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An Evidence-Based Rapid Review of Surgical Techniques for Correction of Prolapsed Nictitans Glands in Dogs (2018)
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© 2018 by the authors. Prolapsed nictitans gland (PNG) is an important ocular condition of dogs. Various surgical interventions have been described, but effective technique is currently considered to be a matter of personal clinician preference. The... Read More about An Evidence-Based Rapid Review of Surgical Techniques for Correction of Prolapsed Nictitans Glands in Dogs.

Field study assessing the performance of a patient-side blood test to determine neuter status in female cats based on detection of luteinising hormone (2018)
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Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the performance of a patient-side blood test in determining neuter status in female cats. Methods Residual blood samples from female cats of unknown neuter status that were admitted to four cat adopti... Read More about Field study assessing the performance of a patient-side blood test to determine neuter status in female cats based on detection of luteinising hormone.

A review of current indicators of welfare in captive elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) (2018)
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Concerns over elephant welfare in UK zoos have implications for their future in captivity. To monitor improvements made to elephant welfare in UK zoos, non-invasive, valid and reliable indicators of welfare are needed. Using a rapid review strategy a... Read More about A review of current indicators of welfare in captive elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus).

A model of persistent Salmonella infection: Salmonella pullorum modulates the immune response of the chicken from a Th17 towards a Th2-type response (2018)
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Salmonella enterica infection affects a wide range of animals and human and a small number of serovars cause typhoid-like infections, one characteristic of which is persistent infection in convalescents. The avian specific serovar S Pullorum produces... Read More about A model of persistent Salmonella infection: Salmonella pullorum modulates the immune response of the chicken from a Th17 towards a Th2-type response.

Use of statistical modelling to investigate the pathogenesis of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle (2018)
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Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDLs) in dairy cattle account for a large proportion of lameness. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the evidence surrounding the pathogenesis of CHDLs, in the context of how statistical modelling has con... Read More about Use of statistical modelling to investigate the pathogenesis of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle.

Mucosal injury following short term tracheal intubation: a novel animal model and composite injury score (2018)
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Objectives: Postintubation laryngotracheal injury is common. Assessment of histopathological changes currently requires animal models. We set about developing a viable, resource effective animal model to study these effects and to develop a detailed... Read More about Mucosal injury following short term tracheal intubation: a novel animal model and composite injury score.

Owner and veterinary surgeon perspectives on the roles of veterinary nurses and receptionists in relation to small animal preventative healthcare consultations in the United Kingdom (2018)
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Veterinary receptionists and veterinary nurses rarely feature in published practice-based research, yet are integral to small animal veterinary practice in the United Kingdom (UK). The aim of this study was to investigate the perspectives of UK-based... Read More about Owner and veterinary surgeon perspectives on the roles of veterinary nurses and receptionists in relation to small animal preventative healthcare consultations in the United Kingdom.

Novel inflammatory cell infiltration scoring system to investigate healthy and footrot affected ovine interdigital skin (2018)
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Ovine footrot is a degenerative disease of sheep feet leading to the separation of hoofhorn from the underlying skin and lameness. This study quantitatively examined histological features of the ovine interdigital skin as well as their relationship w... Read More about Novel inflammatory cell infiltration scoring system to investigate healthy and footrot affected ovine interdigital skin.

Immunization with a DNA vaccine cocktail encoding TgPF, TgROP16, TgROP18, TgMIC6, and TgCDPK3 genes protects mice against chronic toxoplasmosis (2018)
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Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii; and a major source of infection in humans is via ingestion of T. gondii tissue cysts. Ultimately, the goal of anti-toxoplasmosis vaccines is to elicit a sust... Read More about Immunization with a DNA vaccine cocktail encoding TgPF, TgROP16, TgROP18, TgMIC6, and TgCDPK3 genes protects mice against chronic toxoplasmosis.

Heterogeneity of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer and its prognostic significance (2018)
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Background: Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer (BC) confer prognostic and predictive information. This study aims to assess the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of TILs in BC and its relationship with immune cell subtypes. Met... Read More about Heterogeneity of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer and its prognostic significance.

Transcriptomic analysis reveals Toxoplasma gondii strain-specific differences in host cell response to dense granule protein GRA15 (2018)
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Growth and replication of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii within host cell entail the production of several effector proteins, which the parasite exploits for counteracting the host’s immune response. Despite considerable research to define... Read More about Transcriptomic analysis reveals Toxoplasma gondii strain-specific differences in host cell response to dense granule protein GRA15.