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BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition: Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A Meredith) (2016)
Book
Meredith, A. A. Meredith (Ed.). BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition: Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A Meredith). BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association

As the popularity of non-traditional companion animals grows, there is an increasing need for dedicated information on drug use in these animals. The BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 11th edition – Part B: Exotic Pets covers mammals, birds, reptiles, am... Read More about BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition: Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A Meredith).

Wildlife Triage and Decision-making (2016)
Book Chapter
Meredith, A. (2016). Wildlife Triage and Decision-making. In BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties (27 - 36). BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443316.4

When an injured or orphaned wild animal is presented to a veterinary surgeon, rapid and important assessments and decisions have to be made, primarily to prevent suffering, but also in relation to staff health and safety and legislative requirements.... Read More about Wildlife Triage and Decision-making.

THE EFFECT OF DIET ON HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PET RABBITS (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Meredith, A., & Eatwell, K. (2016, December). THE EFFECT OF DIET ON HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PET RABBITS. Presented at 6. Slovenski veterinarski kongres / 6th Slovenian Veterinary Congress 2016, Portorož, Slovenia

Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland). (2016)
Journal Article
FIEGNA, C., CLARKE, C. L., SHAW, D. J., BAILY, J. L., CLARE, F. C., GRAY, A., …MEREDITH, A. L. (2017). Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland). Parasitology, 144(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182016001943

Outbreaks of cutaneous infectious disease in amphibians are increasingly being attributed to an overlooked group of fungal-like pathogens, the Dermocystids. During the last 10 years on the Isle of Rum, Scotland, palmate newts (Lissotriton helveticus)... Read More about Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland)..

Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli. (2016)
Journal Article
AVANZI, C., DEL-POZO, J., BENJAK, A., STEVENSON, K., SIMPSON, V. R., BUSSO, P., …MEREDITH, A. L. (2016). Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli. Science, 354(6313), 744-747. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aah3783

With the exception of armadillos in the Americas, leprosy infections are considered almost exclusively restricted to humans. Avanzi et al. examined warty growths on the faces and extremities of red squirrels in the British Isles and found that two sp... Read More about Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli..

Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom. (2016)
Journal Article
Walker, D., Fee, S. A., Hartley, G., Learmount, J., O’Hagan, M. J., Meredith, A. L., …Philbey, A. W. (2016). Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 36051. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36051

Canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1) causes infectious canine hepatitis (ICH), a frequently fatal disease which primarily affects canids. In this study, serology (ELISA) and molecular techniques (PCR/qPCR) were utilised to investigate the exposure of fre... Read More about Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom..

Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland. (2016)
Journal Article
Goodman, G., Meredith, A., Girling, S., Rosell, F., & Campbell-Palmer, R. (2017). Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland. EcoHealth, 14(S1), 139–143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1168-y

The Scottish Beaver Trial, involving the translocation and release of 16 wild Norwegian beavers (Castor fiber) to Scotland, provides a good example of a ‘One Health’ scientific monitoring approach, with independent monitoring partners on ecology and... Read More about Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland..

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

F... Read More about Ferret behaviour, housing and husbandry.

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)..

BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition:Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A. Meredith) (2015)
Book
Meredith, A. (2015). A. Meredith (Ed.). BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition:Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A. Meredith). BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association

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.

Introduction-clinical neurology of exotic pets (2014)
Journal Article
Meredith, A. (2015). Introduction-clinical neurology of exotic pets. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 24(1), https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2014.12.001

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.

Staffing at veterinary schools (1998)
Journal Article
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

Welfare of caged birds. (1995)
Journal Article
Meredith, A., & Pickavance, S. (1995). Welfare of caged birds. Veterinary Record, 137(22), 571. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.137.22.571-a

Respiratory syncytial virus-associated bronchopneumonia in a young chimpanzee. (1994)
Journal Article
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..