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VETERINARY RECORD is published by BMJ on behalf of the British Veterinary Association. It was founded in 1888 by William Hunting, FRCVS.

Veterinary Editor-in-ChiefAlexander TreesClinical Research EditorTom McNeillyEditorial BoardStephen Baines, Julie Fitzpatrick, Danièlle Gunn-Moore, John Innes, Wayne McIlwraith, Richard Martin, Chris Oura, Chris Proudman, Stuart Reid, Susan Rhind, Randolph Richards, Kenneth Simpson, Polly Taylor, James WoodEditorAdele WatersManaging EditorSuzanne JarvisDeputy EditorKathryn ClarkEditorial StaffOlivia Azouaghe, Kristy Ebanks, Gill Harris, Laura Honey, Georgina MillsAll communications for the editorial department should be addressed to:Veterinary Record, BMJ, BMA House,Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JRT: +44 (0) 20 7387 4409F: +44 (0) 20 7383 6418E: editorial@bva-edit.co.ukFurther information about Veterinary Record and its sister journal, In Practice, can be found on the Veterinary Record/In Practice website at: www.bvapublications.comAnnual subscriptionsIndividual: Print and online £437 Online only £359For details of US $, Euro and institutional subscription rates, please visit the Veterinary Record website at http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/site/about/Subslanding.xhtmlSubscription requests to:Customer Services BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JRT: +44 (0) 20 7383 6270F: +44 (0) 20 7383 6402E: support@bmj.comClassified advertisements should be sent to:Vet Record CareersBMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JRT: Caroline Coppin, +44 (0) 20 7383 6068T: Godfrey Wasswa, +44 (0) 20 7874 7067E: vetrecordjobs@bmj.comDisplay advertisement queries should be directed to:Kevan BowenT: +44 (0) 7768 880410E: kbowen@bmj.com© British Veterinary Association.ISSN 0042 – 4900

482 Comment482 Docking – not the end of the tale?

483 News and Reports483 Scotland plans to allow tail docking of working

dogs, but ‘the evidence doesn’t stack up’484 ‘Increased need’ to find the cause of Alabama rot485 Scottish welfare measures ‘give with one hand and

take away with the other’485 EU aid funding to be used for pig worming scheme

in Northern Ireland486 Vet schools say it’s tougher to recruit academic

staff – even before Brexit talks486 Asian vets update their farm animal knowledge487 ‘Huge concern’ about increased risk of peste des

petits ruminants entering Europe487 Targeted avian influenza controls introduced in

England489 Medicines update

484 News in Brief

490 Surveillance490 Northern Ireland disease surveillance report,

January to March 2017

495 Research495 Limiting heat loss during surgery in small animals

(R. E. Clutton)

498 Effect of peritoneal lavage solution temperature on body temperature in anaesthetised cats and small dogs (D. C. Barnes and others)

499 Early warning of footpad dermatitis and hockburn in broiler chicken flocks using optical flow, bodyweight and water consumption (M. S. Dawkins and others)

500 Comparing the curative efficacy of topical treatment with thiamphenicol and oxytetracycline on digital dermatitis lesions in dairy cattle (M. Holzhauer and others)

501 Research Digest

502 Books

503 Letters503 Neutering pet rabbits (J. Sprinz)503 Global food security (M. Sugumaran, M. W. Fox)503 RCVS Council elections (T. Lonsdale)

504 Obituaries

Vet Record Careersi My weekii Rosie’s diary

Concern about increased risk of peste des petits ruminants virus entering Europe, p 487

Effect of temperature of peritoneal lavage fluids, p 498

Comparing two topical treatments for digital dermatitis in dairy cattle, p 500

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