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Effects of reducing growth rate via diet dilution on bone mineralization, performance and carcass yield of coccidia-infected broilers (2019)
Journal Article
Oikeh, I., Sakkas, P., Taylor, J., Giannenas, I., Blake, D. P., & Kyriazakis, I. (2019). Effects of reducing growth rate via diet dilution on bone mineralization, performance and carcass yield of coccidia-infected broilers. Poultry Science, 98(11), 5477-5487. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez400

Coccidiosis and rapid growth rate (GR) compromise bone mineralization in modern broilers. We tested the hypothesis that reducing GR via diet dilution during peak bone development will improve bone mineralization in both infected and uninfected broile... Read More about Effects of reducing growth rate via diet dilution on bone mineralization, performance and carcass yield of coccidia-infected broilers.

An assessment of risk compensation and spillover behavioural adaptions associated with the use of vaccines in animal disease management (2019)
Journal Article
Enticott, G., Maye, D., Naylor, R., Brunton, L. A., Downs, S. H., & Donnelly, C. A. (2019). An assessment of risk compensation and spillover behavioural adaptions associated with the use of vaccines in animal disease management. Vaccine, 38(5), 1065-1075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.037

This paper analyses farmers’ behavioural responses to Government attempts to reduce the risk of disease transmission from badgers to cattle through badger vaccination. Evidence for two opposing behavioural adaptions is examined in response to the vac... Read More about An assessment of risk compensation and spillover behavioural adaptions associated with the use of vaccines in animal disease management.

Modelling exposure heterogeneity and density dependence in onchocerciasis using a novel individual-based transmission model, EPIONCHO-IBM: implications for elimination and data needs (2019)
Journal Article
Hamley, J. I. D., Milton, P., Walker, M., & Basáñez, M. (2019). Modelling exposure heterogeneity and density dependence in onchocerciasis using a novel individual-based transmission model, EPIONCHO-IBM: implications for elimination and data needs. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007557

The development and use of Actiphage® to detect viable mycobacteria from bovine tuberculosis and Johne’s disease-infected animals (2019)
Journal Article
Swift, B. M. C., Meade, N., Barron, E. S., Bennett, M., Perehenic, T., Hughes, V., …Rees, C. E. D. (2019). The development and use of Actiphage® to detect viable mycobacteria from bovine tuberculosis and Johne’s disease-infected animals. Microbial Biotechnology, 13(3), 738-746. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13518

Here, we describe the development of a method that exploits bacteriophage D29 as a lysis agent for efficient DNA extraction from low numbers of mycobacterial cells. This method (Actiphage®) used in combination with PCR achieved rapid and sensitive (L... Read More about The development and use of Actiphage® to detect viable mycobacteria from bovine tuberculosis and Johne’s disease-infected animals.

Antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic profile of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae isolates from Brazil (2019)
Journal Article
Gonzaga, N. F., De Souza, L. F. L., Santos, M. R., Assao, V. S., Rycroft, A. N., Deeney, A. S., …Silva-Júnior, A. (2019). Antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic profile of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae isolates from Brazil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-019-00185-0

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is the etiologic agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia, responsible for major production losses worldwide. The bacteria have a limited metabolism and need to obtain molecules from the growth environment, which causes multiple d... Read More about Antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic profile of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae isolates from Brazil.

Feasibility of kilohertz frequency alternating current neuromodulation of carotid sinus nerve activity in the pig (2019)
Journal Article
Fjordbakk, C. T., Miranda, J. A., Sokal, D., Donegà, M., Viscasillas, J., Stathopoulou, T., …Perkins, J. D. M. (2019). Feasibility of kilohertz frequency alternating current neuromodulation of carotid sinus nerve activity in the pig. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53566-8

Recent research supports that over-activation of the carotid body plays a key role in metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes. Supressing carotid body signalling through carotid sinus nerve (CSN) modulation may offer a therapeutic approach for treati... Read More about Feasibility of kilohertz frequency alternating current neuromodulation of carotid sinus nerve activity in the pig.

Aging and Mechanoadaptive Responsiveness of Bone (2019)
Journal Article
Javaheri, B., & Pitsillides, A. A. (2019). Aging and Mechanoadaptive Responsiveness of Bone. Current Osteoporosis Reports, 17(6), 560-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-019-00553-7

Osteoporosis is an age-related disorder characterized by bone loss and increased fracture susceptibility. Whether this is due to reduced loading in less active elderly individuals or inherent modifications in bone cells is uncertain. We suppose that... Read More about Aging and Mechanoadaptive Responsiveness of Bone.

Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making (2019)
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Romero, M. P., Chang, Y. M., Brunton, L. A., Parry, J., Prosser, A., Upton, P., …Drewe, J. A. (2019). Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104860

Identifying and understanding the risk factors for endemic bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle herds is critical for the control of this disease. Exploratory machine learning techniques can uncover complex non-linear relationships and interactions wit... Read More about Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making.

