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German study brings good news for turkeys
A novel approach to classifying the gender of six-week-old turkey poults could save millions of male chicks from being killed shortly after birth, according to Dr Gerald Steiner and his team from the Dresden University of Technology in Germany.…
By: John Bonner
Published: 24 Nov 2009
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AAHA aggregates pet microchip data
A new internet-based resource has become available for unifying the data on the multiplicity of branded microchips currently used for permanent pet identification in the USA.…
By: Peter Beaumont
Published: 23 Nov 2009
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RCVS Trust funding puts WikiQuiz online
The WikiQuiz project - a free online question and answer tool which enables vets and veterinary students to test their knowledge - is now online, thanks to £4,770 of funding from the RCVS Trust.…
By: David Watson
Published: 20 Nov 2009
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New US drug approval for canine Cushing's disease therapy from Dechra
In approving the Penn Pharmaceutical (Wales) formulation of trilostane for the treatment of pituitary-dependent and adrenal-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also cautioned against continued use of other so…
By: Peter Beaumont
Published: 17 Nov 2009
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Vets Now creates emergency and critical care online community
Vets Now has launched its new emergency and critical care online community, vetECC.com.…
By: David Watson
Published: 16 Nov 2009
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Pets are still ‘chattels' ... for now
Various commentators have been predicting for some time that, sooner or later, the status of household pets will become elevated to that of ‘companion' or ‘child substitute', as owners more and more consider themselves to be ‘guardians' or ‘parents'.…
By: Peter Beaumont
Published: 14 Nov 2009
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