Publications
2024
A mixed method approach to analysing patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and resistance in beef farms in Argentina
Bedford, C., Galotta, M. L., Oikonomou, G., de Yaniz, G., Nardello, M., Sánchez Bruni, S., & Davies, P. (2024). A mixed method approach to analysing patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and resistance in beef farms in Argentina. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11. doi:10.3389/fvets.2024.1454032
Opportunities and challenges in antimicrobial resistance policy including animal production systems and humans across stakeholders in Argentina: a context and qualitative analysis.
Allel, K., Fernandez-Miyakawa, M., Gaze, W., Petroni, A., Corso, A., Luna, F., . . . AMR Policy Research Group Argentina. (2024). Opportunities and challenges in antimicrobial resistance policy including animal production systems and humans across stakeholders in Argentina: a context and qualitative analysis.. BMJ open, 14(6), e082156. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082156
Inter-laboratory ring trial to compare four quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays employed for detection of <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> subspecies <i>paratuberculosis</i>.
Worsley, L., & Davies, P. L. (2024). Inter-laboratory ring trial to compare four quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays employed for detection of <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> subspecies <i>paratuberculosis</i>.. Microbiology spectrum, 12(3), e0221023. doi:10.1128/spectrum.02210-23
2023
Comparison of multiple international metrics for benchmarking antibiotic usage (ABU) using UK beef & sheep data
Davies, P., Hyde, R., & Corbishley, A. (2023). Comparison of multiple international metrics for benchmarking antibiotic usage (ABU) using UK beef & sheep data. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. doi:10.1093/jac/dkad259
Longitudinal study of antimicrobial use patterns, vaccination and disease prevalence in British sheep flocks
Davies, P. L., Hyde, R. M., & Lovatt, F. M. (2023). Longitudinal study of antimicrobial use patterns, vaccination and disease prevalence in British sheep flocks. VETERINARY RECORD, 193(2). doi:10.1002/vetr.2786
Associations between small ruminant lentivirus infection and total milk yield and somatic cell count in a dairy sheep flock
Davies, P., Jones, S., Dunham, S., & Tarlinton, R. E. E. (2023). Associations between small ruminant lentivirus infection and total milk yield and somatic cell count in a dairy sheep flock. VETERINARY RECORD, 192(11). doi:10.1002/vetr.2731
O-042 Investigation of the prevalence and impact on fertility and longevity of ovine Johne’s disease
Worsley, L., & Davies, P. (2023). O-042 Investigation of the prevalence and impact on fertility and longevity of ovine Johne’s disease. In Animal - science proceedings Vol. 14 (pp. 85). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.anscip.2023.01.118
O-043 Inter-laboratory ring trial to compare four quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays employed for detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
Worsley, L., & Davies, P. (2023). O-043 Inter-laboratory ring trial to compare four quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays employed for detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. In Animal - science proceedings Vol. 14 (pp. 86). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.anscip.2023.01.119
Targeting lamb survival in commercial flocks: inspiring and effecting change
Gascoigne, E., Corbishley, A., & Davies, P. (2023). Targeting lamb survival in commercial flocks: inspiring and effecting change. IN PRACTICE, 45(1), 29-36. doi:10.1002/inpr.238
2022
Failure to detect Schmallenberg virus RNA in ram semen in the UK (2016-2018)
Curwen, A., Jones, S., Stayley, C., Eden, L., McKay, H., Davies, P., . . . Tarlinton, R. (2022). Failure to detect Schmallenberg virus RNA in ram semen in the UK (2016-2018). VETERINARY RECORD OPEN, 9(1). doi:10.1002/vro2.39
Microclimate Drives Shelter-Seeking Behaviour in Lambing Ewes
Atkin-Willoughby, J., Hollick, S., Pritchard, C. E., Williams, A. P., Davies, P. L., Jones, D., & Smith, A. R. (2022). Microclimate Drives Shelter-Seeking Behaviour in Lambing Ewes. FORESTS, 13(12). doi:10.3390/f13122133
To scan or not to scan? The economics of transthoracic ultrasonography for 'whole-flock' ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma screening in UK sheep flocks
Davies, P., Strugnell, B., Thomas, L., Lovatt, F., & Willison, I. (2022). To scan or not to scan? The economics of transthoracic ultrasonography for 'whole-flock' ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma screening in UK sheep flocks. VETERINARY RECORD, 191(7). doi:10.1002/vetr.1980
Ovine Johne's disease
Worsley, L., & Davies, P. (2022). Ovine Johne's disease. Livestock, 27(5), 232-238. doi:10.12968/live.2022.27.5.232
The impact of glutaraldehyde based footbaths on Dichelobacter nodosus prevalence and the antimicrobial resistant community of the ovine interdigital skin
Marshall, H. J., Blanchard, A. M., Kelly, K. R., Ni Goh, J., Williams, A. D., King, L., . . . Totemyer, S. (2022). The impact of glutaraldehyde based footbaths on Dichelobacter nodosus prevalence and the antimicrobial resistant community of the ovine interdigital skin. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, 272. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109459
To scan or not to scan? Efficacy of transthoracic ultrasonography for ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma screening in a large commercial UK sheep flock
Davies, P., Strugnell, B., Waine, K., Wessels, M., Cousens, C., & Willison, I. (2022). To scan or not to scan? Efficacy of transthoracic ultrasonography for ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma screening in a large commercial UK sheep flock. VETERINARY RECORD, 191(3). doi:10.1002/vetr.1578
Failing to control Maedi-Visna
Jones, S., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., Dunham, S., & Tarlinton, R. (2022). Failing to control Maedi-Visna. Access Microbiology, 4(5). doi:10.1099/acmi.ac2021.po0420
The impact of slaughter processing on Escherichia coli and cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli counts on broiler chicken carcasses
Abdulla, K., Williams, N., Davies, P., & Antic, D. (2022). The impact of slaughter processing on Escherichia coli and cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli counts on broiler chicken carcasses. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2nd RIBMINS Scientific Conference "Towards the Future of Meat Safety Assurance". Cordoba.
