Register now for the 2024 NYS-VC!
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2024 NYS-VC Saturday, October 5th to Monday, October 7th onsite at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand at www.nysvc.org. The full conference schedule is posted on the website-under Program then Agenda.
NYSVMS recruiting for class of 2025 Power of 10
NYSVMS
NYSVMS is currently recruiting for the Power of 10 class of 2025. This is a national initiative designed to cultivate leadership capacity in grads 15 years or less from veterinary school who are current NYSVMS members and provide learning experiences that will enrich the individual and benefit the individual’s practice, community and profession. The program provides NYSVMS members with 4 leadership development sessions. NYSVMS provides the experts and covers all meeting and travel expenses for participants to attend sessions. The topics are: wellbeing, what to do when OPD knocks on your door, restructuring student debt and financial planning and the Insights Discovery program. Applications for the Power of 10 Class of 2025 are currently being accepted now through December 9th. The application is on the Recent Graduate page at: https://nysvms.org/graduate-membership/. For more information, please contact Stephanie Quirini at squirini@nysvms.org
Bald eagles face highest lead risk of NYS deer scavengers
Cornell Chronicle
Among more than 30 species of birds and mammals known to scavenge deer carcasses in New York state, bald eagles are the most vulnerable to lead poisoning from hunters’ ammunition and best bioindicator for ongoing monitoring of the hazard, new Cornell research finds.
Inside Cornell University’s avian influenza testing lab
Spectrum News
Gloved and masked behind a closed curtain under hoods vented with air filters, technicians at Cornell’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center open boxes of milk samples as they work to help slow the spread of a virus infecting hundreds of cows across the country.
Weeklong celebration honors veterinary technicians
AVMA
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) is honoring veterinary technicians during National Veterinary Technician Week (NVTW), which is October 13-19 this year. The week celebrates, recognizes, and promotes the valuable contributions that credentialed veterinary technicians (CrVTs), veterinary technologists, and veterinary technician specialists (VTSs) make to the veterinary profession and society.
AVMA releases expanded humane slaughter guidelines
AVMA
The newest version of the AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals published September 13 with notable additions to many sections of the document. The content of the 2016 edition addressed the slaughter of hooved livestock species, such as bovids, swine, and small ruminants; poultry; and selected species, such as fin fish and crocodilians. The 2024 edition updates this content; provides additional information on ducks, geese, pheasants, quail, and ratites; and adds new sections on mink and other fur-bearing animals, frogs, decapods, and cephalopods.
Avian flu could be transmitted when seabirds steal food
DVM360
A study out of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N1 can be spread through the food-stealing behavior of some seabirds, known as kleptoparasitism. Kleptoparasitism is a feeding strategy in which one bird forces another to regurgitate its prey. Researchers say that if the targeted bird is infected, the regurgitated food item could come coated in saliva with a high viral load, which could infect the kleptoparasitic bird, before being spread to others.
Pinpointing poor performance in horses
The Horse
Say your horse starts refusing to move off your leg, kicks out, and swaps his lead behind—when you’re able to pick up the canter at all, that is. Your first instinct might be to blame his training or dismiss these issues as bad behaviors. In reality, a horse having difficulty performing as expected could be in pain.
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