Breakthroughs in veterinary medicine, including the latest in feline liver disease and autoimmunity and immunoregulation, are just a few of the topics being covered during the 82nd Annual Western Veterinary Conference from February 14-18, 2010...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned against a kneejerk reaction to today's report on tackling bovine tuberculosis (TB), which concludes that badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in Britain...

Vigilance and vaccination remains the key to keeping British livestock free from Bluetongue. This is the message from the national JAB campaign group reminding farmers to protect their animals against disease in 2010...

In response to a statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reaffirming its call for a strong, national animal disease traceability program to help maintain and improve the health of U.S. livestock. Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is creating a new strategy for animal disease traceability...

The number of human cases of the three most reported zoonotic infections was lower in 2008 than in 2007. This is according to the Annual Report on Zoonoses and Food-borne outbreaks for 2008

Vaccination can go a long way toward the prevention and control of hemorrhagic enteritis, but it’s no substitute for good management practices, cautions Dr. John Radu,