2017

The Mazunte Project

The Purpose of this funding is to support DVM and LVT students’ participation in Marine Veterinary Medicine education at the National Mexican Turtle Center in Mazunte and provide veterinary services for remote communities along the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. Their ultimate goal is to reduce the feral dog and cat populations in these communities […]

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Is Brine Fine? Efficacy of a Saturated Salt Solution as an Alternative to Formalin for Storage of Anatomy Specimens

Formalin is a known carcinogen that has been a staple for maintaining specimens for teaching veterinary anatomy for many years. The unpleasant smell and human health risks are substantial and take away from the learning environment. Students are increasingly reluctant to spend time dissecting cadavers and examining prosections (pre-dissected and labelled specimens made by the

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Controlling Mastitis in Dairy Cattle with Antioxidant Vitamin D Therapy

The long-term goal of this project is to identify efficacious mastitis therapies that reduce the dairy industry’s dependence on antimicrobial drug use. Mastitis is the most devastating disease affecting adult dairy cows in the United States with economic losses of approximately 2 billion dollars annually. The incidence and severity of mastitis is greatest when dairy

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