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Variation in the inter-service intervals of UK dairy cows (2014)
Journal Article
Remnant, J., Green, M. J., Huxley, J., & Hudson, C. (2015). Variation in the inter-service intervals of UK dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(2), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8366

An understanding of the normal estrous cycle length of the cow is important when managing and monitoring dairy herd fertility. Whilst the normal inter-ovulatory interval is widely considered to be 21 days, some studies have found alternative interval... Read More about Variation in the inter-service intervals of UK dairy cows.

Factors affecting phage D29 infection: a tool to investigate different growth states of mycobacteria (2014)
Journal Article
Swift, B., Gerrard, Z., Huxley, J., & Rees, C. (2014). Factors affecting phage D29 infection: a tool to investigate different growth states of mycobacteria. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e106690. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106690

Bacteriophages D29 and TM4 are able to infect a wide range of mycobacteria, including pathogenic and non pathogenic species. Successful phage infection of both fast- and slow-growing mycobacteria can be rapidly detected using the phage amplification... Read More about Factors affecting phage D29 infection: a tool to investigate different growth states of mycobacteria.

Using simulation to interpret a discrete time survival model in a complex biological system: fertility and lameness in dairy cows (2014)
Journal Article
Hudson, C. D., Huxley, J. N., & Green, M. J. (2014). Using simulation to interpret a discrete time survival model in a complex biological system: fertility and lameness in dairy cows. PLoS ONE, 9(8), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103426

The ever-growing volume of data routinely collected and stored in everyday life presents researchers with a number of opportunities to gain insight and make predictions. This study aimed to demonstrate the usefulness in a specific clinical context of... Read More about Using simulation to interpret a discrete time survival model in a complex biological system: fertility and lameness in dairy cows.

A fresh look at inter-service intervals in UK dairy herds (2014)
Journal Article
Remnant, J., Huxley, J., & Hudson, C. (2014). A fresh look at inter-service intervals in UK dairy herds. Cattle Practice,

Good heat detection is essential for good reproductive performance in the modern dairy herd using artificial insemination. Veterinary surgeons and farmers use a variety of tools to monitor heat detection including the analysis of inter-service interv... Read More about A fresh look at inter-service intervals in UK dairy herds.

Novel gonadal characteristics in an aged bovine freemartin (2014)
Journal Article
Remnant, J., Lea, R. G., Allen, C. E., Huxley, J., Robinson, R. S., & Brower, A. (2014). Novel gonadal characteristics in an aged bovine freemartin. Animal Reproduction Science, 146(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.02.011

The gonads from a five year old freemartin Holstein animal were subjected to morphological analysis and to immunohistochemistry using antibodies against developmental and functional markers. We demonstrate, for the first time, the retention of anti-m... Read More about Novel gonadal characteristics in an aged bovine freemartin.