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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...