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Date: September 2023   Category:

What To Know Before Getting an Exotic Pet

ownership has increased significantly in the last several years worldwide and in the United States. Nearly 60% of households in...

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Date: June 2020   Category:

Identifying Credible Pet Health Websites

Strategies and Credible Websites The TexVetPets article Finding Information on the Internet provides us with a great starting point and...

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Date: June 2020   Category:

Evaluating Sources of Veterinary Information on the Internet

When you are curious or concerned about a behavior or health issue related to your animal, there is a wealth...

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Date: December 2019   Category:

Brumation in Turtles and Tortoises

What Is Brumation? Brumation is the appropriate term used for the period of dormancy that most commonly occurs in reptiles...

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Date: June 2019   Category:

Cattle Branding

Branding livestock, especially cattle, has been a tradition for thousands of years. An ancient Egyptian tomb painting from 2700 B.C....

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Date: October 2018   Category:

Who’s Who in Veterinary Medicine?

In human medicine, when you seek medical treatment, there is a plethora of people to assist with medical care, such...

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Date: July 2018   Category:

Caseous Lymphadenitis

Caseous lymphadenitis (CL) is a bacterial infection found mostly in sheep and goats, though other species such as horses, cows,...

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Date: May 2018   Category: ,

Disaster Preparedness for Livestock

Natural disasters are a phenomenon that most people likely will face within their lifetimes. The type of natural disaster will...

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Date: September 2017   Category:

Bovine Anaplasmosis

Texas cattle producers have reported an increasing number of cases of bovine anaplasmosis, a disease caused by a bacterium (Anaplasma...

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Date: March 2017   Category:

Contagious Ecthyma (Orf)

Global Virus Affects Sheep and Goats Contagious ecthyma, also known as “orf” or “soremouth,” is a common malady in sheep and...

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