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Veterinary practitioners’ selection of diagnostic tests for the primary evaluation of colic in the horse (2015)
Journal Article
England, G. C. W., Curtis, L., Trewin, I., England, G. C., Burford, J. H., & Freeman, S. L. (2015). Veterinary practitioners’ selection of diagnostic tests for the primary evaluation of colic in the horse. Veterinary Record Open, 2(2), Article e000145. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2015-000145

The aim of this study was to survey veterinary practitioners’ selection of diagnostic tests for horses with clinical signs of abdominal pain. A questionnaire was distributed to veterinary surgeons involved in the primary evaluation of horses with abd... Read More about Veterinary practitioners’ selection of diagnostic tests for the primary evaluation of colic in the horse.

The role of assistance dogs in society (2015)
Journal Article
Audrestch, H. M., Whelan, C. T., Grice, D., Asher, L., England, G. C., & Freeman, S. (in press). The role of assistance dogs in society. Disability and Health Journal, 8(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.07.001

Assistance dogs are specially trained to undertake a variety of tasks to help individuals with disabilities. This review gives an overview of the different types of assistance dogs in the UK, including guide dogs, hearing dogs, mobility assistance do... Read More about The role of assistance dogs in society.

Prospective survey of veterinary practitioners’ primary assessment of equine colic: clinical features, diagnoses, and treatment of 120 cases of large colon impaction (2014)
Journal Article
Jennings, K., Curtis, L., Burford, J., & Freeman, S. (2014). Prospective survey of veterinary practitioners’ primary assessment of equine colic: clinical features, diagnoses, and treatment of 120 cases of large colon impaction. BMC Veterinary Research, 10(Suppl), Article S2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-10-S1-S2

Background

Large colon impactions are a common cause of colic in the horse. There are no scientific reports on the clinical presentation, diagnostic tests and treatments used in first opinion practice for large colon impaction cases. The aim of th... Read More about Prospective survey of veterinary practitioners’ primary assessment of equine colic: clinical features, diagnoses, and treatment of 120 cases of large colon impaction.

Incidence, causes and outcomes of lameness cases in a working military horse population: a field study (2013)
Journal Article
Putnam, J., Holmes, L., Green, M. J., & Freeman, S. (2014). Incidence, causes and outcomes of lameness cases in a working military horse population: a field study. Equine Veterinary Journal, 46(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12084

Reasons for performing study: Lameness is a common problem in the horse. Despite this, information on the incidence of lameness in horses in the UK is restricted to studies of lameness in performance horses, racehorses or referral hospital population... Read More about Incidence, causes and outcomes of lameness cases in a working military horse population: a field study.

Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir (2013)
Journal Article
Freeman, S., & England, G. C. (2013). Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir. PLoS ONE, 8(2), Article e57006. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057006

In mammals, after coitus a small number of spermatozoa enter the uterine tube and following attachment to uterine tube epithelium are arrested in a non-capacitated state until peri-ovulatory signalling induces their detachment. Whilst awaiting releas... Read More about Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir.