All Outputs (1375)

The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk: a cross sectional study of UK farms (2017)
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Bradley, A. J., Leach, K. A., Green, M. J., Gibbons, J., Ohnstad, I. C., Black, D. H., …Breen, J. E. (in press). The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk: a cross sectional study of UK farms. International Journal of Food Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.12.022

The introduction of bedding dairy cows on recycled manure solids (RMS) in the UK led to concern by competent authorities that there could be an increased, unacceptable risk to animal and human health. A cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate... Read More about The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk: a cross sectional study of UK farms.

Ultrasonographic scoring system for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in horses: intra- and inter-rater variability (2017)
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Alzola Domingo, R., Riggs, C. M., Gardner, D. S., & Freeman, S. (2017). Ultrasonographic scoring system for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in horses: intra- and inter-rater variability. Veterinary Record, 181(24), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104233

Superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) tendinopathy is an important musculoskeletal problem in horses. The study objective was to validate an ultrasonographic scoring system for SDFT injuries. Ultrasonographic images from 14 Thoroughbred racehorses... Read More about Ultrasonographic scoring system for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries in horses: intra- and inter-rater variability.

Theca cell INSL3 and steroids together orchestrate the growing bovine antral follicle (2017)
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Dai, Y., Ivell, R., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2017). Theca cell INSL3 and steroids together orchestrate the growing bovine antral follicle. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.01033

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) and its specific receptor RXFP2 are both expressed by theca interna cells of the growing antral follicle where they form an essential regulatory element in the production of the steroid precursor androstenedione. Using... Read More about Theca cell INSL3 and steroids together orchestrate the growing bovine antral follicle.

Expression profiles of genes involved in TLRs and NLRs signaling pathways of water buffaloes infected with Fasciola gigantica (2017)
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Zhang, F., Hou, J., Guo, A., Tian, A., Shi, W., Sheng, Z., …Zhu, X. (2018). Expression profiles of genes involved in TLRs and NLRs signaling pathways of water buffaloes infected with Fasciola gigantica. Molecular Immunology, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2017.12.007

Infection of ruminants and humans with Fasciola gigantica is attracting increasing attention due to its economic impact and public health significance. However, little is known of innate immune responses during F. gigantica infection. Here, we invest... Read More about Expression profiles of genes involved in TLRs and NLRs signaling pathways of water buffaloes infected with Fasciola gigantica.

Dynamic expression of cytokine and transcription factor genes during experimental Fasciola gigantica infection in buffaloes (2017)
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Shi, W., Wei, Z., Elsheikha, H. M., Zhang, F., Sheng, Z., Lu, K., …Zhu, X. (2017). Dynamic expression of cytokine and transcription factor genes during experimental Fasciola gigantica infection in buffaloes. Parasites and Vectors, 10(1), Article 602. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2538-1

Background Determining the mechanisms involved in the immune-pathogenesis of the tropical liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica, is crucial to the development of any effective therapeutic intervention. Here, we examined the differential gene expression... Read More about Dynamic expression of cytokine and transcription factor genes during experimental Fasciola gigantica infection in buffaloes.

Mineral analysis of complete dog and cat foods in the UK and compliance with European guidelines (2017)
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Davies, M., Alborough, R., Jones, L., Davis, C., Williams, C., & Gardner, D. S. (2017). Mineral analysis of complete dog and cat foods in the UK and compliance with European guidelines. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17159-7

© 2017 The Author(s). Mineral content of complete pet food is regulated to ensure health of the companion animal population. Analysis of adherence to these regulatory guidelines has not been conducted. Here, mineral composition of complete wet (n = 9... Read More about Mineral analysis of complete dog and cat foods in the UK and compliance with European guidelines.

Analysing the opinions of UK veterinarians on practice-based research using corpus linguistic and mathematical methods (2017)
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Huntley, S. J., Mahlberg, M., Wiegand, V., van Gennip, Y., Yang, H., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Analysing the opinions of UK veterinarians on practice-based research using corpus linguistic and mathematical methods. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.020

The use of corpus linguistic techniques and other related mathematical analyses have rarely, if ever, been applied to qualitative data collected from the veterinary field. The aim of this study was to explore the use of a combination of corpus lingui... Read More about Analysing the opinions of UK veterinarians on practice-based research using corpus linguistic and mathematical methods.

Equine meniscal degeneration is associated with medial femorotibial osteoarthritis (2017)
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Dubuc, J., Girard, C., Richard, H., De Lasalle, J., & Laverty, S. (2018). Equine meniscal degeneration is associated with medial femorotibial osteoarthritis. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(1), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12716

Background: There is limited information available concerning normal equine meniscal morphology, its degeneration and role in osteoarthritis (OA). Objectives: To characterise normal equine meniscal morphology and lesions and to explore the relation... Read More about Equine meniscal degeneration is associated with medial femorotibial osteoarthritis.

A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle (2017)
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Meyer, A., Bond, K., Van Winden, S., Green, M. J., & Guitian, J. (2018). A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.016

Johne’s disease is a serious wasting disease of ruminants that is of high economic importance for the dairy sector in particular. The chronic nature of the disease, the fluctuations in antibody levels and the limited ability of diagnostic tests to id... Read More about A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.

Post-temporary ligation intra-operative mesenteric portovenography: comparison with computed tomographic angiography for investigation of portosystemic shunts (2017)
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Parry, A., & White, R. N. (2018). Post-temporary ligation intra-operative mesenteric portovenography: comparison with computed tomographic angiography for investigation of portosystemic shunts. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 59(2), 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12786

Objectives: Comparison of pre-operative computed tomographic angiography and post-temporary full ligation intraoperative mesenteric portovenography for the documentation of the intrahepatic portal vasculature in patients with single extrahepatic port... Read More about Post-temporary ligation intra-operative mesenteric portovenography: comparison with computed tomographic angiography for investigation of portosystemic shunts.

Radiographic assessment of the skeletons of Dolly and other clones finds no abnormal osteoarthritis (2017)
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Corr, S. A., Gardner, D. S., Langley-Hobbs, S., Ness, M. G., Kitchener, A. C., & Sinclair, K. D. (2017). Radiographic assessment of the skeletons of Dolly and other clones finds no abnormal osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 15685. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15902-8

Our recent report detailing the health status of cloned sheep concluded that the animals had aged normally. This is in stark contrast to reports on Dolly (first animal cloned from adult cells) whose diagnoses of osteoarthritis (OA) at 5½ years of age... Read More about Radiographic assessment of the skeletons of Dolly and other clones finds no abnormal osteoarthritis.

The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds (2017)
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Randall, L., Green, M., Green, L., Chagunda, M., Mason, C., Archer, S., & Huxley, J. (2018). The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(2), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13439

It has been demonstrated that low body condition and previous occurrence of lameness increase the risk of future lameness in dairy cows. To date the population attributable fraction (PAF), which provides an estimate of the contribution that a risk fa... Read More about The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds.

Visualizing the interaction of Acanthamoeba castellanii with human retinal epithelial cells by spontaneous Raman and CARS imaging (2017)
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Naemat, A., Sinjab, F., McDonald, A., Downes, A., Elfick, A., Elsheikha, H. M., & Notingher, I. (2018). Visualizing the interaction of Acanthamoeba castellanii with human retinal epithelial cells by spontaneous Raman and CARS imaging. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 49(3), 412-423. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.5296

Improved understanding of the mechanism of nutrient’s uptake can enable targeted manipulation of nutrient sensing pathways in medically important pathogens to a greater degree than is currently possible. In this context, we present the use of spontan... Read More about Visualizing the interaction of Acanthamoeba castellanii with human retinal epithelial cells by spontaneous Raman and CARS imaging.

Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature (2017)
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Robinson, N. J., Lyons, E., Grindlay, D., & Brennan, M. L. (in press). Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature. Veterinary Sciences, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4040058

Rabbits and guinea pigs are increasingly popular pets in the UK, yet little is known about their common ailments, or how these relate to what appears in the published literature. The aim of this study was to characterise the common conditions of rabb... Read More about Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature.

Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development (2017)
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Ghosh, T. K., Aparicio-Sánchez, J. J., Buxton, S., Ketley, A., Mohamed, T., Rutland, C. S., …Brook, J. D. (2018). Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 114, 185-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.11.013

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd TBX5 plays a critical role in heart and forelimb development. Mutations in TBX5 cause Holt-Oram syndrome, an autosomal dominant condition that affects the formation of the heart and upper-limb. Several studies have provided signif... Read More about Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development.

Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China (2017)
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Bhandare, S. G., Warry, A., Emes, R. D., Su, J., Barrow, P. A., & Atterbury, R. J. (2017). Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China. Genome Announcements, 5(47), Article e01019-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01019-17

The complete genome sequences of seven closely related Vibrio cholerae phages isolated from environmental sites in southeastern China are reported here. Phages QH, CJY, H1, H2, H3, J2, and J3 are members of the Podoviridae family and are highly simil... Read More about Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China.

Development and validation of a multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for Fusobacterium necrophorum (2017)
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R, C., L E, G., & K J, P. (2018). Development and validation of a multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for Fusobacterium necrophorum. Veterinary Microbiology, 213, 108-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.11.017

Fusobacterium necrophorum is associated with various diseases in humans and animals. Reservoirs (sites where the pathogen persists in the absence of disease) of F. necrophorum are believed to be present in healthy individuals e.g. tonsillar epitheliu... Read More about Development and validation of a multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for Fusobacterium necrophorum.

Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls (2017)
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Copping, K. J., Ruiz-Diaz, M. D., Rutland, C. S., Mongan, N. P., Callaghan, M., McMillen, I. C., …Perry, V. (in press). Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, https://doi.org/10.1071/RD17102

Nutritional perturbation during gestation alters male reproductive development in rodents and sheep. In cattle both the developmental trajectory of the feto–placental unit and its response to dietary perturbations is dissimilar to that of these speci... Read More about Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls.

Complete Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae -Specific Bacteriophages 24 and X29 (2017)
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Bhandare, S. G., Warry, A., Emes, R. D., Hooton, S. P., Barrow, P. A., & Atterbury, R. J. (2017). Complete Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae -Specific Bacteriophages 24 and X29. Genome Announcements, 5(46), Article e01013. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01013-17

The complete genomes of two Vibrio cholerae bacteriophages of potential interest for cholera bacteriophage (phage) therapy were sequenced and annotated. The genome size of phage 24 is 44,395 bp encoding 71 putative proteins, and that of phage X29 is... Read More about Complete Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae -Specific Bacteriophages 24 and X29.

A comparison of the efficacy of three intervention trial types: postal, group, and one-to-one facilitation, prior management and the impact of message framing and repeat messages on the flock prevalence of lameness in sheep (2017)
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Grant, C., Kaler, J., Ferguson, E., O’Kane, H., & Green, L. E. (2018). A comparison of the efficacy of three intervention trial types: postal, group, and one-to-one facilitation, prior management and the impact of message framing and repeat messages on the flock prevalence of lameness in sheep. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.013

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of three knowledge-transfer intervention trial types (postal, group, one-to-one) to promote best practice to treat sheep with footrot. Further aims were to investigate whether farmer behaviour (... Read More about A comparison of the efficacy of three intervention trial types: postal, group, and one-to-one facilitation, prior management and the impact of message framing and repeat messages on the flock prevalence of lameness in sheep.