Top Animal Health Links This Week (May 9-15)

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

OVC profs talk about humane certified beef on Global news

Companion Animals

This tick tips infographic from Merck Vet Manual is a great intro to removing ticks from your pet

Some postcards from Worms and Germs focusing on “Healthy Pets, Healthy People”

Equine

Equine strangles outbreak in Nova Scotia. Talk to your vet about prevention of strangles on your farm!

From CFIA National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity Standard for the Equine Sector

Poultry

Great info on this OAHN-sponsored initiative: “Project Aims to Improve the Health and Welfare of Backyard Poultry”

Are you a vet/technician who works with backyard poultry? Join likeminded people on a listserv to discuss cases – Email oahn@uoguelph.ca

OVC welfare profs talk about the cage free movement in the Globe and Mail