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Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife (2018)
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Swift, B. M. C., Bennett, M., Waller, K., Dodd, C., Murray, A., Gomes, R. L., Humphreys, B., Hobman, J. L., Jones, M. A., Whitlock, S. E., Mitchell, L. J., Lennon, R. J., & Arnold, K. E. (2018). Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife. Science of the Total Environment, 649, 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.180

The isolation of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) from wildlife living adjacent to humans has led to the suggestion that such antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is anthropogenically driven by exposure to antimicrobials and ARB. However, ARB have al... Read More about Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife.

Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya (2018)
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Carron, M., Chang, Y. M., Momanyi, K., Akoko, J., Kiiru, J., Bettridge, J. M., Chaloner, G., Rushton, J., O'Brien, S. J., Williams, N., Fèvre, E. M., & Haesler, B. (2018). Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(8), e0006658. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006658

Campylobacteriosis is a leading foodborne zoonosis worldwide, and is frequently associated with handling and consumption of poultry meat. Various studies indicate that Campylobacter causes a substantial human disease burden in low to middle-income co... Read More about Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya.

Invited review: Bioinformatic methods to discover the likely causal variant of a new autosomal recessive genetic condition using genome-wide data (2018)
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Pollott, G. E. (2018). Invited review: Bioinformatic methods to discover the likely causal variant of a new autosomal recessive genetic condition using genome-wide data. animal, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118001970

In animals, new autosomal recessive genetic diseases (ARGD) arise all the time due to the regular, random mutations that occur during meiosis. In order to reduce the effect of any damaging new variant, it is necessary to find its cause. To evaluate t... Read More about Invited review: Bioinformatic methods to discover the likely causal variant of a new autosomal recessive genetic condition using genome-wide data.

Observational Study Design in Veterinary Pathology, Part 1: Study Design (2018)
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Caswell, J. L., Bassel, L. L., Rothenburger, J. L., Gröne, A., Sargeant, J. M., Beck, A. P., Ekman, S., Gibson-Corley, K. N., Kuiken, T., LaDouceur, E. E. B., Meyerholz, D. K., Origgi, F. C., Posthaus, H., Priestnall, S. L., Ressel, L., Sharkey, L., Teixeira, L. B. C., Uchida, K., Ward, J. M., Webster, J. D., & Yamate, J. (2018). Observational Study Design in Veterinary Pathology, Part 1: Study Design. Veterinary Pathology, 55(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985818785705

Observational studies are the basis for much of our knowledge of veterinary pathology and are highly relevant to the daily practice of pathology. However, recommendations for conducting pathology-based observational studies are not readily available.... Read More about Observational Study Design in Veterinary Pathology, Part 1: Study Design.

Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte (2018)
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Kim, Y., Dommergues, L., M'sa, A. B., Mérot, P., Cardinale, E., Edmunds, J., Pfeiffer, D. U., Fournié, G., & Métras, R. (2018). Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29999-y

The island of Mayotte is a department of France, an outermost region of the European Union located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Eastern Africa. Due to its close connection to the African mainland and neighbouring islands, t... Read More about Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte.

Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions (2018)
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Hoelzer, K., Bielke, L., Blake, D. P., Cox, E., Cutting, S. M., Devriendt, B., Erlacher-Vindel, E., Goossens, E., Karaca, K., Lemiere, S., Metzner, M., Raicek, M., Collell Suriñach, M., Wong, N. M., Gay, C., & Van Immerseel, F. (2018). Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions. BMC Veterinary Research, 49(70), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0561-7

Vaccines and other alternative products are central to the future success of animal agriculture because they can help minimize the need for antibiotics by preventing and controlling infectious diseases in animal populations. To assess scientific adva... Read More about Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions.

Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 1: challenges and needs (2018)
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Hoelzer, K., Bielke, L., Blake, D. P., Cox, E., Cutting, S. M., Devriendt, B., Erlacher-Vindel, E., Goossens, E., Karaca, K., Lemiere, S., Metzner, M., Raicek, M., Collell Suriñach, M., Wong, N. M., Gay, C., & Van Immerseel, F. (2018). Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 1: challenges and needs. BMC Veterinary Research, 49(64), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0560-8

Vaccines and other alternative products can help minimize the need for antibiotics by preventing and controlling infectious diseases in animal populations, and are central to the future success of animal agriculture. To assess scientific advancements... Read More about Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 1: challenges and needs.

A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia (2018)
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Fournié, G., Waret-Szkuta, A., Camacho, A., Yigezu, L. M., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Roger, F. (2018). A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711646115

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a devastating viral disease of sheep and goats, has been targeted by the global community for eradication within the next 15 years. Although an efficacious attenuated live vaccine is available, the lack of knowledge... Read More about A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia.

A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing among UK students on professional degree programmes (2018)
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Lewis, E. G., & Cardwell, J. M. (2018). A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing among UK students on professional degree programmes. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43(9), 1226-1238. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2018.1471125

Despite elevated rates of suicide and evidence of poor mental health among medical professionals, there is a paucity of research in the UK into the mental health of students destined for these careers. This study estimated and compared the prevalence... Read More about A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing among UK students on professional degree programmes.

Neural predictive control of broiler chicken and pig growth (2018)
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Demmers, T. G. M., Cao, Y., Gauss, S., Lowe, J. C., Parsons, D. J., & Wathes, C. M. (2018). Neural predictive control of broiler chicken and pig growth. Biosystems Engineering, 173, 134-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2018.06.022

Active control of the growth of broiler chickens and pigs has potential benefits for farmers in terms of improved production efficiency, as well as for animal welfare in terms of improved leg health in broiler chickens. In this work, a differential r... Read More about Neural predictive control of broiler chicken and pig growth.

Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs (2018)
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Perivan, A., Bertolini, F., Rothschild, M. F., Simpson, K. W., Jergens, A. E., Allenspach, K., & Werling, D. (2018). Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200685. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200685

Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is considered a multifactorial disease caused by complex interactions between the intestinal immune system, intestinal microbiota and environmental factors in genetically susceptible individuals. Although IBD c... Read More about Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs.

Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns (2018)
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Oliveira, S. E. O., Dalla Costa, F. A., Gibson, T. J., Costa, O. A. D., Coldebella, A., & Gregory, N. G. (2018). Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns. Meat Science, 145, 347-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.07.016

Brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning of Nelore cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns was evaluated. Heads were shot using penetrating captive bolt gun with 160 psi (P1; n = 10), 175 psi (P2; n = 10), 190... Read More about Evaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non–penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns.

Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test (2018)
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Paul, E. S., Edgar, J. L., Caplen, G., & Nicol, C. J. (2018). Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 207, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2018.07.007

When measuring animals’ valenced behavioural responses to stimuli, the Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) test goes a step further than many approach-based and avoidance-based tests by establishing whether a learned preference for, or aversion to, th... Read More about Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a conditioned place preference test.

Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods (2018)
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Edgar, J. L., & Nicol, C. J. (2018). Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28923-8

Emotional contagion – an underpinning valenced feature of empathy – is made up of simpler, potentially dissociable social processes which can include socially-mediated arousal and behavioural/physiological contagion. Previous studies of emotional con... Read More about Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods.

Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review (2018)
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Matilla, F., Velleman, Y., Harrison, W., & Nevel, M. (2018). Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006619

Neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have a significant impact on the livelihoods of the world’s poorest populations, which often lack access to basic services. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes are included among the key strategies for a... Read More about Animal influence on water, sanitation and hygiene measures for zoonosis control at the household level: A systematic literature review.

Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells (2018)
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Szczepanski, A., Owczarek, K., Milewska, A., Baster, Z., Rajfur, Z., Mitchell, J. A., & Pyrc, K. (2018). Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells. Veterinary Research, 49, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0551-9

Canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV), identified in 2003, is a member of the Coronaviridae family. The virus is a betacoronavirus and a close relative of human coronavirus OC43 and bovine coronavirus. Here, we examined entry of CRCoV into human rec... Read More about Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells.