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Proposed Texas Tech veterinary school gets a $69 million boost
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In the meantime, Texas A&M moves forward with its own plans for veterinary education in West Texas.
Like shoving a marshmallow into a piggybank
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Dr. Bo Brock shares the harrowing tale of a veterinarian who battled a cow’s prolapsed uterus and won—but not without a little mud, sweat and swears.
Government agencies begin relief efforts for animals affected by Hurricane Harvey
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Texas veterinary board, animal health commission, USDA and more begin outreach in areas inundated with water in the storm's wake.
USDA veterinary training modules available for free CE credit
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Agency allows more professionals to complete training in hopes of preventing spread of zoonotic disease, among other goals.
dvm360 product report: New shampoo, treadmill and tube dressings
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Here's our weekly rundown of new and notable veterinary products.
Dairy
Government agencies begin relief efforts for animals affected by Hurricane Harvey
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Texas veterinary board, animal health commission, USDA and more begin outreach in areas inundated with water in the storm's wake.
Moo-ving pain research in heifers
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Veterinary researchers are examining whether a decrease in eye temperature may give visual clues that point to stress to a cow's nervous system.
Equine show location gallops to new home
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The American Royal, begun as the National Hereford Show in 1899, will hop state lines for a bigger, better facility for its horse and livestock shows, rodeos and agriculture education center.
Interactive feature: Top 5 trees poisonous to large animals
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Do you know the clinical signs of these tree-related toxicoses and how to help affected patients?
Internet: Can goats be the new dogs, please??
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New research out of the UK highlights goats' cognitive abilities and the internet collectively freaks out at the thought of goats becoming man's brand new bestie.
Swine
Equine show location gallops to new home
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The American Royal, begun as the National Hereford Show in 1899, will hop state lines for a bigger, better facility for its horse and livestock shows, rodeos and agriculture education center.
No link found between antibiotic use in farm animals and resistance in people
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Systematic review of campylobacteriosis studies leads to more questions than answers.
FDA seeks to rescind swine drug approval due to human cancer concerns
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Cancer risk may be associated with long-term consumption of pork products containing residue of the antibacterial and growth promoter carbadox.
USDA: Porcine virus might have entered country in giant tote bags
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Testing supports the hypothesis, but definitive proof has yet to confirm path of entry.
K-State veterinary researchers create new method of avian influenza vaccine development
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Testing shows method may extend beyond poultry to pigs, cattle and sheep.