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Haemoabdomen due to suspected anaphylaxis in four dogs (2019)
Journal Article
Birkbeck, R., Greensmith, T., Humm, K., & Tinson, E. (2019). Haemoabdomen due to suspected anaphylaxis in four dogs. Vet Record Case Reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2018-000734

Haemoabdomen was diagnosed in four canine patients treated for suspected anaphylaxis. The diagnosis of anaphylaxis was based on a peracute history, compatible clinical signs, good response to supportive treatment and exclusion of other causes. The ha... Read More about Haemoabdomen due to suspected anaphylaxis in four dogs.

Miniature Schnauzers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013: demography, mortality and disorders (2019)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D. G., Butcher, C., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C., & Gough, A. G. (2019). Miniature Schnauzers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013: demography, mortality and disorders. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-019-0069-0

Individual dog breeds are often reported as predisposed to specific breed-related disorders but reliable epidemiological data on disease prevalence are sparse. The Miniature Schnauzer in the UK is a popular small breed dog that is often considered as... Read More about Miniature Schnauzers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013: demography, mortality and disorders.

Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches (2019)
Journal Article
Bennitt, E., Bartlam-Brooks, H. L. A., Hubel, T. Y., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38610-x

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are increasingly being used recreationally, commercially and for wildlife research, but very few studies have quantified terrestrial mammalian reactions to UAS approaches. We used two Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL)... Read More about Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches.

Evolution of gene regulation in ruminants differs between evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks (2019)
Journal Article
Farre Belmonte, M., Kim, J., Proskuryakova, A. A., Zhang, Y., Kulemzina, A. I., Li, Q., …Larkin, D. M. (2019). Evolution of gene regulation in ruminants differs between evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks. Genome Research, 29, 576-589. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.239863.118

The role of chromosome rearrangements in driving evolution has been a long-standing question of evolutionary biology. Here we focused on ruminants as a model to assess how rearrangements may have contributed to the evolution of gene regulation. Using... Read More about Evolution of gene regulation in ruminants differs between evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks.

Pituitary gland abscess in a horse subsequent to head trauma (2019)
Journal Article
Morgan, R. E., Fiske-Jackson, A. R., & Biggi, M. (2019). Pituitary gland abscess in a horse subsequent to head trauma. Equine Veterinary Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13043

A 5‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding with recent history of head trauma presented with multiple facial swellings, bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, neck pain, inappetence and depression. On computed tomographic examination, lesions within the pitu... Read More about Pituitary gland abscess in a horse subsequent to head trauma.

The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (2019)
Journal Article
Basu, C. K., Deacon, F., Hutchinson, J. R., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). PeerJ, 7, e6312. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6312

The study of animal locomotion can be logistically challenging, especially in the case of large or unhandleable animals in uncontrolled environments. Here we demonstrate the utility of a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in measuring two-dimensi... Read More about The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Parsimonious test of dynamic interaction (2019)
Journal Article
Chisholm, S., Stein, A. B., Jordan, N. R., Hubel, T. Y., Shawe-Taylor, J., Fearn, T., …Hailes, S. (2019). Parsimonious test of dynamic interaction. Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4805

In recent years, there have been significant advances in the technology used to collect data on the movement and activity patterns of humans and animals. GPS units, which form the primary source of location data, have become cheaper, more accurate, l... Read More about Parsimonious test of dynamic interaction.

Isolation and generation of osteoblasts (2019)
Book Chapter
Perpetuo, I. P., Bourne, L. E., & Orriss, I. R. (2019). Isolation and generation of osteoblasts. In Bone Research Protocols. New York: Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8997-3_2

This chapter describes the isolation, culture, and staining of osteoblasts. The key advantages of this assay are that it allows direct measurement of bone matrix deposition and mineralization, as well as yielding good quantities of osteoblasts at def... Read More about Isolation and generation of osteoblasts.

Doxycycline inhibits pre-rRNA processing and mature rRNA formation in E. coli (2019)
Journal Article
Chukwudi, C. U., & Good, L. (2019). Doxycycline inhibits pre-rRNA processing and mature rRNA formation in E. coli. Journal of Antibiotics, 72, 225-236. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41429-019-0149-0

In bacteria, RNase III cleaves the initial long primary ribosomal RNA transcripts/precursors (pre-rRNAs), thereby releasing the pre-16S and pre-23S rRNAs for maturation. This cleavage is specified by the double-stranded secondary structures flanking... Read More about Doxycycline inhibits pre-rRNA processing and mature rRNA formation in E. coli.

Unique skull network complexity of Tyrannosaurus rex among land vertebrates (2019)
Journal Article
Werneburg, I., Esteve-Altava, B., Bruno, J., Torres Ladeira, M., & Diogo, R. (2019). Unique skull network complexity of Tyrannosaurus rex among land vertebrates. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37976-8

Like other diapsids, Tyrannosaurus rex has two openings in the temporal skull region. In addition, like in other dinosaurs, its snout and lower jaw show large cranial fenestrae. In T. rex, they are thought to decrease skull weight, because, unlike mo... Read More about Unique skull network complexity of Tyrannosaurus rex among land vertebrates.

Clinical Application of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) Consensus on the Rational use of Antithrombotics in Veterinary Critical Care (CURATIVE) Guidelines to Small Animal Cases (2019)
Journal Article
Sharp, C. R., Goggs, R., Blais, M., Brainard, B. M., Chan, D. L., DeLaforcade, A. M., & Rozanski, E. (2019). Clinical Application of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) Consensus on the Rational use of Antithrombotics in Veterinary Critical Care (CURATIVE) Guidelines to Small Animal Cases. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12804

A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome (2019)
Journal Article
Ruvinskiy, D., Larkin, D. M., & Farré, M. (2019). A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome. Frontiers in Genetics, 10(32), https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00032

The dromedary camel is an economically and socially important species of livestock in many parts of the world, being used for transport and the production of milk and meat. Much like cattle and horses, the camel may be found in industrial farming con... Read More about A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome.

Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency care veterinary practices: clinical management and outcomes (2019)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D. G., O'Sullivan, A. M., Manson, E. A., Church, D. B., McGreevy, P. D., Boag, A. K., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2019). Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency care veterinary practices: clinical management and outcomes. Veterinary Record, 184(13), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104944

Canine dystocia is a relatively common veterinary presentation. First opinion emergency care clinical data from 50 Vets Now clinics across the UK were used to explore dystocia management and outcomes in bitches. Caesarean section (CS) was performed o... Read More about Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency care veterinary practices: clinical management and outcomes.

Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis (2019)
Journal Article
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.

An overview of animal health and communication constraints in smallholder farming systems of Machakos County, Kenya (2019)
Journal Article
Mutua, F., Onono, J., Bruck, A., & Makau, L. (2019). An overview of animal health and communication constraints in smallholder farming systems of Machakos County, Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 51(2), 287-287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1682-8

Information sharing is an important pillar for any strategy that aims to control infectious diseases especially in farms and systems that are connected. A study was designed to analyze practices related to sharing of animal health information and ide... Read More about An overview of animal health and communication constraints in smallholder farming systems of Machakos County, Kenya.