Outputs (40)

BEVA primary care clinical guidelines: Wound Management in the Horse (2020)
Journal Article
Freeman, S., Ashton, N., Elce, Y., Hammond, A., Hollis, A., & Quinn, G. (2020). BEVA primary care clinical guidelines: Wound Management in the Horse. Equine Veterinary Journal, 53(1), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13289

Methods: Research questions were proposed by a panel of veterinarians, and developed into PICO format. Evidence in the veterinary literature was evaluated using the GRADE evidence-to-decision framework. Searches for human evidence summaries were cond... Read More about BEVA primary care clinical guidelines: Wound Management in the Horse.

A scoping review of the current literature exploring the nature of the horse-human relationship (2019)
Journal Article
Clough, H. .., Burford, J., England, G., & Freeman, S. L. (2019). A scoping review of the current literature exploring the nature of the horse-human relationship. Veterinary Evidence, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v4i4.240

Objective: To perform a scoping review of the current evidence on the horse-human relationship.

Background: The horse-human relationship has a significant impact on how horse owners care for and make decisions for their horse.

Evidentiary value... Read More about A scoping review of the current literature exploring the nature of the horse-human relationship.

Risk factors for acute abdominal pain (colic) in the adult horse: A scoping review of risk factors, and a systematic review of the effect of management-related changes (2019)
Journal Article
Curtis, L., Burford, J. H., England, G. C. W., & Freeman, S. L. (2019). Risk factors for acute abdominal pain (colic) in the adult horse: A scoping review of risk factors, and a systematic review of the effect of management-related changes. PLoS ONE, 14(7), 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219307

Acute abdominal pain (colic) is the most common reason for emergency veterinary treatment in the horse. Consolidation of data through a systematic review is important to inform evidence-based medicine and clinical guidelines, but there are currently... Read More about Risk factors for acute abdominal pain (colic) in the adult horse: A scoping review of risk factors, and a systematic review of the effect of management-related changes.

Ultrasonographic-based predictive factors influencing successful return to racing after superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in flat racehorses: a retrospective cohort study in 469 Thoroughbred racehorses in Hong Kong (2018)
Journal Article
Alzola, R., Easter, C., Riggs, C., Gardner, D., & Freeman, S. (2018). Ultrasonographic-based predictive factors influencing successful return to racing after superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in flat racehorses: a retrospective cohort study in 469 Thoroughbred racehorses in Hong Kong. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(5), 602-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12810

Background: Superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) injury is an important health and welfare concern in racehorses. It is generally diagnosed with ultrasonography, predictive ultrasonographic features have not been reported.
Objectives: To determi... Read More about Ultrasonographic-based predictive factors influencing successful return to racing after superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in flat racehorses: a retrospective cohort study in 469 Thoroughbred racehorses in Hong Kong.

Ultrasonographic scoring system for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in horses: intra- and inter-rater variability (2017)
Journal Article
Alzola Domingo, R., Riggs, C. M., Gardner, D. S., & Freeman, S. (2017). Ultrasonographic scoring system for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in horses: intra- and inter-rater variability. Veterinary Record, 181(24), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104233

Superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) tendinopathy is an important musculoskeletal problem in horses. The study objective was to validate an ultrasonographic scoring system for SDFT injuries. Ultrasonographic images from 14 Thoroughbred racehorses... Read More about Ultrasonographic scoring system for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in horses: intra- and inter-rater variability.

Evaluation of veterinarians’ views on the aetiology and treatment of retained fetal membranes in the mare (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parrott, L., Freeman, S., & Duz, M. (2017). Evaluation of veterinarians’ views on the aetiology and treatment of retained fetal membranes in the mare. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(S51), 22. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.38_12732

Reasons for performing study: Retained fetal membranes (RFM) is reported as the most common problem in the post-partum mare. As yet, there has been no research providing an insight into the veterinary clinician’s knowledge of RFM.
Objectives: Evalua... Read More about Evaluation of veterinarians’ views on the aetiology and treatment of retained fetal membranes in the mare.

Environmental chemicals impact dog semen quality in vitro and may be associated with a temporal decline in sperm motility and increased cryptorchidism (2016)
Journal Article
Lea, R. G., Byers, A. S., Sumner, R. N., Rhind, S. M., Zhang, Z., Freeman, S. L., …England, G. C. (2016). Environmental chemicals impact dog semen quality in vitro and may be associated with a temporal decline in sperm motility and increased cryptorchidism. Scientific Reports, 6(1), Article 31281. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31281

Adverse temporal trends in human semen quality and cryptorchidism in infants have been associated with exposure to environmental chemicals (ECs) during development. Here we report that a population of breeding dogs exhibit a 26 year (1988–2014) decli... Read More about Environmental chemicals impact dog semen quality in vitro and may be associated with a temporal decline in sperm motility and increased cryptorchidism.

An investigation into the clinical reasoning development of veterinary students (2016)
Journal Article
Vinten, C., Cobb, K. A., Freeman, S., & Mossop, L. (in press). An investigation into the clinical reasoning development of veterinary students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 43(4), https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0815-130R1

Clinical reasoning is a fundamental skill for veterinary clinicians and a competency required of graduates by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. However, it is unknown how veterinary students develop reasoning skills and where strengths and sh... Read More about An investigation into the clinical reasoning development of veterinary students.

Factors affecting owners’ choice of nutritional supplements for use in dressage and eventing horses (2016)
Journal Article
Gemmill, R., Agar, C., Freeman, S., & Hollands, T. (in press). Factors affecting owners’ choice of nutritional supplements for use in dressage and eventing horses. Veterinary Record Open, 3(1), Article e000155. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2015-000155

The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting horse owners’ choice of nutritional supplements for dressage and eventing horses. An online questionnaire was distributed to owners/riders of dressage and/or event horses to collect data... Read More about Factors affecting owners’ choice of nutritional supplements for use in dressage and eventing horses.

The use of nutritional supplements in dressage and eventing horses (2016)
Journal Article
Agar, C., Gemmill, R., Hollands, T., & Freeman, S. (2016). The use of nutritional supplements in dressage and eventing horses. Veterinary Record Open, 3(1), Article e000154. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2015-000154

The aim of the study was to determine which types of nutritional supplements were used in dressage and eventing horses, and the reasons that owners used supplements. An online questionnaire was distributed through British Eventing and Dressage websit... Read More about The use of nutritional supplements in dressage and eventing horses.