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HbA1c determination from HemaSpot™ blood collection devices: comparison of home prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J. M., Fowler, C. F., Barrett, F., Humphry, R. W., Van Drimmelen, M., MacRury, S. M.

“…Aim To assess the clinical performance and patient acceptance of HemaSpot™ blood collection devices as an alternative blood collection method. Methods Adult…”
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Influence of tetracycline exposure on tetracycline resistance and the carriage of tetracycline resistance genes within commensal Escherichia coli populations by Blake, D.P., Humphry, R.W., Scott, K.P., Hillman, K., Fenlon, D.R., Low, J.C.

“…Aims: To assess the influence of incremental tetracycline exposure on the genetic basis of tetracycline resistance within faecal Escherichia coli. Methods and…”
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Modelling and costing BVD outbreaks in beef herds by Gunn, G.J., Stott, A.W., Humphry, R.W.

“…Results from an epidemiological model of an outbreak of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) within a Scottish beef suckler herd are presented. These results concurred…”
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Assessing economic and social pressure for the control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus by Gunn, G.J., Saatkamp, H.W., Humphry, R.W., Stott, A.W.

“…The objective of this paper is to present a preliminary assessment of variation in the economic impact of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) at dairy farm…”
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Reply to Verougstraete et al. Comment on HbA1c determination from HemaSpot blood collection devices: comparison of home‐prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J. M., Fowler, C. F., Barrett, F., Humphry, R. W., MacRury, S. M.

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Reply to Verougstraete et al. Comment on HbA 1c determination from HemaSpot blood collection devices: comparison of home-prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J M, Fowler, C F, Barrett, F, Humphry, R W, MacRury, S M

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Bacteriological Survey of Fresh Minced Beef on Sale at Retail Outlets in Scotland in 2019: Three Foodborne Pathogens, Hygiene Process Indicators, and Phenotypic Antimicrobial Resistance by Bishop, H, Evans, J, Eze, J I, Webster, C, Humphry, R W, Beattie, R, White, J, Couper, J, Allison, L, Brown, D, Tongue, S C

“…The health and economic burden of foodborne illness is high, with approximately 2.4 million cases occurring annually in the United Kingdom. A survey to…”
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Strategies for screening young stock for antibodies – optimising numbers to test, cut-points, & predictive values for bovine viral diarrhoea virus by Humphry, R. W., Reeves, A., Gunn, G. J.

“…The antibody seroprevalence of young stock can be a useful indicator of recent or current infection in a herd. We examine the factors that contribute to the…”
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HbA 1c determination from HemaSpot™ blood collection devices: comparison of home prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J M, Fowler, C F, Barrett, F, Humphry, R W, Van Drimmelen, M, MacRury, S M

“…To assess the clinical performance and patient acceptance of HemaSpot™ blood collection devices as an alternative blood collection method. Adult men and women…”
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Difficulties arising from the variety of testing schemes used for bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) by Duncan, A. J., Gunn, G. J., Humphry, R. W.

“…Globally, the eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is still in its infancy, but eradication has been, or is being, adopted by several countries…”
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Financial incentive to control paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) on dairy farms in the United Kingdom by Stott, A.W, Jones, G.M, Humphry, R.W, Gunn, G.J

“…This paper estimates the financial incentive to control paratuberculosis on dairy farms by establishing the level of expenditure that would minimise the total…”
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British Escherichia coli O157 in Cattle Study (BECS): to determine the prevalence of E. coli O157 in herds with cattle destined for the food chain by HENRY, M. K., TONGUE, S. C., EVANS, J., WEBSTER, C., McKENDRICK, I. J., MORGAN, M., WILLETT, A., REEVES, A., HUMPHRY, R. W., GALLY, D. L., GUNN, G. J., CHASE-TOPPING, M. E.

“…Escherichia coli O157 are zoonotic bacteria for which cattle are an important reservoir. Prevalence estimates for E. coli O157 in British cattle for human…”
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Output-based assessment of herd-level freedom from infection in endemic situations: Application of a Bayesian Hidden Markov model by van Roon, A.M., Madouasse, A., Toft, N., Santman-Berends, I.M.G.A., Gethmann, J., Eze, J., Humphry, R.W., Graham, D., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Nielen, M., More, S.J., Mercat, M., Fourichon, C., Sauter-Louis, C., Frössling, J., Ågren, E., Gunn, G.J., Henry, M.K., van Schaik, G.

“…Countries have implemented control programmes (CPs) for cattle diseases such as bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) that are tailored to each country-specific…”
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Relative associations of cattle movements, local spread, and biosecurity with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) seropositivity in beef and dairy herds by Gates, M.C., Woolhouse, M.E.J., Gunn, G.J., Humphry, R.W.

“…The success of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) eradication campaigns can be undermined by spread through local transmission pathways and poor farmer…”
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An empirical comparison of isolate-based and sample-based definitions of antimicrobial resistance and their effect on estimates of prevalence by Humphry, R.W., Evans, J., Webster, C., Tongue, S.C., Innocent, G.T., Gunn, G.J.

“…•A literature search demonstrated the widespread use of isolate-level measurement of resistance.•Faecal samples were tested for antimicrobial resistant E. coli…”
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Antimicrobial resistance and bacterial density by Humphry, R. W., Gunn, G. J.

“…Bacterial density matters, because densities vary by orders of magnitude, and the concentration of resistant bacteria (mg-1) is the product of overall…”
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Prevalence of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhoea virus in bulk tank milk and associated risk factors in Scottish dairy herds by Humphry, R. W., Brülisauer, F., McKendrick, I. J., Nettleton, P. F., Gunn, G. J.

“…Bulk tank milk samples were collected from 374 dairy farms in Scotland in 2007/2008 along with questionnaire data relating to the management of the farm. Milk…”
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Associations between bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) seropositivity and performance indicators in beef suckler and dairy herds by Gates, M.C., Humphry, R.W., Gunn, G.J.

“…Data from 255 Scottish beef suckler herds and 189 Scottish dairy herds surveyed as part of national bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) prevalence studies from…”
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A linear programming approach to estimate the economic impact of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) at the whole-farm level in Scotland by Stott, A.W., Lloyd, J., Humphry, R.W., Gunn, G.J.

“…We combined epidemiological and economic concepts and modelling techniques, to integrate animal health into whole-farm business management. This allowed us to…”
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Optimal risk management versus willingness to pay for BVDV control options by Santarossa, J.M., Stott, A.W., Humphry, R.W., Gunn, G.J.

“…Previous work has shown that the least-cost BVD-control option for cow–calf herds in Scotland was not necessarily the risk-minimising option. Thus, assessing…”
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