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Megaesophagus in Dogs: A Mega Problem?
By Catherine Ashe, DVM - Published: April 5, 2019 The esophagus is a muscular, distensible organ that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Megaesophagus is a common disorder in dogs that describes slow motility with resultant dilation of the esophagus. As a...
UK hit by record bird flu outbreak
By Tony Macdougal. 14-12-2021 The number of infected premises in the UK is very high for this time of year and larger than ever seen before. Photo: Bert Jansen UK environment secretary, George Eustice, has announced that the UK has...
Plant-based vaccine coming for Classical Swine Fever
By Treena Hein. 15-12-2021 The world’s first plant-based livestock vaccine (for Newcastle disease in poultry) was approved in 2006 in the US. Now, there is one for Classical Swine Fever (CSF, also known as hog cholera) in pigs. Because of the advantages that...
What NOT to Feed Your Dog
By Nancy Kerns -Published: January 18, 2022 Dear Fellow Dog Lover, You likely know dogs shouldn’t have chocolate. You may have heard that onions, grapes, and even raisins aren’t good for your pup either. But did you know there are three common dog foods you don’t want...
Veterinary virology is a head in tackling viruses
Background Dec 6, 2021 Prof Hans Nauwynck (58) is a veterinary virologist. As a scientist, researcher and professor he is connected to Ghent University, Belgium, at the Laboratory for Virology, part of the Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology within the...
A Registered Microchip Helps, But Doesn’t Solve Everything
I heard a crazy story recently: My son’s neighbors lost their cat. It was an indoor/outdoor cat and just went missing; one imagines the worst. A few weeks later, the owners get a call from a veterinarian in a town about 30 miles away. The vet’s office representative...
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors, except in crowded settings
Biden lays out changes as an incentive for people to get the shots so they can return to ‘more normal lives.’ Federal health officials said Tuesday that fully vaccinated people can go without masks outdoors when walking, jogging, or biking, or dining with friends at...
ID.Vet from France extends the scope of its kits for the extraction of Nucleic Acids to all species of Mammals, Environments and Wastewater
The kits of the French company Innovative Diagnostics SaRL (ID.Vet) have recently received authorization of their protocols by the European Community (CE) to be used in the extraction of DNA / RNA in different samples of Mammals, Environment, and Wastewater. The kits...