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Issue 3 09 February 2007
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Our weekly electronic briefing brings you key research developments in your industry. This week, we feature our first podcast. Faryal Mirza introduces her report on veterinary drug residues and MRLs, which offers a comprehensive global overview of drug residue incidents by species and market.
 
 Research News
Spain establishes new laws to protect animal health
MAPA
Striking a balance
Spain has approved new legislation to protect the health of animals destined for food production and for scientific research. Mapa, the Spanish ministry of agriculture, says the aim is to strike a balance between using animals for economic gain and ensuring that they are treated humanely, as outlined in the Treaty of Amsterdam since 1999....

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 Podcast
Veterinary drug residues and maximum residue limits
Residues in food from animals are a concern for all countries across the globe. Not surprisingly, the increase in residue occurrence corresponds to the general increase in the production of food animals. In this podcast, Faryal Mirza introduces her report on the topic, which offers a comprehensive global overview of drug residue incidents by species and market.

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 Feature Article
Declan O'Brien — Taking the platform for innovation in animal health
Declan O'Brien
Declan O'Brien
IFAH-Europe's managing director tells Animal Pharm about how this organization is at the heart of efforts to stimulate innovation in the animal health industry.

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 Research Roundup
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, February 2007 (Blackwell Publishing)
A study of the effect of hemorrhage on the cardiorespiratory actions of halothane, isoflurane and sevoflurane in the dog.
The Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Website, Vol. 21 Issue 1 January 2007 (American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine)
Effect of phenylpropanolamine and pseudoephedrine on the urethral pressure profile and continence scores of incontinent female dogs.
Procarbazine as adjunctive therapy for treatment of dogs with presumptive antemortem diagnosis of granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis: 21 cases (1998–2004).
CCNU for the treatment of dogs with histiocytic sarcoma.
Combination chemotherapy with L-asparaginase, lomustine, and prednisone for relapsed or refractory canine lymphoma.
Prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfadiazine during chemotherapy in dogs with lymphoma and osteosarcoma: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Atrial, SA nodal, and AV nodal electrophysiology in standing horses: Normal findings and electrophysiologic effects of quinidine and diltiazem.
 
Movers and shakers Movers & Shakers
IDEXX appoints rapid assay vice-president
Jim Polewaczyk
Jim Polewaczyk

US-based IDEXX Laboratories has named Jim Polewaczyk vice president and general manager of its rapid assay business....

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