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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 153 JANUARY 1997 Editorial: A new year—an old title by A. J. Higgins Guest Editorials: Animal and human listeriosis: a shared problem? byJ . McLauchlin The growth and use of veterinary epidemiology — by J. W. Wilesmith Reviews: A review of Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis by J. C. Low and W. Donachie Studies of canine leucocyte antigens: a significant advance in canine immunology — by D. L. Williams The design of veterinary vaccination programmes by M. E. J. Woolhouse, D. T. Haydon and D. A. P. Bundy Analysis of equine scintigraphical lung images _ by D. Votion, S. Vandenput, H. Duvivier, T. Art and P. Lekeux Effects of clenbuterol as a repartitioning agent on B-adrenoceptor concentrations in heart, bronchi and brain of veal calves _ by G. Re, P. Badino, A. Novelli and C. Girardi Studies to detect carriers of haemophilia A in German Shepherd dogs using diagnostic DNA polymorphisms in the human Factor VIII gene dy P. Clark, D. K. Bowden and B. W. Parry Detection of an antigenic protein of Leptospira interrogans which shares epitopes with the equine cornea and lens _ by A. E. Parma, M. E. Sanz, P. M. Lucchesi, J. Mazzonelli and M. A. Petruccelli Tracheolaryngostomy as a treatment for laryngeal obstruction in cattle by H. J. West Effects of four analgesic treatments on the behavioural and cortisol responses of 3-week-old lambs to tail docking — by M. j. Graham,J .E . Kent and V. Molony Improved laboratory diagnosis of ovine footrot: an update — by D. Liu and W. K. Yong Brainstem auditory evoked potentials in horses and ponies — by /. G. Mayhew and J. R. Washbourne Short Communication: Management of post-partum cervical uterine or rectal prolapses in ewes using caudal epidural xylazine and lignocaine injection — by P. R. Scott and M. E. Gessert MARCH 1997 Editorial: Tuberculosis and Badgers—Facing up to Facts — by A. J. Higgins Guest Editorials: Oxidant Injury and Nitric Oxide: a Role in Exercise-induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage? by F. J. Derksen Dystocia in Cattle by D. FE. Noakes Review: Oxidant Injury, Nitric Oxide and Pulmonary Vascular Function: Implications for the Exercising Horse _ by P. C. Mills and A. J. Higgins Effects of Farm Management Practices on Cattle Grazing Behaviour and the Potential for Transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis from Badgers to Cattle by M. R. Hutchings and S. Harris Evaluation of a Glutamine-containing Oral Rehydration Solution for the Treatment of Calf Diarrhoea using an Escherichia coli Model by H. W. Brooks, D. G. White, A. J. Wagstafafn d A. R. Michell Effect of Chelating Agents on the Excretion of Copper, Zinc and Iron in the Bile and Urine of Sheep _ by S. R. Gooneratne and D. A. Christensen Real-time Non-invasive Measurement of Heart Rate in Working Dogs: a Technique with Potential Applications in the Objective Assessment of Welfare Problems _ by I. C. Vincent and R. A. Leahy Thermoregulation in Sick Foals Aged Less Than One Week byJ . C. Ousey, A. J.M cArthur and P. D. Rossdale No Effect of a Dietary Zinc Proteinate on Clinical Mastitis, Infection Rate, Recovery Rate and Somatic Cell Count in Dairy Cows _ by D. A. Whitaker, H. F. Eayres, K. Aitchison and J. M. Kelly Reduction in Pain Suffered by Lambs at Castration by V. Molony, JE. Kent, B. D. Hosie and M. J. Graham Potential Effect of Vibration During Transport on Glycogen Reserves in Broiler Chickens by P. D. Warriss, S. N. Brown, T. G. Knowles, J. E. Edwards andJ .A . Duggan Sustained-release Boluses to Supply Trace Elements and Vitamins to Calves by R. G. Hemingway, J. J. Parkins and N. S. Ritchie Short Communications: Dimensions and Weight of Belgian Blue and Crossbred Calves and the Pelvic Size of the Dam __ by H. J. West Effects of Burdizzo Castration on Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Parameters in Calves by H. Murata Announcement MAY 1997 Fast Track: Detection of Equine X Chromosome Abnormalities in Equids Using a Horse X Whole Chromosome Paint Probe (WCPP) by M. Breen, C. F. Langford, N. P. Carter, P. E. Fischer, E. Marti, C. Gerstenberg, W. R. Allen, T. L. Lear and M. M. Binns Guest Editorials: The Pregnancy that Doesn’t Stay—Lessons from 25 Years of Observation _ by G. P. Allen Paratuberculosis and Molecular Biology — by C. J. Clarke Chlamydial Disease—More than Just Abortion — by G. E. Jones Reviews: Herpesviral Abortion in Domestic Animals — by K. C. Smith The Contribution of Molecular Biology to Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Research — by K. Stevenson andJ . M. Sharp Detection of Animal Pathogens by Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by. M. Rodriguez Isolation of Faecal Chlamydia from Sheep in Britain and their Characterization by Cultural Properties — by M. J. Clarkson and H. L. Philips Functional Anatomy Observations of the Pharyngeal Orifice of the Equine Guttural Pouch (Auditory Tube Diverticulum) — by K. Baptiste Endotoxaemia in Dairy Cattle: Mechanism of Reticulorumen Stasis by S. C. Eades Welfare Implications of Gas Stunning Pigs: 3. The Time to Loss of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and Spontaneous Electrocorticogram of Pigs During Exposure to Gases _ by A. B. M. Raj, S. P. Johnson, S. B. Wotton andJ . L. Mclnstry Age and Hourly Related Changes of Serum Testosterone and Spermiogram of Prepubertal Bulls Fed Two Levels of Nutrition by P. I. Rekwot, E. O. Oyedipe, P. M. Dawuda and V. O. Sekoni Announcement CONTENTS OF VOLUME 154 JULY 1997 Editorial: Randomized Controlled Trials — The Problem of Clinical Trials in Veterinary Science by A. J.H iggins Guest Editorials: How do Anthelmintic Drugs Work? _ by R. Prichard The Costs of Production Diseases in Dairy Herds in England by P. J. Crossman Review: Modes of Action of Anthelmintic Drugs — by R. J. Martin Fallibility of Plasma Urea and Creatinine as Indices of Renal Function in Diarrhoeic Calves Treated with Conventional or Nutritional Oral Rehydration Solutions by H. W. Brooks, A. Gleadhill, A. J. Wagstaff and A. R. Michell The Costs of Production Diseases in Dairy Herds in England by M. A. Kossaibati and R. J. Esslemont Equine Dyschondroplasia (Osteochondrosis)—Histological Findings and Type VI Collagen Localization — by F. M. D. Henson, M. E. Davies and L. B. Jeffcott Evaluation of Extradural Xylazine Injection for Caesarean Operation in Ovine Dystocia Cases _ by P. R. Scott and M. E. Gessert Viral Proteins of Bovine Papillomavirus Type 4 During the Development of Alimentary Canal Tumours by R. A. Anderson, L. Scobie, B. W. O'Neil, G. J. Grindlay and M. S. Campo Studies on the Age of Puberty of Male Camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Saudi Arabia by S. E. A. Abdel Rahim Announcements SEPTEMBER 1997 Guest Editorials: 101 Dalmations—But How Many are Congenitally Deaf? by H. G. G. Townsend Meat Inspector! Whither Goest Thou? — by M. H. Hinton and L. E. Green Reviews: Pathophysiology and Management of Progressive Renal Disease by S. A. Brown, W. A. Crowell, C. A. Brown,J .A . Barsanti and D. R. Finco The Genetic Basis of Resistance to Ostertagia circumcincta in Lambs by M. J. Stear, K. Bairden, S. C. Bishop, J. Buitkamp, J. L. Duncan, G. Gettinby, Q. A. McKellar, M. Park,J . J.P arkins, S. W. J. Reid, S. Strain and M. Murray Prevalence and Prevention of Deafness in the Dalmation—Assessing the Effect of Parental Hearing Status and Gender using Ordinary Logistic and Generalized Random Litter Effect Models — by J. L. N. Wood and K. H. Lakhani Meat Inspection: an Overview of Present Practices and Future Trends by D. S. Edwards, A. M. Johnston and G. C. Mead Airway Response of Horses with COPD to Dry Powder Inhalation of Ipratropium Bromide — by D. H. Duvivier, D. Votion, S. Vandenput, T. Art and P. Lekeux Associations Between Locomotion, Claw Lesions and Nociceptive Threshold in Dairy Heifers During the Peri-partum Period — by H. R. Whay, A. E. Waterman and A. J. F. Webster Short Communication Reference Ranges and the Influence of Age and Sex on Haematological Values of the Endangered Catalonian Donkey _ by P. Folch,J .J ordana and R. Cuenca Erratum Announcements NOVEMBER 1997 Guest Editorials: Papillomaviruses: Progress for Human and Veterinary Medicine by D. Onions Equine Neurodegenerative Diseases—Stressed Neurons and other Radical Ideas by C. N. Hahn and I. G. Mayhew Reviews: Bovine Papillomavirus and Cancer _ by M. S. Campo Aerosol Therapy in the Equine Species by D. H. Duvivier, D. Votion, S. Vandenput and P. Lekeux Association Between Plasma Vitamin E Concentration and the Risk of Equine Motor Neuron Disease _ by R. De la Rua-Domenech, H. O. Mohammed, J. F. Cummings, T. J. Divers, A.D e Lahunta and B. A. Summers 203 Claw Lesions in Dairy Cattle: Development of Sole and White Line Haemorrhages During the First Lactation by K. A. Leach, D. N. Logue, S. A. Kempson,J .E . Offer, H. E. Ternent andJ .M . Randall Cervico-thoracic Vertebral Osteomyelitis in 14 Calves — by A. M. Healy, M. L. Doherty, M. L. Monaghan and H. McAllister Comparison of Carprofen and Flunixin Meglumine as Adjunctive Therapy in Bovine Respiratory Disease by T. V. Balmer, P. Williams and LE. Selman Index