Chickens are the most common birds on Earth and colibacillosis is among the most common
diseases affecting them. This major threat to animal welfare and safe sustainable food …

Campylobacter spp. are frequently carried by poultry, but they are not believed to cause
significant disease in these animals. Modern poultry breeds have been selected to grow rapidly …

Vibrionic hepatitis is a disease of poultry which is characterised by the presence of focal lesions
in the liver, usually 1–2mm in size and greyish-white in colour. The cause of the disease …

Reference and type strains of well-known bacteria have been a cornerstone of microbiology
research for decades. The sharing of well-characterized isolates among laboratories has …

Isolation of Campylobacter spp. using enrichment culture is time consuming and complex.
Reducing the time taken to confirm the presence or absence of Campylobacter spp. would …

Whole blood models are rapid and versatile for determining immune responses to
inflammatory and infectious stimuli, but they have not been used for bacterial discrimination. …

Aim To explore the views and practices of paediatric occupational therapists and physical
therapists in Canada and the USA regarding the implementation of power mobility for children …

Introduction The acute gout flare results from a localised self-limiting innate immune response
to monosodium urate (MSU) crystals deposited in joints in hyperuricaemic individuals. …

Deposition of crystallized monosodium urate (MSU) in joints as a result of hyperuricemia is
a central risk factor for gout. However other factors must exist that control the progression …

Objective To investigate the contributions towards hyperuricaemia of known risk factors,
focusing on fractional (renal) clearance of urate (FCU) and variation in the ATP-binding cassette …