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Melissa Swan
Special Faculty
Associated Departments
Scholars@UK
Retrospective investigation of 43 necropsy cases of Tyzzer disease in foals and partial genome sequence of Clostridium piliforme by shotgun metagenomics
Uprety, T., Swan, M., Kennedy, L., Bryant, U., Cassone, L., Loynachan, A., Janes, J., Evely, M. M., Calvaruso, F. C., Quick, M., Morgan, J., Abdelrazek, S., Lahmers, K., Carter, C. & Erol, E., May 2025, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 304, 110489.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Future Is Not Bright: Evaluation of Rat Preferences for Color and Intensity of Light
Swan, M., Horvath, A., Pritchett, R. K., Barabas, A. J., Hickman, D. & Gaskill, B. N., Jul 2024, In: Animals. 14, 14, 2045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A diverse microbial community and common core microbiota associated with the gonad of female Parascaris spp.
Cain, J. L., Norris, J. K., Swan, M. P. & Nielsen, M. K., Jan 2024, In: Parasitology Research. 123, 1, 56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Effect of Inhaled Ciclesonide Treatment on Systemic Markers of Immune Function in Horses
Page, A. E., Johnson, M., Parker, J. L., Jacob, O., Swan, M. & Adam, E., Nov 2023, In: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 130, 104925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Small Animal Enclosures and Housing
Hickman, D. L., Hickman-Davis, J. M., Peveler, J. & Swan, M., Jan 1 2017, Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research, Education, and Testing: Second Edition. p. 479-505 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Pathological approach to respiratory infections: Should underlying immunodeficiencies be widely considered?
Swan, M. P., Feb 2023, In: Equine Veterinary Education. 35, 2, p. 67-72 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Pathology in Practice
Swan, M. P., Hooser, S. B. & Lin, T. L., May 20 2022, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 259Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a measure of distress in rats
Swan, M. P. & Hickman, D. L., Aug 2014, In: Lab Animal. 43, 8, p. 276-282 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Use of a body condition score technique to assess health status in a rat model of polycystic kidney disease
Hickman, D. L. & Swan, M., 2010, In: Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 49, 2, p. 155-159 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A cost-effective and efficacious method of pinworm treatment for large colonies of mice
Hickman, D., Swan, M. & Hartman, G. P., Jul 2008, In: Lab Animal. 37, 7, p. 308-312 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of various commercially available enrichment options on handling and chronic stress markers in female ICR mice
Peveler, J. L., Swan, M. P., Wheeler, R. R., Boehm, C. A. & Hickman, D. L., 2019, In: Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 58, 2, p. 119-125 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of age of pups and removal of existing litter on pup survival during cross-fostering between multiparous outbred mice
Hickman, D. L. & Swan, M. P., Sep 2011, In: Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 50, 5, p. 641-646 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of multilevel laboratory rat caging system on the well-being of the singly-housed sprague dawley rat
Wheeler, R. R., Swan, M. P. & Hickman, D. L., Jan 1 2015, In: Laboratory Animals. 49, 1, p. 10-19 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effects of cage color and light intensity on rat affect during heterospecific play
LaFollette, M. R., Swan, M. P., Smith, R. K., Hickman, D. L. & Gaskill, B. N., Oct 2019, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 219, 104834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review