| isolation of haemorphilus parahaemolyticus from pigs in scotland. | | 1978 | 695257 |
| leptospirosis in farm animals. | | 1996 | 8711882 |
| clone sheds light on research, ethical questions. | | 1997 | 9140547 |
| pdns, pmws and porcine circovirus type 2 in scotland. porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome. post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome. | | 2000 | 10872790 |
| the belvidere guinea pig. | | 1965 | 5838590 |
| streptococcus suis serotypes 7, 8 and 14 from diseased pigs in scotland. | | 1996 | 8923718 |
| seascape with monkeys and guinea-pigs: britain's biological weapons research programme, 1948-54. | the british biological weapons (bw) research programme based at porton down continued after the second world war. five series of bw experiments with animals at sea were undertaken to supplement laboratory work. the causative organisms for plague, brucellosis, tularemia and later venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and vaccinia viruses were tested in the caribbean near antigua in the late 1940s, in hebridean waters (north-west scotland) in the early 1950s and off nassau in the bahamas in 1953-54. ... | 2003 | 14703127 |
| leptospirosis in pigs: epidemiology, microbiology and pathology. | | 1969 | 5814185 |
| canicola fever in man and animals. | | 1966 | 5950758 |
| pesticide usage on pigs in scotland 1979. | | 1982 | 7059780 |
| leptospirosis in wild animals. | | 1970 | 5461440 |
| salmonellosis in man and animals in n.e. scotland. a ten year review--1959-1968. | | 1970 | 5461451 |
| avian tuberculosis. | | 1968 | 4884700 |
| helminths of scottish pigs: occurrence, age incidences and seasonal variations. | | 1969 | 5383601 |
| many causes of calf scours. | | 1987 | 3824853 |
| less pasteurellosis in sheep. | | 1986 | 3716159 |
| some observations on hyostrongylus rubidus in sows and its treatment with various anthelmintics. | | 1965 | 5212784 |
| leptospirosis in the west of scotland. | | 1972 | 5064755 |
| systemic diseases common in cattle this spring. | | 1988 | 3413955 |
| occurrence and properties of fy(att25)+ escherichia coli associated with diarrhoea in calves. | escherichia coli producing the adhesive antigen fy(att25) were isolated from 46 of 1341 (3.4 per cent) e coli isolated from calves on 20 of 164 (12.1 per cent) farms in scotland and england. twenty of the 46 calves had diarrhoea and in nine of these animals there were mixed infections with rotavirus, coronavirus, cryptosporidium and salmonella typhimurium. the f41 fimbrial adhesin was found on one of the fy(att25)+ e coli. this strain also produced heat stable enterotoxin. the remaining fy(att25 ... | 1987 | 2889286 |
| porcine and ovine lymphosarcoma: a review. | | 1973 | 4574189 |
| group l beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection in meat handlers: another streptococcal zoonosis? | group l, beta-haemolytic streptococci can cause infection in dogs, pigs, cattle and sheep but there have been very few reports in man. in studies of skin infection in meat handlers we cultured group l streptococci from clinically infected wounds, impetigo and paronychia of 15 patients involved in the slaughter and processing of chickens and pigs. staphylococcus aureus was also present in eight (53%) of the lesions. at least five other infections with group l streptococci in meat and animal handl ... | 1987 | 3678390 |
| attribution of campylobacter infections in northeast scotland to specific sources by use of multilocus sequence typing. | we show that a higher incidence of campylobacteriosis is found in young children (age, <5 years) living in rural, compared with urban, areas. association of this difference with particular animal sources was evaluated using multilocus sequence typing. this evaluation was achieved by comparing campylobacter isolates originating from these children, retail poultry, and a range of animal sources by use of source attribution and phylogenetic analysis methods. the results indicate that chicken is a m ... | 2009 | 19265482 |
| campylobacter genotypes from food animals, environmental sources and clinical disease in scotland 2005/6. | a nationwide multi-locus sequence typing (mlst) survey was implemented to analyze patterns of host association among campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolates from clinical disease in scotland (july 2005-september 2006), food animals (chickens, cattle, sheep, pigs and turkey), non-food animals (wild birds) and the environment. sequence types (sts) were determined for 5247 clinical isolates and 999 from potential disease sources (augmented with 2420 published sts). certain sts were ove ... | 2009 | 19269051 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in meat animals, cats and dogs in central scotland. | | 1987 | 3580823 |
