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Electroencephalographic assessment of concussive non-penetrative captive bolt stunning of turkeys (2017)
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Gibson, T. J., Rebelo, C. B., Gowers, T. A., & Chancellor, N. M. (2017). Electroencephalographic assessment of concussive non-penetrative captive bolt stunning of turkeys. British Poultry Science, 59(1), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2017.1401215

1. The aim of this study was to evaluate the electroencephalographic (EEG) and behavioural responses of turkeys stunned with three different concussive non-penetrative captive-bolt guns prior to slaughter. 2. A total of 31 slaughter weight ex-bree... Read More about Electroencephalographic assessment of concussive non-penetrative captive bolt stunning of turkeys.

Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard (2017)
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Clements, M. N., Donnelly, C. A., Fenwick, A., Kabatereine, N. B., Knowles, S. C. L., Meité, A., …Fleming, F. M. (2017). Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006102

Zoonotic potential of Salmonella enterica carried by pet tortoises (2017)
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Bruce, H. L., Barrow, P. A., & Rycroft, A. N. (2017). Zoonotic potential of Salmonella enterica carried by pet tortoises. Veterinary Record, 182(5), 141. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104457

The prevalence of Salmonella in chelonians is not known in the UK and it is not clear whether such Salmonella strains would be pathogenic for human beings. Some strains, such as members of the Arizonae subgroup, may be unable to cause anything more t... Read More about Zoonotic potential of Salmonella enterica carried by pet tortoises.

Student experiences and perceptions of compulsory research projects: a veterinary perspective (2017)
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Cardwell, J. M., Magnier, K., Kinnison, T., & Silva-Fletcher, A. T. (2017). Student experiences and perceptions of compulsory research projects: a veterinary perspective. Veterinary Record Open, 4, e000243. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000243

Background Although research underpins clinical work, many students training to be clinicians are not inherently interested in developing research skills. Aim To characterise and understand veterinary student experiences and perceptions of compuls... Read More about Student experiences and perceptions of compulsory research projects: a veterinary perspective.

Breaking the Cycle, Cholesterol Cycling, and Synapse Damage in Response to Amyloid-ß (2017)
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Bate, C. (2017). Breaking the Cycle, Cholesterol Cycling, and Synapse Damage in Response to Amyloid-ß. Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 11, https://doi.org/10.1177/1179069517733096

Soluble amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers, a key driver of pathogenesis in Alzheimer disease, bind to cellular prion proteins (PrPC) expressed on synaptosomes resulting in increased cholesterol concentrations, movement of cytoplasmic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2)... Read More about Breaking the Cycle, Cholesterol Cycling, and Synapse Damage in Response to Amyloid-ß.

Linking disease epidemiology and livestock productivity: The case of bovine respiratory disease in France (2017)
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Delabouglise, A., James, A., Valarcher, J. F., Haggluend, S., Raboisson, D., & Rushton, J. (2017). Linking disease epidemiology and livestock productivity: The case of bovine respiratory disease in France. PLoS ONE, 12, e0189090. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189090

Concerns are growing over the impact of livestock farming on environment and public health. The livestock industry is faced with the double constraint of limiting its use of natural resources and antimicrobials while ensuring its economic sustainabil... Read More about Linking disease epidemiology and livestock productivity: The case of bovine respiratory disease in France.

Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme (2017)
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Gower, C. M., Gehre, F., Marques, S. R., Lamberton, P. H. L., Lwambo, N. J., & Webster, J. P. (2017). Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2533-6

We conducted combined in vitro PZQ efficacy testing with population genetic analyses of S. mansoni collected from children from two schools in 2010, five years after the introduction of a National Control Programme. Children at one school had receive... Read More about Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme.

Retrospective evaluation of COX-2 expression, histological and clinical factors as prognostic indicators in dogs with renal cell carcinomas undergoing nephrectomy (2017)
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Carvalho, S., Stoll, A. L., Priestnall, S. L., Suárez-Bonnet, A., Rassnick, K., Lynch, S., …Lara-Garcia, A. (2017). Retrospective evaluation of COX-2 expression, histological and clinical factors as prognostic indicators in dogs with renal cell carcinomas undergoing nephrectomy. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 15(4), 1280-1294. https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12264

Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises (2017)
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Tang, P. K., Pellett, S., Blake, D. P., & Hedley, J. (2017). Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises. https://doi.org/10.5818/17-04-107.1

Gastrointestinal parasites are commonly diagnosed in captive tortoises. In response, fenbendazole has traditionally been used as an anthelmintic, either in single or repeated doses. However, fenbendazole requires oral administration and the process c... Read More about Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises.

