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The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks (2017)
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Keune, H., Flandroy, L., Thys, S., De Regge, N., Mori, M., Antoine-Moussiaux, N., Vanhove, M. P. M., Rebolledo, J., Van Gucht, S., Deblauwe, I., Hiemstra, W., Haesler, B., Binot, A., Savic, S., Ruegg, S. R., De Vries, S., Garnier, J., & Van Den Berg, T. (2017). The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks. Archives of Public Health, 75(64), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0232-6

Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks (2017)
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Alarcon, P., Fèvre, E. M., Muinde, P., Murungi, M. K., Kiambi, S., Akoko, J., & Rushton, J. (2017). Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4(171), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00171

Urban livestock keeping in developing cities have an important role in food security and livelihoods but can also pose a significant threat to the environment and health of urban dwellers. The aim of this study was to identify the different livestock... Read More about Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks.

Characterization of novel microneme adhesive repeats (MAR) in Eimeria tenella (2017)
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Marugan-Hernandez, V., Fiddy, R., Nurse-Francis, J., Smith, O., Pritchard, L., & Tomley, F. M. (2017). Characterization of novel microneme adhesive repeats (MAR) in Eimeria tenella. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2454-4

In this study, we evaluated the binding capacity of Type I MAR domains from novel E. tenella MCPs. Variants of the previously described HxT motif were analysed showing that HxT and VxT variants bind, whereas HxS and YxE variants did not. One of these... Read More about Characterization of novel microneme adhesive repeats (MAR) in Eimeria tenella.

One Health Economics to confront disease threats (2017)
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Machalaba, C., Smith, K. M., Awada, L., Berry, K., Berthe, F., Bouley, T. A., Bruce, M., Cortiñas Abrahantes, J., El Turabi, A., Feferholtz, Y., Flynn, L., Fournié, G., Andre, A., Grace, D., Jonas, O., Kimani, T., Le Gall, F., Miranda, J. J., Peyre, M., Pinto, J., …Karesh, W. B. (2017). One Health Economics to confront disease threats. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111(6), 235-237

Global economic impacts of epidemics suggest high return on investment in prevention and One Health capacity. However, such investments remain limited, contributing to persistent endemic diseases and vulnerability to emerging ones. An interdisciplina... Read More about One Health Economics to confront disease threats.

Should we be treating animal schistosomiasis in Africa? The need for a One Health economic evaluation of schistosomiasis control in people and their livestock (2017)
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Gower, C. M., Vince, L., & Webster, J. P. (2017). Should we be treating animal schistosomiasis in Africa? The need for a One Health economic evaluation of schistosomiasis control in people and their livestock. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111(6), 244-247

A One Health economic perspective allows informed decisions to be made regarding control priorities and/or implementation strategies for infectious diseases. Schistosomiasis is a major and highly resilient disease of both humans and livestock. The zo... Read More about Should we be treating animal schistosomiasis in Africa? The need for a One Health economic evaluation of schistosomiasis control in people and their livestock.

Risk factors for race-day fatality, distal limb fracture and epistaxis in Thoroughbreds racing on all-weather surfaces in Great Britain (2000 to 2013) (2017)
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Rosanowski, S. M., Chang, Y. M., Stirk, A. J., & Verheyen, K. L. P. (2017). Risk factors for race-day fatality, distal limb fracture and epistaxis in Thoroughbreds racing on all-weather surfaces in Great Britain (2000 to 2013). Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 148, 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.10.003

The incidence of race-day injuries in Great Britain (GB) is higher on all-weather (AW) surfaces than on turf. However, to date no studies have focused on identifying risk factors for injury specific to AW racing. Therefore, the objective of the curre... Read More about Risk factors for race-day fatality, distal limb fracture and epistaxis in Thoroughbreds racing on all-weather surfaces in Great Britain (2000 to 2013).

Comparison of ultrasonographic findings in cats with and without azotaemia (2017)
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Lamb, C. R., Dirrig, H., & Cortellini, S. (2017). Comparison of ultrasonographic findings in cats with and without azotaemia. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 20(10), 948-954. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X17736657

US findings in 238 cats with (serum creatinine >180 μmol/l) and 270 cats without azotaemia were compared in a retrospective case-control study. Cats with pre-renal azotaemia or urethral obstruction were excluded. Data extracted from the medical recor... Read More about Comparison of ultrasonographic findings in cats with and without azotaemia.

A descriptive pilot study of cytokine production following stimulation of ex-vivo whole blood with commercial therapeutic feline hydrolyzed diets in individual healthy immunotolerant cats (2017)
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Kathrani, A., Larsen, J. A., Cortopassi, G., Datta, S., & Fascetti, A. J. (2017). A descriptive pilot study of cytokine production following stimulation of ex-vivo whole blood with commercial therapeutic feline hydrolyzed diets in individual healthy immunotolerant cats. BMC Veterinary Research, 13(1), 297. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1219-9

Comparison of medical and surgical treatment for acute cervical compressive hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs (2017)
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Borlace, T., Gutierrez-Quintana, R., Taylor-Brown, F. E., & De Decker, S. (2017). Comparison of medical and surgical treatment for acute cervical compressive hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs. Veterinary Record, 181, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104528

Although successful outcomes have been reported after medical and surgical treatment for dogs with cervical hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion (HNPE), it is unknown which treatment option is preferred. Thirty-four dogs treated medically (n=18) or su... Read More about Comparison of medical and surgical treatment for acute cervical compressive hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs.

Disease risk analysis and post-release health surveillance for a reintroduction programme: the pool frog Pelophylax lessonae (2017)
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Sainsbury, A. W., Chang, Y. M., Ågren, E., Vaughan-Higgins, R. J., McGill, I. S., Molenaar, F., Peniche, G., & Foster, J. (2017). Disease risk analysis and post-release health surveillance for a reintroduction programme: the pool frog Pelophylax lessonae. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 64(5), 1530-1548. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12545

There are risks from disease in undertaking wild animal reintroduction programmes. Methods of disease risk analysis have been advocated to assess and mitigate these risks, and post‐release health and disease surveillance can be used to assess the eff... Read More about Disease risk analysis and post-release health surveillance for a reintroduction programme: the pool frog Pelophylax lessonae.

Re-direction of maternal behaviour in dairy cows (2017)
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Mandel, R., & Nicol, C. J. (2017). Re-direction of maternal behaviour in dairy cows. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 195, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.06.001

In the milk producing industry, most aspects of maternal behaviour are discouraged, but milk production is actively maintained in the absence of the calf. The process of milk let down, is mediated, at least partly, by oxytocin, which has been shown t... Read More about Re-direction of maternal behaviour in dairy cows.

Supplementing a-Linolenic acid in the in vitro maturation media improves nuclear maturation rate of oocytes and early embryonic development in the Nili Ravi buffalo (2017)
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Azam, A., Shahzad, Q., Ul-Husna, A., Qadee, S., Ejaz, R., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., Khalid, M., Ullah, N., Akhtar, T., & Akhter, S. (2017). Supplementing a-Linolenic acid in the in vitro maturation media improves nuclear maturation rate of oocytes and early embryonic development in the Nili Ravi buffalo. Animal Reproduction Science, 14(4), 1161-119. https://doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-AR859

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), α-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3 n-3) on the in vitro maturation (IVM) of buffalo oocytes and subsequent embryonic development. Buffalo cumulusoocyte... Read More about Supplementing a-Linolenic acid in the in vitro maturation media improves nuclear maturation rate of oocytes and early embryonic development in the Nili Ravi buffalo.