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Serological surveillance reveals patterns of exposure to H5 and H7 influenza A viruses in European poultry (2019)
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Hillman, A. E., Smith, R. P., Batey, N., Verheyen, K. L. P., Pittman, M., Brown, I. H., & Breed, A. C. (2019). Serological surveillance reveals patterns of exposure to H5 and H7 influenza A viruses in European poultry. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13371

Influenza A viruses of H5 and H7 subtype in poultry can circulate subclinically, and subsequently mutate from low to high pathogenicity with potentially devastating economic and welfare consequences. European Union Member States undertake surveillanc... Read More about Serological surveillance reveals patterns of exposure to H5 and H7 influenza A viruses in European poultry.

Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio (2019)
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Shah, T. M., Patel, J. G., Gohil, T. P., Blake, D. P., & Joshi, C. G. (2019). Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-019-0096-3

Efficient livestock production relies on effective conversion of feed into body weight gain (BWG). High levels of feed conversion are especially important in production of broiler chickens, birds reared for meat, where economic margins are tight. Tra... Read More about Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio.

Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods on Individual Helminth Egg and Larval Stages for Whole-Genome Sequencing (2019)
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Doyle, S. R., Sankaranarayanan, G., Allan, F., Berger, D., Jimenez Castro, P. D., Collins, J. B., …Holroyd, N. (2019). Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods on Individual Helminth Egg and Larval Stages for Whole-Genome Sequencing. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00826

Whole-genome sequencing is being rapidly applied to the study of helminth genomes, including de novo genome assembly, population genetics, and diagnostic applications. Although late-stage juvenile and adult parasites typically produce sufficient DNA... Read More about Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods on Individual Helminth Egg and Larval Stages for Whole-Genome Sequencing.

Associations between clinical canine leishmaniosis and multiple vector-borne co-infections: a case-control serological study (2019)
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Attipa, C., Solano-Gallego, L., Leutenegger, C. M., Papasouliotis, K., Soutter, F., Balzer, J., …Tasker, S. (2019). Associations between clinical canine leishmaniosis and multiple vector-borne co-infections: a case-control serological study. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(331), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2083-6

Dogs that have clinical leishmaniosis (ClinL), caused by the parasite Leishmania infantum, are commonly co-infected with other pathogens, especially vector-borne pathogens (VBP). A recent PCR-based study found that ClinL dogs are more likely to be ad... Read More about Associations between clinical canine leishmaniosis and multiple vector-borne co-infections: a case-control serological study.

Phenotypic characterisation of regulatory T cells in dogs reveals signature transcripts conserved in humans and mice (2019)
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Ying Wu, , Chang, Y. M., Stell, A. J., Priestnall, S. L., Sharma, E., Goulart, M. R., …Garden, O. A. (2019). Phenotypic characterisation of regulatory T cells in dogs reveals signature transcripts conserved in humans and mice. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50065-8

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a double-edged regulator of the immune system. Aberrations of Tregs correlate with pathogenesis of inflammatory, autoimmune and neoplastic disorders. Phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets of Tregs have been i... Read More about Phenotypic characterisation of regulatory T cells in dogs reveals signature transcripts conserved in humans and mice.

Persian cats under first opinion veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders (2019)
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O'Neill, D. G., Romans, C., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., Cerna, P., & Gunn-Moore, D. A. (2019). Persian cats under first opinion veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49317-4

Persian cats are a popular cat breed worldwide, and especially in the US, Europe and Asia. This study aimed to describe the demography, common disorders and mortality in Persians under general practice veterinary care in 2013 in the UK. The study pop... Read More about Persian cats under first opinion veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders.

Quantifying the potential for bluetongue virus transmission in Danish cattle farms (2019)
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Haider, N., Kjær, L. J., Skovgård, H., Nielsen, S. A., & Bødker, R. (2019). Quantifying the potential for bluetongue virus transmission in Danish cattle farms. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49866-8

We used a mechanistic transmission model to estimate the number of infectious bites (IBs) generated per bluetongue virus (BTV) infected host (cattle) using estimated hourly microclimatic temperatures at 22,004 Danish cattle farms for the period 2000–... Read More about Quantifying the potential for bluetongue virus transmission in Danish cattle farms.

