Kirton, R., Sandford, I., Raffan, E., Hallsworth, S., Burman, O.H.P. and Morgan, R. | Equine Veterinary Journal | September 2024
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of two commonly used grazing systems — the ‘strip-grazing’ and the ‘track’ systems — on the behaviour and welfare of outdoor-living ponies…
Brown, J.F. and Murison, P.J. | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery | October 2024
The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the prevalence of perioperative anaesthetic complications in healthy cats undergoing neutering in first opinion practice…
Britten, N. and Mahendran, S. | Veterinary Record | September 2024
The aim of this review was to increase the awareness of UK veterinary practitioners of the impact of their work on sustainable agriculture practices by outlining the importance of sustainable ruminant production, the metrics that are used to measure sustainability, and how the different aspects of ruminant production impact sustainability…
Moxon, R., England, G.C.W., Payne, R., Corr, S.A. and Freeman, S.L. | PLOS ONE | October 2024
The aim of this scoping review was to identify the current evidence on the effect of the timing of neutering in relation to puberty on five health outcomes: atopy, developmental orthopaedic disease, neoplasia, obesity and urogenital disease in female dogs, and to highlight any areas where there is a gap in knowledge…
Fox, A. and Neville, V. | Veterinary Record | August 2024
The aim of this online study was to survey owners of Syrian hamsters about the housing, husbandry, behaviour and health of their hamsters to identify areas of good and poor practice, and to assess whether owners were observing natural behaviours…
Camacho, B.E., Mitman, S.L., Foster, D.M. and Halleran, J. | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | August 2024
The aim of this study was to establish a symmetric dimethylarginine reference interval in healthy adult goats. The authors hypothesised that the reference interval for SDMA in healthy adult goats would be similar to that of other adult species…
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…
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…
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…
de Souza, T.C., Burford, J., Busschers, E., Freeman, S. and Suthers, J.M. | Veterinary Surgery | June 2024
The aim of this prospective, multicentre, observational study was to report long-term survival in horses after synovial lavage for treatment of contaminated and septic synovial structures and to identify risk factors associated with reduced long-term survival…
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