Dr. Dale Moore serendipitously “met cows and fell in love” in the summer of 1978 on a Washington dairy farm, leading to a career dedicated to preventative veterinary medicine for dairy cattle and training veterinarians.
By Jeremy Coumbes on June 1, 2021 at 10:45am
The Greene County Health Department is asking for the public’s help in collecting dead birds.
Health Department officials want to obtain the birds to submit to the Illinois Department of Public Health to test for the presence of the West Nile Virus.
Greene County Health Department staff will retrieve species of “perching birds” (Passeriformes) in addition to crows, blue jays, robins, cardinals, catbirds, mockingbirds, many species of sparrows, finches, flycatchers, swallows, warblers, wrens, and small or medium-sized hawks or owls.
The birds will be submitted to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for testing.
Term 6 students Amanda Broeder, Shannon Millikin, and Nakia Sweetman at the Oquendo campus in Las Vegas, NV. Photo courtesy of Nakia Sweetman.
When the COVID-19 pandemic prevented School of Veterinary Medicine students from participating in hands-on training in Grenada, St. George’s University coordinated a unique alternative under the bright lights and glitz in Las Vegas, NV.
This semester, a total of 98 Term 6 students attended clinical skills workshops at the Viticus Center – Oquendo Campus in Las Vegas. The center is a venue for many medical and veterinary medicine continuing education sessions; however, it welcomed SGU students as part of its mission to “enhance animal and human health worldwide by providing the highest quality year-round continuing education to veterinary and human healthcare professionals.”
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The immune system is charged with protecting animals from external pathogenic, or disease-causing, threats such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. But sometimes it gets a little carried away, sending its defenders out on missions to destroy things a bit more benign.
Allergies develop when the immune system responds to contact with outside “foreign” proteins, called allergens, that wouldn’t normally harm the animal. These include dust particles and components of insect saliva, pollens, and other plant and animal proteins. In horses, allergic responses most commonly arise in the skin and respiratory systems.
Basics of the Battle
Several key immune system players are involved in allergic reactions:
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