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Ken Raj Leslie

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Acadia University
Verified email at acadiau.ca
Cited by 3707

Use of test day milk fat and milk protein to detect subclinical ketosis in dairy cattle in Ontario.

TF Duffield, DF Kelton, KE Leslie… - The Canadian …, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Serum beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) levels were determined for 1333 dairy cows in various
stages of lactation and parity on 93 dairy farms in Ontario. The data were collected in a cross-…

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of the cytobrush and uterine lavage techniques to evaluate endometrial cytology in clinically normal postpartum dairy cows

…, RA Foster, CJ Gartley, KE Leslie… - The canadian …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study compares cytobrush and lavage techniques for the assessment of endometrial
cytology (EC) in clinically normal postpartum dairy cows. The EC samples were collected from …

Metabolic predictors of post-partum disease and culling risk in dairy cattle

HA Seifi, SJ LeBlanc, KE Leslie, TF Duffield - The veterinary journal, 2011 - Elsevier
A retrospective study was conducted to determine the relationship between serum non-esterified
fatty acids (NEFA), β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA), glucose and calcium (Ca) with the …

Activity-dependent scaling of quantal amplitude in neocortical neurons

GG Turrigiano, KR Leslie, NS Desai, LC Rutherford… - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
Abstract Information is stored in neural circuits through long-lasting changes in synaptic
strengths 1 , 2 . Most studies of information storage have focused on mechanisms such as long-…

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the California mastitis test to detect an intramammary infection with a major pathogen in early lactation dairy cows

RT Dingwell, KE Leslie, YH Schukken… - The Canadian …, 2003 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the California mastitis test (CMT)
to detect an intramammary infection caused by a major mastitis pathogen in early lactation …

[HTML][HTML] Reference limits for biochemical and hematological analytes of dairy cows one week before and one week after parturition

…, TF Duffield, D Wood, KE Leslie… - The Canadian …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since dairy cows during the transition period have multiple endocrine and metabolic changes,
it is necessary to determine the reference limits of laboratory analytes in normal transition …

The effect of prepartum injection of vitamin E on health in transition dairy cows

SJ LeBlanc, TF Duffield, KE Leslie, KG Bateman… - Journal of Dairy …, 2002 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate parenteral vitamin E for the prevention of
peripartum disease in dairy cows. A randomized clinical trial was conducted in 21 commercial …

Clinical mastitis in dairy cattle in Ontario: frequency of occurrence and bacteriological isolates.

JM Sargeant, HM Scott, KE Leslie… - The Canadian …, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The objective of this study was to describe the frequency of occurrence of clinical mastitis in
dairy herds in Ontario. The study group consisted of 65 dairy farms involved in a 2-year …

Functional imaging of face and hand imitation: towards a motor theory of empathy

KR Leslie, SH Johnson-Frey, ST Grafton - Neuroimage, 2004 - Elsevier
Empathy requires the ability to map the feelings of others onto our own nervous system. Until
recently, there was no plausible mechanism to explain how such a mapping might occur. …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations in the EGFR kinase domain mediate STAT3 activation via IL-6 production in human lung adenocarcinomas

SP Gao, KG Mark, K Leslie, W Pao… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Persistently activated or tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT3 (pSTAT3) is found in 50% of lung
adenocarcinomas. pSTAT3 is found in primary adenocarcinomas and cell lines harboring …