Universidad de Buenos Aires

Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

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Roberto Cataldo
2010
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AVMA - American Veterinary Medical Association, 2010
Animal welfare is the ethical responsibility of ensuring
animal well-being. Animal well-being is the condition
in which animals experience good health, are able to
effectiely cope with their enironment, and are able
to express a diersity of species-typical behaiors
1. !rotecting an animal"s welfare means proiding for
its physical and mental needs.
2. #nsuring animal welfare is a human responsibility
that includes consideration for all aspects of animal
well-being, including proper housing, management,
nutrition, disease preention and treatment, responsible
care, humane handling, and, when necessary, humane
euthanasia.
$here are numerous perspecties on animal welfare that are influenced by a person"s alues
and experiences. $here are also arious means of measuring animal welfare, including %but
not limited to& health, productiity, behaior, and physiological responses.
$he American Veterinary Medical Association has defined its commitment to animal welfare
through the adoption of the following Animal 'elfare !rinciples that seres as guidance when
the Association deelops policies and ta(es action to ensure the welfare of animals)
AVMA Animal 'elfare !rinciples
$he AVMA, as a medical authority for the health and welfare of animals, offers the following
eight integrated principles for deeloping and ealuating animal welfare policies, resolutions,
and actions.
* $he responsible use of animals for human purposes, such as companionship, food, fiber,
recreation, wor(, education, exhibition, and research conducted for the benefit of both humans
and animals, is consistent with the Veterinarian"s +ath.
* ,ecisions regarding animal care, use, and welfare shall be made by balancing scientific
(nowledge and professional -udgment with consideration of ethical and societal alues.
* Animals must be proided water, food, proper handling, health care, and an enironment
appropriate to their care and use, with thoughtful consideration for their species-typical
biology and behaior.
* Animals should be cared for in ways that minimi.e fear, pain, stress, and suffering.
* !rocedures related to animal housing, management, care, and use should be continuously
ealuated, and when indicated, refined or replaced.
* /onseration and management of animal populations should be humane, socially
responsible, and scientifically prudent.
* Animals shall be treated with respect and dignity throughout their lies and, when
necessary, proided a humane death.
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* $he eterinary profession shall continually strie to improe animal health and welfare
through scientific research, education, collaboration, adocacy, and the deelopment of
legislation and regulations.
Adapted from the AVMA 1 the American Vetrerinary Medical Association, 2010. 2uestions
about any of these policies may be directed to animalwelfare3ama.org.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka
The pandemic H! "#u $irus %red& has 'een shown to 'e more $iru#ent than scientists pre$ious#y
'e#ie$ed. The "i#amentous shape o" the $irus( which in this ima)e has recent#y 'udded "rom in"ected
ce##s( is a#so unusua#.
The new H! in"#uen*a $irus is more patho)enic than seasona# in"#uen*a $iruses
accordin) to an internationa# team o" researchers #ed 'y Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka( o" the
+, -choo# o" .eterinary /edicine0s Institute "or In"#uen*a .ira# Research.
In a study pu'#ished in Nature( Dr. Kawaoka detai#ed the new $irus0s patho)enic
1ua#ities.
In contrast with run2o"2the2mi## seasona# "#u $iruses( the H!$irus e3hi'its an a'i#ity
to in"ect ce##s deep in the #un)s( where it can cause pneumonia and( in se$ere cases(
death in humans. -easona# $iruses typica##y in"ect on#y ce##s in the upper respiratory
system.
Dr. Kawaoka( a pro"essor o" patho'io#o)ica# sciences at the +,2/adison -choo# o"
.eterinary /edicine and a #eadin) authority on in"#uen*a says that there is a
misunderstandin) a'out this $irus and that peop#e think this patho)en may 'e simi#ar
to seasona# in"#uen*a. This study shows that is not the case. There is c#ear e$idence
the $irus is di""erent than seasona# in"#uen*a.4
Dr. Kawaoka says that whi#e "indin) the H! $irus to 'e a more serious patho)en than
pre$ious#y reported is worrisome( the new study a#so indicates that e3istin) and
e3perimenta# anti$ira# dru)s can "orm an e""ecti$e "irst #ine o" de"ense a)ainst the
$irus and s#ow its spread.
He a#so a)rees that there are current#y three appro$ed anti$ira# compounds. His team
tested the e""icacy o" two o" those compounds and the two e3perimenta# anti$ira#
dru)s in mice addin) that the e3istin) and e3perimenta# dru)s work we## in anima#
mode#s( su))estin) they wi## work in humans.
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5nti$ira# dru)s are $iewed as a "irst #ine o" de"ense since de$e#opment and production
o" mass 1uantities o" $accines take months at 'est.
In addition to his appointment at +,2/adison( Dr. Kawaoka a#so is a pro"essor at the
+ni$ersity o" Tokyo. The new study was "unded 'y )rants "rom the +.-. !ationa#
Institutes o" Hea#th( and the 6apanese /inistry o" Education( Cu#ture( -ports( -cience
and Techno#o)y.
Adapted and excerpted from a story by Terry Devitt Univeristy of
Wisconsin, November 2009
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4. Cmo puede resumir el estudio llevado a cabo por el Dr Kawaoka y su
equipo?
5. A qu conclusin llega Ud.?
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Veterinar1 %u8lic 3ealt- and Feed a nd Food a+et1 9V%3'

7A+, '8+ and +9# define Veterinary !ublic 8ealth %V!8& as :$he contributions to the
physical, mental and social well being of humans through an understanding and application of
eterinary science:.
