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A retrospective study of pyometra at five RSPCA hospitals in the United Kingdom: 1,728 cases from 2006-2011 (2013)
Journal Article
Gibson, A., Dean, R. S., Yates, D., & Stavisky, J. (2013). A retrospective study of pyometra at five RSPCA hospitals in the United Kingdom: 1,728 cases from 2006-2011. Veterinary Record, 173(16), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.101514

A retrospective cross-sectional study was used to analyse pyometra cases at five RSPCA
Animal Hospitals across the UK from 2006 to 2011. A total of 1728 cases of pyometra
were recovered from a female dog outpatient caseload of 78,469 animals, giv... Read More about A retrospective study of pyometra at five RSPCA hospitals in the United Kingdom: 1,728 cases from 2006-2011.

Comparative virus replication and host innate responses in human cells infected with three prevalent clades (2.3.4, 2.3.2, and 7) of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses (2013)
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Sun, H., Sun, Y., Pu, J., Zhang, Y., Zhu, Q., Li, J., …Liu, J. (2014). Comparative virus replication and host innate responses in human cells infected with three prevalent clades (2.3.4, 2.3.2, and 7) of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses. Journal of Virology, 88(1), https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02510-13

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus clades 2.3.4, 2.3.2, and 7 are the dominant cocirculating H5N1 viruses in poultry in China. However, humans appear to be clinically susceptible mostly to the 2.3.4 virus clade. Here, we demonstrated that A... Read More about Comparative virus replication and host innate responses in human cells infected with three prevalent clades (2.3.4, 2.3.2, and 7) of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses.

Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows (2013)
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Archer, S. C., McCoy, F., Wapenaar, W., & Green, M. J. (2013). Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows. Veterinary Record, 173(13), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.101558

The aim was to assess the association between the somatic cell count of parity 1 cows between 5 and 30 days in milk (SCC1), and subsequent cumulative milk yield over approximately two years for cows in English and Welsh dairy herds. The dataset inclu... Read More about Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows.

Rate of transmission: a major determinant of the cost of clinical mastitis (2013)
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Down, P., Green, M. J., & Hudson, C. (2013). Rate of transmission: a major determinant of the cost of clinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science, 96(10), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-6470

The aim of this research was to use probabilistic sensitivity
analysis to evaluate the relative importance of
different components of a model designed to estimate
the cost of clinical mastitis (CM). A particular focus
was placed on the importance... Read More about Rate of transmission: a major determinant of the cost of clinical mastitis.

Sheep farmer opinions on the current and future role of veterinarians in flock health management on sheep farms: a qualitative study (2013)
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Kaler, J., & Green, L. (2013). Sheep farmer opinions on the current and future role of veterinarians in flock health management on sheep farms: a qualitative study. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 112(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.09.009

A 2009 UK Government report on veterinary expertise in food animal production highlighted that there was insufficient herd health expertise among veterinarians and lack of appropriate business models to deliver veterinary services to the livestock se... Read More about Sheep farmer opinions on the current and future role of veterinarians in flock health management on sheep farms: a qualitative study.

The future of osteoarthritis therapeutics: targeted pharmacological therapy (2013)
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Mobasheri, A. (2013). The future of osteoarthritis therapeutics: targeted pharmacological therapy. Current Rheumatology Reports, 15(10), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-013-0364-9

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common forms of degenerative joint disease and a major cause of pain and disability affecting the aging population. It is estimated that more than 20 million Americans and 35 to 40 million Europeans suffer from... Read More about The future of osteoarthritis therapeutics: targeted pharmacological therapy.

Occurrence of osteochondromatosis (multiple cartilaginous exostoses) in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) (2013)
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de Brot, S., Grau-Roma, L., Vidal, E., & Segalés, J. (2013). Occurrence of osteochondromatosis (multiple cartilaginous exostoses) in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/1040638713495545

Osteochondromatosis is a condition in which multiple benign, cartilage-capped tumors arise from the surface of bones formed by endochondral ossification. The current report describes the presence of 4 prominent exophytic masses, measuring between 4 a... Read More about Occurrence of osteochondromatosis (multiple cartilaginous exostoses) in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces) (2013)
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Malmsten, J., Gavier Widén, D., Rydevik, G., Yon, L., Hutchings, M. R., Thulin, C.-G., …Dalin, A.-M. (2014). Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces). Epidemiology and Infection, 142(06), 1205-1213. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268813002094

The occurrence ofAnaplasma phagocytophilumwas investigated in spleen and serum samplesfrom Swedish moose (Alces alces) in southern Sweden (island and mainland). Samples wereanalysed for presence ofA. phagocytophilumDNA by real-time PCR (n=263), and f... Read More about Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces).

The effect of spaying on the racing performance of female greyhounds (2013)
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Payne, R. M. (2013). The effect of spaying on the racing performance of female greyhounds. Veterinary Journal, 198(2), 372-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.08.026

The effect of spaying (ovariohysterectomy) on racing greyhound performance was analysed. Using data from a longitudinal observational study design, random effects models were used to compare the racing performance before and after spaying. Greyhounds... Read More about The effect of spaying on the racing performance of female greyhounds.

