Proposal of serovars 17 and 18 of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae based on serological and genotypic analysis (2018)
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Bossé, J. T., Li, Y., Sárközi, R., Fodor, L., Lacouture, S., Gottschalk, M., Amoribieta, M. C., Angen, Ø., Nedbalcova, K., Holden, M. T. G., Maskell, D. J., Tucker, A. W., Wren, B. W., Rycroft, A. N., & Langford, P. R. (2018). Proposal of serovars 17 and 18 of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae based on serological and genotypic analysis. Veterinary Microbiology, 217, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.02.019

The aim of this study was to investigate isolates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae previously designated serologically either as NT or as ‘K2:07’, which did not produce serovar-specific amplicons in PCR assays.

We used whole genome sequencing to... Read More about Proposal of serovars 17 and 18 of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae based on serological and genotypic analysis.

Effectiveness of pneumatically powered penetrating and non-penetrating captive bolts in stunning cattle (2018)
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Oliveira, S. E. O., Gregory, N. G., Costa, F. A. D., Gibson, T. J., Costa, O. A. D., & Da Costa, M. J. R. P. (2018). Effectiveness of pneumatically powered penetrating and non-penetrating captive bolts in stunning cattle. Meat Science, 140, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.02.010

This study assessed the effectiveness of penetrating (PCB; 190 psi; N = 363) and non-penetrating captive bolt guns (NPCB; 210–220 psi; N = 92) to stun a total of 455 cattle (Zebu and Zebu Cross). Physical bolt parameters (momentum, kinetic energy and... Read More about Effectiveness of pneumatically powered penetrating and non-penetrating captive bolts in stunning cattle.

The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health (2018)
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Watts, N., Amann, M., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Belesova, K., Bouley, T., Boykoff, M., Byass, P., Cai, W. J., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Chambers, J., Cox, P. M., Daly, M., Dasandi, N., Davies, M., Depledge, M., Depoux, A., Dominguez-Salas, P., Drummond, P., Ekins, P., Flahault, A., …Costello, A. (2018). The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2817%2932464-9

Quantitative risk assessment of hepatitis E virus: modelling the occurrence of viraemic pigs and the presence of the virus in organs of food safety interest (2018)
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Crotta, M., Lavazza, A., Mateus, A. L. P., & Guitian, J. (2018). Quantitative risk assessment of hepatitis E virus: modelling the occurrence of viraemic pigs and the presence of the virus in organs of food safety interest. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.02.001

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen with consumption of pork and derived products identified in different countries as a risk factor for human exposure to HEV. Great efforts have been made to understand the dynamics of virus transmission w... Read More about Quantitative risk assessment of hepatitis E virus: modelling the occurrence of viraemic pigs and the presence of the virus in organs of food safety interest.

Modelling the economic efficiency of using different strategies to control Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome at herd level (2018)
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Nathues, H., Alarcon, P., Rushton, J., Jolie, R., Fiebig, K., Jimenez, M., Geurts, V., & Nathues, C. (2018). Modelling the economic efficiency of using different strategies to control Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome at herd level. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 152, 89-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.02.005

PRRS is among the diseases with the highest economic impact in pig production worldwide. Different strategies have been developed and applied to combat PRRS at farm level. The broad variety of available intervention strategies makes it difficult to d... Read More about Modelling the economic efficiency of using different strategies to control Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome at herd level.

Retrospective study of more than 9000 feline cutaneous tumours in the UK: 2006–2013 (2018)
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Ho, N. T., Smith, K. C., & Dobromylskyj, M. J. (2018). Retrospective study of more than 9000 feline cutaneous tumours in the UK: 2006–2013. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 20(2), 128-134. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X17699477

The aim of the study was to utilise a large database available from a UK-based, commercial veterinary diagnostic laboratory to ascertain the prevalence of different forms of cutaneous neoplasia within the feline population, and to detect any breed, s... Read More about Retrospective study of more than 9000 feline cutaneous tumours in the UK: 2006–2013.

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment (2018)
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Buijs, S., Booth, F., Richards, G., McGaughey, L., Nicol, C. J., Edgar, J., & Tarlton, J. F. (2018). Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 199, 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.10.017

Automated monitoring of behaviour can offer a wealth of information in circumstances where observing behaviour is difficult or time consuming. However, this often requires attaching monitoring devices to the animal which can alter behaviour, potentia... Read More about Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment.

Perturbation of the T cell receptor repertoire occurs with increasing age in dogs (2018)
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Holder, A., Mirczuk, S. M., Fowkes, R. C., Palmer, D. B., Aspinall, R., & Catchpole, B. (2018). Perturbation of the T cell receptor repertoire occurs with increasing age in dogs. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 79, 150-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2017.10.020

Feline primary erythrocytosis: a multicentre case series of 18 cats (2018)
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Darcy, H., Simpson, K., Gajanayake, I., Seth, M., McGrotty, Y., Szladovits, B., & Glanemann, B. (2018). Feline primary erythrocytosis: a multicentre case series of 18 cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X17750333

A retrospective multicentre case series of feline primary erythrocytosis (PE) was evaluated. The aim was to gain better understanding of disease presentation and progression to guide management and prognostication. Case records were assessed for evid... Read More about Feline primary erythrocytosis: a multicentre case series of 18 cats.

