Since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, The Dairyland Initiative hasn’t missed a beat. They hosted their first virtual workshops, offered virtual farm consultations, created guidelines to combat the spread of COVID-19, and incorporated …
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Combining Veterinary Research and Computer Vision for Early Disease Detection
Posted onPreston Andrew Cernek DVMx’21 stumbled across an opportunity he wasn’t anticipating the summer before last. “I was looking for a summer job and I literally just started knocking on people’s doors down at the production …
It’s About the Animals — and Humans, Too
Posted onUW’s Shelter Medicine Program provides a needed resource for at-risk animals and those who care for them each day. Written by Stephanie Haws | Photos by Bryce Richter I sit next to Sandra Newbury DVM’03 …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Puzzled by Dog’s Snoring
Posted onThis expert response comes from clinical assistant professor Elizabeth Alvarez and clinical instructor Maria Verbrugge DVM’03 with the UW Veterinary Care Primary Care service. Question: We have an old English mastiff; he has been to …
Treatment Practices Can Reduce Lameness In Dairy Cattle
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Lameness is one of the most common debilitating health issues for dairy cattle. About 23% of dairy cattle will be affected with lameness during their lifetime, according to University of Wisconsin veterinarian Nigel Cook.
Companion Animal Fund Grant Program Supports 11 New Studies
Posted onThanks to grants from the school’s Companion Animal Fund, faculty and residents at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will launch 11 new research projects aimed at improving animal health care. Over $126,000 in …
An Advocate for Pet Health and Perpetual Learning
Posted onOn Nov. 2, 1987, Sandi Sawchuk began her first day with the School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care, helping to establish the hospital’s Primary Care service. This April, she retired after nearly 33 …
Coping Creatively with COVID-19: Dorte Dopfer and her little mouse
Posted onStrokes of Miniature Genius “If a tiny mouse can do it, then we can do it as well” Each morning since March 23, Dorte Dopfer, just after waking, has posted to her Facebook page a …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: When to Spay or Neuter?
Posted onSooner or Later to Spay or Neuter? The question below was featured in the Spring 2020 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes …
2020 Dystel Prize for MS Research Goes to Ian Duncan for Advances in Understanding Myelin Repair
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The 2020 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research has been awarded to Professor Ian Duncan for his groundbreaking research on myelin (the protective nerve coating that is damaged in MS). The Dystel Prize is given jointly by the National MS Society and the American Academy of Neurology.