Surveying UK sheep farmers' vaccination techniques and the impact of vaccination training.

Background: Vaccines are commonly used in sheep farming. However, compliance with vaccination protocols and subsequent suboptimal vaccination techniques are concerns in the industry.

Methods: An online survey containing 31 questions encompassing vaccination storage, technique and training was distributed to UK sheep farmers.

An EP overexpression screen for genetic modifiers of Notch pathway function in Drosophila melanogaster.

The Notch pathway comprises a signal transduction cascade required for the proper formation of multiple tissues during metazoan development. Originally described in Drosophila for its role in nervous system formation, the pathway has attracted much wider interest owing to its fundamental roles in a range of developmental and disease-related processes. Despite extensive analysis, Notch signaling is not completely understood and it appears that additional components of the pathway remain to be identified and characterized.