Veterinary public health contributes to public health through the (nowledge, s(ills and
resources of eterinary science. $his generally relates to the understanding, preention and
control of .oonotic diseases and food safety issues. $he scope of V!8 is clearly
multidisciplinary, inoling not only eterinarians in public and priate sectors, but also other
health and agriculture professionals, communication experts and scientists as well as
paraprofessionals. An interdisciplinary team approach to problem soling, research, control
programs and communication is essential for the improement of human health in a
significant and sustainable manner.
#nsuring safe food is paramount for the protection of human health and for enhancement of
the ;uality of life. <afe food plays an important role, whether domestically produced and
consumed, imported or exported. 9n addition, the production of safe food represents an
opportunity for income generation and mar(et access. +er the last decades, the food chain
approach has been recogni.ed as an important step forward to ensure food safety from
production up to consumption. $his approach re;uires the commitment of all players in the
food chain, inoling producers, traders, processors, distributors, competent authorities as
well as consumers.
$he role of animal feed in the production of safe food is also recogni.ed worldwide, and
seeral eents hae underlined its impacts on public health, feed and food trade, and food
security. /oncerns prompted by the outbrea( of boine spongiform encephalopathy %=<#&,
and other more common food problems associated with <almonella, enterohaemorrhagic
#scherichia coli and other contaminants, hae encouraged professionals and the feed industry
to scrutini.e more closely the causes of these diseases and methods for their control. Measures
may re;uire limiting the use of some ingredients or radically changing the way in which they
are prepared %processed& or sourced. 9n some cases the locations where animals are gra.ed
need to be restricted. 7A+ therefore proides current (nowledge on animal feed and its
impact on food safety, and orientation and adice on this matter.
$ransmission of diseases between animals and human %.oonoses& occurs daily around the
globe, whether through agricultural practices or eeryday actiities. >oonoses consist of a
wide range of diseases and range from endemic .oonoses such as brucellosis, anthrax, boine
tuberculosis, parasitic diseases %hydatic disease, echinococcosis, trichinellosis& and rabies to
emerging .oonoses as highly pathogenic aian influen.a, ?ipah@8endra disease and =oine
<pongiform #ncephalopathy.
$he impact on public health and on productie actiities is considerable. Ais( based programs
should therefore aim at preenting or decreasing the transmission of .oonoses, through
ade;uate policy framewor(s, preention and control measures, and education. Attention
should also be paid to ecological, cultural, social and ethical aspects regarding the
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implementation of control programs. =esides .oonoses preention and control, 7A+Cs
program also aims at minimi.ing the ris( of contamination %biological, chemical and
physical& entering the food chain through animal products. 7A+ is committed to preent and
control the spread of .oonoses and food borne diseases e.g. salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis
and 8aemolytic-uraemic syndrome %8D<& caused by #.coli +15B and contamination through
appropriate programs that)

* promote the deelopment and adoption of ade;uate international, regional and national
regulatory framewor(sE
* enhance communication and cooperation between animal and human health sectorsE
* improe serice deliery and strengthen capacitiesE
* increase professional and public awareness on eterinary public health and food safety
issuesE
* deelop and proide releant informationE
* foster partnerships, coordination and collaboration among sta(eholdersE
* deelop policy ma(ing tools.
$his is enisaged to be achieed through the establishment of international and regional
networ(s, discussion and information exchange platforms as well as through expert
consultations, technical meetings, the implementation of pro-ects and the dissemination of
releant information. /lose collaboration is established with other international organi.ations
such as '8+ and +9# as well as regional and national institutions, ?F+Cs and priate sector
associations.
+er the years the field of eterinary public health@7eed and 7ood safety has changed. $his
re;uires professionals actie in this field to hae the needed (nowledge and s(ills to address
the issues ma(ing use of the new insights and tools. #specially with regard to the
professionals there is a need to reise and update the existing uniersity curricula and engage
in continuing education
Adapted from a publication on ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH DIVISION by
FAO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
for a world without hunger, <eptember, 200G
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New MRI Is Open to Patients
We now have every modality, says Dr. Tony Pease, head of diagnostic imaging. In addition
to MRI, we have state-of-the-art ultrasound and CT, fuoroscopy for horses and small
animals, and nuclear medicine.
The MRI facility has everything that is needed for small animals, plus an equine table,
anesthesia machine, and monitors, all of which are MRI compatible. This allows MSU to
perform MRIs on a wide variety of patient sizes.
The advantage of the MSU MRI is that it can:
- Enhance soft tissue images
- Defne brain and spinal cord injuries better than CT
- Identify muscle tears and muscle lesions
We are planning to do research with the MRI, as well as clinical cases, Pease says. For
example, we want to explore articular cartilage imaging and damage to the meniscus in
horses in ways that nobody else in the veterinary feld is doing, but is being performed in
humans.

The installation of the MRI is the culmination of four years of planning and saving. We are
not paying for the MRI through client charges, Pease says. The veterinary school and the
VTH have been saving and planning for this for more than four years, and our price
structure is designed to cover the maintenance costs. The unit is a tribute to the forward
thinking and dedication to excellence in teaching, patient care, and research that has made
MSU one of the best veterinary schools in the country.
MRI examinations are not performed as an outpatient service at this time. If you believe an
animal could beneft from an MRI, please contact the VTH for an appointment to a clinical
service that will evaluate your animal and prescribe an MRI examination of the appropriate
region.
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Vi2orous 2enetic researc- 5ro?ects at 4U o++er insi2-t and -o5e

7ew areas in eterinary and human medicine offer more promise 1 or challenge 1 than genetic
studies. 7ew eterinary colleges are better poised to meet the challenges and to delier the
promises than Michigan <tate DniersityCs /ollege of Veterinary Medicine %M<D /VM&.
