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WCVM student receives equine scholarship
Hayley Lang, a WCVM veterinary student from Humboldt, Sask., is one of 33 equine-focused veterinary students in North America and the West Indies to receive a financial boost from the Winner’s Circle Scholarship program. Lang, who will begin her fourth and final year at the veterinary college this fall, is guaranteed a minimum of US $1,500 in scholarship support through …
June 24th, 2009 Full story »
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WCVM receives $9.06 million through KIP
The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have allocated $9.06 million to complete renovations to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s diagnostic facilities at the University of Saskatchewan. The new funding will be used to renovate the WCVM diagnostics laboratory — the final phase of a much larger infrastructure renewal plan that began in 2004. These renovations will ensure that Saskatchewan …
June 20th, 2009 Full story »
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Dowling and Mocha prepare for World Games
Dr. Trish Dowling of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and her 12-year-old mare ZF Mocha finished a 100-mile endurance ride on May 17 in Jarvie, Alta., with a qualifying time for the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. Dowling says she and Mocha are now aiming to compete as one of 14 Canadian horse and rider teams at …
May 21st, 2009 Full story »
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EFC’s $10,000 donation doubles in value
A $10,000 gift from the Equine Foundation of Canada to support vital horse health research at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine will double in value and impact through a unique matching gift program at the veterinary college. “We’re extremely grateful to the hundreds of horse owners and enthusiasts across Canada who worked together through the Equine …
April 24th, 2009 Full story »
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WCVM veterinarians to give horse health talks
Three clinicians at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) will give valuable horse health information to horse owners and breeders on Saturday, March 7, during the Saskatchewan Horse Federation’s annual conference in Saskatoon, Sask. (March 6 to 8). The WCVM clinicians are part of the conference’s Horse Owners and Industry Workshop on Saturday at Saskatoon’s Hilton Garden Inn: • …
March 03rd, 2009 Full story »
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Horse Health Lines: Autumn 2008
Rhodococcus equi pneumonia, equine ocular anomalies, gastric ulcers and a unique fundraising initiative for horse health research are among the topics highlighted in the latest issue of Horse Health Lines — the publication for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Equine Health Research Fund. Click here to download your own copy of the Autumn 2008 issue of Horse Health Lines. …
October 21st, 2008 Full story »
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EHV information seminar to be held in Regina
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Hugh Townsend of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) will give horse owners the facts about equine herpes virus during a public information seminar on Tuesday, April 22, in Regina, Sask. The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan Inc. (FACS) is organizing the free, two-hour evening session in partnership with WCVM and the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical …
April 16th, 2008 Full story »
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WCVM hospital resumes equine services
Based on the results of diagnostic tests, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine has resumed all regular clinical services for equine patients at its Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The decision, which took effect at 6:00 p.m. on April 11, ends a 29-day suspension of non-emergency equine admissions to control the risk of equine herpes virus type 1 (EHV-1) spread at the …
April 11th, 2008 Full story »
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Specialist gives equine herpes virus facts
More than 300 members of Saskatchewan’s horse industry learned the facts about equine herpes virus from infectious disease specialist Dr. Hugh Townsend at an information seminar in Saskatoon last night. Organized by the The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan Inc. and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, the two-hour session focused on the neurologic form of equine herpes virus type …
April 11th, 2008 Full story »
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Seminar on equine herpes virus in Saskatoon
The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan Inc. and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan are teaming up to present an equine herpes virus information seminar on Thursday, April 10, in Saskatoon, Sask. A recent outbreak of equine herpes virus type 1 (EHV-1) in the Saskatoon area has caused concern for people involved in Saskatchewan’s horse …
April 04th, 2008 Full story »
