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BVA Warns Against Kneejerk Reaction To TB Report, UK
Categorie : VeterinaryThe British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned against a kneejerk reaction to today's report on tackling bovine tuberculosis (TB), which concludes that badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in Britain... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
BVA And BSAVA Welcome Scotland's Move To Control Dangerous Dogs
Categorie : VeterinaryThe British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have welcomed the Scottish Parliament's vote at the first stage of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill which will place a legislative focus on the deed, rather than the breed of dogs and hold dog owners ...
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Fri Mar 2010
AVMA Seeks Member Input To Shape Strategic Plan
Categorie : VeterinaryThe American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is asking for input from its members to help shape the future of the association and the profession. The AVMA is initiating this "Future Critical Issues Scan" as part of its ongoing effort to reevaluate and revise its strategic plan, which was last ...
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Fri Mar 2010
BioCurex Announces Commercialization Of OncoPet RECAFTM, The First Blood Test For Cancer Detection In Companion Animals
Categorie : VeterinaryBioCurex Inc. (OTCBB:BOCX), a biotechnology company developing products based on patented technology in the areas of cancer diagnostics, announced that it has launched the commercialization of its OncoPet RECAF test for cancer detection in dogs. The test detected 85 percent of a variety of cancers i ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Plant Buffers May Limit Spread Of Antibiotics In Animal Waste
Categorie : VeterinaryResearch by scientists at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry suggests that buffer strips of grasses and other plants can trap and break down veterinary antibiotics in manure fertilizers. Buffer strips have already demonstrated that they can be effective in protecting water quality, c ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Vets Tackle Minister On Dangerous Dogs And Fees For OVs - British Veterinary Association
Categorie : VeterinaryThe annual BVA London Dinner took place on 16 February at One Great George Street, London In his speech to the British Veterinary Association's London dinner, BVA President Professor Bill Reilly renewed calls on the Government to increase the fees for Official Veterinarians (OVs) - private practice ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Premier Veterinary Conference Features Latest Breakthroughs In Small And Large Animal Medicine
Categorie : VeterinaryBreakthroughs in veterinary medicine, including the latest in feline liver disease and autoimmunity and immunoregulation, are just a few of the topics being covered during the 82nd Annual Western Veterinary Conference from February 14-18, 2010... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Dwindling Vet Influence Threatens UK Food Safety
Categorie : VeterinaryThe dwindling influence of vets in the public health arena threatens food safety in the UK, argues a rural social scientist in this week's Veterinary Record. Philip Lowe, from the Centre for Rural Economy at the University of Newcastle, argues that a shift in practice from treating animals used for ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Rabid Raccoon In Baldwin County Prompts Reminders To Immunize Pets - Alabama Department Of Public Health
Categorie : VeterinaryThe diagnosis of a rabid raccoon in the Silverhill area in Baldwin County has prompted public officials to encourage pet owners to be sure their dogs, cats and ferrets are vaccinated against the fatal disease. Charlotte Plumb, environmental supervisor with the Baldwin County Health Department, sa ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Wedgewood Pharmacy Now Compounds Implantable Carboplatin Beads Using Matrix III Under Exclusive License With Royer Animal Health
Categorie : VeterinaryWedgewood Pharmacy now is compounding implantable carboplatin beads using patented Matrix III™ drug-delivery technology under an exclusive license with Royer Animal Health. Implanted locally, carboplatin beads may reduce the veterinarian's exposure to the medication compared with the traditional i ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Support For Vets In Crisis - British Veterinary Association
Categorie : VeterinaryThe high prevalence of depression and suicide in the veterinary profession are well documented. As a practical measure to promote the help and support available to individuals the British Veterinary Association's Members' Services Group has devised a Vet Helpline sticker which is being sent out wi ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Dolphin Cognitive Abilities Raise Ethical Questions, Says Emory Neuroscientist
Categorie : VeterinaryEmory University neuroscientist Lori Marino will speak on the anatomical basis of dolphin intelligence at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference (AAAS) in San Diego, on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 3:30 p.m. "Many modern dolphin brains are significantly larger than our own and seco ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Vets Remind Owners To Protect Their Pets Before The Summer Holidays
Categorie : VeterinaryIt may seem like a never-ending winter in the UK, but vets are already looking forward to summer and reminding pet owners to find out about the requirements for taking their pets abroad in plenty of time... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Alley Cat Allies Opposes Illinois Legislation To Cut Spay/Neuter Funding
Categorie : VeterinaryAlley Cat Allies, the national advocate for stray and feral cats, today called on supporters in Illinois to voice opposition to a pending bill in the state House of Representatives that would cut funding for successful spay/neuter programs... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Small Dogs May Have Evolved From Middle Eastern Grey Wolves
Categorie : VeterinaryGeneticists who compared the genes of large dogs, small dogs and wild relatives, found a version of a gene that is carried by all small dogs and very few of the others, apart from grey wolves in the Middle East, suggesting that today's small domesticated dogs evolved from them... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Moving Forward On Dog Breeding - British Veterinary Association
Categorie : VeterinaryThe veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog breeding... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
The Bigger The Animal, The Stiffer The 'Shoes'
Categorie : VeterinaryIf a Tiger's feet were built the same way as a mongoose's feet, they'd have to be about the size of a hippo's feet to support the big cat's weight. But they're not... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
UAB Testing Software To Teach Kids To Interact Safely With Dogs
Categorie : VeterinaryPsychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are testing a software program designed to teach children to interact safely with dogs. Each year as many as 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs. Nearly one in five - about 885,000 people - suffer injuries severe enough to require m ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Important Changes For Equine Owners - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Categorie : VeterinaryEffective January 31, 2010, equine owners, intending to sell animals directly or indirectly to Canadian meat processors, are being advised to record certain information. Equine owners who wish to keep their sale options open should record all vaccines, medications given (administered or fed) to the ...
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Wed Feb 2010
Bioniche E. Coli O157 Vaccine Recognized In Prestigious Scientific Journal
Categorie : VeterinaryBioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced that Econiche(TM), the world's first vaccine developed to reduce the shedding by cattle of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157, has been cited in the February, 2010 issue of Scientif ...
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Wed Feb 2010
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