May 08, 2012
Veterinary medical student Joseph Hicks was recently named
president of the Student Chapter of the Lesbian and Gay Veterinary
Medical Association (LGVMA) as the organization marked its return
to Texas A&M after a few years of inactivity.
"This revitalization of the A&M LGVMA started with the
recent American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges... (Read More)
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April 30, 2012
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency
Team from the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences wrapped a large-scale, multi-agency emergency response
training exercise designed to prepare the team for future
deployments in response to animal issues in
disaster.
"Over the course of Operation New Horizons, we f... (Read More)
April 24, 2012
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Salmonella infection, or Salmonellosis is
a major public health burden that carries a significant economic
price tag. Recent news stories about outbreaks of Salmonellosis
have led to detrimental effects on impacted industries.
Historically, pigs and the consumption of Salmonella contaminated
pork have been a major source for the transmission... (Read More)
April 24, 2012
By Monica Rhor
Dread and hope flit through the air of the waiting room like
storm clouds and clear blue competing for a place in the sky.
This is a place of last refuge, intractable hope and boundless
love, the entrance to a battlefield between cutting-edge science
and cancer.
It was here that Beverly Gorman and her husband arrived in
January after an urg... (Read More)
April 05, 2012
It was hope and personal sacrifice that led to a successful
recovery for Jack Penland, a six-year-old yellow Labrador, during
his seven week stay at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' (CVM) Veterinary Medical
Teaching Hospital (VMTH). Mary and Doug Penland, Jack's owners,
traveled the almost 2000 mile trek from Belize to C... (Read More)
March 19, 2012
By MAGGIE KIELY
maggie.kiely@theeagle.com
When Texas A&M regents professor Bob Strawser and his wife,
Carol, found a dog on New Year's Day lying motionless in a median
near the intersection of OSR and Texas 6, there was no discussion
of whether to stop or not.
The Strawsers are veterans when it comes to animal rescue. On
their ranch in Robertson County... (Read More)