| epidemiology of new influenza a (h1n1) virus infection, united kingdom, april-june 2009. | following the previous report to eurosurveillance on 14 may 2009, the number of confirmed cases of new influenza a(h1n1) has continued to increase in the united kingdom. by 31 may, uk surveillance activities had detected a total of 252 confirmed cases. seventy (28%) were related to travel to the united states and mexico. there is evidence of spread in households, schools and the community with increases in secondary (n=40), tertiary (n=125) and sporadic (n=13) cases. the new influenza a(h1n1) vi ... | 2009 | 19497255 |
| turkey problems herald christmas. | | 1989 | 2694581 |
| procedures for large-scale antiserum production in sheep. | the increased cost of maintaining and purchasing small laboratory animals used in the production of large quantities of antiserum resulted in a search for a more suitable animal. this paper describes the procedures used to raise antisera in scottish mountain sheep. | 1975 | 807656 |
| brucellosis in animals. | | 1976 | 941009 |
| verocytotoxin-producing escherichia coli: a veterinary view. | this overview places verocytotoxin-producing escherichia coli (vtec) in perspective with other e. coli types that cause disease in animals. vtec o157 and other verocytotoxin-producing serotypes cause severe disease in man but to date, although other vtec are found in animals, zoonosis appears to be associated with e. coli o157 only. the epidemiology of e. coli o157 in cattle has been studied in scotland, and this work is described alongside current knowledge. | 2000 | 10880177 |
| chlamydial antibodies in pigs in scotland. | | 1976 | 941375 |
| further observations on abortion of the sow due to infection by leptospira canicola. | | 1965 | 14331480 |
| campylobacter excreted into the environment by animal sources: prevalence, concentration shed, and host association. | an intensive study of 443 isolates of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli from 2031 fecal samples excreted by animal sources including cattle, sheep, and pigs, a range of wild and domesticated avian species and pets is described. the prevalence found in the majority of animal sources ranged from 22% to 28% with poultry being highest at 41% and cats and dogs lowest (<5%). the average count excreted for each animal source was found not to be significantly different ranging from approximate ... | 2009 | 19839759 |
| epidemiology of salmonella enterica serovars enteritidis and typhimurium in animals and people in scotland between 1990 and 2001. | two serovars of salmonella which are currently of particular importance in both human and animal infections are salmonella enterica serovars enteritidis phage type 4 (pt4) and typhimurium definitive type 104 (dt104). this paper describes the trends in the relationships between the levels of infection of people and a range of farm animal species with these two serovars and explores some of the reasons behind them. in 1996, there was a peak of 520 reports of s typhimurium dt104 infection in people ... | 2003 | 14620550 |
| the incidence and level of listeria monocytogenes contamination of food sources at primary production and initial processing. | listeria monocytogenes was isolated in low numbers from a variety of environmental samples associated with the primary production of food, including vegetation, faeces and meat. the organism was rarely detected on growing grass and vegetables prior to processing. the excretion of l. monocytogenes by farm animals was linked to their diet, with animals fed entirely on hay or manufactured diets not excreting detectable levels of listeria (i.e. absence in 25 g). however, animals fed on silage, which ... | 1996 | 8972091 |
| seventh congress of the international xenotransplantation association (ixa), glasgow, 2003: "in vitro" highlights. | | 2004 | 15099199 |
| seventh congress of the international xenotransplantation association, glasgow, 2003: "in vivo" highlights. | | 2004 | 15099200 |
| the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in dumfries and galloway, 2001. 1: characteristics and control. | the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in dumfries and galloway in south-west scotland comprised 177 infected premises (ips) in 24 geographical clusters, and ran from march 1 until may 23, 2001. initial seeding of infection was by livestock (predominantly sheep) that had passed through longtown market in adjacent cumbria. thereafter, spread within existing, and to new, clusters was associated with the movement of personnel and vehicles, with further transmission by longtown market contacts and acro ... | 2005 | 15751571 |
