Disciplines

Laboratory, Stud Farm Medicine
Consultant

Sidney W. Ricketts

LVO, BSc, BVSc, DSc(hc Bristol), DESM, DipECEIM, FRCPath, FRCVS

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Equine Stud Medicine
European Veterinary Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

Professor Sidney Ricketts has had a long and distinguished career, specialising in equine stud medicine and equine clinical pathology. He is a former Senior Partner of Rossdales and former Managing Partner of Rossdales Laboratories. He was responsible for the development of the laboratory to an internationally acclaimed equine clinical pathology laboratory and continues to act as a consultant in this area of the practice.

He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for his thesis on endometrial biopsy pathology in mares in 1978 and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2004 for his published works in equine pathology. He was awarded an RCVS foundation Diploma in Equine Stud Medicine in 1986, RCVS specialist status in Equine Stud Medicine in 1991 and a Diploma of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine in 2002.

In 1996 he was awarded Honorary Membership of the British Equine Veterinary Association. Over the years, he has been a board member of and advisor to many of the veterinary and Thoroughbred industry’s professional bodies (in retirement he remains Veterinary Advisor to the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and a committee member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and the British Horseracing Authority), as well as being appointed Visiting Professor in the Dept of Clinical Science, University of Bristol and Visiting Professor of Equine Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College.

Publications

  • Endometrial biopsy studies of mares with contagious equine metritis 1977

    Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD, Samuel CA

    1978 Equine Vet J 10 3 160-6 PubMed: 688997

  • Equine fatigue syndrome

    Ricketts SW, Young A, Mowbray JF, Yousef GE, Wood J

    1992 Vet Rec 131 3 58-9 PubMed: 1332246

  • Scanning electron microscope studies of the endometrium of the cyclic mare

    Samuel CA, Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD, Steven DH, Thurley KW

    1979 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 27 287-92 PubMed: 289802

  • Diagnostic and prognostic value of serum protein electrophoresis in horses with chronic diarrhoea

    Mair TS, Cripps PJ, Ricketts SW

    1993 Equine Vet J 25 4 324-6 PubMed: 7689051

  • Endometrial biopsy findings in mares with contagious equine metritis

    Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD

    1979 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 27 355-9 PubMed: 289810

  • Investigation of association between alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor haplotype and endometritis in the thoroughbred mare

    Pemberton AD, John HA, Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD, Scott AM

    1994 Equine Vet J 26 2 122-4 PubMed: 8575373

  • Failure of passive transfer of colostral immunity in the foal: incidence, and the effect of stud management and plasma transfusions

    Stoneham SJ, Digby NJW, Ricketts SW

    1991 Vet Rec 128 18 416-9 PubMed: 1853533

  • Ultrastructural studies of the equine uterus and placenta following parturition

    Steven DH, Jeffcott LB, Mallon KA, Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD, Samuel CA

    1979 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 27 579-86 PubMed: 289839

  • Diffuse alveolar damage in the horse

    Kelly DF, Newsholme SJ, Baker JR, Ricketts SW

    1995 Equine Vet J 27 1 76-8 PubMed: 7774553

  • Guidelines for the use of medicines in equine animals. British Equine Veterinary Association

    Ricketts SW, Greet TRC

    1995 Vet Rec 137 21 547 PubMed: 8592819

  • The irritancy of chlorhexidine gluconate in the genital tract of the mare

    Jackson PS, Allen WR, Ricketts SW, Hall R

    1979 Vet Rec 105 6 122-4 PubMed: 505917

  • Campylobacter infection from foals

    Atherton JG, Ricketts SW

    1980 Vet Rec 107 11 264-5 PubMed: 7257104

  • Use of ultrasound echography for early diagnosis of single and twin pregnancy in the mare

    Simpson DJ, Greenwood RE, Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD, Sanderson M, Allen WR

    1982 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 32 431-9 PubMed: 6962878

  • Rectal biopsy–a piece of the diagnostic jigsaw puzzle

    Ricketts SW

    1996 Equine Vet J 28 4 254-5 PubMed: 8818589

  • Use of metronidazole in horses

    Dyson SJ, Jones RD, Ricketts SW

    1998 Vet Rec 142 24 675 PubMed: 9670451

  • Haematological response to racing and training exercise in Thoroughbred horses, with particular reference to the leucocyte response

    Snow DH, Ricketts SW, Mason DK

    1983 Equine Vet J 15 2 149-54 PubMed: 6873048

  • Biochemical markers of bone metabolism in growing thoroughbreds: a longitudinal study

