Top Animal Health Links This Week (July 4 – 10)

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.

If you’re a veterinarian in Ontario, check out our quarterly practitioner surveys here. Check out our Summer of Samples images at the bottom of this post.

General

6 more rabies cases found in the past week. Make sure your pets are vaccinated

OMNRF Ontario Rabies Map – 1 new case of raccoon rabies found last week in Hamilton

Welcome to the #summerofsamples – check out our how-to videos for more tips

Bovine

Learn about fly management for your dairy operation

Good cattle producer information about antimicrobial use in Canada

Companion Animals

How a parasite commonly found in felines may be finding its way into Arctic foxes

Learn how veterinarians practice disease surveillance in their practices

Equine

Check out Equine Canada’s Fact Sheets and Biosecurity resources

Poultry

Low pathogenic H5 avian influenza has been found on a St. Catherines duck farm

Here is the CFIA’s statement on avian influenza situation in Ontario

Wildlife

New WildHelp app helps users report sick or injured animals