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{"title":"Attitudes and opinions of Brazilian veterinarians towards the assessment and management of acute avian pain.","authors":"André Augusto Justo, Renata Haddad Pinho, Natache Arouca Garofalo, Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade, Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna, Adriano Bonfim Carregaro, Silvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4647","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Veterinarians' approaches to the management of avian pain have been poorly documented despite the rising number of pet birds seen in clinical settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was advertised nationwide to recruit Brazilian veterinarians who had treated traumatic and surgical conditions in birds within the previous year. The survey comprised 25 closed or semi-closed questions divided into four sections (demographics, routinely performed medical procedures and pain recognition, drug choices for analgesia and challenges to pain treatment, and attitudes towards pain relief in birds). Survey results are expressed as a percentage of responses and a chi-squared test was used to compare proportions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 370 completed surveys were received. Approximately 72% of respondents worked exclusively in wild/exotic animal practice. Parrots and related species were the most commonly seen birds. The most frequently reported painful conditions were fractures (88.4%), feather plucking (73.0%) and limb amputation (65.1%). Although pain was diagnosed behaviourally by 97.6% of the respondents, 83.5% believed that the presence of an observer inhibited avian pain expression. NSAIDs and opioids, most commonly meloxicam and tramadol, were always provided perioperatively by 66.4% and 42.1% of respondents, respectively. Although nearly all respondents (95.4%) agreed that analgesics improve the quality of recovery after surgery, 80.3% stated that acute pain in birds is frequently undiagnosed in the clinical setting.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Selection bias could have overestimated the attitudes concerning avian pain in relation to the wider veterinary population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Practising veterinarians in Brazil revealed a positive attitude towards avian pain management. However, the lack of validated pain assessment methods makes avian pain relief highly challenging.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4647"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of a reduction in time for avian influenza virus isolation using specific pathogen-free embryonated chicken eggs.","authors":"Scott M Reid, Vivien J Coward, Joe James, Rowena D E Hansen, Colin Birch, Mayur Bakrania, Sharon M Brookes, Ian H Brown, Ashley C Banyard","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4842","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The international gold standard for avian influenza virus (AIV) diagnosis is virus isolation (VI) in specific pathogen-free embryonated chicken eggs (ECEs). AIV isolation typically involves a 6-day turnaround, during which premises under suspicion for notifiable AIV infection are held under restriction regardless of molecular diagnoses, often with significant welfare implications.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A reduction in time for negation by VI was investigated following experimental inoculation of AIV from known-positive original clinical material into ECEs. VI data derived from more than 600 case investigations from epizootics of high-pathogenicity AIV (HPAIV) in Great Britain since 2016 and from low-pathogenicity AIV (LPAIV) cases in Great Britain since 2014 were examined to support a reduction in test timing using alternative regimens.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HPAIVs were isolated during the first passage, and for LPAIV VI, the second passage could be reduced to 2 days. Power analysis showed that the benefit of reducing the number of days outweighed the risk of missing a positive isolate.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Limited data were available from experimental inoculations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This truncated methodology, which enables an earlier release of restrictions, may substantially ease the economic implications of restriction. It could also reduce bird welfare implications and improve international standards without loss of test performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4842"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Medial joint line tenderness is an indicator for meniscal injuries in dogs.","authors":"Daniel J McDonald, Nima Nakahara, Arnon Gal, Richard A S Mitchell","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4841","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Medial meniscal injury is an important aspect of cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs. This study examines whether caudomedial joint line palpation of the stifle is correlated with medial meniscal injury in canine stifles with concurrent cranial cruciate ligament disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 91 dogs (97 stifles) presenting with cranial cruciate ligament disease were assessed by palpation of the caudomedial joint line of the affected stifle by a single surgeon. Surgery was then performed to assess for injury to the medial meniscus. The odds of dogs with pain on palpation having a medial meniscal tear were then calculated, with the significance level set at p-value of 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Dogs showing pain on caudomedial joint palpation had 34.5 times (95% confidence interval 9.7‒125) greater odds of having a medial meniscal tear. Pain on caudomedial joint line palpation had a sensitivity of 0.86, specificity of 0.85, positive predictive value of 0.94, negative predictive value of 0.70 and accuracy of 0.86 for identifying dogs with a medial meniscal tear.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>The amount of pressure placed on the caudomedial joint line was not assessed and a control group was not included.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Medial joint line tenderness has a significant relationship with medial meniscal tear in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4841"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards a microRNA-based Johne's disease diagnostic predictive system: Preliminary results.","authors":"Paul Capewell, Arianne Lowe, Spiridoula Athanasiadou, David Wilson, Eve Hanks, Robert Coultous, Michael Hutchings, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Johne's disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), is a chronic enteritis that adversely affects welfare and productivity in cattle. Screening and subsequent removal of affected animals is a common approach for disease management, but efforts are hindered by low diagnostic sensitivity. Expression levels of small non-coding RNA molecules involved in gene regulation (microRNAs), which may be altered during mycobacterial infection, may present an alternative diagnostic method.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The expression levels of 24 microRNAs affected by mycobacterial infection were measured in sera from MAP-positive (n = 66) and MAP-negative cattle (n = 65). They were then used within a machine learning approach to build an optimal classifier for MAP diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The method provided 72% accuracy, 73% sensitivity and 71% specificity on average, with an area under the curve of 78%.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Although control samples were collected from farms nominally MAP-free, the low sensitivity of current diagnostics means some animals may have been misclassified.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MicroRNA profiling combined with advanced predictive modelling enables rapid and accurate diagnosis of Johne's disease in cattle.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4798"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"UK animal therapists' confidence in executing professional skills in clinical practice.","authors":"Alice Sear, Alison P Wills","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4704","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Veterinary physiotherapy and hydrotherapy are popular modalities in the UK, yet little is known about the confidence of therapists responsible for performing these treatments. A lack of confidence may have a detrimental impact on patients; therefore, this study investigated the effect of age, species specialisation, educational level, occupation, qualifications, experience and years practising on animal therapists' confidence in executing professional skills.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was conducted to collect quantitative data regarding UK-based therapists' confidence in the completion of entrustable professional activities (EPAs). In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore participants' perceptions of therapy qualifications and their personal experiences in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Occupation, educational level and therapy qualification had a significant effect (p < 0.05) on participants' confidence in performing all EPAs. Experience had a significant effect (p < 0.05) on four EPAs; those with less than 1 year of experience had the lowest confidence scores, with increased experience in the animal industry and as an animal therapist resulting in a rise in confidence.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>This study relied on participants reporting their own limitations and could have further explored why animal therapists choose to obtain specific qualifications.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Providing support to new graduates may improve their confidence. In addition, it is important that qualifications adequately prepare animal therapists for clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4704"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In Brief.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4925","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"195 10","pages":"404-405"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating beyond a veterinary career to One Health and its practical applications.","authors":"Sinthu Devkumar","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Becoming a vet was among many career options for Sinthu Devkumar and after intercalating in the social sciences during her preclinical years, the role of interdisciplinary research started to shape her future career path.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"195 10","pages":"i-ii"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vets awarded Nuffield Farming Scholarships.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"195 10","pages":"iv"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wastewater surveillance key to tracking flu variants.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4923","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"195 10","pages":"401"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wild deer carcase submission for disease surveillance.","authors":"Jennifer Cantlay, Samantha Holland","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4941","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"195 10","pages":"423-424"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}