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Evaluation of progestogen supplementation for luteal phase support in fresh in vitro fertilization cycles (2019)
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Mohammed, A., Woad, K. J., Mann, G. E., Craigon, J., Raine-Fenning, N., & Robinson, R. S. (2019). Evaluation of progestogen supplementation for luteal phase support in fresh in vitro fertilization cycles. Fertility and Sterility, 112(3), 491-502.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.04.021

© 2019 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of progestogen supplementation in improving clinical pregnancy rates in women undergoing fresh IVF cycles and to compare different routes, start times, duratio... Read More about Evaluation of progestogen supplementation for luteal phase support in fresh in vitro fertilization cycles.

Global serum proteomic changes in water buffaloes infected with Fasciola gigantica (2019)
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Zhang, F., Hu, R., Elsheikha, H. M., Sheng, Z., Zhang, W., Zheng, W., …He, J. (2019). Global serum proteomic changes in water buffaloes infected with Fasciola gigantica. Parasites and Vectors, 12(1), Article 281. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3533-5

Background: The liver fluke Fasciola gigantica modulates several signaling pathways in infected buffaloes to facilitate its survival and establishment of persistent infection. In response to the parasite invasion, buffaloes activate innate and adapti... Read More about Global serum proteomic changes in water buffaloes infected with Fasciola gigantica.

Using lamb sales data to investigate associations between implementation of disease preventive practices and sheep flock performance (2019)
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Lima, E., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., & Kaler, J. (2019). Using lamb sales data to investigate associations between implementation of disease preventive practices and sheep flock performance. Animal, 13(11), 2630-2638. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1751731119001058

Although the UK is the largest lamb meat producer in Europe, there are limited data available on sheep flock performance and on how sheep farmers manage their flocks. The aims of this study were to gather evidence on the types of disease control prac... Read More about Using lamb sales data to investigate associations between implementation of disease preventive practices and sheep flock performance.

Emergency Conditions in Horses: Opinions and Decision Making of Livery Yard Owners (2019)
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Bowden, A., Burford, J., Brennan, M., England, G., & Freeman, S. (2019). Emergency Conditions in Horses: Opinions and Decision Making of Livery Yard Owners. Veterinary Evidence, 4(2), https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v4i2.199

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate equine livery yard owners’ opinions of emergency conditions, and to identify factors influencing emergency decision making in the horse. Background: There is limited data on horse owners’ opinions a... Read More about Emergency Conditions in Horses: Opinions and Decision Making of Livery Yard Owners.

Detection and analysis of RNA methylation (2019)
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Mongan, N. P., Emes, R. D., & Archer, N. (2019). Detection and analysis of RNA methylation. F1000Research, 8, 559. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17956.1

© 2019 Mongan NP et al. Our understanding of the expanded genetic alphabet has been growing rapidly over the last two decades, and many of these developments came more than 80 years after the original discovery of a modified guanine in tuberculosis D... Read More about Detection and analysis of RNA methylation.

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells applied in fibrin glue stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration (2019)
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Masgutov, R., Masgutova, G., Mullakhmetova, A., Zhuravleva, M., Shulman, A., Rogozhin, A., …Rizvanov, A. (2019). Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells applied in fibrin glue stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration. Frontiers in Medicine, 6, Article 68. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2019.00068

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold a great promise for cell therapy. To date, they represent one of the best choices for the treatment of post-traumatic injuries of the peripheral nervous system. Although autologous can be easily transplanted in the... Read More about Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells applied in fibrin glue stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration.

Developing practical recommendations for preventative healthcare consultations involving dogs and cats using a Delphi technique (2019)
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Belshaw, Z., Robinson, N. J., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2019). Developing practical recommendations for preventative healthcare consultations involving dogs and cats using a Delphi technique. Veterinary Record, 184(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104970

© © British Veterinary Association 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. Published by BMJ. Preventive healthcare is the focus of a large proportion of UK small animal veterinary consultations. The evidence base for how to optim... Read More about Developing practical recommendations for preventative healthcare consultations involving dogs and cats using a Delphi technique.

Quantitative RT-PCR assays for identification and typing of the Equine encephalosis virus (2018)
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Maan, S., Belaganahalli, M. N., Maan, N. S., Potgieter, A. C., & Mertens, P. P. C. (2019). Quantitative RT-PCR assays for identification and typing of the Equine encephalosis virus. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 50(1), 287-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-018-0034-1

© 2018, Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia. Equine encephalosis (EE) is an acute, arthropod-borne, noncontagious, febrile disease of equids. The clinical signs of EE are similar to milder forms of African horse sickness (AHS) and the two diseases... Read More about Quantitative RT-PCR assays for identification and typing of the Equine encephalosis virus.

Transcriptomic insights into the early host-pathogen interaction of cat intestine with Toxoplasma gondii (2018)
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Wang, M., Zhang, F., Elsheikha, H. M., Zhang, N., He, J., Luo, J., & Zhu, X. (2018). Transcriptomic insights into the early host-pathogen interaction of cat intestine with Toxoplasma gondii. Parasites and Vectors, 11(1), Article 592. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3179-8

Background: Although sexual reproduction of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii exclusively occurs in the cat intestine, knowledge about the alteration of gene expression in the intestine of cats infected with T. gondii is still limited. Here, we investig... Read More about Transcriptomic insights into the early host-pathogen interaction of cat intestine with Toxoplasma gondii.

