OWEL publications

Peer-reviewed articles

  1. Yan TY, Teng KT*. Trends in animal shelter management, adoption, and animal death in Taiwan from 2012 to 2020. Animals. 2023;13(9), 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091451

  2. Aerts M*, Teng KT, Jaspers S, Alvarez J. A multicategory logit model detecting temporal changes in antimicrobial resistance. PLoS ONE. PLoS ONE. 2022; 17(12): e0277866. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277866

  3. Teng KT*, Aerts M, Jaspers S, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Moreno MA, Saez JL, Collado S, de Frutos C, Domínguez L, Alvarez J. Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolates from fattening pigs in Spain. BMC Veterinary Research. 2022; 18 (1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277866

  4. Teng KT*, Pegram C, Church D, Brodbelt D, O’Neill D. Life tables providing year-by-year life expectancy and mortality for dogs in the United Kingdom. Scientific Reports. 2022; 12(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10341-6

  5. Teng KT, Chang CC, Tsai YL, Chiu CY, Yang CY, Chou YB, Chou CC*. A stochastic assessment to quantify the risk of introduction of African swine fever virus to Taiwan via illegal pork products carried by international travellers. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14337

  6. Buendia A, Teng KT, Camino E, Dominguez L, Cruz-Lopez F*. Influence of multiple physiologic factors on hematologic reference intervals in horses in Spain. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.12965

  7. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Positive attitudes towards feline obesity are strongly associated with ownership of obese cats. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6): e0234190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234190

  8. Teng KT*, Martinez M, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Barcena C, de la Torre A, Lopez G, Moreno MA, Domínguez L, Alvarez J. Spatial trends in Salmonella infection in pigs in Spain. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2020; 7:345. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00345

  9. Teng KT*, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens De Noordhout C, Bennett P, McGreevy PD, Chiu PY, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Welfare-Adjusted Life Years (WALY): A novel metric of animal welfare that combines the impacts of impaired welfare and abbreviated lifespan. PLoS One. 2018;13(9):e0202580. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202580

  10. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. Associations of body condition score with health conditions related to overweight and obesity in cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 2018;59(10):603-615. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12905

  11. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. Strong associations of 9-point body condition scoring with survival and lifespan in cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 2018;1098612X17752198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X17752198

  12. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. Risk factors for underweight and overweight in cats in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2017;144:102–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.021

  13. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Trends in popularity of some morphological traits of purebred dogs in Australia. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2016;3:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-016-0032-2

Invited talks

  1. Jul 2023: Companion Animal Welfare Epidemiology. Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.

  2. Apr 2023: One Welfare Epidemiology: Caring for the well-being of animals, humans and environment. World Veterinary Association Congress 2023, Taipei, Taiwan.

  3. Mar 2023: 動物倫理 (Eng: Animal Ethics). 椰林菁英計畫 (Eng: Eng-lite Program), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

  4. Jan 2023: Linking dog behaviours to their welfare. Unleashing Your Dog Book Club, Taiwan.

  5. Dec 2022: Difficulties faced by veterinarians in the context of animal death. National Chung Hsing Univeristy, Taichung City, Taiwan.

  6. Nov 2022: One Welfare Epidemiology: Caring for human, animal and environmental wellbeing. Thailand-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium on Science, Agriculture and Technology. Taichung City, Taiwan.

  7. Jan 2022: Building New Zoomality: Seeing animals as individuals, goods or threats. GIS Taiwan (Global Initiatives Symposium in Taiwan). Taipei city, Taiwan.

  8. Nov 2021: 動物福祉流行病學於動物保護議題之應用 (Eng: Application of animal welfare epidemiology in animal protection issues). 為動物發聲研討會, Taiwan.

  9. Sep and Oct 2021: 用科學改變人類行為以促進籠鍊犬的健康與福祉 (Eng: Using science to change human behaviours to promote the health and welfare of chained and caged dogs). 斷開鎖鍊—翻轉籠鍊犬的未來 志工培力工作坊, Taiwan.

  10. Jan 2020: Small animal welfare epidemiology. College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

  11. Jan 2020: Surveillance in companion and food animals in Europe. School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Conference presentations

  1. Apr 2023: One Welfare Epidemiology: Caring for the well-being of animals, humans and environment. World Veterinary Association Congress 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, 26-29/04/2023. Oral presentation.

  2. Teng KT*. One Welfare Epidemiology: Caring for human, animal and environmental wellbeing. Thailand-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium on Science, Agriculture and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan, 01/11/2022. Oral presentation.

  3. Teng KT*, Pegram C, Church D, Brodbelt D, O’Neill D. First life tables for companion dogs and common breeds in the United Kingdom. 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (international), Halifax, Canada. 7–12/08/2022. Oral presentation.

  4. Teng KT*, Aerts M, Jaspers S, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Moreno MA, Saez JL, Collado S, de Frutos C, Domínguez L, Alvarez J (presenter). Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolates from fattening pigs in Spain from 2001-2013. 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (international), Halifax, Canada. 7–12/08/2022. Oral presentation.

  5. Green A* (presenter), Teng KT, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. What Australian dog owners know about canine inherited diseases. 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (international), Halifax, Canada. 7–12/08/2022. Oral presentation.

