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A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing among UK students on professional degree programmes (2018)
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Lewis, E. G., & Cardwell, J. M. (2018). A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing among UK students on professional degree programmes. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43(9), 1226-1238. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2018.1471125

Despite elevated rates of suicide and evidence of poor mental health among medical professionals, there is a paucity of research in the UK into the mental health of students destined for these careers. This study estimated and compared the prevalence... Read More about A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing among UK students on professional degree programmes.

Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs (2018)
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Perivan, A., Bertolini, F., Rothschild, M. F., Simpson, K. W., Jergens, A. E., Allenspach, K., & Werling, D. (2018). Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200685. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200685

Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is considered a multifactorial disease caused by complex interactions between the intestinal immune system, intestinal microbiota and environmental factors in genetically susceptible individuals. Although IBD c... Read More about Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs.

Neural predictive control of broiler chicken and pig growth (2018)
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Demmers, T. G. M., Cao, Y., Gauss, S., Lowe, J. C., Parsons, D. J., & Wathes, C. M. (2018). Neural predictive control of broiler chicken and pig growth. Biosystems Engineering, 173, 134-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2018.06.022

Active control of the growth of broiler chickens and pigs has potential benefits for farmers in terms of improved production efficiency, as well as for animal welfare in terms of improved leg health in broiler chickens. In this work, a differential r... Read More about Neural predictive control of broiler chicken and pig growth.

Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test (2018)
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Paul, E. S., Edgar, J. L., Caplen, G., & Nicol, C. J. (2018). Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 207, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2018.07.007

When measuring animals’ valenced behavioural responses to stimuli, the Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) test goes a step further than many approach-based and avoidance-based tests by establishing whether a learned preference for, or aversion to, th... Read More about Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test.

Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns (2018)
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Oliveira, S. E. O., Dalla Costa, F. A., Gibson, T. J., Costa, O. A. D., Coldebella, A., & Gregory, N. G. (2018). Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns. Meat Science, 145, 347-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.07.016

Brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning of Nelore cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns was evaluated. Heads were shot using penetrating captive bolt gun with 160 psi (P1; n = 10), 175 psi (P2; n = 10), 190... Read More about Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns.

Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review (2018)
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Matilla, F., Velleman, Y., Harrison, W., & Nevel, M. (2018). Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006619

Neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have a significant impact on the livelihoods of the world’s poorest populations, which often lack access to basic services. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes are included among the key strategies for a... Read More about Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review.

Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods (2018)
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Edgar, J. L., & Nicol, C. J. (2018). Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28923-8

Emotional contagion – an underpinning valenced feature of empathy – is made up of simpler, potentially dissociable social processes which can include socially-mediated arousal and behavioural/physiological contagion. Previous studies of emotional con... Read More about Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods.

Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells (2018)
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Szczepanski, A., Owczarek, K., Milewska, A., Baster, Z., Rajfur, Z., Mitchell, J. A., & Pyrc, K. (2018). Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells. Veterinary Research, 49, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0551-9

Canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV), identified in 2003, is a member of the Coronaviridae family. The virus is a betacoronavirus and a close relative of human coronavirus OC43 and bovine coronavirus. Here, we examined entry of CRCoV into human rec... Read More about Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells.

Avian mite dermatitis: Diagnostic challenges and unmet needs (2018)
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Kavallari, A., Kuester, T., Papadopoulos, E., Hondema, L. S., Øines, Ø., Skov, J., …Tiligada, E. (2018). Avian mite dermatitis: Diagnostic challenges and unmet needs. Parasite Immunology, 40(8), e12539. https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.12539

The avian mite Dermanyssus gallinae (poultry red mite, PRM) is of major economic and veterinary importance for the poultry and egg industry worldwide. The accumulating reports on the opportunistic nonavian feeding of D. gallinae raise concerns on PRM... Read More about Avian mite dermatitis: Diagnostic challenges and unmet needs.

Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing (2018)
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Pandit, R. J., Hinsu, A. T., Patel, N. V., Koringa, P. G., Jakhesara, S. J., Thakkar, J. R., …Joshi, C. G. (2018). Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing. Microbiome, 6, 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0501-9

Evaluation of pigeon egg yolk for post thaw quality, enzyme leakage and fertility of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa (2018)
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Akhter, S., Rakha, B. A., Ansari, M. S., Iqbal, S., & Khalid, M. (2018). Evaluation of pigeon egg yolk for post thaw quality, enzyme leakage and fertility of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa. Theriogenology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.06.019

Egg yolk is used as a cryoprotectant in semen preservation. However, its composition varies according to the species which may influence its effectiveness during the freeze-thaw process. Therefore, study was conducted to identify the optimum level of... Read More about Evaluation of pigeon egg yolk for post thaw quality, enzyme leakage and fertility of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa.

Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
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Timpson, A., De Mestre, A. M., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., Cheng, Z. R., Mirczuk, S. M., …Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.06.009

The aims of the study were to determine whether adipose tissue global gene expression (i) differs between never laminitic (NL) and previously laminitic (PL) ponies; (ii) is influenced by season and/or a diet designed to simulate spring grass and (iii... Read More about Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies.

Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania (2018)
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Haesler, B., Msalya, G., Garza, M., Fornace, K. M., El Tholth, M., Kurwijila, L., …Grace, D. (2018). Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania. Global Food Security, 18, 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.05.003

The consumption of even small amounts of animal-source foods has the potential to improve nutrition, especially in vulnerable households. However, scaling up their production bears food safety risks that are often overlooked due to a disconnect betwe... Read More about Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania.