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Survey to determine the farm-level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2023–2024 United Kingdom lambing season (2025)
Journal Article
Elliott, S., Clifton, R., Lovatt, F., & Tarlinton, R. (2025). Survey to determine the farm-level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2023–2024 United Kingdom lambing season. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5595

Background
This study aimed to assess the impacts of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on the 2023/2024 UK lambing season.

Methods
An online survey was distributed to UK sheep farmers between February and May 2024. Responses were compared across SBV-con... Read More about Survey to determine the farm-level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2023–2024 United Kingdom lambing season.

Effectiveness of a screening protocol employed at a UK rescue centre to prevent introduction of strangles (2025)
Journal Article
McLinden, L., Kemp-Symonds, J., Daly, J., Blanchard, A., Waller, A., & Freeman, S. (in press). Effectiveness of a screening protocol employed at a UK rescue centre to prevent introduction of strangles. Equine Veterinary Journal,

Background: Infection with Streptococcus equi subspecies equi ( S. equi) is characterised by acute disease with about 10% of infected animals entering a carrier state. Clinically, infection with S. equi cannot readily be distinguished from infection... Read More about Effectiveness of a screening protocol employed at a UK rescue centre to prevent introduction of strangles.

Eccentric and Concentric Cycling Induces Rapid Sex-Specific Differences in the Expression of Mitochondrial Proteins in COPD Skeletal Muscle (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ebanks, B., Mortimer, K. R. H., Reed, J., Dowle, A., Ward, T., Lindley, M., Stöger, R., & Chakrabarti, L. (2025). Eccentric and Concentric Cycling Induces Rapid Sex-Specific Differences in the Expression of Mitochondrial Proteins in COPD Skeletal Muscle

Exercise can have a positive therapeutic effect in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), where skeletal muscle dysfunction is strongly associated with poor prognosis. However, the precise effect of exercise on skeletal muscle mito... Read More about Eccentric and Concentric Cycling Induces Rapid Sex-Specific Differences in the Expression of Mitochondrial Proteins in COPD Skeletal Muscle.

Artificial Intelligence's Potential in Zoo Animal Welfare (2025)
Journal Article
Liptovszky, M., & Polla, E. (2025). Artificial Intelligence's Potential in Zoo Animal Welfare. Zoo Biology, https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.70008

The thorough, objective, and regular assessment of animal welfare in zoos and aquariums is rapidly becoming an essential task for these institutions. Traditional welfare assessment methods are, however, difficult to scale to the number of species and... Read More about Artificial Intelligence's Potential in Zoo Animal Welfare.

Computationally designed haemagglutinin with nanocage plug-and-display elicits pan-H5 influenza vaccine responses (2025)
Journal Article
Qingzhou Huang, C., A. Hills, R., W. Carnell, G., Vishwanath, S., T. Aguinam, E., C.Y. Chan, A., Palmer, P., O’Reilly, L., Tonks, P., Temperton, N., D.W. Frost, S., S. Tiley, L., R. Howarth, M., & L. Heeney, J. (2025). Computationally designed haemagglutinin with nanocage plug-and-display elicits pan-H5 influenza vaccine responses. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 14(1), Article 2511132. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2025.2511132

The increasing spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A/H5 viruses poses a pandemic threat. Circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses have demonstrated rapid transcontinental dissemination, extensive reassortment, epizootic spread and potential... Read More about Computationally designed haemagglutinin with nanocage plug-and-display elicits pan-H5 influenza vaccine responses.

Parental Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Its Impact on Offspring Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Maternal, Paternal, and Dual-Smoking Effects (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Azizbayli, Y., Tatler, A., James, V., Watkins, A., & Fairclough, L. C. (2025). Parental Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Its Impact on Offspring Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Maternal, Paternal, and Dual-Smoking Effects

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the impact of maternal, paternal and dual-parental cigarette smoke exposure on offspring reproductive health. Original human clinical and animal research studies were included; titles and abstracts we... Read More about Parental Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Its Impact on Offspring Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Maternal, Paternal, and Dual-Smoking Effects.

What is Knowledge Exchange for Educators and Students? A Framework Based on Findings from a Literature Search and Veterinary Education Conference Workshop (2025)
Journal Article
Brennan, M. L., Tötemeyer, S., Sherwin, V. E., Blanchard, R. N., Heritage, A. J., Millar, C. M., Aktan, Í., Rosser, S., Pollard, P., & Roshier, A. L. (2025). What is Knowledge Exchange for Educators and Students? A Framework Based on Findings from a Literature Search and Veterinary Education Conference Workshop. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0123

There has been growing interest in knowledge exchange (KE) activities as a result of recent calls for higher education establishments in the UK to provide more evidence of how they serve society for the benefit of the economy, the public and the comm... Read More about What is Knowledge Exchange for Educators and Students? A Framework Based on Findings from a Literature Search and Veterinary Education Conference Workshop.

In vitro determination of essential genes required by Streptococcus uberis to grow in a complex biological media relating to intramammary infection (2025)
Journal Article
Blanchard, A. M., & Leigh, J. A. (2025). In vitro determination of essential genes required by Streptococcus uberis to grow in a complex biological media relating to intramammary infection. Microbial Genomics, 11(6), Article 001425. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001425

Streptococcus uberis is a leading cause of bovine mastitis, a disease of significant economic impact to the dairy industry. Understanding the genetic factors essential for bacterial survival in milk and during intramammary infection is crucial for de... Read More about In vitro determination of essential genes required by Streptococcus uberis to grow in a complex biological media relating to intramammary infection.

Comparing expert stakeholders’ assessments of the relative impact of management practices on dairy calf welfare using best-worst scaling (2025)
Journal Article
Smith, A.-L., Doidge, C., & Kaler, J. (2025). Comparing expert stakeholders’ assessments of the relative impact of management practices on dairy calf welfare using best-worst scaling. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 242, Article 106587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106587

The UK dairy industry is under increasing public scrutiny, with growing intensification sparking concerns for farm animal health and welfare. Despite established best practices, achieving optimal calf health and welfare remains an industry-wide chall... Read More about Comparing expert stakeholders’ assessments of the relative impact of management practices on dairy calf welfare using best-worst scaling.

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Widespread Pain in the UK Biobank (N=172,230) (2025)
Journal Article
Pan, Q., Cai, T., Tao, Y., Compte, R., Naeini, M. K., Haque, M., Dottorini, T., Williams, F. M., & Meng, W. (2025). Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Widespread Pain in the UK Biobank (N=172,230). Molecular Pain, 21, https://doi.org/10.1177/17448069251346603

Objectives:Widespread pain is a hallmark characteristic of fibromyalgia, commonly affecting older individuals. This study aimed to identify novel genetic variants associated with widespread pain by utilizing the extensive UK Biobank dataset.

Metho... Read More about Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Widespread Pain in the UK Biobank (N=172,230).

Comprehensive genome catalog analysis of the resistome, virulome and mobilome in the wild rodent gut microbiota (2025)
Journal Article
Shang, K.-M., Ma, H., Elsheikha, H. M., Wei, Y.-J., Zhao, J.-X., Qin, Y., Li, J.-M., Zhao, Z.-Y., & Zhang, X.-X. (2025). Comprehensive genome catalog analysis of the resistome, virulome and mobilome in the wild rodent gut microbiota. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 11, Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00746-2

Wild rodent’s gut microbiota serves as a crucial reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), where antimicrobial-resistant bacteria interact with mobile genetic elements (MGEs) to facilitate horizontal gene transfer. This study analyzed 12,255 g... Read More about Comprehensive genome catalog analysis of the resistome, virulome and mobilome in the wild rodent gut microbiota.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions (2025)
Journal Article
Foroutan, M., Majidiani, H., Elsheikha, H. M., Saeedi-Boroujeni, A., Bahadory, S., Saberi, R., Shirzadshahrivar, A., Mahmoud Hashemi, S., & Soudi, S. (2025). Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions. International Wound Journal, 22(6), Article e70709. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70709

Leishmania spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites responsible for leishmaniasis, a globally prevalent vector-borne disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. Within vertebrate hosts, the parasites preferentially infect macrophages and dendrit... Read More about Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions.

Male reproductive tract extracellular vesicles display region-specific heterogeneity in mice (2025)
Journal Article
Batra, V., Morgan, H. L., Choi, K. K., Onion, D., Croxall, N., Arkill, K. P., Hallwood, J., James, V., & Watkins, A. J. (2025). Male reproductive tract extracellular vesicles display region-specific heterogeneity in mice. Reproduction, 170(1), Article e250009. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-25-0009

As sperm transit the male reproductive tract, they undergo a series of dynamic changes, gaining motility, modifying lipid and protein content and refining their epigenetic composition. Extracellular vesicles are central to this post-testicular matura... Read More about Male reproductive tract extracellular vesicles display region-specific heterogeneity in mice.

Assessment of Vitamin D Status in Great Apes in Human Care (2025)
Journal Article
Liptovszky, M., Reeves, C., Jarvis, R., Baiker, K., Dobbs, P., White, K., & Moittié, S. (2025). Assessment of Vitamin D Status in Great Apes in Human Care. Zoo Biology, https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21908

Reliably assessing vitamin D status in nonhuman great apes presents unique challenges, including the optimal collection, handling and storage of appropriate samples, assay selection, and interpretation of results. In recent decades, significant scien... Read More about Assessment of Vitamin D Status in Great Apes in Human Care.

The Role of Epithelial-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Allergic Sensitisation: A Systematic Review (2025)
Journal Article
Browne, W., Hopkins, G., Cochrane, S., James, V., Onion, D., & C. Fairclough, L. (2025). The Role of Epithelial-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Allergic Sensitisation: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(12), Article 5791. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26125791

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the current evidence for the involvement of epithelial-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic sensitisation. Original clinical and research studies specifical... Read More about The Role of Epithelial-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Allergic Sensitisation: A Systematic Review.

Descriptive analysis of national bovine viral diarrhoea test data in England (2016–2023) (2025)
Journal Article
Prosser, N. S., Hill, E. M., Gow, L., Cavallaro, M., Tildesley, M. J., Keeling, M. J., Kaler, J., Ferguson, E., & Green, M. J. (2025). Descriptive analysis of national bovine viral diarrhoea test data in England (2016–2023). Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5325

Background: Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)is an endemic disease in the UK. In England, a voluntary control and eradication scheme, BVDFree England, has been running since 2016. Methods: We analysed test results from 7005 herds that were submitted to BV... Read More about Descriptive analysis of national bovine viral diarrhoea test data in England (2016–2023).

Enhanced variant neutralization through glycan masking of SARS-CoV-2 XBB1.5 RBD (2025)
Journal Article
Olivier, J., George, C., Qingzhou Huang, C., Sujit, S. B., Tonks, P., Cantoni, D., Grove, J., O’Reilly, L., Geiger, J., Dohmen, C., Mummert, V., Rosalind Samuel, A., Plank, C., Kinsley, R., Temperton, N., Pfranger, M., Wagner, R., Heeney, J. L., Vishwanath, S., & Carnell, G. W. (2025). Enhanced variant neutralization through glycan masking of SARS-CoV-2 XBB1.5 RBD. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 14(1), Article 2502011. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2025.2502011