 The week-long World Veterinary Day celebration at Ziro, Lower Subansiri District, (www.lowersubansiri.nic.in) Arunachal Pradesh, INDIA organised by Arunachal Pradesh Veterinary Association in collaboration with Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary concluded on April 28. The celebration, which was kicked off with livestock Awareness-cum-Health camp at Hari village and Joram Village by Dr. Hage tabin, Director (AHV), on April 23, continued for four days, covering 10 villages of Ziro-I and Ziro-II circle, where in 350 cattle/Mithun, 143 Pigs, 250 dogs were vaccinated and treated.
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 The first graduating class of Massey’s Bachelor of Veterinary Technology programme crossed the stage at Palmerston North’s Regent on Broadway today.
The programme was launched in 2009 to address the shortage of veterinary professionals in New Zealand. The three-year course includes basic physics, chemistry and biology, progressing to anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, diagnostic procedures, animal production, and advanced clinical studies.
Course director Hayley Squance says the technology class learns alongside veterinary science students and have many of the same skills. “Of the first graduating class, many have gone on to gain employment not only in veterinary practice, but in research, biosecurity and consultancy,” she says.
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 The 17th FAVA Congress will be held at the Grand Hotel, Taiwan, on 4 to 6 January, 2013.
The seminar is including all distinguished panel of professional members, proceeding of academic exchange on many useful topics.
We invites all interested individuals to submit abstracts for Oral & Poster sessions where we can share the most up-to-date research results and review challenging and interesting animal disease-related issues from around the world.
Conference Date: January 4th – 6th, 2013
VENUE: The Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
Conference Theme: Asian Veterinarians for Global Health
Abstract Topics
1. Animal welfare
2. Transboundary animal diseases
3. Zoonosis
4. Public health
5. Food safety
6. Companion animal medicine - internal medicine
7. Companion animal medicine - surgery
8. Companion animal medicine - image
9. Companion animal medicine - nutrition
10. Food animal medicine - swine disease
11. Food animal medicine - poultry disease
12. Food animal medicine - ruminant disease
13. Food animal medicine - aquatic animal disease
14. Pharmacology / toxicology
15. Wild life animal medicine
16. Laboratory animal medicine
17. Veterinary education
Paper Submission
1. Please prepare your manuscript with Microsoft Word file extension ‘DOC’ only .
2. The total number of the pages do not exceed 12 PAGES.
3. Download the submission guidelines and author affidavit and copyright license letter from the congress website (http://www.2013favacongress.com/en/papers.html).
4. Please upload your abstract in doc format and Author Affidavit and Copyright License Letter in pdf format online.
Important Dates
? Abstract Submission Deadline: July 31, 2012
? Acceptance Notice: August 31, 2012
? Final Paper Submission Deadline: September 30, 2012
Contact
Sherry Shih (Ms.)
Email: papers@2013favacongress.com
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 Insights for online professional communities 4th-5th October 2012, Bucharest, Romania
NOVICE is the Network Of Veterinary ICt in Education, an EU funded Project which aims to investigate the use of Web 2.0 tools such as discussion boards in informal lifelong learning. The project has led to the development of a veterinary online community, www.noviceproject.eu.
The project will host a conference entitled 'Insights for online professional communities' on 4th-5th October 2012 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania.
The conference aims to bring together members of any profession involved, or wishing to be involved, with their own online professional community. Though the NOVICE website focuses on the veterinary profession and veterinary education, the conference is open to all professions, such as General Practitioners, Medical Educators, Animal Care Assistants, and Pharmacists to name a few.
Abstracts for short communications, poster presentations and workshops are invited before 1st June 2012.
