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  • First members of new ABVP board for exotic species

    Chinchilla. (Photo: Isabelle Francais/BowTie Inc.)

    In January 2010, the first certifications were granted to eight veterinarians in a new Exotic Companion Mammal subspecialty of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.…

    By: Peter Beaumont
    Published: 15 Mar 2010
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  • MSD & Sanofi-aventis to operate merged Merial & Intervet/Schering-Plough. But is bigger better?

    Christopher Viehbacher, CEO Sanofi-aventis (Photo:AP)

    So, is the announcement this week that Merial is to be combined with Intervet/Schering-Plough to create one of the world's largest veterinary pharmaceuticals firms a good thing for practising veterinarians, or not?…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 13 Mar 2010
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  • Mother's junk food diet linked to liver disease in offspring

    Young women eating junk food.

    A study carried out at the RVC, London suggests that pregnancy and lactation are not the time to overindulge on fatty, salty and sugary foods as this may cause long-term liver damage to the offspring.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 07 Mar 2010
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  • CVS set to acquire Veterinary Enterprises

    cvs logo

    'Dog eat dog' is a well-worn saying in business circles. That cliché has a particular bark to it with the news that CVS (UK) Limited is in the process of acquiring Veterinary Enterprises.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 23 Feb 2010
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  • Postscript to frogs and salmonellosis

    Why can't I kiss the frog?

    After a previous post on the occurrence of human salmonellosis following exposure to amphibians or reptiles being kept as pets, it may come as no surprise to Europeans - or a huge surprise to North Americans - that over 60 children in the United States be…

    By: Peter Beaumont
    Published: 03 Feb 2010
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  • Physician, heal (it) thyself!

    Pills & prescription pad.

    US veterinarian, Patty Khuli, who writes a regular column in USA TODAY, has quite an agenda on the subject of human doctors treating their own pets and her piece, headlined ‘Vets pet peeve: When human physicians diagnose animals', is worth a read!…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 30 Jan 2010
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