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Seeing with sound; surface detection and avoidance by sensing self-generated noise (2023)
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Wilshin, S., Amos, S., & Bomphrey, R. (2023). Seeing with sound; surface detection and avoidance by sensing self-generated noise. International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, 15, 175682932211483. https://doi.org/10.1177/17568293221148377

Here, we demonstrate obstacle and secondary drone avoidance capability by quadcopter drones that can perceive and react to modulation of their self-generated acoustic environment when in proximity to surfaces. A ground truth for the interpretation of... Read More about Seeing with sound; surface detection and avoidance by sensing self-generated noise.

Predictors of laminitis development in a cohort of nonlaminitic ponies (2023)
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Knowles, E., Elliott, J., Harris, P., Chang, Y., & Menzies-Gow, N. (2023). Predictors of laminitis development in a cohort of nonlaminitic ponies. Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13572

Background Quantifying risk factors for laminitis development requires improvement. Objectives To identify the most useful physical examination, metabolic and management factors to predict laminitis development in client-owned, nonlaminitic ponies. S... Read More about Predictors of laminitis development in a cohort of nonlaminitic ponies.

Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock: -EN- Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock -FR- Évaluation économique de la surveillance exercée sur l'utilisation d'agents antimicrobiens chez les animaux d'élevage -ES- Evaluación en clave económica de la vigilancia del uso de agentes antimicrobianos en el ganado (2023)
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ALARCON, P., STRANG, C., CHANG, Y., & TAK, M. (2023). Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock: -EN- Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock -FR- Évaluation économique de la surveillance exercée sur l'utilisation d'agents antimicrobiens chez les animaux d'élevage -ES- Evaluación en clave económica de la vigilancia del uso de agentes antimicrobianos en el ganado. Scientific and Technical Review, 42, 42-51. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.42.3347

Short- to mid-term outcome and complications of closing tibial wedge osteotomy using anatomically contoured locking compression plates in small to medium breed dogs (2023)
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Fontalba-Navas, J., Aranda-Jimenez, F., Martin-Bernal, C., Calvo, I., & Kaye, B. (2023). Short- to mid-term outcome and complications of closing tibial wedge osteotomy using anatomically contoured locking compression plates in small to medium breed dogs. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 87(1), 67-73

The objective of this retrospective case series was to report overall peri-operative complications, short- to mid-term outcome, and owner satisfaction of closing tibial wedge osteotomy (CTWO) using locking compression plates, in dogs weighing

p On-farm culling methods used for pigs (2023)
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Dalla Costa, F., Gibson, T., Oliveira, S., Gregory, N., Faucitano, L., & Dalla Costa, O. (2023). p On-farm culling methods used for pigs. Animal Welfare Journal, 30(4), 507-522. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.30.3.008

The culing of injured and non-viable pigs (Sus scrofa) (neonate to breeding stock) is a routine and necessary procedure on most farms. Usualy, pigs are culled using one of the following methods: blunt-force trauma (manual and mechanical), captive-bol... Read More about p On-farm culling methods used for pigs.

RECTAL PROLAPSE IN THE SULAWESI CRESTED BLACK MACAQUE (MACACA NIGRA): MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND RISK FACTORS (2022)
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Van de Weyer, Y., Rowden, L., Guthrie, A., & Tahas, S. (2022). RECTAL PROLAPSE IN THE SULAWESI CRESTED BLACK MACAQUE (MACACA NIGRA): MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND RISK FACTORS. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 53(4), 722-732. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0143

Empirical data suggest that rectal prolapse (RP) is common in captive Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra) in Europe, resulting in the euthanasia of animals that experience repeat occurrences. However, the prevalence, etiology, and risk fac... Read More about RECTAL PROLAPSE IN THE SULAWESI CRESTED BLACK MACAQUE (MACACA NIGRA): MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND RISK FACTORS.

Comparison of post-operative outcomes after open or closed surgical techniques to stabilize metacarpal and metatarsal fractures in dogs and cats (2022)
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Rossello, G., Carmel, J., Pead, M., Lacosta, V., & Lafuente, P. (2022). Comparison of post-operative outcomes after open or closed surgical techniques to stabilize metacarpal and metatarsal fractures in dogs and cats. BMC Veterinary Research, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03404-3

Backfround Treatment options for metacarpal/metatarsal fractures include conservative and surgical management. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is any significant difference in healing and complication rates, between open and close... Read More about Comparison of post-operative outcomes after open or closed surgical techniques to stabilize metacarpal and metatarsal fractures in dogs and cats.