    Price JS, Jackson BF, Gray JA, Harris PA, Wright IM, Pfeiffer DU, Robins SP, Eastell R, Ricketts SW

    2001 Res Vet Sci 71 1 37-44 PubMed: 11666146

  • Urinary retention in a pony gelding associated with a fibroepithelial polyp in the bladder

    Ricketts SW, Frauenfelder H, Button CJ, Levene A

    1983 Equine Vet J 15 2 170-2 PubMed: 6873051

  • The development and distribution of the interstitial cells of Cajal in the intestine of the equine fetus and neonate

    Fintl C, Pearson GT, Ricketts SW, Mayhew IG, Hudson NP

    2004 J Anat 205 1 35-44 PubMed: 15255960

  • Panda food allergy?

    Frape DL, Cash RS, Ricketts SW

    1983 Lancet 1 832 870-1 PubMed: 6132192

  • Serum cardiac troponin I concentrations in cattle with pericarditis

    Mellanby RJ, Henry JP, Cash R, Ricketts SW, Bexiga JR, Mellor DJ

    2007 Vet Rec 161 13 454-5 PubMed: 17906228

  • Technique of paracentesis abdominis (peritoneal tap) in the horse

    Ricketts SW

    1983 Equine Vet J 15 3 288-9 PubMed: 6884323

  • Serum cardiac troponin I concentrations in cattle with cardiac and noncardiac disorders

    Mellanby RJ, Henry JP, Cash R, Ricketts SW, Bexiga R, Truyers I, Mellor DJ

    2009 J Vet Intern Med 23 4 926-30 PubMed: 19496907

  • Botulism-like signs in horses fed big bale silage

    Ricketts SW, Greet TRC, Glyn PJ, Ginnett CD, McAllister EP, McCaig J, Skinner PH, Webbon PM, Frape DL

    1984 Vet Rec 114 2 51 PubMed: 6719807

  • Selection of antibiotics for use in equine practice

    Ricketts SW, Hopes R

    1984 Vet Rec 114 22 544-6 PubMed: 6464317

  • Thirteen cases of botulism in horses fed big bale silage

    Ricketts SW, Greet TRC, Glyn PJ, Ginnett CD, McAllister EP, McCaig J, Skinner PH, Webbon PM, Frape DL, Smith GR, et al

    1984 Equine Vet J 16 6 515-8 PubMed: 6394315

  • Endometrial curettage in the mare

    Ricketts SW

    1985 Equine Vet J 17 4 324-8 PubMed: 4076149

  • Cyst of the horny frog in a pony

    Humphrey M, Ricketts SW

    1985 Vet Rec 117 25- 674 PubMed: 4095894

  • Clinical experience with Domosedan in equine practice in newmarket

    Ricketts SW

    1986 Acta Vet Scand Suppl 82 197-201 PubMed: 3464180

  • The fibrous architecture of the integumentary coverings of the bovine penis

    Ashdown RR, Ricketts SW, Wardley RC

    1968 J Anat 103 Pt 567-72 PubMed: 5693294

  • Big bale silage as a horse feed

    Ricketts SW, Frape DL

    1986 Vet Rec 118 2 55 PubMed: 3946073

  • Further studies on the use of synthetic prostaglandin analogues for inducing luteolysis in mares

    Allen WR, Stewart F, Cooper MJ, Crowhurst RC, Simpson DJ, McEnery RJ, Greenwood RE, Rossdale PD, Ricketts SW

    1974 Equine Vet J 6 1 31-May PubMed: 4856510

  • Changes in serum muscle enzyme levels associated with training schedules and stage of the oestrous cycle in Thoroughbred racehorses

    Frauenfelder HC, Rossdale PD, Ricketts SW, Allen WR

    1986 Equine Vet J 18 5 371-4 PubMed: 3769882

  • Paracentesis as an aid to the diagnosis of abdominal disease in the horse

    Bach LG, Ricketts SW

    1974 Equine Vet J 6 3 116-21 PubMed: 4853532

  • Genital infection in mares

    Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD, Digby NJW, NJ, Falk NM, Hopes R, Hunt MD, Peace CK

    1977 Vet Rec 101 3 65 PubMed: 888326

  • Role of anaerobic bacteria in equine endometritis

    Ricketts SW, Mackintosh ME

    1987 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 35 343-51 PubMed: 3479588

