Veterinary News

Immunize Your Pets During Rabies Awareness Dog Bite Prevention Week

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:20:05 GMT

The Alabama Department of Public Health has designated June 9-14 as Rabies Awareness and Dog Bite Prevention Week in Alabama, a time to remind the public that Alabama law requires all dogs and cats to be vaccinated against rabies each year and that they can help prevent dog bites.

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The Effect Of Erythropoietin On Ischemic Damage In The Canine Kidney

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:20:05 GMT

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr Phillips from Columbia University evaluated erythropoietin's (Epo) ability to protect the kidney during warm ischemia.

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Hong Kong Culls Market Chickens After Finding More H5N1 Bird Flu

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:20:04 GMT

Health officials in Hong Kong said yesterday, Wednesday 11th June, they would start culling all live chickens on sale in retail outlets and markets after more birds in four markets tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus that is also lethal to humans.

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Maternal Diet In Sheep Influences The Chances Of Having Male Or Female Offspring

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:00:06 GMT

Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology has demonstrated that ewes fed a diet enriched with polyunsaturated fats for one month prior to conception have a significantly higher chance of giving birth to male offspring.

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Bayer Animal Health Introduces Credo trade; SC Insecticide

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:00:05 GMT

Darkling beetles have long been a serious problem for the poultry industry - spreading disease, destroying insulation, and consuming poultry feed, which ultimately means eating away profits.

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Canada Strengthens Poultry Avian Influenza Surveillance

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:00:09 GMT

The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the health of Canada's domestic poultry flocks from avian influenza (AI) viruses.

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FDA Announces Limited Return Of Heartworm Drug To U.S. Market

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:00:09 GMT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a limited return of a reformulated heartworm prevention drug for dogs, which had been withdrawn because of serious, life-threatening adverse reactions, including loss of appetite, lethargy;

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Livestock Producers Urged To Take Precautions Against Anthrax, Canada

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:00:06 GMT

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding livestock producers to protect their animals from anthrax.

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Light Alters Nociceptive Effects Of Magnetic Field Shielding In Mice: Intensity And Wavelength Considerations

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:40:05 GMT

A sixth sense, magnetoreception, has been demonstrated in animals from insects and snails to birds and rodents by two diverse groups of researchers.

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Modelling The Time - Dependent Transmission Rate For Porcine Circovirus Type 2 PCV2 In Pigs Using Data From Serial Transmission Experiments

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:40:04 GMT

The features of the infectious period for PCV2 inoculated pigs was assessed experimentally from the frequency of infected pigs in 6 susceptible groups mingled successively from 4 to 39 days post - inoculation with inoculated pigs.

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