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Paradigm shift in the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants: scoping review (2020)
Journal Article
Kinimi, E., Odongo, S., Muyldermans, S., Kock, R. A., & Misinzo, G. (2020). Paradigm shift in the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants: scoping review. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 62(7), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-020-0505-x

Peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly contagious disease, which poses enormous economic losses in domestic animals and threatens the conservation of wild herbivores. Diagnosis remains a cornerstone to the Peste des petits ruminants Global... Read More about Paradigm shift in the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants: scoping review.

Regenerative medicine in equine orthopaedics: what and when? (2020)
Journal Article
Smith, R. K. W. (2020). Regenerative medicine in equine orthopaedics: what and when?. https://doi.org/10.12968/ukve.2020.4.1.8

The development of regenerative medicine has opened up many new therapeutic avenues in veterinary medicine. The focus of regenerative medicine in the horse lies primarily in the musculoskeletal system, where the consequences of injury make tendons, l... Read More about Regenerative medicine in equine orthopaedics: what and when?.

Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain (2020)
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Bennani, H., Mateus, A. L. P., Mays, N., Eastmure, E., Staerk, K. D. C., & Haesler, B. (2020). Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain. Antibiotics, 9(2), 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9020049

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem. Bacteria carrying resistance genes can be transmitted between humans, animals and the environment. There are concerns that the widespread use of antimicrobials in the food chain constitutes a... Read More about Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain.

Modelling for Taenia solium control strategies beyond 2020 (2020)
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Dixon, M. A., Braae, U. C., Winskill, P., Devleesschauwer, B., Trevisan, C., Van Damme, I., …Basáñez, M. (2020). Modelling for Taenia solium control strategies beyond 2020

The cestode Taenia solium is responsible for a considerable cross-sectoral health and economic burden due to human neurocysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis. The 2012 World Health Organization (WHO) roadmap for neglected tropical diseases called f... Read More about Modelling for Taenia solium control strategies beyond 2020.

Bone gain following loading is site-specifically enhanced by prior and concurrent disuse in aged male mice (2020)
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Galea, G., Delisser, P., Meakin, L., Price, J., & Windahl, S. (2020). Bone gain following loading is site-specifically enhanced by prior and concurrent disuse in aged male mice. BONE, 133, 115255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115255

The primary aim of osteoanabolic therapies is to strategically increase bone mass in skeletal regions likely to experience high strains. In the young healthy skeleton, this is primarily achieved by bone's adaptation to loading. This adaptation appear... Read More about Bone gain following loading is site-specifically enhanced by prior and concurrent disuse in aged male mice.

Bone gain following loading is site-specifically enhanced by prior and concurrent disuse in aged male mice (2020)
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Galea, G., Delisser, P., Meakin, L., Price, J., & Windahl, S. (2020). Bone gain following loading is site-specifically enhanced by prior and concurrent disuse in aged male mice. BONE, 133, 115255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115255

The primary aim of osteoanabolic therapies is to strategically increase bone mass in skeletal regions likely to experience high strains. In the young healthy skeleton, this is primarily achieved by bone's adaptation to loading. This adaptation appear... Read More about Bone gain following loading is site-specifically enhanced by prior and concurrent disuse in aged male mice.

Role of caecal microbiota in the differential resistance of inbred chicken lines to colonization by Campylobacter jejuni (2020)
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Chintoan-Uta, C., Wisedchanwet, T., Glendinning, L., Bremner, A., Psifidi, A., Vervelde, L., …Stevens, M. P. (2020). Role of caecal microbiota in the differential resistance of inbred chicken lines to colonization by Campylobacter jejuni. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02607-19

Campylobacter is the leading foodborne bacterial diarrhoeal illness in many countries, with up to 80 % of human cases attributed to the avian reservoir. The only control strategies currently available are stringent on-farm biosecurity and carcass tre... Read More about Role of caecal microbiota in the differential resistance of inbred chicken lines to colonization by Campylobacter jejuni.

Sea lice exposure to non-lethal levels of emamectin benzoate after treatments: a potential risk factor for drug resistance (2020)
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Lam, C. T., Rosanowski, S. M., Walker, M., & St-Hilaire, S. (2020). Sea lice exposure to non-lethal levels of emamectin benzoate after treatments: a potential risk factor for drug resistance. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57594-7

The avermectin derivative emamectin benzoate (EMB) has been widely used by salmon industries around the world to control sea lice infestations. Resistance to this anti-parasitic drug is also commonly reported in these industries. The objective of thi... Read More about Sea lice exposure to non-lethal levels of emamectin benzoate after treatments: a potential risk factor for drug resistance.

