Zoetis receives conditional license from USDA for Avian Influenza VaccineFebruary 17, 2025 Zoetis announced on Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) issued the company a conditional license for its Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus. The vaccine is labelled for use in chickens. The conditional license was granted on the demonstration of safety, purity, and reasonable expectation of efficacy based on serology data.
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Trupanion IDs which Valentine's Day gift has proven most hazardous to pets—and it's not chocolateFebruary 14, 2025Since 2019, Trupanion has had 1,740 claims for chocolate toxicity-related claims around Valentine’s Day. On average Trupanion paid $727 for chocolate-related claims, with the highest claim being $9,376.
Conservation program prepares captive parrots for life in the wildDecember 2, 2024Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are working with parrot free-flight experts and partners in Brazil in an effort to increase the success rate of releasing captive parrots into the wild.
Trupanion reaches $3 billion in paid claims, reveals Top 5 pet claims for dog patients and feline patientsDecember 2, 2024Data scientists at Trupanion analyzed more than 11.1 million paid invoices from 2000 to 2024 and determined allergy/otitis and renal failure were the top health conditions for dogs and cats, respectively.
IndeVets launches mentoring program for vet school graduatesDecember 2, 2024Veterinarian staffing company IndeVets announced the launch of its General Practitioner Rotating Mentorship Program. The company states the program is the first of its kind in the industry, designed to give mentees hands-on experience by rotating through different hospitals and gaining exposure to a variety of clinical settings.
Veterinarian and vet med students visit preschool for pet checkupsDecember 12, 2023Kerry Rood, MS, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, and students from USU's Zoo, Exotic and Wildlife Club demonstrate a stethoscope on a stuffed animal to preschoolers during a visit to the Dolores Doré Eccles Center for Early Care & Education on USU's Logan campus.
Inventory manager: The secret employee you didn't know you couldn't live withoutMarch 5, 2020The worst part of any day in a veterinary hospital is needing something and not having it. It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to scream, “Heads are gonna roll!”
Entrepreneurial success focus of academy programMarch 5, 2020Researchers and graduate students interested in exploring the marketability of their ideas may want to consider a new summer program at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine.
