Evaluation of buffy coat smears for circulating mast cells in healthy cats and ill cats without mast cell tumor-related disease
Journal Article
Garrett, L. D., Craig, C. L., Szladovits, B., & Chun, R. Evaluation of buffy coat smears for circulating mast cells in healthy cats and ill cats without mast cell tumor-related disease. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 231(11), 1685-1687

Objective-To examine buffy coat smears for circulating mast cells in clinically normal cats and cats with illnesses unrelated to mast cell tumors and identify whether conditions other than mast cell tumors are associated with mastocytemia in cats.

Simvastatin treatment prolongs the survival of scrapie-infected mice
Journal Article
Kempster, S., Bate, C., & Williams, A. Simvastatin treatment prolongs the survival of scrapie-infected mice. NeuroReport, 18(5), 479-482

Canine DLA diversity: 3. Disease studies
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, L. J., Barnes, A., Short, A., Brown, J. J., Seddon, J., Fleeman, L., Brkljacic, M., Happ, G. M., Catchpole, B., & Ollier, W. E. R. Canine DLA diversity: 3. Disease studies

Role of sugars in surface microbe-host interactions and immune reaction modulation
Journal Article
Lloyd, D. H., Viac, J., Werling, D., Reme, C. A., & Gatto, H. Role of sugars in surface microbe-host interactions and immune reaction modulation. Veterinary Dermatology, 18(4), 197-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00594.x

Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. II. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a commercial processing plant
Journal Article
Mckeegan, D. E. F., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Mcleman, M. A., Lowe, J. C., Demmers, T. G. M., White, R. P., Kranen, R. W., Van Bemmel, H., Lankhaar, J. A. C., & Wathes, C. M. Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. II. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a commercial processing plant. British Poultry Science, 48(4), 430-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071660701543097

Frequencies of feline blood types at a referral hospital in the south east of England
Journal Article
Forcada, Y., Guitian, J., & Gibson, G. Frequencies of feline blood types at a referral hospital in the south east of England. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 48(10), 570-573. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00325.x

The effect of low-density broiler breeder diets on performance and immune status of their offspring
Journal Article
Enting, H., Boersma, W. J. A., Cornelissen, J. B. W. J., Van Winden, S. C. L., Verstegen, M. W. A., & van der Aar, P. J. The effect of low-density broiler breeder diets on performance and immune status of their offspring. Poultry Science, 86(2), 282-290

Statins reduce the neurotoxicity of platelet-activating factor
Journal Article
Bate, C., Rumbold, L., & Williams, A. Statins reduce the neurotoxicity of platelet-activating factor

Cholesterol synthesis inhibitors protect against platelet-activating factor-induced neuronal damage
Journal Article
Bate, C., Rumbold, L., & Williams, A. Cholesterol synthesis inhibitors protect against platelet-activating factor-induced neuronal damage. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-4-5

Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. I. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a pilot scale system at a processing plant
Journal Article
Abeyesinghe, S. M., Mckeegan, D. E. F., Mcleman, M. A., Lowe, J. C., Demmers, T. G. M., White, R. P., Kranen, R. W., Van Bemmel, H., Lankhaar, J. A. C., & Wathes, C. M. Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. I. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a pilot scale system at a processing plant. British Poultry Science, 48(4), 406-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071660701543089

Sequencing and analysis of chromosome 1 of Eimeria tenella reveals a unique segmental organisation
Journal Article
Ling, K.-H., Rajandream, M.-A., Rivailler, P., Ivens, A., Yap, S.-J., Madeira, A. M. B. N., Mungall, K., Billington, K., Yee, W.-Y., Bankier, A. T., Carroll, F., Durham, A. M., Peters, N., Loo, S.-S., Mat-Isa, M. N., Novaes, J., Quail, M., Rosli, R., Shamsudin, M. N., Sobreira, T. J. P., …Wan, K.-L. (in press). Sequencing and analysis of chromosome 1 of Eimeria tenella reveals a unique segmental organisation. Genome Research, 17(3), 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.5823007

Eimeria tenella is an intracellular protozoan parasite that infects the intestinal tracts of domestic fowl and causes coccidiosis, a serious and sometimes lethal enteritis. Eimeria falls in the same phylum (Apicomplexa) as several human and animal pa... Read More about Sequencing and analysis of chromosome 1 of Eimeria tenella reveals a unique segmental organisation.

