The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon’s RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Professions 2014 was published online in September. According to the RCVS it provides a ‘snapshot of the current state of the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions.’ The four-yearly survey was carried out by the independent Institute for Employment Studies and collated responses from 6,988 […]
Continue ReadingIt was curiosity about the reasons for Tasmanian devils’ low genetic diversity, a characteristic that was often noted but never fully explained in many of the papers she was reading, that prompted University of Tasmania PhD candidate Anna Brüniche-Olsen to discover why. The results of her study, the first to provide a ‘quantitative assessment of […]
Continue ReadingVeterinary groups have criticised the federal government’s plans to commence live cattle exports to China. Vets Against Live Export (VALE) said the journey by sea to China is about 18 days, equivalent to the journey to the Middle East, a distance they deem unacceptable. The organisation is also concerned about animal protection laws in China, […]
Continue ReadingThe AVA used its platform to promote responsible use of antibiotics in animals for Australian Antibiotic Awareness Week in November. Spokesperson Stephen Page said vets take their obligation to minimise the risk of resistant superbugs seriously. “While resistance mainly originates from antibiotic use in humans, there’s evidence that the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals […]
Continue ReadingWith the International Whaling Commission’s scientific committee due to consider approval for Japan’s re-modelled scientific whaling program in late November, results of several studies undertaken in the US and Australia all serve to demonstrate the important role whales play in maintaining healthy oceans, ensuring sustainable, productive fisheries, and mitigating the impacts of climate change . […]
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