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blog6
8th August 2011
blog6
A survey carried out by the Cats Protection League has highlighted a bizarre mix of objects cats have dragged home to their owners as 'gifts.' One cat presented its owner with a string of Christmas lights, another with a bra and another with a 10 note. More items of 'prey' have included a fibre optic lamp, some swimming goggles and a feather duster. Maggie Roberts, the charity's director of veterinary services, explained that most of the objects cats find "mimic their quarry in some way by their texture...although quite how Christmas lights could be mistaken for prey is mystifying."
blog5
4th August 2011
blog5
A young researcher has been given national recognition for her significant success in her animal welfare work. Dr Lucy Asher, of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham, is currently heading a five-year project assessing whether young dogs are likely to be proficient guide dogs. She is one of three winners of the inaugural Young Animal Welfare Scientist of the Year Award. Presented with a certificate and a prize of 1000, she said: "It has been a real honour to receive this award."
blog3
4th August 2011
blog3
Veterinary cardiologist Peter Darke has become the first non-American to receive an honorary diploma from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is described as being "without doubt one of the true international leaders" in veterinary cardiology and "the patriarch of veterinary cardiology in the UK." Dr Darke travelled all the way to Denver, Colorado to be presented with the accolade last month.
blog4
4th August 2011
blog4
Thanks to the efforts of vets at Pets Medics in Salford, a dog has survived being stabbed with an eight-inch blade. Arnie, a mastiff from Manchester, suffered from a punctured lung and broken ribs after the knife was left protruding from his back, but the vets have nursed him back to health and report him now to be in stable condition. Police are keen to trace the dog's owner and catch whoever carried out the crime.
blog2
2nd August 2011
blog2
Vets, VNs and auxiliary staff from Europe's largest equine practice have raised more than 16000 pounds in a sponsored cycle event - more than three times their original target. On June 26th, vets, veterinary nurses and an assortment of lay staff, family and friends cycled up to 100 miles around East Anglia, in aid of Animal Care in Egypt and the Cancer Care Ward at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge.
2blog
28th July 2011
2blog
Korean scientists have developed a glow-in-the-dark dog, which they can switch on and off! The research team from Seoul National University said that by adding a doxycycline antibiotic to the food of two-year-old beagle, Tegon, she glows fluorescent green under ultraviolet light. The research team hopes to use the technique to help develop cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Summerhill
23rd June 2011
Summerhill
There are many veterinary professionals I am sure, that will have fond memories of the Summerhall building at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Sadly, it is no longer suitable for the teaching of veterinary students and has been sold to a private company and will become a world-class Arts-based centre.
CBE for Professor
17th June 2011
CBE for Professor
Professor John (Joe) Brownlie has been acknowledged in the Queen's Birthday Honours and awarded a CBE for his services to science. A prominent figure within veterinary academia, Professor Brownlie has deservedly been recognised for his contributions to veterinary science. Prof. Brownlie is emeritus professor of veterinary pathology at the Royal Veterinary College. He is also chairman of trustees at Institute for Animal Health.
Blogspider
8th June 2011
Blogspider
Scientists believe that spiders evolved spare legs and arachnids missing up to two limbs can still build webs and hunt with ease. Researchers carrying out the study firmly believe that spiders have more legs than they actually need. Read more...
blog_edwards
1st June 2011
blog_edwards
It is with genuine sorrow I read of Prof Edwards death. He was an inspiring figure to most of us who passed through Liverpool University Vet School, and was personally a friend both whilst at and after I attended, always happy to share pearls or great big annals of knowledge. It is another great loss to the profession. Simon Vogel BVSc ('96) MRCVS
99Blog
12th May 2011
99Blog
According to the BBC, Harbour seals can detect the fattest fish using just their whiskers. Research shows that seals detect objects' sizes and shapes by sensing differences in the trail of disturbance they made in the water.
70blog
12th May 2011
70blog
The National Geographic have revealed a study that details how carpenter ants in Thailand are being turned into "zombies" by a parasitic fungus. The fungus takes control of the ants' nervous systems, making them perform specific behaviours.
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