Peta Hitchens

Do riders who wear an air jacket in equestrian eventing have reduced injury risk in falls? A retrospective data analysis

Lindsay E Nylund, Peter J Sinclair, Peta L Hitchens, Stephen Cobley

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk.

Christine K Johnson, Peta L Hitchens, Pranav S Pandit, Julie Rushmore, Tierra Smiley Evans, Cristin CW Young, Megan M Doyle

Journal article  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Emerging infectious diseases in humans are frequently caused by pathogens originating from animal hosts, and zoonotic disease outb..

Associations between the radiographic appearance of vascular channels in proximal sesamoid bones, their microstructural characteristics and past racing performance in Thoroughbreds

Kristen A Lloyd, Babatunde A Ayodele, Peta L Hitchens, Cathy Beck, Eleanor J Mackie, Robert C Whitton

Journal article  |  2020  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

BACKGROUND: Abnormalities in vascular channel appearance within the proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) are the most common findings in T..

Effects of in vivo fatigue-induced subchondral bone microdamage on the mechanical response of cartilage-bone under a single impact compression.

Fatemeh Malekipour, Peta L Hitchens, R Chris Whitton, Peter Vee-Sin Lee

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Biomechanics

Subchondral bone (SCB) microdamage is prevalent in the joints of human athletes and animals subjected to high rate and magnitude c..

The relationship between microstructure, stiffness and compressive fatigue life of equine subchondral bone

Sandra Martig, Peta L Hitchens, Peter VS Lee, R Chris Whitton

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Subchondral bone injuries often precede articular cartilage damage in osteoarthritis and are common in thoroughbred racehorses due..

Do riders who wear an air jacket in equestrian eventing have reduced injury risk in falls? A retrospective data analysis

Lindsay E Nylund, Peter J Sinclair, Peta L Hitchens, Stephen Cobley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between air jacket usage and rider injury severity in equestrian eventing competition f..

Training practices, speed and distances undertaken by Thoroughbred racehorses in Victoria, Australia

A Morrice-West, PL Hitchens, EA Walmsley, MA Stevenson, RC Whitton

Journal article  |  2019  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

A sustainable structure for jockey injury data management for the North American horse racing industry

Peta L Hitchens, Kelly Ryan, Stephen I Koch, Mary C Scollay, Michael L Peterson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Injury

Jockey injuries in North American racing are not well understood. The types and severity of injuries as well as exposure need to b..

Associations between pre-injury racing history and tibial and humeral fractures in Australian Thoroughbred racehorses

RC Whitton, EA Walmsley, ASM Wong, SM Shannon, EJ Frazer, NJ Williams, JF Guerow, PL Hitchens

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Veterinary Journal

Prevalence, radiographic resolution and outcomes of slab fractures of the third and central tarsal bones in juvenile Thoroughbred horses

CM Steel, VL Collins, SR Hance, AR Adkins, PL Hitchens

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Veterinary Journal

Background Veterinarians are required to interpret the significance of radiographic findings for sale, soundness and future racing..

Fragmentation of the dorsal distal aspect of the talus on weanling survey and pre-sale radiographs of juvenile Thoroughbreds: prevalence and 2-and 3-year-olds racing performance

CM Steel, S Devery, SR Hance, AR Adkins, PL Hitchens

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Veterinary Journal

Meta-analysis of risk factors for racehorse catastrophic musculoskeletal injury in flat racing

PL Hitchens, AV Morrice-West, MA Stevenson, RC Whitton

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Veterinary Journal

Track Surfaces Used for Ridden Workouts and Alternatives to Ridden Exercise for Thoroughbred Horses in Race Training

Ashleigh V Morrice-West, Peta L Hitchens, Elizabeth A Walmsley, R Chris Whitton

Journal article  |  2018  |  Animals

Subchondral bone microdamage accumulation in distal metacarpus of Thoroughbred racehorses

RC Whitton, BA Ayodele, PL Hitchens, EJ Mackie

Journal article  |  2018  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

Relationship Between Historical Lameness, Medication Usage, Surgery, and Exercise With Catastrophic Musculoskeletal Injury in Racehorses

Peta L Hitchens, Ashley E Hill, Susan M Stover

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Subchondral bone morphology in the metacarpus of racehorses in training changes with distance from the articular surface but not with age

Sandra Martig, Peta L Hitchens, Mark A Stevenson, R Chris Whitton

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Anatomy

Mathematical modelling of bone adaptation of the metacarpal subchondral bone in racehorses

Peta L Hitchens, Peter Pivonka, Fatemeh Malekipour, R Chris Whitton

Journal article  |  2018  |  Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

The effects of feedback from horse welfare assessments

SM Viksten, EK Visser, PL Hitchens, HJ Blokhuis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Animal Welfare

Hospital-treated injuries from horse riding in Victoria, Australia: time to refocus on injury prevention?

