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One Health Seminar Series: Wildlife Conservation in Taiwan and future collaboration between CityU and NTU
Seminar Date: 2nd May 2018
Dean Visits Mahidol University’s One Health Village Projects in Thailand
The Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Prof. Reichel, recently visited the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. He was welcomed by the Dean, Associate Professor Parntep Ratanakron, and Associate Dean, Dr Sivapong Sungpradit, and was given a tour of the local facilities (hospital, laboratories and teaching facilities). The faculty has a strong focus on the One Health approach.
City University of Hong Kong helps to progress bovine reproductive disease knowledge in smallholder farms in L
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) hosted University of Sydney PhD student Luisa Olmo for two weeks and assisted in serological analysis of over 1000 cattle and buffalo sera samples from Laos and Cambodia at CityU’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Study About Risk Factors for Race-Day Fatality in Flat Racing Thoroughbreds Features on Horsetalk.co.nz
The article ‘Risk factors for racehorse fatalities identified in British study’ about a study by Dr Sarah Rosanowski et al. appeared on Horsetalk.co.nz.
Inaugural edition of the CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Newsletter out now
The inaugural edition of the CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory newsletter has just been published.
Newspaper coverage of the College and its BVM programme
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences and its Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) programme featured in several Hong Kong newspapers recently.
What are the Current Challenges and Opportunities for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Eradication in Australia an
Prof. Reichel (Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine) and Dr Hill (Director of the CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory), together with an Australian colleague, reviewed the history and current situation of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in Australia and New Zealand.
The Relationship Between the Free-Grazing Duck System and Avian Influenza Persistence in Vietnam
Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health, CityU), led a team of researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) London, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the National Institute for Animal Sciences and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, in a study investigating avian influenza in free-grazing ducks in Vietnam.
Tripartite Zoonoses Guide Expert Workshop in Geneva
The World Health Organization (WHO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly held an expert workshop in Geneva, from 26 to 28 February 2018, to further advance the development of the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG) and discuss overarching issues and specific topics related to the TZG content.
Study About the Use of Horse Rugs Features on Horsetalk.co.nz
The article ‘Blanket rule: Light cotton rugs are no match for good shade on a hot day, study finds’ by Dr Padalino (Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) et al. has been published on Horsetalk.co.nz.