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Highlights: The 15th Biennial AAVPT Symposium,
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| Antibiotic drug resistance was highlighted at the 15th Biennial AAVPT Symposium on May 23rd in California |
Better coordination of antibiotic resistance research needed
Better coordination of research studies in antibiotic resistance in food-producing animals is needed to help track emerging pathogens, says the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)....
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| The internet resource has been developed by Felix Althaus (pictured) of the Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Zurich |
Switzerland reveals veterinary drug and poison information on the web
Swiss researchers have developed a web-based drug and poison information system for veterinary medicine, they announce in a poster at the 15th Biennial American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (AAVPT) Symposium, held in California this week....
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Research News |
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| "Promising" test results for a vaccine developed to reduce the presence of E Coli in cattle |
Promising test results for new E coli vaccine
US researchers have announced "promising" test results for a vaccine developed to reduce the presence of Escherichia coli O157 bacteria in cattle....
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| Campylobacter is one of the commonest causes of food-borne illness in poultry |
Research project to tackle Campylobacter
Canadian biotechnology firm GangaGen Life Sciences and the UK's University of Nottingham are starting a research project to develop a bacteriophage-based treatment for Campylobacter, one of the commonest causes of food-borne illness, in poultry....
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Events |
The Animal Pharm Industry Excellence Awards 2007
Date: 25 September 2007
Venue: Gibson Hall, London
Entry Deadline: Friday, 1 June 2007
The Animal Pharm Industry Excellence Awards is the first and only platform designed to recognize and celebrate the achievements of those working in the animal health care industry.
The 13 award categories have been developed to focus on the rapidly evolving animal health industry and have been selected after industry and market consultation. The awards are open to any animal health company, of any size, operating around the world, as well as companies that supply to the animal health industry.
• Enter by downloading the pdf form
• Book a table
• Visit the website |
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Research
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The Veterinary Record; Vol 160, No 21; 26 May 2007 (World Veterinary Association)
Serological survey for antibodies against pestiviruses in sheep in Austria
R Krametter-Frotscher, A Loitsch, H Kohler, A Schleiner, P Schiefer, K Mostl, F Golja, and W Baumgartner
Effect of acepromazine on the signs of capture stress in captive and free-ranging roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
J Montane, I Marco, J R Lopez-Olvera, L Rossi, X Manteca, and S Lavin |
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Livestock Research for Rural Development; Vol 19, No 5; May 2007 (Fundación CIPAV)
Financial efficiency of health and pig management education intervention in controlling porcine cysticercosis in Mbulu District, northern Tanzania
H A Ngowi, J E D Mlangwa, H Carabin, M R S Mlozi, A A Kassuku, S I Kimera, A L Willingham III |
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British Journal of Pharmacology; 29 May 2007; Epub ahead of print (Nature Publishing Group)
Combined pharmacological block of I(Kr) and I(Ks) increases short-term QT interval variability and provokes torsades de pointes
Lengyel C, Varro A, Tabori K, Papp JG, Baczko I |
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Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia; May 2007; Epub ahead of print (Blackwell Publishing)
Use of ephedrine and dopamine in dogs for the management of hypotension in routine clinical cases under isoflurane anesthesia
Chen HC, Sinclair MD, Dyson DH
Effects of buprenorphine, carprofen and saline on thermal and mechanical nociceptive thresholds in cats
Paulo VM Steagall, Polly M Taylor, Juliana T Brondani, Stelio PL Luna, Mike J Dixon, Tatiana H Ferreira
A clinical comparison of two anaesthetic protocols using lidocaine or medetomidine in horses
Simone K Ringer, Karin Kalchofner, Jolanda Boller, Anton Fürst, Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger
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Movers & Shakers |
| Kemin Agrifoods Europe appoints sales manager |
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Kemin Agrifoods Europe has appointed Andrew Armstrong sales manager for Great Britain....
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| Plum Island Animal Disease Center names director |
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has named Dr Lawrence Barrett director of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Plum Island, New York....
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