Using big data in cattle practice (2018)
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Hudson, C., Kaler, J., & Down, P. (2018). Using big data in cattle practice. In Practice, 40(9), 396-410. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.k4328

© 2018 BMJ Publishing Group Limited. The concept of big data, associated data sources and analytics is becoming increasingly talked about both in society as a whole and within the livestock industry. This article provides a clinician-focused review o... Read More about Using big data in cattle practice.

Survey-based pilot study into the chosen therapy and prophylaxis used by UK primary care veterinary surgeons against canine angiostrongylosis (2018)
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Shuttleworth, A., Dunning, M., Wright, I., & Elsheikha, H. M. (2018). Survey-based pilot study into the chosen therapy and prophylaxis used by UK primary care veterinary surgeons against canine angiostrongylosis. Veterinary parasitology (Amsterdam), 14, 144-149. doi:10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.10.010

Canine Angiostrongylosis (CA), a gastropod-borne parasitic infection caused by the metastrongyloid nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum, is an important cause of significant morbidity to domestic dogs across the UK as well as in other European countries.... Read More about Survey-based pilot study into the chosen therapy and prophylaxis used by UK primary care veterinary surgeons against canine angiostrongylosis.

Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (2018)
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White, R., Parry, A., & Shales, C. (2018). Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96(11), 433-441. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12756

Objectives: To describe the implications of extrahepatic portosystemic shunt morphology for 14 the chosen site of shunt closure in dogs and cats. Methods: A retrospective review of a consecutive series of dogs and cats managed for 16 congenital ext... Read More about Implications of shunt morphology for the surgical management of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

Communication of prostate cancer cells with bone cells via extracellular vesicle RNA; a potential mechanism of metastasis (2018)
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Probert, C., Dottorini, T., Speakman, A., Hunt, S., Nafee, T., Fazeli, A., …James, V. (2019). Communication of prostate cancer cells with bone cells via extracellular vesicle RNA; a potential mechanism of metastasis. Oncogene, 38(10), 1751-1763. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-018-0540-5

© 2018, The Author(s). The role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as vehicles for cell-to-cell communication between a tumour and its environment is a relatively new concept. The hypothesis that EVs may be critical in co-opting tissues by tumours to ge... Read More about Communication of prostate cancer cells with bone cells via extracellular vesicle RNA; a potential mechanism of metastasis.

Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds (2018)
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HUDSON, C., & GREEN, M. (2018). Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(12), 11262-11274. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13962

Milk constituent concentrations in samples taken during early lactation are often used to generate proxy measures for energy balance in dairy herds. This study aimed to explore associations between these and other measures routinely recorded by dairy... Read More about Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds.

Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging (2018)
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Nizamudeen, Z., Markus, R., Lodge, R., Parmenter, C., Platt, M., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2018). Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1865(12), 1891-1900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.09.008

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have prevalent roles in cancer biology and regenerative medicine. Conventional techniques for characterising EVs including electron microscopy (EM), nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and tuneable resistive pulse sensin... Read More about Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging.

A cross-sectional study of experiences and attitudes towards clinical audit of farm animal veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom (2018)
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Waine, K., Dean, R., Hudson, C., Huxley, J., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). A cross-sectional study of experiences and attitudes towards clinical audit of farm animal veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Sciences, 5(4), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci5040084

© 2018 by the authors. Clinical audit is a quality improvement tool used to assess and improve the clinical services provided to patients. This is the first study to investigate the extent to which clinical audit is understood and utilised in farm an... Read More about A cross-sectional study of experiences and attitudes towards clinical audit of farm animal veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom.

A survey to determine the farm level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-17 UK lambing season (2018)
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Stokes, J. E., Tarlinton, R. E., Lovatt, F., Baylis, M., Carson, A., & Duncan, J. S. (2018). A survey to determine the farm level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-17 UK lambing season. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104866

Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes abortions, still births and fetal malformations in naive ruminants. The impact of the initial outbreak (2011/2012) on British sheep farms has been previously investigated, with higher farmer perceived impacts and incr... Read More about A survey to determine the farm level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-17 UK lambing season.

Metallome of cerebrovascular endothelial cells infected with Toxoplasma gondii using ?-XRF imaging and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (2018)
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Al-sandaqchi, A. T., Brignell, C., Collingwood, J. F., Geraki, K., Mirkes, E. M., Kong, K., …Elsheikha, H. M. (2018). Metallome of cerebrovascular endothelial cells infected with Toxoplasma gondii using μ-XRF imaging and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Metallomics, 1401-1414. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8MT00136G

In this study, we measured the levels of elements in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (ECs) infected with T. gondii. ECs were infected with tachyzoites of the RH strain, and at 6, 24, and 48 hours post infection (hpi), the intracellular co... Read More about Metallome of cerebrovascular endothelial cells infected with Toxoplasma gondii using ?-XRF imaging and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.