Identifying and treating otitis media in pets is a challenging situation for the veterinarian, a frustrating event in the pet owner’s life, and a painful condition for the patient. When a veterinarian does not properly diagnose and treat otitis media, pet owners often seek second, third, and fourth opinions from neighbouring veterinary practices. The diagnosis of otitis media in dogs can be qui...

Existing injectors use the manual, mechanical or pneumatic drive. These types of drive do not allow making mass vaccination farm animals automatic. In case large livestock herd, is a labour intensive and complicated process. sector, carried out with intervals from several days to months depends on type animals, their breed age. If provided done incorrectly; then weight gain decreases, loss incr...

A multi-clinic, investigator blinded, randomized, prospective field trial enrolling 379 dogs compared deracoxib and firocoxib administered orally over 30 days to treat musculoskeletal disorders considered by the veterinary investigator as caused by osteoarthritis (OA). Over 60% of dogs improved within 7 days of treatment initiation (Day 0), and improvement over baseline was greater at Day 28 th...

Eleven cases of human brucellosis occurred among livestock workers and a veterinarian who lived and worked in a rural area around Jeongeup City, Jeollabuk-Do, Korea from February 2003 to August 2003. Eight of the patients had taken care of Korean native cattle that were infected with bovine brucellosis and had already been slaughtered. Two of the patients had taken care of dairy cattle, and one...

Numerous studies have shown that, despite many generations of selection for various traits, the behavioural repertoire of domestic animals is almost identical to that of their wild ancestors. A broiler chicken has a similar demand for dust bathing as a jungle fowl. A thoroughbred racehorse has the same demand for social contact as the Przwalski horse. These are just two of many other examples. ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in King County, Washington, engaged in commonly recommended practices for the prevention of zoonotic diseases. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. Sample Population-Licensed veterinarians practicing clinical medicine in King County, Washington. PROCEDURES A survey was sent between September and November 2006 to 454 licensed vete...