Top Animal Health Links This Week (Apr. 18-24)

To help you stay on top of animal health and disease news, we are posting our top links of the week, which will direct you to important information and discussions around animal health. Below, please find the links, broken down by Network. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter if you want to see the best animal health links on the net every day. Read our guides on how to use Twitter and Facebook for continuing education. If you missed last week’s top links, check them out here.

General

Updated OMNRF Rabies Map – 6 new cases this week, 5 skunks and 1 raccoon in Hamilton

Here’s an excellent rabies risk assessment flow chart from OMAFRA

“Scientists claim a novel bacterium can cause the tick-borne disease and may trigger more serious symptoms”

Alternative Species

The Merck manual has a helpful overview of Viral Diseases of Rabbits

Bovine

Learn more about antibiotic resistance and bovine veterinary medicine

Equine

Equine recurrent uveitis is the leading cause of blindness in horses – learn more about signs and treatment

Great video from Equine Guelph “What can owners do right now to improve the fire safety of their barn?”

Equine Disease Communication Centre has updates on EHV-1 outbreak in Maryland and EIA outbreak in Pennsylvania

Small Ruminants