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• Red Cross Is Hounding The Public On Pet Safety During The Dog Days Of Summer
  Wed, 30 July 2008
  The American Red Cross is launching a new campaign for canines that will help pet owners keep their furry friends safe during the hottest days of summer. The Dog Days of Summer campaign promotes Red Cross pet safety trainings and programs, which are especially important as we enter the peak summer months.
• Walk-Run Classification Of Symmetrical Gaits In The Horse: A Multidimensional Approach
  Wed, 30 July 2008
  The 'tolt', 'amble' or 'running walk' is a strange gait used by elephants, some primates, and some horse breeds. Should it be considered a 'walk' or a 'run'? Here, we use inertial sensor and GPS data measured on Icelandic horses to train a computer to distinguish between 'walking' and 'running' (trotting or pacing). The ...
• Where And When Does A Ring Start And End? Testing The Ring Species Hypothesis In A Speci ...
  Wed, 30 July 2008
  Some of the biggest names in 20th century evolutionary biology such as Ernst Mayr and A.J. Cain considered that eastern Australian parrots of the Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans group exemplified the phenomenon of ring speciation whereby reproductive isolation develops despite gene flow. Using powerful tools of modern m ...
• Automatic Imitation In Budgerigars
  Wed, 30 July 2008
  We used a fully automated procedure, involving computer-controlled presentation of action images and computer-recorded behaviour, for the first time to study imitation in nonhuman animals. One group of budgerigars was rewarded for imitating pecking and stepping, and another group for counter-imitation; for pecking when they ...
• BVA AWF - What's New: Practical Animal Handling, Disbudding Of Kid Goats And Bat Care G ...
  Tue, 29 July 2008
  Practical Animal Handling - Online Tutorial The BVA AWF have launched an online tutorial on practical animal handling which has been prepared in conjunction with Newcastle University. The tutorial is primarily aimed at veterinary students and nurses.
• AVMA Passes Groundbreaking Animal Welfare Policies
  Tue, 29 July 2008
  The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates (AVMA-HOD) voted today to pass a groundbreaking policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal health and welfare. The resolution passed by a landslide 88.7 percent vote. This new policy states that the AVMA supports a change in veal husbandry practic ...
• Bat Care Guidelines - A Guide To Bat Care For Rehabilitators, The Bat Conservation Trust
  Thu, 24 July 2008
  The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) has produced Bat Care Guidelines, in association with the BVA AWF, RSPCA and RCVS Trust, aimed at veterinary professionals, wildlife hospitals and new rehabilitators. The document is split into basic sections including 'health and safety', 'rescue and collection' and 'ailments and treatments' ...
• Public Information Affects Breeding Dispersal In A Colonial Bird: Kittiwakes Cue On Neig ...
  Thu, 24 July 2008
  Recent studies suggested that individuals may use the reproductive performance of conspecifics as a source of public information on breeding patch quality, but experimental evidence is still limited for species breeding in colonies, such as seabirds.
• Digit Length May Reveal Unusual Breeding Behaviour In A Seabird
  Thu, 24 July 2008
  The hormonal environment experienced during prenatal development may affect adult phenotype and behavior. Digit lengths may provide an estimate of steroid levels encountered during embryonic development in humans and other vertebrates. Finger patterns in humans, specifically 2D:4D finger ratios, have been shown to reveal sex ...
• DVD Designed To Help Veterinary Surgeons To Disbud Goats - The Goat Veterinary Society
  Thu, 24 July 2008
  The Goat Veterinary Society (GVS) has produced a DVD designed to help veterinary surgeons to disbud goats. Produced in association with the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation the DVD is in memory of the late Mike Teale MRCVS, following a donation from his family. The DVD discusses the potential problems associated with disbu ...