,r. Iohn 7yfe, an associate professor in /VM, established an inherited disease research
program in the ,epartment of Microbiology and Molecular Fenetics when he came to M<D
in 1GG4.
8e says we gae it a formal name, the Jaboratory of /omparatie Medical Fenetics when we
began offering mutation-based carrier tests to the general public in 2002.
8e also adds that as the name implies we are interested in genetic changes that cause disease
in any species, including humans. Fenetic diseases are considered natureCs K(noc(outL
experimentsE they occur spontaneously in all species, and a ma-or mission of the laboratory is
to characteri.e inherited disorders that occur in companion animals so they can be preented.
9nestigation of these disorders proides insight into human genetic disorders, as well.

7yfe explains how the whole K(noc(outL analogy saying that certainly, the arious differences
in loo(, behaior and physiology of different species and healthy indiiduals within a species
are determined by differences in ,?A. 8oweer, some ,?A changes are incompatible with
gene function. 9nherited disease occurs if a ,?A mutation eliminates or radically changes the
function of an essential gene and if that mutation is present in the ,?A of the sperm or egg of
an animal that contributes to the next generation.
=ecause two copies of most genes are present in eery cell, half-function of a gene wor(s well
enough much of the time. =ut an unhealthy animal can result when a mutation is present in
both copies of the same gene. 7yfe says that the disease from this (ind of mutation is inherited
as what we call a recessie traitE you donCt see the effect of the mutation unless both
chromosomes hae it. 9n domestic animals, this state almost always occurs because the same
mutation is inherited from each parent who, in turn, are related to each other.
?ew spontaneous mutations can lead to new genetic diseases, 7yfe continues, which is what
he and his colleagues study. 9n a different approach, use in many other laboratories, ,?A
alterations are intentionally produced in certain species of worms, fruit flies, mice, or .ebra
fish. Aesearchers then study the changes produced by these genetic alterations.
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8e also says such a laboratory manipulation that halts expression of a gene is called a gene
(noc(out. 9n contrast, the spontaneously occurring diseases he inestigates are gene
(noc(outs produced by nature. 8ence, natureCs M(noc(out experimentsC 1 referring to the
words used on the labCs website 1 since ,?A mutations occur in all species fairly often, all
species are sub-ect to such spontaneously occurring genetic diseases.
$hat is a lot to loo( into, but /VM is on it 1 in a big way. 9n addition to the Jaboratory of
/omparatie Medical Fenetics, many other laboratories in the /ollege of Veterinary
Medicine are studying genetic disorders. 9nestigators are loo(ing into cancer in dogs and
catsE retinal degeneration that causes blindness, genetic components of asthma and other
respiratory disorders, immune deficiencies, and much more.
$here is a ma-or interdisciplinary aspect to all of this, according to him 1 it should be obious
1 that no one can be an expert in the assessment of all organ systems or areas of physiology.
$he interdisciplinary nature of our wor( is that when an animal is brought to us, and if we are
coninced that it is exhibiting a genetic disease, one of the most important actiities is to
delineate eerything that is wrong with the animal.
$his can re;uire any or many of the clinical specialties of /VMCs Veterinary $eaching
8ospital, the pathology serice, and further expertise in biochemistry or cell biology. Much of
this expertise is aailable in /VM or elsewhere on the M<D campus, but sometimes we
organi.e essential collaborations with inestigators at other institutions worldwide. =reeders
and owners are important collaborators, as well.
'hile 9 always try to do a portion of the inestigation myself, 9 often find myself organi.ing
and collating the actiities and results of other inestigators, each proiding expertise in a
different discipline.
9n a sense, you could say that for 7yfe, it all started with giant schnau.ers.
About 25 years ago, he began inestigating the cause of a disorder in these dogs that caused
growth retardation, mild anemia, and poor appetite. 7our years of 7yfeCs initial studies
showed the culprit to be a itamin =-12 deficiency and that this deficiency existed because the
dogs were incapable of absorbing the itamin from food.
7yfeCs studies went on and, with the help of his laboratory staff and graduate students, came
to seeral conclusions)
1. $he normal physiology of dogs and cats utili.es a protein called intrinsic factor and a
receptor-mediated system for itamin =-12 absorption, -ust as in humans and other species.
2. Vitamin =-12 is essential for dog and cat healthE they both deelop anemia, white
blood cell deficiency, and bone marrow abnormalities when they are =-12 deficient, but the
blood cell changes loo( different than in humans.
0. $he all important intestinal receptor for itamin =-12 is a product of two genes, and
mutations of either gene cause the same disorder of =-12 malabsorption.
8e reports they hae studied many disorders oer the years. 9n addition to =-12
malabsorption in fie breeds of dogs, they hae also studied two types of glycogen storage
disease in horses, cats and dogsE three types of congenital hypothyroidism in dogsE and two
motor neuron disorders, one dog and one cat.
<o what does 7yfe thin( is the most important result of some 20 years of studyN
$he elimination of mutation carriers from breeding populations, he says.
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8e continues saying that finding the mutations causing these problems has become easier in
the last decade due to contributions from many in the dog and cat genetics community as well
as ?98 %?ational 9nstitutes of 8ealth& funding to se;uence the dog and cat genomes.
'heneer their studies lead them to a mutation, they deelop a ,?A-based mutation
detection assay that they offer as a carrier test to the owners and breeders of the animals
inoled. 9n this way, they can determine which of their breeding stoc( are carriers of these
recessie diseases and ma(e informed mating decisions. 9tCs the most effectie (ind of
preentatie medicine) the potentially affected animals are not een conceied.
