James Gilkerson

Globetrotting strangles: the unbridled national and international transmission of Streptococcus equi between horses

Catriona Mitchell, Karen F Steward, Amelia RL Charbonneau, Saoirse Walsh, Hayley Wilson, John F Timoney, Ulli Wernery, Marina Joseph, David Craig, Kees van Maanen, Annelies Hoogkamer- van Gennep, Albertine Leon, Lucjan Witkowski, Magdalena Rzewuska, Ilona Stefanska, Monika Zychska, Gunther van Loon, Ray Cursons, Olivia Patty, Els Acke, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  MICROBIAL GENOMICS

The equine disease strangles, which is characterized by the formation of abscesses in the lymph nodes of the head and neck, is one..

A 25-year retrospective study of Chlamydia psittaci in association with equine reproductive loss in Australia

Rumana Akter, Fiona M Sansom, Charles M El-Hage, James R Gilkerson, Alistair R Legione, Joanne M Devlin

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Introduction. Chlamydia psittaci is primarily a pathogen of birds but can also cause disease in other species. Equine reproductive..

Use of Local Antibiogram Data and Antimicrobial Importance Ratings to Select Optimal Empirical Therapies for Urinary Tract Infections in Dogs and Cats

Ri Scarborough, Kirsten Bailey, Bradley Galgut, Adam Williamson, Laura Hardefeldt, James Gilkerson, Glenn Browning

Journal article  |  2020  |  Antibiotics

International and Australian veterinary antimicrobial use guidelines recommend amoxicillin or trimethoprim-sulfonamide (TMS) for t..

Hendra virus: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? What is the alternative?

JR Gilkerson

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Use of cefovecin in dogs and cats attending first-opinion veterinary practices in Australia

Laura Hardefeldt, Brian Hur, Karin Verspoor, Timothy Baldwin, Kirsten E Bailey, Ri Scarborough, Suzanna Richards, Helen Billman-Jacobe, Glenn Francis Browning, James Gilkerson

Journal article  |  2020  |  VETERINARY RECORD

BACKGROUND: Cefovecin is a long-acting third-generation cephalosporin commonly used in veterinary medicine. Third-generation cepha..

Faecal microbiota and antimicrobial resistance gene profiles of healthy foals

Yuhong Liu, Kirsten E Bailey, Michael Dyall-Smith, Marc S Marenda, Laura Y Hardefeldt, Glenn F Browning, James R Gilkerson, Helen Billman-Jacobe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Equine Veterinary Journal

Background The human and domestic animal faecal microbiota can carry various antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), especially if ..

Descriptive analysis of Thoroughbred horses born in Victoria, Australia, in 2010; barriers to entering training and outcomes on exiting training and racing

Meredith L Flash, Michelle Renwick, James R Gilkerson, Mark A Stevenson

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS One

The reasons for Thoroughbred (TB) horses not entering training or exiting the racing industry, are of interest to regulators, welf..

Ross River Virus Infection of Horses: Appraisal of Ecological and Clinical Consequences

Charles M El-Hage, Nicholas J Bamford, James R Gilkerson, Stacey E Lynch

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE

Ross River virus (RRV) is a mosquito-borne arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus that causes disease in humans and horses in Australia..

Chlamydia psittaci: a suspected cause of reproductive loss in three Victorian horses

R Akter, AW Stent, FM Sansom, JR Gilkerson, C Burden, JM Devlin, AR Legione, CM El-Hage

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Chlamydia psittaci was detected by PCR in the lung and equine foetal membranes of two aborted equine foetuses and one weak foal fr..

Barriers to entering race training before 4 years of age for Thoroughbred horses born in the 2014 Australian foal crop

Meredith L Flash, Adelene SM Wong, Mark A Stevenson, James R Gilkerson

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS ONE

Currently, there is a paucity of data on the barriers for Australian Thoroughbred horses transitioning from stud farm to racetrack..