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Capture-recapture approaches and the surveillance of livestock diseases: A review (2015)
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Vergne, T., Del Rio Vilas, V. J., Cameron, A., Dufour, B., & Grosbois, V. (2015). Capture-recapture approaches and the surveillance of livestock diseases: A review. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 120(3-4), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.04.003

In disease surveillance, capture–recapture approaches have been used to estimate the frequency of endemic diseases monitored by imperfect surveillance systems. A standard output of these techniques is an estimate of the sensitivity of the surveillanc... Read More about Capture-recapture approaches and the surveillance of livestock diseases: A review.

Exposure to environmental stressors result in increased viral load and further reduction of production parameters in pigs experimentally infected with PCV2b (2015)
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Patterson, R., Nevel, M., Diaz, A. V., Martineau, H. M., Demmers, T. G. M., Browne, C., …Werling, D. (2015). Exposure to environmental stressors result in increased viral load and further reduction of production parameters in pigs experimentally infected with PCV2b. Veterinary Microbiology, 177(3-4), 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.03.010

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been identified as the essential, but not sole, underlying infectious component for PCV-associated diseases (PCVAD). Several co-factors have been suggested to convert an infection with PCV2 into the clinical signs... Read More about Exposure to environmental stressors result in increased viral load and further reduction of production parameters in pigs experimentally infected with PCV2b.

Enhanced neutralising antibody response to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) induced by DNA vaccination in calves (2015)
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El-Attar, L. M. R., Thomas, C., Luke, J., Williams, J. A., & Brownlie, J. (2015). Enhanced neutralising antibody response to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) induced by DNA vaccination in calves. Vaccine, 33(32), 4004-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.017

DNA vaccination is effective in inducing potent immunity in mice; however it appears to be less so in large animals. Increasing the dose of DNA plasmid to activate innate immunity has been shown to improve DNA vaccine adaptive immunity. Retinoic acid... Read More about Enhanced neutralising antibody response to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) induced by DNA vaccination in calves.

Power, buyer trustworthiness and supplier performance: evidence from the Armenian dairy sector (2015)
Journal Article
Gorton, M., Angell, R., Dries, L., Urutyan, V., Jackson, E. L., & White, J. (2015). Power, buyer trustworthiness and supplier performance: evidence from the Armenian dairy sector. Industrial Marketing Management, 50, 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.05.024

The paper presents a Multiple Indicators and MultIple Causes (MIMIC) model for explaining the relationships between buyer-seller power, buyer trustworthiness and supplier satisfaction / performance. The model draws on an organizational supply chain p... Read More about Power, buyer trustworthiness and supplier performance: evidence from the Armenian dairy sector.

PAK1 modulates a PPARγ/NF-κB cascade in intestinal inflammation (2015)
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Dammann, K., Khare, V., Lang, M., Claudel, T., Harpain, F., Granofszky, N., …Gasche, C. (2015). PAK1 modulates a PPARγ/NF-κB cascade in intestinal inflammation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1853(10A), 2349-2360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.05.031

P21-activated kinases (PAKs) are multifunctional effectors of Rho GTPases with both kinase and scaffolding activity. Here, we investigated the effects of inflammation on PAK1 signaling and its role in colitis-driven carcinogenesis. PAK1 and p-PAK1 (T... Read More about PAK1 modulates a PPARγ/NF-κB cascade in intestinal inflammation.

Social buffering in a bird (2015)
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Edgar, J., Held, S., Paul, E., Pettersson, I., L'Anson-Price, R., & Nicol, C. J. (2015). Social buffering in a bird. Animal Behaviour, 105, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.04.007

The presence of a conspecific can ameliorate an individual's stress response. This social buffering is known to be widespread in social mammals but the capacity of birds to act as social buffers has not yet been determined. We previously demonstrated... Read More about Social buffering in a bird.

Continuing professional development: learning that leads to change in individual and collective clinical practice (2015)
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May, S. A., & Kinnison, T. (2015). Continuing professional development: learning that leads to change in individual and collective clinical practice. Veterinary Record, 177(1), 13-13. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103109

The lack of effectiveness of traditional models of continuing professional development is increasingly recognised. While they can lead to increased knowledge of participants, research suggests that there is a general failure to produce meaningful and... Read More about Continuing professional development: learning that leads to change in individual and collective clinical practice.

Epithelial cell shedding and barrier function: a matter of life and death at the small intestinal villus tip (2015)
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Williams, J. M., Duckworth, C. A., Burkitt, M. D., Watson, A. J., Campbell, B. J., & Pritchard, D. M. (2015). Epithelial cell shedding and barrier function: a matter of life and death at the small intestinal villus tip. Veterinary Pathology, 523(3), 445-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985814559404

The intestinal epithelium is a critical component of the gut barrier. Composed of a single layer of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) held together by tight junctions, this delicate structure prevents the transfer of harmful microorganisms, antigens... Read More about Epithelial cell shedding and barrier function: a matter of life and death at the small intestinal villus tip.

Challenges of pastoral cattle production in a sub-humid zone of Nigeria (2015)
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Suleiman, A., Jackson, E. L., & Rushton, J. (2015). Challenges of pastoral cattle production in a sub-humid zone of Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 47(6), 1177-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-015-0845-0

More than 80 % of the 20 million heads of Nigerian cattle are kept by pastoral households. As such, optimal herd management is important in maintaining human nutrition, livelihoods and socio-cultural balance. This study was conducted to contribute to... Read More about Challenges of pastoral cattle production in a sub-humid zone of Nigeria.

Vaccination of Cattle with the N Terminus of LppQ of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Results in Type III Immune Complex Disease upon Experimental Infection (2015)
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Mulongo, M., Frey, J., Smith, K. C., Schnier, C., Wesonga, H., Naessens, J., & McKeever, D. J. (2015). Vaccination of Cattle with the N Terminus of LppQ of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Results in Type III Immune Complex Disease upon Experimental Infection. Infection and Immunity, 83(5), 1992-2000. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.00003-15