Shelter Medicine
Shelter Medicine is a field of veterinary medicine dedicated to the care of homeless animals in shelters or other facilities dedicated to finding them new homes. Shelter medicine includes all areas of veterinary practice important to the care and management of homeless animals and animals at risk of homelessness. Practitioners of shelter medicine must consider the health of the individual animal as well as the entire animal population. Credit: Shutterstock
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AUG 06, 2022Earth & The Environment
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AUG 06, 2022
Earth & The Environment
AUG 06, 2022
114 years ago, the first and only nearly complete Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) skeleton was found in a cave in Fr
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Written By:
Mandy Woods
JUL 25, 2022
Technology
JUL 25, 2022
With little to no information in the archaeological record regarding tattoos, placing their origin has proven difficult.
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Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAY 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
MAY 17, 2022
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin
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Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 23, 2022
Technology
JAN 23, 2022
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced widespread business shutdowns and shelter in place ord
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Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 17, 2021
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis
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Written By:
Nadine Husami
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OCT 30, 2021
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Earth & The Environment
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FEB 05, 2014 10:00 AM PST
FEB 05, 2014 10:00 AM PSTIn the laboratory setting, rats are commonly housed in clear caging in brightly lit rooms. As their natural history suggests a preference for low-light conditions, this practice is likely str...Speaker: Melissa Swan, RVT, AAS, RALATPresented at: Lab Animal Sciences 2014
FEB 05, 2014
10:00 AM PST
FEB 05, 2014
10:00 AM PST
In the laboratory setting, rats are commonly housed in clear caging in brightly lit rooms. As their natural history suggests a preference for low-light conditions, this practice is likely str...
Speaker:
Melissa Swan, RVT, AAS, RALAT
Presented at: Lab Animal Sciences 2014
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APR 27, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
APR 27, 2022 10:00 AM EDTDiscover the latest insights and best practices from leading experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, dog breeding, and more via panel discussions and dynamic presentations....FEB 05, 2014 6:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITS
FEB 05, 2014 6:00 AM PSTThe Veterinary Bioscience Institute and LabRoots, Inc. are pleased to announce the annual, two-day international, virtual Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live that will take pla...
APR 27, 2022
10:00 AM EDT
APR 27, 2022
10:00 AM EDT
Discover the latest insights and best practices from leading experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, dog breeding, and more via panel discussions and dynamic presentations....
FEB 05, 2014
6:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
FEB 05, 2014
6:00 AM PST
The Veterinary Bioscience Institute and LabRoots, Inc. are pleased to announce the annual, two-day international, virtual Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live that will take pla...