Cornell-Israel collaboration works backwards to fight virus threatening livestock trade worldwide European livestock beware: bluetongue virus is coming your way, and it’s deadlier than ever. Once limited to warmer climes, the insect-borne virus’s new highly pathogenic strain has been spreading northward since 2006, reaching farther into Europe than ever before. Bluetongue’s rise threatens ruminants and […]
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Horses will help unlock immunological mysteries of allergies and herpes For horses, Iceland is a safe haven from disease. Several pathogens never made it to the island, whose native horses evolved for almost 1,000 years in isolation. Without facing diseases common outside, such as equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) and insect-induced allergies (called sweet itch or […]
For four weeks this past fall over two dozen dairy veterinarians converged on a private farm in Sanhe City, 37 miles east of Beijing. Here in China’s Heibei province, the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with Huaxia Dairy as well as local Chinese educational, government, and agricultural institutions to lead an international […]
November 29, 2011 By Carly Hodes One in five Americans suffers from autoimmune disease, in which the immune system goes off-track and attacks the body’s own cells. Cornell researchers have identified a signaling mechanism in immune-system cells that may contribute to this mistake, opening the door for possible new therapies for autoimmune diseases such as lupus […]
Nov. 8, 2011 By Carly Hodes Will a fresh glass of “raw” milk nourish or poison you? Pasteurization almost always provides protection from contamination. Unpasteurized “raw” milk, on the other hand, provides a potential breeding ground for disease-causing bacteria such as E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter and Salmonella, all of which have caused outbreaks spread by raw […]
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Oct. 26, 2011 By Carly Hodes At a time when extinction threatens nearly one-quarter of all known vertebrate species, Cornell and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) have teamed up to offer a new shared doctoral program that will train the next generation of wildlife conservation scientists. The Cornell-Smithsonian Joint Graduate Training Program (JGTP) began accepting […]
Whatever their background, most new veterinary students share one desire: to work with animals as soon as possible. Continuous modifications and improvements to the curriculum—in response to input from faculty, students, alumni, and employers— have resulted in a history of classroom adaptations in Cornell’s veterinary curriculum that continually bring students closer to the action sooner. […]
Nutrition research reveals paths to weight loss and the secret life of fat Americans are getting fatter and so are their pets. Following rising trends in human obesity, nearly half of pet dogs and cats weigh too much, and it’s taking heavy tolls on their health. Cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and other bone and joint problems […]
Earlier detection and new treatments for horse racing’s number-one performance problem It’s a big day at the track. Years of training and thousands of dollars are at stake. The gates open and your horse lunges forward. But his breath comes in gasps. It looks as if he’s wearing a heavy mask that is blocking his […]
When their dog, Buzz, faced a life-threatening condition in October 2009, Richard and Stacy Hoffman drove their Scottish terrier six hours from Maryland to Cornell University Hospital for Animals, where a timely surgery saved his life. Their experience inspired several donations to the Companion Animal Hospital, and as strong supporters of animal welfare they were […]