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- L. Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 75 / Issue 4 / December 2019
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- 26 November 2019, p. 503
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- December 2019
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Well it’s been a busy time for us here recently at WPSJ, and the handover has now been made from Cambridge University Press (CUP) to Taylor and Francis (T&F). This is the last issue published by CUP, as the March issue will be assembled by T&F. I would like to thank all concerned, especially Dan Edwards and Richard Horley (CUP), Jennifer Stokes and her team (T&F) as well as Dr Shay Rutherford for keeping the papers moving whilst I was busy organising the handover, as well as Dorien Kleverwal in the Dutch office for helping organise the new workflows. Hence this is the last issue that will be produced by CUP. I would like to thank all their team, past and present, for their friendly, helpful work over the years, especially when we have needed fast responses to problems with publishing. The changeover has allowed new mechanisms regarding the journal to be put into place, including a new, and active section editor team in the form of the new Editorial Board, which will take a lot of workload off my shoulders. There will be more automation regarding submission of papers – so authors should expect emails regarding initial formatting and so on to come from T&F during pre-screening.
This issue contains the first retraction of a paper that I have presided over in my editorship. This is an important legal issue – and thanks to Rosemary Dickin for her expertise in publishing ethics (COPE) at CUP in ensuring the proper procedures were adhered to at all time. As editor, I had to ensure all the COPE guidelines were followed regarding checking reviewer’s comments and that all had been done properly at the editing end. Standard procedures had to be followed, regarding letters to and from authors and the complainant. However, as the author did not submit an official letter in response, in the required format, we have had to make a decision at the editorial level.
It may seem obvious to state, but as authors or reviewers, you must be aware that your comments and papers are open to public and commercial scrutiny. At WPSJ we have a system involving standard peer review, but we do rely on our reviewers to read papers fully and ensure there are no highly selective, conflicting or erroneous statements being made.
It only remains for me to send all our readers greeting for the holidays, and thanks to all our readers, reviewers, new editorial board members and authors for another year of support for the Journal.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 75 / Issue 3 / September 2019
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- 20 August 2019, p. 371
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- September 2019
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We have just had our impact factor in for 2018 and we are slightly down by 5% at 1.364 (2017 was 1.439) but still very strong, considering we are only a small journal and take review, not experimental, papers. This issue is slightly shorter, due to the timelines involved in handing over to a new publisher at the end of the year, so apologies for that, but we still have a good spread of papers relating to immunity, water quality, minerals, slow growing breeds, genetic conservation, welfare and techniques in poultry production. Thanks to the efforts of all those involved with the journal, especially the Editorial Committee, for keeping things moving along in accordance with the tight deadlines in this year of big changes. Thanks also to the publishers, old and new, for providing all the information needed for the handover to date.
One issue we do have, and I would ask for authors forbearance on this, is that we are seeing a major slowdown in getting reviewers to commit to papers and getting them back in on time. We do actively chase up reviewers every week, but sometimes we are having to invite eight or more to get the required reviews in. Please can authors help out here by suggesting good reviewers on submission, and, perhaps, already have these secured as agreeable and available to review. This isn’t something specific to our journal – it is a growing trend, with many reviewers being increasingly busy in their day to day work. I would like to thank all our reviewers who give up their time, unpaid, to keep the journal on track.
As I am writing this, we are getting ready for our annual board meeting in Montreal, Canada, which is at the end of the PSA conference. I am hoping to catch up with many readers, authors and reviewers there. 2019 sees many good conferences, and I do hope you will all try to attend some of these. In addition, the next WPC is going to be upon us soon, in Paris in August 2020. It looks to be a great event, and the French branch have been working very hard to organise this – so get your papers in and come along. Please note that I, and other members of the board, will be on the lookout for papers suitable for the journal at conferences and seminars, and you may find yourself invited to submit. Otherwise, I trust all our readers have a good summer and hope to see you at an event.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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Lessons learned in the use of clinical registry data in a multi-centre prospective study: the Pediatric Heart Network Residual Lesion Score Study
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- Carol J. Prospero, Felicia L. Trachtenberg, Victoria L. Pemberton, Sara K. Pasquali, Brett R. Anderson, Kathleen E. Ash, Jessica Bainton, Carolyn Dunbar-Masterson, Eric M. Graham, Michelle S. Hamstra, Danielle Hollenbeck-Pringle, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Marshall L. Jacobs, Rija John, Linda M. Lambert, Matthew E. Oster, Elizabeth Swan, Abigail Waldron, Meena Nathan, for the Pediatric Heart Network Investigators
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- Cardiology in the Young / Volume 29 / Issue 7 / July 2019
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- 17 June 2019, pp. 930-938
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Using existing data from clinical registries to support clinical trials and other prospective studies has the potential to improve research efficiency. However, little has been reported about staff experiences and lessons learned from implementation of this method in pediatric cardiology.
