Published in Vet Rec on October 09, 2012
Reversible defects in natural killer and memory CD8 T cell lineages in interleukin 15-deficient mice. J Exp Med (2000) 9.78
Intravenous lidocaine speeds the return of bowel function, decreases postoperative pain, and shortens hospital stay in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy. Anesth Analg (1998) 1.98
Influence of housing system and design on bone strength and keel bone fractures in laying hens. Vet Rec (2011) 1.66
Investigation of palpation as a method for determining the prevalence of keel and furculum damage in laying hens. Vet Rec (2004) 1.56
Effects on cattle of transport by road for up to 15 hours. Vet Rec (1995) 1.51
The development, implementation and testing of a lameness control programme based on HACCP principles and designed for heifers on dairy farms. Vet J (2008) 1.49
Levels of mortality in hens by end of lay on farm and in transit to slaughter in Great Britain. Vet Rec (2012) 1.48
A bespoke management package can reduce levels of injurious pecking in loose-housed laying hen flocks. Vet Rec (2013) 1.46
Prevalence of leg weakness in broiler chickens and its relationship with genotype. Vet Rec (1992) 1.42
Broken bones in hens. Vet Rec (1992) 1.39
Effect of very low pulsed direct currents at high frequency on the return of neck tension in broilers. Vet Rec (1999) 1.38
Effects on sheep of transport by road for up to 24 hours. Vet Rec (1995) 1.34
Self-selection of the analgesic drug carprofen by lame broiler chickens. Vet Rec (2000) 1.26
A survey of mortality in slaughter pigs during transport and lairage. Vet Rec (1994) 1.16
Changes in the blood biochemical and haematological profile of neonatal calves with age. Vet Rec (2000) 1.13
Time in lairage needed by pigs to recover from the stress of transport. Vet Rec (1992) 0.98
Effect of the angle of slope on the ease with which pigs negotiate loading ramps. Vet Rec (1991) 0.98
New method for objectively assessing lameness in broiler chickens. Vet Rec (2003) 0.93
Measurements of the degree of development of rigor mortis as an indicator of stress in slaughtered pigs. Vet Rec (2003) 0.92
Longer journeys to processing plants are associated with higher mortality in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci (1992) 0.91
Effects of stocking density, flock size and management on the welfare of laying hens in single-tier aviaries. Br Poult Sci (2006) 0.91
The response of pigs to being loaded or unloaded onto commercial animal transporters using three systems. Vet J (2005) 0.90
Factors affecting the mortality of pigs being transported to slaughter. Vet Rec (2008) 0.90
Reduction of carcass yield in transported pigs. J Sci Food Agric (1983) 0.89
Effect of stunning current on carcase quality in chickens. Vet Rec (1989) 0.89
Lame broiler chickens respond to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with objective changes in gait function: a controlled clinical trial. Vet J (2013) 0.89
Continuous monitoring of pop hole usage by commercially housed free-range hens throughout the production cycle. Vet Rec (2011) 0.88
The genomic organization of Isopeptidase T-3 (ISOT-3), a new member of the ubiquitin specific protease family (UBP). Gene (1998) 0.87
Effect of age on bone strength and the prevalence of broken bones in perchery laying hens. N Z Vet J (1996) 0.87
Charge effects on oxygen atom transfer. Inorg Chem (2000) 0.87
Observations on the physiological effects of pithing cattle at slaughter. Meat Sci (1985) 0.87
Factors affecting the prevalence of foot pad dermatitis, hock burn and breast burn in broiler chicken. Br Poult Sci (2007) 0.87
The effect of stocking density in transit on the carcass quality and welfare of slaughter pigs: 2. Results from the analysis of blood and meat samples. Meat Sci (1998) 0.86
Effects of breed, feed level and conditioning time on the tenderness of pork. Meat Sci (1996) 0.86
Effect of electrical stun/kill method, interval between killing and neck cutting and blood vessels cut on blood loss and meat quality in broilers. Br Poult Sci (2001) 0.86
Relationship between maximum daily temperature and mortality of broiler chickens during transport and lairage. Br Poult Sci (2005) 0.85
Factors affecting ranging behaviour in young and adult laying hens. Br Poult Sci (2014) 0.85
Estimating the body temperature of groups of pigs by thermal imaging. Vet Rec (2006) 0.84