Comparison of median sternotomy closure-related complication rates using orthopedic wire or suture in dogs: A multi-institutional observational treatment effect analysis (2022)
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Pilot, M., Lutchman, A., Hennet, J., Anderson, D., Robinson, W., Rossanese, M., …Chanoit, G. (2022). Comparison of median sternotomy closure-related complication rates using orthopedic wire or suture in dogs: A multi-institutional observational treatment effect analysis. Veterinary Surgery, 51(6), 990-1001. https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13846

Alzheimer-like pathology in the parietal cortex and hippocampus of aged donkeys (2022)
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Malbon, A., Sordo, L., Wilson, L., Gunn-Moore, D., Paraschou, G., Macintyre, N., …Hahn, C. (2022). Alzheimer-like pathology in the parietal cortex and hippocampus of aged donkeys. Neurobiology of Aging, 113, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.01.007

Neurodegenerative disorders are gaining ever more importance in ageing populations of animals and people. Altered insulin signaling and type II diabetes have been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in humans and AD-like neurodegene... Read More about Alzheimer-like pathology in the parietal cortex and hippocampus of aged donkeys.

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts (2022)
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Rose, P., Roper, A., Banks, S., Giorgio, C., Timms, M., Vaughan, P., …O'Brien, M. (2022). Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 251, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105626

Ducks are commonly housed in captive environments where their abilities for flight are constrained, either temporarily or permanently. The use of flight restraint in modern animal management is contentious and ethically questioned yet any associated... Read More about Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts.

Characterization of Equine Chronic Tendon Lesions in Low- and High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2022)
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Doll, C., von Pueckler, K., Offhaus, J., Berner, D., & Burk, J. (2022). Characterization of Equine Chronic Tendon Lesions in Low- and High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Veterinary Sciences, 9(6), https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9060297

In equine medicine, experience regarding MRI of chronic tendon lesions is limited, and evidence on the suitability of different sequences in 3 T high-field MRI is scarce. Therefore, macroscopically healthy and altered tendons were examined by histolo... Read More about Characterization of Equine Chronic Tendon Lesions in Low- and High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Effects of artificial water provision on migratory blue wildebeest and zebra in the Makgadikgadi Pans ecosystem, Botswana (2022)
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Bennitt, E., Bradley, J., Bartlam-Brooks, H., Hubel, T., & Wilson, A. (2022). Effects of artificial water provision on migratory blue wildebeest and zebra in the Makgadikgadi Pans ecosystem, Botswana. Biological Conservation, 268, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109502

In migratory tropical ecosystems governed by water availability, artificially altering water availability can affect herbivore distribution and movement. The Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana, sustains approximately 10,000 blue wildebeest (Connochaetes tau... Read More about Effects of artificial water provision on migratory blue wildebeest and zebra in the Makgadikgadi Pans ecosystem, Botswana.

Context Dependent Sulf1/Sulf2 Functional Divergence in Endothelial Cell Activity (2022)
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Justo, T., Smart, N., & Dhoot, G. (2022). Context Dependent Sulf1/Sulf2 Functional Divergence in Endothelial Cell Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073769

Signalling activities are tightly regulated to control cellular responses. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) at the cell membrane and extracellular matrix regulate ligand availability and interaction with a range of key receptors. SULF1 and SULF2... Read More about Context Dependent Sulf1/Sulf2 Functional Divergence in Endothelial Cell Activity.

Overcoming temporal dispersion for measurement of activity-related impedance changes in unmyelinated nerves (2022)
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Tarotin, I., Mastitskaya, S., Ravagli, E., Perkins, J., Holder, D., & Aristovich, K. (2022). Overcoming temporal dispersion for measurement of activity-related impedance changes in unmyelinated nerves. Journal of Neural Engineering, 19(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac669a

Objective. Fast neural electrical impedance tomography is an imaging technique that has been successful in visualising electrically evoked activity of myelinated fibres in peripheral nerves by measurement of the impedance changes (dZ) accompanying ex... Read More about Overcoming temporal dispersion for measurement of activity-related impedance changes in unmyelinated nerves.