Companion Animals

Moving Towards Sustainable Global Use of Veterinary Antibiotics

Moving Towards Sustainable Global Use of Veterinary Antibiotics Misuse of antibiotics Penicillin has saved millions of lives since its discovery in 1928 by the famous Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming. Since then, scientists have developed antibiotics further and now there are hundreds of different types. Across the world, these drugs treat bacterial infections from acne to meningitis. Similarly, antibiotics have quickly become vital in veterinary care. These days, the lives of millions of animals are improved thanks to these vital drugs.…

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Progesterone in Dogs: Assessment of Heat and Whelping

Progesterone in Dogs: Assessment of Heat and Whelping For dog breeders, one of the most difficult parts of breeding can be identifying the right time to mate. Female dogs usually have just two seasons a year, and the fertile window can be very small. Even though a bitch might show bleeding and behavioural signs of heat for over 2 weeks, her fertile window might be as narrow as just a few days. progesterone testing is one of the ways breeders…

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