Register for Radiographic Features of Masses webinar March 25th
NYSVMS
Radiographic Features of Masses webinar will be held on Monday, March 25th from 6:30pm – 8:00 PM and presented by: Assaf Lerer, BSc, DVM, MSc, DACVR & Sarah Slaughter, DVM for 1.5 CE. This program will be an interactive, case reading session. Radiographic images will be provided by the presenters. The radiologists will demonstrate how they evaluate radiographs regarding technique, interpretation and case synthesis. Ample opportunity will be provided for discussion and questions.
Sperm formation step could hold clues to male contraception
Cornell University CVM
A cross-college collaboration is opening new doors in the study of male infertility by breaking down a key step in sperm formation. Isolating the intricacies of meiotic sex chromosome inactivation (MSCI), will now enable researchers to identify what happens when that key step fails. MSCI is essential for sperm formation, or spermatogenesis, but scientists previously only had a high-level picture of the process. “What we did was add resolution to the process of spermatogenesis. Now, we can study it in detail and understand why spermatogenesis is unsuccessful,” said Paula Cohen, professor of genetics in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Education Department issues loan forgiveness for certain borrowers, extends recertification deadline
AVMA
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced on February 21 that it will forgive $1.2 billion in loans for nearly 153,000 eligible borrowers. This applies to borrowers enrolled in a Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan who have made at least 10 years of payments and have originally taken out $12,000 or less for college. The administration has been contacting eligible borrowers if they qualify for this forgiveness, and they will not need to take any further action. Loan servicers have been processing the forgiveness and borrowers will see this reflected on their accounts.
World Veterinary Day celebrates veterinarians as essential health workers
AVMA
In addition to helping animals, an essential part of the veterinary profession is protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, according to the announcement for World Veterinary Day 2024. The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Health for Animals announced that this year’s theme is “Veterinarians are essential health workers.” The 2024 World Veterinary Day will be held on April 27 and is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of veterinarians to the health of animals, people, and the environment.
More veterinary colleges in line for accreditation evaluations
AVMA
The AVMA Council on Education (AVMA COE) will have its hands full with 14 scheduled site visits for the remainder of this year. Among them are five consultative site visits to proposed veterinary programs vying for accreditation. The consultative site visit provides the proposed veterinary college with an unofficial report on the plan’s readiness to apply for a letter of reasonable assurance. Once any deficiencies in the plan have been addressed and document to the council, the proposed veterinary college can then apply for a comprehensive site visit to determine if the plan meets the criteria for a letter of reasonable assurance.
Veterinary military-civilian partnership aims to enhance lifesaving care to US Army working dogs
DVM360
The new Veterinary Trauma Readiness and Operational Medicine Agility (Vet-TROMA) program was announced today, in honor of K9 Veterans Day. A partnership of BluePearl, the US Army Office of the Surgeon General and US Army Veterinary Corps, the program is a first-of-its-kind veterinary military-civilian partnership. BluePearl, a member of the Mars Veterinary Health family of businesses, provides specialty and emergency veterinary care training to US Army veterinarians to enhance their abilities to treat Military Working Dogs (MWDs) combat casualties.
Consider dietary protein when managing insulin dysregulation in horses
The Horse
Horses with insulin dysregulation in horses (ID) have hyperinsulinemia, or high circulating insulin levels. Traditionally, horses with ID are fed high-protein ration balancers to complement the low-nonstructural-carbohydrate (NSC) grass hay that makes up the bulk of their diets. However, recent evidence in both human and equine studies calls this practice into question.
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