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Luteal angiogenesis and its control (2016)
Journal Article

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, is critical to luteal structure and function; In addition, it is a complex and tightly regulated process. Not only does rapid and extensive angiogenesis occur to provide the cor... Read More about Luteal angiogenesis and its control.

Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records (2016)
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The dry period is very important for mammary gland health, with the aim not only to cure existing intramammary infections (IMI) but also to prevent new IMI. Although it is known that the dry period is an important time for optimizing udder health, th... Read More about Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records.

The genomic architecture of resistance to Campylobacter jejuni intestinal colonisation in chickens (2016)
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Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne diarrhoeal illness in humans and is mostly acquired from consumption or handling of contaminated poultry meat. In the absence of effective licensed vaccines and inhibitors, selection for chickens with i... Read More about The genomic architecture of resistance to Campylobacter jejuni intestinal colonisation in chickens.

Mapping polyclonal antibody responses to bacterial infection using next generation phage display (2016)
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Mapping polyclonal antibody responses to infectious diseases to identify individual epitopes has the potential to underpin the development of novel serological assays and vaccines. Here, phage-peptide library panning coupled with screening using next... Read More about Mapping polyclonal antibody responses to bacterial infection using next generation phage display.

Effects of lameness treatment for claw horn lesions on lying behaviour in dairy cows (2016)
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Lameness affects lying behaviour in dairy cattle, increasing total lying time and the number of lying bouts. However, there is limited information about the effect of lameness treatment on dairy cow behaviour. This study investigated the effect of fo... Read More about Effects of lameness treatment for claw horn lesions on lying behaviour in dairy cows.

Small animal disease surveillance: respiratory disease (2016)
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This second Small Animal Disease Surveillance report focuses on syndromic surveillance of i) respiratory disease in veterinary practice and ii) feline calicivirus (FCV) based on laboratory diagnosis, in a large veterinary-visiting pet population of t... Read More about Small animal disease surveillance: respiratory disease.

Polarisation of equine pregnancy outcome associated with a maternal MHC class I allele: preliminary evidence (2016)
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Identification of risk factors which are associated with severe clinical signs can assist in the management of disease outbreaks and indicate future research areas. Pregnancy loss during late gestation in the mare compromises welfare, reduces fecundi... Read More about Polarisation of equine pregnancy outcome associated with a maternal MHC class I allele: preliminary evidence.

Linking bone development on the caudal aspect of the distal phalanx with lameness during life (2016)
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Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL; sole hemorrhage, sole ulcer, and white line disease) cause a large proportion of lameness in dairy cattle, yet their etiopathogenesis remains poorly understood. Untreated CHDL may be associated with damage to the i... Read More about Linking bone development on the caudal aspect of the distal phalanx with lameness during life.

Use of early lactation milk recording data to predict the calving to conception interval in dairy herds (2016)
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Economic success in dairy herds is heavily reliant on obtaining pregnancies at an early stage of lactation. Our objective in this study was to attempt to predict the likelihood of conception occurring by d 100 and 150 of lactation (days in milk, DIM)... Read More about Use of early lactation milk recording data to predict the calving to conception interval in dairy herds.

Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation (2016)
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Annual ram pre-breeding soundness examinations (PBSE) are accepted as an integral component of veterinary flock health planning to identify rams not capable of achieving high conception rates. This preliminary study collected information from 280 ra... Read More about Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation.

Selamectin versus ivermectin for cheyletiellosis in pet rabbits (2016)
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Proteomic profiling of mouse liver following acute Toxoplasma gondii infection (2016)
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© 2016 He et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credite... Read More about Proteomic profiling of mouse liver following acute Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Social rearing environment influences dog behavioral development (2016)
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Early life experiences are known to influence behavior later in life. In dogs, environmental influences of early home rearing could be exploited to improve the chances of developing adult behavior most suited to the adult environment. For working dog... Read More about Social rearing environment influences dog behavioral development.

Discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses in European rodents and shrews (2016)
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Eight hundred and thirteen European rodents and shrews encompassing seven different species were screened for alphacoronaviruses using PCR detection. Novel alphacoronaviruses were detected in the species Rattus norvegicus, Microtus agrestis, Sorex ar... Read More about Discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses in European rodents and shrews.

Challenges facing the farm animal veterinary profession in England: a qualitative study of veterinarians’ perceptions and responses (2016)
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The farm animal veterinary profession in the UK has faced a number of challenges in recent decades related to the withdrawal of government funding and a contraction of the agricultural sector. They have come under pressure to respond by developing sk... Read More about Challenges facing the farm animal veterinary profession in England: a qualitative study of veterinarians’ perceptions and responses.

Current management practices and interventions prioritised as part of a nationwide mastitis control plan (2016)
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The objectives of this study were to report performance and management data taken from a sample of UK dairy farms that have participated in the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Dairy Mastitis Control Plan (DMCP) and to identify importan... Read More about Current management practices and interventions prioritised as part of a nationwide mastitis control plan.

Controlling equine influenza: Traditional to next generation serological assays (2016)
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Serological assays provide an indirect route for the recognition of infectious agents via the detection of antibodies against the infectious agent of interest within serum. Serological assays for equine influenza A virus can be applied for different... Read More about Controlling equine influenza: Traditional to next generation serological assays.

Morphology of congenital portosystemic shunts involving the left colic vein in dogs and cats (2016)
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OBJECTIVE To describe the anatomy of congenital portosystemic shunts involving the left colic vein in dogs and cats. METHODS Retrospective review of a consecutive series of dogs and cats managed for congenital portosystemic shunts. For inclusion... Read More about Morphology of congenital portosystemic shunts involving the left colic vein in dogs and cats.

Quantitative genome-wide methylation analysis of high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (2016)
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High-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HG-NMIBC) is a clinically unpredictable disease with greater risks of recurrence and progression relative to their low-intermediate-grade counterparts. The molecular events, including those affecting the... Read More about Quantitative genome-wide methylation analysis of high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Incidence and impact of dog attacks on guide dogs in the UK: an update (2016)
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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.