+ngoing studies in 7yfe"s lab that may benefit humans include the study of spinal muscular
atrophy %<MA& in Maine coon cats and congenital hypothyroidism in arious dog breeds.
8uman <MA is he says a common genetic disorder occurring at a rate of 1 in 6000 births and
is lethal in infancy or causes lifelong disability. Although less common than <MA, congenital
hypothyroidism is important in human medicine because, unless it is diagnosed and treated
ery early in life, the patient suffers seere and irreersible mental retardation.
8e adds that it is a tragedy of lost human potential to miss the diagnosis, but it also costs the
health system so much to maintain these indiiduals oer a lifetime that it is less costly to test
eery newborn infant in the country. #arly treatment is crucial.
$heir studies hae benefited from adances in human disease genetics 1 reciprocally, they
always hope that the insights gained in animal studies will lead to preention or new therapies
for the similar human disorders.
Adapted from ,r. Iohn 7yfeOs studies on <oling the Mystery of Fenetics, 200G
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Opina Ud. lo mismo?
4. Qu entiende por knockout experiments?
5. Qu dice el artculo sobre los laboratorios?
6. Cmo comenz Dr Fyfe su estudio?
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tudies to I)5rove Treat)ent o+ Bone C ancer


An image of normal bone stained to detect the presence of
beta-catenin within the cells shows ery little response to the stain.
A deeper understanding of genetic abnormalities in bone cancer cells, or osteosarcoma, in
dogs may yield clues that lead to improed treatment in both canine and human osteosarcoma.
$hat"s what ,r. $imothy <tein, an assistant professor of oncology at the D'-Madison <chool
of Veterinary Medicine, hopes to accomplish with a study of spontaneously-occurring tumors
in dogs.
8e and his colleagues at the school"s Veterinary Medical $eaching 8ospital are collecting
samples of bone tumors from dogs as part of an ?98-funded study at the D' 9nstitute for
/linical and $ranslational Aesearch %9/$A&. ,r. <tein then loo(s for differences in genes from
dogs that hae a higher leel of an en.yme, al(aline phosphatase %AJ!&.
AJ! has been associated with a poorer outcome in both dogs and people with osteosarcoma.
9f there are differences in the genes expressed between tumors from dogs with normal as
opposed to eleated leels of AJ!, oncologists may be able to deelop a new direction for
potential cancer treatments.
,r. <tein is also loo(ing at the role of beta-catenin, a protein important for (eeping cells
together as well as for cell growth and diision, in osteosarcoma cases. =eta-catenin is altered
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in a ariety of cancers, including human osteosarcoma, and may allow these cells to
proliferate out of control.
8e says he is trying to clarify the role of beta-catenin in osteosarcoma 1 9s it abnormally
expressedN $hat is, is it in cells when it shouldn"t beN 'hat, if anything, does it contribute to
bone cancer deelopmentN
A cancerous bone sample treated with the same stain
clearly shows the presence of beta-catenin in the cells %the beta-catenin turns brown&. ,r.
$imothy <tein, a eterinary oncologist at the Dniersity of 'isconsin-Madison <chool of
Veterinary Medicine, hopes to learn more about whether or how beta-catenin influences bone
cancer.
$he hope is that brea(throughs in these canine bone cancer studies will yield new treatments
for humans as well, because dog and human bone cancers are similar.
,r. <tein encourages animal owners to contact the school"s Veterinary Medical $eaching
8ospital if their pet is diagnosed with cancer and they want options, especially for bone
cancer.
8e says often they hae clinical trials aailable 1 the trials can help offset the cost of
treatment, and there is the potential to help not only the animal being treated, but future
animals as well
Adapted from a publication, Dniersity of 'isconsin 1 Madison , ?oember 1G, 200G
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%enn3I% %roce dure Availa8le at VT3
/anine hip dysplasia affects millions of dogs each year and can result in debilitating
osteoarthritis %+A& of the hip. !enn89!, short for Dniersity of !ennsylania 8ip
9mproement !rogram, is an eidence-based technology to screen canine hips for
susceptibility to +A.


Aadiologist ,r. $ony !ease is among a networ( of
eterinarians who hae been trained and certified to perform the !enn89! procedure, which
V$8 has been offering since Ianuary 200G.

,r !ease says !enn89! is an alternatie to +7A Pthe +rthopedic 7oundation for AnimalsQE
both inole radiographic ealuation, but !enn89! can be done as early as 16 wee(s, while
+7A waits until the dog is two years old and by that time the owner has already made a
significant inestment in the dog.
$he !enn89! method ma(es use of three separate radiographs) the distraction iew, which
obtains ;uantitatie measurements of hip -oint laxityE the compression iew, which obtains
hip -oint congruity readingsE and the hip-extended iew, which obtains information regarding
the existence of +A in the hip -oint. +7A uses the hip-extended iew only.
,r !ease adds with !enn89!, a distraction index is assigned to each hip -oint based on precise
measurements and mathematical calculations. $he ownerOs dog is compared against eery
other dog in their breed. 9f there are not enough dogs in the breed to be significant, their dog
is matched with eery other dog in its weight range. $he findings are reported in terms of
percentiles. 7or example, you may learn that your dog is at the G0th percentile for Jabrador
retrieers. +7A descriptions are more sub-ectie R li(e Mexcellent,C Mgood,C or Mfair.C
$his sub-ectiity can lead to oerestimating or underestimating the problem. !ease cites a
recent case of a Ferman shepherd whose +7A shots indicated the dog had mild dysplasia.