Randomised Control Trial Comparing Cypermethrin-Based Preparations in the Prevention of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis in Cattle (2020)
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Allan, J. E., & Van Winden, S. C. L. (2020). Randomised Control Trial Comparing Cypermethrin-Based Preparations in the Prevention of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis in Cattle. Animals, 10(2), 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10020184

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) caused by Moraxella bovis is commonly seen in the summer months spread by face flies. This trial investigated the difference in incidence of IBK cases from natural exposure between two groups of animals, o... Read More about Randomised Control Trial Comparing Cypermethrin-Based Preparations in the Prevention of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis in Cattle.

Treatment and outcomes of ureter injuries due to ovariohysterectomy complications in cats and dogs (2020)
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Plater, B. L., & Lipscomb, V. J. (2020). Treatment and outcomes of ureter injuries due to ovariohysterectomy complications in cats and dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 61(3), 170-176

Objectives To describe the presentation, treatment and outcome of unilateral and bilateral ureter injuries resulting from ovariohysterectomy complications in cats and dogs. Materials and Methods Retrospective case series of cats and dogs wit... Read More about Treatment and outcomes of ureter injuries due to ovariohysterectomy complications in cats and dogs.

Biology, diagnosis and treatment of Malassezia dermatitis in dogs and cats Clinical Consensus Guidelines of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (2020)
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Bond, R., Morris, D. O., Guillot, J., Bensignor, E. J., Robson, D., Mason, K. V., …Hill, P. B. (2020). Biology, diagnosis and treatment of Malassezia dermatitis in dogs and cats Clinical Consensus Guidelines of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology. Veterinary Dermatology, 31(1), 28-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/vde.12809

The objective of this document is to provide the veterinary community and other interested parties with current information on the ecology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of skin diseases associated with Malassezia yeasts in dog... Read More about Biology, diagnosis and treatment of Malassezia dermatitis in dogs and cats Clinical Consensus Guidelines of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology.

Circadian Rhythm of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Associations with Cortisol as A Stress Biomarker in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) (2020)
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Plangsangmas, T., Brown, J. L., Thitaram, C., Silva-Fletcher, A. T., Edwards, K. L., Punyapornwithaya, V., …Somgird, C. (2020). Circadian Rhythm of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Associations with Cortisol as A Stress Biomarker in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus). Animals, 10(1), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010157

Salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) has been proposed as a potential indicator of welfare for various species, including Asian elephants, and may be related to adrenal cortisol responses. This study aimed to distinguish circadian rhythm effects on sIgA... Read More about Circadian Rhythm of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Associations with Cortisol as A Stress Biomarker in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus).

Network Analysis for Complex Neurodegenerative Diseases (2020)
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Manzoni, C., Lewis, P. A., & Ferrari, R. (2020). Network Analysis for Complex Neurodegenerative Diseases. Current Genetic Medicine Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40142-020-00181-z

Biomedicine is witnessing a paradigm shift in the way complex disorders are investigated. In particular, the need for big data interpretation has led to the development of pipelines that require the cooperation of different fields of expertise, inclu... Read More about Network Analysis for Complex Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Extracellular pyrophosphate: The body's “water softener” (2020)
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Orriss, I. R. (2020). Extracellular pyrophosphate: The body's “water softener”. BONE, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115243

Extracellular pyrophosphate (ePPi) was first identified as a key endogenous inhibitor of mineralisation in the 1960's by Fleisch and colleagues. The main source of ePPi seems to be extracellular ATP which is continually released from cells in a contr... Read More about Extracellular pyrophosphate: The body's “water softener”.

Mechanical strain-mediated reduction in RANKL expression is associated with RUNX2 and BRD2 (2020)
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Galea, G., Paradise, C., Meakin, L., Camilleri, E., Taipaleenmaki, H., Stein, G., …Dudakovic, A. (2020). Mechanical strain-mediated reduction in RANKL expression is associated with RUNX2 and BRD2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2020.100027

Mechanical loading-related strains trigger bone formation by osteoblasts while suppressing resorption by osteoclasts, uncoupling the processes of formation and resorption. Osteocytes may orchestrate this process in part by secreting sclerostin (SOST)... Read More about Mechanical strain-mediated reduction in RANKL expression is associated with RUNX2 and BRD2.