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Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed (2019)
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Knowler, S. P., Gillstedt, L., Mitchell, T. J., Jovanovik, J., Volk, H. A., & Rusbridge, C. (2019). Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed. Veterinary Record, 184(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105135

Modern interpretation of head conformation in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel (CKCS) has favoured a smaller, more exaggerated, brachycephalic type than originally described in the 1929 breed standard. Recent research studies identified brachycephal... Read More about Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed.

Structural characteristics and predicted functional capacities of epaxial muscles in chondrodystrophic and non-chondrodystrophic dogs with and without suspected intervertebral disc herniation- a preliminary study (2019)
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Boström, A., Channon, S. B., Jokinen, T. S., Junnila, J., Hielm-Bjorkman, A. K., & Laitinen-Vapaavuori, O. (2019). Structural characteristics and predicted functional capacities of epaxial muscles in chondrodystrophic and non-chondrodystrophic dogs with and without suspected intervertebral disc herniation- a preliminary study. Research in Veterinary Science, 123, 204-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2019.01.008

Epaxial muscle atrophy is related to spinal diseases in dogs. However, the influence of intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) on the functional capacity of epaxial muscles has not been investigated. We aimed to estimate force and power-generating cap... Read More about Structural characteristics and predicted functional capacities of epaxial muscles in chondrodystrophic and non-chondrodystrophic dogs with and without suspected intervertebral disc herniation- a preliminary study.

Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous and oral dose of enrofloxacin in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) (2019)
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Leiberich, M., Krebber, R., Hewetson, M., Marais, J., & Naidoo, V. (2019). Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous and oral dose of enrofloxacin in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 42(3), 346-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12747

South Africa currently loses over 1000 white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) each year to poaching incidents, and numbers of severely injured victims found alive have increased dramatically. However, little is known about the antimicrobial treatment... Read More about Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous and oral dose of enrofloxacin in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

On-farm pig dispatch methods employed in Brazil and stockpeople attitudes on their use (2019)
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Dalla Costa, F. A., Gibson, T. J., Octavio Oliveira, S. E., Gregory, N. G., Coldebella, A., Faucitano, L., & Dalla Costa, O. A. (2019). On-farm pig dispatch methods employed in Brazil and stockpeople attitudes on their use. Livestock Science, 221, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.01.007

This study surveyed the on-farm dispatching methods used at pig farms, the characteristics of stockpeople operating them, in terms of training and management, and their opinions and attitudes about the efficiency and safety of the applied procedures.... Read More about On-farm pig dispatch methods employed in Brazil and stockpeople attitudes on their use.

CXCR4 Antagonism to Treat Delayed Fracture Healing (2019)
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Meeson, R. L., Sanghani, A., Coathup, M., & Blunn, G. (2019). CXCR4 Antagonism to Treat Delayed Fracture Healing. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2018.0265

A significant number of fractures develop non-union. Stem cell homing is regulated through SDF-1 and its receptor CXCR4. Stem/progenitor cell populations can be endogenously mobilised by administering growth factors with a pharmacological antagonist... Read More about CXCR4 Antagonism to Treat Delayed Fracture Healing.

Plasticity of Amino Acid Residue 145 Near the Receptor Binding Site of H3 Swine Influenza A Viruses and Its Impact on Receptor Binding and Antibody Recognition (2019)
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Santos, J. J. S., Abente, E. J., Obadan, A. O., Thompson, A. J., Ferreri, L., Geiger, G., Gonzalez-Reiche, A. S., Lewis, N. S., Burke, D. F., Rajão, D. S., Paulson, J. C., Vincent, A. L., & Perez, D. R. (2019). Plasticity of Amino Acid Residue 145 Near the Receptor Binding Site of H3 Swine Influenza A Viruses and Its Impact on Receptor Binding and Antibody Recognition. Journal of Virology, 93(2), e01413-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01413-18

The hemagglutinin (HA), a glycoprotein on the surface of influenza A virus (IAV), initiates the virus life cycle by binding to terminal sialic acid (SA) residues on host cells. The HA gradually accumulates amino acid substitutions that allow IAV to e... Read More about Plasticity of Amino Acid Residue 145 Near the Receptor Binding Site of H3 Swine Influenza A Viruses and Its Impact on Receptor Binding and Antibody Recognition.

GPI-anchor signal sequence influences PrPC sorting, shedding and signalling, and impacts on different pathomechanistic aspects of prion disease in mice (2019)
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Puig, B., Altmeppen, H. C., Linsenmeier, L., Chakroun, K., Wegwitz, F., Piontek, U. K., Tatzelt, J., Bate, C., Magnus, T., & Glatzel, M. (2019). GPI-anchor signal sequence influences PrPC sorting, shedding and signalling, and impacts on different pathomechanistic aspects of prion disease in mice. PLoS Pathogens, 15(1), e1007520. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007520

The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is a cell surface glycoprotein attached to the membrane by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor and plays a critical role in transmissible, neurodegenerative and fatal prion diseases. Alterations in membrane a... Read More about GPI-anchor signal sequence influences PrPC sorting, shedding and signalling, and impacts on different pathomechanistic aspects of prion disease in mice.

Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora (2019)
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Hinsu, A. T., Pandit, R. J., Patel, S. H., Psifidi, A., Tomley, F. M., Das, S. K., Blake, D. P., & Joshi, C. G. (2019). Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2019.01.002

The advent of metagenomics using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has led to the acquisition of unprecedented quantities of bacterial sequence data. One use for these data is the recovery of complete genomes of uncultivable, and thus uncharacterised,... Read More about Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora.

Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in RelA with Somatic Cell Count and Longevity Supports Importance of NF-¦ÊB Signalling in Cattle Health (2019)
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Chen, X., Zhang, S., Cheng, Z. R., Pollott, G. E., & Wathes, D. C. (2019). Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in RelA with Somatic Cell Count and Longevity Supports Importance of NF-¦ÊB Signalling in Cattle Health. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 9(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2019.91005

Mastitis reduces milk production and causes culling. The NF-κB transcription factor RelA plays a central regulatory role in innate immunity. This study used a candidate gene approach to investigate associations between the synonymous C/G SNP rs480357... Read More about Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in RelA with Somatic Cell Count and Longevity Supports Importance of NF-¦ÊB Signalling in Cattle Health.

Practical approaches to animal health issues on organic farms (2019)
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Plate, P. (2019). Practical approaches to animal health issues on organic farms. Livestock, 24(1), 34-40. https://doi.org/10.12968/live.2019.24.1.34

A summary of a workshop attended by 15 delegates at the BCVA congress on 19th October 2018. The workshop
started with an overview of organic animal health standards and the organic market. In the EU animal health
standards promote ‘positive health’... Read More about Practical approaches to animal health issues on organic farms.

The respiratory mechanics of the yacare caiman (Caiman yacare Daudine) (2019)
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Reichert, M. N., De Oliveira, P. R. C., Souza, G. M. P. R., Moranza, H. G., Restan, W. A. Z., Abe, A. S., Klein, W., & Milsom, W. K. (2019). The respiratory mechanics of the yacare caiman (Caiman yacare Daudine). Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(2), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.193037

The structure and function of crocodilian lungs are unique compared to other reptiles. We examine the extent to which this, and the semi-aquatic lifestyle of crocodilians affect their respiratory mechanics. We measured changes in intratracheal pressu... Read More about The respiratory mechanics of the yacare caiman (Caiman yacare Daudine).

The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes. (2019)
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Basu, C. K., Wilson, A. M., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2019). The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(22), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.159277

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758) possess specialised anatomy. Their disproportionately elongate limbs and neck confer recognised feeding advantages, but little is known about how their morphology affects locomotor function. In this stu... Read More about The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes..

Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats (2019)
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Scudder, C. J., Mirczuk, S. M., Richardson, K. M., Crossley, V. J., Regan, J. T. C., Gostelow, R., Forcada, Y., Hazuchova, K., Harrington, N., McGonnell, I. M., Church, D. B., Kenny, P. J., Korbonits, M., Fowkes, R. C., & Niessen, S. J. M. (2019). Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 3(1), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2018-00226

The prevalence of growth hormone secreting pituitary tumours in domestic cats (Felis catus) is ten times greater than in humans. The predominant inhibitory receptors of growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumours are somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) and... Read More about Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats.

Monkeypox — Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era (2019)
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Petersen, E., Abubakar, I., Ihekweazu, C., Heymann, D., Ntoumi, F., Blumberg, L., Asogun, D., Mukonka, V., Lule, S. A., Bates, M., Honeyborne, I., Mfinanga, S., Mwaba, P., Dar, O., Vairo, F., Mukhtar, M., Kock, R. A., McHugh, T. D., Ippolito, G., & Zumla, A. (2019). Monkeypox — Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 78, 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.008

The identification of monkeypox in 3 separate patients in the United Kingdom in September raised media and political attention on an emerging public health threat. Nigeria, whose last confirmed case of monkeypox was in 1978, is currently experiencing... Read More about Monkeypox — Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era.

Rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition related to pork consumption of regular consumers and mothers with young children in Vietnam (2019)
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Nguyen-Viet, H., Dang-Xuan, S., Pham-Duc, P., Roesel, K., Huong, N. M., Luu-Quoc, T., Van Hung, P., Thi Duong Nga, N., Lapar, L., Unger, F., Haesler, B., & Grace, D. (2019). Rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition related to pork consumption of regular consumers and mothers with young children in Vietnam. Global Food Security, 20, 37-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.12.003

Pork is the most common and widely consumed meat product in Vietnam. The study aimed to assess nutrition and food safety risks and opportunities associated with pork value chains in Vietnam. Twenty-nine focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted in... Read More about Rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition related to pork consumption of regular consumers and mothers with young children in Vietnam.

Differential susceptibility to tetracycline, oxytetracycline and doxycycline of the calf pathogens Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida in three growth media (2019)
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Mead, A., Lees, P., Mitchell, J., Rycroft, A. N., Standing, J. F., Toutain, P. L., & Pelligand, L. (2019). Differential susceptibility to tetracycline, oxytetracycline and doxycycline of the calf pathogens Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida in three growth media. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 42(1), 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12719

For clinical isolates of bovine Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida, this study reports minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) differences for tetracycline, oxytetracycline and doxycycline between cation‐adjusted Mueller‐Hinton broth (CA... Read More about Differential susceptibility to tetracycline, oxytetracycline and doxycycline of the calf pathogens Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida in three growth media.