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Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). (2015)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Staffing at veterinary schools (1998)
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Rhind, S. M., Scudamore, C. L., Clutton, R. E., McDiarmid, A. M., Penny, C. D., Penny, L. A., …Thoday, K. L. (1998). Staffing at veterinary schools. Veterinary Record, 142(15), 406

Respiratory syncytial virus-associated bronchopneumonia in a young chimpanzee. (1994)
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Clarke, C., Watt, N., Meredith, A., McIntyre, N., & Burns, S. (1994). Respiratory syncytial virus-associated bronchopneumonia in a young chimpanzee. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 110(2), 207-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9975%2808%2980191-0

A fatal bronchopneumonia in a captive, 14-month-old female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is reported. Clinical, necropsy and histopathological findings, together with immunofluorescence and virus isolation studies implicated respiratory syncytial viru... Read More about Respiratory syncytial virus-associated bronchopneumonia in a young chimpanzee..