Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has been awarded $401,500 for the construction of accommodation and training facilities for emergency wildlife veterinarians, vet nurses, volunteers and carers. “Wildlife vets, nurses and carers are critical to the conservation and care of Australian wildlife,” Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital (BBWH) Founder and CEO Stephen Van Mil said.
Continue ReadingIn recent years there has been growing interest in uncovering evolutionary and lifetime factors that may contribute to the domestic dog’s (Canis lupus familiaris) success in anthropogenic environments. The readiness with which dogs form social attachments, their hyper-social focus, and social flexibility have all been areas of investigation.
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Everyone likes to feel appreciated for the work they do and veterinarians are no exception, so the results of a recent study published in Vet Record that invited Australian vets to respond to a Ten Statements Test with the prompt, ‘I derive pleasure in my work as a veterinarian when…’ unsurprisingly confirmed that when vets […]
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It is fortunate that Warren Foreman knows how to pace himself. As a two time participant in the Paris-Brest-Paris cycling event, which requires competitors to cover more than 1,200 kilometres within just 96 hours, Foreman is no stranger to challenging himself physically. While the French countryside en route is spectacular and the camaraderie between the […]
Continue ReadingPinkeye is the most important bovine ocular disease worldwide and a major welfare and economic concern to the Australian cattle industry. Pinkeye can occur in epidemic proportions, but severity and susceptibility vary within and between herds, indicating that the disease is multifactorial.
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