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Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test (2018)
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Paul, E. S., Edgar, J. L., Caplen, G., & Nicol, C. J. (2018). Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 207, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2018.07.007

When measuring animals’ valenced behavioural responses to stimuli, the Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) test goes a step further than many approach-based and avoidance-based tests by establishing whether a learned preference for, or aversion to, th... Read More about Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test.

Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns (2018)
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Oliveira, S. E. O., Dalla Costa, F. A., Gibson, T. J., Costa, O. A. D., Coldebella, A., & Gregory, N. G. (2018). Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns. Meat Science, 145, 347-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.07.016

Brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning of Nelore cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns was evaluated. Heads were shot using penetrating captive bolt gun with 160 psi (P1; n = 10), 175 psi (P2; n = 10), 190... Read More about Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns.

Alterations in body lean angle in lame horses before and after diagnostic analgesia in straight lines in hand and on the lunge (2018)
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Greve, L., Pfau, T., & Dyson, S. (2018). Alterations in body lean angle in lame horses before and after diagnostic analgesia in straight lines in hand and on the lunge. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.07.006

Altered body lean has been subjectively observed during lungeing in lame horses. The objectives were to quantify the influence of lameness on body lean in trot on the lunge and to investigate the influence of improvement in lameness on the difference... Read More about Alterations in body lean angle in lame horses before and after diagnostic analgesia in straight lines in hand and on the lunge.

Uncovering the structure of the mouse gait controller: mice respond to substrate perturbations with adaptations in gait on a continuum between trot and bound (2018)
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Vahedipour, A., Haji Maghsoudi, O., Wilshin, S., Shamble, P., Robertson, B., & Spence, A. (2018). Uncovering the structure of the mouse gait controller: mice respond to substrate perturbations with adaptations in gait on a continuum between trot and bound. Journal of Biomechanics, 78(10), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.020

Lung lobe torsion in adult and juvenile pugs (2018)
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Holmes, A. C., Tivers, M. S., Humm, K. R., & Adamantos, S. (2018). Lung lobe torsion in adult and juvenile pugs. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2018-000655

This cases series of 13 pugs with lung lobe torsion (LLT) is the largest case series of pugs in the literature and the first to compare dogs presenting before and after 12 months of age. Similar to previous case series, the median age of pugs with LL... Read More about Lung lobe torsion in adult and juvenile pugs.

Alteration in the expression of the renin-angiotensin system in the myocardium of mice conceived by in vitro fertilization (2018)
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Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., Le, F., Wang, N., Zhang, F., Luo, Y., Lou, Y., Hu, M., Wang, L., Thurston, L. M., Xu, X., & Jin, F. (2018). Alteration in the expression of the renin-angiotensin system in the myocardium of mice conceived by in vitro fertilization. Biology of Reproduction, https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioy158

Epidemiological studies have revealed that offspring conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) have an elevated risk of cardiovascular malformations at birth, and are more predisposed to cardiovascular diseases in late childhood. Unfortunately, the u... Read More about Alteration in the expression of the renin-angiotensin system in the myocardium of mice conceived by in vitro fertilization.

Metabolic perturbations associated with the consumption of a ketogenic medium-chain TAG diet in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (2018)
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Law, T., Volk, H. A., Pan, Y., Zanghi, B., & Want, E. (2018). Metabolic perturbations associated with the consumption of a ketogenic medium-chain TAG diet in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. British Journal of Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518001617

Consumption of diets containing medium-chain TAG (MCT) has been shown to confer neuroprotective effects. We aim to identify the global metabolic perturbations associated with consumption of a ketogenic diet (medium-chain TAG diet (MCTD)) in dogs with... Read More about Metabolic perturbations associated with the consumption of a ketogenic medium-chain TAG diet in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy.

Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review (2018)
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Matilla, F., Velleman, Y., Harrison, W., & Nevel, M. (2018). Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006619

Neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have a significant impact on the livelihoods of the world’s poorest populations, which often lack access to basic services. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes are included among the key strategies for a... Read More about Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review.

Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods (2018)
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Edgar, J. L., & Nicol, C. J. (2018). Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28923-8

Emotional contagion – an underpinning valenced feature of empathy – is made up of simpler, potentially dissociable social processes which can include socially-mediated arousal and behavioural/physiological contagion. Previous studies of emotional con... Read More about Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods.

Dynamic changes in gene expression and signalling during trophoblast development in the horse (2018)
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Read, J. E., Cabrera-Sharp, V., Offord, V., Mirczuk, S. M., Allen, S. P., Fowkes, R. C., & De Mestre, A. M. (2018). Dynamic changes in gene expression and signalling during trophoblast development in the horse. Reproduction, 156(4), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-18-0270

Equine chorionic girdle trophoblast cells play important endocrine and immune functions critical in supporting pregnancy. Very little is known about the genes and pathways that regulate chorionic girdle trophoblast development. Our aim was to identif... Read More about Dynamic changes in gene expression and signalling during trophoblast development in the horse.

Disrupting LXRα phosphorylation promotes FoxM1 expression and modulates atherosclerosis by inducing macrophage proliferation (2018)
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Gage, M. C., Becares, N., Louie, R., Waddington, K. E., Zhang, Y., Tittanegro, T. H., Rodriguez-Lorenzo, S., Jathanna, A., Pourcet, B., Pello, O., De La Rosa, J. V., Castrillo, A., & Pineda-Torra, I. (2018). Disrupting LXRα phosphorylation promotes FoxM1 expression and modulates atherosclerosis by inducing macrophage proliferation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(28), E6556-E6565. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1721245115

Macrophages are key immune cells for the initiation and development of atherosclerotic lesions. However, the macrophage regulatory nodes that determine how lesions progress in response to dietary challenges are not fully understood. Liver X receptors... Read More about Disrupting LXRα phosphorylation promotes FoxM1 expression and modulates atherosclerosis by inducing macrophage proliferation.

Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells (2018)
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Szczepanski, A., Owczarek, K., Milewska, A., Baster, Z., Rajfur, Z., Mitchell, J. A., & Pyrc, K. (2018). Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells. Veterinary Research, 49, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0551-9

Canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV), identified in 2003, is a member of the Coronaviridae family. The virus is a betacoronavirus and a close relative of human coronavirus OC43 and bovine coronavirus. Here, we examined entry of CRCoV into human rec... Read More about Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells.

Detection of equine atypical myopathy-associated hypoglycin A in plant material: Optimisation and validation of a novel LC-MS based method without derivatisation (2018)
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González-Medina, S., Hyde, C., Lovera, I., & Piercy, R. J. (2018). Detection of equine atypical myopathy-associated hypoglycin A in plant material: Optimisation and validation of a novel LC-MS based method without derivatisation. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0199521. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199521

Hypoglycin A (HGA) toxicity, following ingestion of material from certain plants, is linked to an acquired multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency known as atypical myopathy, a commonly fatal form of equine rhabdomyolysis seen worldwide. Whilst so... Read More about Detection of equine atypical myopathy-associated hypoglycin A in plant material: Optimisation and validation of a novel LC-MS based method without derivatisation.