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Brain gene expression differences are associated with abnormal tail biting behavior in pigs

February 1, 2013March 1, 2013adminLeave a Comment

Knowledge about gene expression in animals involved in abnormal behaviors can contribute to understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms. The present study aimed to explore the motivational background to tail biting, an abnormal injurious behavior and severe welfare problem in pig production. Affymetrix microarrays were used to investigate gene expression differences in the hypothalamus and prefrontal […]

Eagle Post: January 2013

January 31, 2013March 1, 2013adminLeave a Comment

As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reduces its use of chimpanzees in invasive biomedical research, it is moving more chimps to retirement homes. But the agency could face a problem in paying for their continuing support. At the beginning of 2013, the NIH announced that it would move 113 chimpanzees it owns from the […]

Japanese vets explore up-skilling, Downunder

September 24, 2012September 27, 2012adminLeave a Comment

A number of Japanese veterinarians have attended a two day neurosurgical workshop at the University of Queensland (UQ). The event was hosted from July 20-21 by VetPrac, an organisation that provides practical skills training for registered veterinarians in clinical practice. VetPrac director Ilana Mendels coordinated the workshop over six months, liaising with UQ and Philip […]

Letter to the Editor: hunting in national parks

September 23, 2012September 27, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Dear Sir, I wrote the email below about a month ago in response to your article in the Veterinarian, thinking, ever so stupidly that it might just go away …. and so never sent it on! As you can see by these links my worst fears are coming to light… Dear Sir, I could not […]

Pigeon Post from the UK

September 16, 2012September 27, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Do you remember the British drought … that never was (Pigeon Post, April 2012)? We’ve just ‘enjoyed’ the wettest June on record throughout most of the country and July seems to be following suit so far. The reservoirs are full, all water restrictions lifted and the newspapers ‘splashed’ with images of watercourses in spate and […]