Western College of Veterinary Medicine
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WCVM scientists present in The Netherlands
In August, Dr. Claire Card presented a research paper entitled, “Effects of equine arteritis virus — positive semen on mare fertility,” at the Ninth International Equine Reproduction Symposium in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. Card is a professor in WCVM’s Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and a diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. She supervises the work of graduate student …
September 01st, 2006 Full story »
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EHRF invests nearly $60,000 in horse health
Western College of Veterinary Medicine scientists have received nearly $60,000 from the College’s Equine Health Research Fund to conduct four studies that will ultimately improve the health and care of horses around the world. “We’re very pleased with the quality and diversity of the research proposals that were submitted to the Fund this year. Our objectives are to select scientifically-sound …
August 03rd, 2006 Full story »
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Horse Health Lines: Summer 2006
The Summer 2006 issue of Horse Health Lines is now available in PDF format. Inside, you’ll find: • The $60,000 Investment in Equine Health: WCVM scientists have received nearly $60,000 from the Equine Health Research Fund for four new research projects. • Lidocaine: Colic’s Damage Controller?: Can equine surgeons rely on this local anesthetic to control damage after small intestinal …
July 27th, 2006 Full story »
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EHRF Fellow: Dr. Jenny Kelly
Originally from Hawaii, Dr. Jenny Kelly grew up knowing that she wanted to be a veterinarian: “I was always the kid who rescued baby birds that fell out of the next, the one who brought home stray cats and dogs and cared for them.” Kelly received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine …
July 25th, 2006 Full story »
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Horse Health Lines: Fall 2005
Click here to check out our feature articles in the Fall 2005 issue of Horse Health Lines. • Blinded by the Night: Veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Lynne Sandmeyer is leading one of the most comprehensive research investigations of congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) in Appaloosa horses ever undertaken. • The Cutting Edge in Equine Surgery: WCVM’s major expansion and renovation plans …
June 02nd, 2006 Full story »
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Horse Health Lines: Spring 2005
This issue’s stories: • A New Era in Horse Health: The Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s expansion brings new technology, services and research to horses. • Promising Potentials: Scientist test potential of new equine health research studies. • Equine Link to Island Fungus: Vancouver Island horses are exposed to Cryptococcus gattii. • The Future is Wide Open in Equine Dentistry: …
March 03rd, 2006 Full story »
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A quarter century of better health
During the mid-1970s, you could count the number of equine veterinary specialists and researchers living and working in Western Canada on the fingers of one hand. Once tractors finished replacing horse power in the 1940s, the incentive to improve horse health care had stalled in every western province. The region’s closest sources of advanced equine education and research were American …
October 19th, 2002 Full story »
