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Canine Medicine: A Large-Scale Study on Cardiomyopathy in Dobermans Is Underway in the United States
A team of veterinary cardiology specialists is currently conducting a groundbreaking study on the impact of genetic mutations on dilated cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal dise...
Pathogenic bacteria: Most dog foods made with raw meat are contaminated
Many raw meat-based dog foods contain high concentrations of pathogenic bacteria that may pose a risk to humans and animals, according to a study published in VetRecord . The re...
Equine Influenza: A Rapid Test for Detecting the Equine Virus Is Under Development
Iceni Diagnostics is developing a rapid, non-invasive test for the routine screening of horses for influenza A. The detection kit includes a simple swab for collecting a mucus s...
Influenza A: Asian Horses Escape Epizootic Influenza Outbreaks
In Mongolia, horses are particularly vulnerable to avian influenza viruses circulating among wild birds. However, in Central Asia, influenza A does not cause epizootic cases of...
Canine Genetics: First Spontaneous Animal Model of Human Hypophosphatasia
A new genetic disease affecting the dog’s skeleton has just been discovered by a research team at the University of Helsinki . This hereditary condition has been identified in t...
Feline Grimace Scale: A “grimace scale” measures acute pain in cats
Marina Cayetano Evangelista, a veterinarian and doctoral student at the University of Montreal, has just developed a scale to better assess acute pain in cats. This work aims to...