Top Animal Health Links This Week (Aug 7-13)

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

Animal disease outbreaks take a toll on the workers and vets involved

Relatively new tick-borne disease, Heartland Virus, was identified in Arkansas – it is spread by the Lone Star Tick

Latest Ontario Rabies Map – 2 New cases found last week: 1 raccoon from Niagara and 1 skunk from Halton

Bovine

USDA’s Emerging Animal Disease Plan Provides Response Framework

Companion Animals

Our companion animal summer veterinary report is posted! Must be logged in to view

Part 4/4 of our raw food podcast series is out! Check out resource page on raw food diets

Imported dogs need better medical screening, veterinarian group says

Equine

The chicken in the mineshaft- chickens used as sentinels for EEE in the US