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Cattle farmers’ perception of biosecurity measures and the main predictors of behaviour change: The first European-wide pilot study (2020)
Journal Article
The importance of biosecurity as a strategy to prevent and control infectious diseases has increased substantially over the last few decades. Several studies have reported a low implementation level of biosecurity measures (BSM), particularly in catt... Read More about Cattle farmers’ perception of biosecurity measures and the main predictors of behaviour change: The first European-wide pilot study.
Evaluating the role of surgical sterilisation in canine rabies control: A systematic review of impact and outcomes (2020)
Journal Article
© 2020 Collinson et al. Current recommendations for the elimination of canine-mediated human rabies focus on mass dog vaccination as the most feasible and cost-effective strategy. However, attempts to control rabies are often combined with canine sur... Read More about Evaluating the role of surgical sterilisation in canine rabies control: A systematic review of impact and outcomes.
Indicators of ‘critical’ outcomes in 941 horses seen ‘out-of-hours’ for colic (2020)
Journal Article
Background: This study aimed to describe the presentation and outcomes of horses with signs of colic (abdominal pain) seen 'out-of-hours' in equine practice. Methods: This was a retrospective study of horses seen 'out-of-hours' with colic by two equi... Read More about Indicators of ‘critical’ outcomes in 941 horses seen ‘out-of-hours’ for colic.
Retrospective case series to identify the most common conditions seen ‘out-of-hours’ by first-opinion equine veterinary practitioners (2020)
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Background: The study aim was to describe conditions seen 'out-of-hours' in equine practice. Methods: This was a retrospective case series of first opinion 'out-of-hours' cases seen at two equine practices between 2011 and 2013. Data were retrieved o... Read More about Retrospective case series to identify the most common conditions seen ‘out-of-hours’ by first-opinion equine veterinary practitioners.
Does manuka honey improve the speed of wound healing in dogs? (2020)
Journal Article
There is currently no published peer-reviewed evidence comparing the rate of healing of acute superficial wounds in dogs managed with and without medical-grade manuka honey. Therefore, the choice of wound management strategy should be based on other... Read More about Does manuka honey improve the speed of wound healing in dogs?.
Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) in Veterinary Medicine: Applying Evidence in Clinical Practice (2020)
Journal Article
Critically appraised topics (CATs) are evidence syntheses that provide veterinary professionals with information to rapidly address clinical questions and support the practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM). They also have an important... Read More about Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) in Veterinary Medicine: Applying Evidence in Clinical Practice.
Equine influenza vaccination as reported by horse owners and factors influencing their decision to vaccinate or not (2020)
Journal Article
Background: Equine influenza virus is a highly contagious respiratory pathogen that causes pyrexia, anorexia, lethargy and coughing in immunologically naïve horses. Vaccines against equine influenza are available and vaccination is 20 mandatory for... Read More about Equine influenza vaccination as reported by horse owners and factors influencing their decision to vaccinate or not.
Does intrauterine cephapirin improve subsequent fertility in cows with clinical endometritis? (2020)
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The evidence suggests that cephapirinimproves subsequent fertility in dairy cows affected by clinical endometritis when compared with no treatment.
Comparing wound complications associated with midline and flank approaches for spaying cats (2020)
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There is no evidence that either a flank or midline approach for spaying cats is consistently associated with more wound complications, and, overall, complication rates appear to be low.
Giving calves 'the best start': Perceptions of colostrum management on dairy farms in England (2020)
Journal Article
Good colostrum management can confer protective immunity to newborn calves, making calves less susceptible to infectious disease, and fundamentally improving both their short- and long-term health, welfare and productivity. Industry recommendations c... Read More about Giving calves 'the best start': Perceptions of colostrum management on dairy farms in England.
Appropriate dairy calf feeding from birth to weaning: “it’s an investment for the future” (2020)
Journal Article
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dairy calves must be fed appropriately to meet their nutritional needs, supporting optimal growth and development to achieve the recommended target age at first calving (AFC) of 24 months. Tra... Read More about Appropriate dairy calf feeding from birth to weaning: “it’s an investment for the future”.