Comment:

Coordinating strategy on bluetongue
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 101. [Full Text] [PDF]  

News and Reports:

EC offers support for emergency vaccination against bluetongue
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 102. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scotland strengthens its bluetongue rules
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DEFRA defines its official delivery partners
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 103. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kennel Club's fears for British breeds
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H5N1 virus 'very similar' to 2007 Czech strain
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 103. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EFSA opinion on tail biting and docking in pigs
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 104. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory disease in cattle commonly diagnosed in Scotland in November
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News In Brief
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News In Brief
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Papers and Articles:

M. R. Salimi-Bejestani, P. Cripps, and D. J. L. Williams

Evaluation of an ELISA to assess the intensity of Fasciola hepatica infection in cattle
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 109-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. J. Hernandez-Divers, D. Martinez-Jimenez, S. Bush, K. S. Latimer, P. Zwart, and E. J. B. Veldhuis Kroeze

Effects of allopurinol on plasma uric acid levels in normouricaemic and hyperuricaemic green iguanas (Iguana iguana)
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 112-115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. J. Vos, P. J. Pollock, M. Harty, T. Brennan, S. de Blaauw, and H. McAllister

Fractures of the cervical vertebral odontoid in four horses and one pony
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 116-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short Communications:

A. W. Philbey, H. A. Mather, D. J. Taylor, and J. E. Coia

Isolation of avian strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium from cats with enteric disease in the United Kingdom
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 120-122. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. Bakos

Digital luminescence thoracic radiography in horses with recurrent airway obstruction
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 122-124. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Nielsen, H. Thompson, G. J. Hammond, Y-P. Chang, and I. K. Ramsey

Central diabetes insipidus associated with primary focal B cell lymphoma in a dog
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 124-125. [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. S. Zarkov

Use of a commercial immunoassay for rapid detection of influenza A antigen in experimentally infected turkeys
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 126-127. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books:

Trevor Turner

Veterinary forensics: INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY AND COMPARATIVE FORENSIC MEDICINE, John E. Cooper and Margaret E. Cooper
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 128. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David J. Bartram

How to be happier at work: WORK, HAPPINESS, AND UNHAPPINESS, Peter Warr
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 128. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED
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Gazette:

BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION
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BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION
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DEATHS
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DIARY
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AVTRW conference
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GRANTS AVAILABLE
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Letters:

S. J. Bellworthy, G. Dexter, M. Stack, M. Chaplin, S. A. C. Hawkins, M. M. Simmons, M. Jeffrey, S. Martin, L. Gonzalez, S. Martin, and P. Hill

Oral transmission of BSE to VRQ/VRQ sheep in an experimental flock
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 130-131. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Yves Zimmer, Eric Haubruge, Frédéric Francis, Jeannine Bortels, Gregory Simonon, Bertrand Losson, Bernard Mignon, Julien Paternostre, Redgi De Deken, Gill De Deken, Isra Deblauwe, Christiane Fassotte, Ruddy Cors, and Thibault Defrance

Breeding sites of bluetongue vectors in northern Europe
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 131. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. O. Jones

Foot-and-mouth disease and the use of face masks
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 131-132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. A. Fee and F. E. Malone

Complex vertebral malformation in a Holstein fetus in Ireland
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Bartram

Suicide by veterinary surgeons
Vet Rec. 2008 162: 132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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