Ensuring that laboratory rodent pain is well managed underpins the ethical acceptability of
working with these animals in research. Appropriate treatment of pain in laboratory rodents …

Footrot is a contagious foot disease mainly affecting sheep. It is caused by the Gram-
negative anaerobic bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus. Warm, wet environmental conditions …

The UK is the largest lamb meat producer in Europe. However, the low profitability of sheep
farming sector suggests production efficiency could be improved. Although the use of …

The aims of this study were to update the prevalence of lameness in sheep in England and
identify novel risk factors. A total of 1260 sheep farmers responded to a postal survey. The …

Pain is a sensory and emotional experience that significantly affects animal welfare and has
negative impacts on the economics of farming. Pain is often associated with common …

Simple Summary Detecting signs of pain in sheep is a challenging problem, as they are a
prey species and would usually try to hide any signs that they are unwell or injured. This …

Background: Internationally, foot trimming is used by most farmers, and parenteral
antibacterials by some, to treat sheep with footrot. Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs …

Lameness in sheep is the biggest cause of concern regarding poor health and welfare
among sheep-producing countries. Best practice for lameness relies on rapid treatment, yet …

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the risk factors associated with all causes of
lameness in sheep differed from those associated with the lesion specific causes of …

Lameness is one of the greatest infringements of welfare in dairy cows. The objective of this
study was to investigate associations between milk yield and foot lesions causing lameness …