Serum IgE and IgG responses to food antigens in normal and atopic dogs, and dogs with gastrointestinal disease. Vet Immunol Immunopathol (2003) 0.84
Pop hole use by hens with different keel fracture status monitored throughout the laying period. Vet Rec (2012) 0.84
Behavioural and physiological responses of pigs to being transported for up to 24 hours followed by six hours recovery in lairage. Vet Rec (1999) 0.84
Achieving consensus on current and future priorities for farmed fish welfare: a case study from the UK. Fish Physiol Biochem (2010) 0.83
An analysis of data relating to pig carcass quality and indices of stress collected in the European union. Meat Sci (1998) 0.83
Herd health planning: farmers' perceptions in relation to lameness and mastitis. Vet Rec (2006) 0.83
Use of radiography to identify keel bone fractures in laying hens and assess healing in live birds. Vet Rec (2011) 0.83
Effects on cattle of transportation by road for up to 31 hours. Vet Rec (1999) 0.83
Factors affecting the mortality of weaned piglets during commercial transport between farms. Vet Rec (2010) 0.83
Relationships between subjective and objective assessments of stress at slaughter and meat quality in pigs. Meat Sci (1994) 0.83
Preliminary study to examine the utility of using foot burn or hock burn to assess aspects of housing conditions for broiler chicken. Br Poult Sci (2006) 0.82
Effects on calves less than one month old of feeding or not feeding them during road transport of up to 24 hours. Vet Rec (1997) 0.82
Potential effect of vibration during transport on glycogen reserves in broiler chickens. Vet J (1997) 0.82
The depletion of glycogen stores and indices of dehydration in transported broilers. Br Vet J (1993) 0.81
Development of mechanical and thermal nociceptive threshold testing devices in unrestrained birds (broiler chickens). J Neurosci Methods (2011) 0.81
Muscle pH, rigor mortis and blood variables in Atlantic salmon transported in two types of well-boat. Vet Rec (2010) 0.81
Variation in the colour of broiler breast fillets in the UK. Br Poult Sci (2000) 0.81
Time spent by broiler chickens in transit to processing plants. Vet Rec (1991) 0.80
Behaviour and welfare of individual laying hens in a non-cage system. Br Poult Sci (2003) 0.80
Effects of lairage time on body temperature and glycogen reserves of broiler chickens held in transport modules. Vet Rec (1999) 0.80
The relationships between initial pH, reflectance and exudation in pig muscle. Meat Sci (1987) 0.80
Coombs', haemoplasma and retrovirus testing in feline anaemia. J Small Anim Pract (2010) 0.80
Broken bones in domestic fowl: handling and processing damage in end-of-lay battery hens. Br Poult Sci (1989) 0.80
Effects of well-boat transportation on the muscle pH and onset of rigor mortis in Atlantic salmon. Vet Rec (2008) 0.80
Occurrence of dioxins (PCDDs, PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wild, farmed and processed fish, and shellfish. Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill (2009) 0.79
Bone structure and breaking strength in laying hens housed in different husbandry systems. Br Poult Sci (1994) 0.79
An examination of potential indices of fasting time in commercially slaughtered sheep. Br Vet J (1989) 0.79
Acute phase response to Mycoplasma haemofelis and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' infection in FIV-infected and non-FIV-infected cats. Vet J (2012) 0.79
Multi-element survey of allotment produce and soil in the UK. Food Addit Contam (2007) 0.79
Methods for detection of haematogenous dissemination of brain tissue after stunning of cattle with captive bolt guns. J Neurosci Methods (2000) 0.78
Pyrantel-resistant large strongyles in racehorses. Vet Rec (1999) 0.78
Depletion of glycogen reserves in fasting broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci (1988) 0.78
Physiological responses of broilers to pre-slaughter lairage: effects of the thermal micro-environment? Br Poult Sci (1998) 0.78
Variable effect of toxic shock toxins from different sources on neutrophil function in vitro. Inflammation (1988) 0.78
Postal survey of the population of South American camelids in the United Kingdom in 2000/01. Vet Rec (2006) 0.78
Impact of a mixed chain length omega-3 fatty acid diet on production variables in commercial free-range laying hens. Br Poult Sci (2012) 0.78