Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies: Recent submissions
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Controls on ice dynamics of the Greenland ice sheet
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-11-30)In recent decades, the Greenland Ice Sheet has lost mass at an accelerating rate, such that it is now the largest individual cryospheric contributor to global sea level rise. This mass loss occurs as a combination of an ... -
Profiling the immune epigenome across global cattle breeds
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-12-08)Cattle are economically important animals, providing a valuable food source for people around the world. There are two main subspecies of cattle, Bos taurus taurus (taurine) and Bos taurus indicus (indicine), which began ... -
Stress effects on ovine behaviour, physiology and the gastrointestinal microbiota
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-12-08)Studies across different species have demonstrated the presence of an interplay between the brain, the gut and the microbiome, most commonly referred to as the gut-brain axis. Furthermore, it has been well documented ... -
Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying the differential virulence of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Choleraesuis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-12-08)Salmonella enterica is a facultative intracellular pathogen which impacts human and animal health globally. Livestock animals, as a source of nutrition and environmental contamination, represent a significant reservoir ... -
Characterisation and investigation of urinary extracellular vesicles as translational diagnostic biomarkers in companion animals and humans with chronic kidney disease
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-12-08)BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in humans, dogs and cats. These three species share many commonalities in pathophysiology. A wide range of diagnostic tests have ... -
Mapping human regulatory variation using haplotype-resolved data
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-12-08)Mapping regulatory variants is a powerful approach for identifying the underlying biological mechanisms that define heritable phenotypes. Although each individual carries two copies of a gene, most studies of regulatory ... -
The Edinburgh Veterinary Medical Society’s library: Appendices
(2021)List of books and other materials belonging to the Edinburgh Veterinary Medical Society ca. 1850-70. -
How to build a bone: the role of PHOSPHO1 in biomineralisation of the developing skeleton
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-12-08)The vertebrate skeleton is a hugely complex organ which performs varied and diverse functions encompassing its action as a biomechanical and protective scaffold in conjunction with the musculature, its role in calcium ... -
Raptor health as an indicator of ecosystem health: a novel toolbox for conservation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Monitoring the health of wildlife is a vital element of environmental stewardship, and there are benchmark examples of crucial interventions involving predators, and especially birds of prey (raptors; Order: Accipitres). ... -
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
(University of Edinburgh, 2021-10)2 pager introducing the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action -
Notes from the first virtual community convening of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action, 28 September 2021
(University of Edinburgh, 2021-10)On 28 September 2021, the Jameel Observatory convened an informal virtual meeting with actors, partners, collaborators and stakeholders working on food security early action and climate change. Forty-five people from 20 ... -
Effects of stress on the microbial ruminal environment in beef cattle and its relationship to feed efficiency and methane emissions
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)There is currently a poor understanding of the impact of chronic stress on the behaviour and physiology of beef cattle. In monogastrics, hormones released in response to stress can have deleterious effects on the balance ... -
Designing breeding programs in the genomic era
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Increasing the rate of genetic gain of breeding programs is one route to achieve sustainable increases in food production. Breeding has been responsible for ~50% of the increases in agricultural productivity over the ... -
Tissue-resident immune cells in health and disease: their heterogeneity and associated gene signatures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)The immune system is comprised of numerous cell types, molecules and pathways whose primary purpose is to regulate tissue homeostasis and protect an individual from disease. Researchers have tried to identify and characterise ... -
Monitoring the reproductive status of dairy cows using cow-side oestrus detection technologies
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Reproductive failure remains one of the main reasons for culling in dairy herds worldwide. Prolonged inter-calving periods occasioned by failure or delay in conceiving reduces the lifetime productivity of the cows and ... -
Are peptides from injected effector proteins of enterohaemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 presented by MHC class I and does this lead to CD8-mediated killing of colonised bovine epithelial cells
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 can cause haemorrhagic diarrhoea and potentially fatal renal failure in humans. Ruminants are considered the primary reservoir for human infection, for which studying ... -
Role of Ythdf2 in haematopoietic stem cell mRNA metabolism
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)The RNA binding protein YTHDF2, which recognises and targets N6- methyladenosie (m6A) modified mRNA for degradation, has emerged as a novel and exciting target. In mouse, deletion of YTHDF2 results in an expansion and ... -
Factors associated with the housing environment of calves in relation to the prevention of respiratory disease
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Respiratory disease is a multifactorial disease that is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in calves. The main emphasis of this thesis is surrounding the housing environment and its effect on the calf during the ... -
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action: First virtual engagement event, 28 September 2021
(University of Edinburgh, 2021-09)Presented at the first Jameel Observatory virtual engagement event with stakeholders -
New approaches to characterise viral pathogens in aquaculture
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-11-30)Aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector in the world and of considerable economic, cultural and environmental relevance. This sector will be vital to achieving future food security demands, but its ...
