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List of works by Robert F Smith

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bovine digital dermatitis treponemes identifies macrolides for in vivo efficacy testing.

scientific article published on 13 June 2012

Association of production diseases with motor activity-sensing devices and milk progesterone concentrations in dairy cows

scientific article published on 31 May 2018

Associations between age at first calving and subsequent lactation performance in UK Holstein and Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

Chronic stress, hormone profiles and estrus intensity in dairy cattle.

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Clinical, ultrasonographic and pathological findings in a bull with segmental aplasia of the mesonephric duct

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Comparison of oestrus detection methods in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 05 July 2011

Dynamics of heat shock protein 70 concentrations in peripheral blood lymphocyte lysates during pregnancy in lactating Holstein-Friesian cows

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Effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH1-24) on ovine pituitary gland responsiveness to exogenous pulsatile GnRH and oestradiol-induced LH release in vivo.

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Effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone on gonadotrophin releasing hormone-induced luteinizing hormone secretion in vitro.

scientific article published in July 1997

Effect of blood ionised calcium concentration at calving on fertility outcomes in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

Effect of insulin on the relationship of estrous behaviors to estradiol and LH surges in intact ewes.

scientific article published on 25 January 2010

Effect of preslaughter experience on behaviour, plasma cortisol and muscle pH in farmed red deer.

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Effect of prolonged exposure to oestradiol on subsequent LH secretion in ewes.

scientific article published in September 1998

Effect of signs of oestrus, disease stressors and cow activity on pregnancy rate following artificial insemination.

scientific article published on 8 January 2015

Effect of transport on pituitary responsiveness to exogenous pulsatile GnRH and oestradiol-induced LH release in intact ewes.

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Effect of transport on pulsatile LH release in ovariectomized ewes with or without prior steroid exposure at different times of year

scientific article published on 01 November 1999

Effects of high somatic cell counts in milk on reproductive hormones and oestrus behaviour in dairy cows with special reference to those with concurrent lameness.

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Effects of lameness, subclinical mastitis and loss of body condition on the reproductive performance of dairy cows

scientific article published on 28 February 2011

Effects of stress on reproduction in ewes.

scientific article published on 26 January 2012

Effects of the administration of ketoprofen at parturition on the milk yield and fertility of Holstein-Friesian cattle.

scientific article published on July 2009

Effects of the administration of oxytocin or carbetocin to dairy cows at parturition on their subsequent fertility.

scientific article published in November 2009

Estrous behavior, luteinizing hormone and estradiol profiles of intact ewes treated with insulin or endotoxin.

scientific article published on 8 October 2011

Fertility in dairy cows: bridging the gaps

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

First demonstration of protective immunity against foetopathy in cattle with latent Neospora caninum infection.

scientific article published on September 2003

GABA control of GnRH release from the ewe hypothalamus in vitro: sensitivity to oestradiol.

scientific article published on 25 February 2008

Herd monitoring to optimise fertility in the dairy cow: making the most of herd records, metabolic profiling and ultrasonography (research into practice).

scientific article published on 08 April 2014

Heterogeneity in proliferative potential of ovine mesenchymal stem cell colonies.

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Identification and quantification of factors affecting neonatal immunological transfer in dairy calves in the UK.

scientific article published on 10 April 2015

Identification of Stimulatory and Inhibitory Inputs to the Hypothalamic‐Pituitary‐Adrenal Axis During Hypoglycaemia or Transport In Ewes

scientific article published on June 1, 2003

Identification of inadequate maternal progesterone concentrations in nulliparous dairy heifers and treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin

scientific article published on 15 October 2013

Identifying host pathogenic pathways in bovine digital dermatitis by RNA-Seq analysis

scientific article published on April 6, 2013

Influence of lameness on follicular growth, ovulation, reproductive hormone concentrations and estrus behavior in dairy cows

scientific article (publication date: September 2011)

Influence of somatic cell count, body condition and lameness on follicular growth and ovulation in dairy cows

scientific article published on 06 December 2008

Integration between different hypothalamic nuclei involved in stress and GnRH secretion in the ewe.

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Investigating host genetic factors in bovine digital dermatitis.

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KNDy neurone activation prior to the LH surge of the ewe is disrupted by LPS.

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Kisspeptin, c-Fos and CRFR type 2 co-expression in the hypothalamus after insulin-induced hypoglycaemia.

scientific article published on 10 April 2014

Kisspeptin, c-Fos and CRFR type 2 expression in the preoptic area and mediobasal hypothalamus during the follicular phase of intact ewes, and alteration after LPS

scientific article published on January 8, 2013

Lameness, activity time-budgets, and estrus expression in dairy cattle.

scientific article published on December 2008

Long-term outcome for two heifers with a granulosa-theca cell tumour.

scientific article published in May 2013

Metabolic and histological analysis of mesenchymal stem cells grown in 3-D hyaluronan-based scaffolds.

scientific article published in April 2004

Neospora caninum in persistently infected, pregnant cows: spontaneous transplacental infection is associated with an acute increase in maternal antibody.

scientific article published on October 2001

Neuronal responses in the brainstem and hypothalamic nuclei following insulin treatment during the late follicular phase in the ewe.

scientific article published in February 2011

Noradrenergic control of GnRH release from the ewe hypothalamus in vitro: sensitivity to oestradiol.

scientific article published on 13 May 2008

Noradrenergic control of arginine vasopressin release from the ewe hypothalamus in vitro: sensitivity to oestradiol.

scientific article published in April 2008

Opioids and suckling in relation to inhibition of oestradiol-induced LH secretion in postpartum ewes

scientific article published on 01 May 1994

Predisposition to repeat breeding in UK cattle and success of artificial insemination alone or in combination with embryo transfer

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of different timing and number of fixed timed artificial inseminations, following a seven-day progesterone-based protocol, on pregnancy outcomes in UK dairy heifers.

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Short communication: Chronology of different sexual behaviors and motion activity during estrus in dairy cows

scientific article published on 28 June 2018

Stress and reproduction in farm animals

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

The effect of a chronic stressor, lameness, on detailed sexual behaviour and hormonal profiles in milk and plasma of dairy cattle.

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The effect of subclinical ketosis on activity at estrus and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.

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The extent of parasite-associated necrosis in the placenta and foetal tissues of cattle following Neospora caninum infection in early and late gestation correlates with foetal death.

scientific article published on 12 October 2007

The usefulness of a single measurement of insulin-like growth factor-1 as a predictor of embryo yield and pregnancy rates in a bovine MOET program.

scientific article published on 4 June 2005

Transport stress delays the oestradiol-induced LH surge by a non-opioidergic mechanism in the early postpartum ewe

scientific article published on 01 September 1994

Understanding antimicrobial use and prescribing behaviours by pig veterinary surgeons and farmers: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Understanding the culture of antimicrobial prescribing in agriculture: a qualitative study of UK pig veterinary surgeons.

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

Up regulation of the maternal immune response in the placenta of cattle naturally infected with Neospora caninum

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Upregulation of cytokines is detected in the placentas of cattle infected with Neospora caninum and is more marked early in gestation when fetal death is observed.

scientific article published on 24 March 2008

Use of plasma samples to assess passive transfer in calves using refractometry: comparison with serum and clinical cut-off point

scientific article published on 25 February 2014

Using hormones to manage dairy cow fertility: the clinical and ethical beliefs of veterinary practitioners

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Visual weight estimation and the risk of underdosing dairy cattle

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Why is it getting more difficult to successfully artificially inseminate dairy cows?

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