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As a sergeant for Cumberland County Animal Services, Christy Barber gets three or four calls a month from residents wanting her to check on haggard-looking horses, a number she says has been ticking up over the past couple years.  “We’re starting to get more cases, and I attribute it to the economy,” said Barber, a […]

An emerging parasite known as Echinococcus multilocularis has been increasingly appearing in coyotes in Western Canada as well as in new regions of North America in recent years.

Dr. Charles Vite Charles Vite, D.V.M., Ph.D., a board-certified veterinary neurology specialist, has been named chair of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of small animal clinical sciences. His appointment, announced by the college’s dean, Dana Zimmel, D.V.M., begins Oct. 1. Vite is a professor of neurology in the section of neurology and neurosurgery in the […]

Dr. Jonna Mazet Awarded One Health Recognition Rob Warren July 28, 2023 Dr. Mazet during her TED Talk “What if we could immunize the world against pandemics?” (photo credit: TED Talks) Vice Provost Dr. Jonna Mazet was awarded the K. F. Meyer/James H. Steele Gold-Headed Cane by the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES). The prestigious […]

Brooke, a 376-pound, very popular resident of St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park for nearly 20 years, came to the UF Veterinary Hospitals on July 25 for a thorough work-up to evaluate the possible cause of unusual behavior it has been exhibiting in the lagoon where he lives. According to the park’s reptile curator, Jim […]

Summer’s infamous heat has sent temperatures soaring to record highs this year, so it’s important to protect our furry friends from heat-related issues as the weather grows more uncomfortably hot.  Dr. Gabriela Rivas, a veterinary resident in emergency and critical care at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, says dogs can […]

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Dr. Kelli Beavers teaches 2+2 program students how to conduct ultrasounds. Canyon, Texas, is home to many great things — Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the epic drama TEXAS, the largest historical museum in the state, and Texas A&M’s Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program, which brings more than 100 years of veterinary medical […]

Tesoro and owner Sydney Reed Thanks to the quick thinking of veterinarians from the Texas A&M Large Animal Teaching Hospital (LATH), a horse named Tesoro is back on his feet after a frightening case of botulism, a disease not common in Texas. Sydney Reed, a pre-veterinary animal science student at Texas A&M University, purchased Tesoro, […]

When the Indiana State Fair kicks off Friday (July 28), attendees can experience what Purdue Extension offers Indiana residents all year-round.