Objectives:We describe the process of using existing registry data in the Pediatric Heart Network Residual Lesion Score Study, report stakeholders’ perspectives, and provide recommendations to guide future studies using this methodology.
Methods:The Residual Lesion Score Study, a 17-site prospective, observational study, piloted the use of existing local surgical registry data (collected for submission to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons-Congenital Heart Surgery Database) to supplement manual data collection. A survey regarding processes and perceptions was administered to study site and data coordinating center staff.
Results:Survey response rate was 98% (54/55). Overall, 57% perceived that using registry data saved research staff time in the current study, and 74% perceived that it would save time in future studies; 55% noted significant upfront time in developing a methodology for extracting registry data. Survey recommendations included simplifying data extraction processes and tailoring to the needs of the study, understanding registry characteristics to maximise data quality and security, and involving all stakeholders in design and implementation processes.
Conclusions:Use of existing registry data was perceived to save time and promote efficiency. Consideration must be given to the upfront investment of time and resources needed. Ongoing efforts focussed on automating and centralising data management may aid in further optimising this methodology for future studies.
Patients with laboratory evidence of West Nile virus disease without reported fever
- K. Landry, I. B. Rabe, S. L. Messenger, J. K. Hacker, M. L. Salas, C. Scott-Waldron, D. Haydel, E. Rider, S. Simonson, C. M. Brown, S. C. Smole, D. F. Neitzel, E. K. Schiffman, A. K. Strain, S. Vetter, M. Fischer, N. P. Lindsey
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- Epidemiology & Infection / Volume 147 / 2019
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- 17 June 2019, e219
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In 2013, the national surveillance case definition for West Nile virus (WNV) disease was revised to remove fever as a criterion for neuroinvasive disease and require at most subjective fever for non-neuroinvasive disease. The aims of this project were to determine how often afebrile WNV disease occurs and assess differences among patients with and without fever. We included cases with laboratory evidence of WNV disease reported from four states in 2014. We compared demographics, clinical symptoms and laboratory evidence for patients with and without fever and stratified the analysis by neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive presentations. Among 956 included patients, 39 (4%) had no fever; this proportion was similar among patients with and without neuroinvasive disease symptoms. For neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive patients, there were no differences in age, sex, or laboratory evidence between febrile and afebrile patients, but hospitalisations were more common among patients with fever (P < 0.01). The only significant difference in symptoms was for ataxia, which was more common in neuroinvasive patients without fever (P = 0.04). Only 5% of non-neuroinvasive patients did not meet the WNV case definition due to lack of fever. The evidence presented here supports the changes made to the national case definition in 2013.
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 75 / Issue 2 / June 2019
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- 23 May 2019, p. 179
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- June 2019
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The second issue of the 2019 volume has already come around, and it has been a busy year to date, with many publishing changes occurring with the move of the WPSJ from Cambridge University Press to Taylor and Francis, our new publishing house. Thanks to all staff and to the WPSJ Editorial Committee, Drs. Bob Buresh, Werner Bessei and Zehava Uni, as well as other WPSA and publisher staff for their help with these changes. An official announcement for members is now being prepared.
The conference season is already upon us, with meetings being reported from Asia as well as Europe in this issues Association News. I have recently attended the UK WPSA meetings, held jointly with the British Society of Animal Science in Edinburgh in April. At the WPSA meeting, Dr. Emily Burton announced the new Gordon Rosen Award which is aimed at providing grant money for people either in or recently completed their PhD programme who wish to travel to work for short periods in other institutes away from their home country. This can be to increase knowledge of certain techniques or increase their understanding of what they can do within the world of poultry science. Sadly, Gordon died a couple of years ago, and is fondly remembered not only for his wit and intelligence, but also his generosity to the WPSA over many years where he supported membership for students. Many thanks must go to the generosity of Mrs. Vanda Rosen for making this award, as well as to Dr. Mike Bedford, who has been on the trustees board with myself to get this off the ground, and Dr. Dawn Scholey for her input during the meeting.
