Veterinary News

• Diagnosis Of Rabid Bat In Baldwin County Prompts Reminders To Immunize Pets - Alabama De ...
  Sun, 30 November 2008
  The diagnosis of a rabid bat in the Fairhope area in Baldwin County has prompted public officials to encourage pet owners to be sure their dogs and cats are vaccinated against the fatal disease. We do not believe that there was a human exposure in this case, said Charlotte Plumb, Environmental Supervisor with the Baldw ...
• FDA November 2008 Update On Feed Enforcement Activities To Limit The Spread Of BSE
  Sun, 30 November 2008
  To help prevent the establishment and amplification of Bovine Spongiform Encephalophathy (BSE) through feed in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented a final rule that prohibits the use of most mammalian protein in feeds for ruminant animals. This rule, Title 21 Part 589.2000 of the Code of Fe ...
• 100-Meter Sprint World Record Could Go As Low As 9.48 Seconds
  Sat, 29 November 2008
  2008 was a great summer for sports' fans. World records tumbled at the Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt shattered both the 100m and 200m world records, knocking tenths of a second off each. People have been getting faster and faster over the last few decades, which made marathon runner Mark Denny, from Stanford University, wonde ...
• Rabid Kitten Prompts Contacts Search, Texas, USA
  Sat, 29 November 2008
  The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and local officials are trying to locate anyone who may have come in contact with a rabid kitten near a convenience store located about 10 miles south of Waco on Highway 77. DSHS, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District and other local authorities are looking f ...
• Protecting The Travelling Pet, British Veterinary Association
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  With an increasing number of vets now regularly dealing with pets that have travelled abroad and returned infected with diseases such as Leishmaniosis and Babesiosis, the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation has relaunched its advisory leaflet 'Taking your pets abroad - your guide to diseases encountered abroad'. Travelling with ...
• British Veterinary Association Adds Voice To Calls For Suspension Of Imports From Blueto ...
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  The BVA has added its voice to calls for the suspension of imports of cattle and sheep from areas where the bluetongue virus is known to be circulating. Following yesterday's announcement by Defra that BTV1 (Bluetongue Serotype 1) had been detected in five cattle imported from a Restricted Zone in the south west of Franc ...
• A Phenomenological Model For The Collective Landing Of Bird Flocks
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  The presented phenomenological model for the collective landing of bird flocks accounts for the abrupt, yet highly concerted nature of the landing process, in accordance with the field observations. The theoretical description includes an inherently non-linear and self-organized tuning of the birds' landing intent.
• Evidence For Harvest-Induced Maternal Influences On The Reproductive Rates Of Fish Popul ...
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  A big fish in the water is worth two in the net: Most fisheries assume that a fish is a fish. Our analysis shows that a stock produces more offspring, and is therefore more sustainable, when big, old females are present because these females produce offspring that are more likely to survive (i.e., bigger is better). Theref ...
• Hemoglobin Polymorphisms Affect The Oxygen Binding Properties In Atlantic Cod Populations
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  In this study we reveal the long-sought genetic basis of the hemoglobin polymorphism in Atlantic cod and present molecular mechanisms underlying the proposed adaptation of the cod populations to varying temperature and oxygen regimes in North Atlantic waters. The two amino acid mutations identified are located in crucial ...
• Periodic Temperature-Associated Drought/Flood Drives Locust Plagues In China
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  Global warming is currently of great concern, but its consequences on natural disasters are still unclear. Using wavelet analysis, we investigated associations of locust plagues with drought/flood and temperature in China over past millennium. We firstly found locust, drought/flood and temperature were closely associated w ...