A small French study found the inflammation marker helped separate some causes of breathing trouble in cats. A larger German study found it could not clearly tell respiratory conditions apart.
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Wrap up: Survey sheds light on the current state of the veterinary industry, and other news
Author(s)dvm360 Staff
Check out this week’s highlights
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As for this week, here is what was popular this week on dvm360.com:
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- Purina Pro Plan Veterinary diets
released the results of a survey it conducted that analyzed 301 companion and mixed animal veterinary professionals to get a better understanding of the pros and cons these professionals face. - In this latest
installment of the veterinary scene down under, dvm360’s Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, gave readers an inside scoop of the work being done at the Australian Synchrotron, plus what attendees can expect to learn at the upcoming Australian Veterinary Association’s annual conference. - On this week’s
episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Katie Fish, DVM, sat down with our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, to take a deeper dive into the importance of having a structured mentorship program in veterinary clinics - Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences investigators recently
published a study in the Frontiers in Veterinary Science on the frequency of health conditions diagnoses in purebred and mixed-breed canines, finding it was mostly equal. - Are you considering switching from your current position into relief work? CJ Burnett, CExP,
broke down the pros and cons of working as a relief veterinarian to give readers a better understanding of what this career would look like, from a financial standpoint. - The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
announced that lactating dairy cattle will soon be required to be tested for the highly pathogenic avian influenza, more specifically type A H5N1. - And more!
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