Researchers test promising neosporosis vaccine for cattle August 13, 2008

Beltsville, Md. -- A new vaccine against neosporosis in cattle looks promising, according to researchers conducting efficacy testing at USDA?s Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

DVMs partner with human microsurgeon to reverse vasectomy August 1, 2008 By: Rachael Whitcomb

Washington — A team of reproductive experts performed what is believed to be the first reverse vasectomy on an equid at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Practical Matters: Vaginal cytology: Its value in detecting the cause of vulvar discharge July 1, 2008 By: Margaret V. Root Kustritz, DVM, PhD, DACT

Vulvar discharge can be a diagnostic challenge because the inciting problem may arise from the urinary tract, uterus or uterine stump, or vagina.

Nutrition's role in stallion fertility June 1, 2008 By: Ed Kane, PhD

Obesity may be Enemy No. 1 when it comes to a stallion's libido and fertility during the breeding season — a key reason for equine practitioners to counsel their clients on proper equine nutrition, experts say.

Davis, Ca. - 1/29/08 - New research indicates a loss of genetic diversity associated with the long-term development of foundation cat breeds - those breeds that provided the genetic basis from which modern pure breeds were developed.

Clinical Exposures: A retained testis and spermatic cord torsion in a boxer November 1, 2007 By: Lysimachos G. Papazoglou, DVM, PhD, MRCVS, Michail N. Patsikas, DVM, PhD, DECVDI, Nectarios Soubasis, DVM, PhD, Vasileia Kouti, DVM, Georgia Brellou, DVM, PhD

A 13-month-old intact male boxer weighing 57.2 lb (26 kg) was presented to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Companion Animal Clinic for evaluation of a one-day history of vomiting.

Promote and perform early spaying and neutering October 1, 2007 By: John Lofflin

Shelters can adopt out only so many animals, says Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM, director of the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the University of California, Davis. So the biggest impact on euthanasia numbers will be on the intake side of the equation, not the adoption side.

Reproduction center opens August 1, 2007

Ithaca, NY — Cornell University launched the Center for Reproductive Genomics, a research hub to determine how genetics affect human and animal infertility.

Practical Matters: Canine pregnancy diagnosis: serum relaxin or ultrasonography? June 1, 2007 By: Margaret V. Root Kustritz, DVM, PhD, DACT

Serologic testing for pregnancy in bitches is complicated because of female dogs' normal endocrine physiology.