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• Adaptive Plasticity Of Mammalian Sperm Production In Response To Social Experience
  Thu, 06 November 2008
  This study demonstrates that the rate at which male house mice produce sperm varies according to their social environment. When males regularly encounter more potential sexual rivals, they increase their rate of sperm production. This is likely to be beneficial, because ejaculating more sperm is an effective way for males ...
• Snakebite Is A Neglected Threat To Global Public Health
  Thu, 06 November 2008
  Snakebites cause considerable death and injury worldwide and pose an important yet neglected threat to public health, says new research published in this week's PLoS Medicine. The study used the most comprehensive methods yet to estimate that at least 421,000 envenomings and 20,000 deaths from snakebites occur each ye ...
• Application Of FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging To Study Effects Of Age And Dietary L-arginine ...
  Thu, 06 November 2008
  A novel chemical imaging approach could potentially improve understanding of atherosclerosis, the arterial disease that remains the primary cause of mortality in all developed countries. Imperial College scientists studied the precise composition of the fat-rich atherosclerotic lesions, which is of key importance in unders ...
• Veterinarian Discusses New Drug For Dogs With Cushing's Disease
  Thu, 06 November 2008
  A new medication is available to treat dogs with Cushing's disease, but pet owners should be prepared for the cost of managing the disease, according to a veterinarian at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr.
• British Veterinary Association Calls For Independent Review Of The Breeding Of Dogs
  Wed, 05 November 2008
  Following discussion at its Ethics and Welfare Group the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for an independent review of the breeding of dogs as well as the permanent identification of all registered pedigree dogs.
• Cementless Prostheses Successful In Dogs, Potential Use In Human Joint Replacement
  Tue, 04 November 2008
  Only six months after undergoing a unique and innovative surgery at Michigan State University, Jake - part dog and now part machine - spends his time working out on an underwater treadmill, traversing obstacle courses and prancing around pain free. Jake, an 11-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, was the first dog in the M ...
• Survey Shows-Veterinarians Really Like Their Jobs And Are A Pretty Happy Bunch
  Sat, 01 November 2008
  There is no way of knowing how many little boys and girls dream of growing up to be veterinarians...but it's a whole lot. A recent survey of the profession shows that kids have got it right, veterinarians love their jobs. The 2007 Member Needs Assessment, conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), sur ...
• South Carolina Child Potentially Exposed To Rabies Infected Bat
  Fri, 31 October 2008
  A Dillon child who was potentially exposed to rabies by a bat is under the care of a physician after the bat tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. The little girl was potentially exposed while she was at asleep in her home, said Sue Ferguson of DHEC's Bureau of ...
• Animal Testing - MEP Wants Law Changed, Duplicate Experiments Mean Too Many Animals Suff ...
  Fri, 31 October 2008
  Plaid MEP Jill Evans (Wales) believes a twenty year old European law on animal testing is in urgent need of updating because it allows too many animals to suffer unnecessarily. The MEP says many experiments are being duplicated, leading to animal suffering that could be avoided. The MEP wants the European Commission to e ...
• Dairy Veterinarians Highlight Need For Improved Methods For Detecting Mastitis
  Fri, 31 October 2008
  Current methods for detecting and diagnosing mastitis in dairy cows are not serving the needs of dairy producers well, according to a survey of leading dairy veterinarians conducted at the recent annual meeting of the American Association o ...