In this current issue, readers can find reviews on microalgae, nutraceuticals, yeast, fertility, genetics and nutrition, as well as welfare in terms of injuries caused by housing systems. We are experiencing a good number of submissions on antibiotic alternatives – and authors need to note that these must be very specific and focussed tightly on certain aspects in detail, rather than general reviews, as this topic is very popular around the world currently, and requires in-depth reviewing. This is due to the increasing limitations on AGP use in feed in various countries, such as China and the USA. So, we in the editorial office expect more on alternatives to keep coming in. As a result, we are always encouraging reviews in other topics to keep the WPSJ as balanced as we are able for our readership.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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Editorial
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 75 / Issue 1 / March 2019
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- 11 March 2019, p. 1
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- March 2019
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Welcome to the first issue of 2019 – I trust all our members enjoyed the holiday period and had a happy new year. This issue covers a range of topics, including genetics, meat processing, novel feed ingredients, immunity, behaviour and management systems. Currently, myself and the newly appointed editorial team from the Global Board are working hard to make some changes to the journal, not least the hand over to a new publisher (Taylor and Francis) from the current publisher (Cambridge University Press). I would like to thank both of these publishers for their help and support during the transition period. Authors and readers will hopefully not notice any difference in their interaction with the journal, as I aim to have a seamless handover.
The year 2019 sees many excellent WPSA events being planned. There are 19 events currently listed on the www.wpsa.com website giving details and links to conferences and meetings. Please take a look at what is on offer, and attend where possible. Our association news covers some very interesting topics – including an initiative from Pakistan to encourage more women into poultry science. I would like to congratulate the branch on this – and please let me know if you want some input from your female journal editor – happy to help and show young women in agriculture what opportunities are out there and how you can make a difference.
We have lost some notable poultry scientists in the last 12 months – most recently Jim McNab who sadly died suddenly over the Christmas holidays at home. Jim was a mentor to me many years ago when I was a PhD student and spent a week working with him learning how to conduct TME trials. He remained a friend and colleague from that time. Jim, of course, was the WPSJ Editor in the 1990s and an active WPSA member, organising various poultry events over the years. Our thoughts are with his wife Carol and the family.
As ever, I trust you all enjoy this issue of the WPSJ.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 74 / Issue 4 / December 2018
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- 19 November 2018, p. 615
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- December 2018
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We are already at the December issue and 2018 seems to have flown by in a flurry of editing papers and conferences. As always, the WPSA branches and federations have been very active in organising conferences and meetings. As well as the usual well organised branch meetings, there have been some memorable events, including the very well attended EPC meeting in Dubrovnik. This was an excellent meeting in a superb location, and congratulations to the organisers, especially when dealing with the oversubscription from delegates. It’s good to see members supporting WPSA events around the world – not only for the dissemination of new science but also for the networking opportunities it provides. The good news is that the impact factor for WPSJ has increased by 40%, up to 1.493, and our five-year IF is now up to 1.682. This ranks us up to 18 out of 60 for all agriculturally related journals – a great achievement for which I would like to thanks all of the team, and the board members (especially Dr Zehava Uni) suggestions for changes to the summaries that appear to have driven this increase.
It was with sadness that I edited the obituary section for this issue. We have lost some major poultry names in the last few months, some of whom were great friends of mine and who I had worked with over the years, and were notable poultry personalities. Dr Paul Hockings review in the WPSJ and proposals for foot pad lesion scoring is still majorly cited, and remains a great piece of work. On a happier note, it was lovely to see Dr Peter Hunton being honoured for his work in poultry. Peter has been a very long term WPSA supporter, as well as serving his branch and the global body in several important roles. A personal thank you from me for all your past and current efforts, Peter.
Some issues have been raised recently about the ease of accessing the online version of the journal and via search engines, such as Google Scholar, Pubmed and Web of Science. If you personally have had problems with this, please let Dorien Kleverwal in the Dutch office know, so WPSA can get this amended to make finding papers quick and easy. Do not forget, when you apply for online access, you can request emailing for papers which contain the key words that match your personal scientific interests. This means that you will be emailed directly with links to those papers that are relevant to your work.
We need to look towards 2019, as this is the last issue of 2018. As I write, we are already finalising the March issue, and please, for all those authors who write to me two weeks after submission requesting publication information, note that the journal is typically running 6 months ahead of time regarding issues being published. At the recent meeting in Dubrovnik, it was decided by the Board that Taylor and Francis (based in the UK) will take over the publishing of the journal at the end of 2019. This is due to Cambridge University Press divesting their applied science journals and focussing on pure science publishing. WPSJ is not the only journal affected and it is nothing to do with our relationship with CUP which has, for me, been an enjoyable experience working with some very good people. For submitting authors, there should be no discernible changes, it will be business as usual, and there is already a plan in place for the hand over. It will mean more work for me in 2019, but I am confident that, with the assistance of board members (Drs. Bob Buresh, Werner Bessei, Roel Mulder and Zehava Uni, who have been appointed to this task) all will go well. We will also be revamping the editorial board in a more active role, and I will confirm the appointments after our initial meetings to organise this in 2019.
