All Outputs (4)

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.

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.

Developing best practice guidelines on equine colic (2015)
Journal Article
Freeman, S., & Curtis, L. (in press). Developing best practice guidelines on equine colic. Veterinary Record, 176(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.g7688

Sarah Freeman and Laila Curtis describe an ongoing project that is aiming to develop evidence-based, best practice guidelines to help owners and veterinary surgeons recognise the signs of colic in horses. They also report on the first of two multidis... Read More about Developing best practice guidelines on equine colic.