Vets help in aiding northern white rhinoSeptember 20, 2022The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is collaborating with a host of international organizations in a desperate bid to keep the northern white rhino from going the way of the baiji and the Pyrenean ibex.
Education Center - SponsoredPRP Therapeutics: Common Indications and Dosingby • VetStem, Inc.Today, the veterinary practitioner has many product choices for regenerative medicine. It is important to understand how and why these products work in the area of interest to maximize your patient's opportunity for success.
Army veterinary corps supports warfighters on multiple frontsAugust 12, 2022Veterinarians have been a part of the United States military since the nation’s founding, when farriers provided informal veterinary care to the horses employed by George Washington’s Continental Army. The movement to establish a formal veterinary corps within the U.S. Army grew stronger during the Civil War, and it became reality in 1916 via the National Defense Act, designed to bolster American military preparedness as involvement in World War I grew more likely.
Meet the National Zoo’s dietary Dr. DoolittleAugust 2, 2022As senior nutritionist and head of the department of nutrition science at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., Mike Maslanka has a lot of hungry mouths to feed each day: nearly 1,800 across 360 species ranging from Asian elephants to black pacus, a fruit-eating relative of the piranha.
Using DNA to better calculate a dog’s ageJune 27, 2022It has long been known humans and dogs age differently, but scientists have determined a better way to compare how dogs age compared to humans.
Walking the beat with Los Angeles’ Street VetMay 31, 2022Dr. Kwane Stewart’s veterinary outreach has helped countless people in need when it comes to their pets.
COVID vaccine protects global zoo animalsMay 17, 2022COVID-19 doesn’t affect only humans—it can sicken and, in rare cases, kill animals as well.
Going for the gold: Meet the U.S. jumping team vetMarch 1, 2022Veterinarians are integral to the health and safety of the show jumpers competing in the Olympics and other equestrian events around the world.
Disaster training, response coordinated in CaliforniaFebruary 14, 2022California, like many other Western and Midwest states, has been ravaged in recent years by devastating wildfires and other natural disasters.
What is your role in probiotic education?November 15, 2021In the past decade, probiotics have become increasingly accepted as an adjunct therapy for acute and chronic gastrointestinal conditions in both humans and animals.
Real life Happy Feet:November 4, 2021Enrique, a geriatric southern rockhopper penguin, saw his life and comfort vastly improve when he received custom orthotic boots.