=ut the !enn89! shots showed this dog was at the H0th percentile for its breed R actually
;uite good.
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'ith !enn89!, eery case is submitted to the database %good or bad& to ma(e sure there is an
accurate representation of the breed. $his ensures that the database is not corrupted by
receiing reports of only the best films but also emphasi.es that there are no KgoodL or KbadL
hips. Aather, if your animal has hips with a lower percentile, it should be bred to a dog with a
higher percentile.
Adapted from ,r $ony !easeCs publication, M<D
EJERCITACIN
1.Lea el ttulo - de qu tratar el artculo?
2.Sobre qu animales es el estudio?
3.Compara y/o diferencia el Dr. Pease - PennHIP y OFA?
4.Qu se interpreta por distraction en distraction view y distraction
index?
5.A qu subjetividad se refere el Dr Pease?
6.Qu caso reciente cita el Dr Pease?
7. Cmo termina el texto?
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Use o+ IR to Treat Intra-e5atic -unt
A case study of >ander, a chocolate lab, that had an intrahepatic shunt and needed special
treatment.
#milee and #ric Sennedy, of !etos(ey, loe their dog >ander, a chocolate lab, and when they felt
something was wrong with him, they immediately too( measures to find out if their suspicions were
correct. <ure enough, they discoered that >ander had an intrahepatic shunt and needed special
treatment.
8e was referred to ,r. Matthew =eal, a specialist in emergency and critical care medicine, who is also
the director of 9nterentional Aadiology <erices at the V$8. K'e were immediately impressed by
his (nowledge of his field and his caring nature,L says #milee Sennedy.
At the time, >ander was ery thin from a lac( of appetite. =eal (ept >ander at the Veterinary $eaching
8ospital and initiated treatment for seere hepatic encephalopathy and started him on an antibiotic,
because >ander had many toxins built up in his system and a ery high ammonia leel. After being
with =eal for two days of ery close obseration, tests, and lots of tender loing care, >ander was
released to #milee and #ric for the purpose of building up his strength and weight in preparation for a
future coil emboli.ation of his intrahepatic shunt in the future. >ander was going to need surgery, and
he was not strong enough to come through it yet.
+nce >ander was at a satisfactory weight and free from most signs of hepatic encephalopathy, =eal
performed the percutaneous trans-ugular coil emboli.ation procedure. $he procedure is performed
endoascularly using catheters, guidewires, a stent, and then coils to partially attenuate the shunt
%these types of shunts cannot be closed acutely& and improe blood flow into the portal system of the
lier, thus improing lier function. $he procedure was performed with the aid of fluoroscopic
guidance, and >ander went home the following day with only a fie millimeter incision oer his
-ugular ein.
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$he procedure went ery smoothly, but >ander unfortunately deeloped a large clot in the portal
system that resulted in life-threatening portal hypertension. 8e was rushed bac( to the fluoroscopy
suite, and the clot was lysed with the use of thrombolytic agents %$!A&. >anderCs portal pressure
decreased, and he was again released home on antihemostatic medications.
>ander was gradually weaned from these medications and those for his lier dysfunction, as well as
his prescription diet. 8e returned for a rechec( examination, and a /$ scan showed beautiful
branching of the portal ein into the lier and ery nice deelopment of lier asculature and si.e.
>ander had gained 25 pounds at the time and was acting ery much Kli(e a lab.L
$hrough all of the stressful times, #milee and #ric felt assured of =ealCs and his associateCs genuine
loe for >ander. =eal credits much of >anderCs success to the unwaering commitment of his owners,
whom he considers to be some of the best clients he has eer had the opportunity to wor( with. K$hey
allowed me to do my -ob with no restrictions,L =eal says.
All of this happened to >ander before he was een one year old, and the Sennedys report that >ander
has maintained his good-natured personality through eerything.
'c*oo% of +eterinary ,edicine ,ic*i(an 'tate University, 2009
EJERCITACIN
1. Lea el ttulo qu palabras reconoce?
2. Qu sabe del tema?
3. Qu se entiende por intrahepatic shunt?
4. Qu sntomas presentaba Zander?
5. Cmo sigui el tratamiento de Zander una vez recuperado?
6. Cmo describe Dr Beal los pasos que sigui qu mtodos emple?
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Food u55l1 Veterinar1 4edicine 9FV4'
%rotectin2 A)ericaDs Food u55l1
Veterinarians protect America"s 1 and the world"s 1 food supply from the farm to the dinner
table.
+n the farm, practicing eterinarians wor( to protect the health of animals that produce por(,
eggs, poultry, mil(, beef, lamb, fish, and other products. !reention and control of disease are
(ey elements in the practice of eterinary medicine, particularly in animal agriculture, where
the focus is on population medicine. $his concept of disease preention and control through
herd health is analogous to public health efforts. As eterinarians, charged ethically with
promoting public health in addition to protecting animal health and welfare, we hae great
interest in the preention, control, and treatment of disease.
Vigilance
Veterinarians who wor( for the D<,A 7ood <afety and 9nspection <erice hae the necessary
s(ills to recogni.e the wide ariety of clinical signs in animals submitted for slaughter. $heir
duties and responsibilities include)
- <ureillance for disease
- Monitoring for disease that can increase shedding of bacteria such as <almonella
- Monitoring for disabled animals
- Monitoring for signs that might indicate recent drug treatment or exposure to contaminants
- Monitoring for disease that might sere as a ris( to human health
Veterinarians hae (nowledge and experience in pathology, microbiology, and toxicology to
ealuate human health ha.ards postmortem.
