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Abstracts: Associations between increased body condition score, bodyweight, age and breed with urethral obstruction in male castrated cats

May 8, 2019June 3, 2019adminLeave a Comment

Identifying potential risk factors for urethral obstruction in male cats may help in disease prevention. The aims of this study were to assess whether breed, pedigree status, age, bodyweight and body condition score (BCS) are risk factors for urethral obstruction in castrated male cats using a primary care population. Within this, a specific question was […]

Abstracts: Lameness and its relationship with health and production measures in broiler chickens

May 3, 2019June 3, 2019adminLeave a Comment

The aim of this study was to explore lameness and the associations between lameness and health/production measures of animal welfare in commercial broiler production, using the Welfare Quality protocol for broilers. A total of 50 flocks were included in the sample and farm visits were conducted for lameness scoring at a mean age of 28.9 […]

Abstracts: Urinary heat shock protein-72: a novel marker of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease in cats

March 18, 2019March 14, 2019adminLeave a Comment

Acute kidney injury (AKI) in cats is associated with high mortality, partially attributed to late recognition of the disease when using currently available markers. Feline chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a variable progression rate. This study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of urinary heat shock protein-72 to urinary creatinine ratio (uHSP72:uCr) as a […]

Abstracts: Plant-based (vegan) diets for pets: a survey of pet owner attitudes and feeding practices

March 3, 2019March 14, 2019adminLeave a Comment

People who avoid eating animals tend to share their homes with animal companions, and moral dilemma may arise when they are faced with feeding animal products to their omnivorous dogs and carnivorous cats. One option to alleviate this conflict is to feed pets a diet devoid of animal ingredients-a ‘plant-based’ or ‘vegan’ diet. The number […]

Abstracts: Tail docking of canine puppies: reassessment of the tail’s role in communication, the acute pain caused by docking and interpretation of behavioural responses

August 20, 2018September 8, 2018adminLeave a Comment

Laws, regulations and professional standards increasingly aim to ban or restrict non-therapeutic tail docking in canine puppies. These constraints have usually been justified by reference to loss of tail participation in communication between dogs, the acute pain presumed to be caused during docking itself, subsequent experiences of chronic pain and heightened pain sensitivity, and the […]