| the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in dumfries and galloway, 2001. 2: serosurveillance, and efficiency and effectiveness of control procedures after the national ban on animal movements. | after the foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) epidemic in dumfries and galloway in south-west scotland in 2001, serosurveillance of sheep remaining in the 3 km radius protection zones around infected premises (ips), and within a 10 km radius of ips, revealed no evidence of infection. the epidemic was brought under control by a range of traditional techniques: slaughter of all animals on ips and of veterinary-assessed dangerous contacts (dcs), movement restrictions, biosecurity, tracing of potential sou ... | 2005 | 15765895 |
| epidemiology of porcine non-specific colitis on scottish farms. | the objective of this study was to investigate epidemiological risk factors for porcine non-specific colitis (nsc). forty-seven scottish pig farms, with and without a clinical history of diarrhoea during the growing period (15-40 kg), were selected. the study included farm visits, clinical inspection of pigs, completion of farm management questionnaires, pathological tests into the cause of the diarrhoea and analysis of the non-starch polysaccharide (nsp) content of feeds. the results from 17 fa ... | 2007 | 16459113 |
| evolution of an agriculture-associated disease causing campylobacter coli clade: evidence from national surveillance data in scotland. | the common zoonotic pathogen campylobacter coli is an important cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide but its evolution is incompletely understood. using multilocus sequence type (mlst) data of 7 housekeeping genes from a national survey of campylobacter in scotland (2005/6), and a combined population genetic-phylogenetics approach, we investigated the evolutionary history of c. coli. genealogical reconstruction of isolates from clinical infection, farm animals and the environment, reveal ... | 2010 | 21179537 |
| predictive clinicopathological features derived from systematic autopsy examination of patients who died with a/h1n1 influenza infection in the uk 2009-10 pandemic. | from april 2009 to january 2010, the pandemic of a/h1n1 influenza affected the uk. there were > 30,000 infections and 457 deaths (all ages). reports from other countries had indicated that certain comorbidities were associated with a higher risk of death from h1n1 infection, and there was a need to identify these factors in the uk population as knowledge of them could lead to improved treatment in the current epidemic and reduced mortality in future epidemics. | 2010 | 21208548 |
| respiratory disease causes losses in scottish cattle and poultry. | | 2006 | 16531579 |
| modelling the initial spread of foot-and-mouth disease through animal movements. | livestock movements in great britain (gb) are well recorded and are a unique record of the network of connections among livestock-holding locations. these connections can be critical for disease spread, as in the 2001 epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) in the uk. here, the movement data are used to construct an individual-farm-based model of the initial spread of fmd in gb and determine the susceptibility of the gb livestock industry to future outbreaks under the current legislative requir ... | 2006 | 17015320 |
| ribotyping and restriction endonuclease analysis reveal a novel clone of bordetella bronchiseptica in seals. | the goal of the present study was to characterize, by ribotyping and restriction endonuclease analysis (rea), 35 phocine bordetella bronchiseptica isolates and to ascertain their relationship to one another and to isolates acquired from other host species. thirty-four isolates were obtained in scotland during a 10-year period encompassing the 1988 epizootic; the remaining isolate was obtained independently in denmark. all phocine isolates had an identical pvu ii ribotype unique from the 18 ribot ... | 2000 | 11108453 |
| fewer cases of neonatal septicaemia in scottish calves. | | 2007 | 17694616 |
| acute fasciolosis diagnosed in young scottish calves. | | 2007 | 17915379 |
| an investigation of factors associated with the prevalence of verocytotoxin producing escherichia coli o157 shedding in scottish beef cattle. | the prevalence of verocytotoxin-producing escherichia coli (vtec) o157 in 12-30-month-old beef finishing cattle in scotland was determined using 1g faeces samples enriched in buffered peptone water, followed by immunomagnetic separation (ims) and isolation on sorbitol macconkey agar with cefixime and tellurite supplement (ct-smac). a validated questionnaire was used to collect information that could be associated with the samples. generalised linear models and generalised linear mixed models wer ... | 2007 | 17977035 |
| increase in cases of malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in scotland. | | 2007 | 18018324 |
