Fetal and postnatal growth are mediated by insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs). Maternal nutrient intake during gestation can program the postnatal IGF-axis. This may have significant economic implications for beef cattle production.
Continue ReadingA wild pacific black duck has survived after being shot through the head with an arrow near Mandurah, 72 kilometres south of Perth. The duck was captured on July 31 by a WA Sea Bird volunteer and a Mandurah City ranger after it was found and reported by a local resident. Department of Environment and […]
Continue Reading915A 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 ReadingRescuing Moon bears from China’s infamous bile farms was always going to be a harrowing experience. Whichever way you look at it the practice of bile farming is brutal and inhumane. But Animal’s Asia senior veterinarian Heather Bacon is hopeful for the future of the bears – and wouldn’t trade her position for the world. […]
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