Siobhán O'Connor, Peta L Hitchens, Lauren V Fortington

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Background: The most recent report on hospital-treated horse-riding injuries in Victoria was published 20 years ago. Since then, i..

Circus and zoo animal welfare in Sweden: an epidemiological analysis of data from regulatory inspections by the official competent authorities

PL Hitchens, J Hultgren, J Frossling, U Emanuelson, LJ Keeling

Journal article  |  2017  |  Animal Welfare

An epidemiological analysis of equine welfare data from regulatory inspections by the official competent authorities

PL Hitchens, J Hultgren, J Frossling, U Emanuelson, LJ Keeling

Journal article  |  2017  |  animal

One Health proof of concept: Bringing a transdisciplinary approach to surveillance for zoonotic viruses at the human-wild animal interface.

Terra R Kelly, William B Karesh, Christine Kreuder Johnson, Kirsten VK Gilardi, Simon J Anthony, Tracey Goldstein, Sarah H Olson, Catherine Machalaba, undefined PREDICT Consortium, Jonna AK Mazet

Journal article  |  2017  |  Preventive Veterinary Medicine

As the world continues to react and respond inefficiently to emerging infectious diseases, such as Middle Eastern Respiratory Synd..

Prevalence and risk factors for overweight horses at premises in Sweden assessed using official animal welfare control data

Peta L Hitchens, Jan Hultgren, Jenny Frossling, Ulf Emanuelson, Linda J Keeling

Journal article  |  2016  |  Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Serum levels of innate immunity cytokines are elevated in dogs with metaphyseal osteopathy (hypertrophic osteodytrophy) during active disease and remission

Noa Safra, Peta L Hitchens, Emanual Maverakis, Anupam Mitra, Courtney Korff, Eric Johnson, Amir Kol, Michael J Bannasch, Niels C Pedersen, Danika L Bannasch

Journal article  |  2016  |  Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Effects of racetrack surface and nail placement on movement between heels of the hoof and horseshoes of racehorses

Vanessa E Dahl, Peta L Hitchens, Susan M Stover

Journal article  |  2016  |  American Journal of Veterinary Research

The associations between animal-based welfare measures and the presence of indicators of food safety in finishing pigs

I Alpigiani, C Bacci, LJ Keeling, MD Salman, F Brindani, S Pongolini, PL Hitchens, S Bonardi

Journal article  |  2016  |  Animal Welfare

Australian insurance costs of jockeys injured in a race-day fall

BA Curry, PL Hitchens, P Otahal, L Si, AJ Palmer

Journal article  |  2016  |  Occupational Medicine

Biomechanical Comparison of Locking Compression Plate versus Positive Profile Pins and Polymethylmethacrylate for Stabilization of the Canine Lumbar Vertebrae

Beverly K Sturges, Amy S Kapatkin, Tanya C Garcia, Cona Anwer, Shimpei Fukuda, Peta L Hitchens, Tristan Wisner, Kei Hayashi, Susan M Stover

Journal article  |  2016  |  Veterinary Surgery

The role of catastrophic injury or sudden death of the horse in race-day jockey falls and injuries in California, 2007-2012

PL Hitchens, AE Hill, SM Stover

Journal article  |  2016  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

Prevalence, location and symmetry of noncatastrophic ligamentous suspensory apparatus lesions in California Thoroughbred racehorses, and association of these lesions with catastrophic injuries

AE Hill, IA Gardner, TE Carpenter, CM Lee, PL Hitchens, SM Stover

Journal article  |  2016  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

Spillover and pandemic properties of zoonotic viruses with high host plasticity

Christine Kreuder Johnson, Peta L Hitchens, Tierra Smiley Evans, Tracey Goldstein, Kate Thomas, Andrew Clements, Damien O Joly, Nathan D Wolfe, Peter Daszak, William B Karesh, Jonna K Mazet

Journal article  |  2015  |  Scientific Reports

Investigating the costs of major and minor cycling crashes in Tasmania, Australia

Andrew J Palmer, Lei Si, Jared M Gordon, Tim Saul, Petr Otahal, Peta L Hitchens

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Caudal lumbar vertebral fractures in California Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racehorses

EM Collar, R Zavodovskaya, M Spriet, PL Hitchens, T Wisner, FA Uzal, SM Stover

Journal article  |  2015  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

Non-random patterns in viral diversity

Simon J Anthony, Ariful Islam, Christine Johnson, Isamara Navarrete-Macias, Eliza Liang, Komal Jain, Peta L Hitchens, Xiaoyu Che, Alexander Soloyvov, Allison L Hicks, Rafael Ojeda-Flores, Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio, Werner Ulrich, Melinda K Rostal, Alexandra Petrosov, Joel Garcia, Najmul Haider, Nathan Wolfe, Tracey Goldstein, Stephen S Morse, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  Nature Communications

Workplace Injuries in Thoroughbred Racing: An Analysis of Insurance Payments and Injuries amongst Jockeys in Australia from 2002 to 2010

Beverley A Curry, Peta L Hitchens, Petr Otahal, Lei Si, Andrew J Palmer

Journal article  |  2015  |  Animals

A decision tree model for the implementation of a safety strategy in the horse-racing industry

Peta L Hitchens, Beverley Curry, C Leigh Blizzard, Andrew J Palmer

Journal article  |  2015  |  Injury Prevention

Prevalence of equine obesity in Sweden assessed from official animal welfare control data.

