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Dogs are known to play, swim and lap up water in lakes and ponds, but these simple joys can lead to illness and even fatal poisoning when harmful algae blooms muck up the water.

Introducing "Cornell Rewind," a series of columns in the Cornell Chronicle for the next 15 months written by University Archivist Elaine Engst and the Chronicle's Blaine Friedlander.

Dairy farmers and dairy processors from around the world attended an international dairy summer school at the University of Liverpool's Leahurst campus to help improve farm productivity and efficiency.

Prevention is better than cure: and no more so when it comes to injuries to racehorses, which can easily end a champion's career. Despite apparent advances in stem cell techniques to repair damaged tendons in horses, trainers and owners say they would like more help preventing costly injuries in the first place and this is where researchers should focus their attention.

As thoroughbreds in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate their annual birthday on 1 August, staff at The University of Queensland's Equine Hospital are preparing to welcome a new season of foals.

A rare procedure occasionally performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between 1988 and 2012, a literature review conducted by Penn Medicine researchers and published online in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society found.

New research from Penn Medicine shows that incisionless transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery cuts length of hospital stay by 30 percent and has no impact on post-operative vascular complication rates when compared with conventional transfemoral TAVR, which requires an incision in the groin.

The University of Cambridge takes the position that compliance with the law and associated Codes of Practice relating to animal welfare is the minimum operating standard.

Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists (CRES), an equine referral and emergency care hospital that opened this spring near the Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, New York, has hired three equine surgeons and emergency clinicians.

Experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University suggest that the reporting of hospital readmission rates should be based exclusively on preven

People suffering from vision loss are twice as likely to suffer from depression as the general population.

Press release issued: 2 May 2014 With the wettest winter on record thought likely to bring a rise in the number of cases of pet parasite problems this summer, an expert from the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences has highlighted the problem of fleas and ticks.

Press release issued: 30 April 2014 Next month following an appeal by Canada and Norway to overturn the EU ban on the import of seal products, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to announce whether the 2013 decision will be upheld. In an editorial article a University of Bristol academic, whose research on the animal welfare of the seal hunt has been used in the case, explains why the ban should stand.

Koalas throughout NSW and potentially nationwide will benefit from the establishment of the Koala Health Hub at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Veterinary Science.

The team team have devised a way to manufacture high-performance veterinary implants from titanium using 3D printing A spin-out company from the University of Liverpool is set to expand its use of 3D printing to produce surgical implants for dogs.

Scientists in cancer research have a new springboard from which to launch projects at Cornell.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine, talks with a group of media representatives during a tour of the Influenza Research Institute in 2013.

The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and the New York State Gaming Commission today announced the appointment of Dr. Scott E. Palmer, VMD, as the state's equine medical director, effective Jan.

The University of Melbourne Veterinary clinic is calling for dogs that have drug resistant epilepsy for a new treatment trial. There are about three million dogs in Australia with around 100,000 suffering epilepsy but about 30,000 do not respond to drug treatment.

Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine plans to open Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists, a referral and emergency care hospital, near the Belmont Racetrack backstretch on Long Island in Elmont, N.Y.

A deep hacking cough, a runny nose and fever — just like humans, horses can suffer badly when struck down by the flu. Although equine influenza is rarely fatal, it is highly contagious and can seriously disrupt training and competition schedules and result in huge revenue losses for the equine industry.

Working dogs make a considerable financial contribution to Australia's rural sector, providing an impressive fivefold return on investment.

Cornell invites cat owners to register their pets in a free hyperthyroidism study at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine as part of a collaborative project that will further the understanding of treatment options for hyperthyroidism in felines.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. In the shadow of a Ferris wheel and just beyond the midway, The Great New York State Fair features a new exhibit: the Dairy Cow Birthing Center.

Over the last few weeks, two juvenile hawks have died on Cornell's campus, leading to an outpouring of public interest.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Veterinary researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a general anesthetic for amphibians that is administered through their skin. The anesthetic jelly could be a low-cost, easy-to-administer form of anesthesia for veterinary work conducted in the field. Amphibians such as the Cane toads used in the study breathe through simple saclike lungs or by taking in gases and moisture through their skin, a process called cutaneous gas exchange.

Hen pecking is a serious animal welfare concern and can cause great economic losses for the farmer and the egg-production industry as a whole.

Veterinary scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new tool to support clinicians in treatment programmes for osteoarthritis in dogs. Unlike most other diseases, which can be monitored by blood tests, there is no test for how uncomfortable a dog is when walking or how good their quality of life is as arthritis progresses.

The University of Nottingham has established a student-led veterinary clinic to deliver healthcare to the pets of homeless and vulnerably housed people living in the city.

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Adrian Morrison , professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine , has had plenty of experience writing about his area of academic expertise, REM sleep.

Veterinary scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that early screening and drug treatment for Dobermann dogs with a serious heart disease can extend and improve their quality of life. The study, which took place over the course of six years with dogs in the UK, Canada and US, examined more than 70 Dobermanns with early signs of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Colic is the number one killer of horses. But one of the difficulties faced by vets is differentiating between a mild case and a potentially life threatening case that is in its early stages.

Mark Davis from the University's Veterinary Hospital said emergency services had recently seen a number of snakebites in dogs that needed anti-venom and critical care including life support.

Stuart Leland has been named Princeton University's first director for research integrity and assurance , to which he brings 20 years of experience in laboratory research and in research compliance. His appointment was effective Aug. Reporting to Dean for Research A. J. Stewart Smith, Leland oversees the campus committees that help Princeton researchers ensure that human, animal and biological research is in line with various regulations, laws, policies and guidelines.

William, a mixed breed from Madison, gets a twice-daily dose of immunotherapy during a study directed by Douglas DeBoer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.

Patrick Reilly had been happily shoeing horses for more than a dozen years in New Hampshire when he got some momentous news.

How many undergraduate students does it take publish original research in an academic journal? Exactly 74 in the case of Faculty of Veterinary Science students from the University of Sydney whose study on saltwater crocodile genetics is published in the Australian Journal of Zoology today.