Maternal fructose and/or salt intake and reproductive outcome in the rat: effects on growth, fertility, sex ratio, and birth order (2013)
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Gray, C., Long, S., Green, C., Gardiner, S. M., Craigon, J., & Gardner, D. S. (2013). Maternal fructose and/or salt intake and reproductive outcome in the rat: effects on growth, fertility, sex ratio, and birth order. Biology of Reproduction, 89(3), Article 51. https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109595

Maternal diet can significantly skew the secondary sex ratio away from the expected value of 0.5 (proportion males), but the details of how diet may do this are unclear. Here, we altered dietary levels of salt (4% salt in the feed) and/or fructose (1... Read More about Maternal fructose and/or salt intake and reproductive outcome in the rat: effects on growth, fertility, sex ratio, and birth order.

Impact of lameness and claw lesions in cows on health and production (2013)
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Huxley, J. (2013). Impact of lameness and claw lesions in cows on health and production. Livestock Science, 156(1-3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2013.06.012

Lameness is one of the most important endemic diseases of cattle, particularly in the dairy sector. It has a significant impact on health and welfare and leads to a range of production losses. This article reviews the English language peer reviewed l... Read More about Impact of lameness and claw lesions in cows on health and production.

Incidence, causes and outcomes of lameness cases in a working military horse population: a field study (2013)
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Putnam, J., Holmes, L., Green, M. J., & Freeman, S. (2014). Incidence, causes and outcomes of lameness cases in a working military horse population: a field study. Equine Veterinary Journal, 46(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12084

Reasons for performing study: Lameness is a common problem in the horse. Despite this, information on the incidence of lameness in horses in the UK is restricted to studies of lameness in performance horses, racehorses or referral hospital population... Read More about Incidence, causes and outcomes of lameness cases in a working military horse population: a field study.

Excess maternal salt intake produces sex-specific hypertension in offspring: putative roles for kidney and gastrointestinal sodium handling (2013)
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Gray, C., Al-Dujaili, E. A., Sparrow, A. J., Gardiner, S. M., Craigon, J., Welham, S. J., & Gardner, D. S. (2013). Excess maternal salt intake produces sex-specific hypertension in offspring: putative roles for kidney and gastrointestinal sodium handling. PLoS ONE, 8(8), Article e72682. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072682

Hypertension is common and contributes, via cardiovascular disease, towards a large proportion of adult deaths in the Western World. High salt intake leads to high blood pressure, even when occurring prior to birth – a mechanism purported to reside i... Read More about Excess maternal salt intake produces sex-specific hypertension in offspring: putative roles for kidney and gastrointestinal sodium handling.

Curcumin reduces prostaglandin E2, matrix metalloproteinase-3 and proteoglycan release in the secretome of interleukin 1β-treated articular cartilage (2013)
Journal Article
Clutterbuck, A. L., Allaway, D., Harris, P., & Mobasheri, A. (2013). Curcumin reduces prostaglandin E2, matrix metalloproteinase-3 and proteoglycan release in the secretome of interleukin 1β-treated articular cartilage. F1000Research, 2, Article 147. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-147.v2

Objective: Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a phytochemical with potent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, and has therapeutic potential for the treatment of a range of inflammatory diseases, including osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this... Read More about Curcumin reduces prostaglandin E2, matrix metalloproteinase-3 and proteoglycan release in the secretome of interleukin 1β-treated articular cartilage.

What can mathematical models bring to the control of equine influenza? (2013)
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Daly, J. M., Newton, J., Wood, J., & Park, A. (in press). What can mathematical models bring to the control of equine influenza?. Equine Veterinary Journal, 45(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12104

Mathematical modelling of infectious disease is increasingly regarded as an important tool in the development of disease prevention and control measures. This article brings together key findings from various modelling studies conducted over the past... Read More about What can mathematical models bring to the control of equine influenza?.

Current progress with serological assays for exotic emerging / re-emerging viruses (2013)
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Mather, S., Scott, S., Temperton, N., Wright, E., King, B., & Daly, J. (2013). Current progress with serological assays for exotic emerging / re-emerging viruses. Future Virology, 8(8), https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl.13.60

Recent decades have witnessed an unprecedented rise in the outbreak occurrence of infectious and primarily zoonotic viruses. Contributing factors to this phenomenon include heightened global connectivity via air travel and international trade links,... Read More about Current progress with serological assays for exotic emerging / re-emerging viruses.

Expression and function of K(ATP) channels in normal and osteoarthritic human chondrocytes: possible role in glucose sensing (2013)
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Rufino, A. T., Rosa, S. C., Judas, F., Mobasheri, A., Lopes, M. C., & Mendes, A. F. (2013). Expression and function of K(ATP) channels in normal and osteoarthritic human chondrocytes: possible role in glucose sensing. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 114(8), https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.24532

ATP-sensitive potassium [K(ATP)] channels sense intracellular ATP/ADP levels, being essential components of a glucose-sensing apparatus in various cells that couples glucose metabolism, intracellular ATP/ADP levels and membrane potential. These chann... Read More about Expression and function of K(ATP) channels in normal and osteoarthritic human chondrocytes: possible role in glucose sensing.