Archive for the ‘Veterinary’ Category
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to veterinarians at the Wildlife Conservation Society. The test-which is now used to screen for elevated iron levels in ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
This study aimed at exploring how gender, age, mother's experience and family group characteristics determined calf survival in an elephant population during a severe drought in Tanzania in 1993. Young males were particularly sensitive to the drought, calf loss was high among young mothers, and family groups that remained in ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has executed the second option period under a three-year agreement with GenVec to support the development of vaccines for the prevention of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). GenVec will receive up to $6.6 million to complete development activities under the ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
The American Red Cross is launching a new campaign for canines that will help pet owners keep their furry friends safe during the hottest days of summer. The Dog Days of Summer campaign promotes Red Cross pet safety trainings and programs, which are especially important as we enter the ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Practical Animal Handling - Online TutorialThe BVA AWF have launched an online tutorial on practical animal handling which has been prepared in conjunction with Newcastle University. The tutorial is primarily aimed at veterinary students and nurses. It features videos of expert veterinary staff demonstrating the correct procedures for handling small ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Practical Animal Handling - Online TutorialThe BVA AWF have launched an online tutorial on practical animal handling which has been prepared in conjunction with Newcastle University. The tutorial is primarily aimed at veterinary students and nurses. It features videos of expert veterinary staff demonstrating the correct procedures for handling small ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates (AVMA-HOD) voted today to pass a groundbreaking policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal health and welfare. The resolution passed by a landslide 88.7 percent vote. This new policy states "that the AVMA supports a change in veal ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) has produced Bat Care Guidelines, in association with the BVA AWF, RSPCA and RCVS Trust, aimed at veterinary professionals, wildlife hospitals and new rehabilitators. The document is split into basic sections including 'health and safety', 'rescue and collection' and 'ailments and treatments' which aim to ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
In many reptiles, the sex of an individual is determined early in development by incubation temperature (temperature-dependent sex determination, TSD). But what determines the relationship between sex and temperature? Schwanz and Proulx address this question by simulating the evolution of TSD. They introduce a new measure of TSD, mutual information ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The BVA AWF (British Veterinary Association and the Animal Welfare Foundation) have launched an online tutorial on practical animal handling which has been prepared in conjunction with Newcastle University. The tutorial is primarily aimed at veterinary students and nurses. It features videos of expert veterinary staff demonstrating the correct procedures ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The Goat Veterinary Society (GVS) has produced a DVD designed to help veterinary surgeons to disbud goats. Produced in association with the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation the DVD is in memory of the late Mike Teale MRCVS, following a donation from his family. The DVD discusses the potential problems ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Competitive exclusion prevents coexistence of producer species, which eventually limits the biodiversity of natural ecosystems. For the first time, analyses of complex food-web models show that herbivory predominantly reduces the biomass of dominant producers without assuming a trade-off between the producers' nutrient-intake efficiency and their resistance to herbivory. Instead, a ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
In groups of a social mammal, the banded mongoose, the majority of pups each form a stable exclusive association with an adult group member (its 'escort') that is its principal care provider. In spite of pups within the communal litter being closely related, each pup aggressively defends access to its ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Veterinarian Timothy McCarthy remembers one case of elbow joint damage in a German shepherd that was so severe that he and the dog's owners contemplated amputation. In another case, an aging Rottweiler was so hobbled that he shuffled around the exam room like an "old man" before plopping himself back ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates (AVMA-HOD) have voted to pass a groundbreaking policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal health and welfare. The resolution passed by a landslide 88.7 percent vote. This new policy states "that the AVMA supports a change in veal husbandry ...
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