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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
LSU Diagnostics collaborates with state partners to detect Chronic Wasting Disease in deer
Since 2019, LSU Diagnostics has worked in close partnership with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries to provide surveillance testing for Chronic Wasting Disease in the state’s deer population. That collaboration led to a significant milestone in 2022 when CWD was detected for the first time in deer along the Mississippi and Louisiana border.
University of Cambridge to keep vet school open
Veterinary education at the University of Cambridge will continue after university leaders reversed a proposal to close the program following widespread backlash.
Strangest Cases — Dermatology Secrets with Dr. Joya Griffin
Dermatology has a way of humbling even the most experienced clinicians. Just when you think you have mastered every allergy flare, pyoderma, and otitis case that walks through the door, a patient presents with something that makes you pause, recheck your notes, and maybe even text a colleague. In a standout episode of Dermatology Secrets, Dr. Joya Griffin pulls back the curtain on the strangest skin cases of her career and reminds us why dermatology is equal parts science, strategy, and surprise.
Cats Grow to 25% of Visits, Signals $34 Billion Market Opportunity, According to CATalyst Council
Cats now account for nearly one in four clinical visits at U.S. veterinary practices, according to newly released data from CATalyst Council. CATalyst Council Feline Veterinary Market Insights: Volume V reveals that while the overall companion-animal veterinary market continued to contract throughout 2025, feline clinical visits grew in every quarter of the year, extending an outperformance streak to twelve consecutive quarters and fundamentally reshaping the veterinary landscape.
New Foal Highlights Services at Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine
Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, students, faculty, and staff are celebrating the birth of Coco Chanel, the first foal born on campus in many years — and a moment that beautifully highlights the college’s hands-on training and deep community roots.
Nearly 500 Cats Reveal New Clues About How Cancer Develops
Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Bern, and Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, along with global collaborators, have completed the first large-scale genomic profiling of feline cancers.
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