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While the average pet owner may be familiar with the seemingly never-ending tufts of fur shed by their cat or dog, the hobby farmer may be more familiar with another loss of overcoat—hen molting. Molting is the annual process through which hens cease to lay eggs and, instead, divert their energy toward replacing their feathers. […]

Dr. Stacy Eckman Dr. Stacy Eckman, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS), has been appointed associate dean of hospital operations for the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). In this position, Eckman will work closely with VMTH faculty and […]

Steve Marks, associate dean and director of veterinary services at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, has been named a 2021 Health Care Hero by the Triangle Business Journal. Marks was announced as one of the winners by the TBJ on Thursday. It’s the 20th year of the publication’s Health Care Heroes Awards program, honoring “Triangle […]

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Month-Long Radiation Treatments Help Dog Recover from Non-Surgical Tumor Rob Warren February 18, 2021 Porsche, a 4-year-old female boxer, had a lipoma surgically removed from her hip and lower back in 2019. But when it came back even worse in 2020, her primary veterinarian referred her to the Oncology Service at the UC Davis veterinary […]

A Cottage Grove resident has been recognized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison for exceptional contributions in science and medicine. Terrence Clark was selected by the university’s School of Veterinary Medicine as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, an accolade that recognizes “graduates who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments, affiliations, and […]

Researchers from North Carolina State University used a three-model approach to trace the between-farm spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), as well as to analyze the efficacy of different control strategies in these scenarios. The approach may enable farmers to be more proactive in preventing the spread of PEDV and to optimize their efforts […]

Leading scientific and medical experts are calling upon the Biden Administration to take immediate action to address inhalation exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a cornerstone of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, DVM, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and University of Tokyo, is among the list of scientific and medical […]

His colleague, virology expert Thomas Friedrich, said a national effort will require more than money to purchase new genomic sequencing machines. The CDC will have to set standards for state health officials and academic research institutions to fully share the information they glean from analyzing virus samples. Currently, there’s a hodgepodge of state regulations and […]

Thomas Friedrich is a professor of pathobiological sciences and unit head of virology services at UW-Madison. He says the fact that COVID-19 has mutated from its original form is expected and that just because a virus mutates, does not mean it has gotten stronger. “A lot of mutations kinda don’t seem to matter for the viruses […]