Meanwhile, it remains for me to wish all our readers and members happy holidays and seasons greetings, wherever you are in the world.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 74 / Issue 3 / September 2018
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- 31 August 2018, p. 413
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- September 2018
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September sees the European Poultry Nutrition Symposium being hosted in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, and I hope to see many members attending the conference. The WPSA will be holding their annual board meeting just prior to this event, as are other allied associations, taking advantage of the availability of delegates to attend other meetings as well as the sessions. So, if you haven’t already registered, please show your support for the organisers and the sponsors by doing so.
The current issue of the WPSJ includes papers covering topics related to nutrition and specialist feed ingredients, disease and vaccination, laying hens and egg production, reproductive physiology and a comprehensive review of performance factors. The increase in reviews regarding alternatives to antibiotics continues unabated, due to the impending bans for in-feed disease control expected across countries outside of the EU in the next few years, and in the editorial office we are expecting this trend to continue. Human disease from consumption of poultry meat remains a headline-grabber in the popular and academic media, and the industry is very proactive in putting control measures into place, even when the main issue of gastroenteritis in humans is, in reality, a problem from red meat and poor hygiene in the kitchen, as previous WPSJ reviews have ably demonstrated. Other pertinent issues in the poultry world include welfare and animal care – and we always welcome more review papers on these topics from authors – so please send them in.
Again, and I know I have mentioned this before, all authors need to ensure their summary is a true summary of the findings from their review, including average doses, responses, benefits etc. The summary is the first point of contact with people searching online for relevant papers and information. If they are not members, then they can only see the summary, so this must be comprehensive in order to maximise downloads of the complete papers or citation based on the summary. All journals are graded by their impact factor, which is calculated from the number of times a paper is cited in one year after publication or as a five-year average. To keep our impact factor competitive, maximising information from summaries is essential.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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X-ray spectroscopy of massive stellar winds: previous and ongoing observations of the hot star ζ Pup
- N. Miller, W. Waldron, J. Nichols, D. Huenemoerder, M. Dahmer, R. Ignace, J. Lauer, A. Moffat, Y. Nazé, L. Oskinova, N. Richardson, T. Ramiaramanantsoa, T. Shenar, K. Gayley
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 14 / Issue S346 / August 2018
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- 30 December 2019, pp. 88-92
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The stellar winds of hot stars have an important impact on both stellar and galactic evolution, yet their structure and internal processes are not fully understood in detail. One of the best nearby laboratories for studying such massive stellar winds is the O4I(n)fp star ζ Pup. After briefly discussing existing X-ray observations from Chandra and XMM, we present a simulation of X-ray emission line profile measurements for the upcoming 840 kilosecond Chandra HETGS observation. This simulation indicates that the increased S/N of this new observation will allow several major steps forward in the understanding of massive stellar winds. By measuring X-ray emission line strengths and profiles, we should be able to differentiate between various stellar wind models and map the entire wind structure in temperature and density. This legacy X-ray spectrum of ζ Pup will be a useful benchmark for future X-ray missions.
Solution-redeposition and the orthoclase-microcline transformation: evidence from granulites and relevance to 18O exchange
- Kim Waldron, Ian Parsons, William L. Brown
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- Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 57 / Issue 389 / December 1993
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- 05 July 2018, pp. 687-695
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The Or-rich part of optically blebby to lamellar mesoperthite crystals from an Adirondack granulite has been shown by TEM to be a lamellar cryptoperthite, composed dominantly of tweed orthoclase. A fluid-absent, two-stage thermal history is proposed to explain the coarse and fine textures, with the cryptoperthite forming by coherent exsolution below ∼350°C probably during uplift. The mechanism was most probably homogeneous coherent nucleation rather than spinodal decomposition. However, cutting the orthoclase cryptoperthite are thin (<1 μm) seams of tartan microcline with sharp boundaries, often defined locally by {110} planes, and micropores. The microcline has replaced orthoclase by solution-redeposition along narrow planes infiltrated by fluid during minor retrogression at T < 350°C Solution-redeposition is a common process in feldspars at T < 500°C potentially accompanied by 18O exchange, because release of elastic strain energy in coherent perthite lamellar boundaries and twin-domain walls, followed by Si, Al ordering, provide driving forces for dissolution and reprecipitation of unstrained, more ordered phases.
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 74 / Issue 2 / June 2018
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- 21 May 2018, p. 181
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- June 2018
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Already we have the second issue of the Journal for 2018. Several topics are represented in this issue, including novel feed ingredients, minerals, antioxidation, choice feeding, welfare, human health products (eggs) and pathogen detection methods. In addition, we have an interesting review on enzymes, which reflects the recent talk given at the WPSA UK Spring meeting, held in Dublin, by Dr Mike Bedford on his receipt of the Gordon Memorial Medal – which is very well deserved. Dr Bedford is well known in the poultry world for his extensive and pioneering work in the world of enzymes, and I have been privileged to work with Mike over the years, going back to my early commercial work at Finnfeeds International in the 1990s. He is an exceptionally able scientist, never afraid to confront technical challenges or to look at problems in new ways, as well as being an approachable and friendly face in the industry. Congratulations to him, and to his lovely and supportive wife Linda.
