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  • FAWC says there is still room for improvement on dairy cow welfare

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    The FAWC yesterday launched its 'Opinion on the Welfare of the Dairy Cow' and suggested there is a long way to go on improving the welfare of dairy cows.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 23 Oct 2009
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  • Yale university researchers fine tune use of human genome to correct diagnosis

    Identification of sequences in the human genome code.

    Yale University researchers have reported making a clinical diagnosis for the first time using comprehensive DNA sequencing of all the protein-coding genes in the human genome. The information changed the course of treatment of a baby boy thousands of mil…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 21 Oct 2009
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  • Participate in a European survey of attitudes to OA pain ... now

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    A survey is being conducted in seven countries across Europe by a group of top European veterinarians, to better understand vets' attitudes to treating pain caused by osteoarthritis.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 20 Oct 2009
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  • Is it time for vets to take more interest in bees?

    Honey bees at work in a hive.

    In human medicine, honey is gaining credence as a valuable adjunct to the healing of skin wounds; and in urban back gardens more and more people are becoming amateur apiarists. So is it time for vets to pay more attention to the husbandry and diseases of…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 19 Oct 2009
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  • RVC lecturer wins Times Higher Education innovative teacher award for ‘haptic cow'

    The Times Higher Education Awards

    At a glittering ceremony held in the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, on 15 October, and hosted by celebrity Clive Anderson, Sarah Baillie, of the RVC heard that she had won the Times Higher Education ‘Most Innovative Teacher' award for her inven…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 17 Oct 2009
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  • Veterinary Business Video Show - Episode 005

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    This post was written by guest contributor John Sheridan, who provides a range of management consultancy services to the global veterinary profession.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 16 Oct 2009
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