Veterinary News

• Plant Buffers May Limit Spread Of Antibiotics In Animal Waste
  Mon, 15 February 2010
  Research by scientists at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry suggests that buffer strips of grasses and other plants can trap and break down veterinary antibiotics in manure fertilizers. Buffer strips have already demonstrated that they can be effective in protecting water quality, controlling erosion and sup ...
• BioCurex Announces Commercialization Of OncoPet RECAFTM, The First Blood Test For Cancer ...
  Sat, 13 February 2010
  BioCurex Inc. (OTCBB:BOCX), a biotechnology company developing products based on patented technology in the areas of cancer diagnostics, announced that it has launched the commercialization of its OncoPet RECAF test for cancer detection in dogs. The test detected 85 percent of a variety of cancers in dogs, at the standard 95 ...
• AVMA Seeks Member Input To Shape Strategic Plan
  Fri, 12 February 2010
  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is asking for input from its members to help shape the future of the association and the profession. The AVMA is initiating this Future Critical Issues Scan as part of its ongoing effort to reevaluate and revise its strategic plan, which was last approved by the AVMA Executi ...
• BVA And BSAVA Welcome Scotland's Move To Control Dangerous Dogs
  Fri, 12 February 2010
  The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have welcomed the Scottish Parliament's vote at the first stage of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill which will place a legislative focus on the deed, rather than the breed of dogs and hold dog owners to account...
• BVA Warns Against Kneejerk Reaction To TB Report, UK
  Thu, 11 February 2010
  The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned against a kneejerk reaction to today's report on tackling bovine tuberculosis (TB), which concludes that badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in Britain...
• BTV8: Still Out - Let's Keep It Out, UK
  Tue, 09 February 2010
  Vigilance and vaccination remains the key to keeping British livestock free from Bluetongue. This is the message from the national JAB campaign group reminding farmers to protect their animals against disease in 2010...
• Histostem Participates In Successful Stem Cell Treatment For Acute Spinal Cord Injury In ...
  Tue, 09 February 2010
  Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTCBB: SCII) announced that Histostem Ltd. of South Korea (Histostem) has participated in a study resulting in the successful treatment of spinal cord injury in dogs through the use of Multipotent Stem Cells (MSCs) derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood (HUCB)...
• AVMA Calls For Stronger Animal Disease Traceability System
  Mon, 08 February 2010
  In response to a statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reaffirming its call for a strong, national animal disease traceability program to help maintain and improve the health of U.S. livestock. Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ...
• Ornamental Fish Keeping - BVA Animal Welfare Foundation, UK
  Sun, 07 February 2010
  The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) is pleased to launch a new leaflet on Ornamental Fish Keeping; the latest in a series of information leaflets designed to assist pet owners. Ornamental Fish Keeping aims to provide most of the information needed before purchasing your first fish, deciding which fish will suit you ...
• Prion Protein In Cell Culture
  Sat, 06 February 2010
  The fatal brain disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans, BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in cattle and scrapie in sheep are so-called prion diseases, whereby one of the body's normal proteins, the prion protein PrPc misfolds into a pathogenic form: PrPSc. In spite of several years of extensive research, little is still kn ...