Clearance of Maedi-visna infection in a longitudinal study of naturally infected rams is associated with homozygosity for the TMEM154 resistance allele
Jones, S., McKay, H., Eden, L., Bollard, N., Dunham, S., Davies, P., & Tarlinton, R. (2022). Clearance of Maedi-visna infection in a longitudinal study of naturally infected rams is associated with homozygosity for the TMEM154 resistance allele. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 71(2). doi:10.1099/jmm.0.001506
2021
Spatial behaviour of sheep during the neonatal period: Preliminary study on the influence of shelter
Pritchard, C. E., Williams, A. P., Davies, P., Jones, D., & Smith, A. R. (2021). Spatial behaviour of sheep during the neonatal period: Preliminary study on the influence of shelter. ANIMAL, 15(7). doi:10.1016/j.animal.2021.100252
Sustainability (MDPI)
Hernandez Hormazabal, J., Malathouni, C., Davies, P., Alemany-Diaz, M. D. M., Iannacone, R., & Fernandez, A. (Eds.) (n.d.). Sustainability (MDPI) (Vol. _). Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/
2020
Failing to control Maedi-Visna
Jones, S., Houghton, L., Eden, L., McKay, H., Curwen, A., Davies, P., . . . Tarlinton, R. (2020). Failing to control Maedi-Visna. Access Microbiology, 2(7A). doi:10.1099/acmi.ac2020.po0069
Variable selection for inferential models with relatively high-dimensional data: Between method heterogeneity and covariate stability as adjuncts to robust selection
Lima, E., Davies, P., Kaler, J., Lovatt, F., & Green, M. (2020). Variable selection for inferential models with relatively high-dimensional data: Between method heterogeneity and covariate stability as adjuncts to robust selection. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64829-0
Genomic heterogeneity of <i>Dichelobacter nodosus</i> within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock
Davies, P. L., Blanchard, A. M., Staley, C. E., Bollard, N. J., Coffey, T. J., & Totemeyer, S. (2020). Genomic heterogeneity of <i>Dichelobacter nodosus</i> within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock. BMC MICROBIOLOGY, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12866-020-01769-9
Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock
Update on caseous lymphadenitis in sheep
Gascoigne, E., Ogden, N., Lovatt, F., & Davies, P. (2020). Update on caseous lymphadenitis in sheep. IN PRACTICE, 42(2), 105-114. doi:10.1136/inp.m455
Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock
Sustainable lamb production: Evaluation of factors affecting lamb growth using hierarchical, cross classified and multiple memberships models
Lima, E., Lovatt, F., Green, M., Roden, J., Davies, P., & Kaler, J. (2020). Sustainable lamb production: Evaluation of factors affecting lamb growth using hierarchical, cross classified and multiple memberships models. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, 174. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104822
Use of bootstrapped, regularised regression to identify factors associated with lamb-derived revenue on commercial sheep farms
Lima, E., Green, M., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., King, L., & Kaler, J. (2020). Use of bootstrapped, regularised regression to identify factors associated with lamb-derived revenue on commercial sheep farms. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, 174. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104851
2019
Schmallenberg virus neutralising antibody responses in sheep
Jones, S., Eden, L., McKay, H., Bollard, N., Dunham, S., Davies, P., & Tarlinton, R. (2019). Schmallenberg virus neutralising antibody responses in sheep. BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s12917-019-2139-7
Using lamb sales data to investigate associations between implementation of disease preventive practices and sheep flock performance
Lima, E., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., & Kaler, J. (2019). Using lamb sales data to investigate associations between implementation of disease preventive practices and sheep flock performance. ANIMAL, 13(11), 2630-2638. doi:10.1017/S1751731119001058
Dealing with maedi visna in UK sheep flocks
Ogden, N., Davies, P., & Lovatt, F. (2019). Dealing with maedi visna in UK sheep flocks. IN PRACTICE, 41(7), 321-328. doi:10.1136/inp.l4838
Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock
An approach to neonatal lamb post-mortem examinations
Gascoigne, E., & Davies, P. (2019). An approach to neonatal lamb post-mortem examinations. Livestock, 24(4), 193-198. doi:10.12968/live.2019.24.4.193
DirtyGenes: testing for significant changes in gene or bacterial population compositions from a small number of samples
Shaw, L. M., Blanchard, A., Chen, Q., An, X., Davies, P., Totemeyer, S., . . . Stekel, D. J. (2019). DirtyGenes: testing for significant changes in gene or bacterial population compositions from a small number of samples. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-38873-4
29 Infertility and Abortion in Sheep and Goats
Davies, P. (2019). 29 Infertility and Abortion in Sheep and Goats. In Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics (pp. 510-525). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-7020-7233-8.00029-x
2018
Discrimination of contagious and environmental strains of Streptococcus uberis in dairy herds by means of mass spectrometry and machine-learning
Nsener, N., Green, M. J., Emes, R. D., Jowett, B., Davies, P. L., Bradley, A. J., & Dottorini, T. (2018). Discrimination of contagious and environmental strains of Streptococcus uberis in dairy herds by means of mass spectrometry and machine-learning. Scientific Reports, 8. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-35867-6
The Applied Development of a Tiered Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus
Blanchard, A. M., Jolley, K. A., Maiden, M. C. J., Coffey, T. J., Maboni, G., Staley, C. E., . . . Tötemeyer, S. (2018). The Applied Development of a Tiered Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00551
Ram health and welfare.
