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Adsorption of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to Soil Particles.
Dhand, Navneet K.; Toribio, Jenny-Ann L. M. L.; Whittington, Richard J.Published 2009-01-01Attachment of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to soil particles could increase their availability to farm animals, as well as influence the transportation of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis to water sources. ...Open AccessArticle -
Afternoon shedding of a new species of Isospora (Apicomplexa) in the endangered Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)
Morin-Adeline, Victoria; Vogelnest, Larry; Dhand, Navneet K.; Shiels, Michael; Angus, Warrick; Šlapeta, JanPublished 2011-01-01The Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phyrigia) is an endangered Australian bird species. Breeding populations have been established at Australian zoos in support of re-introduction programs. This species is the host of a new ...Open AccessArticle -
Anthropogenic and environmental risk factors for rabies occurrence in Bhutan.
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Ward, Michael P.Published 2012-01-01Anthropogenic and environmental factors were assessed as predictors of sub-districts in Bhutan that reported rabies in domestic animals during the period 1996−2009. Rabies surveillance data were retrieved from the Veterinary ...Open AccessArticle -
Assessment of the proportion of under-reporting during the 2007 equine influenza outbreak in New South Wales, Australia.
Dhand, Navneet K.; Sergeant, E.S.G.Published 2011-01-01During the 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak in Australia, there was no objective information about the possible under-reporting of cases by horse owners either so that they would avoid movement restrictions or because ...Open AccessArticle -
Assessments of feline plasma biochemistry reference intervals for three in-house analysers and a commercial laboratory analyser.
Baral, Randolph M.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Krockenberger, Mark B.; Govendir, MerranPublished 2015-01-01For each species, the manufacturers of in-house analysers (and commercial laboratories) provide standard reference intervals (RIs) that do not account for any differences such as geographical population differences and do ...Open AccessArticle -
Association of farm soil characteristics with ovine Johne's disease in Australia
Dhand, Navneet K.; Eppleston, Jeff; Whittington, Richard J.; Toribio, Jenny-Ann L.M.L.Published 2009-01-01Speculation about the association of soil characteristics with the expression of ovine Johne’s disease (OJD) prompted this cross-sectional study. We enrolled 92 sheep flocks in Australia during 2004-05 and in each enrolled ...Open AccessArticle -
Attachment accuracy of a novel prototype robotic rotary and investigation of two management strategies for incomplete milked quarters
Kolbach, R.; Kerrisk, K. L.; García, S. C.; Dhand, Navneet K.Published 2012-01-01Throughout 2009 and 2010, FutureDairy (Camden, NSW, Australia) was involved in testing a novel prototype robotic rotary (RR). The commercial version RR is expected to be capable of carrying out 90 milkings per hour. To ...Open AccessArticle -
Attack risk on infected properties during the 2007 equine influenza outbreak in New South Wales, Australia
Dhand, Navneet K.; Sergeant, E.S.G.Published 2011-01-01Abstract The aim of this preliminary study was to estimate the proportions of seropositive horses on infected premises (IPs) in order to assess the attack risk of the disease. Logistic regression analyses were conducted ...Open AccessArticle -
A Bayesian Approach to Estimate OJD Prevalence From Pooled Fecal Samples of Variable Pool Size
Dhand, Navneet K.; Johnson, Wesley O.; Toribio, Jenny-Ann L. M. L.Published 2010-01-01This paper describes a Bayesian approach to prevalence estimation based on pooled samples that accommodates variation in pool size and adjusts for test imperfection. A logistic model was developed for pooled fecal culture ...Open AccessArticle -
Bias in feline plasma biochemistry results between three in-house analysers and a commercial laboratory analyser: results should not be directly compared
Baral, Randolph M.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Morton, John M.; Krockenberger, Mark B.; Govendir, MerranPublished 2015-01-01In-house analysers are commonplace in small animal practices but cannot be calibrated by the operator; therefore, any bias in the generated plasma analyte values cannot be corrected. Guidelines such as grading of renal ...Open AccessArticle -
Biological variation and reference change values of feline plasma biochemistry analytes.
