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Dr. Jonathan Dear with his honeybees

Honeybee Health Key to Agriculture

Posted by Trina Wood on October 19, 2018
Bees are one of our planet's most important animals. They produce honey and they are the primary managed pollinators for a majority of high value specialty crops grown in the contiguous states of California and Oregon, such as nuts, stone fruits, vegetables, and berries. A problem looms for our animal friends, the bees. Colony losses are high due to a variety of environmental and biological causes including bacterial diseases.
Food & Agriculture
Madonna, a 6-year-old koi fish

UC Davis Veterinarians Remove Softball-Sized Tumor from Fish

Posted by Rob Warren on October 11, 2018
When Madonna’s abdomen recently became distended, she was examined by the UC Davis veterinary hospital’s Aquatic Animal Health Unit of the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service.
Avian and Exotics
great horned owl

Visit California Raptor Center's Open House, Oct 20th

Posted by Trina Wood on October 10, 2018

If you give a hoot about raptors, come visit the California Raptor Center’s (CRC) Open House on Saturday, Oct. 20th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We have two new owl residents for you to meet—a barred owl named Tadita, and Ember, our first barn owl education ambassador in six years! 

Environment/Wildlife
horse with EHM

UC Davis Vet School Diagnostic Lab Performs Critical Disease Testing for Equine Herpesvirus

Posted by Trina Wood on October 10, 2018
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is relatively widespread in horses; approximately 60 percent of healthy horses harbor the virus. While the more common form of EHV-1 can cause respiratory illness as well as abortion, it is rarely fatal. However, a neurological strain of this virus, also known as equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), can kill 30 to 50 percent of affected horses. That's why it is critical for the California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory to be able to use PCR testing to differentiate between strains.
Large Animal
Dr. Gallardo vaccinates chicken

Healthy Chickens Create Healthy Communities

Posted by Trina Wood on October 10, 2018
Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo may be a poultry medicine specialist who helps improve the wellbeing of chickens through research and education, but he also sees the far-reaching impact of his role. “By helping villages in other parts of the world maintain healthier poultry flocks, we’re assisting communities as a whole,” Gallardo explained. “If families can increase egg and meat production in their chickens because they are healthier, they have more financial resources to spend on health care and sending their children to school.”
Food & Agriculture
PREDICT scientist in the field gathering samples

On the Hunt for Disease X

Posted by Trina Wood on October 09, 2018
From Ebola to swine flu to HIV/Aids, viruses borne by animals have caused some of the most devastating epidemics in history. What will come next? In Sierra Leone, Joe Shute (a reporter with The Telegraph) joins PREDICT scientists working to find Disease X – a virus that is as yet undiscovered, but which could have the potential to ravage populations. 
Human & Animal Health
Dr James Roth

Join Us for Oscar W. Schalm Lectureship, Oct. 8th, 12 pm

Posted by Trina Wood on October 05, 2018
Please join us for the Oscar W. Schalm Lectureship featuring Dr. James A. Roth. He will present: “Response to an Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the U.S.” 12:00 p.m., Monday, October 8 1020 Gladys Valley Hall, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
News & Events
Dr. Ben Norman

Honoring the Life of Dr. Ben Norman

Posted by Trina Wood on October 02, 2018
Dr. Benny “Ben” Norman, a long-time UC Davis Extension Veterinarian and mentor to many at the School of Veterinary Medicine over the years, died on August 17 at the age of 82. Norman was a 1960 Oklahoma State University DVM graduate and also had an M.S. degree in veterinary pathology (1966), a Ph.D. degree in Animal Nutrition (1970), both from OSU, and an MPVM degree from UC Davis (1996).
News & Events
Drs. Joanne Paul Murphy and Ray Wack

2018 Fall Faculty Reception

Posted by Trina Wood on September 21, 2018
Dean Michael Lairmore welcomed new individuals to the school’s community during the annual Fall Faculty Reception on September 20th and acknowledged those in outgoing and incoming leadership roles. The school also honored faculty members with awards for excellence in teaching and research, along with volunteers honored for their service.
News & Events
Arai, a 5-year-old female pit bull terrier

Dog Adapts to Tongue Amputation after Accident with Toy

Posted by Rob Warren on September 19, 2018
Arai, a 5-year-old female pit bull terrier, loves to chew on balls. Her owners describe her as a “100 percent ball dog.” So when she had a ball in her mouth for a few hours, they didn’t think much was out of the ordinary. When Arai wouldn’t drop the ball when it was time to eat, however, they knew something was wrong. 
Small Animal
Researchers found that their technique for removing ostoechondral fragments from the hock was efficient and had few postoperative complications.

Arthroscopic Osteochondral Fragment Removal in Horses Quick, Safe

Posted by Margaret Wong on September 15, 2018
Researchers have good news for owners selling or managing horses with ostoechondral fragments (OCF) in the hock: A recent study has confirmed that arthroscopic osteochondral fragment removal in horses’ tarsocrural joints via arthroscopy is efficient, quick, and has few postoperative complications.
Large Animal
A fresh study has examined lameness and medication links to catastrophic racehorse injuries.

Signs of Pending Catastrophic Breakdown Seen in Some Racehorses

Posted by Margaret Wong on September 14, 2018
Thoroughbred racehorses who suffer catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries are more likely to show lameness in the three months leading up to their injury than horses that race without incident, research has shown.
Large Animal
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