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Veterinary News

• AVMA Revises Policy On Ear Cropping And Tail Docking
  Tue, 02 December 2008
  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board voted to strengthen association policy on two practices common in certain breeds of dogs-ear cropping and tail docking. The revised AVMA policy states: The AVMA opposes ear cropping and tail docking of dogs when done solely for cosmetic purposes. The AVMA ...
• Rabid Bat In Baldwin County Prompts Reminders To Immunize Pets - Alabama Department Of P ...
  Tue, 02 December 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Flight Behaviour Attenuates The Trade-off Between Flight Capability And Reproduction In ...
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  When different energetically costly traits compete for limited resources, animals may invest in some traits at the expense of others. In many species of field crickets, individuals that are flight-capable, as indicated by morphology and muscle physiology, invest less in reproductive behaviour and development of gametes tha ...
• Moderation Of Pathogen-Induced Mortality: The Role Of Density In Bacillus Thuringiensis ...
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  Evolutionary biologists predict that bacterial pathogens can increase or decrease the harm they cause their hosts if this behaviour increases the likelihood that an infection will be passed on to a new host. We explored how an insect-killing bacteria alters its virulence according to the number of infectious spores ingeste ...
• Tactical Reproductive Parasitism Via Egg Cannibalism In Peruvian Poison Frogs
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  We report an unusual example of reproductive parasitism in amphibians. Dendrobates variabilis, an Amazonian poison frog, oviposits at the surface of the water in small pools in plants and deposits tadpoles within the pools. Tadpoles are highly cannibalistic and consume young tadpoles if they are accessible. Deposition of ...
• Electrifying Love: Electric Fish Use Species-specific Discharge For Mate Recognition
  Thu, 27 November 2008
  Finding the right partner can be a challenging task in a turbid river like the Congo. But African weakly electric fish meet this challenge by using their unique ability to produce electric signals for mate recognition. Females of these weakly electric fish are attracted to the electric signals of males of the same species. ...