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Year: 2024

 

vet and farmer walking in a field

Challenges for the management of Johne’s disease in the UK: Expectation management, space, ‘free riding’, and vet-farmer communication

Morrison, R., Hanks, J., Orpin, P.G., Strain, S., Taylor, E.N. and Rose, D.C. | Preventive Veterinary Medicine | August 2024
The aim of this study was to better understand the challenges dairy farmers and veterinary surgeons in the UK face in the on-farm management of Johne’s disease with the intention of identifying possible solutions…

Horse in a stable

Retrospective study: Laser excision versus combined laser, cryosurgery and intralesional 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of equine sarcoids

Offer, K.S. and Sutton, D.G.M. | Equine Veterinary Education | August 2024
The aim of this retrospective case-controlled study was to compare two treatment protocols for equine sarcoids: laser excision alone and a combination protocol of laser excision, cryosurgery and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy…

An old cat

Value of repeated health screening in 259 apparently healthy mature adult and senior cats followed for 2 years

Mortier, F., Daminet, S., Marynissen, S., Smets, P, and Paepe, D. | Journal of Veterinary Medicine | July 2024
The aim of this prospective study was to determine the most common subclinical conditions through health screening of a large group of apparently healthy mature adult (7-10 years) and senior (>10 years) cats…

Anaesthesised cat in surgery

Effect of limb and cuff positioning on measurement of arterial blood pressure with an oscillometry device (PetMAP) in anaesthetized cats

Franchino, G., Fordyce, P. and Adami, C. | The Veterinary Journal | June 2024
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of deviation of the limb from the standard position, at the level of the heart, on arterial blood pressure (ABP), measured with PetMAP, in anaesthetised cats…

very poorly cat

Complication rates associated with nasoesophageal versus nasogastric feeding tube placement in dogs and cats: a randomised controlled trial

Camacho, F. and Humm, K. | Journal of Small Animal Practice | May 2024
The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to determine the rate of accidental placement of nasoenteric tubes into the respiratory tract, to compare the methods of checking correct tube placement and to determine the complication rate between nasoesophageal and nasogastric tubes…

Cat with mild gingivitis

Prevalence and risk factors for gingivitis in a cohort of UK companion cats aged up to 6 years

Williams, J.L., Roberts, C., Harley, R., Gruffydd-Jones, T.J. and Murray, J.K. | Journal of Small Animal Practice | May 2024
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of gingivitis in a cohort of companion cats aged up to six years and to investigate risk factors for gingivitis in cats aged 3-4 years…

vet talking to farmer in barn

Invited review: Prevalence, risk factors, treatment, and barriers to best practice adoption for lameness and injuries in dairy cattle

Roche, S.M., Renaud, D.L., Saraceni. J., Kelton, D.F. and DeVries, T.J. | Journal of Dairy Science | June 2024
The aim of this invited narrative review was to give an overview of current research on lameness and leg injuries in dairy cattle, with a focus on reviewing herd-level prevalence estimates, risk factors, prevention strategies, control and treatment of these conditions, and barriers to adopting best practice…

Vet examining a horse

Comparison of inhaled salbutamol and salmeterol for the treatment of arterial hypoxaemia in anaesthetized horses: a randomized clinical trial

Dupont, J., Mignini, B., Salciccia, A., Serteyn, D. and Sandersen, C. | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | May 2024
The aim of this prospective, randomised clinical trial was to compare the efficacy of inhaled salbutamol and salmeterol for treatment of arterial hypoxaemia in anaesthetised horses…