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Environmental factors associated with success rates of Australian stock herding dogs.

PLoS ONE, 2014
This study investigated the current management practices associated with stock herding dogs on Australian farms. A parallel goal was to determine whether these practices and the characteristics of the dog handlers were associated with success rates ...
Elizabeth R Arnott, Jonathan B Early, Claire M Wade, Paul D McGreevy   +3 more
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Duration of annual canine flea and tick protection provided by dog owners in Spain

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Doses of flea and tick medication acquired by dog owners over a 12 month period were determined from veterinary hospital transaction records in Spain.
Robert Lavan, Rob Armstrong, Federica Burgio, Kaan Tunceli   +3 more
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Human observer performance on in-plane digital breast tomosynthesis images: Effects of reconstruction filters and data acquisition angles on signal detection.

PLoS ONE, 2020
For digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems, we investigate the effects of the reconstruction filters for different data acquisition angles on signal detection. We simulated a breast phantom with a 30% volume glandular fraction (VGF) of breast anatomy
Changwoo Lee, Minah Han, Jongduk Baek
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Acquisition of Involuntary Spinal Locomotion (Spinal Walking) in Dogs with Irreversible Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Lesion: 81 Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2017
Abstract Background Spinal walking (SW) is described as the acquisition of an involuntary motor function in paraplegic dogs and cats without pain perception affected by a thoracolumbar lesion. Whereas spinal locomotion is well described in cats that underwent training trials after experimental ...
GALLUCCI, ANTONELLA, Dragone, L., MENCHETTI, MARIKA, GAGLIARDO, TERESA, PIETRA, MARCO, Cardinali, M., GANDINI, GUALTIERO   +6 more
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The shop, the dog, or the owner? Investigating the pathway of dog relinquishment in Taiwan

Animal Welfare
Dog relinquishment has been a persistent issue in Taiwan. The commercialisation of companion animals, inadequate regulation of pet shops and unethical breeding, and the cultural opposition to euthanasia have contributed to rising stray populations and ...
Wan-Jhu Huang, Gordon C. Li
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Increased Leishmania infantum resistance to miltefosine and amphotericin B after treatment of a dog with miltefosine and allopurinol

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Leishmania infantum is the most important etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas and Mediterranean region, and the dog is the main host.
Gustavo Gonçalves, Monique Paiva Campos, Alessandra Silva Gonçalves, Lia Carolina Soares Medeiros, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo   +4 more
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Field trial investigating the efficacy of a long-acting imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% polymer matrix collar (Seresto®, Elanco) compared to monthly topical fipronil for the chemoprevention of canine tick-borne pathogens in Cambodia

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022
The tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei, commonly infests canines in the tropics and is an important vector for disease-causing and sometimes lethal pathogens including Babesia spp., Ehrlichia canis, Hepatozoon canis and Anaplasma platys.
Lucas G. Huggins, Mark Stevenson, Zahida Baydoun, Ron Mab, Yulia Khouri, Bettina Schunack, Rebecca J. Traub   +6 more
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What Do We Know about Dog Owners? Exploring Associations between Pre-Purchase Behaviours, Knowledge and Understanding, Ownership Practices, and Dog Welfare

Animals
Despite many dogs living in homes in the UK, there is still more to know about the welfare of those individual animals. Past research has shown that owners’ thoughts and behaviours have a substantial impact on their dog’s welfare.
Izzie Philpotts, Emily J. Blackwell, Justin Dillon, Emma Tipton, Nicola J. Rooney   +4 more
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The Site of Bone Marrow Acquisition Affects the Myeloid to Erythroid Ratio in Apparently Healthy Dogs [PDF]

Veterinary Pathology, 2018
Bone marrow (BM) cytology and histopathology are complementary tools used to investigate hematological diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are site-dependent differences in the diagnostic quality, myeloid to erythroid ratio (MER), and discordant findings in samples from different sites in the same dog.
Arnon Gal, Richard K. Burchell, Andrew J. Worth, Nicolas Lopez-Villallobos, Jonathan C. Marshall, Amy L. MacNeill   +5 more
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Owner expectations and surprises of dog ownership experiences in the United Kingdom

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionAlthough many owners are satisfied by dog ownership, large numbers of dogs are relinquished annually, with an estimated 130,000 dogs cared for each year by rescue organisations in the UK.
Katharine L. Anderson, Katrina E. Holland, Rachel A. Casey, Ben Cooper, Robert M. Christley   +4 more
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