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Staphylococcus aureus lineages associated with a free-ranging population of the fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii retained over 25 years in captivity (2022)
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Fountain, K., Barbon, A., Gibbon, M., Lloyd, D., Loeffler, A., & Feil, E. (2022). Staphylococcus aureus lineages associated with a free-ranging population of the fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii retained over 25 years in captivity. Scientific Reports, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17835-3

Conservation of endangered species has become increasingly complex, and costly interventions to protect wildlife require a robust scientific evidence base. This includes consideration of the role of the microbiome in preserving animal health. Captivi... Read More about Staphylococcus aureus lineages associated with a free-ranging population of the fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii retained over 25 years in captivity.

Successful management of fipronil toxicosis in two pet rabbits (2022)
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D'Ovidio, D., & Cortellini, S. (2022). Successful management of fipronil toxicosis in two pet rabbits. Open Veterinary Journal, 12(4), 508-510. https://doi.org/10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i4.13

Background: Antiparasitic drug toxicosis is commonly described in dogs and cats, but reports on the management of antiparasitic drug toxicities in pet rabbits are scarce. Here, we describe the successful clinical management of two pet rabbits with fi... Read More about Successful management of fipronil toxicosis in two pet rabbits.

Effects of ruminal protozoa on methane emissions in ruminants-A meta-analysis (2022)
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Dai, X., Kalscheur, K., Huhtanen, P., & Faciola, A. (2022). Effects of ruminal protozoa on methane emissions in ruminants-A meta-analysis. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(9), 7482-7491. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21139

The effects of different ruminal protozoa (RP) on CH4 emissions from ruminants were evaluated in a meta-analysis, using 64 publications reporting data from 79 in vivo experiments. Experiments included in the database reported CH4 emissions (g/d) and... Read More about Effects of ruminal protozoa on methane emissions in ruminants-A meta-analysis.

The next heartbeat: Creating dynamic and histographic Poincareplots for the assessment of cardiac rhythms (2022)
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Flanders, W., Moise, N., Pariaut, R., & Sargent, J. (2022). The next heartbeat: Creating dynamic and histographic Poincareplots for the assessment of cardiac rhythms. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 42, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2022.04.003

The rhythm of the heart is not a stationary phenomenon, and therefore, incorporation of the dynamic Poincareplot and tachogram provides additional diagnostic information to complement and expand waveform (P-QRST) analyses from the electrocardiogram.... Read More about The next heartbeat: Creating dynamic and histographic Poincareplots for the assessment of cardiac rhythms.

Feed efficiency of lactating Holstein cows is repeatable within diet but less reproducible when changing dietary starch and forage concentrations (2022)
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Fischer, A., Dai, X., & Kalscheur, K. (2022). Feed efficiency of lactating Holstein cows is repeatable within diet but less reproducible when changing dietary starch and forage concentrations. animal, 16(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100599

Improving feed efficiency has become an important target for dairy farmers to produce more milk with fewer feed resources. With decreasing availability of arable land to produce feeds that are edible for human consumption, it will be important to inc... Read More about Feed efficiency of lactating Holstein cows is repeatable within diet but less reproducible when changing dietary starch and forage concentrations.

The Anti-Krogh principle: all organisms are worthy of study (2022)
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Clark, C., Hutchinson, J. R., & Garland, T. (2022). The Anti-Krogh principle: all organisms are worthy of study. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, https://doi.org/10.1086/721620

Krogh's principle states: "for such a large number of problems there will be some animal of choice, or a few such animals, on which it can be most conveniently studied." A pitfall of this approach is it implies the question: if organisms are models f... Read More about The Anti-Krogh principle: all organisms are worthy of study.

2. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part Two (2022)
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Batt-Williams, S., & Yon, E. (2022). 2. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part Two. In Practice,

Abstract Objectives Despite the imperative support and assessment that clinical supervisors provide to veterinary nursing students in clinical practice, little is known about how clinical supervisors feel about their role. The aim of this st... Read More about 2. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part Two.

1. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part One (2022)
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Batt-Williams, S., & Yon, E. (2022). 1. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part One. In Practice,

Abstract Objectives Despite the imperative support and assessment that clinical supervisors provide to veterinary nursing students in clinical practice, very little is known about how clinical supervisors feel about their role. The aim of t... Read More about 1. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part One.

Editorial: One Health and Veterinary Regenerative Medicine: Translational Applications (2022)
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Webb, T. L., Spaas, J. H., & Guest, D. J. (2022). Editorial: One Health and Veterinary Regenerative Medicine: Translational Applications. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 1, -. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.959564

Editorial on the Research Topic One Health and Veterinary Regenerative Medicine: Translational Applications Regenerative Medicine has been heralded as having the potential to provide much needed treatments for many significant diseases in human and v... Read More about Editorial: One Health and Veterinary Regenerative Medicine: Translational Applications.

Ondansetron in dogs with nausea associated with vestibular disease: A double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled crossover study (2022)
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Henze, L., Foth, S., Meller, S., Twele, F., Charalambous, M., Kenward, H., …Volk, H. (2022). Ondansetron in dogs with nausea associated with vestibular disease: A double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled crossover study. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16504

Background: Nausea and emesis can be, among other signs, common manifestations of acute vestibular system dysfunction in dogs. Currently, antiemetic drugs, such as maropitant and metoclopramide, are used commonly, but do not appear to control naus... Read More about Ondansetron in dogs with nausea associated with vestibular disease: A double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled crossover study.

