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Dr. Gabriel Hamer and VMBS postdoctoral researcher Logan Thomas collect an oral swab from a fawn for SARS-CoV-2 testing.Photo provided by Dr. Sarah Hamer Texas A&M University scientists and research partners have received two National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grants to study the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in […]

Principle Investigator Dr. Margaret Gruen Dr. Natasha Olby Dr. David Knazovicky Description The goal of this study is to monitor how frailty in senior dogs progresses over time, and how activity impacts their well-being. We hope to use what we learn to better treat senior dogs in the future. After initial screening and a meet […]

New Emergency Service Established for Companion Exotic Pets Rob Warren October 16, 2023 A dedicated emergency service has been established at the UC Davis veterinary hospital for companion exotic pets such as birds, hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. The Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service aims to provide the highest quality care to emergency […]

A collaboration among scientists from Penn State and the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education is aimed at developing agroforestry systems for Belize and Central America to support sustainable development while conserving the rainforest. As part of the initiative, three teams were awarded seed grants to pursue research on agricultural and ecological sustainability, preservation […]

Oncology Residents Win National Research Awards Rob Warren October 16, 2023 Drs. Julia Colosi and Evangelina Makrygiannis with their VCS research awards. Two oncology residents won research awards at the 2023 Veterinary Cancer Society (VCS) annual conference, held recently in Reno. Drs. Julia Colosi and Evangelina Makrygiannis both presented their research at the conference. Dr. […]

Dr. Weston PorterPhoto by Jason Nitsch ’14, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications A chance meeting between breast cancer researchers from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and patient advocates at the Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Conference (MBCRC) has sparked a new passion for making patient advocates an […]

Monday, October 16, 2023 – 12:38pm the lancet logo.JPG This news item will redirect to:  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01064-4/fullt… Is Scopes?: 

Monday, October 16, 2023 – 10:34am Horse-Unpsplasharylou-fortier1280px.png There are many measures you can take to help your horse stay as healthy as possible. Photo: Marylou Fortier/Unsplash This article accompanies a Cornell Equine Seminar presented May 24, 2021 by Dr. Toby Pinn-Woodcock, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences. As the old […]

Pennsylvania State University, virologist Troy Sutton, said that health officials referred to the public controversy over the lab leak theory in advising him to pursue different experiments.

Dr. Paolo Silvestrini offers some tips about persistent sneezing in dogs.