Clinical Abstracts

Ins and outs of equine housing

  Generally, horses are stabled for human convenience; however, stabling is also sometimes essential for medical management of sick or...

Marie Rippingale

Management of the preparturient goat

Management of the doe during pregnancy and between kidding and peak lactation is essential for the health of the animal...

Decisions, decisions

Remain or leave? A binary decision that is quite topical at the moment and one that is taxing many human...

David Watson

Gene drives: Life-saving, or dangerous?

A novel technique for altering genes in animals, plants and insects has the potential to save millions of lives, eradicating...

Toxoplasma and the mind

Toxoplasma is one of the most common parasitic diseases known to affect almost all warm-blooded animals and humans. The parasite,...

The year ahead in British farming

Falling milk prices have barely been out of the news for the past two years, with crippling consequences for British...

Why did compulsory sheep dipping really end?

Farming minister George Eustice recently said he has found no evidence that fears over human health played a part in...