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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE 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.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE 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.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE 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.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Practical Matters: Use lower doses of oxytocin for dystocia March 1, 2007 By:Margaret V. Root Kustritz, DVM, PhD, DACT Oxytocin is a pituitary hormone that causes strong, coordinated contractions of the estrogen-primed uterus during parturition. It may be used therapeutically to relieve nonobstructive dystocia in bitches.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Embryo shipping, cost and success rates December 1, 2006 By:Elizabeth F. Martinsen, DVM, Dipl. ACT Over the last two decades, embryo transfer has grown in acceptance and is now performed in many horse breeds. The majority of embryo transfers in the United States each year are performed on Arabian and Quarter horses. The American Quarter Horse Association allows multiple foal registrations per year, and the high-dollar Quarter horses are boosting the embryo transfer industry. The embryo transfer technique has not undergone significant innovations for the past few years, but there has been an increasing trend to have embryos shipped to a reproductive facility that manages a large recipient herd. This trend has been supported by encouraging pregnancy rates following embryo transfers from shipped embryos.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Gift bolsters CSU equine orthopedic, reproduction programs August 2, 2006 FORT COLLINS, COLO - 08/02/06 - A $1-million gift to Colorado State University's equine veterinary programs will be evenly split between the university's Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center and the Equine Reproduction Laboratory.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Stud exams preserve fertility February 1, 2006 By:Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM Much of the focus and effort put forth on breeding farms this spring will center on mares and the various reproductive problems that they experience. Stallions are often given minimal attention other than bacterial cultures and examination of early season ejaculates unless there are unusually high numbers of return "open" mares or evidence of serious problems.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Embryo transfer pioneer honored February 1, 2006 Orlando — Duane C. Kraemer, DVM, PhD, a professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, was presented the Pioneer Award at the International Embryo Transfer Society's (IETS) 32nd-annual conference in Orlando for his contributions to the development of embryo transfer technology.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Idiosyncrasies in greyhounds that can affect their medical care August 1, 2005 By:William E. Feeman III, DVM Over thousands of years, greyhounds have been bred and selected for speed. This selective breeding may explain a number of the idiosyncrasies we see in the breed today. Retired racing greyhounds are becoming more common pets and more common patients in veterinary hospitals. It is estimated that about 18,000 greyhounds are placed into homes as pets annually. This article will familiarize practitioners with some idiosyncrasies in greyhounds that can affect their medical care.

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