The prevailing system of veterinary medical education and the practice of continued learning are not based on rigorous assessment of evidence for or against particular management options, including many aspects of clinical nutrition.

Inflammation is a reaction of the microcirculation characterized by movement of fluid and leukocytes from the blood into extravascular spaces.

The information obtained by sequencing the canine and feline genomes will certainly have a major impact on the study of genetic diseases in dogs and cats.