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A Bulldog's Screw Tail Might Help Us Understand a Rare Genetic Disease in People

Posted by Trina Wood on January 16, 2019
One of the most distinctive body parts of your typical English bulldog, French bulldog, or Boston terrier—their coiled screw tail—might be caused by a specific genetic mutation, suggests recent research. And more importantly for humans, that same genetic quirk might help scientists better understand a rare disorder in people.
Human & Animal Health
burned goat

California Rises From the Ashes Again

Posted by Trina Wood on January 16, 2019
In recent years, UC-Davis veterinary faculty and students have been on the front lines for various fires throughout the state, and this year was no different. In fact, the university closed its campus from Nov. 13-15, 2018, because of poor air quality as a result of the Camp Fire, but the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital remained open. In all, faculty and students at the hospital treated about 70 animals, including pigs, goats, sheep, horses, a donkey, cats, and a llama.
News & Events
dog on a trail

How Cannabis Litter Can Attract and Harm Animals

Posted by Trina Wood on January 16, 2019
The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital is seeing an increasing number of cannabinoid intoxication since legalization. Animals find it on trails and in parks without their humans realizing it. Some dogs and cats need nothing more than extra comforting and fluids to counteract the effects, but others require additional medical intervention
Small Animal
older dog on beach

Senior Dogs Can Suffer from Dementia Just Like People Do; Find Out If Your Older Pup Needs Help

Posted by Trina Wood on January 16, 2019
Growing older can be tough – and that goes for all species. When it comes to age-related illnesses, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are some of the most notorious and least understood human afflictions. If you’ve noticed your senior dog has been increasingly irritable and disoriented, having sleep troubles (including sleeping all day) or having frequent accidents inside the house, he or she may be suffering from a disease that manifests very similarly to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in people.
Small Animal
orca

Individual Treatment for Ailing Orcas?

Posted by Trina Wood on January 16, 2019
SeaDoc Society is a nonprofit born out of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. It's trying to form a new medical database to diagnose and treat individual, ailing orcas. The project is being modeled after a personalized veterinary approach used on critically endangered mountain gorillas in Africa.
Environment/Wildlife
Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can cause yellow fever.

Where Will the World’s Next Zika, West Nile or Dengue Virus Come From?

Posted by Trina Wood on January 04, 2019
After collecting data and comparing it with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists from the University of California, Davis, have identified wildlife species that are the most likely to host flaviviruses such as Zika, West Nile, dengue and yellow fever. Flaviviruses are known to cause major epidemics and widespread illness and death throughout the world.
Research
Dr. Laurel Gershwin

Gershwin Named 20018 Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist

Posted by Trina Wood on January 03, 2019
Dr. Laurel Gershwin has been named as the 20018 Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist by the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI) for lifetime achievement in veterinary immunology. 
News & Events
UC Davis researchers led an effort to identify hundreds of genes linked to blindness in laboratory mice.

300 Blind Mice Uncover Genetic Causes of Eye Disease

Posted by Trina Wood on January 03, 2019
Hundreds of new genes linked to blindness and other vision disorders have been identified in a screen of mouse strains. Many of these genes are likely important in human eye vision and the results could help identify new causes of hereditary blindness in patients. The work is published Dec. 21 in Nature Communications Biology. The research team was led by Dr. Bret Moore, resident at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Research
Dr. Peyton applies fish skin as treatment for dog burned in the Camp Fire.

Dogs, Cats Rescued From California Camp Fire Heal With Fish Skins

Posted by Trina Wood on January 03, 2019
Several burned dogs and cats at the VCA Valley Oak Veterinary Center in Chico are getting an unusual treatment to help them heal from injuries they suffered in the Camp Fire: fish skins. This is the first time sterilized tilapia skins have been used to treat burns on dogs and cats.
Small Animal
farrier shoeing horse

Farrier Tim Shannon & Dr. Marvin Beeman to Headline 33rd Annual Heumphreus Lecture at UC Davis

Posted by Rob Warren on January 02, 2019

The 33rd Annual Charles Heumphreus Memorial Lecture will take place February 16, 2019 at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM). This year’s event features farrier Tim Shannon and equine veterinarian Dr. G. Marvin Beeman. Farriers and equine veterinarians are invited to attend the event, which takes place from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Morning lectures will be in Gladys Valley Hall on the SVM campus, with an afternoon hands-on session to follow.

Large Animal
fruit bat

Deadly Marburg Virus Found in Sierra Leone Bats

Posted by Trina Wood on December 21, 2018
Scientists have discovered Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone. This is the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa. Five Egyptian rousette fruit bats tested positive for active Marburg virus infection. Scientists caught the bats separately in three health districts: Moyamba, Koinadugu and Kono.
Human & Animal Health
Treating a goat

UC Davis Responds to the Camp Fire—One Animal at a Time

Posted by Trina Wood on December 21, 2018
In the aftermath of California's deadliest wildfire in November, the UC Davis veterinary hospital as well as the Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) launched into action. Nearly 70 animals were brought to UC Davis for treatment while hundreds of others were evaluated and treated in the field by VERT. This was a comprehensive team effort, comprised of faculty, veterinary technicians, students and staff.
News & Events
C. Titus Brown is associate professor in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and Genome Center.

Microbial Genomics Gold Found in Old Data

Posted by Trina Wood on December 14, 2018
There’s gold in those old databases. Analyses of genomic data often miss a large amount of information, but genome scientists at UC Davis have now created an automated analysis pipeline to dig out this hidden information. In a new study published in the journal GigaScience the researchers mine a huge marine microbial dataset from the Microbial Transcriptome Sequencing Project (MMETSP) to find new results.
Research
male Anna's hummingbird

Tracking Hummingbird Interactions at Urban Feeders

Posted by Trina Wood on December 12, 2018
Wildlife veterinarians at the Hummingbird Health and Conservation Program in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine recently published a study describing a new system to track hummingbirds visiting feeders in urban gardens. Feeder behavior offers clues about hummingbird health, and disease transmission.
Environment/Wildlife
Dr. Fowler with award

AAEP Honors SVM Alum Dr. Kent Fowler with Distinguished Service Award

Posted by Rob Warren on December 10, 2018
The American Association of Equine Practitioners recognized a California regulatory veterinarian for his leadership and advocacy in protecting the horse from infectious diseases when presenting its 2018 Distinguished Service Award to UC Davis SVM alum Kent Fowler, DVM.
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