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• Postscript to frogs and salmonellosis

  

  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!

  

  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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• US salmonellosis outbreak traced to pet frogs

  

  An outbreak of salmonellosis has occurred in the US, apparently associated with contact with pet frogs.…

  By: Peter Beaumont
  Published: 24 Jan 2010
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• OCD gene discovered in dogs?

  

  My attention has been drawn to an article in the New York Times which describes how researchers claim to have identified a gene which is shared by individual Doberman pinschers that exhibit the stereotypical behaviour of sucking their flanks.…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 20 Jan 2010
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• CCL model turns swords into ploughshares

  

  Sometimes a subject pops up in one of the specialist discussion groups that merits wider circulation and discussion. I commend for your consideration a piece spotted by LinkedIn member, Jason Canapp, on the subject of ‘Turning Conflict into Conversation'.…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 10 Jan 2010
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• BVA says vets should educate farmers to improve dairy cow welfare

  

  Vets and farmers must do more to improve dairy cow welfare in the UK, according to the British Veterinary Association.…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 22 Dec 2009
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