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Issue 58 20 March 2008
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Post-FMD restructure urged for the IAH
Research on cat renal failure
New vaccine for shrimp disease
Study examines ruminant poisoning caused by bog asphodel
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Animal Pharm Directory & Yearbook 2008
 Research Roundup
Source of dietary lipid may modify the immune response in stressed feeder cattle
Elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus from a seedstock breeding farm and a supplying boar stud by a modified test and removal method
Bone repair in mandibular body osteotomy after using 2.0 miniplate system - histological and histometric analysis in dogs
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 Movers & Shakers
Interim head for UK Animal Health
UK science head announced
Dieter Luetticken Award
Kruuse UK appoints business manager
New head of EU animal health
TyraTech hires new business development director
Events 2008
28 March: 145th Semiannual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, Sagamihara, Japan
7 April: International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics, UK
14 April: How to write SOP: An Essential Course for Ensuring Regulatory Requirements, London, UK
18 April: 4th European Equine Health and Nutrition Congress, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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 Research and Online News
Post-FMD restructure urged for the IAH

An independent report has called for the government's Institute for Animal Health (IAH) to be remodeled after the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the UK last year. More

Research on cat renal failure

New research has highlighted the survival rates of cats with acute intrinsic renal failure (ARF). More

New vaccine for shrimp disease

A US company has developed new a vaccine for Taura Syndrome virus, which has devastated shrimp industries across the world. More

Study examines ruminant poisoning caused by bog asphodel

Research at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science has provided new insights into bog asphodel poisoning of ruminants. More

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 Research Roundup

Journal of Animal Science; March 14th 2008; Epub ahead of print (American Society of Animal Science)

Source of dietary lipid may modify the immune response in stressed feeder cattle
Farran TB, Reinhardt CD, Blasi DA, Minton JE, Elsasser TH, Higgins JJ, Drouillard JS

The Veterinary Record; Vol 162, No 11; March 15th 2008 (British Veterinary Association)

Elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus from a seedstock breeding farm and a supplying boar stud by a modified test and removal method
Yang JS, Moon HJ, Lee CS, Park SJ, Song DS, Kang BK, Choi JU, Park BK

International journal of experimental pathology; Vol 89, Issue 2; April 2008 (Blackwell Scientific Publications)

Bone repair in mandibular body osteotomy after using 2.0 miniplate system - histological and histometric analysis in dogs
Sverzut CE, Lucas MA, Sverzut AT, Trivellato AE, Beloti MM, Rosa AL, de Oliveira PT

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Movers and shakers Movers & Shakers
Interim head for UK Animal Health

Professor Steve Edwards, the former chief executive of the UK Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), is the new interim chief executive of Animal Health. More
UK science head announced

Professor Chris Gaskell is the new chair of the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)'s Science Advisory Council. More
Dieter Luetticken Award

Intervet has granted its Dieter Luetticken Award to Professor George Gettinby of the University of Strathclyde, UK. More
Kruuse UK appoints business manager

The UK arm of the Danish family-owned veterinary equipment supplies business Kruuse has appointed Barry Hughes as territory manager for central England, Wales and Northern Ireland. More
New head of EU animal health

Androulla Vasilou is the new European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection DG Sanco, which is responsible for public health, food safety and animal health and welfare matters across the EU. More
TyraTech hires new business development director

TyraTech, a business that specializes in proprietary blends of natural oils for the control of insect pests and parasites in a range of market sectors including animal health, has appointed Kim Watson as senior director of business development. More