Multiplex PCR that can distinguish between immunologically cross-reactive serovar 3, 6, and 8 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae strains
Journal Article
Zhou, L., Jones, S. C. P., Angen, Ø., Bossé, J. T., Nash, J. H. E., Frey, J., Zhou, R., Chen, H. C., Kroll, J. S., Rycroft, A. N., & Langford, P. R. Multiplex PCR that can distinguish between immunologically cross-reactive serovar 3, 6, and 8 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae strains. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 46(2), 800-803. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01787-07

We describe a highly sensitive and specific multiplex PCR, based on capsular loci and the species specific apxIV gene, that unequivocally differentiates serovar 3, 6, and 8 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae strains that are cross-reactive in convention... Read More about Multiplex PCR that can distinguish between immunologically cross-reactive serovar 3, 6, and 8 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae strains.

Identification and functional characterization of a bovine orthologue to DC-SIGN
Journal Article
Yamakawa, Y., Pennelegion, C., Willcocks, S., Stalker, A., MacHugh, N., Burt, D., Coffey, T. J., & Werling, D. Identification and functional characterization of a bovine orthologue to DC-SIGN. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 83(6), 1396-1403. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0807523

Dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) C-type lectin is almost exclusively expressed at the cell surface of DC. In addition to its normal function facilitating contact of DC with T cells, DC-SIGN has been shown to bind a variet... Read More about Identification and functional characterization of a bovine orthologue to DC-SIGN.

The proteome of Toxoplasma gondii: integration with the genome provides novel insights into gene expression and annotation
Journal Article
Xia, D., Sanderson, S. J., Jones, A. R., Prieto, J. H., Yates, J. R., Bromley, E., Tomley, F. M., Lal, K., Sinden, R. E., Brunk, B. P., Roos, D. S., & Wastling, J. M. The proteome of Toxoplasma gondii: integration with the genome provides novel insights into gene expression and annotation. Genome Biology, 9(7), R116. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2008-9-7-r116

Quantifying bluetongue virus in adult Culicoides biting midges (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae)
Journal Article
Veronesi, E., Mertens, P. P. C., Shaw, A. E., Brownlie, J., Mellor, P. S., & Carpenter, S. T. Quantifying bluetongue virus in adult Culicoides biting midges (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 45(1), 129-132. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585%282008%2945%5B129%3AQBVIAC%5D2.0.CO%3B2

A TissueLyser system (QIAGEN) was used to rapidly and accurately estimate bluetongue virus "loads" in individual adult Culicoides sonorensis Wirth & Jones (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). The optimized homogenization program that was developed, involved s... Read More about Quantifying bluetongue virus in adult Culicoides biting midges (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae).

Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the perianal region in a young pony
Journal Article
Sturgeon, B., Milne, E. M., & Smith, K. C. Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the perianal region in a young pony. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 20(1), 93-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/104063870802000120

TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR EXPRESSION AND BACTERIAL STRAIN DEPENDENT CHEMOKINE RESPONSE IN A PRIMARY BOVINE COLONIC EPITHELIAL CELL CULTURE MODEL
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bridger, P. S., Mohr, M., Frohlich, J., Metcalfe, H., Werling, D., Baljer, G., & Menge, C. TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR EXPRESSION AND BACTERIAL STRAIN DEPENDENT CHEMOKINE RESPONSE IN A PRIMARY BOVINE COLONIC EPITHELIAL CELL CULTURE MODEL

Serological survey for foot-and-mouth disease virus in wildlife in eastern Africa and estimation of test parameters of a nonstructural protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for buffalo.
Journal Article
Bronsvoort, B. M. D. C., Parida, S., Handel, I., McFarland, S., Fleming, L., Hamblin, P., & Kock, R. A. Serological survey for foot-and-mouth disease virus in wildlife in eastern Africa and estimation of test parameters of a nonstructural protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for buffalo. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 15(6), 1003-11. https://doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00409-07

Microneme proteins in apicomplexans
Book Chapter
Carruthers, V. B., & Tomley, F. M. Microneme proteins in apicomplexans.

Canine diabetes mellitus: from phenotype to genotype
Journal Article
Catchpole, B., Kennedy, L. J., Davison, L. J., & Ollier, W. E. R. Canine diabetes mellitus: from phenotype to genotype. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 49(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00398.x

Breed differences in susceptibility to diabetes mellitus in dogs suggest an underlying genetic component to the pathogenesis of the disease. There is little evidence for an equivalent of human type 2 diabetes in dogs, and it has been proposed that ca... Read More about Canine diabetes mellitus: from phenotype to genotype.