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.
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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.
Diagnosing adrenal gland disease in ferretsFebruary 28, 2022Among the many common diseases ferrets are prone to, adrenal gland disease might be the leader.
Endangered orangutan gives birth at New Orleans zooDecember 29, 2021A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has birthed a healthy male infant at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
Guinea pig essentials for general practitionersDecember 20, 2021Like rabbits, guinea pigs are popular pets that have been overlooked by the mainstream veterinary curriculum.
