Publications by authors named "L J Keeling"
Over the past few decades, the scope of animal welfare has expanded within the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). This article takes as its starting point the first issue of the Scientific and Technical Review dedicated to the subject in 1994, and compares it to the second of 2005, and to the situation today, almost 20 years later. Changes are grouped into three main areas.
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- The study investigates how genetic line and social mixing experiences affect the behavior of young gilts in group housing, which is becoming more common in commercial pig farming.
- Researchers compared Swedish Yorkshire and Dutch Yorkshire gilts, chosen based on their breeding backgrounds related to housing systems.
- Results showed that early social experiences positively influenced exploration and play behaviors in gilts, highlighting the need for careful selection of gilts adapted to group living conditions.
Cattle colonised by the zoonotic pathogen verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli of serotype O157 (VTEC O157) can shed high levels of the pathogen in their faeces. A suggested key for controlling VTEC O157 is preventing colonisation of individuals. In this study the role of individual super-shedders and factors related to susceptibility and environmental exposure in the transmission of VTEC O157 among dairy calves are explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to examine demographic and surgical factors that influence patient-reported knee function in patients who undergo anterior crucial ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with concurrent bucket-handle meniscal tear (BHMT) procedures. We hypothesized that repair of BHMT in the setting of concomitant ACLR and shorter time from injury to surgery would lead to improved patient-reported outcomes.
Methods: Forty-one patients (mean age: 28.
The purpose of this brief report was to examine the association between COVID-fear with psychiatric symptoms severity and substance use risk in an outpatient population with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and whether these associations were moderated by treatment engagement, especially after providers had shifted from an in-person care model to a telehealth format. A total of 136 patients receiving outpatient treatment for comorbid substance use and mental health disorders completed self-report questionnaires on their psychiatric symptoms, substance use, and treatment engagement (i.e.
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