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UC Davis Just Solved A Two-Decade Problem In Horse Genetics And A Vet School Did It

Researchers at UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory have validated a method to tell a cloned horse from the original. For the American Quarter Horse industry, this changes everything.

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UC Davis Teams Up With Ohio State to Perform Groundbreaking Eye Surgery

A young wolverine at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is seeing the world more clearly thanks to a groundbreaking veterinary eye procedure. Edward, a 2-year-old male wolverine, is now the first of his species to receive a custom-designed intraocular lens following cataract surgery—an achievement that required collaboration between zoo veterinarians, a wildlife ophthalmologist, and even a human optometrist.

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UC Davis Vet Team Helps Pup With Debilitating Neurological Disease

Newborn puppies will often wrestle and roughhouse with each other. More often than not, it all results in good fun. But one such incident with 6-week-old Kailana indicated to her owners John Hartmire and spouse Christine Pobanz-Stelter that there could be something seriously wrong with their golden retriever.

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UC Davis Welcomes 57 New House Officers

The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has welcomed 57 new house officers to its advanced clinical training programs this year, including 41 residents, 8 fellows, and 8 interns. With 144 total house officers currently in training, the UC Davis House Officer Program remains the largest of its kind in the United States. The program spans approximately 40 specialties, offering one- to four-year opportunities in areas such as oncology, equine surgery, internal medicine, and anesthesiology.

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