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2008 articlesFirst Holistic Guide to Primate Disease Covers Critical Gap in Global Health20/11/2008 [Subject] Zoo-, Wild-, Laboratory-, and Other Animals Why are so many infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans? Why do we have so little capacity to predict epidemics, or avoid them? Some answers, and possible solutions, can be found in the first trench-to-bench guide to wild primate infectious... US$75 Million Boost for Research into Non-Surgical Pet Sterilant 20/11/2008 [Subject] Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals Efforts to come up with an alternative to surgical sterilization for cats and dogs have received a boost in the form of a $75 million prize fund. The non-profit Found Animals Foundation (FAF) announced on 16 October at the SPAY/USA Conference in Chicago... Salmonella Strains in Animals Distinct from Those Found in Humans 19/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals With financial support from USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) National Research Initiative (NRI), scientists in California have determined that human strains of Salmonella are different from those derived from... Clip Use Reduces Susceptibility to Flystrike in Merino Lambs 18/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals New research to be presented at a conference in the US shows that the clips designed to reduce susceptibility to flystrike in Merino lambs have far less impact on the health and welfare of the lambs compared to mulesing. The research program, funded by... First Live Rhinoceros Birth Using Frozen-Thawed Semen 18/11/2008 [Subject] Zoo-, Wild-, Laboratory-, and Other Animals It is thought that there may be fewer than 20,000 rhinoceros in the world, with one species perhaps already extinct and another with possibly only four animals remaining in the wild. As the populations of these animals become older, successful breeding... Mystery Parrot Disease Focus of Research Study U. Allen 18/11/2008 [Subjects] Zoo-, Wild-, Laboratory-, and Other Animals / Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals Researchers may be a step closer to solving the mystery of a deadly wasting disease that affects more than 50 species of birds including macaws, cockatoos and cockatiels, parakeets and parrots. Researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) are... FAWC Opinion on Welfare of Farmed Gamebirds Published 17/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) has published its Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Gamebirds. Approximately 40 million gamebirds (30 to 35 million pheasants and 5 to 10 million partridges) are reared and released each year in Great... Online Help Sought in Battle Against Parasites and Lice 17/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals More than 2200 Australian producers each month are visiting two websites set up to help combat internal parasites and lice that cost the sheep industry nearly half a billion dollars in lost revenue annually. WormBoss® represents the national knowledge on... British Veterinary Association Introduces Organisational Membership Scheme M Djuric 14/11/2008 [Subject] Veterinary Affairs, and Other To qualify for the new membership scheme, all staff holding a veterinary medicine degree must become a BVA member. The subscription is £1,000 for up to 10 members with increments of £500 for each additional five members. Suitably qualified associate... Alleviation of Pain in Dehorned Cattle 13/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals Pain relief and rapid healing for beef cattle that have been dehorned is the aim of a University of Queensland PhD student's award-winning project. Stephanie Sinclair has been awarded the Australian Agricultural Industries Young Innovators and Scientists... Molecular Mechanism Responsible for Wrinkly Shar Pei Puppies Uncovered 13/11/2008 [Subject] Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals A group of researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have discovered the origin of the mucinosis present in Shar Pei dogs, a hereditary disorder responsible for the characteristic wrinkles found in this breed. The Shar Pei breed originated... Newly Identified Fungus Implicated in White-Nose Syndrome in Bats 12/11/2008 [Subject] Zoo-, Wild-, Laboratory-, and Other Animals A previously undescribed, cold-loving fungus has been linked to white-nose syndrome, a condition associated with the deaths of over 100,000 hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. The findings have been published online on 30 October 2008 in... Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Feline Hyperthyroidism 12/11/2008 [Subject] Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Teaching Hospital has introduced a new radioactive iodine therapy for an endocrine disorder that commonly affects older cats. Feline hyperthyroidism is caused by a benign goiter of... Gene Responsible for Bladder Stones in Dalmatians Identified 11/11/2008 [Subject] Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals A gene mutation that causes high levels of uric acid in all Dalmatian dogs and bladder stones in some Dalmatians, has been identified by a team of researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. The discovery... BioElectronics Corporation Aims to Expand into Market for Veterinary Services 07/11/2008 [Subjects] Horses and other Equines / Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals / Veterinary Affairs, and Other BioElectronics Corporation (BIEL) has reached a market distribution agreement with eMarkets Group, a privately-held, New Jersey company to expand the reach of its technology into the $28 billion market for veterinary services. BioElectronics miniaturized... New Test for Facial Eczema Could Save NZ Dairy Industry Millions of Dollars 06/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals New Zealand's leading DNA animal testing service, Genomnz™, a service of AgResearch, is about to launch a DNA testing service for facial eczema (FE) that could save the dairy industry millions of dollars per year. This DNA marker test, which can be applied... BVA Calls for Independent Review of Breeding of Dogs 05/11/2008 [Subject] Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals Following discussion at its Ethics and Welfare Group, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for an independent review of the breeding of dogs as well as the permanent identification of all registered pedigree dogs. Speaking on Tuesday BVA... Consultation on Animal Welfare Codes of Practice in UK 05/11/2008 [Subjects] Horses and other Equines / Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has launched a consultation on new codes of practices for cats, dogs and horses, that will offer practical advice on pet ownership. The codes of practice, which will be published on the Defra website and in leaflets,... New Drug Available for Dogs with Cushing's Disease 05/11/2008 [Subject] Dogs, Cats, and other Companion Animals A new medication is available to treat dogs with Cushing's disease, but pet owners should be prepared for the cost of managing the disease, according to a veterinarian at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Kenneth Harkin,... Origin of Bluetongue Virus Type 6 Isolates from the Netherlands Investigated M Djuric 05/11/2008 [Subject] Food Animals Earlier this month the Central Veterinary Institute in the Netherlands reported that four outbreaks of bluetongue were not associated with bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8; widespread in northern Europe) or serotype 1 (present in Spain and France).... |
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