Exploring the Risk Posed by Animals with An Inconclusive Reaction to the Bovine Tuberculosis Skin Test in England and Wales (2019)
Journal Article
May, E., Prosser, A., Downs, S. H., & Brunton, L. A. (2019). Exploring the Risk Posed by Animals with An Inconclusive Reaction to the Bovine Tuberculosis Skin Test in England and Wales. Veterinary Sciences, 6(4), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6040097

The single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin (SICCT) test is the primary test for ante-mortem diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England and Wales. When an animal is first classified as an inconclusive reactor (IR) using this test, it... Read More about Exploring the Risk Posed by Animals with An Inconclusive Reaction to the Bovine Tuberculosis Skin Test in England and Wales.

Pathophysiology of Concussive Non-Penetrative Captive Bolt Stunning of Turkeys (2019)
Journal Article
Gibson, T. J., King, E., Spence, J., & Limon, G. (2019). Pathophysiology of Concussive Non-Penetrative Captive Bolt Stunning of Turkeys. Animals, 9(12), 1049. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9121049

The non-penetrative captive bolt (NPCB) has been proposed as a more humane and practical alternative to constant voltage electrical stunning for small-scale seasonal turkey producers. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the CASH® Small Animal T... Read More about Pathophysiology of Concussive Non-Penetrative Captive Bolt Stunning of Turkeys.

Carprofen-induced depletion of proton motive force reverses TetK-mediated doxycycline resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (2019)
Journal Article
Magnowska, Z., Jana, B., Brochmann, R. P., Hesketh, A., Lametsch, R., De Gobba, C., & Guardabassi, L. (2019). Carprofen-induced depletion of proton motive force reverses TetK-mediated doxycycline resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54091-4

We previously showed that doxycycline (DOX) and carprofen (CPF), a veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, have synergistic antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) carrying the tetracycline... Read More about Carprofen-induced depletion of proton motive force reverses TetK-mediated doxycycline resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.

Field Evaluation of Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity for Salmonid Alphavirus (SAV) Infection and Pancreas Disease (PD) in Farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Norway Using Bayesian Latent Class Analysis (2019)
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Jansen, M. D., Guarracino, M., Carson, M., Modahl, I., Taksdal, T., Sindre, H., …Tavornpanich, S. (2019). Field Evaluation of Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity for Salmonid Alphavirus (SAV) Infection and Pancreas Disease (PD) in Farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Norway Using Bayesian Latent Class Analysis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00419

Impact of oral amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid treatment on bacterial diversity and ß-lactam resistance in the canine faecal microbiota (2019)
Journal Article
Espinosa-Gongora, C., Jessen, L. R., Kieler, I. N., Damborg, P., Bjørnvad, C. R., Gudeta, D. D., …Guardabassi, L. (2019). Impact of oral amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid treatment on bacterial diversity and ß-lactam resistance in the canine faecal microbiota. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75(2), 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz458

Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods (2019)
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Granatosky, M. C., McElroy, E. J., Lemelin, P., Reilly, S. M., Nyakatura, J. A., Andrada, E., …Ross, C. F. (2019). Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.201525

Comparative analyses of locomotion in tetrapods reveal two patterns of stride cycle variability. Tachymetabolic tetrapods (birds and mammals) have lower inter-cycle variation in stride duration than bradymetabolic tetrapods (amphibians, lizards, turt... Read More about Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods.

Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance—AHSURED (2019)
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Comin, A., Grewar, J., Schaik, G. V., Schwermer, H., Paré, J., El Allaki, F., …Lindberg, A. (2019). Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance—AHSURED. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00426

With the current trend in animal health surveillance toward risk-based designs and a gradual transition to output-based standards, greater flexibility in surveillance design is both required and allowed. However, the increase in flexibility requires... Read More about Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance—AHSURED.

Integrative concepts and practices of health in transdisciplinary social ecology (2019)
Journal Article
Assmuth, T., Chen, X., Degeling, C., Haahtela, T., Irvine, K. N., Keune, H., …Vikström, S. (2019). Integrative concepts and practices of health in transdisciplinary social ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-019-00038-y

Increasing recognition of interdependencies of the health of humans, other organisms and ecosystems, and of their importance to socio-ecological systems, necessitates application of integrative concepts such as One Health and EcoHealth. These concept... Read More about Integrative concepts and practices of health in transdisciplinary social ecology.

The contribution of multicellular model organisms to Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis research (2019)
Journal Article
Russell, C., Huber, R., Hughes, S., Wenfei Liu, , Morgan, A., & Tuxworth, R. (2019). The contribution of multicellular model organisms to Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.165614

The NCLs (neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis) are forms of neurodegenerative disease that affect people of all ages and ethnicities but are most prevalent in children. Commonly known as Batten disease, this debilitating neurological disorder is comprised... Read More about The contribution of multicellular model organisms to Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis research.

Fetal morphological features and abnormalities associated with equine early pregnancy loss (2019)
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Kahler, A., McGonnell, I. M., Smart, H., Kowalski, A. A., Smith, K. C., Wathes, D. C., & De Mestre, A. M. (2019). Fetal morphological features and abnormalities associated with equine early pregnancy loss. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.34840/S712-PX78

Pregnancy loss in early gestation (EPL) occurs in approximately 8% of equine pregnancies, although the aetiology is mostly unknown and fetal morphological abnormalities associated with early abortions are not defined. The data here were used (i) to c... Read More about Fetal morphological features and abnormalities associated with equine early pregnancy loss.