Archive for the ‘Veterinary’ Category
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being deployed to improve the health of farm animals in a series of European and global initiatives. The ground was laid for a European platform to develop new treatments that exploit these technologies at a recent workshop ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB), said that preliminary animal trials of the Company's HIV therapeutic candidates have begun at a BioSafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory facility in Boston, MA. The initial results are expected before the end of next month. These animal studies will be conducted by Dr. Krishna Menon, ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The JAB campaign for mass vaccination against bluetongue can step up a gear after Intervet announced its vaccine has been licensed for use in the UK. The news comes as Defra published its roll out plan and guidance notes for livestock keepers and vets. Intervet expects to release the first ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Representatives at last Wednesday's BVA Council meeting discussed a range of matters of interest, not only to BVA members but to the profession as a whole including progress with negotiations with the Environment Agency (EA) over the disposal of hazardous waste and with the RCVS over the provision of 24 ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
BVA Congress 2008 will again be an event for the whole profession, combining both political and CPD sessions under the theme 'Vets in a changing environment'. Building on the high standard set at last year's BVA Congress in Belfast, hailed by many delegates as 'the best Congress for many years,' ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Dog owners, who have noticed that their four-legged friend seem equally delighted to see them after five minutes away as five hours, may wonder if animals can tell when time passes. Newly published research from The University of Western Ontario may bring us closer to answering that very question. The ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
April showers bring May flowers. And springtime weather also brings the onslaught of insects and parasites, including fleas. For many dog owners, flea treatments are a necessary nuisance. But thanks to a new oral flea protection product from Eli Lilly and Company, protecting your dog from fleas or ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease and other emerging viruses could soon be quickly identified by using a simple screening chip developed by scientists from the Institute for Animal Health, scientists heard on 31 March 2008 at the Society ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
An 8-year-old Jersey dairy cow is back at her Kansas farm thanks to a decade of research and an experimental surgery performed at Kansas State University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.The cow, named Wilhelmina Jolene by the veterinary students assigned to her case, sustained a breeding injury in December 2007 when ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Chimpanzees make judgments about the actions and dispositions of strangers by observing others' behavior and interactions in different situations. Specifically, chimpanzees show an ability to recognize certain behavioral traits and make assumptions about the presence or absence of these traits in strangers in similar situations thereafter. These findings1, by Dr. ...
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