Guidance
At food processing plants, the eterinarian"s responsibility is to oersee the entire process for
food safety compliance and to assess ris(s. Veterinary medical s(ills enable eterinarians to
assess and erify 8a.ard Analysis and /ritical /ontrol !oint food safety plans at production,
processing, and retail leels to ensure safe meat and poultry.
* Veterinarians also proide the oersight for laboratory analyses of processed meat samples,
including superision of laboratory personnel, oersight of e;uipment and scientific methods
utili.ed, and ealuation of microbiological and chemical analyses.
At the retail and distribution leel, corporate eterinarians proide food safety oersight for
global food supply corporations. $heir positions include oersight of programs and trade of
animal commodities.
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* 7ederal eterinarians within the 7ood and ,rug Administration also wor( to proide data to
be used by the D.<. $rade Aepresentatie in free trade agreement negotiations.
Pr!ec!in
7inally, Veterinarians are also the predominant, internationally recogni.ed authority to audit
and inspect foreign establishments that export animal foods to the D.<. 7or example, Air
7orce eterinarians ealuate food safety of local foods proided to military bases oerseas. 9n
addition, local public health departments hae eterinarians who proide public health and
food safety oersight in some -urisdictions.
+ther ways eterinarians hae roles in protecting our food supply include)
* /enters for ,isease /ontrol and !reention eterinarians wor( in food safety outbrea(s, in
public health crises such as .oonotic disease epidemics, and in importation of animals and
animal products.
* D<,A eterinarians also wor( in grant programs for food supply research, in policy
deelopment for regulatory oersight of the D.<. food supply, in executing specific disease
eradication and control, and in approing animal accines.
* 7,A eterinarians wor( in new animal drug reiews and approals, in identification of
chemical and drug residues in foods deried from animals, in dairy and seafood safety and
other foods deried from animals.
* Veterinarians wor( as members of /ongress, staff to /ongress, and to the 'hite 8ouse in
the +ffice of <cience and $echnology !olicy. $hey proide adice on eterinary medical and
public health issues, some of which hae impacts on the D.<. food supply.
* Veterinarians at uniersities wor( to perform research to promote food animal production
and to educate local producers on new food supply technologies and procedures.
* Veterinarians wor(ing for indiidual states ensure that public health and agricultural
regulations are followed.
EJERCITACIN
1. Lea el ttulo y la introduccin de qu trata la publicacin?
2. Qu rol cumplen los veterinarios en una granja?
3. Qu entiende el autor por prevencin de la enfermedad?
4. Bajo qu tres subttulos se clasifca este publicacin?
5. Resuma cada uno de ellos en no ms de 5 (cinco) reglones cada uno.
6. Est Ud. de acuerdo con el mismo?
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Veterinar1 %u8lic 3ealt- 9V%3'
*-at is Veterinar1 %u8lic 3ealt-.
Veterinary !ublic 8ealth %V!8& was defined by the '8+ consultation
on :future trends in eterinary public health: held in $eramo, 9taly in 1GGG as :the sum of all
contributions to the physical, mental and social well-being of humans through an
understanding and application of eterinary science:.
8uman health is inextricably lin(ed to animal health and production. $his lin( between
human and animal populations, and with the surrounding enironment, is particularly close in
deeloping regions where animals proide transportation, draught power, fuel and clothing as
well as proteins %meat, eggs and mil(&. 9n both deeloping and industriali.ed countries,
howeer, this can lead to a serious ris( to public health with seere economic conse;uences. A
number of communicable diseases %(nown as .oonoses& are transmitted from animals to
humans. Veterinary medicine has a long and distinguished history of contributing to the
maintenance and promotion of public health.
Zoonoses and public health
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About B5T of the new diseases that hae affected humans oer the past 10 years hae been
caused by pathogens originating from an animal or from products of animal origin. Many of
these diseases hae the potential to spread through arious means oer long distances and to
become global problems.
9n addition a number of well (nown and preentable animal diseases that can be transmitted
to humans %i.e. .oonoses& such as rabies, brucellosis, leishmaniasis and echinococcosis
continue to occur in many countries especially in the deeloping world where they mostly
affect the poorest segment of the human population. $hey cause a serious amount of deaths
and millions of affected people eery year.
All ma-or .oonotic diseases preent the efficient production of food of animal origin,
particularly of much-needed proteins, and create obstacles to international trade in animals
and animal products. $hey are thus an impediment to oerall socioeconomic deelopment.
7rom way bac( eterinary medicine played a ma-or role in the preenting of and interentions
against animal diseases including .oonoses.
Core domains

$he core domains of V!8 include the following) diagnosis, sureillance, epidemiology,
control, preention and elimination of .oonosesE food protectionE management of health
aspects of laboratory animal facilities and diagnostic laboratoriesE biomedical researchE health
education and extensionE and production and control of biological products and medical
deices. +ther V!8 core domains may include management of domestic and wild animal
populations, protection of drin(ing-water and the enironment, and management of public
health emergencies.
Veterinary !ublic 8ealth is an essential part of public health and includes arious types of
cooperation between the disciplines that lin( the health triad, people-animals-enironment,
and all of its interactions.
