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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.
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
US pet food labeling rules poised for upgrade
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Daft model regulations by the Association of American Feed Control Officials aim to make pet food labels clearer and more consistent, comparable to labels on food for humans.
US pet food labeling rules poised for upgrade published on Nov. 30, 2023.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Who is ‘Dr. J’ and what does he want?
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Voicemails from purported colleague are puzzling veterinarians across the U.S.
Who is ‘Dr. J’ and what does he want? published on Nov. 21, 2023.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
California inches toward ending closed colony animal blood banks
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Nearly two years after California enacted a law to alleviate shortages of dog blood for veterinary procedures, animal blood banks are changing in the state.
California inches toward ending closed colony animal blood banks published on Nov. 7, 2023.
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Dr. Christy Corp-Minamiji of VIN interviews Dr. Boaz Arzi, chief of the Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service and director of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Arzi shares his journey to becoming the first veterinarian to attain affiliate membership with the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons, as well as his rise to international renown as a world expert in TMJ research.
A written variation of Veterinary expert on the temporomandibular joint catches waves and opportunities published on Nov. 3, 2023.