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Oral vaccination reduces the incidence of tuberculosis in free-living brushtail possums by Tompkins, D. M., Ramsey, D. S. L., Cross, M. L., Aldwell, F. E., de Lisle, G. W., Buddle, B. M.

“…) is the main wildlife reservoir of Tb. Possums were trapped and vaccinated using a prototype oral-delivery system to deliver the Tb vaccine bacille…”
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Dietary probiotic supplementation enhances natural killer cell activity in the elderly : An investigation of age-related immunological changes by GILL, H. S, RUTHERFURD, K. J, CROSS, M. L

“…Many elderly subjects are at increased risk of infectious and noninfectious diseases due to an age-related decline in lymphoid cell activity…”
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Reduced spillover transmission of Mycobacterium bovis to feral pigs (Sus scofa) following population control of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) by NUGENT, G., WHITFORD, J., YOCKNEY, I. J., CROSS, M. L.

“…In New Zealand, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is present in domestic cattle and deer herds primarily as the result of on-going disease transmission from the…”
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Importance and mitigation of the risk of spillback transmission of Mycobacterium bovis infection for eradication of bovine tuberculosis from wildlife in New Zealand by BARRON, M. C., NUGENT, G., CROSS, M. L.

“…Introduced brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) are wildlife maintenance hosts for Mycobacterium bovis in New Zealand, often living sympatrically with…”
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Comparison of ranging behaviour in a multi-species complex of free-ranging hosts of bovine tuberculosis in relation to their use as disease sentinels by YOCKNEY, I. J., NUGENT, G., LATHAM, M. C., PERRY, M., CROSS, M. L., BYROM, A. E.

“…Sentinel species are increasingly used by disease managers to detect and monitor the prevalence of zoonotic diseases in wildlife populations. Characterizing…”
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Immunoregulatory peptides in bovine milk by Gill, Harsharnjit S., Doull, F., Rutherfurd, K. J., Cross, M. L.

“…Bovine milk is known to contain a number of peptide fractions that can affect immune function. The vast majority of immunoregulatory peptides that have been…”
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Anti-allergy properties of fermented foods: an important immunoregulatory mechanism of lactic acid bacteria? by Cross, M.L., Stevenson, L.M., Gill, H.S.

“…Clinical reports have suggested that dietary consumption of fermented foods, such as yogurt, can alleviate some of the symptoms of atopy and might also reduce…”
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Oral delivery of lipid-encapsulated Mycobacterium bovis BCG extends survival of the bacillus in vivo and induces a long-term protective immune response against tuberculosis by Aldwell, F.E., Cross, M.L., Fitzpatrick, C.E., Lambeth, M.R., de Lisle, G.W., Buddle, B.M.

“…The success of oral-route vaccination using Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) relies on delivery of live, actively metabolising bacilli to…”
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Development of integrated surveillance systems for the management of tuberculosis in New Zealand wildlife by Anderson, DP, Ramsey, DSL, de Lisle, GW, Bosson, M, Cross, ML, Nugent, G

“…Disease surveillance for the management of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in New Zealand has focussed, to a large extent, on the development of tools specific for…”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Management in Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), through Indirect Surveillance of Mycobacterium bovis Infection Using Released Sentinel Pigs by Cross, M. L., Whitford, E. J., Nugent, G., Yockney, I. J.

“…In New Zealand, wild pigs acquire Mycobacterium bovis infection by scavenging tuberculous carrion, primarily carcasses of the main disease maintenance host,…”
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Oral vaccination of mice with lipid-encapsulated Mycobacterium bovis BCG: Effect of reducing or eliminating BCG load on cell-mediated immunity by Cross, M.L, Lambeth, M.R, Coughlan, Y, Aldwell, F.E

“…Abstract Oral delivery of lipid-encapsulated BCG represents an effective method for vaccination against tuberculosis (Tb). This method establishes live,…”
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Immune-signalling by orally-delivered probiotic bacteria: effects on common mucosal immunoresponses and protection at distal mucosal sites by Cross, M L

“…Probiotics--orally-delivered preparations of non-pathogenic bacterial cells--have been reported to increase anti-microbial protection in the gastrointestinal…”
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Can immunoregulatory lactic acid bacteria be used as dietary supplements to limit allergies? by Cross, M L, Gill, H S

“…Studies in gnotobiotic animals have suggested that the intestinal bacterial flora may play an important role in priming the immune system during ontogeny to…”
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in wildlife on three deer farms with a history of Johne's disease by Nugent, G, Whitford, EJ, Hunnam, JC, Wilson, PR, Cross, ML, de Lisle, GW

“…AIM: To determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) infection in wildlife, in pastoral landscapes with a recent history of…”
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Effect of dietary whey protein concentrate on primary and secondary antibody responses in immunized BALB/c mice by Low, P.P.L, Rutherfurd, K.J, Gill, H.S, Cross, M.L

“…Proteins derived from the whey fraction of bovine milk are known to modulate immune responses. We have previously described a rennet whey protein concentrate…”
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Could recombinant technology facilitate the realisation of a fertility-control vaccine for possums? by Cross, ML, Zheng, T, Duckworth, JA, Cowan, PE

“…While lethal control remains the primary tool for possum control in New Zealand, there has been substantial research effort over the last decade into…”
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Immunomodulatory properties of milk by Cross, Martin L., Gill, H. S.

“…There is increasing commercial interest in the production of functional foodstuffs which have health-promoting properties. Over the last five to ten years,…”
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Anticancer properties of bovine milk by Gill, Harsharnjit S., Cross, M. L.

“…Improved means of cancer prevention and treatment remain key goals of global health programmes. This is particularly true in Western society, where the elderly…”
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Induction of T helper 1- and T helper 2-type immune responses during Haemonchus contortus infection in sheep by Gill, H S, Altmann, K, Cross, M L, Husband, A J

“…The production of cytokines by lymphoid cells, isolated from non-infected and Haemonchus contortus-infected lambs, was investigated. Particular attention was…”
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The potential of oral vaccines for disease control in wildlife species by Cross, M.L., Buddle, B.M., Aldwell, F.E.

“…Numerous infectious diseases caused by bacteria or viruses persist in developed and developing countries due to ongoing transmission among wildlife reservoir…”
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