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Advances in fowlpox vaccination: a review. by M.A. Skinner, S.M. Laidlaw
Fowlpox is a serious viral disease of mature poultry with a significant social or economic impact. Vaccines against the disease were some of the earliest developed for animals. This review covers the latest information on recombinant vaccines being developed to control fowlpox. (see reviews). |
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Progress Towards Treatment for Nipah and Hendra Virus Infections (News)November 2009A team of researchers from Australia and the USA are working on an effective post-exposure therapy against Nipah virus and the related Hendra virus, they report in PLoS Pathogens.
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OIE Comments on Evolution of Pandemic H1N1 in Animals (News)November 2009The World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE, says it is closely monitoring the world animal health situation including with regard to infections of all susceptible animals with the pandemic H1N ...
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Landmark Report on Farm Animal Welfare in Great Britain (News)November 2009The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) has published its report on Farm Animal Welfare in Great Britain: Past, Present and Future.
Chairman of FAWC, Professor Wathes said: "In this landmark Report ...
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Focus on Novel Toxin Implicated in Poultry Necrotic Enteritis (News)November 2009Since the discovery by a Poultry CRC PhD student that alpha-toxin is not responsible for necrotic enteritis (NE), another toxin, NetB, has emerged as the likely culprit. One of the researcher ...
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Veterinarians Launch Animal Handling Course for Fire Fighters (News)November 2009Veterinary scientists at the University of Liverpool have launched an animal handling course to help fire fighters work safely in situations involving large animals, such as cows an ...
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First Draft of the Pig Genome (News)November 2009A red-haired Duroc pig from a farm at the University of Illinois will now be among the growing list of domesticated animals that have had their genomes sequenced.
"The pig is a unique animal tha ...
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Priorities for Equine Research (News)November 2009The American Association of Equine Practitioners' Foundation has announced the release of its new study assessing the opinions of AAEP members regarding priorities in equine health care research ...
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H1N1 in Ferrets (News)November 2009In early October, a ferret was taken to a veterinary hospital in Portland, Oregon. The animal had been exhibiting weakness followed by sneezing, coughing, and an elevated temperature. Because th ...
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Does Part-Time Dog Ownership Offer Same Benefits as Full-Time Ownership? (News)November 2009A new study conducted by the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (ReCHAI) will recruit older adults to foster shelter dogs unti ...
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Healing Powers of Companion Animals Discussed at Conference (News)October 2009At the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (ReCHAI) at the University of Missouri, miniature horses like Tuffy and Cookie, and scores of other animals help researchers investigate th ...
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