Please visit the conference website for more information: http://www.novice-conference.com/
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Vets and food
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The extent and implications of unwanted cats and dogs
Allison German
Number of cats and dogs in UK welfare organisations
C. C. Clark, T. Gruffydd-Jones, J. K. Murray
Pop hole use by hens with different keel fracture status monitored throughout the laying period
G. J. Richards, L. J. Wilkins, T. G. Knowles, F. Booth, M. J. Toscano, C. J. Nicol, S. N. Brown
Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus in pigs at agricultural fairs in the USA
A. E. Dressler, R. P. Scheibel, S Wardyn, A. L. Harper, B. M. Hanson, J. S. Kroeger, D. J. Diekema, J. B. Bender, G. C. Gray, T. C. Smith
Haptoglobin concentration in galgos and greyhounds
S. Zaldívar-López, I. Mesa-Sánchez, A. Galán-Rodríguez, J. J. Cerón, S. Martínez-Subiela, M. M. Granados-Machuca, C. G. Couto
Effects of pheromones on heart rate in bulls and heifers
K. Nordéus, E. Jergil, R. Båge, N. Lundeheim, F. Hultén, L. Söderquist
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 Nine out of 10 drugs successfully tested in mice and other animal models ultimately fail to work in people, and one reason may be traced back to a common fact of life for laboratory mice: they're cold, according to a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Laboratory mice, who account for the vast majority of animal research subjects, are routinely housed in chilly conditions, which may affect their well-being as well as the outcome of research studies, said Joseph Garner, PhD, associate professor of comparative medicine. "If you want to design a drug that will help a patient in the hospital, you cannot reasonably do that in animals that are cold-stressed and are compensating with an elevated metabolic rate," Garner said. "This will change all aspects of their physiology -- such as how fast the liver breaks down a drug -- which can't help but increase the chance that a drug will behave differently in mice and in humans."
In a new study, Garner and his colleagues report finding an easy solution to the problem: Simply provide the animals with the proper materials, and they'll build a cosy nest that allows them to naturally regulate their temperatures to a comfortable level. These thermally content mice would be more physiologically comparable to humans and thus might serve as more meaningful research subjects, Garner said.
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From down cows, stressed dogs, and twitching cats to the future of agriculture and animal welfare, there’s something for everyone at Australia’s largest animal health conference in Canberra 20-25 May.
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Annual Conference will bring together veterinarians from throughout Australia and overseas, for a week of presentations on the health, behaviour and welfare of Australian pets, wildlife, horses and livestock and the sustainability of agriculture.
With 134 presenters including eight international speakers, 80 exhibitors, 113 trade stands and more than 180 sessions, it is the nation’s premier veterinary event.
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 Applications are invited for ten Postgraduate Scholarships in MSc Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health by distance learning. The scholarships are funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and academic direction is provided by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), a constituent College of the University of London. The RVC is partnered by the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS), in the delivery of this programme.
The scholarships are available to nationals of Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia only, with the deadline for application on Monday 28 May 2012. Applicants must also be living and working in these countries.
The MSc is being offered via distance learning. However, the programme is supported by a wealth of online resources and support, in addition to annual residential teaching workshops.
Dr. Christine Thuranira-McKeever from the Royal Veterinary College said: “these scholarships are a great opportunity for veterinary and other animal health specialists, to benefit from postgraduate training in veterinary epidemiology and public health; these subject areas are essential when addressing issues such as disease surveillance, zoonotic diseases and trade and market access for animal products. The scholarships will afford an opportunity for animal health specialists to further develop their knowledge and skills, which will ultimately enhance the veterinary capacity of their countries and more widely, in the Southern African region.”
Entry Criteria:
To study the MSc, students must have either a second class honours degree or the equivalent, in a scientific subject, veterinary medicine, animal science, agriculture, zoological sciences or medicine, or a second class honours degree, or the equivalent, in a scientific discipline, which has, in the opinion of the University, included suitable training.
For full details and to apply, please visit the following website:
http://www.rvc.ac.uk/Postgraduate/Distance/Index.cfm
Deadline for application: 28 May 2012
Studies commence: January 2013
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 For the first time, experts in the global health community who work with patient diagnosis and treatment can contribute to the development of the next version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
This WHO global standard ensures that all health professionals and information systems refer to diseases and health conditions in a consistent way. WHO is calling on health experts and stakeholders to join the global consultation.
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