News tagged with veterinary services

Burmese cats to benefit from genetic test for newly discovered mutation

Burmese cats can inherit a muscle weakness, called Burmese hypokalaemia, which is caused by low levels of blood potassium.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Orangutans sit still for heart ultrasound at zoo

(AP) -- The 9-year-old patient sits still, munching on popcorn and sipping grape juice while he gets an ultrasound of his heart.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bovine TB testing under scrutiny

Planned changes to the way vets are allowed to conduct TB tests could have a dramatic impact on rural veterinary practices and fail to address quality control issues surrounding tests for bovine tuberculosis, ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

USDA confirms H1N1 in Minnesota pigs

(AP) -- At least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climate change amplifying animal disease

Climate change is widening viral disease among farm animals, expanding the spread of some microbes that are also a known risk to humans, the world's top agency for animal health said on Monday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (27) | comments 3