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Ultrasonography of the prostate gland and testes in dogs (2016)
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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.

The Effects of Diet on Anatomy, Physiology and Health in the Guinea Pig (2016)
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Given the increasing popularity of the guinea pig as a pet, it is perhaps surprising that relatively little is published as to their husbandry and dietary requirements. Indeed, a review of the literature currently available to owners, scientists and... Read More about The Effects of Diet on Anatomy, Physiology and Health in the Guinea Pig.

Concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in Asian elephant's dung are stable for up to 8 h in a tropical environment (2016)
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The use of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs) has facilitated the development of non-invasive methods to study physiological conditions of endangered wildlife populations. One limitation is that fGCM concentrations are known to change over tim... Read More about Concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in Asian elephant's dung are stable for up to 8 h in a tropical environment.

Treatment of acute pain in cats (2016)
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The cat's popularity as a pet continues to grow, with the most recent surveys showing approximately 17% of the population live with cats. This increased popularity of cats invariably means that more cats are presented to veterinary surgeons for surge... Read More about Treatment of acute pain in cats.

Multiple genetic associations with Irish wolfhound dilated cardiomyopathy (2016)
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Cardiac disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in dogs and humans, with dilated cardiomyopathy being a large contributor to this. The Irish Wolfhound (IWH) is one of the most commonly affected breeds and one of the few breeds with gene... Read More about Multiple genetic associations with Irish wolfhound dilated cardiomyopathy.

Dual infection with bluetongue virus serotypes and first time detection of serotype 5 in India (2016)
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Bluetongue is endemic in India and has been reported from most Indian states. Of late, the clinical disease is most frequently seen in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana (erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state), Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Our analysis o... Read More about Dual infection with bluetongue virus serotypes and first time detection of serotype 5 in India.

Simultaneous NMR characterisation of multiple minima in the free energy landscape of an RNA UUCG tetraloop (2016)
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© the Owner Societies 2017. RNA molecules in solution tend to undergo structural fluctuations of relatively large amplitude and to populate a range of different conformations some of which with low populations. It is still very challenging, however,... Read More about Simultaneous NMR characterisation of multiple minima in the free energy landscape of an RNA UUCG tetraloop.

Quadrilateral suspensory and straight sesamoidean ligament calcifying desmopathy in an Arabian mare (2016)
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A 5-year-old Arabian mare was referred for the investigation of recent behavioural change, generalised stiffness, and owner-reported polyuria and polydipsia. Clinical examination revealed severe pain associated with palpation along the entire length... Read More about Quadrilateral suspensory and straight sesamoidean ligament calcifying desmopathy in an Arabian mare.

The optimisation of Pseudotyped viruses for the characterisation of immune responses to equine influenza virus (2016)
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Pseudotyped viruses (PVs) produced by co-transfecting cells with plasmids expressing lentiviral core proteins and viral envelope proteins are potentially powerful tools for studying various aspects of equine influenza virus (EIV) biology. The aim of... Read More about The optimisation of Pseudotyped viruses for the characterisation of immune responses to equine influenza virus.

Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS) (2016)
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a critical appraisal (CA) tool that addressed study design and reporting quality as well as the risk of bias in cross-sectional studies (CSSs). In addition, the aim was to produce a help document to gu... Read More about Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS).

The bio-physics of condensation of divalent cations into the bacterial wall has implications for growth of Gram-positive bacteria (2016)
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Background: The anionic-polyelectrolyte nature of the wall of Gram-positive bacteria has long been suspected to be involved in homeostasis of essential cations and bacterial growth. A better understanding of the coupling between the biophysics and th... Read More about The bio-physics of condensation of divalent cations into the bacterial wall has implications for growth of Gram-positive bacteria.

Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom (2016)
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In order for veterinary surgeons to undertake an evidence-based approach to making decisions about theirpatients, it is important that new evidence is generated to support the clinical decision-making process.Many of the decisions are likely to be ar... Read More about Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom.

Searching the veterinary literature: a comparison of the coverage of veterinary journals by nine bibliographic databases (2016)
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A thorough search of the literature to find the best evidence is central to the practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine. This requires knowing which databases to search to maximize journal coverage. The aim of the present study was to compare... Read More about Searching the veterinary literature: a comparison of the coverage of veterinary journals by nine bibliographic databases.

Detection of transmissible viral proventriculitis (TVP) and Chicken proventricular necrosis virus (CPNV) in the United Kingdom (2016)
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Increasing evidence suggests that a new birnavirus, named Chicken proventricular necrosis virus (CPNV), is the aetiological agent of transmissible viral proventriculitis (TVP). The present work aimed to explore the possible presence of both TVP and C... Read More about Detection of transmissible viral proventriculitis (TVP) and Chicken proventricular necrosis virus (CPNV) in the United Kingdom.

m6A potentiates Sxl alternative pre-mRNA splicing for robust Drosophila sex determination (2016)
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common internal modification of eukaryotic messenger RNA (mRNA) and is decoded by YTH domain proteins1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The mammalian mRNA m6A methylosome is a complex of nuclear proteins that includes METTL3 (m... Read More about m6A potentiates Sxl alternative pre-mRNA splicing for robust Drosophila sex determination.

DNA methylation at diagnosis is associated with response to disease-modifying drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis (2016)
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Aim: A proof-of-concept study to explore whether DNA methylation at first diagnosis is associated with response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients & methods: DNA methylation wa... Read More about DNA methylation at diagnosis is associated with response to disease-modifying drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis.

Accuracy of the electronic patient record in a first opinion veterinary practice (2016)
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The use of electronic patient records (EPRs) in veterinary research is becoming more common place. To date no-one has investigated how accurately and completely they represent the clinical interactions that happen between veterinary professionals, an... Read More about Accuracy of the electronic patient record in a first opinion veterinary practice.

Disease and pharmacologic risk factors for first and subsequent episodes of equine laminitis: a cohort study of free-text electronic medical records (2016)
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Electronic medical records from first opinion equine veterinary practice may represent a unique resource for epidemiologic research. The appropriateness of this resource for risk factor analyses was explored as part of an investigation into clinical... Read More about Disease and pharmacologic risk factors for first and subsequent episodes of equine laminitis: a cohort study of free-text electronic medical records.

Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs (2016)
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Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is a highly contagious viral disease with three variants (CPV-2a, CPV-2b and CPV-2c) currently circulating in dogs worldwide. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalent CPV-2 variant in faecal samples f... Read More about Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs.

Occurrence of primary lymphocytic hypophysitis in two horses and presence of scattered T-lymphocytes in the normal equine pituitary gland (2016)
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The postmortem examination of a 14-year-old Appaloosa gelding with clinically diagnosed pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction showed a unique finding of moderate multifocal lymphocytic hypophysitis (LH). The pituitary glands of 24 horses submitted fo... Read More about Occurrence of primary lymphocytic hypophysitis in two horses and presence of scattered T-lymphocytes in the normal equine pituitary gland.