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Completing the cycle: Equine rehab service provides customized recovery for injured horses

A horse undergoes therapy on the CSU underwater treadmill. (CVMBS photo/Bekah Lamb) It’s 10 a.m. and Dr. Melissa King is overseeing an underwater treadmill treatment for Dallas, an equine patient in the CSU Orthopaedic Research Center. While she watches the horse run through its paces in the water, she thinks about the teamwork that makes this […]

The Unseen Enemy: Understanding & Managing Tritrichomonas in Cats

Tritrichomonas foetus (Tritric) is a microscopic menace that can turn a household into a battleground of chronic illness. This protozoan parasite often leads to persistent, hard-to-treat diarrhea in cats — especially when litter boxes and living spaces aren’t carefully managed. While Tritric can infect dogs, it is far more common in cats — particularly young, […]

Herbicide threatens manatee immune systems, UF study finds

By Sarah Carey Photo courtesy of Getty Images. A new University of Florida study focusing on manatees’ immune systems reveals how glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used herbicide, may threaten manatee health in an environment increasingly impacted by human activities. “Our research raises important questions about how chemical exposure might influence immune function,” said lead […]

Alumni Spotlight – Dr. Daniela Yuschenkoff

From growing up a 3-block walk to the San Francisco Zoo and going on “stroller safaris” with her family, to becoming a Board-Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine™, Dr. Daniela Yuschenkoff’s career has recently come full circle. It was a proud moment for Dr. Yuschenkoff finding out she had passed the rigorous, 2-day exam. After over […]

Texas A&M Veterinary Students Earn $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships

Two fourth-year veterinary students at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have been selected as 2024 recipients of the $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship from the Foundation for the Horse.  Future equine practitioners Fred Holcomb and Alexandra (Bettencourt) Wethington received their scholarships on Dec. 8 during the American Association of Equine […]

Justice Agency Grants Keep Crime-Fighting Forensic Science Advancing at NC State

The National Institute of Justice has awarded Dr. Kelly Meiklejohn of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine two grants totaling more than $600,000 to support her innovative and crime-fighting work in forensic biology. In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Meiklejohn will use one grant to apply a new DNA method to […]

Research Study for Senior Dogs: Targeting Frailty To Improve Healthspan and Well-Being

Do you have a senior dog who is experiencing two or more of the following symptoms: decreased interest in playing, weight loss, muscle loss, difficulty walking, and/or get tired out more easily when exercising? If so, your dog may qualify to participate! Description Over the past decade, there has been an increased interest in assessing […]