Animal & Veterinary Sciences: the branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of all disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. This includes the application of medical, diagnostic, surgical, dental, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals.
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Why did we change focus from the 3Rs to Systematic Reviews? Questionnaires on the 3Rs have revealed that the 3R search gets no high priority and the 3R search process is never included in fun...
Date: June 16, 2015Time: 8:00AM Pacific time, 11:00AM Eastern TimeGroup 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are recently described innate immune cells that contribute to type 2 inflammation, tiss...
FEB 05, 2015 | 3:00 PM
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As evidenced by the changes in the new Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory animals and the latest AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, it is clear that there is growing concern about the care and w...
FEB 05, 2015 | 1:30 PM
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The management of animal research programs has evolved into a complex and multifaceted endeavor. Scientific discovery moves at a fast pace and our knowledge of animal science is continually...
FEB 05, 2015 | 12:00 PM
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The pre-operative assessment and post-operative is critical for successful surgical procedures which will in turn lead to high quality outcomes in research studies. The care of the animals go...
FEB 05, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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In the context of an experimental project requiring surgical preparation of animals, training is not only required for technicians lacking a strong surgical background but also for more exper...
FEB 05, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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Effective workplace training in a research facility is an important key in ensuring smooth operations and high standards of animal care. Today's diverse workforce offers many benefits such a...
FEB 05, 2015 | 9:00 AM
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Recent advances in anesthesia, monitoring, pain assessment and analgesia provide many opportunities for improving the quality of our in vivo scientific data, and promoting high standards of a...
FEB 05, 2015 | 7:30 AM
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An anesthesia system designed to accommodate the physiological characteristics of small animals, including rats and mice, has the potential to provide great practical value to the life scienc...