There are many events coming up in 2018, including the excellent Hafez turkey meeting in Berlin, the 6th Mediterranean Poultry Summit, both in June, the PSA (with the US WPSA branch meeting) in San Antonio in July and the 25th European Poultry Conference in Croatia in September, where the next WPSA board meeting will be held. Various branch meetings are happening, and full details can be found on our website (www.wpsa.com). Do please support these events, as they not only provide useful and interesting scientific sessions, but also provide a great networking opportunity.
One issue that is becoming more prominent for all journals is the future of publishing peer reviewed papers. This is something that has changed greatly in recent years, and continues to change, especially with the advent of open access. This is something that is being discussed in all spheres of publishing, as the costs of open access are still high and have to be borne by authors. The WPSJ is in a strong position, as it does not charge submission charges to authors, making open access rather more affordable for authors. All papers are eligible for open access – details of which are on the submission website. In addition, we are seeing a shift in regional souring of the papers submitted, which is something that needs to be addressed to keep the journal content balanced, and which I am focussing on. For anyone who is interested in publishing a review, but perhaps needs some assistance or advice, do feel free to email me with your idea or draft. The editorial office is happy to help young or new authors get their work out in the public domain.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 74 / Issue 1 / March 2018
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- 26 February 2018, p. 1
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- March 2018
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The first issue of the year and already we have finalised the June issue with the amount of papers coming in. In this issue we have papers on lighting, uniformity of flocks, trace minerals as well as specialist and novel ingredients. This year sees the preparation of the 2020 WPC in Paris kicking off, which looks to be an excellent programme and all-round experience, both academic and commercial. Issue around the world are increasingly focussed on the limitation or removal of antibiotics in those countries that have not yet done so, and hence the increasing importance of biosecurity on farm for maintaining poultry health and welfare. The industry globally has had to adapt to many changes in regulations and many countries have already gone a long way in their examination of more consumer acceptable alternatives to traditional prophylactic measures – which should make it easier for those regions making the transition now or in the near future. My invitations to speak at various conferences and workshops in China last year where they are bringing in restrictions on growth promoters in feed has highlighted this well, as they come into line with the rest of the world in terms of what retailers and consumers require in poultry production as well as controlling pollution from excretion. Registering alternatives to growth promoters, e.g. plant extracts, will require new regulatory processes in various countries.
This year sees several major conferences being hosted, including the fabulous Hafez turkey diseases meeting in May, which I can highly recommend, especially the conference dinner and belly dancers. September sees the 25th European Poultry Conference, being held in Croatia, which is also the venue for the global board meeting – and I will be hosting the editorial meeting there as well and hope to catch up with colleagues and friends. Other commercial and regional meetings are already listed on the WPSA website – please check it out and attend as much as you can to support regional branches and the larger meetings, as the organisers put a lot of effort and time into staging these events.
The editorial office would like to wish all readers and members and happy (if belated) and prosperous 2018 and look forward to seeing you at meetings. Keep the papers coming!
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 73 / Issue 4 / December 2017
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- 16 November 2017, p. 721
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- December 2017
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Another year ends – although with journals, one is always ahead of the fact and it is only October as I write. For our northern hemisphere members, the cold of winter looms, whilst for us in the southern hemisphere we are hoping for good weather around the corner. This current issue covers topics including sustainability, stress in laying hens and quail, amino acids and protein sources, housing and management, omega 3 oils, reproduction in cockerels, breeds, comparisons of zinc sources, immunity, consumer preferences, disease and alternative feed ingredients – so quite a spread of topics. The recent Meat and Egg conference held in Scotland is hopefully going to provide a good source of invited papers which we are working on currently. Additionally, the Waterfowl meeting in Taiwan in October will hopefully be fertile ground for new topics for our members.
Looking forward to 2018, there are many events coming up for members to attend. These include trade shows such as the IPPE in Atlanta in January, VIV MEA in UAE in February and then the 11th Asia Pacific Poultry Conference in March, to be held in Bangkok. All WPSA related events can be found on the www.wpsa.com website under Calendar – please support the sponsors of these meetings as otherwise they wouldn’t be able to take place.
I am hoping to be able to announce some news regarding a new prize for best WPSJ review paper – to be awarded annually, although the details have yet to be decided with the Board or the Trust involved – so watch this space.
Poultry continues to be a major player in global meat production, although many new challenges are heading to various countries, most notably the removal of antibiotics from animal feed in the USA and Asia. As mentioned before, this hot topic means we have had a surge of papers regarding AGP alternatives, and the message regarding specificity requirements seems to have been taken on board. Thanks to all relevant authors in this regard.
