Top Animal Health Links This Week (July 11-17)

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

College of Veterinarians of Ontario moves into second phase of antimicrobial project

Companion Animals

Cat scratch fever – not just a Ted Nugent song. A Toronto man recently died after a cat bite

Remember to seek medical treatment for cat bites + scratches, and advise clients to do the same

Bovine

Some great information on Salmonella Dublin in Ontario calves and on an OAHN-funded research project

Equine

Strangles: Dispelling the Myths

Poultry

Industry Advisory from the Feather Board Command Centre: CFIA Establishes Avian Influenza Control Zone

Swine

Great article on influenza detailing the definition of “One flu”.

Lab Samples