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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
Clinical staff MRSA carriage and environmental contamination by other “superbugs”
Examination tables, scales and other surfaces in small animal veterinary practices are frequently contaminated with multidrug-resistant “superbugs”, the results of a Portuguese study suggest.
Broad beans versus soybeans as feedstuff for dual-purpose chickens
Current practices of the poultry industry have raised ethical and ecological concerns: ethical concerns include the culling of day-old male chicks of egg-laying breeds; ecological concerns include the import of large quantities of soybeans for feedstuff.
Sugar promotes sperm longevity in pig reproductive tract
A new University of Illinois study identifies a naturally occurring sugar that slows the maturation of sperm in pigs, opening up the possibility of extending sperm storage time within the female reproductive tract and increasing the chances of successful fertilization through AI.
Improving the quality of life for cats with renal disorders
Many cats develop chronic renal disorders as they age. As chronic renal disorders progress, the secretion of erythropoietin (EPO)(1), a hematopoietic factor produced in the kidneys, is decreased, which causes renal anemia
More than 20 gene loci associated with canine hip dysplasia
Key to the study was the opportunity to utilize the world's largest canine DNA bank maintained by Professor Hannes Lohi's research group. We validated the disease association of 21 loci from 14 chromosomes," says Professor Antti Iivanainen from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, and continues: "Genes related to a protein modification process known as neddylation were overrepresented among the genes residing in the validated loci. This was an interesting new find.
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