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Recent Additions
Liver Biopsy by J. Schumacher, H.D. Moll
Enteral Nutrition by E.M. Mazzaferro
Metabolism and Nutrition of the Surgical Patient by E.M. Mazzaferro
On-Line Courses
Internal Medicine: Keys To Understanding 2011 (CVE). Internal medicine is an incredibly diverse field and it is well beyond the bounds of possibility for a space and time-constrained distance education course to totally illuminate the whole field. Register now. View the on-line courses catalogue.
Veterinary Travel Calendar
Mar. 2012 in Milton, ON, Canada - ELC
Apr. 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands - EVC
May 2012 in New Orleans, USA - ACVIM
Jun. 2012 in Jeju, Korea - IPVS
Jul. 2012 in Whistler, Canada - ISCFR
Aug. 2012 in San Diego, USA - AVMA
Sep. 2012 in Birmingham, UK - BEVA
Oct. 2012 in Barcelona, Spain - SEVC
Nov. 2012 in Washington, USA - ACVS
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Image of the Week
A typical cyathostome third-stage larvae (L3) viewed with a 40X objective lens. This micrograph demonstrates the L3 retained within the sheath of the L2 stage […] From: Anthelmintic Control Strategies for Horses by Monahan C. In: Bowman D.D. (Ed.), Companion and Exotic Animal Parasitology.
Topic of the Week
Canine Reproduction: Every week, IVIS brings together reviews, in-depth and how-to papers available in the IVIS Books and Proceedings Library.
This Week from WSAVA
What’s New in Surgery? New Surgical Products – G. Hunt
This Week from AAEP
Review of the Epidemiology and Ecology of Rhodococcus equi – G. Muscatello, J.M. Lowe, M.L. Flash, et al.
This Week from NAVC
Disorders of the Large Intestine Causing Diarrhea – Samuel L. Jones
Today's PubMed Search
Small Animal. In: Veterinary Surgery. PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. To check an alternative animal group or journal for recent publications, use our Quick-Links to PubMed Abstracts.
Top Hits of Last Month
Neurological Examination. A. De Lahunta. In: Companion and Exotic Animal Parasitology, C.H. Vite and K.G. Braund (Eds.)
Methods. B.F. Feldman and C.A. Sink. In: Practical Transfusion Medicine, Feldman B.F. and Sink C.A. (Eds.).
Renal Biopsy. J. Schumacher and H.D. Moll. In: A Manual of Equine Diagnostic Procedures, Schumacher J. and Moll H.D. (Eds.).
News
WSAVA, Jan. 17, 2012 /IVIS - WSAVA Global Pain Council Aims to Raise Standards of Pain - The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched a Global Pain Council (GPC) to raise the standard of pain management in small animals. [...] Click here to read more.
Animal Disease Factsheet of the Day
Coccidioidomycosis. Today’s Center for Food Safety and Public Health's Factsheet covers the etiology, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of Coccidioidomycosis. Visit our Factsheet Index to access related images or other Factsheets. For "Fast Facts", clients handouts, more, visit the CFSPH.
Meet the Author
C. Gobello, DVM PhD Dipl ECAR, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor: Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment by M. I. Mello Martins, F. Ferreira de Souza, C. Gobello. Other publications by C. Gobello.
Quote of the Day
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals—Immanual Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher
Equine Disease Quarterly
Polymerase Chain Reaction: Benefits and Drawbacks. From the Maxwell H.Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
USP Veterinary Drug Monograph of the Week
Amoxicillin and Clavulanate. From the USP Veterinary Pharmaceutical Information Monographs.
Cartoon of the Week
Source: Dr. Dean W. Scott © - Funnyvet.com
Recent Proceedings on IVIS
Latin American Veterinary Conference - 2011 - Lima, Peru. View table of contents.
Congreso Ecuatoriano de Especialidades Veterinarias - CEEV - Quito, Ecuador. View table of contents.
Biennial Symposium of the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics - 2011 - Madison, WI, USA. View table of contents.
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