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If your cat does get infected following exposure to human COVID-19, is serious illness a given? No, said Keith Poulsen, director of the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, in Madison. “Clinical disease with COVID for domesticated pets is very uncommon,” Poulsen said. “We don’t test all of our animals, but we have collaborated in […]

Dr. Kathryn Wulster (in booth) oversees patient imaging at the EQUIMAGINE robotics-controlled system. Timothy Manzi was the son of horse people. His father raced horses for a living, and his mother also worked with horses. “It was a little like second nature to me,” he says. But it wasn’t until college that Manzi realized his path […]

The 2021 CAWS Virtual Symposium, set for May 19-20, will focus on understanding how the pandemic has influenced perceptions about the human-animal bond. “One Welfare: What has COVID-19 taught us about balancing human and animal interests?” will also explore the effects of the pandemic on animal welfare, human health and well-being.

Preserving endangered species, curing male infertility, making milk that prevents disease, supplying hospitals with transplantation tissue — all of these accomplishments can be linked to spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) and to important research that’s being carried out at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM).

When a wood bison cow gives birth at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence later this year, her offspring will be the first bison calf produced with sex-sorted sperm — a significant development in the revitalization of the threatened species.

A genetic condition known as 22q.11.2 deletion syndrome is associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. A Penn Vet-led team found that a leaky blood-brain barrier, allowing inappropriate immune involvement in the central nervous system, may contribute to this or perhaps other neuropsychiatric conditions. Like a stern bodyguard for the central nervous sytem, the blood-brain […]

Addie, an 8-year-old cancer patient from Tulsa, dreams of being a veterinarian. Facilitated by Make-A-Wish Oklahoma, OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine hosted Addie for a day of special activities to fulfill her wish.

Friday, April 23, 2021 – 2:15pm 0930_icsd.jpg The Cornell COVID-19 Testing Lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Photo: Jason Koski/Cornell University This year’s World Veterinary Day, on April 24, celebrates the veterinary response to COVID-19. The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has played a crucial role in responding to the pandemic in myriad […]

Using health informatics to improve preventive care for companion animals is the focus of Dr. Theresa Bernardo’s work at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Bernardo, a professor in OVC’s Department of Population Medicine, holds the IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Preventive Healthcare – a position recently renewed thanks to a $1.5 […]