Prospective cohort study to assess rates of contagious disease in pre-weaned UK dairy heifers: management practices, passive transfer of immunity and associated calf health (2017)
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Johnson, K. F., Chancellor, N., Burn, C. C., & Wathes, D. C. (2017). Prospective cohort study to assess rates of contagious disease in pre-weaned UK dairy heifers: management practices, passive transfer of immunity and associated calf health. Veterinary Record Open, 4, e000226. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000226

Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna (2017)
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Paternoster, G., Babo Martins, S., Mattivi, A., Cagarelli, R., Angelini, P., Bellini, R., …Tamba, M. (2017). Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna. PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0188156. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188156

Since 2013 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, surveillance information generated in the public health and in the animal health sectors has been shared and used to guide public health interventions to mitigate the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission via... Read More about Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna.

Border Terriers under primary veterinary care in England: demography and disorders (2017)
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O'Neill, D. G., Darwent, E. C., Church, D. B., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2017). Border Terriers under primary veterinary care in England: demography and disorders. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 4(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-017-0055-3

The Border Terrier is a working terrier type that is generally considered to be a relatively healthy and hardy breed. This study aimed to characterise the demography and common disorders of Border Terriers receiving veterinary care in England using d... Read More about Border Terriers under primary veterinary care in England: demography and disorders.

Analysis of pre-weaning feeding policies and other risk factors influencing growth rates in calves on 11 commercial dairy farms (2017)
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Johnson, K., Chancellor, N., Burn, C. C., & Wathes, D. C. (2017). Analysis of pre-weaning feeding policies and other risk factors influencing growth rates in calves on 11 commercial dairy farms. animal, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731117003160

Growth rates in pre-weaned calves influence their health, age at first calving and lifetime productivity. Many farms restrict milk rations to encourage solid feed intake and facilitate early weaning, but this can compromise growth. This study determi... Read More about Analysis of pre-weaning feeding policies and other risk factors influencing growth rates in calves on 11 commercial dairy farms.

14-3-3s Protein Expression in Canine Renal Cell Carcinomas (2017)
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Suárez-Bonnet, A., Lara-García, A., Stoll, A. L., Carvalho, S., & Priestnall, S. L. (2017). 14-3-3s Protein Expression in Canine Renal Cell Carcinomas. Veterinary Pathology, 55(2), 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985817738097

14-3-3σ is a protein expressed in many epithelial tissues associated with essential cell functions, including cell-cycle control, apoptosis, and cytoskeletal integrity. There is a paucity of knowledge of the tumorigenesis of canine renal cell carcino... Read More about 14-3-3s Protein Expression in Canine Renal Cell Carcinomas.

Follow-up monitoring in a cat with leishmaniosis and coinfections with Hepatozoon felis and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’ (2017)
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Attipa, C., Neofytou, K., Yiapanis, C., Martínez-Orellana, P., Baneth, G., Nachum-Biala, Y., …Tasker, S. (2017). Follow-up monitoring in a cat with leishmaniosis and coinfections with Hepatozoon felis and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/2055116917740454

Case summary A 6-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat from Cyprus was presented with multiple ulcerated skin nodules. Cytology and histopathology of the lesions revealed granulomatous dermatitis with intracytoplasmic organisms, consistent... Read More about Follow-up monitoring in a cat with leishmaniosis and coinfections with Hepatozoon felis and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’.

A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis of Avian Influenza Policy in Bangladesh (2017)
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Chattopadhyay, K., Fournié, G., Abul Kalam, M., Biswas, P. K., Hoque, A., & Debnath, N. C. (2017). A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis of Avian Influenza Policy in Bangladesh. EcoHealth, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1285-2

Avian influenza is a major animal and public health concern in Bangladesh. A decade after development and implementation of the first national avian influenza and human pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan in Bangladesh, a two-stage qual... Read More about A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis of Avian Influenza Policy in Bangladesh.

Descriptive study of current therapeutic practices, clinical reproductive findings and incidence of pregnancy loss in intensively managed thoroughbred mares (2017)
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Rose, B. V., Firth, M. J., Morris, B., Roach, J. M., Wathes, D. C., Verheyen, K. L. P., & De Mestre, A. M. (2017). Descriptive study of current therapeutic practices, clinical reproductive findings and incidence of pregnancy loss in intensively managed thoroughbred mares. Animal Reproduction Science, 188, 74-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.11.011

Therapeutic practices in equine reproductive medicine have dramatically evolved over the last 20 years but current usage is not described. The aims of this study were to provide a description of medication use and clinical findings of reproductive ex... Read More about Descriptive study of current therapeutic practices, clinical reproductive findings and incidence of pregnancy loss in intensively managed thoroughbred mares.