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PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF PLATELET FUNCTION AND FIBRINOLYSIS IN 20 DOGS WITH TRAUMA (2023)
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Cortellini, S., Chan, D., McBride, D., & Birkbeck, R. (in press). PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF PLATELET FUNCTION AND FIBRINOLYSIS IN 20 DOGS WITH TRAUMA. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13356

Objectives: To determine platelet function and fibrinolysis in dogs following trauma using multiple electrical impedance aggregometry and a modified thromboelastographic technique. To determine if the severity of trauma, as assessed by the Animal Tr... Read More about PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF PLATELET FUNCTION AND FIBRINOLYSIS IN 20 DOGS WITH TRAUMA.

A Survey of the Current Farming Practices and Perceptions on Adopting Orphan Lambs in the United Kingdom: How Do “Ewe” Do It? (2023)
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Whatford, L., Chivers, B. D., Rowe, M., & Blackie, N. (2023). A Survey of the Current Farming Practices and Perceptions on Adopting Orphan Lambs in the United Kingdom: How Do “Ewe” Do It?. Ruminants, 3(4), 468-482. https://doi.org/10.3390/ruminants3040038

Fostering orphan lambs is common in the United Kingdom and therefore it is important to understand more about these practices to support sustainable sheep farming. Data were collected on current approaches to adopting lambs and the perceived success... Read More about A Survey of the Current Farming Practices and Perceptions on Adopting Orphan Lambs in the United Kingdom: How Do “Ewe” Do It?.

Chicken caecal enterotypes in indigenous Kadaknath and commercial Cobb chicken lines are associated with Campylobacter abundance and influenced by farming practices (2023)
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Hay, M. C., Hinsu, A. T., Koringa, P. G., Pandit, R. J., Liu, P., Parekh, M. J., …Blake, D. P. (2023). Chicken caecal enterotypes in indigenous Kadaknath and commercial Cobb chicken lines are associated with Campylobacter abundance and influenced by farming practices. Frontiers in Microbiomes, https://doi.org/10.3389/frmbi.2023.1301609

Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation (2023)
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Middleton, A., Blackie, N., Crilly, J., & Reilly, B. (2023). Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3602

Background The popularity of alpacas in the UK is increasing, with the British Alpaca Society (BAS) estimating that there are currently 45,000 registered alpacas and a further 15,000 unregistered alpacas. This research set about to investigate what... Read More about Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation.

Dissemination of blaNDM-5-carrying IncX3-type plasmid among non-clonal Escherichia coli strains colonising a dog with a skin infection caused by a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, United Kingdom (2023)
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Menezes, J., Frosini, S., Amaral, A. J., Loeffler, A., & Pomba, C. (2023). Dissemination of blaNDM-5-carrying IncX3-type plasmid among non-clonal Escherichia coli strains colonising a dog with a skin infection caused by a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, United Kingdom. Journal of Infection and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.048

DNA-binding protein PfAP2-P regulates parasite pathogenesis during malaria parasite blood stages (2023)
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Subudhi, A. K., Green, J. L., Satyam, R., Salunke, R. P., Lenz, T., Shuaib, M., …Pain, A. (2023). DNA-binding protein PfAP2-P regulates parasite pathogenesis during malaria parasite blood stages. Nature Microbiology, 8(11), 2154-2169. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01497-6

Malaria-associated pathogenesis such as parasite invasion, egress, host cell remodelling and antigenic variation requires concerted action by many proteins, but the molecular regulation is poorly understood. Here we have characterized an essential Pl... Read More about DNA-binding protein PfAP2-P regulates parasite pathogenesis during malaria parasite blood stages.

Can mass drug administration of moxidectin accelerate onchocerciasis elimination in Africa? (2023)
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Kura, K., Milton, P., Hamley, J., Walker, M., Bakajika, D., Kanza, E., …Basáñez, M. (2023). Can mass drug administration of moxidectin accelerate onchocerciasis elimination in Africa?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0277

Epidemiological and modelling studies suggest that elimination of Onchocerca volvulus transmission (EoT) throughout Africa may not be achievable with annual mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin alone, particularly in areas of high endemicity... Read More about Can mass drug administration of moxidectin accelerate onchocerciasis elimination in Africa?.

Reaching the World Health Organization elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective (2023)
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Diaz, A., Walker, M., & Webster, J. (2023). Reaching the World Health Organization elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0274

The past three years has seen the launch of a new World Health Organization (WHO) neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) roadmap, together with revised control and elimination guidelines. Across all, there is now a clear emphasis on the need to incorpora... Read More about Reaching the World Health Organization elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective.

Assessing antibiotic usage data capture accuracy on dairy farms in England and Wales (2023)
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Strang, C., Alarcon, P., Cardwell, J., & Brunton, L. (2023). Assessing antibiotic usage data capture accuracy on dairy farms in England and Wales. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3505

Background: Accurate farm-level data on antibiotic usage (ABU) are needed for surveillance of antibiotic resistance. The study aim was to determine the accuracy of ABU data capture by dairy farmers in South West England and Wales. Methods: Through a... Read More about Assessing antibiotic usage data capture accuracy on dairy farms in England and Wales.

Lifting laboratory rats: a survey of methods, handlers’ reasons and concerns, and rat behavioural responses (2023)
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Burn, C., Camacho, T., & Hockenhull, J. (2023). Lifting laboratory rats: a survey of methods, handlers’ reasons and concerns, and rat behavioural responses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 268, Article 106077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106077

Lifting mice by the tail is of animal welfare and scientific concern, but rat lifting methods are little researched, potentially differing from mice. Using an online questionnaire we explored different methods for lifting laboratory rats, alongside h... Read More about Lifting laboratory rats: a survey of methods, handlers’ reasons and concerns, and rat behavioural responses.

Short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and dexamethasone challenge do not affect circulating total adiponectin concentrations in insulin-sensitive ponies (2023)
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Barnabé, M., Elliott, J., Harris, P., & Menzies-Gow, N. (2023). Short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and dexamethasone challenge do not affect circulating total adiponectin concentrations in insulin-sensitive ponies. Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14012

BackgroundHypoadiponectinaemia is a risk factor for endocrinopathic laminitis, but the directionality and nature of its association with insulin dysregulation is unclear.ObjectivesTo investigate the effects of short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and... Read More about Short-term induced hyperinsulinaemia and dexamethasone challenge do not affect circulating total adiponectin concentrations in insulin-sensitive ponies.

Prognostic factors and outcome in cats with thymic epithelial tumours: 64 cases (1999‐2021) (2023)
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Marks, T. A., Rossanese, M., Yale, A. D., Stewart, S., Smallwood, K., Rigas, K., & Guillén, A. (in press). Prognostic factors and outcome in cats with thymic epithelial tumours: 64 cases (1999‐2021). Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13675

Objectives: To describe the clinical presentation, treatment and outcomes of cats diagnosed with thymic epithelial tumours and to determine prognostic factors for survival and recurrence. Materials and Methods: Clinical records of cats diagnosed w... Read More about Prognostic factors and outcome in cats with thymic epithelial tumours: 64 cases (1999‐2021).

Survival to discharge and outcome of a dog following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to asphyxiation (2023)
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Lang, K., Crawford, A., Hall, G., & Humm, K. (2023). Survival to discharge and outcome of a dog following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to asphyxiation. Vet Record Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.659

A 7-month-old dog presented with a 10-minute history of upper respiratory tract obstruction and secondary loss of consciousness in the minute before its arrival to the hospital. The dog was found to be dead on arrival. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation w... Read More about Survival to discharge and outcome of a dog following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to asphyxiation.