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Friday Jan 26, 2024
'Technical glitch' causes veterinary licensing exam mix-up
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Dozens of aspiring practitioners who recently took the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, a key hurdle for practicing as a veterinarian in the United States and Canada, may have been surprised last week when they received an email regarding their test results.
That's because it did not contain their own performance metrics but instead those of a different examinee.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Ban on 'XL bully' dogs puts British veterinarians in a bind
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
A hastily implemented ban in the United Kingdom of American XL bulldogs — large, powerful dogs partly descended from pit bulls — is putting veterinarians under pressure, including by forcing them to choose whether to euthanize healthy pets.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
What do TV-watching dogs watch?
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Suppose you wanted to know whether dogs around the world watch television and, if they do, what interests them most. You can't exactly ask dogs, since they don't speak human, so Dr. Freya Mowat did the next best thing — she asked their owners.
From 31 countries but predominantly the United States, 1,600 dog lovers responded to an online survey posted in 2022 by Mowat, a veterinary ophthalmologist, and her research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
What do TV-watching dogs watch? published on Jan. 18, 2023.
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Hanover College joins list of budding veterinary programs
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Institutions are unveiling veterinary colleges at an unprecedented clip. The latest is at Hanover College, a private school of 1,157 students in southern Indiana. The announcement last month by Hanover brings the number of emerging veterinary schools in the United States to 12.
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Avian influenza crisis tests veterinarians' resolve
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
They could be working with chickens at a million-bird poultry farm, endangered condors in the wild, flamingos at the local zoo or a pet cockatiel at a clinic.
No matter how they practice, veterinarians from multiple facets of the profession are bracing for an extended onslaught of deadly avian influenza — with no clear end in sight.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Veterinarians revive ER service after Thrive hospital closes
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
When the owners of the only emergency veterinary hospital in Rochester, New York, announced in August that the practice would shut down within three months, it was a blow for local pet owners and employees but not a total surprise. Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services had been scaling back hours since early in the year, citing a shortage of veterinarians.
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
How a surgeon modernized a 150-year-old veterinary journal
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Dr. Mark Rishniw, the director of research at VIN, talks with Dr. Lisa Fortier, a professor of surgery at Cornell University's veterinary college and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Journal of Veterinary Research. Over coffee, Dr. Fortier talks about being a change agent at the journals, making them more contemporary and nimble.
An edited version of their conversation appears in "How a surgeon modernized a 150-year-old veterinary journal," published on Jan. 4, 2024.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Antimicrobial sales for food animals rise in US, fall in Europe
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Sales of key antimicrobial drugs for use in food animals rose 4% in the United States in 2022 compared with 2021, contrasting with a steep decline reported in Europe and seemingly marking a setback in efforts to curb usage to combat pathogen resistance.
Still, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that domestic sales were down 36% compared with 2015, when sales appeared to peak.
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
To protect elephants, he bushwhacks and looks for their dung
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Dr. Tim Georoff regularly practices shooting a rifle to further his work. His aim is not to kill — quite the opposite. His purpose is to save the lives of elephants in the wild.
To protect elephants, he bushwhacks and looks for their dung published on Dec . 14.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Novel coronavirus strain in FIP infected cats defies pattern
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
A provisional paper on an outbreak of feline enteric coronavirus in Cyprus suggests direct transmission of cat disease.