Given that surgical castration is a painful practice performed on millions of pigs every year, a need to identify novel reliable pain assessment tools exists in order to test anaesthetic and analgesic protocols that may reduce related pain. Two treatments were considered: handling (H) and surgical castration (C). Physiological (cortisol, lactate, glycaemia, rectal and eye […]
Continue ReadingIn 2016, a new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy will give veterinarians a key role in combating a surge in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. For the first time, the agency will require veterinarians, not farmers, to decide when antibiotics are administered. While medical doctors issue antibiotics by prescription only, farmers and food companies have been […]
Continue ReadingSouth Australia’s first veterinary CT (computer tomography) scanner, suitable for animals of all sizes, has been launched at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus. The new scanner is part of the university’s veterinary health centre and is available for clinical consultations for general public and referrals from other veterinary services. It also will be used […]
Continue ReadingA number of veterinarians were honoured on Australia Day. Sydney University Emeritus Professor Paul Canfield was recognised as a member of the order of Australia (AM) for significant service to veterinary science education, particularly in the field of morbid anatomy and clinical pathology, and his service to professional associations. Canfield is well known for mentoring […]
Continue ReadingWould you consider leaving behind your home, moving overseas, and dedicating your life to the welfare of suffering animals? I wondered whether I would do this when I met the founder of Animals Asia, Jill Robinson, at the Minding Animals Conference in New Delhi. Actually, I wondered less about whether I could leave the comforts […]
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