Kansas vet college partners with Tanzanian universityJuly 25, 2016Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Sokoine University of Agriculture Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Morogoro, Tanzania, have established a twinning partnership through a program administered by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
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Virginia Tech's vet college names associate dean for research, graduate studiesJuly 25, 2016Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech recently named S. Ansar Ahmed, DVM, Ph.D., associate dean for research and graduate studies.
Cornell names Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife HealthJuly 14, 2016Steven A. Osofsky, DVM, recently joined Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine as the Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health. The position is within the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences.
UC Davis vets warn horse owners about the dangers of pistacia treesJuly 13, 2016UC Davis veterinarians are sending a call-out to equine owners to keep their horses away from Pistacia orchards. According to UC Davis, the leaves and seeds can cause hemolytic anemia, which can be fatal if ingested.
Dog gets prosthetic leg, plays like a puppy againJuly 13, 2016When an 8-year-old Doberman named Abel was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his leg, his owners had one goal: To get him a prosthetic leg after his leg was removed.
Kansas vet college names head of anatomy, physiology departmentJuly 12, 2016Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine has named Hans Coetzee, BVSc, Ph.D., Dipl. ACAW, Dipl. ACVCP, department head of anatomy and physiology. He will assume his duties on Oct. 1.
MSU researchers, vets and farmers collaborate on E.Coli prevention studyJuly 11, 2016A study by Michigan State University researchers may lead to better prevention practices to limit E. coli bacteria transmissions. The study involved the collaborative effort from the university’s veterinarians, animal scientists, epidemiologists, microbiologists, graduate students, undergraduates and farmers.
NC researchers earn grant to study canine epilepsyJuly 11, 2016What causes epilepsy in dogs? A new grant awarded to two North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine professors will fund research into a possible cause and treatment.
UC Davis vets save calf from deadly protozoal infectionJuly 8, 2016Brownie, a 6-month-old Jersey heifer calf, was had bloody diarrhea, lethargy and anorexia. She was diagnosed by her referring veterinarian with coccidiosis, an infection of the intestinal tract caused by an ingestion of parasites (coccidian protozoa).
Veterinarian recommended solutions launches 'buy one, give one' campaign to help sheltersJuly 8, 2016Veterinarian Recommended Solutions, a Pennsylvania-based company is giving back to animal shelters across the country and asking their 400-plus veterinary hospital partners to join them.
