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A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 2: On-farm control (2019)
Journal Article
McAloon, C. G., Roche, S., Ritter, C., Barkema, H. W., Whyte, P., More, S. J., …Doherty, M. L. (2019). A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 2: On-farm control. Veterinary Journal, 246, 54-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.01.009

Bovine paratuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of cattle, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). This is the second in a two-part review of the epidemiology and control of paratuberculosis in dairy herds. Several ne... Read More about A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 2: On-farm control.

A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 1: Epidemiology (2019)
Journal Article
McAloon, C. G., Roche, S., Ritter, C., Barkema, H. W., Whyte, P., More, S. J., …Doherty, M. L. (2019). A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 1: Epidemiology. Veterinary Journal, 246, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.01.010

Bovine paratuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of cattle caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). This is the first in a two-part review of the epidemiology and control of paratuberculosis in dairy herds. Paratubercul... Read More about A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 1: Epidemiology.

Low accuracy of Bayesian latent class analysis for estimation of herd-level true prevalence under certain disease characteristics—An analysis using simulated data (2018)
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McAloon, C. G., Doherty, M. L., Whyte, P., Verdugo, C., Toft, N., More, S. J., …Green, M. J. (2019). Low accuracy of Bayesian latent class analysis for estimation of herd-level true prevalence under certain disease characteristics—An analysis using simulated data. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 162, 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.11.014

Estimation of the true prevalence of infected individuals involves the application of a diagnostic test to a population and adjusting according to test performance, sensitivity and specificity. Bayesian latent class analysis for the estimation of her... Read More about Low accuracy of Bayesian latent class analysis for estimation of herd-level true prevalence under certain disease characteristics—An analysis using simulated data.

Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds (2018)
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HUDSON, C., & GREEN, M. (2018). Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(12), 11262-11274. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13962

Milk constituent concentrations in samples taken during early lactation are often used to generate proxy measures for energy balance in dairy herds. This study aimed to explore associations between these and other measures routinely recorded by dairy... Read More about Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds.

Use of statistical modelling to investigate the pathogenesis of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle (2018)
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Randall, L., Green, M., & Huxley, J. (2018). Use of statistical modelling to investigate the pathogenesis of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle. Veterinary Journal, 238, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.07.002

Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDLs) in dairy cattle account for a large proportion of lameness. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the evidence surrounding the pathogenesis of CHDLs, in the context of how statistical modelling has con... Read More about Use of statistical modelling to investigate the pathogenesis of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle.

The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk: a cross sectional study of UK farms (2017)
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Bradley, A. J., Leach, K. A., Green, M. J., Gibbons, J., Ohnstad, I. C., Black, D. H., …Breen, J. E. (in press). The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk: a cross sectional study of UK farms. International Journal of Food Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.12.022

The introduction of bedding dairy cows on recycled manure solids (RMS) in the UK led to concern by competent authorities that there could be an increased, unacceptable risk to animal and human health. A cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate... Read More about The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk: a cross sectional study of UK farms.

A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle (2017)
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Meyer, A., Bond, K., Van Winden, S., Green, M. J., & Guitian, J. (2018). A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.016

Johne’s disease is a serious wasting disease of ruminants that is of high economic importance for the dairy sector in particular. The chronic nature of the disease, the fluctuations in antibody levels and the limited ability of diagnostic tests to id... Read More about A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.

The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds (2017)
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Randall, L., Green, M., Green, L., Chagunda, M., Mason, C., Archer, S., & Huxley, J. (2018). The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(2), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13439

It has been demonstrated that low body condition and previous occurrence of lameness increase the risk of future lameness in dairy cows. To date the population attributable fraction (PAF), which provides an estimate of the contribution that a risk fa... Read More about The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds.

Relative importance of herd-level risk factors for probability of infection with paratuberculosis in Irish dairy herds (2017)
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McAloon, C. G., Doherty, M. L., Whyte, P., More, S. J., O'Grady, L., Citer, L., & Green, M. J. (2017). Relative importance of herd-level risk factors for probability of infection with paratuberculosis in Irish dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(11), 9245-9257. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-12985

Control of paratuberculosis is challenging due to the relatively poor performance of diagnostic tests, a prolonged incubation period, and protracted environmental survival. Prioritization of herd-level interventions is not possible because putative r... Read More about Relative importance of herd-level risk factors for probability of infection with paratuberculosis in Irish dairy herds.

Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain (2017)
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Velasova, M., Damaso, A., Prakashbabu, B. C., Gibbons, J., Wheelhouse, N., Longbottom, D., …Guitian, J. (in press). Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain. Journal of Dairy Science, 100, https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11863

To implement appropriate and effective disease control programs at the national level, up-to-date and unbiased information on disease frequency is needed. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases in... Read More about Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain.