Archive for the ‘Veterinary’ Category
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Dogs, it appears, are capable of much more than providing companionship to their owners, fetching the morning paper or serving as willing participants during an evening jog. They may one day also help us find a cure for cancer, and veterinarians are playing a vital role in the process. That ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Approximately 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs every year and about 800,000 of these individuals - half of which are children - are bitten severely enough that they receive medical attention. At this year's annual convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in New Orleans, July 18-22, there ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
The pet food recalls that took place in the spring of 2007 were shocking, drawing the attention and concern of pet owners, veterinarians and politicians. As a result, the Food and Drug Administration has been charged with developing new federal regulations for pet foods, which historically were regulated primarily by ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
A multimillion-dollar partnership program, Platinum Partner Program, or 'P3,' secures $4.5 million in support of AVMA programs and services over the next four years. Premier P3 partners include Fort Dodge Animal Health, Hill's Pet Nutrition and Merial. Each company has pledged $380,000 to the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) each ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Veterinary professionals attending New Orleans at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) annual convention, held July 18-22, will have a chance to learn more about one of the area's most remarkable industries and conservation efforts - Louisiana's alligator ranches. Louisiana has the world's largest alligator farming industry, estimated at $60 ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
The earliest known writings about herbal medicines date back to 2800 B.C. in China, and many people believe that electromedicine goes back to the time of Aristotle. But while many complementary or alternative modalities may not be new, these alternative measures are still not well understood by many Americans. ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
When Internet users search for "Animal Hospital, Atlanta," on Google.com, more than 650,000 results are listed. How do pet owners go about sifting through their options and finding the best fit for their best friend? Atlanta entrepreneur Lera Less asked that same question, and today she is celebrating the ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
The BVA (British Veterinary Association) is delighted to announce that Young Vet Network (YVN) members can now benefit from discounted access to Vetstream, the online peer reviewed service that provides clinical information about the veterinary care of dogs, cats, horses and rabbits. YVN members, 3-8 years graduated, will now ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
The agenda for the BVA's July Council meeting covered a range of matters of interest, not only to BVA members but to the profession as a whole, not least the presentations by BSAVA President Professor Ed Hall on a number of key companion animal issues and that by the new ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Anyone unable to attend the latest in the increasingly popular BVA Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forums, held in May, can now catch up on the presentations on VETS.TV - the new web TV service currently being piloted by BVA. All the presentations 'Put your money where your mouth is - ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) on Monday expressed disappointment, but no surprise, at the Government's decision to reject the multi-faceted approach unanimously recommended by the House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRACom) to address the spread of Bovine TB within the cattle and badger population.BVA President Nick ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
With climate change having taken a central position on the world's agenda and the arrival of bluetongue having all too vividly demonstrated how climate change can impact directly on Britain's animal health, delegates at this year's BVA Congress will have an opportunity to hear Professor Robert Watson, Defra's Chief ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
How do birds tell the colours of their own and foreign eggs apart? We evaluate a model of avian physiological visual acuity to determine its accuracy as a predictor of song thrush Turdus philomelos discriminating artificial eggs and rejecting them from her clutch. We show that the large degree of ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
With climate change having taken a central position on the world's agenda and the arrival of bluetongue having all too vividly demonstrated how climate change can impact directly on Britain's animal health, delegates at this year's BVA Congress will have an opportunity to hear Professor Robert Watson, Defra's Chief ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched its new 'Good Practice Guide to Handling Veterinary Waste' consisting of a poster and web advice. Produced in association with the BSAVA and Goat Veterinary Society, and supported by The Environment Agency, the poster, alongside further detailed information on the BVA website, ...
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