All Outputs (10)

Analysing the opinions of UK veterinarians on practice-based research using corpus linguistic and mathematical methods (2017)
Journal Article
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.

Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature (2017)
Journal Article
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.

Sample size and number of outcome measures of veterinary randomised controlled trials of pharmaceutical interventions funded by different sources, a cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article
Wareham, K., Hyde, R., Grindlay, D. J., Brennan, M. L., & Dean, R. S. (2017). Sample size and number of outcome measures of veterinary randomised controlled trials of pharmaceutical interventions funded by different sources, a cross-sectional study. BMC Veterinary Research, 13, Article 295. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1207-0

Background Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are a key component of the veterinary evidence base. Sample sizes and defined outcome measures are crucial components of RCTs. To describe the sample size and number of outcome measures of veterinary... Read More about Sample size and number of outcome measures of veterinary randomised controlled trials of pharmaceutical interventions funded by different sources, a cross-sectional study.

The challenge of teaching undergraduates evidence-based veterinary medicine (2017)
Journal Article
Dean, R., Baillie, S., Brennan, M., Brearley, J., Cripps, P., Ewers, R., …Daly, J. M. (2017). The challenge of teaching undergraduates evidence-based veterinary medicine. Veterinary Record, 181(11), 298-299. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.j3441

Equine influenza vaccination uptake by horse owners and factors influencing their decision to vaccinate (2017)
Journal Article
Bambra, W., Daly, J., Kendall, N., Gardner, D. S., Brennan, M., & Kydd, J. (in press). Equine influenza vaccination uptake by horse owners and factors influencing their decision to vaccinate. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(S51), https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.49_12732

Sponsorship bias and quality of randomised controlled trials in veterinary medicine (2017)
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Wareham, K., Hyde, R., Grindlay, D. J., Brennan, M. L., & Dean, R. S. (in press). Sponsorship bias and quality of randomised controlled trials in veterinary medicine. BMC Veterinary Research, 13(234), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1146-9

Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard form of evidence for assessing treatment efficacy, but many factors can influence their reliability including methodological quality, reporting quality and funding sourc... Read More about Sponsorship bias and quality of randomised controlled trials in veterinary medicine.

Opinions of UK rescue shelter and rehoming center workers on the problems facing their industry (2017)
Journal Article
Stavisky, J., Brennan, M. L., Downes, M. J., & Dean, R. S. (in press). Opinions of UK rescue shelter and rehoming center workers on the problems facing their industry. Anthrozoös, 30(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2017.1326677

Animal shelters exist worldwide to care for and rehome unwanted or straying pets. Previous studies have examined why owners breed unwanted animals, or relinquish their pets to shelters. However, the views of shelter workers, who receive and care for... Read More about Opinions of UK rescue shelter and rehoming center workers on the problems facing their industry.

A retrospective review of western lowland gorilla (gorilla, gorilla, gorilla) mortality in European zoological collections between 2004 and 2014 (2017)
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Strong, V., Baiker, K., Brennan, M. L., Redrobe, S., Rietkerk, F., Cobb, M., & White, K. (2017). A retrospective review of western lowland gorilla (gorilla, gorilla, gorilla) mortality in European zoological collections between 2004 and 2014. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 48(2), https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0132R.1

An understanding of the main causes of mortality among captive gorillas is imperative to promoting their optimal care, health, and welfare. A retrospective observational review of mortality among the European zoo–housed western lowland gorilla (Goril... Read More about A retrospective review of western lowland gorilla (gorilla, gorilla, gorilla) mortality in European zoological collections between 2004 and 2014.

The awareness of the international veterinary profession of evidence-based veterinary medicine and preferred methods of training (2017)
Journal Article
Huntley, S. J., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2017). The awareness of the international veterinary profession of evidence-based veterinary medicine and preferred methods of training. Veterinary Sciences, 4(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4010015

Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EVM) is an evolving discipline in veterinary medicine so it is important to periodically “benchmark” opinion about EVM across the profession. An international survey to assess veterinarians’ awareness of EVM was co... Read More about The awareness of the international veterinary profession of evidence-based veterinary medicine and preferred methods of training.

Exploring expert opinion on the practicality and effectiveness of biosecurity measures on dairy farms in the United Kingdom using choice modeling (2017)
Journal Article
Shortall, O., Green, M., Brennan, M. L., Wapenaar, W., & Kaler, J. (in press). Exploring expert opinion on the practicality and effectiveness of biosecurity measures on dairy farms in the United Kingdom using choice modeling. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(3), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11435

Biosecurity, defined as a series of measures aiming to stop disease-causing agents entering or leaving an area where farm animals are present, is very important for the continuing economic viability of the United Kingdom dairy sector, and for animal... Read More about Exploring expert opinion on the practicality and effectiveness of biosecurity measures on dairy farms in the United Kingdom using choice modeling.