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The role of WHO
V!8 actiities contribute to '8+"s global efforts to strengthen the sureillance of and
response to all communicable diseases which are or may emerge as public health threats. 9n
collaboration with its Aegional +ffices, '8+ supports Member <tates in the sureillance and
containment in humans and animals of .oonoses and foodborne .oonotic diseases of public
health importance, and animal diseases with (nown or potential public health implicationsE
and in the sureillance and containment of resistance to antimicrobial agents in animals, with
implications for human medicine. V!8 actiities are currently implemented by '8+
8ead;uarters through the ,epartment of /ommunicable ,iseases /ontrol, !reention and
#radication %/!#& in close collaboration with the 7ood <afety program. 7ocal points exist in
all '8+ Aegional +ffices. =y its ery nature, the V!8 program in '8+ has been closely
lin(ed with arious aspects of the wor( of the 7ood and Agriculture +rgani.ation of the
Dnited ?ations %7A+& and the 'orld +rganisation for Animal 8ealth %+9#& in relation to
.oonoses, food safety, and the public health aspects of trade in animals and animal products.
$here is also much collaboration with '8+ collaborating centres, other uniersities, research
centres and institutions.
* 9dentifying and ealuating microbiological ha.ards to human health of animal origin)
new, emerging and re-emerging .oonotic diseases, and foodborne diseases, including those
due to antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
* ,eeloping policies, guidelines, operational research and strategies for the control of
.oonotic and foodborne diseases.
* !romoting research on .oonotic and foodborne diseases and their management in
humans.
* <trengthening global sureillance of .oonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance in
foodborne pathogens by enhancing the epidemiological capabilities of national laboratories.
* ,isseminating releant information to experts in public health, eterinary science and
other scientific disciplines, as well as to consumer groups and the public.
* /ontributing to field and laboratory inestigations of .oonotic and foodborne diseases.
* 7acilitating actie contributions to public health by the eterinary serices of Member
<tates, an essential re;uirement for the cost-effectie sureillance and control of .oonotic and
foodborne diseases in their animal hosts.
* !roiding technical and scientific assistance to Member <tates for their sureillance
and control programmes, when re;uested.
Adapted form, V!8 1 '8+ %'orld 8ealth +rgani.ation&, 200G
EJERCITACIN
1.Lea el ttulo y escriba sobre el tema principal
2.Cmo defne WHO (World Health Organization) a VPH (Veterinary
Public Health)?
3.De qu manera humanos y animales contraen enfermedades?
4.Qu se entiende por zoonoses?
5.Qu enfermedades pueden prevenirse segn el artculo?
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6.Qu impiden las principales enfermedades transmitidas por
animales?
7.Qu incluye The core domains of VPH?
8.Cmo resume el artculo el rol de WHO? Quines participan?
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Ne< t-eor1 )a1 -el5 avoid navicular
'hat does a horseCs foot hae in common with a ?i(e running shoeN A lot, according to ,r.
Aobert =ow(er, an associate professor in the /ollege of Veterinary MedicineCs ,epartment of
Anatomy.
=ow(er has put together a new picture of e;uine foot physiology that suggests ascular
systems in the horse foot functions in much the same way that air- or gel-filled running shoes
do.
8e said moing li;uids are the best way to dissipate energy and that is why, he adds, some of
the ma-or running shoe manufacturers mar(et products that contain li;uids in their soles.
,r. =ow(er has theori.ed a :hemodynamic flow: process in which he proposes that much of
the blood in horse feet fulfills purposes other than proiding nutrients to hoof tissues 1 adding
that
it dissipates energy within feet that is created during the act of galloping, trotting or wal(ing.
/urrently, e;uine foot physiology researchers subscribe to one of two anatomical theories
U pressure theory or depression theory U which are, in many respects, mirror images of each
other 1 pressure theory says that when the hoof hits the ground, the pressure of the impact hits
the frog of the hoof, which causes the bac( part of the foot to moe outward.
,epression theory suggests that when impact on the ground occurs, the pastern descends
and depresses the digital cushion inside the hoof. According to both theories, these actions
push hoof cartilage to the outside, with the digital cushion absorbing the energy. =oth theories
state that blood is pumped from the hoof at impact. Vet both theories share a single problem.
Aesearchers who attempt to duplicate depression or pressure theory in the lab or on lie
horses are unable to do so. !roblems arise when researchers attempt to account for how the
energy of the hoofCs impact with the ground is dissipated as the digital cushion is made of
soft, elastic tissue and acts li(e a spring, so for eery action, researchers would expect a
reaction of e;ual force.
Vet when they put energy measurement deices into digital cushions, that does not happen.
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'hen the hoof is in the air, it registers .ero pressure, but when it hits the ground, instead of
registering positie pressure, it is actually negatie.
=ow(erCs hemodynamic flow hypothesis suggests this negatie pressure is actually
created by the outward moement of the hoof cartilage. $his moement creates a acuum
action that suc(s blood from beneath the coffin into the rear portion of the hoof. As the blood
moes to the rear of the hoof through microessels in the lateral hoof cartilage, it dissipates
the energy caused by its impact on the ground, much li(e fluid-filled running shoes do.
9n deeloping this new theory, =ow(er obsered that horses with good feet hae more
blood essels in the lateral cartilage of their hooes than those that had histories of foot
problems.
Additionally, blood essels in healthier animals were located inside the lateral cartilage of the
hoof, and the digital cushion on these animals tended to be made of cartilaginous material
instead of elastic tissue.
=ow(erCs theory not only proposes a new physiology for horse feet, it also suggests some
of the more widely held iews in the e;uine industry should be reised or, at least,
reexamined.
7or example, he presents a wholly different iew of the horse foot that sees it as ery
responsie and adaptable to ground impact. <timulation of the internal foot structures will
result in the deelopment of more efficient ways to dissipate energy and support the horseCs
weight, he beliees. 9t also suggests horses with naicular disease may not need to be put
down and that hoof trimming techni;ues might need to be reiewed.