Village and farm-level risk factors for avian influenza infection on backyard chicken farms in Bangladesh (2022)
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Das Gupta, S., Barua, B., Fournie, G., Hoque, M., & Henning, J. (2022). Village and farm-level risk factors for avian influenza infection on backyard chicken farms in Bangladesh. Scientific Reports, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16489-5

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 144 small-scale poultry farmers across 42 Bangladeshi villages to explore risk factors associated with avian influenza H5 and H9 seropositivity on backyard chicken farms. Using mixed-effects logistic regress... Read More about Village and farm-level risk factors for avian influenza infection on backyard chicken farms in Bangladesh.

Exploring why animal health practices are (not) adopted among smallholders in low and middle-income countries: a realist framework and scoping review protocol (2022)
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Hidano, A., Holt, H., Durrance-Bagale, A., Tak, M., & Rudge, J. W. (in press). Exploring why animal health practices are (not) adopted among smallholders in low and middle-income countries: a realist framework and scoping review protocol. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.915487

Background Improving livestock health is considered critical to address poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Modifications of livestock management practices is also increasingly recognized as an impor... Read More about Exploring why animal health practices are (not) adopted among smallholders in low and middle-income countries: a realist framework and scoping review protocol.

Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs (2022)
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Haider, N., Guitian, J., Simons, D., Asogun, D., Ansumana, R., Honeyborne, I., …Zumla, A. (2022). Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 122, 107-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.058

We explain research gaps on Monkeypox (MPX) virus epidemiology in endemic countries and present hypotheses for the recent increase of MPX cases in West Africa as a possible explanation for the current epidemic in Europe, America, and Australia. The d... Read More about Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs.

Wildlife health outcomes and opportunities in conservation translocations (2022)
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Beckmann, K. M., Cromie, R. L., Sainsbury, A. W., Hilton, G. M., Ewen, J. G., Soorae, P. S., & Kock, R. A. (2022). Wildlife health outcomes and opportunities in conservation translocations. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12164

1. It is intuitive that the health status of wildlife might influence conservation translocation outcomes, however health as a topic has received limited attention in the conservation translocation literature. We determined the forms and frequency of... Read More about Wildlife health outcomes and opportunities in conservation translocations.

2022 Update of the Consensus on the Rational Use of Antithrombotics and Thrombolytics in Veterinary Critical Care - Domain 6 - Defining rational use of thrombolytics (2022)
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Chan, D. (2022). 2022 Update of the Consensus on the Rational Use of Antithrombotics and Thrombolytics in Veterinary Critical Care - Domain 6 - Defining rational use of thrombolytics. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13227

Abstract Objectives: To systematically review available evidence and establish guidelines related to the use of thrombolytics for the management of small animals with suspected or confirmed thrombosis. Design: PICO (Population, Intervention, Co... Read More about 2022 Update of the Consensus on the Rational Use of Antithrombotics and Thrombolytics in Veterinary Critical Care - Domain 6 - Defining rational use of thrombolytics.

Molecular characterization of extended spectrum cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli isolated from livestock and in-contact humans in Southeast Nigeria (2022)
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Olorunleke, S., Kirchner, M., Duggett, N., AbuOun, M., Okorie-Kanu, O., Stevens, K., …Anjum, M. (2022). Molecular characterization of extended spectrum cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli isolated from livestock and in-contact humans in Southeast Nigeria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.937968

The rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria is reducing therapeutic options for livestock and human health, with a paucity of information globally. To fill this gap, a One-Health approach was taken by sampling livestock on farms (n = 52),... Read More about Molecular characterization of extended spectrum cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli isolated from livestock and in-contact humans in Southeast Nigeria.

NO Synthesis but Not Apoptosis, Mitosis or Inflammation Can Explain Correlations between Flow Directionality and Paracellular Permeability of Cultured Endothelium (2022)
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Ghim, M., Yang, S., David, K. R. Z., Eustaquio, J., Warboys, C. M., & Weinberg, P. D. (2022). NO Synthesis but Not Apoptosis, Mitosis or Inflammation Can Explain Correlations between Flow Directionality and Paracellular Permeability of Cultured Endothelium. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(15), 8076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158076

Haemodynamic wall shear stress varies from site to site within the arterial system and is thought to cause local variation in endothelial permeability to macromolecules. Our aim was to investigate mechanisms underlying the changes in paracellular per... Read More about NO Synthesis but Not Apoptosis, Mitosis or Inflammation Can Explain Correlations between Flow Directionality and Paracellular Permeability of Cultured Endothelium.

Leptospirosis vaccination in dogs attending UK primary care practices: vaccine uptake and factors associated with administration (2022)
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Taylor, C., O'Neill, D., Catchpole, B., & Brodbelt, D. (2022). Leptospirosis vaccination in dogs attending UK primary care practices: vaccine uptake and factors associated with administration. BMC Veterinary Research, 18(285), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03382-6

Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that is found globally and affects most mammalian species. Vaccination of dogs against leptospirosis is an important approach to preventing clinical disease, or reducing disease severity, as well as red... Read More about Leptospirosis vaccination in dogs attending UK primary care practices: vaccine uptake and factors associated with administration.