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Tracey Stevens offers feed to rescued San Clemente Island goat at Sabatka Farms in Weston, NB, following devastating floods

Rallying to Rescue San Clemente Island Goats in Midwest Floods

Posted by Trina Wood on March 21, 2019
The recent flooding in Nebraska was a moment for quick response by Tracey Stevens, an instructor and trainer with the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) at UC Davis. Stevens has logged hundreds of hours teaching first responders, local emergency management agencies, state veterinary medical officers, law enforcement, and animal control officers about the impact of an all hazards event to the economy of livestock and poultry in their region.
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Veterinary School Announces Picnic Day Activities

Posted by Trina Wood on March 19, 2019
The School of Veterinary Medicine is changing up its Picnic Day activities this year, primarily centering them in and around the Pavilion at the ARC, in an area where there is a high concentration of animal activities. The annual event takes place Saturday, April 13, 2019.
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UC Davis Tops US News Veterinary School Rankings for the Fifth Straight Year

Posted by Trina Wood on March 12, 2019

The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine is ranked number one in the United States for the fifth year in a row in the 2020 U.S. News & World Reportveterinary specialty ranking. With this ranking, released March 12, UC Davis has been affirmed as the best in the United States by all three organizations that rank schools of veterinary medicine. 

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UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Appointed President of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Posted by Trina Wood on March 11, 2019

Michael Lairmore, D.V.M., dean of the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). Lairmore, a veterinarian and scientist who is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine, will serve a one-year term through March, 2020.

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UC Davis veterinarians warn against grain free diets

Pet Owners Urged To Take A Second Look At Their Dog's Diet

Posted by Rob Warren on March 06, 2019
A new study found a link between some popular grain-free dog foods, with a high content of legumes, and canine heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The disease can lead to sudden death in dogs.
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The Virus Detectives: How Dangerous Is a Hidden Infection in Red Pandas?

Posted by Trina Wood on March 06, 2019
When researchers announced the identification of a novel virus in captive red pandas in the journal Veterinary Pathology last year, the discovery raised more questions than it answered. Does this virus pose a health risk to affected pandas? Is it widespread among captive populations? Where did the virus originate and how might it impact the breeding management of this endangered species?
UC Davis veterinarian Dr. Boaz Arzi with 3D printed skull

3D Printing Becoming a Surgical Game Changer

Posted by Rob Warren on March 01, 2019
Initiatives in 3D printing are currently being utilized at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where the work is complemented by the university’s Department of Biomedical Engineering expertise. The unique combination of disciplines provides opportunities to advance health that few other universities in the world are able to pursue.
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Cow’s Near Fatal Ingestion Prompts Surgery

Posted by Rob Warren on March 01, 2019
Tag 1839, a 2-year-old Jersey dairy cow, was brought to the UC Davis veterinary hospital for suspected pneumonia. She had been treated appropriately by her primary veterinarian, but without significant improvement, so she was referred to the Livestock Medicine and Surgery Service for further diagnostics and treatment. A blood test showed evidence of severe chronic inflammation, and an ultrasound showed that she had fluid, inflammation, and an abscess in her chest cavity. Radiographs of her chest showed that she had a foreign body—a piece of wire—extending from the first compartment of her stomach toward her heart.
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UC Davis Ranks First in the Nation in Veterinary Science 

Posted by Trina Wood on February 26, 2019
The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine is ranked number one in the United States for the fifth year in a row in the annual 2019 QS World University subject rankings. The rankings, released Feb. 26, placed the school second globally in Veterinary Science. “The continued recognition of UC Davis as a world leader in veterinary sciences is a tribute to our outstanding people and programs that advance the health of animals, people, and our planet,” said the school’s dean, Michael D. Lairmore. 
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One Health for One Earth

Posted by Trina Wood on February 25, 2019
In an increasingly crowded world where people and animals come into ever-closer contact, the lines that separate us – physical, biological, ecological, behavioral – are essentially gone. So, the future of conservation will be initiatives that address the entire ecosystem – a ‘One Health’ approach.
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Why We Think Cats Are Psychopaths

Posted by Trina Wood on February 25, 2019
There’s always an implicit comparison when we talk about cats as aloof little jerks, says Mikel Maria Delgado, a postdoctoral researcher on cat behavior at the University of California at Davis. And that comparison is with dogs, which humans have spent thousands more years domesticating and molding in our image. Cats, she pointed out, simply don’t have the facial muscles to make the variety of expressions a dog (or human) can. So when we look at a cat staring at us impassively, it looks like a psychopath who cannot feel or show emotion. But that’s just its face.
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