Search Results - "WEST, D. M."

Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance on 62 beef cattle farms in the North Island of New Zealand by Waghorn, TS, Leathwick, DM, Rhodes, AP, Jackson, R, Pomroy, WE, West, DM, Moffat, JR

“…AIM: To establish the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes on a random sample of beef cattle herds in the North Island of New Zealand…”
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Assessment of occupational exposure to leptospirosis in a sheep-only abattoir by DORJEE, S., HEUER, C., JACKSON, R., WEST, D. M., COLLINS-EMERSON, J. M., MIDWINTER, A. C., RIDLER, A. L.

“…This study estimated the frequency of exposure of meat workers to carcasses infected with Leptospira serovars Hardjobovis or Pomona in a sheep-only abattoir in…”
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Epidemiology of vaginal prolapse in mixed-age ewes in New Zealand by Jackson, R, Hilson, RPN, Roe, AR, Perkins, N, Heuer, C, West, DM

“…AIMS: Identify environmental, animal, and management factors associated with risk of vaginal prolapse in ewes, to enable farmers and advisors to make pragmatic…”
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Extension of Cell Life-Span and Telomere Length in Animals Cloned from Senescent Somatic Cells by Lanza, Robert P., Cibelli, Jose B., Blackwell, Catherine, Cristofalo, Vincent J., Francis, Mary Kay, Baerlocher, Gabriela M., Mak, Jennifer, Schertzer, Michael, Chavez, Elizabeth A., Sawyer, Nancy, Lansdorp, Peter M., West, Michael D.

“…The potential of cloning depends in part on whether the procedure can reverse cellular aging and restore somatic cells to a phenotypically youthful state…”
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Seroconversion and semen shedding in rams experimentally infected with Brucella ovis by Ridler, AL, Smith, SL, West, DM

“…AIM: To determine the time taken for rams to develop antibodies to Brucella ovis in serum, shed B. ovis in semen and develop lesions of epididymitis following…”
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Rapid detection of Escherichia coli virulence factor genes using multiplex real-time TaqMan ® PCR assays by West, D.M., Sprigings, K.A., Cassar, C., Wakeley, P.R., Sawyer, J., Davies, R.H.

“…Three multiplex real-time TaqMan ® PCR assays were developed for the detection of Escherichia coli virulence factor genes in veterinary samples. Target…”
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Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance on sheep farms in New Zealand by Waghorn, TS, Leathwick, DM, Rhodes, AP, Lawrence, KE, Jackson, R, Pomroy, WE, West, DM, Moffat, JR

“…AIM: To establish the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes on sheep farms in New Zealand. METHODS: A cross-sectional prevalence study…”
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Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer by Kim, Nam W., Piatyszek, Mieczyslaw A., Prowse, Karen R., Harley, Calvin B., West, Michael D., Peter L. C. Ho, Coviello, Gina M., Wright, Woodring E., Weinrich, Scott L., Shay, Jerry W.

“…Synthesis of DNA at chromosome ends by telomerase may be necessary for indefinite proliferation of human cells. A highly sensitive assay for measuring…”
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Cloned Cattle Can Be Healthy and Normal by Lanza, Robert P., Cibelli, Jose B., Faber, David, Sweeney, Raymond W., Henderson, Boyd, Nevala, Wendy, West, Michael D., Wettstein, Peter J.

“…The possibility of cloning humans has raised questions as to whether nuclear transfer can be used to reproducibly generate healthy adult animals. Lanza et al…”
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Spontaneous reversal of the developmental aging of normal human cells following transcriptional reprogramming by Vaziri, H, Chapman, K B, Guigova, A, Teichroeb, J, Lacher, M D, Sternberg, H, Singec, I, Briggs, L, Wheeler, J, Sampathkumar, J, Gonzalez, R, Larocca, D, Murai, J, Snyder, E, Andrews, W H, Funk, W D, West, M D

“…To determine whether transcriptional reprogramming is capable of reversing the developmental aging of normal human somatic cells to an embryonic state. An…”
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Anthelmintic resistance and management of nematode parasites on beef cattle-rearing farms in the North Island of New Zealand by Jackson, R, Rhodes, AP, Pomroy, WE, Leathwick, DM, West, DM, Waghorn, TS, Moffat, JR

“…AIM: To provide information on current farmers' opinions and farming practices thought to be related to anthelmintic resistance, and to test for associations…”
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Shortened telomeres in the expanded CD28-CD8+ cell subset in HIV disease implicate replicative senescence in HIV pathogenesis by Effros, R B, Allsopp, R, Chiu, C P, Hausner, M A, Hirji, K, Wang, L, Harley, C B, Villeponteau, B, West, M D, Giorgi, J V

“…To test the hypothesis that the expanded population of non-proliferative CD28-CD8+ T cells in HIV disease have shortened telomeres, thereby providing evidence…”
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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of Campylobacter jejuni sheep abortion isolates by Mannering, S.A., West, D.M., Fenwick, S.G., Marchant, R.M., O’Connell, K.

“…Campylobacter species are a significant cause of sheep abortion in most sheep-raising countries. In New Zealand, Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus is the…”
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Prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in sheep in a sheep-only abattoir in New Zealand by Dorjee, S, Heuer, C, Jackson, R, West, DM, Collins-Emerson, JM, Midwinter, AC, Ridler, AL

“…AIM: To determine the prevalence of the two most commonly diagnosed pathogenic Leptospira spp. serovars, Hardjobovis and Pomona, in sheep in a sheep-only…”
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Prospects for the use of nuclear transfer in human transplantation by Lanza, Robert P, Cibelli, Jose B, West, Michael D

“…The successful application of nuclear transfer techniques to a range of mammalian species has brought the possibility of human therapeutic cloning…”
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Pathology of Brucella ovis infection in red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) by Ridler, AL, West, DM, Collett, MG

“…AIM: To describe the pathology of the reproductive tract of red deer stags with active Brucella ovis infection and in stags in which B. ovis infection had…”
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Management of gastrointestinal nematode parasites on sheep farms in New Zealand by Lawrence, KE, Leathwick, DM, Rhodes, AP, Jackson, R, Heuer, C, Pomroy, WE, West, DM, Waghorn, TS, Moffat, JR

“…AIM: To report current farmer opinions and farming practices relating to control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance on sheep farms in…”
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A multiplex allele specific polymerase chain reaction (MAS-PCR) on the dihydrofolate reductase gene for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum genotypes 1 and 2 by Gile, M, Warhurst, D C, Webster, K A, West, D M, Marshall, J A

“…A multiplex allele specific polymerase chain reaction (MAS-PCR) based on the Cryptosporidium parvum dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) gene sequence differentiates…”
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role of liver Cu kinetics in the depletion of reserves of Cu in dairy cows fed a Cu-deficient diet by Grace, ND, Knowles, SO, West, DM, Smith, SL

“…AIM: To determine how the concentration of Cu in liver affects the rate of depletion of that Cu when cows are fed a Cu-deficient diet under experimental…”
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impact of highly concentrated Mo and Cu dietary supplements, fed as a bolus, on the efficacy of chelated versus inorganic Cu in cattle on a low-Cu diet by Grace, ND, West, DM, Smith, SL, Knowles, SO

“…AIM: To compare the efficacy of chelated versus inorganic forms of dietary Cu supplements, fed as a bolus, when challenged by a daily bolus of dietary Mo in…”
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