Category: Member News

Heartworms is a term many pet owners hear but few really understand. When left untreated, these infections, transmitted through mosquito bites, can slowly spread to the heart or lungs, damaging vital organs and eventually leading to death.  Fortunately, preventative medications can allow owners to fight back. Dr. Ashley Saunders, a veterinary cardiologist and professor at […]

PEER student fellows The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (PEER) program recently partnered with Aggie STEM Camp to create the week-long summer camp “Advancing Into STEM with Veterinary Medicine.” This camp, held during the week of June 21 to 25, allowed high school […]

Thursday, September 9, 2021 – 9:22am Jagne cropped2.JPG Jarra Jagne, D.V.M. ’90, has more than 25 years of experience working in poultry pathology, health and production management. Photo: provided Jarra Jagne, D.V.M. ’90, senior extension associate at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the Excellence in Mentorship Award from the American Association of Avian Pathologists […]

Kathryn Meurs, senior associate dean for research and graduate studies, has been named the interim dean of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. Meurs officially begins her term as interim dean on Jan. 18, 2022.  NC State University Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden announced the appointment Wednesday. A national search for the […]

Dr. Melissa Perreault, in the Ontario Veterinary College’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, is one of two University of Guelph professors names to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists . Dr. Perreault and Dr. Asim Biswas, School of Environmental Sciences, will join eight other U of G faculty members […]

Koret Shelter Medicine Program Launches Behavior, Training, and Enrichment Bootcamp for Animal Shelters Rob Warren September 07, 2021 Mandy Newkirk The Koret Shelter Medicine Program, a UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine program that works to improve the welfare of homeless animals and reduce euthanasia in animal shelters, is turning its attention to behavior and […]

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 – 3:20pm Black-footed ferret.jpg Despite conservation efforts, only around 370 black-footed ferrets remain in the wild. Photo: Pixabay By testing easier-to-study coyotes, researchers from the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, have identified a range of lethal diseases threatening […]

Researchers from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have sequenced the genome of a virulent Salmonella Enteritidis strain that sickened two poultry flocks in consecutive years and found that it was both antibiotic-resistant and could potentially infect humans. Characterizing the strain, designated SE_TAU19, will aid public health agencies in tracing outbreaks and preventing exposures. […]

Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves Subtitle Scientists Sequence Indian Wolf Genome for 1st Time Trina Wood September 03, 2021 Kat Kerlin, UC Davis News Stemming from an ancient lineage, Indian wolves are one of the most evolutionarily distinct and endangered gray wolf populations. (Mihir Godbole/The Grasslands Trust) The Indian wolf could […]

We hear a lot about how probiotics are key to gut health, and therefore an important component of overall health. The same goes for prebiotics, another weapon in the arsenal of gut-helping molecules. But how do pre- and probiotics work, exactly, and are they all created equal? “There are a lot of studies out there […]