  • The technique and clinical appication of endometrial biopsy in the mare

    Ricketts SW

    1975 Equine Vet J 7 2 102-8 PubMed: 1140188

  • Concentrations of uterine luminal prostaglandins in mares with acute and persistent endometritis

    Watson ED, Stokes CR, David JS, Bourne FJ, Ricketts SW

    1987 Equine Vet J 19 1 31-Jul PubMed: 3480217

  • A case of equine infectious anaemia in Newmarket

    Rossdale PD, Hunt MD, Peace CK, Hopes R, Ricketts SW

    1975 Vet Rec 97 11 207-8 PubMed: 1162873

  • Preliminary studies on the use of an oral progestogen to induce oestrus and ovulation in seasonally anoestrous Thoroughbred mares

    Allen WR, Urwin V, Simpson DJ, Greenwood RE, Crowhurst RC, Ellis DR, Ricketts SW, Hunt MD, Digby NJW

    1980 Equine Vet J 12 3 141-5 PubMed: 7190896

  • The laboratory as an aid to clinical diagnosis

    Ricketts SW

    1987 Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 3 3 445-60 PubMed: 3322520

  • Endometrial biopsy as a guide to diagnosis of endometrial pathology in the mare

    Ricketts SW

    1975 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 23 341-5 PubMed: 1060803

  • Buphthalmos in a Thoroughbred foal

    Barnett K, Cottrell BD, Paterson BW, Ricketts SW

    1988 Equine Vet J 20 2 132-5 PubMed: 3371317

  • Chromosome abnormalities as a cause of infertility in mares

    Chandley AC, Fletcher J, Rossdale PD, Peace CK, Ricketts SW, McEnery RJ, Thorne JP, Short RV, Allen WR

    1975 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 23 377-83 PubMed: 1060811

  • Results of concurrent bacteriological and cytological examinations of the endometrium of mares in routine stud farm practice 1978-1981

    Digby NJW, Ricketts SW

    1982 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 32 181-5 PubMed: 6962852

  • Thoroughbred mare fertility

    Ricketts SW, Young A

    1990 Vet Rec 126 3 68 PubMed: 2301135

  • The equine practice laboratory

    Ricketts SW, Rossdale PD

    1975 Vet Rec 97 17 320-4 PubMed: 1105951

  • Antisperm antibodies in the semen of a stallion following testicular trauma

    Zhang J, Ricketts SW, Tanner SJ

    1990 Equine Vet J 22 2 138-41 PubMed: 2318181

  • A case of peritoneal mesothelioma in a thoroughbred mare

    Ricketts SW, Peace CK

    1976 Equine Vet J 8 2 78-80 PubMed: 1261531

  • Clitoral sinusectomy–a transatlantic farce?

    Ricketts SW, Digby NJW

    1982 Vet Rec 110 14 322 PubMed: 7200674

  • Assessment of the breeding prognosis of mares using paired endometrial biopsy techniques

    Ricketts SW, Alonso S

    1991 Equine Vet J 23 3 185-8 PubMed: 1884698

  • A method for clitoral sinusectomy in mares

    Digby NJW, Ricketts SW

    1982 In Pract 4 5 145-7 PubMed: 7186893

  • The effect of age and parity on the development of equine chronic endometrial disease

    Ricketts SW, Alonso S

    1991 Equine Vet J 23 3 189-92 PubMed: 1884699

  • Klebsiella aerogenes in mares

    Ricketts SW

    1976 Vet Rec 99 24 489 PubMed: 1014302

  • The placenta as a determinant of fetal well-being in normal and abnormal equine pregnancies

    Cottrill CM, Jeffers-Lo J, Ousey JC, McGladdery AJ, Ricketts SW, Silver M, Rossdale PD

    1991 J Reprod Fertil Suppl 44 591-601 PubMed: 1795302

  • A racing start in life? The hurdles of equine feto-placental pathology

    Foote AK, Ricketts SW, Whitwell KE

    2012 Equine Vet J Suppl. Feb 41 120-9 PubMed: 22594040

  • An investigation into the suitability of a commercial real-time PCR assay to screen for Taylorella equigenitalis in routine prebreeding equine genital swabs.

    Ousey JC, Palmer L, Cash RS, Grimes KJ, Fletcher AP, Barrelet A, Foote AK, Manning FM, Ricketts SW

    2009 Equine Vet J 41 9 878-82 PubMed: 20383985

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