It just remains for me to wish all our readers and members a Happy New Year from all of us in the Editorial Office and look forward to seeing you at a WPSA event in 2018!
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 73 / Issue 3 / September 2017
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- 18 August 2017, p. 467
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Welcome to the September issue. We have a range of topics covered in this issue – including diseases, traditional and novel feed ingredients, immunity, emulsifiers and vaccines. At the editorial office, we do aim to provide a broad spectrum of topics in each journal issue, within what has been submitted, to give our readers variety.
We have made some changes in accepting papers for submission recently, so the following is an update that I hope is useful for authors. Recently, for some reason, authors have stopped uploading their copyright forms on the submission site and sending them to me instead. Please note that all copyright forms must be uploaded online at the time of submission by the authors. It wastes a lot of time at our end chasing down these forms and then having to manually upload with the publishers. Also, any revised papers must be uploaded directly using the link on the email advising of reviewer decisions. It is important that authors understand that we cannot upload revisions for them, and the system effectively stalls if this isn’t done directly online. We cannot move any papers on until this is done, and have no access to do this manually. In addition, revisions have to be uploaded via the revision link – otherwise it appears on the system as a new submission and goes back to the start of the process. I hope this is helpful to all our authors – as we try to prevent any delays in publishing as much as possible to get their papers completed in a timely manner.
As stated before, we have had a lot of papers regarding antibiotic alternatives as these are a hot topic in many countries currently. As we cannot have lots of reviews saying the same things, we have asked authors to focus on just one aspect of either a products mode of action or effects on the animal. In addition, it was decided in the latest Board meeting that summaries must be a succinct (300 word) condensation of findings of the review. This will enable others who are searching papers online to get good levels of detail from viewing abstracts.
The latter part of 2017 sees a number of conferences, including Working Group 6 Fertility at the end of August, the Meat and Egg Quality Symposium at the start of September back to back with the WVPA conference. Our Polish Branch holds their meeting mid-September, followed by the 6th World Waterfowl conference towards the end of October. Details for all related WPSA events can be found online at www.wpsa.com/index.php/calendar-home/calendar. Could anyone submitting a paper that may be suitable as a potential review for the WPSJ please contact any WPSA Board member present at the meetings, or email me. I hope all delegates enjoy these meetings, and would encourage members to attend conferences associated with WPSA. Without attendance and sponsors, such meetings would not happen, and we thank everyone for their support.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 73 / Issue 2 / June 2017
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- 15 May 2017, p. 241
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Welcome to the June issue – we have a good mix of papers with some being invited from speakers at the World Poultry Congress held in Beijing and the last WPSJ New Zealand branch meeting in 2016. Otherwise we have reviews concerning novel feed ingredients, diseases (including those which are going to be more of a problem with the anticipated limitations on antibiotic use in feed in certain regions soon), and two papers on odour. Increasingly we are receiving papers covering disease control, and we are having to be very specific regarding the content of such reviews. Any authors wishing to write about the consequences of antibiotic removal and alternatives for in-feed use need to be aware that, due to this increased submission rate, their papers must be very focussed on single areas of this topic. It’s a good idea to check back in previous issues to see what has been published before and then concentrate on other areas.
Sadly, we have also had a case of plagiarism, and have now taken extra steps in using the latest detection software to help remedy this. We are very concerned about blatant plagiarism, and any authors found doing so will have their paper revoked and will not be allowed to publish in the WPSJ again. The copyright form is a legal document, and the declarations it contains must be taken seriously by authors.
On a lighter note, there are several good WPSA meetings coming up this year, including the popular meat and egg conference in Scotland in September, which is back to back with the World Poultry Veterinary conference in the same location, which will hopefully swell delegate numbers. At the time of writing I am preparing to attend the board meeting held at the ESPN conference in Spain in May, and hope to catch up with many members there, especially our reviewers and translators who are such an asset for the Journal. Their assistance is very much appreciated.
I have been assessing our print versus online readership, and we are now down to under 2000 print copies being sent out, which is a great saving not only in costs but also environmental considerations. For any members who wish to only receive the online version of the journal, please go onto the main WPSA website for information on how to do this. The online version has features which can cut down time spent looking for certain papers – members can put in keywords which will automatically send out an email as and when such keywords appear. The online papers should be accessible well in advance of the print copy.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 73 / Issue 1 / March 2017
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- 10 February 2017, p. 1
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- March 2017
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Well another new year and the journal is already completed for the March issue, and the June issue is almost filled as well. We often get asked by authors why we cannot publish papers straight away – which we can do to an extent, but only online in advance of the print issue, which still goes out in a quarterly fashion, and so we have to assign the papers according to the next issue available. This is something which will be discussed at our next board meeting as we strive to implement new ways to improve the publishing process for authors and maximise exposure for our sponsors. The year 2017 sees various important meetings for poultry scientists, including the 21st European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition – held at the start of May near Barcelona in Spain which is where the next board meeting will also take place. Just beforehand is the UK Spring Meeting in Chester in the UK, which is attended by scientists from various countries and is a useful place to catch up with well-known scientists as well as people in the commercial sphere. In June, France hosts the 10th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, as well as the 10th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics. So all in all, a busy first half of the year, especially considering the numerous VIV and other commercial poultry events going on in between. Myself and the Board members try our best to get to most of these events and identify papers that we can invite from the various programs, however it is difficult to cover everything – so if any readers do see something new and exciting that is being presented that could form an innovative review paper, please do let me know.
If you are organising a WPSA related event and have suitable review papers or presenters who are covering a novel topic, please let me know. One of the main topics of discussion currently is the removal of antibiotic growth promoters in certain parts of the world (notable the USA and Australasia), following on from the stance taken in the late 1990’s in Europe. As such we have had a plethora of reviews on this topic in the last couple of months – so many that we have had to ask authors to focus specifically on one chosen area in depth as there is a huge body of work already available in this scientific field. So apologies if your paper has been returned to you with this request – it is something we have to keep a close eye on to maintain diversity and quality of the research knowledge from papers published in WPSJ.
The current issue covers various topics from alternative feed materials, welfare, disease, immunity and mineral nutrition. We are always happy to consider papers from students and on new topics, and please email me if you have a query regarding paper acceptance. I do try to catch up with various members at the events in 2017 – but until then, enjoy the latest issue of the WPSJ.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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Salinity Tolerance of Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum) and Desirable Pasture Grasses
- Karl R. Israelsen, Corey V. Ransom, Blair L. Waldron
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- Weed Science / Volume 59 / Issue 4 / December 2011
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- 20 January 2017, pp. 500-505
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Greenhouse studies were conducted to determine the relative salinity tolerance of foxtail barley and seven desirable pasture grasses. Grass species were reed canarygrass, timothy, altai wildrye, tall fescue, tall wheatgrass, orchardgrass, creeping meadow foxtail, and foxtail barley. Grasses were exposed to increasing electrical conductivity levels of NaCl and CaCl2 salt solution over time. Grass species were compared using a cumulative value of salt exposure (ECdays), which was calculated to account for the electrical conductivity (EC) and the time a plant was exposed at that level of conductivity. Salinity tolerance varied among grass species. Increasing EC significantly reduced plant biomass of all species. All grass species experienced a 50% biomass reduction (GR50) between 271 and 512 ECdays in 2008 and between 297 and 575 ECdays in 2009. Foxtail barley was among the most salt tolerant (GR50 = 512 and 525 ECdays), requiring the highest salt exposure in 2008 and the second-highest exposure in 2009 to reduce biomass 50%. Grass mortality increased with increasing EC levels. Reed canarygrass and timothy were most susceptible to increasing salinity, with 50% mortality (LD50) of both grass species occurring between 983 and 1,186 ECdays. Moderate salinity tolerance was exhibited by orchardgrass, which required 1,977 and 1,844 ECdays; creeping foxtail, which required 1,998 and 2,431 ECdays; and tall fescue, which required 2,501 and > 2,840 ECdays to LD50 in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Foxtail barley, altai wildrye, and tall wheatgrass were most tolerant of salinity and persisted with little mortality occurring at 3,033 and 2,840 ECdays in 2008 and 2009, respectively. All grass species with higher growth rates than foxtail barley and altai wildrye were more susceptible to salinity, with the exception of tall wheatgrass. Growth rates of foxtail barley and altai wildrye were less than they were for other grasses, suggesting that slower growth rates may aid in salinity tolerance.
