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2008 articlesGourmet Pet Foods Putting Pressure on Dwindling Fish Stocks28/08/2008 [Subjects] Animal nutrition / Aquaculture The fine dining habits of pet cats are placing pressure on dwindling fish supplies that might be better used for human consumption, according to a Deakin University fish nutritionist. Giovanni Turchini, with colleague Sena De Silva, has found... Harnessing Beneficial Bacteria for Rock Lobster Culture 28/08/2008 [Subjects] Veterinary medicine / Animal nutrition / Aquaculture Preventing bacterial disease in farmed rock lobsters will remove a large barrier to commercial production. Work by microbiologist Lone Høj and colleagues at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has shown for the first time how the... K-State Researchers Develop Rapid Test for Pathogens U. Allen 28/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine Diseases often spread faster than it takes to diagnose them in the laboratory. To remedy that, researchers at Kansas State University have developed a test to reduce that time from days down to hours. Sanjeev Narayanan, assistant professor, and... Better Regulations Needed for Dietary Supplements for Horses, Dogs and Cats 27/08/2008 [Subjects] Veterinary medicine / Animal nutrition The growing use of animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns, including the safety of specific supplements and the approaches taken to determine their safeness. A new National Research Council report, requested by the Center for... How Does Bluetongue Virus Survive the Winter? M Djuric 26/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine The answer to the question posed in the title could dictate restrictions to the international trade of ruminants, and determine how to deal with bluetongue outbreaks in the future. In addition, it could help to assess the risk of... Decline in Sales of Veterinary Antimicrobials in the UK Reported M Djuric 22/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine The report, produced by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), shows that total sales of therapeutic antimicrobials have decreased by 18 tonnes in 2007, compared with 2006. The report also includes data on the amounts of antimicrobials... USA Celebrate National Veterinary Technician Week, 12-18 October M Djuric 21/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, Inc. (NAVTA) will celebrate October 12-18, 2008 by recognizing National Veterinary Technician Week. Vet Tech Week provides an opportunity to honour the veterinary technicians for the... Rabid Animals Attack Eight People in Serbia M Djuric 20/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine A rabies alert was issued in a Serbian town after seven infected cats and one dog bit and scratched eight people, including two pre-school children. Authorities in Raca Kragujevacka, in central Serbia some 110 kilometres south of Belgrade,... Energy-Rich Feed Makes Young Horses More Difficult to Train 19/08/2008 [Subject] Animal nutrition Young horses may be easier to train if they temporarily lay off energy-rich feed, according to a Montana State University (MSU) study. A commercial mixture of corn, oats, barley and molasses, known as "sweet grain" or "sweet... Morris Animal Foundation Receives $1 Million from Hill's for Cat Health Research 19/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) has received a donation of $1 million from Hill's Pet Nutrition, accompanied by a donation of ground-breaking genetic research data developed by Hill's researchers. These donations will assist MAF in... Pesticide Accumulation Could Lead to Poor Honey Bee Health 19/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine Honey bees work hard to bring pollen and nectar to the hive, but along with the bounty comes a wide variety of pesticides, according to Penn State researchers. Add the outside assault to the pesticides already in the waxy structure of the hive,... Plastics Implicated in Mystery Lobster Disease 18/08/2008 [Subjects] Veterinary medicine / Aquaculture The search for the cause of a debilitating shell disease affecting lobsters from Long Island Sound to Maine has led one Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) visiting scientist to suspect environmental alkyphenols, formed primarily by the breakdown... Understanding Bluetongue Outbreaks 18/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine A recent article published in Virology describes the identification of a bluetongue virus strain that caused the northern European Bluetongue outbreak in 2006. Comparison of the virus strain with the sequences of other previously isolated... "Slick" Gene Helps Cattle Beat the Heat Cristina Sousa Correia 15/08/2008 [Subject] Animal breeding and genetics "The location of the slick gene might now help breeders develop cattle with shorter, slick hair that helps keep them cool in the subtropical heat. Breeders can potentially move the gene into other economically important breeds, such as Holstein... Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals in England and Wales 14/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine The UK Government has published a revision to its strategy for developing a comprehensive surveillance programme for antimicrobial resistance occurring in animals for England and Wales. It has also published a document detailing the successes... UK Researchers Stepping Up Battle Against Bluetongue Virus 14/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine By combining ingenious ways to trap and monitor midges with cutting edge computer modelling and weather predictions researchers at the BBSRC-funded Institute for Animal Health are gaining an understanding of how the insects spread the disease so... EFSA Opinion on Feed Additive for Weaned Piglets 13/08/2008 [Subject] Animal nutrition The European Food Safety Authority has delivered a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of the product Sorbiflore, a preparation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus farciminis, intended for use as a feed additive for weaned... New CAST Commentary on Transmission Risks of Pasteurellosis between Domestic and Wild Sheep 13/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine Disease has contributed significantly to the decline of bighorn sheep populations throughout much of western North America, decreasing many native herds to less than 10% of their historical size. Although native sheep are particularly... Pathogen Responsible for Cattle Disease Associated with Crohn's Disease in Humans 12/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine People with Crohn's disease (CD) are seven-fold more likely to have in their gut tissues the bacterium that causes a digestive-tract disease in cattle known as Johne's disease. The role this bacterium may or may not play in causing CD is a top... Human Test Adapted for Use in Monkeys 11/08/2008 [Subject] Veterinary medicine A test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in monkeys, according to veterinarians at the Wildlife Conservation Society. The test, which is now used to screen for elevated iron... |
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