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Application of survival analysis and multistate modeling to understand animal behavior: examples from guide dogs (2017)
Journal Article
Asher, L., Harvey, N. D., Green, M., & England, G. C. (2017). Application of survival analysis and multistate modeling to understand animal behavior: examples from guide dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4, Article 116. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00116

Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health-related states or events in populations. Statistical models developed for epidemiology could be usefully applied to behavioral states or events. The aim of this study is to present the application of ep... Read More about Application of survival analysis and multistate modeling to understand animal behavior: examples from guide dogs.

"She's a dog at the end of the day": guide dog owners' perspectives on the behaviour of their guide dog (2017)
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Craigon, P. J., Hobson-West, P., England, G. C., Whelan, C. T., Lethbridge, E., & Asher, L. (2017). "She's a dog at the end of the day": guide dog owners' perspectives on the behaviour of their guide dog. PLoS ONE, 12(4), Article e0176018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176018

A guide dog is a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) that is specifically educated to provide mobility support to a blind or visually impaired owner. Current dog suitability assessments focus on behavioural traits, including: trainability, reactivity or... Read More about "She's a dog at the end of the day": guide dog owners' perspectives on the behaviour of their guide dog.

Ultrasonography of the prostate gland and testes in dogs (2016)
Journal Article
Barbosa de Souza, M., Silva, L. D. M. D., Moxon, R., Russo, M., & England, G. C. (2017). Ultrasonography of the prostate gland and testes in dogs. In Practice, 39(1), 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.i6054

Ultrasonographic imaging is an important diagnostic tool because it allows assessment of the shape, size, position, margination and internal architecture of organs, as well as facilitating the study of vascular supply and vascularisation. Recently, t... Read More about Ultrasonography of the prostate gland and testes in dogs.

A New Metric for Quantifying the Relative Impact of Risk Factors on Loss of Working Life Illustrated in a Population of Working Dogs (2016)
Journal Article
Caron-Lormier, G., Harvey, N. D., England, G. C. W., & Asher, L. (2016). A New Metric for Quantifying the Relative Impact of Risk Factors on Loss of Working Life Illustrated in a Population of Working Dogs. PLoS ONE, 11(11), e0165414. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165414

In a resource-limited world, organisations attempting to reduce the impact of health or behaviour issues need to choose carefully how to allocate resources for the highest overall impact. However, such choices may not always be obvious. Which has the... Read More about A New Metric for Quantifying the Relative Impact of Risk Factors on Loss of Working Life Illustrated in a Population of Working Dogs.

Incomplete ovarian tissue removal in female dogs and cats (2016)
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England, G. C., & White, R. (2016). Incomplete ovarian tissue removal in female dogs and cats. In Practice, 38(7), 315-326. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.i3356

Incomplete ovariectomy (IO) is the unintentional partial or complete lack of removal of one or both ovaries during an ovariohysterectomy or ovariectomy procedure, and is often referred to as ‘ovarian remnant syndrome’. It usually has a clear clinical... Read More about Incomplete ovarian tissue removal in female dogs and cats.

Incidence and impact of dog attacks on guide dogs in the UK: an update (2016)
Journal Article
Moxon, R., Whiteside, H., & England, G. C. (2016). Incidence and impact of dog attacks on guide dogs in the UK: an update. Veterinary Record, 178(15), 367-367. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103433

Data on dog attacks on Guide Dogs’ stock were reviewed to investigate the characteristics of the attacks. An average of 11.2 attacks occurred each month. Nearly all of the attacks occurred in public areas, 68.4 per cent of victim dogs were qualified... Read More about Incidence and impact of dog attacks on guide dogs in the UK: an update.

Using the incidence and impact of health conditions in guide dogs to investigate healthy ageing in working dogs (2015)
Journal Article
Caron-Lormier, G., England, G. C., Green, M. J., & Asher, L. (2016). Using the incidence and impact of health conditions in guide dogs to investigate healthy ageing in working dogs. Veterinary Journal, 207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.046

This study aimed to use retirement data from working guide dogs to investigate healthy ageing in dogs and the demographic factors that influence ageing. Using a dataset of 7686 dogs spanning 20 years, dogs withdrawn for health reasons before they rea... Read More about Using the incidence and impact of health conditions in guide dogs to investigate healthy ageing in working dogs.

Prospective study of the primary evaluation of 1016 horses with clinical signs of abdominal pain by veterinary practitioners, and the differentiation of critical and non‑critical cases (2015)
Journal Article
Curtis, L., Burford, J., Thomas, J. S. M., Curran, M. L., Bayes, T. C., England, G. C., & Freeman, S. (in press). Prospective study of the primary evaluation of 1016 horses with clinical signs of abdominal pain by veterinary practitioners, and the differentiation of critical and non‑critical cases. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 57(69), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-015-0160-9

Background: The majority of research on the evaluation of horses with colic is focused on referral hospital populations. Early identification of critical cases is important to optimise outcome and welfare. The aim of this prospective study was to sur... Read More about Prospective study of the primary evaluation of 1016 horses with clinical signs of abdominal pain by veterinary practitioners, and the differentiation of critical and non‑critical cases.

Digital image analysis of testicular and prostatic ultrasonographic echogencity and heterogeneity in dogs and the relation to semen quality (2015)
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Moxon, R., Bright, L., Pritchard, B., Bowen, I. M., Souza, M. B. D., Silva, L. D. M. D., & England, G. C. (2015). Digital image analysis of testicular and prostatic ultrasonographic echogencity and heterogeneity in dogs and the relation to semen quality. Animal Reproduction Science, 160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.07.012

A semi-automated ultrasonographic method was developed to measure echogenicity and heterogeneity of the testes and prostate gland and relationships of these measures with semen quality were assessed in 43 fertile dogs. The relationship between animal... Read More about Digital image analysis of testicular and prostatic ultrasonographic echogencity and heterogeneity in dogs and the relation to semen quality.

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.

Semen quality, testicular B-mode and Doppler ultrasound, and serum testosterone concentrations in dogs with established infertility (2015)
Journal Article
de Souza, M. B., England, G. C., Mota Filho, A. C., Ackermann, C. L., Sousa, C. V. S., de Carvalho, G. G., Silva, H. V. R., Pinto, J. N., Linhares, J. C., Oba, E., & da Silva, L. D. M. (in press). Semen quality, testicular B-mode and Doppler ultrasound, and serum testosterone concentrations in dogs with established infertility. Theriogenology, 84(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.05.015

Retrospective examination of breeding records enabled the identification of 10 dogs of normal fertility and 10 dogs with established infertility of at least 12 months of duration. Comparisons of testicular palpation, semen evaluation, testicular ultr... Read More about Semen quality, testicular B-mode and Doppler ultrasound, and serum testosterone concentrations in dogs with established infertility.

Regional differences of testicular artery blood flow in post pubertal and pre-pubertal dogs (2015)
Journal Article
de Souza, M. B., Barbosa, C. C., England, G. C., Mota Filho, A. C., Sousa, C. V. S., de Carvalho, G. G., Silva, H. V. R., Pinto, J. N., Linhares, J. C., & Silva, L. D. (2015). Regional differences of testicular artery blood flow in post pubertal and pre-pubertal dogs. BMC Veterinary Research, 11(1), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-015-0363-3

Background

Measurement of testicular artery blood flow is used in several species to evaluate reproductive function and testicular and scrotal pathology. In dogs there are inconsistent reports about normal flow in post-pubertal dogs and no informa... Read More about Regional differences of testicular artery blood flow in post pubertal and pre-pubertal dogs.

Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir (2013)
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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.