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Joint Models to Predict Dairy Cow Survival from Sensor Data Recorded during the First Lactation. (2022)
Journal Article
Statham. (2022). Joint Models to Predict Dairy Cow Survival from Sensor Data Recorded during the First Lactation. Animals, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12243494

Early predictions of cows' probability of survival to different lactations would help farmers in making successful management and breeding decisions. For this purpose, this research explored the adoption of joint models for longitudinal and survival... Read More about Joint Models to Predict Dairy Cow Survival from Sensor Data Recorded during the First Lactation..

Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings (2022)
Journal Article
Peniche, G., Shaw, D., Dures, S., Ciavaglia, S., Thompson, D., Anderson, N., & Meredith, A. (2023). Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01627-1

Incorporating sex ratios of nestlings into population viability studies increases knowledge of overall health of endangered populations. Currently, a reliable non-invasive method to identify the sex of golden eagle nestlings is not available; however... Read More about Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings.

Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Riley, T., Anderson, N., Lovett, R., Meredith, A., & Cumming, B. (2022). Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(10), Article e0000921. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000921

With limited access to animal health services, and high disease burdens among domesticated animals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia face higher risk of disease including zoonoses. However, we lack understanding of the c... Read More about Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review.

Risk Factors for Persistent Infection of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in Poultry Farms, North Central Nigeria (2022)
Journal Article
Sanni, A. O., Onyango, J., Usman, A., Abdulkarim, L. O., Jonker, A., & Fasina, F. O. (in press). Risk Factors for Persistent Infection of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in Poultry Farms, North Central Nigeria. Antibiotics, 11(8), Article 1121. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081121

Salmonellosis is a bacterial zoonosis causing an array of health conditions. Non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) has a discrete adaptation to certain animals; in poultry, pullorum and fowl typhoid are its primary disease manifestations. The diseases ar... Read More about Risk Factors for Persistent Infection of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in Poultry Farms, North Central Nigeria.

Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos) (2022)
Journal Article
Peniche, G., Shaw, D., Thompson, D., Brain, J., Reid, R., Weston, E., …Meredith, A. (2022). Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos). European Journal of Wildlife Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01586-7

Health assessment of individuals is an important aspect of monitoring endangered wildlife populations. Haematological and biochemical values are a common health assessment tool, and whilst reference values are well established for domestic species, t... Read More about Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos).

Sheep scab in Northern Ireland: Its distribution, costs and farmer knowledge about prevention and control (2022)
Journal Article
Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., & Robinson, P. A. (2022). Sheep scab in Northern Ireland: Its distribution, costs and farmer knowledge about prevention and control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 205, 105682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105682

Sheep scab (psoroptic mange), which is endemic in the United Kingdom (UK) flock, has a significant, negative impact on sheep welfare. Nothing has previously been published about the distribution of sheep scab in Northern Ireland (NI), nor about North... Read More about Sheep scab in Northern Ireland: Its distribution, costs and farmer knowledge about prevention and control.

Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge (2022)
Journal Article
Meredith, A., Anderson, N., Malik, P., Nigam, P., Thomas, A., Masters, N., …Sainsbury, A. (2022). Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge. One Health & Implementation Research, https://doi.org/10.20517/ohir.2022.03

The Wildlife Health Bridge was established in 2009 with the aim of improving the expertise and knowledge base of wildlife health professionals in biodiverse low- and middle-income countries. The Wildlife Health Bridge centres around partnerships amon... Read More about Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge.

Detection of Antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in Dromedary Camels and Co-Grazing Sheep in Northern Kenya Using an Ehrlichia ruminantium Polyclonal Competitive ELISA (2022)
Journal Article
Collins, M., Ngetich, C., Owido, M., Getange, D., Harris, R., Bargul, J. L., …Bell-Sakyi, L. (2022). Detection of Antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in Dromedary Camels and Co-Grazing Sheep in Northern Kenya Using an Ehrlichia ruminantium Polyclonal Competitive ELISA. Microorganisms, 10(5), Article ARTN 916. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10050916

A disease with clinical and post-mortem presentation similar to those seen in heartwater, a tick-borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by the intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium, was first reported in dromedary camels in Kenya... Read More about Detection of Antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in Dromedary Camels and Co-Grazing Sheep in Northern Kenya Using an Ehrlichia ruminantium Polyclonal Competitive ELISA.