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Ferret behaviour, housing and husbandry (2016)
Book Chapter
Meredith, A. (2016). Ferret behaviour, housing and husbandry. In Ferret Medicine and Surgery. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315371504-12

The text is currently the most up-to-date book on ferret medicine and as such, would be an important addition to the library of veterinary practices seeing these lively, curious and fun-loving pets. Aidan Raftery, Veterinary Record 17 March 2018

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Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe (2016)
Journal Article
Ballingall, K. T., McIntyre, A., Lin, Z., Timmerman, N., Matthysen, E., Lurz, P. W., …McInnes, C. J. (2016). Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe. Conservation Genetics, 17, 1171–1182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0852-3

The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) population in the United Kingdom has declined over the last century and is now on the UK endangered species list. This is the result of competition from the eastern grey squirrel (S. carolinensis) which was introdu... Read More about Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe.

Self Assessment Colour Review Rabbit Medicine and Surgery 2nd edition (Ed. by A. Meredith) (2016)
Book
Meredith, A. (2016). E. Keeble, A. Meredith, & J. Richardson (Eds.). Self Assessment Colour Review Rabbit Medicine and Surgery 2nd edition (Ed. by A. Meredith). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/b19728

In both the UK and US rabbits are the third most popular mammalian pet after cats and dogs. This has led both to the expectation of high quality veterinary care and great improvements in the medical and surgical management of rabbits. Rabbit Medicine... Read More about Self Assessment Colour Review Rabbit Medicine and Surgery 2nd edition (Ed. by A. Meredith).

Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). (2015)
Journal Article
Fiegna, C., Dagleish, M., Coulter, L., Milne, E., Meredith, A., Finlayson, J., …McInnes, C. (2016). Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Veterinary Microbiology, 182, 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.10.012

To improve our understanding of squirrelpox virus (SQPV) infection in the susceptible host, three red squirrels were challenged with wild-type SQPV via scarification of the hind-limb skin. All squirrels seroconverted to the infection by the end of th... Read More about Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)..

The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour (2015)
Journal Article
Prebble, J. L., Langford, F. M., Shaw, D. J., & Meredith, A. L. (2015). The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 169, 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2015.05.003

Dietary composition and presentation impacts on the behaviour of animals, and failure to provide a suitable diet can lead to reduced welfare through the development of poor health, the inability to express normal behaviours and the development of abn... Read More about The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour.

Neurological diseases of rabbits and rodents (2014)
Journal Article
Meredith, A. L., & Richardson, J. (2015). Neurological diseases of rabbits and rodents. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 24(1), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2014.12.007

Clinical signs of neurological disease, such as head tilt, hind limb paresis or paralysis, seizures, and muscle weakness, are commonly encountered in pet rabbits, and in the authors׳ experience, less often in rodent species. Moreover, localisation of... Read More about Neurological diseases of rabbits and rodents.

Coxiella burnetii (Q-Fever) Seroprevalence in Prey and Predators in the United Kingdom: Evaluation of Infection in Wild Rodents, Foxes and Domestic Cats Using a Modified ELISA. (2014)
Journal Article
Meredith, A., Cleaveland, S., Denwood, M., Brown, J., & Shaw, D. (2015). Coxiella burnetii (Q-Fever) Seroprevalence in Prey and Predators in the United Kingdom: Evaluation of Infection in Wild Rodents, Foxes and Domestic Cats Using a Modified ELISA. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 62, 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12211

Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q-fever, is recognized as a worldwide zoonosis with a wide host range and potentially complex reservoir systems. Infected ruminants are the main source of infection for humans, but cats and other mammals, including wil... Read More about Coxiella burnetii (Q-Fever) Seroprevalence in Prey and Predators in the United Kingdom: Evaluation of Infection in Wild Rodents, Foxes and Domestic Cats Using a Modified ELISA..

Rabbits high on the agenda for next year's BSAVA Congress (1998)
Journal Article
Jessop, M., & Meredith, A. (1998). Rabbits high on the agenda for next year's BSAVA Congress. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 39(12), 607. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03717.x

Once considered an ‘exotic’, the rabbit is now the UK's third most popular mammalian pet and information on rabbit medicine is accumulating fast. A fall day will be devoted to rabbits at next year's BSAVA Congress, as described here by Mike Jessop, t... Read More about Rabbits high on the agenda for next year's BSAVA Congress.