In cats undergoing midline ovariohysterectomy, is the use of local infiltration anaesthesia with bupivacaine associated with a reduction in post-operative pain score? (2023)
Journal Article
Freeman, T., Wisbey, A., Burroughs, K., Gentle, S., Ellis, C., & Batt-Williams, S. (in press). In cats undergoing midline ovariohysterectomy, is the use of local infiltration anaesthesia with bupivacaine associated with a reduction in post-operative pain score?. Veterinary Evidence, https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v8i1.552

A knowledge Summary for RCVS knowledge - A student assignment to be published with a member of staff as supervisor In cats undergoing midline ovariohysterectomy, is the use of local infiltration anaesthesia with bupivacaine associated with a red... Read More about In cats undergoing midline ovariohysterectomy, is the use of local infiltration anaesthesia with bupivacaine associated with a reduction in post-operative pain score?.

Serum inflammatory cytokines as disease biomarkers in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2022)
Journal Article
Piercy, R., Riddell, D., Hildyard, J., Harron, R., & Wells, D. (2022). Serum inflammatory cytokines as disease biomarkers in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049394

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal muscle-wasting disease, caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, characterised by cycles of muscle degeneration, inflammation and regeneration. The DE50-MD dog is a canine model of DMD that closely mimi... Read More about Serum inflammatory cytokines as disease biomarkers in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Advances in understanding parasite infections of poultry: focus on protozoa and the red mite (2022)
Book Chapter
Blake, D., & Liebhart, D. (2022). Advances in understanding parasite infections of poultry: focus on protozoa and the red mite. . https://doi.org/10.19103/AS.2022.0104.03

A wide range of parasites can infect poultry, including multiple protozoans, cestodes, nematodes, trematodes and arthropods. As the global chicken population undergoes dramatic expansion, production systems are increasingly moving towards drug-free a... Read More about Advances in understanding parasite infections of poultry: focus on protozoa and the red mite.

Effect of tuberculin skin testing on serological results against Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP): Evidence of distinct effects in MAP-infected and noninfected cows. (2022)
Journal Article
Nunney, E., Crotta, M., Van Winden, S., Bond, K., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2022). Effect of tuberculin skin testing on serological results against Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP): Evidence of distinct effects in MAP-infected and noninfected cows. Journal of Dairy Science, https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21753

2. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part Two (2022)
Journal Article
Batt-Williams, S., & Yon, E. (2022). 2. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part Two. In Practice,

Abstract Objectives Despite the imperative support and assessment that clinical supervisors provide to veterinary nursing students in clinical practice, little is known about how clinical supervisors feel about their role. The aim of this st... Read More about 2. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part Two.

1. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part One (2022)
Journal Article
Batt-Williams, S., & Yon, E. (2022). 1. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part One. In Practice,

Abstract Objectives Despite the imperative support and assessment that clinical supervisors provide to veterinary nursing students in clinical practice, very little is known about how clinical supervisors feel about their role. The aim of t... Read More about 1. An Investigation Into The Experiences Of Clinical Supervisors And Their Perceptions Of Their Role In Addition To The Factors That Affect Them - Part One.

Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Livestock and in-contact Humans in Southeast Nigeria (2022)
Journal Article
Brunton, L., Olorunleke, S., Kirchner, M., Duggett, N., AbuOun, M., Okorie-Kanu, O., …Anjum, M. (2022). Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Livestock and in-contact Humans in Southeast Nigeria. Frontiers in Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.937968

Systemic gene therapy with thymosin b4 alleviates glomerular injury in mice (2022)
Journal Article
Mason, W. J., Jafree, D. J., Pomeranz, G., Kolatsi-Joannou, M., Rottner, A. K., Pacheco, S., …Vasilopoulou, E. (2022). Systemic gene therapy with thymosin b4 alleviates glomerular injury in mice. Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16287-z

Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag (2022)
Journal Article
Cheney, J., Rehm, J., Swartz, S., & Breuer, K. (in press). Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243974

Bat wing skin is exceptionally compliant and cambers significantly during flight. Plagiopatagiales proprii, arrays of small muscles embedded in the armwing membrane, are activated during flight and are hypothesized to modulate membrane tension. We ex... Read More about Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag.

Cellular electron tomography of the apical complex in the apicomplexan parasite Eimeria tenella shows a highly organised gateway for regulated secretion. (2022)
Journal Article
Burrell, A., Marugan-Hernandez, V., Moreira-Leite, F., Ferguson, D. J. P., Tomley, F. M., & Vaughan, S. (2022). Cellular electron tomography of the apical complex in the apicomplexan parasite Eimeria tenella shows a highly organised gateway for regulated secretion. Cell, https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.17.448283

The apical complex of apicomplexan parasites is essential for host cell invasion and intracellular survival and as the site of regulated exocytosis from specialised secretory organelles called rhoptries and micronemes. Despite its importance, there i... Read More about Cellular electron tomography of the apical complex in the apicomplexan parasite Eimeria tenella shows a highly organised gateway for regulated secretion..

Nitric oxide synthase inhibition reveals differences in the nitric oxide pathway in previously laminitic ponies. (2022)
Journal Article
Finding, E., Elliott, J., Harris, P., & Menzies-Gow, N. (2022). Nitric oxide synthase inhibition reveals differences in the nitric oxide pathway in previously laminitic ponies. Research in Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.05.012

Previously laminitic (PL) ponies are reported to have higher blood pressure than non laminitic (NL) ponies. This relative hypertension may be related to endothelial cell dysfunction, similar to humans with metabolic syndrome. To investigate the relat... Read More about Nitric oxide synthase inhibition reveals differences in the nitric oxide pathway in previously laminitic ponies..

