

Axonal transport ensures long-range delivery of essential cargoes between proximal and distal compartments, and is needed for neuronal development, function, and survival. Deficits in axonal transport have been detected at pre-symptomatic stages in t... Read More about BDNF-dependent modulation of axonal transport is selectively impaired in ALS.

Transcriptomic analysis of circulating leukocytes obtained during the recovery from clinical mastitis caused by Escherichia coli in Holstein dairy cows (2022)
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Cheng, Z., Palma-Vera, S., Buggiotti, L., Salavati, M., Becker, F., Werling, D., …consortium, G. (in press). Transcriptomic analysis of circulating leukocytes obtained during the recovery from clinical mastitis caused by Escherichia coli in Holstein dairy cows. Animals, 12(16), 2146. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162146

The risk and severity of clinical infection with Escherichia coli as a causative pathogen for bovine mastitis is influenced by the hosts’ phenotypic and genotypic variables. We used RNA-Seq analysis of circulating leukocytes to investigate global tra... Read More about Transcriptomic analysis of circulating leukocytes obtained during the recovery from clinical mastitis caused by Escherichia coli in Holstein dairy cows.

Constraining pterosaur launch: range of motion in the pectoral and pelvic girdles of a medium-sized ornithocheiraean pterosaur (2022)
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Griffin, B., Martin-Silverstone, E., Demuth, O., Pegas, R., Palmer, C., & Rayfield, E. (2022). Constraining pterosaur launch: range of motion in the pectoral and pelvic girdles of a medium-sized ornithocheiraean pterosaur. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 137(2), 250-266. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blac063

Launch is the most energetically expensive part of flight and is considered a limiting factor in the size of modern flyers. Pterosaurs reached significantly larger sizes than modern flyers and are proposed to have launched either bipedallly or quadru... Read More about Constraining pterosaur launch: range of motion in the pectoral and pelvic girdles of a medium-sized ornithocheiraean pterosaur.

Global variation in force-of-infection trends for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis (2022)
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Dixon, M., Winskill, P., Harrison, W., Whittaker, C., Schmidt, V., Sanchez, A., …Basanez, M. (2022). Global variation in force-of-infection trends for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis. eLife, 11, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.76988

Infection by Taenia solium poses a major burden across endemic countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2021-2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases roadmap has proposed that 30% of endemic countries achieve intensified T. solium control in hyperendem... Read More about Global variation in force-of-infection trends for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis.

Insulin expression in beta cells is reduced within islets before islet loss in diabetic cats (2022)
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Bergomi, V., Beck, S., Dobromylskya, M., Davison, L., Wills, J., & Hughes, K. (in press). Insulin expression in beta cells is reduced within islets before islet loss in diabetic cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13541

Objectives Diabetes mellitus is a common condition that requires intensive treatment and markedly impacts the welfare of affected cats. The aim of this study was to identify diabetes mellitus-associated perturbations in the feline pancreatic islet mi... Read More about Insulin expression in beta cells is reduced within islets before islet loss in diabetic cats.

Title: The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: inferences from 1 3D modelling 2 Short title: Megalodon ecological inferences from new 3D model 3 4 (2022)
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Cooper, J. A., Hutchinson, J. R., Bernvi, D. C., Cliff, G., Wilson, R. P., Dicken, M. L., …Pimiento, C. (2022). Title: The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: inferences from 1 3D modelling 2 Short title: Megalodon ecological inferences from new 3D model 3 4. Science Advances, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm9424

23 Although shark teeth are abundant in the fossil record, their bodies are rarely preserved. Thus, 24 our understanding of the anatomy of the extinct Otodus megalodon remains rudimentary. We 25 used an exceptionally preserved fossil to create the fi... Read More about Title: The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: inferences from 1 3D modelling 2 Short title: Megalodon ecological inferences from new 3D model 3 4.

Intra- and postoperative opioid-sparing analgesia in a cat undergoing pelvic limb amputation (2022)
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Santoro, F., Castineiras, D., & Kaartinen, J. (2022). Intra- and postoperative opioid-sparing analgesia in a cat undergoing pelvic limb amputation. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/20551169221116868

Case summary A combination of preoperative epidurally administered morphine, peripheral nerve blocks and postoperative wound irrigation with ropivacaine is described as an opioid-sparing analgesic protocol for a feline immunodeficiency virus-positive... Read More about Intra- and postoperative opioid-sparing analgesia in a cat undergoing pelvic limb amputation.

Increased PHOSPHO1 expression mediates cortical bone mineral density in renal osteodystrophy (2022)
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Hsu, S., Stephen, L., Dillon, S., Milne, E., Javaheri, B., Pitsillides, A., …Farquharson, C. (2022). Increased PHOSPHO1 expression mediates cortical bone mineral density in renal osteodystrophy. Journal of Endocrinology, 254(3), 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1530/JOE-22-0097

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often present with skeletal abnormalities, a condition known as renal osteodystrophy (ROD). While tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and PHOSPHO1 are critical for bone mineralization, t... Read More about Increased PHOSPHO1 expression mediates cortical bone mineral density in renal osteodystrophy.

Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic transmission (2022)
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Acquah, S., Asare, P., Danso, E., Tetteh, P., Tetteh, A., Boateng, D., …Yeboah-Manu, D. (2022). Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic transmission. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(8), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010649

Objective We conducted an abattoir-based cross-sectional study in the five administrative regions of Northern Ghana to determine the distribution of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) among slaughtered carcasses and identify the possibility of zoonotic transm... Read More about Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic transmission.

Descriptive study of medication usage and occurrence of disease and injury during gestation in Thoroughbred broodmares (2022)
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Mouncey, R., Arango Sabogal, J., De Mestre, A., & Verheyen, K. (2022). Descriptive study of medication usage and occurrence of disease and injury during gestation in Thoroughbred broodmares. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104104

The study aimed to (i) describe the use of reproductive therapeutics; (ii) estimate the incidence of disease and injury; and (iii) describe non-reproductive medications administered during pregnancy in Thoroughbred broodmares. A prospective birth co... Read More about Descriptive study of medication usage and occurrence of disease and injury during gestation in Thoroughbred broodmares.

Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania (2022)
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Sindato, C., Karimuribo, E., Vairo, F., Misinzo, G., Rweyemamu, M., Hamid, M., …Mboera, L. (2022). Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 122, 559-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.07.012

Objectives: Data on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) prevalence in urban settings and pastoral areas of Tanzania are scarce. We performed a cross-sectional study of RVFV seroprevalence and determinants in humans and animals from Ilala, Rufiji, and Seng... Read More about Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania.

Comparison of Low- and High-Cost Infrared Thermal Imaging Devices for the Detection of Lameness in Dairy Cattle (2022)
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Coe, A., & Blackie, N. (2022). Comparison of Low- and High-Cost Infrared Thermal Imaging Devices for the Detection of Lameness in Dairy Cattle. Veterinary Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9080414

Lameness has a high economic cost to the U.K. dairy industry; accurate and early detection of lameness minimises this cost. Infrared thermal imaging (IRT) devices have shown promising results for use as a lameness detection aid in cattle when used in... Read More about Comparison of Low- and High-Cost Infrared Thermal Imaging Devices for the Detection of Lameness in Dairy Cattle.