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Valuable yet Vulnerable—A review of the challenges encountered by older nurses in the workplace by Ryan, C., Bergin, M., Wells, J.S

“…As the global nursing workforce ages, developing a comprehensive understanding of the experiences, needs and values specific to older nurses is increasingly…”
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Loss of income from cows shedding Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis prior to calving compared with cows not shedding the organism on two Minnesota dairy farms by Raizman, E A, Fetrow, J P, Wells, S J

“…Quantification of the financial effect of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis infection on lactation performance is essential to encourage participation of dairy…”
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Use of a voluntary testing program to study the spatial epidemiology of Johne's disease affecting dairy herds in Minnesota: a cross sectional study by Kanankege, K S T, Machado, G, Zhang, L, Dokkebakken, B, Schumann, V, Wells, S J, Perez, A M, Alvarez, J

“…One of the key steps in the management of chronic diseases in animals including Johne's disease (JD), caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis…”
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ELISA and fecal culture for paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease): sensitivity and specificity of each method by Whitlock, R.H, Wells, S.J, Sweeney, R.W, Van Tiem, J

“…The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA and fecal culture tests for paratuberculosis in dairy cattle are examined. ELISA and fecal culture data from seven…”
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Management practices and reported antimicrobial usage on conventional and organic dairy farms by Zwald, A G, Ruegg, P L, Kaneene, J B, Warnick, L D, Wells, S J, Fossler, C, Halbert, L W

“…The primary objective was to compare reported antimicrobial usage between conventional and organic dairy farms. A secondary objective was to contrast selected…”
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Epidemiologic Investigation of Highly Pathogenic H5N2 Avian Influenza Among Upper Midwest U.S. Turkey Farms, 2015 by Wells, S. J, Kromm, M. M, VanBeusekom, E. T, Sorley, E. J, Sundaram, M. E, VanderWaal, K, Bowers, J. W. J, Papinaho, P. A, Osterholm, M. T, Bender, J

“…In 2015, an outbreak of H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) occurred in the United States, severely impacting the turkey industry in the upper…”
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Effect of Johne's disease status on reproduction and culling in dairy cattle by Smith, R L, Strawderman, R L, Schukken, Y H, Wells, S J, Pradhan, A K, Espejo, L A, Whitlock, R H, Van Kessel, J S, Smith, J M, Wolfgang, D R, Gröhn, Y T

“…Among the costs attributed to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in dairy cattle, the effects on reproduction and culling are the least…”
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Reduction in incidence of Johne's disease associated with implementation of a disease control program in Minnesota demonstration herds by Espejo, L A, Godden, S, Hartmann, W L, Wells, S J

“…This prospective longitudinal observational study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a standardized control program on the incidence of Johne's disease in…”
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‘Post-lunch’ sleepiness during prolonged, monotonous driving — Effects of meal size by Reyner, L.A, Wells, S.J, Mortlock, V, Horne, J.A

“…Abstract The ‘post-lunch’ dip is a bi-circadian phenomenon, largely unrelated to lunch, and worsened by a disturbed prior night's sleep. Despite anecdotal…”
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Fecal shedding of Campylobacter and Arcobacter spp. in dairy cattle by WESLEY, I. V, WELLS, S. J, HARMON, K. M, GREEN, A, SCHROEDER-TUCKER, L, GLOVER, M, SIDDIQUE, I

“…Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, and Arcobacter spp. were detected in feces of healthy dairy cows by highly specific multiplex-PCR assays. For C…”
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The distribution of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in the environment surrounding Minnesota dairy farms by Raizman, E A, Wells, S J, Godden, S M, Bey, R F, Oakes, M J, Bentley, D C, Olsen, K E

“…The objective of this study was to characterize the distribution of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Map) in the environment of infected and uninfected…”
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Influence of Type of Culture Medium on Characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Subtypes by Cernicchiaro, N, Wells, S.J, Janagama, H, Sreevatsan, S

“…We evaluated the effects of culture and/or enrichment methods on the selection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis subtypes. M. avium subsp…”
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Postmortem titin proteolysis is influenced by sarcomere length in bovine muscle by England, E. M, Fisher, K. D, Wells, S. J, Mohrhauser, D. A, Gerrard, D. E, Weaver, A. D

“…The calpain protease system, in particular, μ-calpain is involved in the disassembly of specific myofibrillar proteins, resulting in tenderization of meat…”
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Fecal shedding of Salmonella spp. by dairy cows on farm and at cull cow markets by Wells, S J, Fedorka-Cray, P J, Dargatz, D A, Ferris, K, Green, A

“…As part of a national study of the U.S. dairy cow population, fecal samples were collected from representative cows on 91 dairies and 97 cull dairy cow markets…”
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Decreased lipid storage in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) during settlement in cold-water eelgrass habitat by Copeman, L. A., Parrish, C. C., Gregory, R. S., Wells, J. S.

“…We characterized the prey field and the lipid classes/fatty acids in the flesh of age 0 juvenile cod ( Gadus morhua ) during their late-summer/fall arrival and…”
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A systematic review of the literature reporting on remote monitoring epileptic seizure detection devices by Komal, K., Cleary, F., Wells, J.S.G., Bennett, L.

“…Early detection and alert notification of an impending seizure for people with epilepsy have the potential to reduce Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy…”
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Imaging optical diffuse reflectance in beef muscles for tenderness prediction by Ranasinghesagara, J., Nath, T.M., Wells, S.J., Weaver, A.D., Gerrard, D.E., Yao, G.

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of a novel optical reflectance imaging method to predict beef tenderness. Two-dimensional (2D)…”
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Association between bovine-leukosis virus seroprevalence and herd-level productivity on US dairy farms by Ott, S.L., Johnson, R., Wells, S.J.

“…Bovine-leukosis virus (BLV; also termed ‘bovine-leukemia virus’) is a retrovirus that primarily affects lymphoid tissue of dairy and beef cattle. Our objective…”
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Effect of on-farm commercial batch pasteurization of colostrum on colostrum and serum immunoglobulin concentrations in dairy calves by Godden, S M, Smith, S, Feirtag, J M, Green, L R, Wells, S J, Fetrow, J P

“…The objectives were to describe the effect of on-farm commercial batch pasteurization on immunoglobulin (IgG) concentrations and the fluid and feeding…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella from organic and conventional dairy farms by Ray, K A, Warnick, L D, Mitchell, R M, Kaneene, J B, Ruegg, P L, Wells, S J, Fossler, C P, Halbert, L W, May, K

“…The objective of this study was to compare antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella isolated from conventional and organic dairy farms in the Midwest and…”
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