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Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats (2021)
Journal Article
Patterson, S., Clarke, C., Clutton-Brock, T., Miller, M., Parsons, S., Pfeiffer, D., …Drewe, J. (2021). Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats. Animals, 11(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123453

Simple Summary Diagnostic tests used in animals are ideally extensively trialled to ensure that practitioners have confidence in the results; the ideal target should be 100% of infected animals testing positive (sensitivity), and 100% of uninfected a... Read More about Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats.

Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats (2021)
Journal Article
Patterson, S., Clarke, C., Clutton Brock, T., Miller, M., Parsons, S., Pfeiffer, D., …Drewe, J. (2021). Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats. Animals,

Diagnostic tests are used to classify individual animals’ infection statuses. However, validating test performance in wild animals without gold standard tests is extremely challenging, and the issue is further complicated in chronic conditions where... Read More about Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats.

A Retrospective Study Of Morbidity And Mortality Identified At Postmortem Examination Of Captive Langurs From Six UK Zoological Institutions: A Nineteen Year Review (2021)
Journal Article
Pereira, M., Stidworthy, M., Denk, D., Spiro, S., Guthrie, A., & Patterson, S. (in press). A Retrospective Study Of Morbidity And Mortality Identified At Postmortem Examination Of Captive Langurs From Six UK Zoological Institutions: A Nineteen Year Review. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine,

Langurs are Asian primates belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. Langur populations are declining, with most species categorized as threatened by the IUCN. Investigation into the threats to population viability and sustainability would be beneficial... Read More about A Retrospective Study Of Morbidity And Mortality Identified At Postmortem Examination Of Captive Langurs From Six UK Zoological Institutions: A Nineteen Year Review.

The past, present and future of hormonal contraceptive use in managed captive female tiger populations with a focus on the current use of deslorelin acetate (2021)
Journal Article
Guthrie, A., Strike, T., Patterson, S., Walker, C., Cowl, V., Franklin, A., & Powell, D. (in press). The past, present and future of hormonal contraceptive use in managed captive female tiger populations with a focus on the current use of deslorelin acetate. Zoo Biology, https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21601

Tigers (Panthera tigris spp.) are endangered in the wild; ensuring sustainable insurance populations requires careful planning within zoological collections. In captive situations, contraceptives are often used to control breeding and ensure genetic... Read More about The past, present and future of hormonal contraceptive use in managed captive female tiger populations with a focus on the current use of deslorelin acetate.