Peta Hitchens, Jan Hultgren, Jenny Frössling, Ulf Emanuelson, Linda Keeling

Journal article  |  2015  |  Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Accident rates amongst regular bicycle riders in Tasmania, Australia

Andrew J Palmer, Lei Si, Jared M Gordon, Tim Saul, Beverley A Curry, Petr Otahal, Peta L Hitchens

Journal article  |  2014  |  Accident Analysis & Prevention

Evidence for henipavirus spillover into human populations in Africa

Olivier Pernet, Bradley S Schneider, Shannon M Beaty, Matthew LeBreton, Tatyana E Yun, Arnold Park, Trevor T Zachariah, Thomas A Bowden, Peta Hitchens, Christina M Ramirez, Peter Daszak, Jonna Mazet, Alexander N Freiberg, Nathan D Wolfe, Benhur Lee

Journal article  |  2014  |  Nature Communications

Capacity building efforts and perceptions for wildlife surveillance to detect zoonotic pathogens: comparing stakeholder perspectives

Jessica S Schwind, Tracey Goldstein, Kate Thomas, Jonna AK Mazet, Woutrina A Smith

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Public Health

Evaluation of local media surveillance for improved disease recognition and monitoring in global hotspot regions.

Jessica S Schwind, David J Wolking, John S Brownstein, undefined PREDICT Consortium1, Jonna AK Mazet, Woutrina A Smith

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

Digital disease detection tools are technologically sophisticated, but dependent on digital information, which for many areas suff..

Modification of the contact area of a standard force platform and runway for small breed dogs

AS Kapatkin, JYW Kim, TC Garcia-Nolan, SY Kim, K Hayashi, PL Hitchens, SM Stover

Journal article  |  2014  |  Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

A novel method for calculating prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Australia

Andrew J Palmer, Peta L Hitchens, Steve Simpson, Beth O'Leary, Sam Colman, Bruce V Taylor

Journal article  |  2013  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Genome-Wide Association Mapping in Dogs Enables Identification of the Homeobox Gene, NKX2-8, as a Genetic Component of Neural Tube Defects in Humans

Noa Safra, Alexander G Bassuk, Polly J Ferguson, Miriam Aguilar, Rochelle L Coulson, Nicholas Thomas, Peta L Hitchens, Peter J Dickinson, Karen M Vernau, Zena T Wolf, Danika L Bannasch

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS Genetics

Casecontrol study of high-speed exercise history of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racehorses that died related to a complete scapular fracture

SA Vallance, RC Entwistle, PL Hitchens, IA Gardner, SM Stover

Journal article  |  2013  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

Jockey Falls, Injuries, and Fatalities Associated With Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Racing in California, 2007-2011.

Peta L Hitchens, Ashley E Hill, Susan M Stover

Journal article  |  2013  |  Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

BACKGROUND: Despite the popularity of the horse racing industry in the United States and the wide recognition that horse racing is..

The association between jockey experience and race-day falls in flat racing in Australia

Peta L Hitchens, C Leigh Blizzard, Graeme Jones, Lesley M Day, James Fell

Journal article  |  2012  |  Injury Prevention

Characteristics of, and insurance payments for, injuries to cyclists in Tasmania, 1990-2010

PL Hitchens, AJ Palmer

Journal article  |  2012  |  Accident Analysis & Prevention

Predictors of race-day jockey falls in jumps racing in Australia

P Hitchens, L Blizzard, G Jones, L Day, J Fell

Journal article  |  2011  |  Accident Analysis & Prevention

Are physiological attributes of jockeys predictors of falls? A pilot study

P Hitchens, L Blizzard, G Jones, L Day, J Fell

Journal article  |  2011  |  BMJ Open

Predictors of race-day jockey falls in flat racing in Australia

Peta Lee Hitchens, Christopher Leigh Blizzard, Graeme Jones, Lesley Day, James Fell

Journal article  |  2010  |  Occupational and Environmental Medicine

The incidence of race-day jockey falls in Australia, 2002-2006

Peta L Hitchens, C Leigh Blizzard, Graeme Jones, Lesley M Day, James Fell

Journal article  |  2009  |  Medical Journal of Australia