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PublicVeterinary Day 2010Saturday, 24th April, 2010 World Veterinary Day 2009 || World Veterinary Day 2008 || World Veterinary Day 2007 || World Veterinary Day 2006 || World Veterinary Day 2005 || World Veterinary Day 2004 WVA Letter to Vets Please submit details of your planned event here WVA-OIE World Veterinary Day AWARD 2010 The 2010 Award will be delivered at the 78th OIE World Assembly to be held in Paris, France on 23-28 May 2010. The prize: US$ 1,000 will be donated to the winner. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION THEME FOR THE YEAR 2010 The much publicised concept "One World, One Health" indicates that the world has awakened to the link between animal diseases and public health. It has long been known that 60% of known infectious diseases are common to humans and animals (whether domestic or wild); 75% of recent emerging human diseases came from animals and 80% of the pathogens that could potentially be used in bioterrorism are zoonotic. It is also known that human populations need a regular diet of protein particularly from milk, eggs or meat, and that a deficiency can also be a public health problem. The unprecedented movement of commodities and people between nations provides opportunities for pathogens to spread and multiply. Further, climate change can enable pathogens to extend their range, notably through vectors, such as insects colonising new areas that up until a few years ago were too cold for them to survive the winter. The only way to minimize the impact of these new hazards is to adapt the existing systems of animal and public health governance at world, regional and national levels in a harmonised and coordinated manner. From the animal health perspective, "One World, One Health" should eventually lead all countries to make a firm commitment to establishing mechanisms for the early detection of disease outbreaks, as well as allowing rapid implementation, by veterinarians, of any required preventive or therapeutic measure directed to animals. From the human health perspective, "One World, One Health" should induce all countries to adopt a united approach by veterinarians and human physicians for the control of zoonotic diseases, especially with regard to the prevention and post-exposure treatment of these diseases. The 2010 Award will reward the veterinary association that best publicises the theme by involving all stakeholders in the organisation of events along with all other stakeholders such as the media and the general public. TOOLKIT FOR APPLICANTS SUPPORTING MATERIALS HOW TO APPLY World Veterinary Day - 2009World Veterinary Day 2009 || World Veterinary Day 2008 || World Veterinary Day 2007 || World Veterinary Day 2006 || World Veterinary Day 2005 || World Veterinary Day 2004 WVA Letter to Vets Please submit details of your planned event here The theme for the World Veterinary Day 2009 is “Veterinarians and Livestock Farmers: a winning 25 April 2009 Vladmir - Russian FederationSource: Posters, devoted to the WRD2010 will be distributed among participants and they will distribute them in their regions (first of all in veterinary clinics, pharmacies and labs). Also Posters will be distributed in Vladimir region. An article on rabies will be published in the regional newspaper. For more information please contact Artem Metlin. Planning a World Rabies Day Event? Want to see it featured? Tell us more about it by entering your information on our 2010 Events page. For more information about World Rabies Day 2010 event planning, please contact us.
September reminds us: Be preparedSource: The Ready Campaign is a year-round public service advertising campaign of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Produced in partnership with the Citizens Corps and the Ad Council, it aims to educate and empower Americans to prepare for, and respond to, natural disasters, potential terrorist attacks, and other emergencies. An NPM Coalition composed of public and private sector organizations works to promote a culture of preparedness across the country. As an NPM Coalition member, the AVMA is committed to sharing preparedness information with its members and the public. The AVMA maintains a Disaster Preparedness page at www.avma.org/disaster/default.asp that includes detailed disaster-planning resources for small and large animals. Read more ...
Pakistan farmers need wheat seed fastSource: Read more ... The Gateway to Farm Animal WelfareSource: Read more ...
Dogs keep their genes on a short leashSource: Over the past few years, researchers have linked a number of canine traits—from size to coiffure—to specific mutations in dog DNA. This new line of research was made possible by the completion of the Dog Genome Project in 2005 by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, Maryland. But researchers lacked a large-scale analysis of these traits across a wide variety of breeds. As a result, they didn't know whether traits were governed by a large number of genetic regions, each contributing a small effect, or by a few regions with large effects. Read more ... Thymus cells transform into skin cells in Swiss laboratorySource: The findings, published on the 19th of August in Nature, show that these stem cells change their genetic make-up according to their environment to contribute to the long-term functioning of the skin, even producing hair for up to a year after implantation. In collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, UK, the Swiss research team with European colleagues isolated thymic epithelial cells (TECs)-taken from the thymus of a rat-and integrated them into the rat's skin cells with surprising results. Read more ... Salmonella: What you need to knowSource: Read more ...
Gene responsible for neurodegenerative disease in dogs, possibly in humans, discoveredSource: This same gene may be responsible for a similar rare, fatal disease in humans. Its discovery will lead to improved screening and diagnosis of the disease in dogs and is the first step in working toward a cure for both canines and humans. Read more ... 
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