  6. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Do positive attitudes towards feline obesity make your cats fat? Chinese Society of Veterinary Sciences 2021 Symposium, Taichung, Taiwan. 4/12/2021. Oral presentation.

  7. Yan T (presenter), Teng KT*. Trends in shelter animal management in Taiwan from 2018 to 2020. Chinese Society of Veterinary Sciences 2021 Symposium, Taichung, Taiwan. 4/12/2021. Oral presentation.

  8. Teng KT*. 動物福祉流行病學於動物保護議題之應用 (Eng: Application of animal welfare epidemiology in animal protection issues). 為動物發聲研討會, Taiwan. 13-14, 20/11/21. Oral presentation.

  9. Teng KT, Chang CC, Tsai YL, Chiu CY, Chou YB, Yang CY, Lai JM, Chou CC*. Releasing risk assessment for African swine fever virus through international flight and ship passengers to Taiwan. Risk Science for Sustainability, Taipei, Taiwan. 15/01/2021. Oral presentation.

  10. Teng KT, Chang CC, Chiu CY, Hsu WT, Yang CY, Tsai YL, Lai JM, Chou CC*. Risk pathways of African swine fever virus from illegal pork products brought in by international travellers and factors associated with product confiscation. Chinese Society of Veterinary Sciences 2020 Symposium, Chiayi, Taiwan. 24/10/2020. Oral presentation.

  11. Iglesias I (presenter), Martínez M, Álvarez J, Teng KT, de la Torre A*, Spatial distribution and temporal trends for Salmonella in pork and humans (2010–2015). I Congreso Virtual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología(SEE) y da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE). 21–23, 29, 30/10/2020. Video presentation.

  12. Teng KT*, Barcena C, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Martinez M, de la Torre A, Lopez G, Moreno MA, Domínguez L, Alvarez J. O, Salmonella, Where Art Thou? Modelling Salmonella infection in swine farms in Spain using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo methods. GeoVet 2019 (international), Davis, USA. 08–10/10/2019. Oral presentation.

  13. Teng KT*, Lopez V, Barcena C, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Martinez M, de la Torre A, Lopez G, Moreno MA, Domínguez L, Alvarez J. Notable spatial patterns in Salmonella-positive pig farms in Spain. 1st Annual Scientific Meeting of the One Health European Joint Programme (international), Dublin, Ireland. 22–24/05/2019. Oral presentation.

  14. Lopez V (presenter)*, Teng KT, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Moreno MA, Lopez G, Domínguez L, Alvarez J. Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter coli from Broilers and Pigs in Spain from 2002 to 2015. 1st Annual Scientific Meeting of the One Health European Joint Programme (international), Dublin, Ireland. 22–24/05/2019. Oral presentation.

  15. Teng KT*, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens De Noordhout C, Bennett P, McGreevy PD, Chiu PY, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Welfare-Adjusted Life Years (WALY): A novel metric of animal welfare that combines the impacts of impaired welfare and abbreviated lifespan. 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (international), Chiang Mai, Thailand. 12–16/11/2018. Oral presentation.

  16. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. Strong associations of 9-point body condition scoring with survival and lifespan in cats. 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (international), Chiang Mai, Thailand. 12–16/11/2018. Poster presentation.

  17. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. Strong associations of body condition with morbidity, survival and lifespan in cats. College Science Week Scientific Conference (international), Gold Coast, Australia. 05–07/07/2018. Oral presentation.

  18. Teng KT*, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens De Noordhout C, Bennett P, McGreevy PD, Chiu PY, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Welfare-Adjusted Life Years (WALYs): A novel metric to quantify disease impact in companion animals. Sydney School of Veterinary Science Annual Postgraduate Conference, the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 05–06/11/2017. Oral presentation.

  19. Teng KT*, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens De Noordhout C, Bennett P, McGreevy PD, Chiu PY, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Welfare-adjusted Life Years: combine welfare compromise and premature death to a whole. 7th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level (international), Ede, the Netherlands. 05–08/09/2017. Oral presentation.

  20. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. What makes your cats fat? Veterinary Science Postgraduate Conference, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 02–03/11/2016. Oral presentation.

  21. Teng KT*. The impact of taxonomy and the sense of closeness on humans’ attitudes towards animals: a case from Taiwan. 14th Triennial IAHAIO International Conference (international), Paris, France. 11–13/07/2016. Poster presentation.

  22. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand NK. Risk factors for underweight and overweight cats in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. College Science Week Scientific Conference (international), Gold Coast, Australia. 07–09/07/2016. Oral presentation.

  23. Teng KT*. Using scientific research to understand animal welfare: obesity studies in companion animals as an example. Australasian Animal Studies Association Conference (international), Melbourne, Australia. 12–15/07/2015. Oral presentation.

  24. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Trends in popularity of some morphological traits of purebred dogs in Australia. The 6th Annual Assembly of Asian Small Animal Veterinary Association (international), Taipei, Taiwan. 19–22/11/2015. Poster presentation.

  25. Teng KT*, McGreevy PD, Toribio J-ALML, Dhand NK. Trends in popularity of some morphological traits of purebred dogs in Australia. 14th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (international), Merida, Mexico. 03–07/11/2015. Poster presentation.

  26. Teng KT*. Computer-based surveillance system for companion animals in Australia. Veterinary Science Postgraduate Conference, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 28–29/10/2014. Oral presentation.