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IPVS 2012 Free Registration Winners
The two winners of the free IPVS 2012 registrations are:
Dr. Neelesh Sharma of India and Dr. Yusuf Ismail of Zambia.
Congratulations to the two winners!
On the IVIS Home Page - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Cartoon Caption Contest
See the selected captions for the cartoon featured in April. Click on the image to enlarge. Compose a caption for the cartoon below and submit your entry. Captions will be accepted until May 31st. Meet the cartoonist.
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Recent Additions
Synoviocentesis by J. Schumacher, H.D. Moll
Abdominal Hernias by D.D. Smeak
Perineal Hernia by G.P. Dupré, H.N. Brissot
Annual Meeting of the Italian Association of Equine Veterinarians (SIVE) 2012 - Bologna, Italy.
On-Line Courses
Ruminant Nutrition (CVE). The Ruminant Nutrition course is highly valuable to any veterinarian working in a farming environment. It is focused on the role and utilisation of the best nutritional practices to maximise the production and health of the animals in your care. Register now. View the on-line courses catalogue.
Veterinary Travel Calendar
May 2012 in New Orleans, USA - ACVIM
Jun. 2012 in Jeju, Korea - IPVS
Jul. 2012 in Whistler, Canada - ISCFR
Aug. 2012 in San Diego, USA - AVMA
Sep. 2012 in Birmingham, UK - BEVA
Oct. 2012 in Barcelona, Spain - SEVC
Nov. 2012 in Washington, USA - ACVS
Dec. 2012 in Anaheim, USA - AAEP
Jan. 2013 in Kissimmee, USA - NAVC
More...
Image of the Week
Calla pallustris. (With permission from Glen Lee - Saskatchewan Native Plants/Wildflowers website). From: Calla pallustris by A.P. Knight. In: Knight A.P. (Ed.). A Guide to Poisonous House and Garden Plants.
Topic of the Week
Small Animal Diabetes: Every week, IVIS brings together reviews, in-depth and how-to papers available in the IVIS Books and Proceedings Library.
This Week from WSAVA
Acute Critical Care Gastroenteritis – D. Miller
This Week from AAEP
Post-Partum Problems: The Top Ten List – R.M. Turner
This Week from NAVC
Gingivitis, Stomatitis, and Other Oral Lesions – Alice M. Wolf
Today's PubMed Search
Porcine. In: Domestic Animal Endocrinology. PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. To check an alternative animal group or journal for recent publications, use our Quick-Links to PubMed Abstracts.
Top Hits of Last Month
Neurological Examination. A. De Lahunta. In: Braund's Clinical Neurology in Small Animals: Localization, Diagnosis and Treatment, C.H. Vite and K.G. Braund (Eds.)
Methods. B.F. Feldman and C.A. Sink. In: Practical Transfusion Medicine, Feldman B.F. and Sink C.A. (Eds.).
Renal Biopsy. J. Schumacher and H.D. Moll. In: A Manual of Equine Diagnostic Procedures, Schumacher J. and Moll H.D. (Eds.).
News
WSAVA, Apr. 26, 2012 /IVIS - We invite you to attend WSAVA 2013 and discover the wonderful hospitality that Auckland offers. We are now accepting abstracts for the 38th Annual World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress. Auckland awaits your arrival in 2013! [...] Click here to read more.
Animal Disease Factsheet of the Day
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Arenavirus). Today’s Center for Food Safety and Public Health's Factsheet covers the etiology, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Arenavirus). Visit our Factsheet Index to access related images or other Factsheets. For "Fast Facts", clients handouts, more, visit the CFSPH.
Meet the Author
K. Benirschke, MD, La Jolla, CA, USA. Comparative Placentation by K. Benirschke. Other publications by K. Benirschke.
The IVIS TOP 40
The current IVIS TOP 40 includes this article: Current Equine Embryo Transfer Techniques by D. Vanderwall. In: Ball B.A. (Ed.). Recent Advances in Equine Reproduction.
View the TOP 40 list.
Quote of the Day
The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.—Lord Byron (1788-1824), British poet
Equine Disease Quarterly
“Heart Attacks” and Heart Disease in Horses. From the Maxwell H.Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
USP Veterinary Drug Monograph of the Week
Pyrimethamine. From the USP Veterinary Pharmaceutical Information Monographs.
Cartoon of the Week
Source: Dr. Dean W. Scott © - Funnyvet.com
Recent Proceedings on IVIS
SIVE - Annual Meeting of the Italian Association of Equine Veterinarians - 2012 - Bologna, Italy. View table of contents.
BEPS - Belgian Equine Practitioners Society, 2011 - Leuven, Belgium. View table of contents
SEVC - Southern European Veterinary Conference, 2011 - Barcelona, Spain. View table of contents
Featured Meetings
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