Veterinary News

• Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition: SCN To Start Studies On NGNA Against Salmon Virus
  Sun, 28 December 2008
  Recent studies have shown that the natural substance NGNA has good effect on several viruses, especially the virus behind most common colds (rhinovirus) and influenza. One area where viruses have a large impact is salmon farming, and therefore, SCN (OSE:SCN) now plans to start new studies to see if NGNA could be a solution t ...
• Might Migrating Birds Have Infected The Svalbard Arctic Fox With Parasites?
  Sat, 27 December 2008
  .Kristin Wear Prestrud comes from SÃtre in Hurum, and graduated from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1999. After working for some five years at the veterinary school, primarily in the small animal clinic, she has for the last four years been employed as a Research Fellow at the Section of Arctic veterinary Medi ...
• American Veterinary Medical Association Urges Veterinarians To Support National Animal I ...
  Wed, 24 December 2008
  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is showing its strong support for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) by urging veterinarians to actively participate in the system and utilize the new Veterinarian's Toolkit. The U.S.
• Earthworm Genomes, Genes And Proteins
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  Charles Darwin's last book, a monograph on the formation of mould through the action of worms, was the first authoritative account on earthworm biology. By decorating past theories with recently molecular-genetic evidence, this review casts light on specific aspects of earthworm evolutionary biology that engaged Darwin, na ...
• Food-Density Dependent Inefficiency In Animals With A Gut As A Stabilising Mechanism In ...
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  This work indicates that the conventional simulation of the transfer of energy and resources through trophic systems may on occasion be seriously over estimated. This is because of a failure to consider adequately the operation of the gut within consumers when consumers are confronted with food in excess or of inferior qua ...
• An Exceptionally Well Preserved Eocene Dolichopodid Fly Eye: Function And Evolutionary S ...
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  The exceptionally preserved eyes of an Eocene dolichopodid fly contained in Baltic amber show remarkable detail, including features at micron and submicron level. Based on this material we establish that it is likely that the neural superposition compound eye existed as far back at 45 Ma. The ommatidia have an open rhabdom ...
• Extreme Convergence In Stick Insect Evolution: Phylogenetic Placement Of The Lord Howe I ...
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  The Lord Howe Island Tree Lobster, Dryococelus australis, was thought to be extinct for decades until an exceedingly small population was recently rediscovered on a rocky islet in the South Pacific. Tree lobsters are large ground-dwelling stick insects restricted to New Guinea, New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island. We perfor ...
• Environmental Heterogeneity, Gene-By-Environment Interactions And The Reliability Of Sex ...
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  Sexual displays such as the peacock's tail are thought to indicate the genetic quality of males, which is why females prefer larger or brighter displays. In this paper we show, by means of a mathematical model, that the relationship between genetic quality and sexual display size might be weakened by variable environmental ...
• AVMA Calls For Increased Veterinary Oversight In Meat Production; Cites USDA Audit Repor ...
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today cited the release of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on pre-slaughter activities in U.S. meat plants as additional confirmation that the shortage of food animal veterinarians can have dire consequences on animal wel ...
• Darwin 200: Special Feature On Brain Evolution
  Thu, 18 December 2008
  The Darwin 200 celebrations are currently underway. Biology letters is publishing an initial series of special features on evolution. In this special feature on brain evolution, we showcase a number of different aspects of the study of brain evolution. These include from similarities between nervous systems at the molecu ...