أعلنت دائرة بيطرة محافظة دهوك، الاثنين، عن اتخاذ إجراءات وقائية لمنع وصول مرض الحمى النزفية إلى المحافظة بعد تسجيل عدد من الاصابات في نينوى المجاورة، محذرة من ان انتشار المرض سيؤدي الى خسائر بشرية ومادية كبيرة.

A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method are actually at risk for developing osteoarthritis and hip dysplasia, according to the Penn method...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children and pets. Evamist contains estradiol, an estrogen hormone, and is used in women to reduce hot flashes during menopause...

In an effort to prevent and control outbreaks of animal diseases and the associated costs, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced a new five-year initiative "to improve global response to disease outbreaks, implement effective prevention and containment strategies and manage risks," PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (7/28)...

The veterinary professional associations have expressed concern and disappointment at the incidents revealed in the undercover footage in the BBC's Panorama programme 'It shouldn't happen at a vet's' and are calling on the BBC to provide all of the evidence to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for a full investigation...

The Daily Mail has published an article by an undercover reporter, Alex Lee, who spent time filming in a number of Medivet veterinary practices in the South East of England over nine months. The article was written ahead of the broadcast of a Panorama special 'It Shouldn't Happen at a Vets'' tonight...

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today applauded U.S. Senators Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, for introducing the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act (S. 3621)...