Background Campylobacter and Salmonella, particularly non-typhoidal Salmonella, are
important bacterial enteric pathogens of humans which are often carried asymptomatically in …

Global climate change will affect the viability and spread of zoonotic parasites, while agricultural
land use changes will influence infection sources and reservoirs. The health impact of …

Objective: The objective was to study the effects of repeated antenatal corticosteroids on birth
size, growth, and development in preterm infants. Study Design: This observational study …

Simulation studies using susceptible-infectious-recovered models were conducted to
estimate individuals' risk of infection and time to infection in small-world and randomly mixing …

Transmission is the driving force in the dynamics of any infectious disease. A crucial element
in understanding disease dynamics, therefore, is the ‘transmission term’ describing the rate …

A greater knowledge of the effect of management factors is required to investigate the ontogeny
of abnormal behaviour in the stabled horse. A postal survey of racehorse (flat) trainers …

Stereotypies are invariant and repetitive behaviour patterns that seemingly have no function,
which tend to develop in captive animals faced with insoluble problems and may be …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the effects of repeated courses of
antenatal corticosteroids on childhood behavior and disabilities, including cognitive delay and …

A case control study was performed to identify risk factors for colic caused by simple colonic
obstruction and distension (SCOD) in the horse. Case horses were recruited from 2 …

Clostridium perfringens isolates are currently classified into one of five biotypes on the basis
of the differential production of α-, β-, ε- and ι-toxins. Different biotypes are associated with …