Research News |
Virus leak leads to further Merial vaccine suspension
Merial's licence to use bluetongue and foot and mouth disease (FMD) viruses for vaccine manufacture at its Pirbright laboratory in the UK has been suspended by the national government. This follows the company's admission of a leak of live FMD virus at the site. More |
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Faster breeding using DNA in bull selection
Gene mapping could help cattle breeders choose which animals to use in breeding programs. More |
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Canine genome lymphoma research
Scientists are to research genes associated with cancer in canines, following a five-year $1m grant from the US National Institutes of Health. More |
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Gene link between spotted horses and night blindness
Scientists from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada have found a link between LP, the main gene that causes the distinct spotting in some of Appaloosa horses eeds, and the development of congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB). More |
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Events |
Veterinary Vaccines: Essential Regulatory and Industry Advice for 2007
December 4th-5th 2007
Sofitel Cologne am Roemertum, Germany
Informa Life Sciences
Your opportunity to gain 2007 regulatory updates on the revisions to Annex 1, the new MUMS and multi-strain approach guidelines. How will these impact immunologicals? Gain an overview on FMD vaccines and find out more on new industry case studies on food-producing, companion animal, avian influenza and fish vaccines.
Register online
Call +44 (0) 20 7017 7481
Email registrations@informa-ls.com |
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Research
Roundup |
Highlights from the International Symposium on Animal Genomics for Animal Health
Paris, October 23rd-25th 2007
SPEAKER ABSTRACTS
Contributions of genomics in toxicology
T Pineau
Use of RNAi to develop Influenza A resistant transgenic mice
T J Doran
Computational integration of structural and functional genomics data across species to develop porcine inflammatory gene regulatory pathway information
C K Tuggle
Bovine copy number variation and its implication in animal health
G E Liu
More speaker and poster abstracts in the next edition of Pharm Fresh.
For last week's abstracts, click here
For abstracts in Issue 40, click here
For abstracts in Issue 41, click here
For abstracts in Issue 42, click here |
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Movers & Shakers |
DEFRA Chief Vet resigns
Debby Reynolds has taken early retirement after four years as CVO. Her deputy, Fred Landeg, is now the acting CVO until a permanent appointment is made. More |
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VMD appoints technical manager
The Belgian company VMD has appointed Dr Reza Moqadam technical support and marketing manager. More |
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Kruuse UK appoints country manager
Andrew Groom joins Kruuse from Arnolds Veterinary Products, where he was sales manager. More |
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