a Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada b Department of Physiology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada c Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,...

The digital venogram is a diagnostic procedure using contrast radiography to assess the vasculature of the foot. Authors’ addresses: Midwest Equine, PO Box 30520, Columbia, MO 65205 (Rucker); International Equine Podiatry Center, PO Box 507, Versailles, KY 40383 (Redden); Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Surgery, 808 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 (Arthur); Veterinary Medicine, Department of ...

This paper describes the administrative organisation of veterinary public health (VPH) activities in seven countries of the Western Mediterranean region. These structures vary greatly, as a function of the national administrations overall and, in particular, as a result of assigning VPH to either the Ministry of Agriculture or Public Health. Whereas the VPH unit is generally involved in specifi...

The delivery of veterinary services in most of sub-Saharan Africa has undergone substantial changes, with the private sector gaining increasing recognition as an alternative to state provision. Given this policy shift, the authors argue that a better understanding of the behaviour and decision-making processes of small-scale farmers in animal health management is urgently required, to guide pol...

Non-focused shockwave therapy may be applied directly over the digital vascular bundle without the risk of inducing acute vascular abnormalities. Authors’ addresses: Virrey Loreto N*1999, Depto 11 “C,” Capital Federal, Argentina 1426 (Verna); Anoka Equine Veterinary Services, Ltd, 16445 70th Street NE, Elk River, MN 55330 (Turner); and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minneso...

This report is a prospective analysis of the effect of structural adjustment programmes on the delivery of veterinary services in Africa. The analysis is based on a review of replies to a questionnaire sent to the Chief Veterinary Officers of African countries by the Office International des Epizooties, but also makes use of other data so as to avoid the bias that would have resulted had only p...

In August 2011, a case of canine rabies was notified to the French veterinary services. The dog was a three-month-old puppy illegally imported from Morocco that presented behavioural changes on 1 August and was admitted to a veterinary clinic on 6 August. It died the following day and the body was shortly sent to the national reference centre where rabies was laboratory-confirmed on 11 August. ...

This article analyses the potential benefits of disseminating and implementing the One Health concept at the country level. It explores the need to improve administrative structures, organise inter-agency relationships, build the capacity of the veterinary profession and mainstream the issues of environment and climate change. It also stresses the importance of demographic analysis in disease c...

Pig production is one of the most important animal agricultural activities in South Africa, and plays a definite role in providing food security for certain population groups in the country. As with all animal production systems, it is subject to the risk of outbreak of transboundary diseases. In the present overview, evaluations of the perceived risk of selected transboundary animal diseases o...

The present study was purposively carried out in Kashmir Division of Jammu and based on the availability records for data collection at respective Government, Veterinary Healthcare Centers. aim to get a knowhow about various challenges encountered by veterinarians dairy farmers while delivering animal healthcare services Kashmir. many challenges/obstacles that encounter providing services, abse...