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Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis (2019)
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Wyatt, S. E., Lafuente, M. P., Ter Haar, G., Packer, R. M. A., Smith, H., & De Decker, S. (2019). Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.12.008

The study objective was to compare temporal-spatial and kinetic gait variables in neurologically normal French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis. French bulldogs presented to a dedicated brachycephalic clinic were prospectively enrolled. A... Read More about Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis.

Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: A review (2019)
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Cornelis, I., Van Ham, L., Gielen, I., De Decker, S., & Bhatti, S. F. M. (2019). Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: A review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.12.007

Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin (MUO) encompasses a group of idiopathic, most likely immune mediated, inflammatory central nervous system diseases that cause clinical, diagnostic and treatment challenges to veterinary neurologists. Clinica... Read More about Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: A review.

Clinical comparison of two techniques of brachial plexus block for forelimb surgery in dogs (2019)
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Benigni, L., Lafuente, M. P., & Viscasillas, J. (2019). Clinical comparison of two techniques of brachial plexus block for forelimb surgery in dogs. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.12.001

The objective of this study was to compare two different local anaesthesia techniques for intraoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing surgical procedures distal to the mid humeral diaphysis. Thirty-two dogs were divided into two groups: the US group... Read More about Clinical comparison of two techniques of brachial plexus block for forelimb surgery in dogs.

Visual outcome following phacoemulsification in English Cocker Spaniels with suspected progressive retinal atrophy: A retrospective multicenter study of 54 cases (2002-2017) (2019)
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Koll, S., Enache, A., Fenollosa-Romero, E., Chang, Y. M., Busse, C., Oliver, J., …Matas Riera, M. (2019). Visual outcome following phacoemulsification in English Cocker Spaniels with suspected progressive retinal atrophy: A retrospective multicenter study of 54 cases (2002-2017). Veterinary Ophthalmology, https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.12627

Identification of qPCR reference genes suitable for normalizing gene expression in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2019)
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Hildyard, J. C. W., Finch, A. M., & Wells, D. J. (2019). Identification of qPCR reference genes suitable for normalizing gene expression in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0211384. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211384

The mdx mouse is the most widely-used animal model of the human disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and quantitative PCR analysis of gene expression in the muscles of this animal plays a key role in the study of pathogenesis and disease progression... Read More about Identification of qPCR reference genes suitable for normalizing gene expression in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Leishmaniosis in a dog with no travel history outside of the UK (2019)
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McKenna, M., Attipa, C., Tasker, S., & Augusto, M. (2019). Leishmaniosis in a dog with no travel history outside of the UK. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105157

A 3-year-old male neutered Shih Tzu cross was presented for investigation of a three-week history of weight loss, seborrhoea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Initial clinicopathological findings included pancytopenia, mild hypercalcaemia and marked hyperglob... Read More about Leishmaniosis in a dog with no travel history outside of the UK.

American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) Consensus on the Rational use of Antithrombotics in Veterinary Critical Care (CURATIVE) Guidelines: Small Animal (2019)
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Goggs, R., Blais, M., Brainard, B. M., Chan, D. L., DeLaforcade, A. M., Rozanski, E., & Sharp, C. R. (2019). American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) Consensus on the Rational use of Antithrombotics in Veterinary Critical Care (CURATIVE) Guidelines: Small Animal. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 29(1), 12-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12801

Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed (2019)
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Knowler, S. P., Gillstedt, L., Mitchell, T. J., Jovanovik, J., Volk, H. A., & Rusbridge, C. (2019). Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed. Veterinary Record, 184(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105135

Modern interpretation of head conformation in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel (CKCS) has favoured a smaller, more exaggerated, brachycephalic type than originally described in the 1929 breed standard. Recent research studies identified brachycephal... Read More about Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed.

Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous and oral dose of enrofloxacin in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) (2019)
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Leiberich, M., Krebber, R., Hewetson, M., Marais, J., & Naidoo, V. (2019). Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous and oral dose of enrofloxacin in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 42(3), 346-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12747

South Africa currently loses over 1000 white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) each year to poaching incidents, and numbers of severely injured victims found alive have increased dramatically. However, little is known about the antimicrobial treatment... Read More about Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous and oral dose of enrofloxacin in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

CXCR4 Antagonism to Treat Delayed Fracture Healing (2019)
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Meeson, R. L., Sanghani, A., Coathup, M., & Blunn, G. (2019). CXCR4 Antagonism to Treat Delayed Fracture Healing. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2018.0265

A significant number of fractures develop non-union. Stem cell homing is regulated through SDF-1 and its receptor CXCR4. Stem/progenitor cell populations can be endogenously mobilised by administering growth factors with a pharmacological antagonist... Read More about CXCR4 Antagonism to Treat Delayed Fracture Healing.

Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora (2019)
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Hinsu, A. T., Pandit, R. J., Patel, S. H., Psifidi, A., Tomley, F. M., Das, S. K., …Joshi, C. G. (2019). Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2019.01.002

The advent of metagenomics using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has led to the acquisition of unprecedented quantities of bacterial sequence data. One use for these data is the recovery of complete genomes of uncultivable, and thus uncharacterised,... Read More about Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora.

Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats (2019)
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Scudder, C. J., Mirczuk, S. M., Richardson, K. M., Crossley, V. J., Regan, J. T. C., Gostelow, R., …Niessen, S. J. M. (2019). Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 3(1), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2018-00226

The prevalence of growth hormone secreting pituitary tumours in domestic cats (Felis catus) is ten times greater than in humans. The predominant inhibitory receptors of growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumours are somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) and... Read More about Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats.

Factors associated with disease progression in dogs with presumed preclinical degenerative mitral valve disease attending primary care veterinary practices in the United Kingdom (2019)
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Mattin, M. J., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & Boswood, A. (2019). Factors associated with disease progression in dogs with presumed preclinical degenerative mitral valve disease attending primary care veterinary practices in the United Kingdom. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15390