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VAST team helps Haiti rebuild
May 07th, 2012
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It’s been more than two years since a 7.0-magnitude earthquake affected Haiti, but the nation continues to struggle to this day with issues related to the disaster. “Almost 90 per cent of the roads remain impassable and it’s nearly impossible to get any care for animals or people living in rural areas,” describes Dr. Jasmine Dhillon, a public health epidemiologist …
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New WCVM podcasts now available online
A lecture on animal ethology, a talk on the benefits of estrus synchronization in beef and dairy cattle and a presentation on the state of the WCVM are three new podcasts that are now available online. Click on the following links to subscribe in iTunes to the WCVM News and Events and to view RSS feed: Subscribe in iTunes View …
April 24th, 2012 Full story »
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“Santa Paws for Pets” backs pet research
For one day every December, Winnipeg veterinarian Dr. Gord Goodridge (WCVM ’75) trades in his stethoscope for a red velvet suit and plays Ol’ St. Nick at the Centennial Animal Hospital’s annual Christmas fundraiser. But while other Santa Clauses bestow their “Ho Ho Hos” on young children, Goodridge shares his lap with a variety of furry, four-legged creatures during the …
April 11th, 2012 Full story »
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Vet of the year honour for WCVM graduate
Western College of Veterinary Medicine alumnus Dr. Tye Perrett of Okotoks, Alta., is the Boehringer Ingelheim WCABP Veterinarian of the Year for 2012. The award was presented to Perrett during the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners‘ annual meeting that took place in Calgary from January 19-21, 2012. Perrett, who graduated from the WCVM in 1999, practised at the Lethbridge …
April 09th, 2012 Full story »
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Registration now open for VetMed Camps
Online registration is now open for VetMed Camps, one of the most popular summer camps offered by the University of Saskatchewan’s SCI-FI Camps organization. The week-long summer camps, which are held on site at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), offer students the ideal opportunity to learn more about the intriguing connections between veterinary medicine and science. The camps, …
March 22nd, 2012 Full story »
