{"title":"Pivotal moment as government confirms plans for legislative reform.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.71061","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631665","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}
Veterinary RecordPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-06-07DOI: 10.1002/vetr.70801
James P Wilson, Vivi Thorup, Nick J Bell
{"title":"Interobserver agreement when using a four-point mobility scoring system to score dairy cattle from video footage.","authors":"James P Wilson, Vivi Thorup, Nick J Bell","doi":"10.1002/vetr.70801","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.70801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Our observational study aimed to investigate the interobserver agreement between mobility observers of different research institutes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Interobserver agreement when using a four-point mobility score was assessed among 10 experienced observers. Video footage comprised of individual clips of 207 unique cows recorded while walking on nine different farms. Gwet's agreement coefficient (AC1) and Fleiss' kappa were calculated and reported to measure the agreement between observers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Lameness (mobility score ≥ 2) prevalence estimates for the video footage sample varied from 36.2% to 57.0% between observers. The pairwise interobserver agreement (Gwet's AC1) ranged from 35.6% to 74.5%. The average observer agreement was 47.8%-66.9%, with three observers below 60%. Measuring across all observers, overall agreement was poor (Fleiss' κ = 0.28) despite their high level of experience.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Our study used a small pool of observers with considerable experience in mobility scoring. We also used videos to ensure consistency in the cows presented to the observers, which may not be reflective of real-world scoring conditions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Standardisation procedures for lameness outcome assessments (among researchers and by logical extension, assessors working in the field) urgently require further development.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e115-e119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13425734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wales changes agriculture plan at final hour.","authors":"Josh Loeb","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.71033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631712","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":"One hundred years of Newcastle disease.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71050","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.71050","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"129-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13425683/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disease surveillance in England and Wales, July 2026.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71045","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.71045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"114-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13425674/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standing up for our members in Wales.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.71063","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631657","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":"Exploring a vet nurse prescriber role.","authors":"Arabella Gray","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.71030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631755","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}
Veterinary RecordPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-05-13DOI: 10.1002/vetr.70740
Rachel R Holser, Rachel P Hickcox, Daniel P Costa, Thomas Hildebrand, Sarah P Flanagan, Michelle A LaRue
{"title":"Field immobilisation of adult Weddell seals using intramuscular butorphanol and midazolam.","authors":"Rachel R Holser, Rachel P Hickcox, Daniel P Costa, Thomas Hildebrand, Sarah P Flanagan, Michelle A LaRue","doi":"10.1002/vetr.70740","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.70740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>When working with free-ranging phocid seals, methods of chemical immobilisation require ongoing refinement to reduce complications, particularly apnoea, during research procedures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adult Weddell seals (n = 20) at Cape Crozier, Antarctica, were chemically immobilised with intramuscular injection of butorphanol and midazolam in 2024 and 2025.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Butorphanol and midazolam were administered intramuscularly at 0.16 ± 0.03 and 0.19 ± 0.03 mg/kg, respectively. No apnoea lasting more than 2 minutes was observed, nor were any other adverse effects.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>The sample was limited to 20 adults, predominantly mid-lactation females (n = 14). Additional data on other demographic groups, varying the dose combination, more detailed records of seal vital signs, and additional physiological measurements (e.g., blood gases) would provide valuable insight into this drug combination for Weddell seals.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this limited study, intramuscular butorphanol and midazolam were a safe and effective combination for field immobilisation of adult Weddell seals.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e142-e146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13425668/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147933724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doping violations in greyhounds 'at record high' in 2025.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.71034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.71034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"199 3","pages":"105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148631697","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}