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Editor’s note: Euthanasia by gunshot should only be performed by veterinarians or those properly trained in the practice. Improper technique can create serious horse welfare and human safety issues.
In recent years authorities have tightened restrictions on the disposal of equine carcasses euthanized with the barbiturate pentobarbital. Concerns include groundwater contamination, soil contamination, pet food contamination at rendering facilities, and poisoning of scavenging wildlife or domestic animals. Consequently, veterinarians need alternative options for euthanizing horses.
J.R. Lund, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM, ACVR, diagnostic animal radiologist at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, in Madison, and a team recently assessed the safety and efficacy of gunshot euthanasia. She presented their findings at the 2020 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention, held virtually.
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News Highlights: Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine adds epidemiology expert | KLBK | KAMC
AMARILLO and LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The following is a press release from Texas Tech University:
Diagnosing and effectively treating a patient’s disease is one thing. Still, a completely different approach is needed to understand, control and prevent infectious organisms and diseases in populations. Epidemiology is the field of science in which populations are studied to better promote health across the population.
Epidemiological skills are important to veterinarians and, by extension, to society as a whole. It’s easy to imagine a vet being called to investigate an outbreak of disease in a herd of cattle. But equally important is the role of the veterinarian in human health. In fact, the vet’s oath includes a pledge to protect animal and human health. Society benefits when new knowledge provides ways to advance this oath. New knowledge comes from curious rese
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