International Urogynecological Consultation (IUC): pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse (POP)

JA Deprest, R Cartwright, HP Dietz, LGO Brito… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis This manuscript is the International Urogynecology Consultation
(IUC) on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) chapter one, committee three, on the Pathophysiology …

The impact of lamb and ewe mortality associated with dystocia on Australian and New Zealand sheep farms: A systematic review, meta-analysis and bio-economic …

M Bruce, JM Young, DG Masters, G Refshauge… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dystocia contributes to lamb and ewe mortality in the periparturient period but impacts for
extensive sheep production systems remain poorly understood. Here we show that lamb …

[HTML][HTML] Griffon vultures, livestock and farmers: Unraveling a complex socio-economic ecological conflict from a conservation perspective

P Oliva-Vidal, A Hernández-Matías, D García… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
An unexpected human-wildlife conflict between vultures and livestock has emerged in
Europe during the last two decades. Farmers attributed changes in vulture behavior, due to …

[HTML][HTML] Lambing event detection using deep learning from accelerometer data

KE Turner, F Sohel, I Harris, M Ferguson… - … and electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Newborn lamb mortality is a major economic and welfare concern for the sheep industry
globally, which can potentially be reduced through automated monitoring of lambing …

Abortion and lamb mortality between pregnancy scanning and lamb marking for maiden ewes in southern Australia

T Clune, A Lockwood, S Hancock, AN Thompson… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The reproductive efficiency of ewes in their first breeding season (maiden
ewes) can be inconsistent and disappointing. The frequency of abortion and its relative …

Diagnostic investigation of 100 cases of abortion in sheep in Uruguay: 2015–2021

MA Dorsch, ME Francia, LR Tana… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this work was to identify causes of abortion through laboratory investigations in
sheep flocks in Uruguay. One hundred cases of abortion, comprising 58 fetuses, 36 fetuses …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning based classification of sheep behaviour from accelerometer data with imbalance

KE Turner, A Thompson, I Harris, M Ferguson… - Information Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Classification of sheep behaviour from a sequence of tri-axial accelerometer data has the
potential to enhance sheep management. Sheep behaviour is inherently imbalanced (eg …

The curse of the firstborn: Effects of dam primiparity on developmental programming in ruminant offspring

AM Meyer, CA Redifer - Animal Reproduction Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The first parity, or first pregnancy, of ruminant females has negative effects on offspring
during fetal, perinatal, and pre-weaning periods which ultimately lead to diminished pre …

Breeding ewe lambs: An Australasian perspective

PR Kenyon, RA Corner-Thomas - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There are a number of potential advantages and disadvantages
associated with breeding ewe lambs at 7 to 9 months of age. In extensive pastoral systems …

Defining “normal” in pig parturition

A Walls, B Hatze, S Lomax, R Bathgate - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The dual considerations of efficient food production and good animal
welfare have never been so important nor under such strong public scrutiny as they are in …