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Asian hornet: MEPs call for a European strategy to eradicate it
Fourteen Members of the European Parliament, including José Bové, submitted a written statement to the European Commission calling for the implementation of a European strategy...
Global Food and Agriculture System: The OECD Envisions Three Possible Futures by 2050
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in a recent report*, examined the “future prospects for global food and agriculture.” This report presents thre...
Prion disease: first case detected in Europe in a wild reindeer
A case of chronic wasting disease in deer, detected in a wild reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus ) living in southern Norway, was confirmed by the Norwegian Veterinary Instit...
Diabetes in Dogs and Cats: A New Mobile Monitoring App Connects Pets and Vets
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has just developed an app for smartphones and tablets that modernizes the management of canine and feline diabetes and also helps facilitate r...
Equine Research: Conservation of Wild and Domestic Donkey Breeds Is on Track
Researchers at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) have succeeded in developing a novel technique for collecting oocytes from female donkeys in vivo*,...
Chlamydia Infection: Chloramphenicol and a New Vaccine Come to the Rescue of Australian Koalas
Chlamydiosis causes high mortality rates among koalas in Australia. According to Australian authorities, between 30 and 50 percent of wild koalas suffer from this disease, which...
Beekeeping: The National Sustainable Development Plan Has Been Extended by Two Years
Agriculture Minister Stéphane Le Foll decided yesterday to refocus and extend the Sustainable Beekeeping Development Plan—which was initially launched in 2013 for a three-year t...
Vaccination: The World Association of Pet Veterinarians Updates Its Guidelines
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has updated its vaccination recommendations for dogs and cats, intended not only for veterinarians but also for animal owne...
Dog Breeding: The American Kennel Club Recognizes Two New Dog Breeds
The American Hairless Terrier and the Sloughi have been recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) since January 1, 2016. These two dog breeds now join the 187 others recogniz...
Ketamine: The WHO Once Again Speaks Out Against Classifying This Drug as a Narcotic
For the fourth time since 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has recommended that injectable ketamine not be placed under international control. In suppo...
Canine Reproduction: First Successful In Vitro Fertilization in the United States
For the first time, a litter of puppies conceived through FIV using previously frozen embryos was born this fall at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Since th...
Selling Dogs: A Pet Is More Than Just a Thing
On December 9, 2015, the First Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation issued a ruling that reflects the gradual legal evolution regarding the legal status of the animal. Indeed...
Health Threats: The Prime Minister Warns of the Risk of an Attack Using Chemical, Bacteriological, or Even Biological Weapons
Manuels Valls addressed members of the National Assembly this morning during the debate on extending the state of emergency. On this occasion, he spoke of new methods of operati...
Purebred Dogs: The Evolution of the French Kennel Club (SCC) Requires a Revolution in Breed Management
For several weeks now, the report by the General Council for Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas (CGAAER) on the situation of purebred cats and pedigree dogs has been causing a s...
Innovation in Animal Health: New Technologies Tackling a Range of Diseases
New products and/or technologies are currently being developed to curb the morbidity and mortality associated with certain conditions—often common to both humans and animals—suc...
Feline Geriatrics: A special issue dedicated to the care of older cats, available online
The European Journal of Companion Animal Practice is publishing a special online issue* entirely devoted to feline medicine, and more specifically to geriatrics. The journal tak...
Brucellosis: Another Mass Cull Looms for the Ibex of Haute-Savoie
Starting this fall, more than two-thirds of the ibex in the Bargy Massif are expected to be culled to combat brucellosis affecting the herd. About 60 animals, identified as sero...
Canine and Feline Epilepsy: First Global Consensus Resulting from Collaboration Among Experts in Veterinary Neurology
For the first time in veterinary medicine, an international panel of 26 veterinarians and scientists has succeeded in establishing unified and standardized guidelines for the re...
Auvergne Shepherd: A Dog from the Massif Central Worth Rediscovering
Herding dog, guarding, and hunting—these were the qualities of the shepherd dog that once roamed not only the Auvergne but also the entire Massif Central. Renowned for its intel...
Biodiversity, the Sixth Mass Extinction: 7% of known terrestrial species are believed to have already gone extinct
Invertebrates account for more than 99% of species diversity, but the status of only a tiny fraction of them has been assessed, resulting in a significant underestimation of the...
Crop Pollination: The Contribution of Wild Bees Is Primarily Attributed to Common Species
Overall, the economic contribution of wild bees to crop pollination runs into the billions, according to a study* published on June 16, 2015. It compiles data from more than 90...
Herd Health Planning: A Key Tool for the Sustainability of Animal Production
At its general assembly in Iasi, Romania, on June 5 and 6, 2015, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) unanimously adopted a strategic position statement on herd medic...
Feline Diabetes: A British Study Shows That Diagnoses Often Miss the Underlying Cause
A study* conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (United Kingdom) reveals that in cats, one in four cases of diabetes mellitus is caused by excessive secretion of pituitary gr...
Communicable Animal Diseases: Brussels Aims to “Prevent Rather Than Cure” and Simplify Legislation
An informal agreement was reached on June 1, 2015, between Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and ministers from national governments regarding animal...