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The Horse
Q: Hay is expensive in my area, so I must plan purchases in advance. How do I know how much hay my horse needs for the year? What tips or tricks do you have for minimizing wastage and ensuring my horse gets the nutrients he needs? A: Purchasing hay in bulk can be a fantastic option for many facilities. It ensures you not only have enough hay for the year but also a consistent, unchanging source of hay for your horse.
NYS-VC features Exotics track
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2024 NYS-VC Saturday, October 5th to Monday, October 7th onsite at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand. The full conference schedule is posted on the website-under Program then Agenda.
Nominations open for 2024 NYSVMS Awards-Deadline is July 29th
NYSVMS
The NYSVMS awards program is the way to honor veterinarians and their important work in NYS. NYSVMS confers five awards annually. This year the requirements have changed. Nominations no longer have to be approved by the regionals. The person nominating must fill out a simple 1-page nomination form and include the nominee’s resume as well as a letter of recommendation. These nominations are then reviewed by the NYSVMS Awards Committee for the awards listed below. The committee chair then presents its recommendations to the executive board which gives final approval. Nominations for the 2024 Awards are being accepted now through July 29, 2024. For the nomination form and description of the award categories, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/.
Certificate program bolsters NYS public health workforce
Cornell Chronicle
As a registered nurse and director of patient services for the Chautauqua County Health Department in western New York, Wendy Douglas conducted case investigations and monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The experience laid bare the disparities public health departments are designed to address but not all workers are equipped to encounter.
Wing skeleton evolution may be less restricted in small birds
Cornell Chronicle
Load-bearing bones within the wings of smaller birds may evolve more freely than they do in larger birds, since larger birds have to resist higher levels of stress on their skeletons, according to a study published May 28 in Nature Communications. This finding could explain why small birds have explored a wide variety of styles of flight, ranging from hovering hummingbirds to bounding sparrows to soaring swifts and swallows.
Uniting veterinary professionals to make a lasting impact
AVMF
The District Donor Challenge is a friendly competition with a shared goal: to bring our profession together and make a positive difference in the lives of animals and people alike. What is the AVMF 2024 District Donor Challenge? An AVMA district challenge to drive the most gifts to the Foundation, bolstering our ability to support the veterinary community via disaster relief, charitable care, scholarships and research. The challenge ends on June 20, 2024 at midnight, CT.
Artificial intelligence poised to transform veterinary care
AVMA
It’s difficult to grasp the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) given its rapid and seamless integration into our lives. From a smartwatch tracking our sleep patterns and fitness levels to self-driving cars, AI-powered technologies promise to radically reshape our world. Decades ago, visionaries questioned whether computers would one day have a place in human health care, helping physicians make more accurate diagnoses. Fast forward to January 2022: Johns Hopkins University announced that the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) had successfully performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig multiple times, each time outperforming a human doing the same procedure.
Government prepares to ease federal restrictions on marijuana
AVMA
Nearly three decades after California became the first state to legalize marijuana, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intent to ease federal restrictions on marijuana—decriminalized in two dozen states already—by downgrading the drug’s status on the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) from Schedule I to Schedule III. The May 16 announcement is the result of an October 2022 directive from President Joe Biden to the U.S. attorney general and the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a scientific and medical review of how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Based on its review, the HHS has recommended that marijuana be reclassified to a less restrictive category.
Newborn litter of black-footed ferrets welcomed by national zoo
DVM360
Black-footed ferrets are North America’s only native ferrets and the species was thought to be extinct until 1981, when the last colony was found near Meeteetse, Wyoming. The species is now categorized as endangered, and since 1989, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) has participated in a cooperative breeding program to support the repopulation of black-footed ferrets. As of now, 1218 kits have been born at NZCBI, with over 750 ferrets reintroduced to the wild. The NZCBI has 48 black-footed ferrets currently in exhibits and for public view.
Top biosecurity tips for horse owners
The Horse
Whether you transport your horse off property frequently or never take him off the farm, knowing about biosecurity and the best biosecurity practices can help you keep him safe from a multitude of pathogens (disease-causing organisms), including equine herpesvirus and equine influenza. These can easily spread between horses and farms by way of equipment, contact with horses from another farm, and humans.
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