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Effect of rumen fluke on feed digestibility and methane emissions in sheep by Rutherford, N. H., Barley, J., Robinson, M. W., Gordon, A. W., Yan, T., Aubry, A.

“…Thirty-six ewes aged 18 months were assigned to one of three groups ( n  = 12) on the basis of faecal egg count (FEC) for rumen fluke; C: control (FEC = 0–5…”
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Efficiency of slaughterhouse surveillance for the detection of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in Northern Ireland by PASCUAL-LINAZA, A. V., GORDON, A. W., STRINGER, L. A., MENZIES, F. D.

“…Post-mortem examination continues to play an important surveillance role in the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme in Northern Ireland. It is…”
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Comparison of the sulfur hexafluoride tracer and respiration chamber techniques for estimating methane emissions and correction for rectum methane output from dairy cows by Muñoz, C, Yan, T, Wills, D A, Murray, S, Gordon, A W

“…The objectives of the present study were to compare the sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) and respiration chamber techniques for measuring methane (CH₄) emissions from…”
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Cerebral [18 F]T807/AV1451 retention pattern in clinically probable CTE resembles pathognomonic distribution of CTE tauopathy by Dickstein, D L, Pullman, M Y, Fernandez, C, Short, J A, Kostakoglu, L, Knesaurek, K, Soleimani, L, Jordan, B D, Gordon, W A, Dams-O'Connor, K, Delman, B N, Wong, E, Tang, C Y, DeKosky, S T, Stone, J R, Cantu, R C, Sano, M, Hof, P R, Gandy, S

“…Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disorder most commonly associated with repetitive traumatic brain injury (TBI) and characterized…”
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Sticky-trapping biting midges (Culicoides spp.) alighting on cattle and sheep: effects of trap colour and evidence for host preference by Thompson, G. M, Jess, S, Gordon, A. W, Murchie, A. K

“…Sticky traps were mounted on heifers and sheep to assess Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) host preference. Initially, four coloured 200-cm² sticky…”
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Degradation of insecticides used for indoor spraying in malaria control and possible solutions by Sibanda, Mthokozisi M, Focke, Walter W, Labuschagne, Frederick J W J, Moyo, Lumbidzani, Nhlapo, Nontete S, Maity, Arjun, Muiambo, Herminio, Massinga, Jr, Pedro, Crowther, Nico A S, Coetzee, Maureen, Brindley, Gordon W A

“…The insecticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is widely used in indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria control owing to its longer residual…”
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Exposure Assessment of Carcass Disposal Options in the Event of a Notifiable Exotic Animal Disease: Application to Avian Influenza Virus by Pollard, Simon J. T, Hickman, Gordon A. W, Irving, Phil, Hough, Rupert L, Gauntlett, Daniel M, Howson, Simon F, Hart, Alwyn, Gayford, Paul, Gent, Nick

“…We present a generalized exposure assessment of 28 disposal options for poultry carcasses in the event of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak…”
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Effects of replacing grass silage with either maize silage or concentrates during late pregnancy on the performance of breeding ewes fed isonitrogenous diets by Annett, R. W., Carson, A. F., Gordon, A. W.

“…A study was undertaken to investigate the performance of breeding ewes fed a range of forage and concentrate-based diets in late pregnancy, balanced for supply…”
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Poststroke depression: an examination of the literature by Gordon, W A, Hibbard, M R

“…To examine literature on poststroke depression (PSD). More than 200 articles related to stroke and depression were selected from a computer-based search…”
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Intervention Strategies for Carcass Disposal: Pareto Analysis of Exposures for Exotic Disease Outbreaks by Delgado, João, Longhurst, Phil, Hickman, Gordon A. W, Gauntlett, Daniel M, Howson, Simon F, Irving, Phil, Hart, Alwyn, Pollard, Simon J. T

“…An enhanced methodology for the policy-level prioritization of intervention options during carcass disposal is presented. Pareto charts provide a…”
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Effects of plane of nutrition of ewes in early and mid-pregnancy on performance of the offspring: Female reproduction and male carcass characteristics by Muñoz, C, Carson, A.F, McCoy, M.A, Dawson, L.E.R, Wylie, A.R.G, Gordon, A.W

“…This study investigated the effects of different planes of nutrition in early pregnancy (EP) and mid-pregnancy (MP) of crossbred ewes on carcass…”
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Physical and economic performance of dairy cows managed within contrasting grassland-based milk production systems over 3 successive lactations by Ferris, C.P., Watson, S., Gordon, A.W., Barley, J.

“…A diverse range of grassland-based milk production systems are practiced on dairy farms in temperate regions, with systems differing in relation to the…”
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Performance of Holstein and Swedish-Red × Jersey/Holstein crossbred dairy cows within low- and medium-concentrate grassland-based systems by Ferris, C P, Purcell, P J, Gordon, A W, Larsen, T, Vestergaard, M

“…This 2 × 2 factorial design experiment was conducted to compare the performance of spring-calving Holstein dairy cows (HOL, n = 34) with Swedish Red ×…”
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Field bean inclusion in the diet of early-lactation dairy cows: Effects on performance and nutrient utilization by Johnston, D J, Theodoridou, K, Gordon, A W, Yan, T, McRoberts, W C, Ferris, C P

“…The European livestock sector has a significant deficit of high-quality protein feed ingredients. Consequently there is interest in using locally grown protein…”
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Effect of concentrate feed level on methane emissions from grazing dairy cows by Jiao, H P, Dale, A J, Carson, A F, Murray, S, Gordon, A W, Ferris, C P

“…Although the effect of nutrition on enteric methane (CH4) emissions from confined dairy cattle has been extensively examined, less information is available on…”
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Nitrogen utilization efficiency and prediction of nitrogen excretion in sheep offered fresh perennial ryegrass () by Zhao, Y G, Gordon, A W, O'Connell, N E, Yan, T

“…Nitrogen excretion from sheep production systems is an important source of nitrate, ammonia, and nitrous oxide responsible for groundwater pollution and global…”
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Performance of dairy cows offered either zero-grazed grass or grass silage prepared from the same sward by Lavery, A., Gordon, A.W., White, A., Ferris, C.P.

“…•Ensiling herbage at an early growth stage may offer an alternative to zero-grazing.•Wilting young leafy herbage in later season was a challenge.•Resulting…”
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Effect of selective removal of badgers (Meles meles) on ranging behaviour during a ‘Test and Vaccinate or Remove’ intervention in Northern Ireland by O'Hagan, M. J. H., Gordon, A. W., McCormick, C. M., Collins, S. F., Trimble, N. A., McGeown, C. F., McHugh, G. E., McBride, K. R., Menzies, F. D.

“…The role of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) as a wildlife host has complicated the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. Badger ranging…”
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Effect of concentrate feeding method on the performance of dairy cows in early to mid lactation by Purcell, P J, Law, R A, Gordon, A W, McGettrick, S A, Ferris, C P

“…The objective of the current study was to determine the effects of concentrate feeding method on milk yield and composition, dry matter (DM) intake (DMI), body…”
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Northern Ireland farm-level management factors for recurrent bovine tuberculosis herd breakdowns by Doyle, L. P., Courcier, E. A., Gordon, A. W., O'Hagan, M. J. H., Johnston, P., McAleese, E., Buchanan, J. R., Stegeman, J. A., Menzies, F. D.

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic, infectious and zoonotic disease of domestic and wild animals caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis. This study…”
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