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Vets to take on International Animal Welfare Issues

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
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Dietary Management Remains Key for Management of Insulin Resistance in Horses

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
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WSAVA Develops Global Nutrition Guidelines

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
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Japan Tsunami Appeal

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 [...]

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