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Bicipital Tendinopathy and Carpal Valgus Following a Distant Direct Thoracoabdominal Skin Flap in a German Shepherd with Necrotizing Fasciitis (2018)
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Mielke, B., Kulendra, N. J., Halfacree, Z. J., & Kulendra, E. R. (2018). Bicipital Tendinopathy and Carpal Valgus Following a Distant Direct Thoracoabdominal Skin Flap in a German Shepherd with Necrotizing Fasciitis. https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6616

A 4 mo old German shepherd dog was presented following an acute onset lameness and swelling of the thoracic limb. Clinical signs, surgical findings, and culture results were consistent with a diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis. Initial management con... Read More about Bicipital Tendinopathy and Carpal Valgus Following a Distant Direct Thoracoabdominal Skin Flap in a German Shepherd with Necrotizing Fasciitis.

Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing (2018)
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Pandit, R. J., Hinsu, A. T., Patel, N. V., Koringa, P. G., Jakhesara, S. J., Thakkar, J. R., Shah, T. M., Limon, G., Psifidi, A., Guitian, J., Hume, D. A., Tomley, F. M., Rank, D. N., Raman, M., Tirumurugaan, K. G., Blake, D. P., & Joshi, C. G. (2018). Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing. Microbiome, 6, 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0501-9

Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
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Finding, E. J. T., Lawson, C., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.06.001

Microvesicles are small (up to 1 μm) vesicles found in plasma and other bodily fluids. They are recognised as part of the normal system of inter-cellular communication but altered numbers are also used as biomarkers of disease. Microvesicles have not... Read More about Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies.

Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
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Timpson, A., De Mestre, A. M., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., Cheng, Z. R., Mirczuk, S. M., Callan, L., Rainbow, L., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.06.009

The aims of the study were to determine whether adipose tissue global gene expression (i) differs between never laminitic (NL) and previously laminitic (PL) ponies; (ii) is influenced by season and/or a diet designed to simulate spring grass and (iii... Read More about Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies.

Relationship between saddle and rider kinematics, horse locomotion and thoracolumbar pressures in sound horses (2018)
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Mackechnie-Guire, R., Mackechnie-Guire, E., Fisher, M., Mathie, H., Bush, R., Pfau, T., & Weller, R. (2018). Relationship between saddle and rider kinematics, horse locomotion and thoracolumbar pressures in sound horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.06.003

Reason for performing the study: Saddle fit is considered to be a crucial factor for the health and performance of horses, yet there is a paucity of scientific data. Objective: To determine the relationship between saddle and rider kinematics, horse... Read More about Relationship between saddle and rider kinematics, horse locomotion and thoracolumbar pressures in sound horses.

Effect of a unilateral hind limb orthotic lift on upper body movement symmetry in the trotting horse (2018)
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Vertz, J., Deblanc, D., Rhodin, M., & Pfau, T. (2018). Effect of a unilateral hind limb orthotic lift on upper body movement symmetry in the trotting horse. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0199447. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199447

In trotting horses, movement asymmetry is associated with ground reaction force asymmetry. In humans, limb length differences influence contralateral force production. Here we investigate whether horses, in immediate reaction to limb length changes,... Read More about Effect of a unilateral hind limb orthotic lift on upper body movement symmetry in the trotting horse.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells do not enhance intra-synovial tendon healing despite engraftment and homing to niches within the synovium (2018)
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Khan, M. R., Dudhia, J., David, F. H., De Godoy, R., Mehra, V., Hughes, G., Dakin, S. G., Carr, A. J., Goodship, A. E., & Smith, R. K. W. (2018). Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells do not enhance intra-synovial tendon healing despite engraftment and homing to niches within the synovium. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-018-0900-7

Intra-synovial tendon injuries display poor healing, which often results in reduced functionality and pain. A lack of effective therapeutic options has led to experimental approaches to augment natural tendon repair with autologous mesenchymal stem c... Read More about Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells do not enhance intra-synovial tendon healing despite engraftment and homing to niches within the synovium.

Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation (2018)
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Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1216-192r1

Professional studies teaching in medical and veterinary education is undergoing a period of change. Traditional approaches, aiming to teach students professional values and behaviors, are being enhanced by curricula designed to support students' prof... Read More about Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation.

