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| RFID tags will keep livestock surveillance on track |
Kansas State establishes animal ID center
Kansas State University (K-State) has established the Center for Animal Identification, which will allow researchers to evaluate new and existing animal identification systems, such as radio frequency, in tracing movement....
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| C jejuni is commonly carried in the gut of poultry |
Genome of Campylobacter strain sequenced
The UK's Institute for Food Research (IFR) has deciphered and published the complete genome sequence of a strain of Campylobacter jejuni. The bacterium is a major cause of food poisoning in humans, and is commonly carried in the gut of poultry....
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| The heat might not be good for them |
Summer heat stress responsible for low fertility in dairy herds?
Summer heat stress can cause infertility in high producing dairy herds, especially in countries with warm weather, say researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)....
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| Safe for now? |
UK authorities confident FMD contained – again
There are now three further confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease (FMD) since the infection reappeared in the UK county of Surrey last week, all within the same geographical area as the two initial cases in early August....
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Events |
The Animal Pharm Industry Excellence Awards 2007
Date: September 25th 2007
Venue: Gibson Hall, London
Closed for Award entries
Some of the industry’s biggest names will be battling it out for one of the twelve awards to be presented at this year’s Animal Pharm Awards.
The awards evening is a culmination of many months of hard work by the whole of the industry. The hopeful entrants, which this year include the likes of Janssen Animal Health, Pfizer Animal Health, Genitrix Animal Health and Nutrition, MVP Laboratories, Eurovet Animal Health, Heska Corporation, Indian Immunologicals
and Merial Limited to name a few. And a remarkable panel of 12 judges including industry leaders such as Raymond Harding, Tony Mudd, and Harold Wilder who have spent many hours meticulously marking to ensure the best contenders win on the night.
Atttending this gala dinner and awards ceremony puts you firmly at the heart of the industry and its most influential people, a networking opportunity not to be missed. What’s more you receive a special new subscriber rate; you can book a table for just £1,200 instead of £1,500 (that’s a huge saving of £300) or a single seat for £136.00 instead of £170.00 (saving you £34.00).
To reserve your seat today at the special reduced rate simply call Charlotte Garratt on +44 207 017 5173 or charlotte.garratt@informa.com
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• Video: The 2006 Awards |
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Environmental Risk Assessment of Human and Veterinary Medicines
Date: September 25th-26th 2007
Venue: Hotel Palace, Berlin, Germany
Pre-conference Workshop: An Introduction to PIE
Date: September 24th 2007
Join us for Informa Life Sciences' second annual 'Environmental Risk Assessment of Human and Veterinary Medicines'. This interactive conference offers an unrivalled opportunity for you to meet European regulators and to learn from experiences of the first year of data submitted.
With a wide selection of up-to-the-minute human pharmaceutical and veterinary medicine case studies from renowned experts from industry and research centres, this meeting will provide practical problem solving strategies for implementing the environmental risk assessment which you cannot afford to miss.
Please quote your VIP number when registering: CQ5044APEL
Phone our reservation line on: +44(0) 20 7017 7481
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Research
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine; Vol 21, No 4; July 2007 (American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine)
Evidence for Best Veterinary Practice: Clinical Veterinary Research
Mark A Holmes
Treatment of severe immune-mediated thrombocytopenia with human IV immunoglobulin in five dogs
Domenico Bianco, P Jane Armstrong, Robert J Washabau
Continuous low-dose oral chemotherapy for adjuvant therapy of splenic hemangiosarcoma in dogs
Susan Lana, Lance U'ren, Susan Plaza, Robyn Elmslie, Daniel Gustafson, Paul Morley, Steven Dow
Photodynamic therapy of feline cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using a newly developed liposomal photosensitizer: Preliminary results concerning drug safety and efficacy
Julia Buchholz, Melanie Wergin, Heinrich Walt, Susanna Gräfe, Carla Rohrer Bley, Barbara Kaser-Hotz
Treatment of doxorubicin extravasation with intravenous dexrazoxane in a cat
Jennifer A Mahoney, Philip J Bergman, Maria A Camps-Palau, Terra L Hull
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Food and Agricultural Immunology; Vol 18, Issue 2, 2007 (Taylor & Francis)
Immunoaffinity chromatography for purification of salbutamol and clenbuterol followed screening and confirmation by ELISA and GC-MS
Jian P Wang, Jian Z Shen |
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Movers & Shakers |
| AVMA hires assistant director |
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired Dr Christine N Hoang as an assistant director of its Scientific Activities Division....
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