Development of a yeast-based vaccine for Theileria parva infection in cattle (2022)
Journal Article
Werling, D., Goh, S., Kolakowski, J., Holder, A., Pfuhl, M., Ngugi, D., …Werling, D. (2022). Development of a yeast-based vaccine for Theileria parva infection in cattle. npj Vaccines, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.674484

East Coast Fever (ECF), caused by the tick-borne apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva, remains one of the most important livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 1 million cattle dying from infection every year. Disease prevention rel... Read More about Development of a yeast-based vaccine for Theileria parva infection in cattle.

Can MRI differentiate between ring-enhancing gliomas and intra-axial abscesses? (2022)
Journal Article
Williams, J., & Llabres-Diaz, F. (2022). Can MRI differentiate between ring-enhancing gliomas and intra-axial abscesses?. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13098

First Genome-Wide Association Study Investigating Blood Pressure and Renal Traits in Domestic Cats (2022)
Journal Article
Jepson, R. E., Warren, H., Syme, H. M., Elliott, J., & Munroe, P. B. (2022). First Genome-Wide Association Study Investigating Blood Pressure and Renal Traits in Domestic Cats. Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05494-3

Hypertension (HTN) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common in ageing cats. In humans, blood pressure (BP) and renal function are complex heritable traits. We performed the first feline Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) of quantitative traits s... Read More about First Genome-Wide Association Study Investigating Blood Pressure and Renal Traits in Domestic Cats.

A novel whole yeast-based subunit oral vaccine against Eimeria tenella in chickens (2022)
Journal Article
Soutter, F., Werling, D., Nolan, M., Küster, T., Attree, E., Marugán-Hernández, V., …Blake, D. (2022). A novel whole yeast-based subunit oral vaccine against Eimeria tenella in chickens. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, Article 809711. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.809711

Cheap, easy-to-produce oral vaccines are needed for control of coccidiosis in chickens to reduce the impact of this disease on welfare and economic performance. Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast expressing three Eimeria tenella antigens were developed a... Read More about A novel whole yeast-based subunit oral vaccine against Eimeria tenella in chickens.

Caudal foot placement superior to toe elevation for navicular palmaroproximal-palmarodistal-oblique image quality (2022)
Journal Article
Peeters, M. W., Thursby, J. J., Watson, H. E., & Berner, D. (2022). Caudal foot placement superior to toe elevation for navicular palmaroproximal-palmarodistal-oblique image quality. Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13563

Background: Palmaroproximal-palmarodistal oblique (PaPr-PaDiO) radiographs are regularly obtained for full evaluation of the navicular bone (NB). Despite their routine use, different acquisition techniques are described. Objectives: Determining the... Read More about Caudal foot placement superior to toe elevation for navicular palmaroproximal-palmarodistal-oblique image quality.

Breed and conformational predispositions for prolapsed nictitating membrane gland (PNMG) in dogs in the UK: A VetCompass study (2022)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D., Yahui, Y., Roser, T. P., Dave C., B., David B., C., Camilla, P., & Minn, M. (2022). Breed and conformational predispositions for prolapsed nictitating membrane gland (PNMG) in dogs in the UK: A VetCompass study. (Con)textos Linguísticos, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260538

Background Prolapsed nictitating membrane gland (PNMG) is the most common disorder of the third eyelid in dogs. However, the epidemiology of PNMG in the wider dog population remains understudied. Methods Using de-identified clinical data from th... Read More about Breed and conformational predispositions for prolapsed nictitating membrane gland (PNMG) in dogs in the UK: A VetCompass study.

Effects of between and within herd moves on the shedding of recrudescent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) (2022)
Journal Article
Titus, S., Patterson, S., Prince-Wright, J., Dastjerdi, A., & Molenaar, F. (2022). Effects of between and within herd moves on the shedding of recrudescent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Viruses, https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020229

Haemorrhagic disease associated with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (Elephantid her-pesvirus, EEHV) infections is the leading cause of death for Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calves. This study assessed the effect of captive herd management... Read More about Effects of between and within herd moves on the shedding of recrudescent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).

Owner Reported Management Of Interictal Anxiety Behaviours In Canine Epilepsy (2022)
Journal Article
Hobbs, S., Blackwell, E., Wetz, K., & Packer, R. (2022). Owner Reported Management Of Interictal Anxiety Behaviours In Canine Epilepsy. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1321

Background Idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is the most common chronic neurological condition in dogs, that can be associated with inter-ictal (between seizure) anxiety (IIA). It is unclear how owners manage their pet’s IIA, including how much veterinary su... Read More about Owner Reported Management Of Interictal Anxiety Behaviours In Canine Epilepsy.

Longitudinal assessment of blood-borne musculoskeletal disease biomarkers in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2022)
Journal Article
Riddell, D. O., Hildyard, J. C. W., Harron, R. C. M., Wells, D. J., & Piercy, R. J. (in press). Longitudinal assessment of blood-borne musculoskeletal disease biomarkers in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Wellcome Open Research, https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17398.1

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal muscle wasting disease affecting approximately 1 in 6000 male births worldwide. Due to their phenotypic similarity to human patients, large animal models are invaluable tools for pre-clinical t... Read More about Longitudinal assessment of blood-borne musculoskeletal disease biomarkers in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.