Baral, Randolph M.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Freeman, Kathleen P.; Krockenberger, Mark B.; Govendir, MerranPublished 2014-01-01This is the first report concerning biological variation and reference change values of feline plasma biochemistry components in the peer-reviewed literature. Biological variation refers to inherent physiological variation ...Open AccessArticle -
Can early host responses to mycobacterial infection predict eventual disease outcomes?
de Silva, Kumudika; Begg, Douglas J.; Plain, Karren M.; Purdie, Auriol C; Kawaji, Satoka; Dhand, Navneet K.; Whittington, Richard J.Published 2013-01-01Diagnostic tests used for Johne’s disease in sheep either have poor sensitivity and specificity or only detect disease in later stages of infection. Predicting which of the infected sheep are likely to become infectious ...Open AccessArticle -
Characteristics of persons convicted for offences relating to animal hoarding in New South Wales
Joffe, M; O’Shannessy, D; Dhand, Navneet K.; Westman, M; Fawcett, APublished 2014-01-01Objective To highlight the characteristics of persons convicted for offences related to animal hoarding in New South Wales, Australia, document the outcomes of cases and compare them with overseas studies. Design ...Open AccessArticle -
Clinical findings and survival in cats naturally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
Liem, Betty P.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Pepper, Amy E.; Barrs, Vanessa R; Beatty, Julia A.Published 2013-01-01Background: The clinical course and outcome of natural feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection are variable and incompletely understood. Assigning clinical relevance to FIV infection in individual cats represents a ...Open AccessArticle -
Community-based study on knowledge, attitudes and perception of rabies in Gelephu, south-central Bhutan.
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Rai, Bir Doj; Changlo; Tenzin, Sangay; Tsheten, Karma; Ugyen, Pema; Singye, Karma; Ward, Michael P.Published 2012-01-01Community knowledge, attitudes and practices are important both for prevention of human deaths due to rabies and for control of the disease in animals. This study was a cross-sectional survey investigating the level of ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparative pathology and ecological implications of two myxosporean parasites in native Australian frogs and the invasive cane toad.
Hartigan, A.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Rose, K; Slapeta, J; Phalen, D. N.Published 2012-01-01Myxosporean parasites Cystodiscus axonis and C. australis are pathogens of native and exotic Australian frog species. The pathology and ecological outcomes of infection with these parasites were investigated in this study. ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparative study of the commonly used virulence tests for laboratory diagnosis of ovine footrot caused by Dichelobacter nodosus in Australia.
Dhungyel, Om P.; Hill, Ashley E.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Whittington, Richard J.Published 2013-01-01Footrot in sheep and goats is expressed as a spectrum of clinical entities ranging from benign, which is a self limiting interdigital dermatitis to highly virulent, in which severe under running of the horn of the hoof ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparison of pre- and post-vaccination ovine Johne's disease prevalence using a Bayesian approach
Dhand, Navneet K.; Johnson, Wesley O.; Eppleston, Jeff; Whittington, Richard J.; Windsor, Peter A.Published 2013-01-01This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of GudairTM vaccine in decreasing the prevalence of shedding of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in flocks of varying initial prevalence. Thirty seven ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparisons of results between three in-house biochemistry analysers and a commercial laboratory analyser for feline plasma using multiple quality specifications
Baral, Randolph M.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Krockenberger, Mark B.; Govendir, MerranPublished 2015-01-01In-house plasma biochemistry analysis is commonplace in veterinary practice but there are few studies assessing the results from such instruments. Method comparison in human clinical pathology uses results from both precision ...Open AccessArticle -
Computed tomographic features of feline sino-nasal and sino-orbital aspergillosis
Barrs, V.R.; Beatty, J.A.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Talbot, J.J.; Bell, E; Abraham, L.A.; Chapman, P; Bennett, S; van Doorn, T; Makara, MPublished 2014-01-01Feline upper respiratory tract aspergillosis (URTA) occurs as two distinct anatomic forms, sinonasal aspergillosis (SNA) and sino-orbital aspergillosis (SOA). An emerging pathogen, Aspergillus felis is frequently involved. ...Open AccessArticle
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