Gascoigne, E., Lovatt, F., Page, P., & Davies, P. (2018). Ram health and welfare.. The Veterinary record, 182(2), 56. doi:10.1136/vr.k93
Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: A study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales.
Lima, E., Hopkins, T., Gurney, E., Shortall, O., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., . . . Kaler, J. (2018). Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: A study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales.. PloS one, 13(1), e0190489. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190489
Infertility and Abortion in Sheep and Goats
Davies, P. (2019). Infertility and Abortion in Sheep and Goats. In Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics (pp. 510-525). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-7020-7233-8.00029-x
2017
Quantitative analysis of antimicrobial use on British dairy farms.
Hyde, R. M., Remnant, J. G., Bradley, A. J., Breen, J. E., Hudson, C. D., Davies, P. L., . . . Green, M. J. (2017). Quantitative analysis of antimicrobial use on British dairy farms.. The Veterinary record, 181(25), 683. doi:10.1136/vr.104614
Quantitative analysis of antibiotic usage in British sheep flocks.
Davies, P., Remnant, J. G., Green, M. J., Gascoigne, E., Gibbon, N., Hyde, R., . . . Corbishley, A. (2017). Quantitative analysis of antibiotic usage in British sheep flocks.. The Veterinary record, 181(19), 511. doi:10.1136/vr.104501
Clinical forum: the responsible use of antimicrobial therapy in the control of clinical mastitis and somatic cell count in dairy herds
Breen, J., Bradley, A., Davies, P., Down, P., Fitzgerald, K., Hudson, C., . . . McPherson, G. (2017). Clinical forum: the responsible use of antimicrobial therapy in the control of clinical mastitis and somatic cell count in dairy herds. Livestock, 22(6), 290-296. doi:10.12968/live.2017.22.6.290
Prediction of Streptococcus uberis clinical mastitis risk using Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in dairy herds
Archer, S. C., Bradley, A. J., Cooper, S., Davies, P. L., & Green, M. J. (2017). Prediction of Streptococcus uberis clinical mastitis risk using Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in dairy herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 144, 1-6. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.015
Balancing responsibilities when prescribing antimicrobials for farm animals.
Davies, P. (2017). Balancing responsibilities when prescribing antimicrobials for farm animals.. The Veterinary record, 180(15), 374-375. doi:10.1136/vr.j1708
Tool to measure antimicrobial use on farms.
Hyde, R., Green, M., Remnant, J., Down, P., Huxley, J., Davies, P., . . . Breen, J. (2017). Tool to measure antimicrobial use on farms.. The Veterinary record, 180(7), 183. doi:10.1136/vr.j823
2016
Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Streptococcus uberis</i> Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds: Strain Heterogeneity and Transmission
Davies, P. L., Leigh, J. A., Bradley, A. J., Archer, S. C., Emes, R. D., & Green, M. J. (2016). Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Streptococcus uberis</i> Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds: Strain Heterogeneity and Transmission. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 54(1), 68-74. doi:10.1128/JCM.01583-15
2013
Future veterinary business models
Statham, J. M. E., Archer, S., Biggs, A. M., Bradley, A., Breen, J., Burnell, M., . . . Wapenaar, W. (2013). Future veterinary business models. Cattle Practice, 21(PART1), 78-87.
Dried manure solids as a bedding material for dairy cows.
Green, M., & Nottingham Dairy Herd Health Group. (2013). Dried manure solids as a bedding material for dairy cows.. The Veterinary record, 172(26), 690-691. doi:10.1136/vr.f4112
SBV transmission.
Davies, P., & Daly, J. (2013). SBV transmission.. The Veterinary record, 172(19), 509-510. doi:10.1136/vr.f2958
Science and practice.
Corbishley, A., Davies, P., & Mather, J. (2013). Science and practice.. The Veterinary record, 172(15), 403-404. doi:10.1136/vr.f2257