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The challenge of Schmallenberg virus emergence in Europe (2012)
Journal Article
Tarlinton, R., Daly, J. M., Dunham, S. P., & Kydd, J. M. (2012). The challenge of Schmallenberg virus emergence in Europe. Veterinary Journal, 194(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.08.017

The large-scale outbreak of disease across Northern Europe caused by a new orthobunyavirus known as
Schmallenberg virus has caused considerable disruption to lambing and calving. Although advances in
technology and collaboration between veterinary... Read More about The challenge of Schmallenberg virus emergence in Europe.

Reliability of quantitative echocardiography in adult sheep and goats (2012)
Journal Article
Hallowell, G. D., Potter, T. J., & Bowen, I. M. (2012). Reliability of quantitative echocardiography in adult sheep and goats. BMC Veterinary Research, 8(Septem), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-181

Background
Echocardiography is a non-invasive method for assessment of the ovine and caprine heart. Complete reference ranges for cardiac dimensions and time indices for both species are not currently available and reliability of these measurements... Read More about Reliability of quantitative echocardiography in adult sheep and goats.

Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female (2012)
Journal Article
Dottorini, T., Persampieri, T., Palladino, P., Baker, D. A., Spaccapelo, R., Senin, N., & Crisanti, A. (2013). Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female. FASEB Journal, 27(1), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-219444

In Drosophila, the accessory gland proteins (Acps) secreted from the male accessory glands (MAGs) and transferred along with sperm into the female reproductive tract have been implicated in triggering postmating behavioral changes, including refracto... Read More about Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female.

A Bayesian elicitation of veterinary beliefs regarding systemic dry cow therapy: variation and importance for clinical trial design (2012)
Journal Article
Higgins, H., Dryden, I. L., & Green, M. J. (2012). A Bayesian elicitation of veterinary beliefs regarding systemic dry cow therapy: variation and importance for clinical trial design. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 106(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.01.017

The two key aims of this research were: (i) to conduct a probabilistic elicitation to quantify the variation in veterinarians’ beliefs regarding the efficacy of systemic antibiotics when used as an adjunct to intra-mammary dry cow therapy and (ii) to... Read More about A Bayesian elicitation of veterinary beliefs regarding systemic dry cow therapy: variation and importance for clinical trial design.

Demographics and economic burden of un-owned cats and dogs in the UK: results of a 2010 census (2012)
Journal Article
Stavisky, J., Brennan, M. L., Downes, M. J., & Dean, R. S. (2012). Demographics and economic burden of un-owned cats and dogs in the UK: results of a 2010 census. BMC Veterinary Research, 8, Article 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-163

Background

The population of dogs and cats passing through rescue shelters may be subject to compromised welfare and increased susceptibility to disease. Little information exists to describe this population, its dynamics and associated management... Read More about Demographics and economic burden of un-owned cats and dogs in the UK: results of a 2010 census.

Oxygen concentration modulates the differentiation of muscle stem cells toward myogenic and adipogenic fates (2012)
Journal Article
Redshaw, Z., & Loughna, P. T. (2012). Oxygen concentration modulates the differentiation of muscle stem cells toward myogenic and adipogenic fates. Differentiation, 84(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diff.2012.06.001

The physiological oxygen concentration of many tissues is far lower than that in which cells are typically cultured in vitro and this may inadvertently influence the proliferation and differentiation potential of many cell types. Muscle derived stem... Read More about Oxygen concentration modulates the differentiation of muscle stem cells toward myogenic and adipogenic fates.

Geriatric screening in first opinion practice: results from 45 dogs (2012)
Journal Article
Davies, M. (2012). Geriatric screening in first opinion practice: results from 45 dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 53(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2012.01247.x

Objectives
To evaluate and report the results of screening geriatric dogs in a first opinion practice.
Methods
A prospective health screen of dogs over nine-years-old involving history taking, physical examination and urinalysis.
Results
At leas... Read More about Geriatric screening in first opinion practice: results from 45 dogs.

Mammalian innate resistance to highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection is mediated through reduced proinflammation and infectious virus release (2012)
Journal Article
Nelli, R. K., Dunham, S. P., Kuchipudi, S. V., White, G. A., Baquero-Perez, B., Pengxiang, C., …Chang, K. (2012). Mammalian innate resistance to highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection is mediated through reduced proinflammation and infectious virus release. Journal of Virology, 86(17), https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00244-12

Respiratory epithelial cells and macrophages are the key innate immune cells that play an important role in the pathogenesis of influenza A virus infection. We found that these two cell types from both human and pig showed comparable susceptibilities... Read More about Mammalian innate resistance to highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection is mediated through reduced proinflammation and infectious virus release.

Altered placental expression of kisspeptin and its receptor in pre-eclampsia (2012)
Journal Article
Cartwright, J. E., & Williams, P. J. (2012). Altered placental expression of kisspeptin and its receptor in pre-eclampsia. Journal of Endocrinology, 214(1), https://doi.org/10.1530/JOE-12-0091

Kisspeptin, originally identified as metastatin, important in preventing cancer metastasis, has more recently been shown to be important in pregnancy. Roles indicated for kisspeptin in pregnancy include regulating trophoblast invasion and migration d... Read More about Altered placental expression of kisspeptin and its receptor in pre-eclampsia.

Vru (Sub0144) controls expression of proven and putative virulence determinants and alters the ability of Streptococcus uberis to cause disease in dairy cattle (2012)
Journal Article
Egan, S. A., Ward, P. N., Watson, M., Field, T. R., & Leigh, J. A. (in press). Vru (Sub0144) controls expression of proven and putative virulence determinants and alters the ability of Streptococcus uberis to cause disease in dairy cattle. Microbiology, 158, https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.055863-0

The regulation and control of gene expression in response to differing environmental stimuli is crucial for successful pathogen adaptation and persistence. The regulatory gene vru of Streptococcus uberis encodes a stand-alone response regulator with... Read More about Vru (Sub0144) controls expression of proven and putative virulence determinants and alters the ability of Streptococcus uberis to cause disease in dairy cattle.