Rodents as natural hosts of zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids: an epidemiological and evolutionary perspective from West Africa (2018)
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Catalano, S., Sène, M., Diouf, N. D., Fall, C. B., Borlase, A., Léger, E., Bâ, K., & Webster, J. P. (2018). Rodents as natural hosts of zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids: an epidemiological and evolutionary perspective from West Africa. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218(3), 429-433. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy029

The complex multi-host disease dynamics of schistosomiasis and Schistosoma spp., including the emergence of zoonotic parasite hybrids, remain largely unexplored in West Africa. We elucidated the role of wild small mammals as reservoir for zoonotic Sc... Read More about Rodents as natural hosts of zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids: an epidemiological and evolutionary perspective from West Africa.

The Novel Phages phiCD5763 and phiCD2955 Represent Two Groups of Big Plasmidial Siphoviridae Phages of Clostridium difficile (2018)
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Ramirez-Vargas, G., Goh, S., & Rodriguez, C. (2018). The Novel Phages phiCD5763 and phiCD2955 Represent Two Groups of Big Plasmidial Siphoviridae Phages of Clostridium difficile. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(6), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00026

Until recently, Clostridium difficile phages were limited to Myoviruses and Siphoviruses of medium genome length (32–57 kb). Here we report the finding of phiCD5763, a Siphovirus with a large extrachromosomal circular genome (132.5 kb, 172 ORFs) and... Read More about The Novel Phages phiCD5763 and phiCD2955 Represent Two Groups of Big Plasmidial Siphoviridae Phages of Clostridium difficile.

Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle (2018)
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Damaso, A. F., Velasova, M., Van Winden, S. C. L., Chang, Y. M., & Guitian, J. (2018). Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle. Veterinary Record Open, 5, e000221. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000221

This study describes the occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and evaluates its associations with subsequent milk production and reproductive performances and survival on farm of dairy cows. A total of 53 British dairy farms and 5759 animal... Read More about Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.

Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events (2018)
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Kock, R. A., Orynbayev, M., Robinson, S., Zuther, S., Singh, N. J., Beauvais, W., Morgan, E. R., Kerimbayev, A., Khomenko, S., Martineau, H., Rystaeva, R., Omarova, Z. D., Wolfs, S., Hawotte, F., Radoux, J., & Milner-Gulland, E. (2018). Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events. Science Advances, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao2314

In 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelopes died in 3 weeks in central Kazakhstan. The proximate cause of death is confirmed as hemorrhagic septicemia caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida type B, based on multiple strands of evidence. Statist... Read More about Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events.

Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges (2018)
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Falzon, L. C., Lechner, I., Chantziaras, I., Collineau, L., Courcoul, A., Filippitzi, M. E., Laukkanen-Ninios, R., Peroz, C., Pinto Ferreira, J., Postma, M., Prestmo, P. G., Phythian, C. J., Sarno, E., Vanantwerpen, G., Vergne, T., Grindlay, D. J. C., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges. EcoHealth,

Having gained momentum in the last decade, the One Health initiative promotes a holistic approach to address complex global health issues. Before recommending its adoption to stakeholders, however, it is paramount to first compile quantitative eviden... Read More about Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges.

A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses (2018)
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Moyen, N., Ahmed, G., Gupta, S., Tenzin, T., Khan, R., Khan, T., Debnath, N., Yamage, M., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Fournié, G. (2018). A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1331-5

Since its first report in 2007, avian influenza (AI) has been endemic in Bangladesh. While live poultry marketing is widespread throughout the country and known to influence AI dissemination and persistence, trading patterns have not been described.... Read More about A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses.

Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action (2018)
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Franc, K. A., Krecek, R. C., Haesler, B., & Arenas-Gamboa, A. M. (2018). Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action. BMC Public Health, 18(125), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-5016-y

Brucellosis places significant burdens on the human healthcare system and limits the economic growth of individuals, communities, and nations where such development is especially important to diminish the prevalence of poverty. The implementation of... Read More about Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action.

The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa (2018)
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Whittaker, C., Walker, M., Pion, S. D. S., Chesnais, C. B., Boussinesq, M., & Basáñez, M.-G. (2018). The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa. Trends in Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003

Endemic to Central Africa, loiasis – or African eye worm (caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa) – affects more than 10 million people. Despite causing ocular and systemic symptoms, it has typically been considered a benign condition, only of publi... Read More about The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa.

In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (2018)
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Antenucci, F., Fougeroux, C., Deeney, A., Orskov, C., Rycroft, A. N., Holst, P. J., & Bojesen, A. M. (2018). In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Veterinary Research, 49, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-017-0502-x

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A. pleuropneumoniae) is a Gram-negative bacterium that represents the main cause of porcine pleuropneumonia in pigs, causing significant economic losses to the livestock industry worldwide. A. pleuropneumoniae, as the... Read More about In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.

Characterisation of porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine circovirus disease cases in England and Wales (2018)
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Grierson, S. S., Werling, D., Bidewell, C., & Williamson, S. (2018). Characterisation of porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine circovirus disease cases in England and Wales. Veterinary Record, 182(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104450

Confirmed cases of porcine circovirus disease (PCVD) in Great Britain have shown a steady decline since the availability of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines. However, PCVD is still occasionally diagnosed. The authors carried out a genotyping... Read More about Characterisation of porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine circovirus disease cases in England and Wales.

Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs (2018)
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Brockmeier, S. L., Loving, C. L., Nicholson, T. L., Wang, J., Peters, S. E., Weinert, L., Chaudhuri, R., Seilly, D. J., Langford, P. R., Rycroft, A. N., Wren, B. W., Maskell, D. J., & Tucker, A. W. (2018). Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs. Infection and Immunity, 86(3), e00559. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00559-17

Streptococcus suis is a bacterium that is commonly carried in the respiratory tract and that is also one of the most important invasive pathogens of swine, commonly causing meningitis, arthritis, and septicemia. Due to the existence of many serotypes... Read More about Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs.