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Respirable dust concentrations in equine stables. Part 1: Validation of equipment and effect of various management systems by Clements, J.M., Pirie, R.S.

“…Traditional methods of measuring airborne dust concentrations (ADC) in animal housing have included the collection of dust onto pre-weighed filters permitting…”
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Respirable dust concentrations in equine stables. Part 2: The benefits of soaking hay and optimising the environment in a neighbouring stable by Clements, J.M., Pirie, R.S.

“…The effect of soaking hay to minimise equine breathing zone respirable dust concentration (RDC) is unknown, as is the duration of soaking required…”
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Bronchodilator activity of the selective muscarinic antagonist revatropate in horses with heaves by McGorum, B.C., Nicholas, D.R., Foster, A.P., Shaw, D.J., Pirie, R.S.

“…Bronchodilators are frequently used to attenuate airway obstruction in equine heaves (or recurrent airway obstruction). This study evaluated the selective (M3…”
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Cytokine profiles of peripheral blood and airway CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes in horses with recurrent airway obstruction by Kleiber, C., McGorum, B.C., Horohov, D.W., Pirie, R.S., Zurbriggen, A., Straub, R.

“…Equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is thought to result from an aberrant immune response to inhaled antigens, modulated by T lymphocytes via the…”
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Comparison of IgG antibody levels to Clostridium botulinum antigens between euthanased and surviving cases of chronic grass sickness by Nunn, F.G., Pirie, R.S., McGorum, B., Wernery, U., Poxton, I.R.

“…Serum from 12 horses suffering from chronic grass sickness (CGS) were assayed for IgG antibodies against botulinum neurotoxins C and D (BoNT/C and BoNT/D) and…”
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Insulin-like growth factors and recurrent hypoglycemia associated with renal cell carcinoma in a horse by Swain, J.M, Pirie, R.S, Hudson, N.P.H, Else, R.W, Evans, H, McGorum, B.C

“…The case was examined at the Easter Bush Veterinary Hospital, The University of Edinburgh. A 520 kg, 6‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was referred for…”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of equine alveolar macrophages by Karagianni, A.E., Kapetanovic, R., Summers, K.M., McGorum, B.C., Hume, D.A., Pirie, R.S.

“…Summary Reasons for performing study Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are the first line of defence against pathogens in the lungs of all mammalian species and thus…”
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Analysis of the large intestinal and faecal microbiota of horses with grass sickness using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis by Nölkes, D., Böhnel, H., Gessler, F., Krüger, M., Pirie, R.S., McGorum, B.C., Wernery, U.

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Analysis of the large intestinal and faecal microbiota of horses with grass sickness using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis by Nölkes, D., Böhnel, H., Gessler, F., Krüger, M., Pirie, R.S., McGorum, B.C., Wernery, U.

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Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in faeces and ileal contents from grass sickness affected horses: Comparisons with 3 control populations by Waggett, B.E, McGorum, B.C, Wernery, U, Shaw, D.J, Pirie, R.S

“…Summary Reasons for performing study: While previous studies have demonstrated an association between equine grass sickness (EGS) and the presence of…”
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Equine grass sickness, but not botulism, causes autonomic and enteric neurodegeneration and increases SNARE protein expression within neuronal perikarya by Mcgorum, B.C., Scholes, S., Milne, E.M., Eaton, S.L., Wishart, T.M., Poxton, I.R., Moss, S., Wernery, U., Davey, T., Harris, J.B., Pirie, R.S.

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Retrospective Evaluation of Episodic Collapse in the Horse in a Referred Population: 25 Cases (1995-2009) by Lyle, C.H., Turley, G., Blissitt, K.J., Pirie, R.S., Mayhew, I.G., McGorum, B.C., Keen, J.A.

“…Background: Episodic collapse in horses has equine welfare and human safety implications. There are, however, no published case series describing this…”
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Retrospective Evaluation of Episodic Collapse in the Horse in a Referred Population: 25 Cases (1995-2009): Collapse in the Horse by Lyle, C.H., Turley, G., Blissitt, K.J., Pirie, R.S., Mayhew, I.G., McGorum, B.C., Keen, J.A.

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Evaluation of cytokine production by equine alveolar macrophages exposed to lipopolysaccharide, Aspergillus fumigatus, and a suspension of hay dust by Laan, T.T.J.M, Bull, S, Pirie, R.S, Fink-Gremmels, J

“…To evaluate cytokine production by equine alveolar macrophages after exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Aspergillus fumigatus, and hay dust, and determine…”
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The anti-inflammatory effects of IV administered clenbuterol in horses with recurrent airway obstruction by Laan, Tamarinde T.J.M., Bull, Sarah, Pirie, R. Scott, Fink-Gremmels, Johanna

“…Cyclic AMP elevating agents have been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in addition to functions such as bronchodilation. The aim of this study was…”
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Evaluation of Synaptophysin as an Immunohistochemical Marker for Equine Grass Sickness by Waggett, B.E., McGorum, B.C., Shaw, D.J., Pirie, R.S., MacIntyre, N., Wernery, U., Milne, E.M.

“…It has been proposed that synaptophysin, an abundant integral membrane protein of synaptic vesicles, is an immunohistochemical marker for degenerating neurons…”
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Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Recurrent Hypoglycemia Associated with Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horse by Swain, J.M., Pirie, R.S., Hudson, N.P.H., Else, R.W., Evans, H., McGorum, B.C.

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Dose responses to inhalation of endotoxin, hay dust suspension and Aspergillus fumigatus extract in horses as measured by levels and activation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 by Simonen-Jokinen, T, Pirie, R.S, McGorum, B, Maisi, P

“…Summary Reasons for performing study: Airway matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) increase after endotoxin (LPS) exposure, but there are no reports describing…”
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Plasma enzymes and metabolites as potential prognostic indices of ovine pregnancy toxaemia--a preliminary study by Sargison, N D, Scott, P R, Penny, C D, Pirie, R S, Kelly, J M

“…Three ewes with naturally occurring pregnancy toxaemia and increased plasma glucose concentrations within 24 h of the onset of clinical signs, made a complete…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of retropharyngeal injuries in lambs associated with the administration of intraruminal boluses by Macrae, A.I, Barnes, D.F, Hunter, H.A.A, Sargison, N.D, Scott, P.R, Blissitt, K.J, Booth, T.M, Pirie, R.S

“…The administration of intraruminal identification boluses to a group of 76 lambs resulted in 24 (32 per cent) showing signs of pharyngeal damage. In 16 of them…”
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