Latest research findings
Research is carried out in collaboration with many experts in the UK and overseas.
Our researchers are encouraged to submit their findings to peer reviewed publications. Dissemination of findings to interested parties is a key part of our research programme.
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Francesca Dai, Emanueala Dalla Costa, Faith A. Burden, Andrew Judge, Michela Minero. September 2018. The development of guidelines to improve dairy donkey management and welfare. Italian Journal of Animal Science.
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Alexandra K. Thiemann, Elena Barrio, Karen Rickards, Anna Harrison. July 2018. Assessing quality of life and welfare of donkeys in the UK. In Practice. 40. 249-257.
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Joseph A. Collins, Patrick Wall, Vivienne Duggan. June 2018. Use of registered donkeys on the areas of natural constraint scheme in Ireland. Vet Record.
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The Donkey Sanctuary. April 2018. The Clinical Companion of the Donkey.
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Britta Osthaus, Leanne Proops, Sarah Long, Nikki Bell, Kristin Hayday, Faith A. Burden. April 2018. Hair coat properties of donkeys, mules and horses in a temperate climate. Equine Veterinary Journal. 50:3. 339-342.
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Francesca Dai, Giulia Segati, Marta Brscic, Matteo Chincarini, Emanueala Dalla Costa, Lorenzo Ferrari, Faith A. Burden, Andrew Judge, Michela Minero. November 2017. Effects of management practices on the welfare of dairy donkeys and risk factors associated with signs of hoof neglect. Journal of Dairy Research.
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Georgios Paraschou, Alejandro Suarez-Bonnet, Vicky S. Grove, S. L. Priestnall. November 2017. Endocardial Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour with Features of a Benign Schwannoma in a Donkey. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 157:4. 280-283.
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Laura Peachey, Gina L. Pinchbeck, Jacqui. B. Matthews, Faith A. Burden, A. Lespine, G. von Samson-Himmelstjerna, J. Krucken, Jane Hodgkinson. October 2017. P-glycoproteins play a role in ivermectin resistance in cyathostomins. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 7:3.
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J. B. Rodrigues, P. Schlechter, H. Spychiger, R. Spinelli, N. Oliveira, Tomas de Figueiredo. June 2017. The XXI century mountains: sustainable management of mountainous areas based on animal traction. Open Agriculture. 2:1. 300-307.
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M. D. Dibaba, Mulugeta Getachew, Z. Assefa, A. Fanta, M. Etana, S. Firew, L. Goshu, Faith A. Burden. May 2017. Seasonal variation of strongylosis in working donkeys of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Parasitology Research. 116:7. 2009-2015.
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Aitor Garcia-Tomillo, Tomas de Figueiredo, Arlindo Almeida, J. B. Rodrigues, Jorge Dafonte Dafonte, Antonio Paz-Gonzalez, Joao Nunes, Zulimar Hernandez. April 2017. Comparing effects of tillage treatments performed with animal traction on soil physical properties and soil electrical resistivity: preliminary experimental results. Open Agriculture. 2. 317-328.
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Francesca Dai, Giulia Segati, Emanueala Dalla Costa, Faith A. Burden, Andrew Judge, Michela Minero. April 2017. Management practices and milk production in dairy donkey farms distributed over the Italian territory. Macedonian Veterinary Review. 40:2. 1-4.
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Francesca Dai, Giulia Segati, Emanueala Dalla Costa, Faith A. Burden, Andrew Judge, E. Canali, Michela Minero. April 2017. Ensuring the welfare of the farmed donkey for the production of milk: an analysis of the legislation. Large Animal Review. 23. 59-64.
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Hans Abel-Reichwald, Edmund K Hainisch, Sophie Zahalka, Annunziata Corteggio, Giuseppe Borzacchiello, Barbara Massa, Luca Merlone, Lubna Nasir, Faith A. Burden, Sabine Brandt. October 2016. Epidemiologic analysis of a sarcoid outbreak involving 12 of 111 donkeys in Northern Italy. Veterinary Microbiology. 196. 85-92.
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Alina Ali, Solomon Orion, Tewodros Tesfaye, Jennifer A. Zambriski. September 2016. The prevalence of lameness and associated risk factors in cart mules in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production.
