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UF researchers discover new disease fatal to gopher tortoises

University of Florida veterinary researchers have discovered a new bacteria strongly associated with death in gopher tortoises, a crucial species because their burrows provide shelter for more than 350 other creatures living in their habitat. The researchers said their findings will be of interest to veterinarians, wildlife biologists and those involved in rehabilitation of gopher […]

Second-generation veterinarian receives equine research award

At first, Dr. Jane Westendorf didn’t want to be a veterinarian. As the daughter of two practitioners — both 1991 graduates of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) — Westendorf witnessed first-hand some of her parents’ daily frustrations when they came home from their veterinary clinic in Mission, B.C.

With Rising Human Drug Use, A Collateral Rise Of Dogs Ingesting Cannabis And Opioids

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In the past few years, opioids and cannabinoids have received a great deal of attention from the media and public health authorities. The dangers of opioids remains high, despite the efforts of public health authorities, the medical community, policy-makers and academics focused on […]