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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE 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.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Nutritional support for hospitalized patients June 1, 2008 By:Melissa Marshall, DVM, Dipl. ACVECC, Lisa P. Weeth, DVM, Dipl. ACVN Nutritional needs often play a secondary role to medical and surgical intervention. Critically ill veterinary patients are at high risk for malnutrition because of physical impediments, as well as physiologic and metabolic abnormalities. Protein and/or calorie malnutrition results in decreased immune competence, decreased tissue synthesis, increased protein degradation (especially that of the lymphatic system), altered drug metabolism and is known to increase morbidity and mortality in human patients. Although veterinary studies are lacking, it is generally accepted that early enteral nutrition decreases complications from malnutrition.

Source: DEAR KARA Dear Kara: minced diet (Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition) June 1, 2008 Kara answers questions about the minced diet.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Reasons to exorcise the 'demon' in grain May 1, 2008 By:Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH), based in Norfolk, England, has long dealt primarily with cases of neglected and starved horses, but now there is a newer issue facing this organization.

Source: DEAR KARA Dear Kara: Food allergies (Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition) May 1, 2008 By:Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT Kara answers questions about food allergies

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Tentative settlement reached in pet-food lawsuits May 1, 2008 By:DVM Newsmagazine Camden, N.J. — Another chapter in the lengthy pet-food recall saga is drawing to a close with the reported settlement of more than 100 class-action lawsuits brought on behalf of pet owners in the United States and Canada.

Tentative settlement reached in pet-food lawsuits April 3, 2008 Camden, N.J. - 4/3/08 - Another chapter in the lengthy pet-food recall saga is drawing to a close with the reported settlement of more than 100 class-action lawsuits brought on behalf of pet owners in the United States and Canada.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Exploring the petfood jungle (Proceedings) April 1, 2008 By:David Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN The massive amount of information and misinformation about petfoods on the World Wide Web, in books and publications, and elsewhere has led to considerable concern and confusion by the pet owning public.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Pet food ingredients: Good, bad and ugly (Proceedings) April 1, 2008 By:David Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN The trend in the media, on web sites, and other sources of information on the topic of human nutrition to identify particular foods as "good" or "bad" is confusing at best.

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