915A combination of surgical expertise and bioengineering has seen the development of a prosthetic implant that allows tendons to ‘grow’ into metal and restoremobility and function. In March, Roly, an eight-year-old male American bulldog, underwent successful surgery at Fitzpatrick Referrals, a specialist veterinary clinic in Surrey, UK, following diagnosis that he was suffering from cancer […]
Continue ReadingFor the fifth consecutive year, veterinary students at Massey University, New Zealand, have shed their clothes to pose for a “tasteful” fund-raising calendar. Proceeds from NZ vet nudes with a cause the sale of the Barely There 2010-2011 calendar will pay for the students’ traditional “halfway-mark” trip, where they will participate in team-building exercises such as […]
Continue ReadingWhales caught under Japan ’s so called scientific whaling program are ending up in sushi restaurants in the United Sates and South Korea , a new scientific study has found. The study, published in the journal Biology Letters, found three whale species currently caught under Japan ’s controversial program, but protected from international trade, were ending […]
Continue ReadingA study led by Peter Kirkland of the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute at Camden, NSW, has revealed a number of Australian dogs kept near horses were affected by the equine influenza virus (EIV) during the 2007 outbreak of the disease. The study said the first case occurred near a large stable, where a dog was reported […]
Continue ReadingA four-year-old female neutered Burmese cat with a taste for adventure made headlines this month after sustaining massive injuries secondary to “high rise syndrome”. The apartment-dwelling cat, named Akira, fell off a window ledge, plunging eight floors onto a driveway late on a Saturday night. “She was just lying there sort of splattered on the […]
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