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Dr MARNIE BRENNAN's Outputs (123)

Factors influencing common diagnoses made during first-opinion small-animal consultations in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., Dean, R. S., Cobb, M., & Brennan, M. L. (2016). Factors influencing common diagnoses made during first-opinion small-animal consultations in the United Kingdom. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 131, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.07.014

It is currently unclear how frequently a diagnosis is made during small-animal consultations or how much of a role making a diagnosis plays in veterinary decision-making. Understanding more about the diagnostic process will help direct future researc... Read More about Factors influencing common diagnoses made during first-opinion small-animal consultations in the United Kingdom.

Broken biosecurity?: veterinarians’ framing of biosecurity on dairy farms in England (2016)
Journal Article
Shortall, O., Ruston, A., Green, M. J., Brennan, M. L., Wapenaar, W., & Kaler, J. (2016). Broken biosecurity?: veterinarians’ framing of biosecurity on dairy farms in England. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 132, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.06.001

There is seen to be a need for better biosecurity – the control of disease spread on and off farm – in the dairy sector. Veterinarians play a key role in communicating and implementing biosecurity measures on farm, and little research has been carrie... Read More about Broken biosecurity?: veterinarians’ framing of biosecurity on dairy farms in England.

Challenges facing the farm animal veterinary profession in England: a qualitative study of veterinarians’ perceptions and responses (2016)
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Ruston, A., Shortall, O., Green, M. J., Brennan, M. L., Wapenaar, W., & Kaler, J. (2016). Challenges facing the farm animal veterinary profession in England: a qualitative study of veterinarians’ perceptions and responses. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.03.008

The farm animal veterinary profession in the UK has faced a number of challenges in recent decades related to the withdrawal of government funding and a contraction of the agricultural sector. They have come under pressure to respond by developing sk... Read More about Challenges facing the farm animal veterinary profession in England: a qualitative study of veterinarians’ perceptions and responses.

Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation (2015)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., Brennan, M., Cobb, M., & Dean, R. S. (2016). Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 124, 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.12.010

Preventive-medicine consultations account for a large proportion of the veterinary caseload and previous research has suggested these consultations are fundamentally different from those in which the animal is presented for a specific health problem.... Read More about Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation.

Farmers’ perception of the role of veterinary surgeons in vaccination strategies on British dairy farms (2015)
Journal Article
Richens, I., Hobson-West, P., Brennan, M. L., Lowton, R., Kaler, J., & Wapenaar, W. (in press). Farmers’ perception of the role of veterinary surgeons in vaccination strategies on British dairy farms. Veterinary Record, 177(18), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103415

There is limited research investigating the motivators and barriers to vaccinating dairy cattle. Veterinary surgeons have been identified as important sources of information for farmers making vaccination and disease control decisions, as well as bei... Read More about Farmers’ perception of the role of veterinary surgeons in vaccination strategies on British dairy farms.

Clinical audit in veterinary practice: theory v reality (2015)
Journal Article
Waine, K., & Brennan, M. L. (2015). Clinical audit in veterinary practice: theory v reality. In Practice, 37(10), https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.h5457

CLINICAL AUDIT is an effective tool for assessing and improving the clinical care provided to patients. Good guidance has previously been provided in the veterinary literature as to how to conduct clinical audit in veterinary practice (Mosedale 1998,... Read More about Clinical audit in veterinary practice: theory v reality.

Benazepril in dogs with asymptomatic mitral valve disease (2015)
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Brennan, M. L., & Stavisky, J. (2015). Benazepril in dogs with asymptomatic mitral valve disease. Veterinary Record, 177(15), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.h4110

BestBETs for Vets are generated by the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nottingham to help answer specific questions and assist in clinical decision making. Although evidence is often limited, they aim to find, prese... Read More about Benazepril in dogs with asymptomatic mitral valve disease.

Development of a framework for genotyping bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum, using a multilocus fragment typing tool (2015)
Journal Article
Hotchkiss, E. J., Gilray, J. A., Brennan, M. L., Christley, R. M., Morrison, L. J., Jonsson, N. N., Innes, E. A., & Katzer, F. (2015). Development of a framework for genotyping bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum, using a multilocus fragment typing tool. Parasites and Vectors, 8(1), Article 500. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1107-8

Background: There is a need for an integrated genotyping approach for C. parvum; no sufficiently discriminatory scheme to date has been fully validated or widely adopted by veterinary or public health researchers. Multilocus fragment typing (MLFT) ca... Read More about Development of a framework for genotyping bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum, using a multilocus fragment typing tool.

Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians (2015)
Journal Article
Brennan, M. L., Dean, R. S., Nielsen, T. D., Dean, R. S., Massey, A., & Brennan, M. L. (2015). Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians. Veterinary Record, 177(7), 172-172. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103068

Access to the most up-to-date evidence is an important cornerstone for veterinarians attempting to practice in an evidence-based manner; therefore, an understanding of what and how information is accessed is vital. The aim of this study was to identi... Read More about Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians.

Cattle veterinarians' awareness and understanding of biosecurity (2015)
Journal Article
Pritchard, K., Wapenaar, W., & Brennan, M. L. (2015). Cattle veterinarians' awareness and understanding of biosecurity. Veterinary Record, 176(21), Article 546. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.102899

PREVENTIVE biosecurity measures, such as isolation of purchased animals, are well documented in the literature (Duncan 1990, Maunsell and Donovan 2008, Noremark and others 2009) and biosecurity has been highlighted as a key intervention for many of t... Read More about Cattle veterinarians' awareness and understanding of biosecurity.

Investigating common clinical presentations in first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation (2015)
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Robinson, N. J., Dean, R. S., Cobb, M., & Brennan, M. L. (2015). Investigating common clinical presentations in first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation. Veterinary Record, 176(18), 463-463. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.102751

Understanding more about the clinical presentations encountered in veterinary practice is vital in directing research towards areas relevant to practitioners. The aim of this study was to describe all problems discussed during a convenience sample of... Read More about Investigating common clinical presentations in first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation.

Diagnostic testing in first opinion small animal consultations (2014)
Journal Article
Robinson, N. J., Dean, R. S., Cobb, M., & Brennan, M. L. (2015). Diagnostic testing in first opinion small animal consultations. Veterinary Record, 176(7), 174-174. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.102786

DIAGNOSTIC testing is a vital part of the decision-making process, which aims to increase diagnostic certainty, assist management and treatment decisions and provide a prognosis (Radostits and others 2000). A wide range of tests are available, with v... Read More about Diagnostic testing in first opinion small animal consultations.

Capturing the complexity of first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation (2014)
Journal Article
Robinson, N. J., Brennan, M. L., Cobb, M., & Dean, R. S. (2015). Capturing the complexity of first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation. Veterinary Record, 176(2), 48-48. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.102548

Various different methods are currently being used to capture data from small animal consultations. The aim of this study was to develop a tool to record detailed data from consultations by direct observation. A second aim was to investigate the comp... Read More about Capturing the complexity of first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation.

A questionnaire-based survey on the uptake and use of cattle vaccines in the UK (2014)
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Cresswell, E., Brennan, M. L., Barkema, H., & Wapenaar, W. (2014). A questionnaire-based survey on the uptake and use of cattle vaccines in the UK. Veterinary Record Open, 1(1), Article e000042. https://doi.org/10.1136/vropen-2014-000042

Background: Vaccination is a widely used strategy for disease control in cattle in the UK and abroad. However, there has been limited research describing the uptake and use of cattle vaccines on UK farms.
Aim: To describe the current uptake and usag... Read More about A questionnaire-based survey on the uptake and use of cattle vaccines in the UK.

Survey of the UK veterinary profession: common species and conditions nominated by veterinarians in practice (2014)
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Nielsen, T., Dean, R. S., Robinson, N., Massey, A., & Brennan, M. L. (in press). Survey of the UK veterinary profession: common species and conditions nominated by veterinarians in practice. Veterinary Record, 174(13), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.101745

The practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine involves the utilisation of scientific evidence for clinical decision making. To enable this, research topics pertinent to clinical practice need to be identified, and veterinary clinicians are best... Read More about Survey of the UK veterinary profession: common species and conditions nominated by veterinarians in practice.

Cattle producers’ perceptions of biosecurity (2013)
Journal Article
Brennan, M. L., & Christley, R. M. (2013). Cattle producers’ perceptions of biosecurity. BMC Veterinary Research, 9(April), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-71

Background: The limited use of biosecurity practices by many in the farming community is likely to be due to a range of factors; further understanding of this issue is required. In this study, attitudes and behaviours of producers relating to selecte... Read More about Cattle producers’ perceptions of biosecurity.

Demographics and economic burden of un-owned cats and dogs in the UK: results of a 2010 census (2012)
Journal Article
Stavisky, J., Brennan, M. L., Downes, M. J., & Dean, R. S. (2012). Demographics and economic burden of un-owned cats and dogs in the UK: results of a 2010 census. BMC Veterinary Research, 8, Article 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-163

Background

The population of dogs and cats passing through rescue shelters may be subject to compromised welfare and increased susceptibility to disease. Little information exists to describe this population, its dynamics and associated management... Read More about Demographics and economic burden of un-owned cats and dogs in the UK: results of a 2010 census.