{"title":"Lancashire vet school recognised for social impact.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.70205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.70205","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"197 12","pages":"iv"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145744950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-13Epub Date: 2025-11-11DOI: 10.1002/vetr.5922
Rob F Kelly, Amy Jennings, Elizabeth Burrough, Geraldine Russell, Katie Adam, Emily Gascoigne, Peers L Davies, Jennifer S Duncan, Andy Hopker, Robert M Hyde, Fiona M Lovatt, Ann Bruce, Alexander Corbishley
Background: Inadequate ewe nutrition is an important driver for neonatal lamb losses, although the association of ewe metabolic status with lamb passive transfer status is poorly understood. This study investigates the relationship between ewe metabolic status, neonatal lamb losses, failure of passive transfer of immunity (FPTI) and lamb growth.
Methods: Ewes were blood sampled to assess metabolic status 3 weeks prior to the start of lambing. Within 8‒24 hours of birth, individual lamb weights, sex and litter size were recorded. Lambs were blood sampled to measure serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) to assess FPTI, and lamb outcomes were recorded until weaning.
Results: Ewes had decreased odds of losing a lamb if they were scanned with twins and had a higher plasma albumin concentration. Lambs had an increased risk of FPTI (serum IgG < 24 mg/mL) if they were triplet lambs and if their mothers had increased plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations. Lambs with FPTI had increased odds of reduced growth (<0.26 kg/day).
Limitations: This study was conducted in a single, well-managed, lowland flock. Therefore, the results may not be more widely generalisable.
Conclusions: This study highlights the potential association between ewe nutritional status, FPTI and lamb growth and indicates a need for a consensus IgG cut-off value for FPTI in lambs.
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Sara Jackson reflects on overcoming early career struggles and personal obstacles, and how coaching, mentorship and reflection have shaped a rewarding veterinary journey.
{"title":"Turning obstacles into opportunities.","authors":"Sara Jackson","doi":"10.1002/vetr.70209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.70209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sara Jackson reflects on overcoming early career struggles and personal obstacles, and how coaching, mentorship and reflection have shaped a rewarding veterinary journey.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"197 12","pages":"i-ii"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145744865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imidacloprid levels in UK waterways declining, study finds.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.70196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.70196","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"197 12","pages":"482"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145744899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Image is everything - or is it?","authors":"Josh Loeb","doi":"10.1002/vetr.70183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.70183","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"197 12","pages":"475"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145744940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-13Epub Date: 2025-12-03DOI: 10.1002/vetr.6125
Mette Louise Halck, Kathrine Stenberg, Antonia Vania Adji, Mia Albert, Tommy Norin, Mette Hedelund Rasmussen, Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad
Background: Body condition scoring systems are commonly used to monitor adiposity in companion animals, but their reliability in rabbits remains unvalidated. This study assessed the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the five-point Rabbit Size-O-Meter (RSOM) scale in a diverse rabbit population by raters of varying experience.
Methods: Using the RSOM, 205 rabbits were scored by veterinary professionals (n = 3), master's students (n = 2) and laypersons (n = 2). Inter-rater reliability was analysed using Krippendorff's alpha, and intra-rater reliability was analysed using Cohen's kappa. A linear mixed-effects model was used to evaluate the effects of age, sex and breed on rated body condition.
Results: Overall inter-rater reliability was poor (α = 0.58). Agreement among veterinary professionals was moderate (α = 0.72) but decreased for students or laypersons. Intra-rater reliability ranged from substantial to almost perfect (κ = 0.69‒0.90). Body condition score decreased with age (p = 0.043) and was affected by breed (p = 0.012).
Limitations: Intra-rater reliability was assessed in 10 rabbits. The RSOM was not validated against objective measures of adiposity.
Conclusions: Intra-rater reliability of the RSOM was high but inter-rater reliability was limited. Modifying the body scoring system and validating the RSOM against objective measures of adiposity are recommended.
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