| detection and surveillance for animal trichinellosis in gb. | the zoonotic disease trichinellosis is considered one of the re-emerging diseases with surveillance and control methods constantly gaining more importance worldwide. recent change in european union (eu) legislation introduces trichinella-free production, and the possibility of risk-based monitoring for trichinella in pigs. this has increased the role of wildlife surveillance programmes and their impact on protecting human health as well as highlighted the need for harmonised surveillance protoco ... | 2008 | 18160221 |
| breeding record analysis in pig herds and its veterinary applications--1: development of a program to monitor reproductive efficiency and weaner production. | analyses of breeding records and herd efficiency factors are important for veterinary surgeons supervising reproductive efficiency and piglet performance in breeding herds. these data include: the number of litters produced per sow per year; the distribution of weaning to service intervals; the number of sows returning to service by 30, 60, 90 and 120 days; the percentage of sows farrowing to first service; the percentage of sows found to be not pregnant; and the percentage of sows aborting. boa ... | 1977 | 919248 |
| nematodirosis frequently diagnosed in scottish lambs in june. | | 2006 | 17048366 |
| unusual cases of illthrift associated with pge in scottish cattle. | | 2009 | 19429934 |
| on how scotland is using teamwork to tackle swine flu. | | 2009 | 19637535 |
| causes of abortion in scottish sheep in 2009. | | 2009 | 19684343 |
| 'swine flu' hits scotland. | | 2009 | 19764693 |
| national survey for salmonella in pigs, cattle and sheep at slaughter in great britain (1999-2000). | the objective of these surveys was to estimate the prevalence of faecal carriage of salmonella in healthy pigs, cattle and sheep at slaughter, and of pig carcase contamination with salmonella. these data can be used as a baseline against which future change in salmonella prevalence in these species at slaughter can be monitored. | 2004 | 15012813 |
| significant losses due to fasciolosis in scottish sheep flocks. | | 2010 | 20348466 |
| first cases of pandemic h1n1/09 influenza in scottish pigs. | | 2010 | 20435978 |
| johne's disease commonly diagnosed in cattle in south-west scotland. | | 2009 | 19252211 |
| more cases of 'bleeding calf syndrome' diagnosed across scotland. | | 2010 | 20675623 |
| the epidemiology of echinococcus granulosus in great britain. v. the status of subspecies of echinococcus granulosus in great britain. | twenty-five years ago williams and sweatman suggested that in great britain there are two subspecies of echinococcus granulosus--e. granulosus granulosus and e. granulosus equinus. echinococcus granulosus granulosus does not mature either in foxes or in horses: e. granulosus equinus will mature in either. the prepatent period of e. granulosus granulosus in the definitive host is about 42 days while that of e. granulosus equinus is about 70 days. each subspecies has a characteristic morphology. m ... | 1989 | 2596902 |
| selenium toxicity causes paralysis in scottish pigs. | | 2010 | 20190214 |
| coccidiosis on the increase in cattle in scotland. | | 2010 | 20605953 |
| extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a scottish intensive care unit. | i reflected on the training i had on an extraordinary treatment for profound respiratory failure. the result of training enabled us to successfully treat a young female with the influenza a virus with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo). i report the positive outcome that occurred, while continuing to run a busy general intensive care unit (icu). she was the first of six patients who were all successfully treated with ecmo. ten trained and experienced critical care nurses and two doctors ... | 2010 | 20712672 |
| increase in nematodirosis outbreaks among scottish sheep flocks. | | 2010 | 20833998 |
| twice as many outbreaks of lungworm disease in scottish cattle as in 2009. | parasitic bronchitis in cattle; sudden deaths due to hypomagnesaemia in adult cattle; louping ill confirmed in adult cattle and young sheep; copper poisoning in lleyn ewes associated with access to clover herbage with high copper and low molybdenum; polyarthritis due to mycoplasma hyorhinis in growing pigs. these are among matters discussed in the disease surveillance report for september from sac consulting: veterinary services (sac c vs). | 2010 | 21262671 |
| veterinary salmonella isolates in scotland decline again in 2009. | | 2011 | 21634058 |
