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• MSD & Sanofi-aventis to operate merged Merial & Intervet/Schering-Plough. But is bigger better?

  

  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

  

  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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• RSPCA and Veterinary Times spotlight pig welfare

  

  In a week in which the Veterinary Times has drawn attention to UK government experiments on pigs to study the effects of explosions on humans, a new voluntary code of practice has been introduced to provide shoppers with clear and consistent labelling on…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 28 Feb 2010
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• CVS set to acquire Veterinary Enterprises

  

  '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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• Financial carrots to restore the Herriot factor?

  

  I began my veterinary career during the fading years of the James Herriot era, so I have been particularly interested in some of the postings that have been appearing around the world in recent days on the subject of dwindling numbers of food animal vets…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 16 Feb 2010
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• Antibiotic resistance. The debate goes on.

  

  Forty years or so ago, the Report of the Joint Committee on the Use of Antibiotics in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine was laid before the UK Parliament. It led to the setting up of extensive controls across Europe. Today in the US the debate cont…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 11 Feb 2010
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