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WHY THE TYPE OF ULTRASOUND SCANNER YOU USE COULD BE AFFECTING YOUR SCANNING RESULTS
The use of veterinary ultrasound in pregnancy detection has been well documented in previous years, and is now considered to be a routine procedure when attempting to establish pregnancy/elucidate the current stage of gestation. However, it is important to carefully consider the type of ultrasound scanner that is used and to ensure it is the correct device for the task in hand.
VIS Promotional Video Outtakes
As our recent dog scan training course and cattle scan course attendees will have noticed, we have been working on some video footage of our work lately.
With filming now complete, we share with you some out takes from our final day of filming, here at our offices in Maidstone.
THE ROLE OF VETERINARY ULTRASOUND IN THE DETECTION OF BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Utilising ultrasonography to help in the visualisation of infection and disease is one invaluable function of an ultrasound scanner, and will serve as the topic for this article. A paper published by Ollivett TL et al., ‘Thoracic Ultrasonography and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis in Holstein Calves with Subclinical Lung Lesions.
IS A NEW TREATMENT ON THE HORIZON FOR GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS?
Scientific research is integral in our fight against the infections and diseases that we can fall prey to at any moment in time. Whether experiments are carried out in mice, humans or reptiles, all findings can help us to better understand how to treat certain conditions and/or infections. In addition, some of these experiments can reveal a new type of treatment that might be suitable for a pre-existing issue - the topic of this article.
BECOME A CATTLE ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN
4-day intensive ultrasound training course, 4th - 7th of April 2016 at Hartpury College (University of West England) in Gloucestershire.
POLYPHENOLS AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES WITHIN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
It is time for something a little bit different over the next few weeks. We will be taking a brief departure from our veterinary topics and looking at research focusing on the use of polyphenols, which can be both naturally occurring but can also be created artificially (Wikipedia). The effects of polyphenols on degenerative and cardiovascular conditions will be looked at in more detail using two published research studies.