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Highlights: The 15th Biennial AAVPT Symposium,
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| Research on gene variation could lead to individualized treatments for animals |
Individualized treatment on the way for animals?
Individualized treatments for animals could soon be on the horizon, as researchers study how such approaches can be taken from the human pharmaceutical industry and applied to veterinary medicine....
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| The hybrid MM-USCPACK clinical and research software can be used to develop therapeutic dosage regimens |
Modeling drug behavior
Dr Roger Jelliffe, founder of the Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, introduced another potential therapeutic application from the human realm. His research team has developed the hybrid MM-USCPACK clinical and research software, which uses population modeling methods to optimize precise drug dosage regimens for human patients....
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| When evaluating new animal drugs, the FDA considers PK variations in dose as well as PD variations in response |
Regulatory perspective
The FDA was looking at factors and variations affecting drug response in animals, said Dr Sanja Modric, a pharmacologist and veterinary reviewer at the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine in the Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation. When evaluating new animal drugs, the FDA considers pharmacokinetic (PK) variations in dose as well as pharmacodynamic (PD) variations in response. PD variability is now considered more pronounced than PK, said Dr Modric....
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Research News |
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| A study of a large rabies outbreak in North American raccoons could help scientists to predict the occurrence of new outbreaks of other zoonotic diseases |
Study of rabies in raccoons could help predict new outbreaks
A study of a large rabies outbreak in North American raccoons could help scientists to predict the occurrence of new outbreaks of other zoonotic diseases, those that can be transmitted between animals and humans, say US researchers....
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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
Roundup |
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes; Vol 42, Issue 4, 2007 (Taylor & Francis)
Effect of coumaphos on cholinesterase activity, hematology, and biochemical blood parameters of bovines in tropical regions of Mexico
Violeta T Pardío, Nelly De J Ibarra, Krzysztof N Waliszewski, Karla M. López |
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Journal of Small Animal Practice; May 2007 (Blackwell Synergy)
Canine leptospirosis infections – clinical signs and outcome with different suspected Leptospira serogroups (42 cases)
V Geisen, C Stengel, S Brem, W Müller, C Greene, K Hartmann
Secondary malignant lymphoedema after mastectomy in two dogs
J-H Kang, J Y Lee, I-P Mo, W-G Lee, D W Chang, K-J Na, M-P Yang |
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AnimalNews, Vol 7, Issue 2; May 2007 (Morris Animal Foundation)
PDF: AnimalNews Volume 7 Issue 2
VIDEO: Dr. Luke Wittenburg, canine biology student
VIDEO: Joe Sottnik, canine biology student VIDEO: MAF donors
VIDEO: MAF CEO Dr. Patricia Olson on curing canine cancer |
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