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Oklahoma Governor appoints Malayer to Science and Innovation Council

Thu, Nov 05, 2020

Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Jerry Malayer, Ph.D., associate dean of research and graduate education at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, to serve on the Governor’s Council on Science and Innovation.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Mike Schoonover

Tue, Nov 03, 2020

According to Dr. Mike Schoonover, horses spend the majority of their lives trying to hurt themselves. Schoonover, an associate professor of equine surgery and sports medicine at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has seen this first hand in the horses he has treated throughout his veterinary career. In this month’s Vet Med Faces of Research segment, Schoonover talks about his research to find better ways to treat wounds and infections.

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OSU Veterinarians Treat a Show Horse for Terry Bradshaw

Mon, Nov 02, 2020

Depending on your age, you might know Terry Bradshaw for different things. Since 1994, he’s been a sports analyst and is co-host of Fox NFL Sunday. He’s done a number of guest stints on a variety of reality TV shows and currently has his own show on E!, The Bradshaw Bunch. Going back a few decades, he won four Super Bowls as the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Having a Veterinarian on Your Team: Why It’s Important for Success

Mon, Nov 02, 2020

In successful cattle programs, effective herd owners build strong teams to assist them with monitoring industry changes, marketing, nutrition, health and daily operations. One essential member of every progressive cattlemen’s team is the veterinarian.

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The Value of the Pre-Purchase Examination

Mon, Oct 19, 2020

Sir Winston Churchill once said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man,” and I wholeheartedly believe this is true. Unfortunately, the “trading” of horses has been viewed as a source of dishonesty since the Gilded Age. Most horses are sold “as is,” and prospective buyers must be able to identify horses with pre-existing conditions that may make it unsuitable for their intended use. Additionally, horses can be expensive.

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OSU Veterinary College and Einstein College of Medicine partner to advance human and animal cancer research

Mon, Oct 12, 2020

A new partnership between Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may herald new treatments for cancer patients, both humans and animals.

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OADDL completes mission of testing human COVID-19 samples

Thu, Oct 08, 2020

While the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab has now stopped processing human samples for COVID-19 testing, its work from the very beginning of the pandemic in Oklahoma has been remarkable, processing a total of 111,093 samples.

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Grain Overload in Goats

Mon, Oct 05, 2020

It turns out that a really high-carb diet might be especially bad for your goats. Rumen acidosis, or an abnormal acidic environment within the first stomach of ruminants, develops with the rapid fermentation of highly digestible carbohydrates that are ingested in excessive amounts. Although corn is commonly implicated, other cereal grains (oats, wheat and barley) may be the offending feedstuffs, particularly if they are finely ground. Although the more common name for the condition is “grain overload,” breads, rice, apples, grapes, sugar beets and potatoes have also been implicated as sources of excess carbohydrates.

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OSU Expands Shelter Medicine Program

Thu, Oct 01, 2020

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is expanding its shelter medicine program. Currently under construction is a brand new shelter medicine suite.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Meredyth Jones

Thu, Oct 01, 2020

Dr. Meredyth Jones has been conducting research for the majority of her 18-year career in veterinary medicine. Board certified in large animal internal medicine, she is an associate professor of food animal medicine and surgery at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine working in the college’s Veterinary Medical Hospital.

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Diagnosing Hardware Disease

Mon, Sep 21, 2020

While you may have heard of a cow being diagnosed with Hardware Disease, many misunderstandings exist about this syndrome.

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Using Focused Ultrasound to Treat Cancer Patients at Oklahoma State’s Veterinary College

Wed, Sep 09, 2020

Seven years ago, Ashish Ranjan, BVSc, Ph.D., Kerr Foundation Endowed Chair, and professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, established a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) program in the college. The program continues to grow, and with grant support from several entities including Petco, Ranjan’s team continues to recruit dogs and cats suffering from cancer for their clinical trials. His latest patient is Rhino, a gray and white tuxedo cat owned by Dr. Martin Furr, professor and head of Dr. Ranjan’s department at the veterinary college.

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