UC Davis awarded $350K for pet cancer treatment, researchApril 18, 2017The Petco Foundation awarded a $350,000 subsidy to the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine’s William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
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Diagnostic test for feline asthma shows promiseApril 18, 2017University of Missouri researchers have revealed a possible diagnostic test for feline asthma based on Morris Animal Foundation-supported research.
Zoetis launches witness Lepto IgM-based diagnostic testApril 14, 2017Zoetis’ new Witness Lepto is a rapid, point-of-care diagnostic test available in the U.S. that detects the primary immune response to canine leptospires as early as four days after infection, according to the company.
Zoetis to acquire Nexvet Veterinary Biologic Therapeutics Co.April 13, 2017Zoetis Inc. announced it will purchase Nexvet Biopharma veterinary biologic therapeutics company for US $6.72 per share, or a valuation of approximately US $85 million. Pending approval, the purchase is expected to be completed during the second half of 2017.
Bill would remove tax on Vet Med loan repayment programApril 12, 2017With the rising cost of a veterinary education, new veterinarians naturally seek out ways to help pay off their school debt. One way to do that is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program.
BVAB aims to boost nutrition partnershipsApril 12, 2017Blue Buffalo conducted a “continental search” for the 10 veterinary experts who form the company’s newly formed Blue Veterinary Advisory Board (BVAB).
Pennsylvania animal clinic receives national trauma center statusApril 11, 2017The Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (VSEC) in Levittown, Pa., became the 27th veterinary medical facility to be named an official trauma center (TC).
OSU to renovate both veterinary medical center ortho facilitiesApril 11, 2017Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center is improving on its orthopedic services by renovating the surgery and anesthesia rooms at its VMC Columbus and expanding the surgery suite at VMC Dublin.
Oxbow MAP policy goes into effectApril 11, 2017In a move designed to keep the integrity of the pricing of its products sacrosanct, Oxbow Animal Health, which manufactures food, litter, bedding, supplements and accessories for small, exotic pets, has initiated a minimum advertised price (MAP) policy for the majority of its products.
Animal doctor, people person: Meet Michelle Mayers, VMDApril 11, 2017Michelle Mayers, VMD, learned as a child about extending a helping hand when her mother made her put some of her allowance money into a tzedakah box—Judaism’s version of a collection box—to buy toys for underprivileged children.
