Monthly Archive: October 2017
Veterinary Technician
What Will I Learn: Veterinary Technology
What Will I Learn: Veterinary Technology Going to school for Veterinary Technology is about more than just playing with cute and cuddly animals, like this one. It’s about making them feel better! Carrington College Veterinary Technology students show all the…
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Outbreak of Pet Store Puppy-Related Infection Reported in 12 States
Yet another reason to be extremely wary of adopting a puppy from a pet store: over the past year, there has been an outbreak of Campylobacteriosis (an infectious disease caused by the Campylobacter bacteria) in 12 states, stemming from Petland store…
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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
This past week I had the opportunity to see past Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle speak as a part of the Blue Ribbon Panel on BioDefense (BRPB). The BRPB began in 2014 as a privately funded, bipartisan, entity with panel…
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You can influence USDA’s research priorities
Veterinarians interested in animal health, animal welfare, and public health have an opportunity right now to influence federal research spending priorities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting input on how to direct…
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The Veterinarian Working In Public Health
The Veterinarian Working In Public Health In this lecture presented by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Marguerite Pappaionou recounts her journey that led her to become a veterinarian that did not treat animals, and explains how she…
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TEDxWestlake – Molly Dominguez – ‘Veterinary Medicine: Human, Animal And Environmental Health’
TEDxWestlake – Molly Dominguez – ‘Veterinary Medicine: Human, Animal And Environmental Health’ TEDxWestlake – July 12, 2012 Our first TEDxWestlake explored the accelerating change in the world around us. This change is largely driven by the power of the digital…
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Horse Veterinarian
Life With Pets, Mini Episode: All About Puppies
[podcast] On this mini-episode of petMD’s new podcast, Life With Pets, host Victoria Schade takes questions from listeners about all things puppy. She talks about crate training with a first-time puppy parent who’s worried that crating her puppy might…
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New economic report examines the market for veterinarians
The newly-released 2017 AVMA Report on the Market for Veterinarians observes an increasingly healthy market for veterinary employment, noting more job postings on the AVMA Career Center, among other indicators. The report warns, however, that the profession still faces considerable…
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