March 5, 2012 in Bovine, Clinical, Legislation, News, Porcine, Public Health, Russia
Emerging disease forces stringent import regulations
Russia has banned shipments of European cattle and pigs due to fears over Schmallenberg virus.
The virus causes birth defects and is still not fully understood, transmission to humans has not been ruled out. The virus is thought to have been spread by biting midges last year. Schmallenberg has hit Europe hard, and cases have now been confirmed in the UK.
For details on this development visit The Moscow Times.
Tags: birth, cattle, europe, pigs, russia, schmallenberg, virus
July 7, 2011 in Canine, Feline, Human, News, Practice Management, Practice Management News, Public Health, Russia, State Medicine
Belgorod in Russia has limited the number dogs and cats people may own to one dog and two cats. The controversial law also limits people to only walking their dogs twice a day in designated areas – which vets warn could lead to an increase in epidemics.
The measure has been taken to prevent the spread of rabies however this law seems over the top and excessively prohibitive and may ultimately make the problem worse. Following this story, private livestock breeding has also been banned in Russia. Read more for the full story.
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May 18, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Associations, Australia and New Zealand, Avian, Bovine, Camelids, Canine, Cardiovascular, Central America, Clinical, Dermatology, Ear, Endocrine, Equine, Europe, Exotics, Feline, Fish, Gastro-intestinal, Haematology, Hepatic, Human, Husbandry, Lagomorph, Marine Mammal, Middle East, Musculo-skeletal, Nervous, North America, Ophthalmology, Porcine, Poultry, Primate, Reproduction, Reptile / Amphibian, Respiratory, Rodent, Small Ruminants, South America, Urogenital, Veterinary Schools, Wildlife, Zoo species
International animal welfare will be the focus of a centre that aims to equip the next generation of vets to improve the plight of animals across the world. The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education is to form an integral part of the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. The [...]
Tags: international, University of Edinburgh, welfare
May 9, 2011 in Clinical, Poultry, Public Health, Respiratory, State Medicine, Vietnam
Vietnam’s agriculture ministry said the avian influenza virus struck a village in Vinh Long province, killing 1,050 birds and leading to the culling of 950 more to control the outbreak, according to a report sent to the OIE. The province is located in the southern part of the country in the Mekong Delta.
Tags: avian influenza, poultry
April 21, 2011 in Clinical, Ethology (Behaviour), Japan, Primate, Reproduction
A team took close-up footage of captive chimps giving birth, which revealed that the newborn emerges from the birth canal facing away from the mother. Scientists had believed that this birth position evolved in the primate ancestors of modern humans. These findings could refute that theory. The researchers filmed three live births for their study, [...]
Tags: birth, chimpanzee, human
April 20, 2011 in Clinical, Epidemiology, Porcine, Respiratory, Russia, State Medicine
Humans are the main cause of tranmitting African Swine Fever, according to Russian virologist Alexei Zaberezhny from the Ivanovsky Institute in Moscow. Zaberezhny spoke at the Epizone symposium on disease control, which takes place from April 12-14 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Together with Spanish scientists, Zaberezhny studied the spreading behaviour of the virus in Russia [...]
Tags: african swine fever, pig
March 30, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Central America, Clinical, Equine, Europe, Gastro-intestinal, Husbandry, Medicine, Middle East, Musculo-skeletal, North America, Nutrition, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, South America
New research on the pharmacological management of insulin-resistance in horses and ponies has suggested that diet (and exercise) are still key in any management plan. Insulin resistance (IR) is regarded as a diminished ability of a given concentration of insulin to exert its normal effect on glucose dynamics in particular, causing the body to keep [...]
Tags: equine, horse, insulin resistance, nutrition, research
March 22, 2011 in Anaesthesia, Anatomy, Associations, Avian, Biochemistry, Bovine, Camelids, Canine, Cardiovascular, Clinical, Clinical Pathology, Critical Care, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Ear, Endocrine, Epidemiology, Equine, Ethology (Behaviour), Exotics, Farriery, Feline, Fish, Gastro-intestinal, Genetics, Haematology, Hepatic, Human, Husbandry, Immunology, Japan, Lagomorph, Marine Mammal, Medicine, Microbiology, Musculo-skeletal, Neonatology, Neurology, Nutrition, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Physiology, Porcine, Poultry, Practice Management, Primate, Public Health, Reproduction, Reptile / Amphibian, Respiratory, Rodent, Small Ruminants, State Medicine, Surgery, Toxicology, Urogenital, Wildlife, Zoo species
In response to the recent earthquake and tsunami, World Vets has reached out to the veterinary community in Japan, specifically in Sendai – an area affected by the tsunami where animals are reported to be isolated and injured. On behalf of World Vets, Heska Corporation (NASDAQ: HSKA) is announcing an important opportunity to support relief [...]
Tags: earthquake, Heska, japan, tsunami, veterinary relief, welfare, World Vets
March 21, 2011 in Associations, Australia and New Zealand, Avian, Belgium, Bovine, Camelids, Canada, Canine, Central America, China, Clinical, Denmark, Equine, Exotics, Feline, Fish, France, Gastro-intestinal, Germany, Husbandry, India, Italy, Japan, Lagomorph, Marine Mammal, Middle East, North Korea, Norway, Nutrition, Poland, Porcine, Poultry, Primate, Reptile / Amphibian, Rodent, Russia, Small Ruminants, South Africa, South America, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife, Zoo species
In response to the growing need to help place the role of recommending small animal nutrition back into the hands of the experts –the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has developed global nutrition guidelines. These guidelines are consistent with those produced by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) last year, and are designed to [...]
Tags: AAHA, guidelines, nutrition, welfare, WSAVA
March 15, 2011 in Africa, Anaesthesia, Anatomy, Asia, Associations, Australia and New Zealand, Avian, Biochemistry, Bovine, Camelids, Canine, Cardiovascular, Central America, Clinical, Clinical Pathology, Companies, Critical Care, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Ear, Endocrine, Epidemiology, Equine, Ethology (Behaviour), Europe, Exotics, Farriery, Feline, Fish, Gastro-intestinal, Genetics, Haematology, Hepatic, Human, Husbandry, Immunology, Lagomorph, Marine Mammal, Medicine, Microbiology, Middle East, Musculo-skeletal, Neonatology, Neurology, North America, Nutrition, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Physiology, Porcine, Poultry, Practice Management, Practice Management News, Primate, Products, Public Health, Reproduction, Reptile / Amphibian, Respiratory, Rodent, Small Ruminants, South America, State Medicine, Surgery, Toxicology, Urogenital, Veterinary Schools, Wildlife, Zoo species
A massive earthquake, the seventh largest recorded in history, struck the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March. The earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami which hit the east coast of Japan with 7-metre-high waves, leaving a trail of destruction. Reports say that more than 1,000 people have died in [...]
Tags: appeal, earthquake, japan, tsunami
