Clinical Abstracts

Why did the chicken enter the consulting room?

Examining domestic fowl, now commonly referred to as chickens, is no more or less complicated than examining any other animal...

Feline tooth resorption

  Veterinary general practices and hospitals must offer quality dentistry to all their patients. Clients expect professional dental care for...

Susan Thorne

Diagnosis and significance of common cestodes in UK cats and dogs

  Despite the widespread availability of anthelmintics effective against them, tapeworms (Class Cestoda) are still common parasites of UK cats...

Copper toxicity in dairy cows

  Copper is usually very well supplemented in the majority of UK dairy herds. Although deficiency can – and sometimes...

Owen Atkinson

Purr therapy: how caring for pets is proven to boost mental health

We all know that pets can provide companionship, love and are a great source of motivation. But in recent years,...

Keeping disease at bay on the cattle farm

  Disease represents a huge cost to the UK cattle industry. In a world market exposed to the harsh economics...

Goat health planning and therapeutic management

    Although the principle of ‘health planning’ is widely adopted within the farm animal sector and also adopted by...

David Harwood