The effect of feeding Levucell SC™ rumen specific live yeast on feed intake and weight gain performance of calves during weaning
- A. Turney, A. Clay, L. Waldron
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- Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition / Volume 5 / 2017
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- 22 May 2017, e9
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- 2017
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A trial was run to examine the influence of feeding a rumen specific live yeast, Levucell SC™ (Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Hamilton, New Zealand), on feed intakes and body weights of calves at weaning. Sixty male, Friesian cross calves, aged four days old, were randomly allocated to either a control (unsupplemented) creep feed diet or one containing Levucell SC™, a rumen specific strain of live yeast. All calves were fed a commercial milk replacer (CMR) and offered straw and creep feed ad libitum from entry, and intakes and weight gains were recorded. At six weeks of age, the calves were transferred to grazing with ad libitum access to creep feed and monitored for a further two weeks, covering the transition period from milk to grazing. The calves fed Levucell SC™ had higher feed intakes at weaning (1.105 kg/day versus 1.523 kg/day at seven weeks of age; P = 0.0434 and 1.179 kg/day versus 1.965 kg/day at eight weeks of age; P = 0.0272 for control and Levucell SC™ respectively). Correspondingly, average daily gain (ADG) was improved. At seven weeks of age, ADG was 0.659 kg versus 0.912 kg (P = 0.039), and at eight weeks of age ADG was 0.457 kg versus 0.707 kg (P = 0.0650) for control and Levucell SC™ respectively. It was concluded that supplying Levucell SC™ via creep feed prevented the drop off in calf performance at weaning, in terms of both feed intake and weight gain. This is important, as early rumen development and pre-weaning growth rates are related to a reduction in gastric upsets at weaning, future growth performance in calves and future lactation performance.
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- World's Poultry Science Journal / Volume 72 / Issue 4 / December 2016
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- 24 November 2016, p. 697
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- December 2016
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It is the last issue of the year again, which seems to come round increasingly quickly as the years go by in my role as Editor in Chief. The main event this year was the World’s Poultry Congress held in China. I would like to thank the organisers, especially Katie, for their efforts in making us all welcome and making sure everything was ready for us. For myself and the Board members, it was a week of meetings, and an opportunity to meet old friends and colleagues as well as enjoy various social events, including a wonderful conference dinner. However most of us managed to find time to explore at least a small part of Beijing and its wonderful sights and history. Congratulations to Prof. Ning Yang on his Presidency for the next four years. Ning has been a very useful and approachable member of the board in his time served so far. This year, there was a new element added into the normal Board Meeting duties – with Alan Gibbins (President of Asia-Pacific region) organising a workshop looking towards the future of the WPSA and how to keep things current and encourage our membership with new and exciting ideas and projects. This is all covered in the various reports from the WPC in this issue, so I won’t go into details here – but merely wish to thank Alan for his hard work in this area and the board members for some great discussion and decisions.
As for the journal, our five year impact factor remains firm and we are still ‘up there’ and very stable in the lists of agricultural journals, despite being a much smaller publication and only taking review papers, rather than experimental reports, the former being much less numerous. We continue to address costs and accountability of the journal, always trying to maintain and improve on quality as well as deliver a great service to our readers. As such, we are now scrutinising papers where the subject matter is rather broad, as these topics need closer focus, especially in areas where there is a large body of scientific data which cannot hope to be adequately covered in a 20 page review. However, where we have submissions regarding new and interesting topics, I am always happy for authors to contact me if they wish to send in a longer review. We remain committed to encouraging young poultry scientists to publish reviews with us and are always happy to help guide authors through the system.
So I remain to wish all our readers best wishes for the New Year, wherever you are in the world. Here is to another exciting and interesting year in the world of poultry science.
Dr Lucy Waldron
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Control of oxidation-reduction potential during Cheddar cheese ripening and its effect on the production of volatile flavour compounds
- Veronica Caldeo, John A Hannon, Dara-Kate Hickey, Dave Waldron, Martin G Wilkinson, Thomas P Beresford, Paul L H McSweeney
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- Journal of Dairy Research / Volume 83 / Issue 4 / November 2016
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- 03 October 2016, pp. 479-486
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- November 2016
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In cheese, a negative oxidation-reduction (redox) potential is required for the stability of aroma, especially that associated with volatile sulphur compounds. To control the redox potential during ripening, redox agents were added to the salted curd of Cheddar cheese before pressing. The control cheese contained only salt, while different oxidising or reducing agents were added with the NaCl to the experimental cheeses. KIO3 (at 0·05, 0·1 and 1%, w/w) was used as the oxidising agent while cysteine (at 2%, w/w) and Na2S2O4 (at 0·05 and 0·1%, w/w) were used as reducing agents. During ripening the redox potential of the cheeses made with the reducing agents did not differ significantly from the control cheese (Eh ≈ −120 mV) while the cheeses made with 0·1 and 0·05% KIO3 had a significantly higher and positive redox potential in the first month of ripening. Cheese made with 1% KIO3 had positive values of redox potential throughout ripening but no starter lactic acid bacteria survived in this cheese; however, numbers of starter organisms in all other cheeses were similar. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the volatile compounds clearly separated the cheeses made with the reducing agents from cheeses made with the oxidising agents at 2 month of ripening. Cheeses with reducing agents were characterized by the presence of sulphur compounds whereas cheeses made with KIO3 were characterized mainly by aldehydes. At 6 month of ripening, separation by PCA was less evident. These findings support the hypothesis that redox potential could be controlled during ripening and that this parameter has an influence on the development of cheese flavour.