| trends in bovine viral diarrhoea in scottish cattle. | review of bovine viral diarrhoea virus-related disease, 1996 to 2009. diverse range of respiratory diseases diagnosed in cattle. caseous lymphadenitis confirmed in a suffolk ram lamb aged only four months. extramedullary haematopoiesis of unknown cause in a pig. coccidiosis diagnosed frequently in pheasants and partridges. these are among matters discussed in the disease surveillance report for july from sac consulting: veterinary services (sac c vs). | 2010 | 21257395 |
| epidemiology of acinetobacter baumannii of animal origin. | acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for nosocomial infections, however the origins of these bacteria remain unclear. sixteen a. baumannii strains collected from animals slaughtered for human consumption were investigated for their susceptibility profiles, resistance islands (ris), class 1 integrons, insertion sequence isaba1, and bla(oxa-51)-like and bla(ampc) genes. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and sequencing approaches were used to identify and type the isolates ... | 2011 | 21831604 |
| a review of exotic animal disease in great britain and in scotland specifically between 1938 and 2007. | incursions of contagious diseases of livestock into disease-free zones are inevitable as long as the diseases persist elsewhere in the world. knowledge of where, when and how incursions have occurred helps assess the risks, and regionalize preventative and reactive measures. | 2011 | 21818292 |
| increase in the prevalence of johne's disease in sheep in scotland. | increased prevalence of johne's disease in sheep; abomasal damage in young cattle due to ostertagiosis; parasitic gastroenteritis in young sheep due to nematodirus, teladorsagia and chabertia species; streptococcus suis serotype 2 associated with a range of clinical signs in pigs; respiratory cryptosporidiosis confirmed in wild red grouse. these are among matters discussed in the disease surveillance report for october 2010 from sac consulting: veterinary services (sac c vs). | 2011 | 21257530 |
| swine flu in rural scotland--containment phase. | | 2009 | 19522553 |
| swine flu claims first european death, as cases worldwide rise to 36,000. | | 2009 | 19531555 |
| disease due to salmonella diagnosed in cattle and pigs in scotland. | salmonellosis in cattle due to s dublin and s typhimurium, and in pigs due to s typhimurium. blue-green algae (cyanobacterium) toxicity suspected on a dairy farm. outbreaks of parasitic pneumonia diagnosed in grazing cattle across scotland. parasitic gastroenteritis in lambs seen in association with deficiencies of trace elements. viral insult suspected in outdoor sows affected by hindlimb paresis and paralysis. these are among matters discussed in the disease surveillance report for august from ... | 2010 | 21257506 |
| Influenza H1N1 (swine flu) vaccination: a safety surveillance feasibility study using self-reporting of serious adverse events and pregnancy outcomes. | Objectives: During the global H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) pandemic 2009-2010, swine flu vaccines were expeditiously licensed and a mass vaccination programme for high risk groups including pregnant women was introduced in the UK. This pilot active safety surveillance study was performed to establish the feasibility of rapidly monitoring the new swine flu vaccines in large patient numbers receiving or offered the vaccination under normal conditions of use within a short time frame. Design: A coh ... | 2011 | 22082196 |
| sac c vs disease surveillance report: cases of jejunal haemorrhage syndrome in scottish dairy cows. | | 2011 | 21966683 |
| potential for epidemic take-off from the primary outbreak farm via livestock movements. | abstract: | 2011 | 22115121 |
| the british pig health schemes: integrated systems for large-scale pig abattoir lesion monitoring. | pig health schemes based on abattoir inspections provide an integrated system to optimise the postmortem detection and the reporting of pathological lesions. in great britain, two initiatives have been implemented by the pig industry: wholesome pigs scotland (wps) and the bpex pig health scheme (bphs). these schemes record the presence of a range of pathological lesions detected by means of detailed inspection of the pluck and the skin of the slaughtered pigs. the lesions are those associated wi ... | 2011 | 21881022 |
| public perceptions, anxiety, and behaviour change in relation to the swine flu outbreak: cross sectional telephone survey. | to assess whether perceptions of the swine flu outbreak predicted changes in behaviour among members of the public in england, scotland, and wales. | 2009 | 19574308 |
| during the summer 2009 outbreak of "swine flu" in scotland what respiratory pathogens were diagnosed as h1n1/2009? | abstract: | 2011 | 21752259 |
| severe ostertagiasis in a group of scottish dairy heifers. | | 2011 | 22167842 |