A review of treatment options for behavioural manifestations of clinical anxiety as a comorbidity in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (2018)
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Watson, F., Rusbridge, C., Packer, R. M. A., Casey, R. A., Heath, S., & Volk, H. A. (2018). A review of treatment options for behavioural manifestations of clinical anxiety as a comorbidity in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.06.001

Psychiatric comorbidities affect a large percentage of people with epilepsy and have a detrimental impact on their quality of life. Recently, behavioural comorbidities, with similar characteristics to human psychiatric diseases, have been identified... Read More about A review of treatment options for behavioural manifestations of clinical anxiety as a comorbidity in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy.

Anaesthetic management and complications during hypophysectomy in 37 cats with acromegaly (2018)
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Neilson, D. M., Viscasillas, J., Alibhai, H. I. K., Kenny, P. J., Niessen, S. J. M., & Sanchis-Mora, S. (2018). Anaesthetic management and complications during hypophysectomy in 37 cats with acromegaly. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X18778697

The aim of this study was to describe the anaesthetic management and perianaesthetic complications encountered during hypophysectomy surgery in acromegalic cats. We explored relationships between animal demographic data, the anaesthetic protocol used... Read More about Anaesthetic management and complications during hypophysectomy in 37 cats with acromegaly.

Population variability in animal health: Influence on dose-exposure-response relationships: Part II: Modelling and simulation (2018)
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Martinez, M., Gehring, R., Mochel, J. P., Pade, D., & Pelligand, L. (2018). Population variability in animal health: Influence on dose-exposure-response relationships: Part II: Modelling and simulation. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 41(4), E-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12666

During the 2017 Biennial meeting, the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics hosted a 1‐day session on the influence of population variability on dose‐exposure‐response relationships. In Part I, we highlighted some of the source... Read More about Population variability in animal health: Influence on dose-exposure-response relationships: Part II: Modelling and simulation.

Outcome and prognostic factors in medically treated canine prostatic carcinomas: A multi-institutional study (2018)
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Ravicini, S., Baines, S. J., Taylor, A., Amores-Fuster, I., Mason, S. L., & Treggiari, E. (2018). Outcome and prognostic factors in medically treated canine prostatic carcinomas: A multi-institutional study. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 16(4), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12400

Literature describing medical treatment of canine prostatic carcinoma (PC) is sparse. The aims of this study were to assess outcomes, including time to progression (TTP) and median survival time (MST), of canine PC treated with non‐steroidal anti‐inf... Read More about Outcome and prognostic factors in medically treated canine prostatic carcinomas: A multi-institutional study.

Somatosensory and motor evoked potentials in dogs with chronic severe thoracolumbar spinal cord injury (2018)
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Zu, H. Z., Jeffery, N. D., & Granger, N. (2018). Somatosensory and motor evoked potentials in dogs with chronic severe thoracolumbar spinal cord injury. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.05.007

ome dogs that become paraplegic after severe spinal cord injury regain ambulation on the pelvic limbs despite permanent loss of pelvic limb sensation, a phenomenon termed ‘spinal walking’. Plastic changes in spinal cord circuitry are thought to media... Read More about Somatosensory and motor evoked potentials in dogs with chronic severe thoracolumbar spinal cord injury.

Mineralization can be an incidental ultrasonographic finding in equine tendons and ligaments (2018)
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O'Brien, E. J. O., & Smith, R. K. W. (2018). Mineralization can be an incidental ultrasonographic finding in equine tendons and ligaments. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12628

Tendon/ligament mineralization is recognized in horses but information regarding its clinical significance is limited. The aims of this observational study were to report the structures most commonly affected by ultrasonographically detectable minera... Read More about Mineralization can be an incidental ultrasonographic finding in equine tendons and ligaments.

C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints? (2018)
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Brocal, J., De Decker, S., José-López, R., Manzanilla, E. G., Penderis, J., Stalin, C., Bertram, S., Schoenebeck, J. J., Rusbridge, C., Fitzpatrick, N., & Gutierrez-Quintana, R. (2018). C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints?. Journal of Anatomy, https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12822

The number of cervical vertebrae in mammals is almost constant at seven, regardless of their neck length, implying that there is selection against variation in this number. Homebox (Hox) genes are involved in this evolutionary mammalian conservation,... Read More about C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints?.