Mini-FLOTAC as an alternative, non-invasive diagnostic tool for Schistosoma mansoni and other trematode infections in wildlife reservoirs (2019)
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Catalano, S., Symeou, A., Marsh, K. J., Borlase, A., Léger, E., Fall, C. B., …Webster, J. P. (2019). Mini-FLOTAC as an alternative, non-invasive diagnostic tool for Schistosoma mansoni and other trematode infections in wildlife reservoirs. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3613-6

Schistosomiasis and food-borne trematodiases are not only of major public health concern, but can also have profound implications for livestock production and wildlife conservation. The zoonotic, multi-host nature of many digenean trematodes is a sig... Read More about Mini-FLOTAC as an alternative, non-invasive diagnostic tool for Schistosoma mansoni and other trematode infections in wildlife reservoirs.

Delayed forebrain syndrome due to presumptive traumatic intranasal meningoencephalocele in a cat (2019)
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Liatis, T., De Stefani, A., Mantis, P., & Cherubini, G. B. (2019). Delayed forebrain syndrome due to presumptive traumatic intranasal meningoencephalocele in a cat. Vet Record Case Reports, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000910

A 3-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was referred with 1-month history of three generalised tonic-clonic epileptic seizures and left-sided thoracic limb knuckling. Nine months previously, the cat was bitten on the right upper palpebral r... Read More about Delayed forebrain syndrome due to presumptive traumatic intranasal meningoencephalocele in a cat.

A multi-centre cohort study investigating the outcome of synovial contamination or sepsis of the calcaneal bursae in horses treated by endoscopic lavage and debridement (2019)
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Isgren, C. M., Salem, S. E., Singer, E. R., Wylie, C. E., Lipreri, G., Graham, R. J. T. Y., …Rubio-Martínez, L. M. (2019). A multi-centre cohort study investigating the outcome of synovial contamination or sepsis of the calcaneal bursae in horses treated by endoscopic lavage and debridement. Equine Veterinary Journal, 52(3), 404-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13180

Mechanisms linking bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection with infertility in cattle (2019)
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Oguejiofor, C. F., Thomas, C. J., Cheng, Z. R., & Wathes, D. C. (2019). Mechanisms linking bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection with infertility in cattle. Animal Health Research Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466252319000057

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is an important infectious disease agent that causes significant reproductive and economic losses in the cattle industry worldwide. Although BVDV infection is known to cause poor fertility in cattle, a greater part... Read More about Mechanisms linking bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection with infertility in cattle.

Assessing pathological changes within the nucleus ambiguus of horses with Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: an extreme, length-dependent axonopathy (2019)
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Draper, A. C. E., Cahalan, S. D., Goodwin, D., Perkins, J. D. M., & Piercy, R. J. (2019). Assessing pathological changes within the nucleus ambiguus of horses with Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: an extreme, length-dependent axonopathy. Muscle & Nerve, https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.26699

Equine recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN) is a naturally occurring model of length‐dependent axonopathy characterised by asymmetrical degeneration of recurrent laryngeal nerve axons (RLn). Distal RLn degeneration is marked, however it is unclear wh... Read More about Assessing pathological changes within the nucleus ambiguus of horses with Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: an extreme, length-dependent axonopathy.

TNF deficiency causes alterations in the spatial organization of neurogenic zones and alters the number of microglia and neurons in the cerebral cortex (2019)
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Yli-Karjanmaa, M., Larsen, K. S., Fenger, C. D., Kellemann Kristensen, L., Martin, N. A., Jensen, P. T., …Lambertsen, K. L. (2019). TNF deficiency causes alterations in the spatial organization of neurogenic zones and alters the number of microglia and neurons in the cerebral cortex. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 82, 279-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.08.195

Intoxication in dogs and cats: a basic approach to decontamination (2019)
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Humm, K., & Greensmith, T. (2019). Intoxication in dogs and cats: a basic approach to decontamination. In Practice, 41(7), 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.l5062

Background: There are two types of intoxicated patient that present to veterinary practices: the asymptomatic patient with a known exposure and the patient with clinical signs that may (or may not) be due to a toxin or poison. Deciding when (or if) t... Read More about Intoxication in dogs and cats: a basic approach to decontamination.