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(Colorado Department of Agriculture photo) Avian influenza is caused by an influenza type A virus which can infect all birds, including poultry (such as chickens, turkeys, pheasants, guinea fowl and quail) and domestic and wild waterfowl. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus strains are extremely infectious, often fatal to chickens and turkeys, and can spread […]

The Penn State chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the agricultural honor society, recognized Penn State faculty and students during its annual meeting, which was held March 31.

As spring arrives and the weather gets warmer, we’ll start to head outside more with our dogs and maybe do some gardening. It’s also the time of year when many people celebrate Easter. Steve Marks, associate dean and director of veterinary medical services at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, shares some important tips to keep […]

A new citizen-science study seeks to better understand canine viewing preferences as a foundation for developing better ways of assessing vision in dogs. According to a press release from UW, Mowat believes videos could potentially be the key to holding a dog’s attention long enough to gather and assess critical information about visual function. The post […]

UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Professor Adel Talaat said three years of work is starting to pay off. “Now we have some promising results showing that this vaccine can protect against multiple kinds of avian influenza,” said Talaat. The post UW-Madison Working to Bring Bird Flu Vaccine to Market Amid Outbreaks appeared first on School […]

At UW-Madison, researchers are working around the clock to contain the disease. “We’re testing to make sure we aren’t seeing any movement,” Dr. Keith Poulsen, Director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WDVL), said. The post UW-Madison Researchers Race to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak in Wisconsin appeared first on School of Veterinary Medicine.

Asthma, heart disease or muscular issues can derail any athlete’s season – even racehorses who run at local tracks or have their sights set for horse racing’s Triple Crown.

Melissa Mazan, V93, needed a way to test lung function in horses that couldn’t come to Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. So she invented one with the help of three School of Engineering alumni When it comes to medical procedures, horses are like children, says Melissa Mazan, V93, a professor of large animal medicine at […]