Comment:

Raising the bar on welfare
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 451. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and Reports:

Changes to be made to TB testing in England
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 452-453. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

'Farming champions' recognised
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 453. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kathryn Clark

Going different ways? Devolution and its impact on animal health
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 454-455. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guidance for students undertaking EMS in the food sector
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 456. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEWS IN BRIEF
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Arianwen Morris

Combining expertise on animal diseases
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 457-458. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wildlife and emerging disease
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Communicating science
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 460. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

K. D. C. Stärk and A. Nevel

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the pig health monitoring systems used in England
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 461-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Eatwell

Comparison of total calcium, ionised calcium and albumin concentrations in the plasma of captive tortoises (Testudo species)
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 466-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J-M. Hatt, E. Zollinger, A. Boehler, M. Hofer, H. W. Steinmetz, and M. Clauss

Collection and analysis of breath and breath condensate exhaled by feral pigeons (Columba livia) and chickens (Gallus domesticus)
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 469-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

N. Pusterla, S. Mapes, J. E. Madigan, N. J. MacLachlan, G. L. Ferraro, J. L. Watson, S. J. Spier, and W. D. Wilson

Prevalence of EHV-1 in adult horses transported over long distances
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 473-475. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Ghalmi, N. Dramchini, and B. China

Risk factors for abortion in cattle herds in Algeria
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 475-476. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Jones

Repair of hock fractures in racing greyhounds
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 477-478. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Books:

Gerhard Putter

Practical dentistry...: SAUNDERS SOLUTIONS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE: SMALL ANIMAL DENTISTRY, Cecilia Gorrel
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 479. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ian S. Mason

... and a problem-oriented approach to dermatology: SAUNDERS SOLUTIONS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE: SMALL ANIMAL DERMATOLOGY, Anita Patel and Peter Forsythe
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 479. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOKS RECEIVED
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Gazette:

BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 480. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GRANTS AVAILABLE
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PERSONAL
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DEATHS
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RCVS
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Letters:

Nigel Gibbens

Changes to the bovine TB surveillance and control programme in England
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 481. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alex Barlow, Sarah Ford, Richard Green, Colin Morris, and Scott Reaney

Investigations into suspected white-nose syndrome in two bat species in Somerset
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 481-482. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David J. Everest, Sylvia S. Grierson, Mark F. Stidworthy, and Craig Shuttleworth

PCR detection of adenovirus in grey squirrels on Anglesey
Vet Rec. 2009 165: 482. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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