Study explores causes of sudden death in racehorses

Published
October 22, 2008

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Pathobiology, Clinical Studies, College News

He doesn't get to the racetrack very often, but Ontario Veterinary College clinician Luis Arroyo can imagine the shock that grips grandstand patrons when a racehorse drops dead in mid-stride. Perhaps more distressing than those occasional sudden deaths is the inability to pinpoint what has felled the animals, he says.

In a paper published last month in Veterinary Pathology, Arroyo and co-authors examine a possible cause of these unexplained deaths in standardbred and thoroughbred racehorses. 

 

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A new model of canine cancer

Published
October 9, 2008

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Pet Trust, Pathobiology, College News

Cancer researchers seeking treatments and cures have long relied on lab mice to study the disease. Now add dogs to the menagerie.

Since returning last year to his alma mater, Prof. Geoff Wood, Pathobiology, has set up a research program using both mice and dogs to study human cancer. Besides learning more about the disease in people, he expects his work will benefit canine patients at the OVC Teaching Hospital.

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OVC students shine at bovine practitioners conference

Published
October 7, 2008

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Population Medicine, College News

Students from the Ontario Veterinary College earned top awards at the recent 41st annual meeting of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) in Charlotte, N.C.

Cynthia Miltenburg (OVC ’10) was awarded a prestigious Amstutz Scholarship. The award is presented annually to 20 DVM students from across North America in an effort attract well-trained veterinarians to food animal practice, particularly bovine practice, and to offer various educational enrichment opportunities to help ensure that practitioners are equipped to meet the needs of the 21st century. The scholarship was created in honour of Dr. Harold E. Amstutz, an esteemed bovine researcher who was the AABP's first executive vice-president.

Miltenburg’s classmate, John Las, earned 1st prize in the student research presentation category for his project, “The Evaluation of the Effect of a Miele PW 6065 Plus Washer on the Bacterial Load and Durability of Dairy Udder Towels.”

 

 

OVC Community Readers program returns

Published
October 2, 2008

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College News

The OVC Community Readers program is back again this year exploring veterinary medicine and the human condition through literature.

This fall's selection is The Rhino With the Glue-On Shoes and Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and Their Patients.

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