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Locomotory Profiles in Thoroughbreds: Peak Stride Length and Frequency in Training and Association with Race Outcomes (2022)
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Schrurs, C., Blott, S., Dubois, G., Van Erck-Westergren, E., & Gardner, D. S. (2022). Locomotory Profiles in Thoroughbreds: Peak Stride Length and Frequency in Training and Association with Race Outcomes. Animals, 12(23), Article 3269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12233269

Racehorses competing in short (i.e., ‘sprinters’), middle- or longer-distance (i.e., ‘stayers’) flat races are assumed to have natural variation in locomotion; sprinters having an innately shorter stride than stayers. No study has objectively tested... Read More about Locomotory Profiles in Thoroughbreds: Peak Stride Length and Frequency in Training and Association with Race Outcomes.

Cryo-scanning electron microscopy demonstrates that ice morphology is not associated with the post-thaw survival of domestic boar (Sus domesticus) spermatozoa: A comparison of directional and conventional freezing methods (2022)
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Gillis, J. D., Holt, W. V., Penfold, L. M., Woad, K. J., Graham, J. K., Watts, J. A., …Yon, L. (2022). Cryo-scanning electron microscopy demonstrates that ice morphology is not associated with the post-thaw survival of domestic boar (Sus domesticus) spermatozoa: A comparison of directional and conventional freezing methods. Cryobiology, 108, 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.08.006

Directional freezing (in 2 or 10 ml hollow glass tubes) has been reported to improve post-thaw sperm survival parameters compared to conventional methods (in 0.5 ml straws). However, the biophysical properties that increase post-thaw survival are poo... Read More about Cryo-scanning electron microscopy demonstrates that ice morphology is not associated with the post-thaw survival of domestic boar (Sus domesticus) spermatozoa: A comparison of directional and conventional freezing methods.

Does sex of the jockey influence racehorse physiology and performance (2022)
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Schrurs, C., Dubois, G., Van Erck-Westergren, E., & Gardner, D. S. (2022). Does sex of the jockey influence racehorse physiology and performance. PLoS ONE, 17(8), Article e0273310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273310

The racing industry is supported by a predominance of female stablehands and work riders, but few become professional jockeys. Female jockeys have recently had notable race success. No study has assessed whether the sex of the rider may subtly influe... Read More about Does sex of the jockey influence racehorse physiology and performance.

Impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research (2022)
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Jeyapalan, J. N., James, V., Gardner, D. S., Lothion-Roy, J. H., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12842

Research is often an essential component of completing a veterinary medicine degree, with universities worldwide aiming to teach students a variety of techniques and general research comprehension and skills. As universities worldwide navigated the C... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research.

Development and the Art of Nutritional Maintenance (2022)
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Gardner, D. S., & Gray, C. (2022). Development and the Art of Nutritional Maintenance. British Journal of Nutrition, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522001490

Development from early conceptus to a complex, multi-cellular organism is a highly ordered process that is dependent on an adequate supply of nutrients. During this process, the pattern of organ growth is robust, driven by a genetic blueprint and mat... Read More about Development and the Art of Nutritional Maintenance.

Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury (2022)
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Gardner, D. S., Allen, J. C., Goodson, D., Harvey, D., Sharman, A., Skinner, H., …Devonald, M. A. (2022). Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury. Kidney International Reports, 7(7), 1524-1538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.085

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and associated with poor outcomes. Current methods for identifying AKI (rise in serum creatinine [sCr] or fall in urine output [UO]) are inadequate and delay detection. Early... Read More about Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury.