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A cross-sectional survey of farmer reported prevalence and farm management practices associated with neonatal infectious arthritis (“joint ill”) in lambs, on UK sheep farms

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Jackson, L.P., Higgins, H.M. and Duncan, J.S. | Frontiers in Veterinary Science | December 2025
The aim of this cross-sectional online survey questionnaire was to provide an up-to-date estimate of neonatal infectious arthritis (NIA) prevalence on UK sheep farms, to describe management controls for NIA on UK farms and to explore associated risk factors…

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Efficacy and safety of a diet enriched with EPA and DHA, turmeric extract and hydrolysed collagen in management of naturally occurring osteoarthritis in cats: A prospective, randomised, blinded, placebo- and time-controlled study

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Lefort-Holguin, M., Delsart, A., Otis, C., Moreau, M., Barbeau-Grégoire, M., Mellet, F., Biourge, V., Lussier, B., Pelletier, J.-P., Martel-Pelletier, J. and Troncy, E. | Animals | November 2024
The aim of this prospective, randomised, blinded and placebo-controlled study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a test diet containing a high level of EPA and DHA, turmeric extract and hydrolysed collagen compared to a placebo diet, in cats with naturally occurring osteoarthritis…

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

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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…

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