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Mare with two foals

Mare Nurses Foal While Battling Life Threatening Injury, Adopts Another

Posted by Rob Warren on December 23, 2019
Meringue, a 23-year-old Davenport Arabian mare, was found with her head stuck in her stall door. Her owner, Michael Bowling, had to use fence cutters to open the gate. Once her head was freed from the gate, Meringue went down on her right side and was unable to get up. Bowling, a UC Davis veterinary hospital client for nearly 40 years, called the Equine Field Service, which immediately dispatched veterinarians and a team of veterinary students to his ranch.
Large Animal
A silverback mountain gorilla in Uganda. (Skylar Bishop/Gorilla Doctors)

Mountain Gorilla Numbers on the Rise

Posted by Trina Wood on December 16, 2019
A new survey conducted by Gorilla Doctors shows that mountain gorilla numbers have increased in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, and Sarambwe Reserve, DR Congo. When combined with the 2015-2016 population survey results of 604 mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif, the total world population of endangered mountain gorillas now stands at 1,063. 
Environment/Wildlife
Dr. Mathieu Spriet performs a PET scan on a horse at the UC Davis veterinary hospital.

Dr. Mathieu Spriet Becomes Founding Member of Equine Imaging Specialty

Posted by Rob Warren on December 13, 2019
Dr. Mathieu Spriet, an associate professor in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, recently passed boarding examinations to become a founding member of the American College of Veterinary Radiology’s (ACVR) new subspecialty of Equine Diagnostic Imaging.
Large Animal
Smita Iyer and colleagues at the UC Davis Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases and California National Primate Research Center worked with rhesus macaques to study how microbes in the rectum affected an experimental HIV vaccine, and vice versa. The vaccine produced stronger antibody responses when certain bacteria were present, they found. (K. West/UC Davis)

Rectal Microbes Influence Effectiveness of HIV Vaccine

Posted by Trina Wood on December 13, 2019
Microbes living in the rectum could make a difference to the effectiveness of experimental HIV vaccines, according to research led by Smita Iyer, assistant professor at the UC Davis Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases and School of Veterinary Medicine. 
Human & Animal Health
Dr. David Wilson was recently honored by AAEP for his lifelong achievements.

AAEP Honors Dr. David Wilson with Distinguished Educator – Academic Award

Posted by Rob Warren on December 10, 2019
The American Association of Equine Practitioners recognized Dr. David Wilson with the Distinguished Educator – Academic Award in honor of his lifelong achievements and contributions to the profession and the equine industry as a leader, clinical instructor, professor, researcher and mentor.
News & Events
Peter Havel on left with Dean Michael Lairmore

Peter Havel Honored with 2020 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award

Posted by Trina Wood on December 09, 2019
The AAVMC announced today the recipients of five awards that recognize professional excellence, achievement and service in academic veterinary medicine. Dr. Peter J. Havel from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is the recipient of the 2020 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award.
News & Events
Nicole Baumgarth

Professor Nicole Baumgarth Elected as AAAS Fellow

Posted by Trina Wood on December 03, 2019
Professor Nicole Baumgarth of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, was one of 10 UC Davis professors recently elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
News & Events
dog gets chemotherapy at UC Davis veterinary hospital

English Bulldog Beats the Odds Thanks to Cancer Treatment at UC Davis

Posted by Rob Warren on November 25, 2019
In 2016, 4-year-old English bulldog Henry Hudson was diagnosed with a mast cell tumor (MCT) on his leg. The MCT was surgically removed with complete margins, but his veterinarian suggested that he be taken to the UC Davis veterinary hospital for chemotherapy.
Small Animal
Microscopic images showing protective effects of L. plantarum on mitochondrial structure and density in SIV-infected gut.

Mapping the Pathway to Gut Health in HIV and SIV Infections

Posted by Trina Wood on November 20, 2019
Katti (Horng) Crakes, doctoral student in the schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, served as first author on a UC Davis research study that found that the damaged gut lining (known as leaky gut) in monkeys infected with chronic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), an HIV-like virus, was rapidly repaired within five hours of receiving Lactobacillus plantarum bacteria. The outcome lends hope that leaky gut, a common condition among HIV patients, could be effectively treated in the future.
Human & Animal Health
trays of spices

What's in Your Food?

Posted by Trina Wood on November 19, 2019
Food authentication is becoming increasingly important, as contamination and fraud can occur at any point within a supply chain. Professor Bart Weimer has collaborated with IBM researchers and industry partners to use metagenomics, analytics and cloud to build new ways to authenticate the composition of raw materials.
Research
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