Veterinarians need to be trimming hooes so that more of the bac( part of the footUincluding
the frogUbears the initial ground impact forces and weight.
$rimming the foot so that the brea(oer is much shorter and the frog and bac( part of the
feet support a lot of the horse"s weight encourages deelopment of tissues that dissipate more
energy when hooes hit the ground. 9f hooes are trimmed so that the frog rests on the
ground, it stimulates the bac( part of the hoof to grow more fibrous and cartilaginous digital
cushions, which appear to be MprotectieC of the more chronic foot problems. /onersely, with
digital cushions constructed of only elastic and fatty tissues with little or no fibrocartilage, the
ground impact energy is transmitted to foot bones and ligaments, resulting in internal foot
problems, such as naicular disease.
Across most of the breeds examined, enironmental %i.e. nongenetic& factors seem to be a
ma-or contribution to the deelopment of the internal tissues of the bac( part of the foot. 8e
added that some of these factors include the frog resting on the ground, husbandry of the
horse, trimming and shoeing methods, and so forth.
8orse feet with good enironmental stimulation of the bac( part of the foot, the digital
cushion, and the lateral cartilages will respond by becoming more robust structures to
dissipate the initial impact energies and proide better support for the horse when the horse is
standing
9n those horses that do not hae good enironmental stimulation of the bac( part of the foot
%for example, a trimmed or recessed frog, rather than one resting on the ground&, regardless of
the breed, the internal tissues of the bac( part of the foot will be underdeeloped, which will
lead to internal foot problems such as naicular syndrome.
According to =ow(er, doctors can deelop trimming and shoeing methods that can
stimulate the bac( part of the foot U much li(e physical therapy to the bac( part of the foot,
which will stimulate the internal tissues of the foot U to proide a more efficient system of
energy dissipation and proide better support for the weight of the horse
=ow(er firmly beliees that as we begin to understand internal foot biology, we will be
able to decrease the incidence of naicular-type and other foot diseases.
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Adapted from ,r. Aobert =ow(erOs publication 1 /ollege of Veterinary MedicineCs
,epartment of Anatomy, Michigan <tate Dniersity 1 March, 1GGG
EJERCITACIN
1. Lea el ttulo y de una hiptesis sobre el tema del artculo
2. A qu compara Dr. Bowker el pie de un caballo?
3. Por qu llega a este sentido?
4. Cmo compara la descripcin hecha por los investigadores sobre el
tema?
5. Qu se entiende por la teora de la depresin en el caminar de un
equino?
6. Cul es la hiptesis de Bowker?
7. Qu palabra del ttulo asocia con la teora de Bowker sobre el tema?
8. A qu conclusin se llega?
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Veterinar1 Researc-: T-e NeCt Generation
Graduate students and residents play a vital role at CVM
Dr. Kenneth ierce has spent a lot of time !ith Cor"is the past
couple of #ears. $s a resident in Comparati%e Ophthalmolo"# at &ichi"an 'tate
(ni%ersit#)s Colle"e of *eterinar# &edicine +&'( C*&,- ierce has been conductin"
important research on the effects of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on retinal function and
%ision in do"s !ith retinal phosphodiesterase mutations. Cor"is- it turns out- are "reat
models for this research because .the# e/perience a similar 0ind of spontaneous "enetic
mutation found in humans !ith a condition 0no!n as retinitis pi"mentosa-1 ierce sa#s.
2ut ierce also has spent a lot of time !ith #oun" %eterinar# students. .&# role as a
resident is first to be trained to become a specialist-1 he sa#s- .and to pass certification
e/ams and carr# on a hi"her 3ualit# of &edicine in *eterinar# Ophthalmolo"#. 2ut
another important part of the pro"ram is to further the education and trainin" of our
soon4to4be4%eterinarians before the# "o out and practice. We teach the third4 and fourth4
#ear students.1
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ierce- a nati%e of 5e! Orleans- is half!a# throu"h his four4#ear residenc# at C*& and
one of t!o current residents !or0in" !ith Dr. 'imon etersen46ones- rofessor of
Comparati%e Ophthalmolo"# in the Department of 'mall $nimal Clinical 'ciences.
ierce is close to publishin" the results of his research on retinal function and %ision in
these do"s. This stud# ma# lead to future and lar"er studies usin" this animal model-
ierce hopes.
ierce also e/emplifies the role "raduate students and residents pla# at C*& e%er# da#.
Their contributions to teachin" are important- but perhaps far more crucial is their role in
research and !hat it means for the future of %eterinar# medicine. 7n !inter term 2008-
there !ere 192 "raduate students and about 9: residents at C*&.
.What the#)re doin" reall# is pi%otal to !hat !e "enerate here-1 sa#s Dr. 'usan ;!art-
$ssociate Dean of Research and <raduate 'tudies. .The#)re functional in the labs- the#
are in the thic0 of thin"s in terms of learnin" ho! to "enerate and anal#=e information.
$nd residents also are learnin" to see cases- !or0in" in teams- !ith a 'enior >acult#
&ember as a leader of those teams. The "raduates and residents reall# ha%e been an
inte"ral part of the team- both in terms of "eneratin" ne! information and con%e#in" it
to students.1
etersen46ones a"rees. .Residents are e/tremel# important-1 he sa#s. .&ore important in
the lon" term is "i%in" them a feel or desire to continue to do research. The# can
certainl# help a lot !ith on"oin" pro?ects- but !e hope this !or0 li"hts a spar0 for
research in them. That)s important because !e need to encoura"e the ne! "eneration of
%eterinarians !ho !ill dri%e the sub?ect for!ard and research in their o!n areas.1
That certainl# is !hat has happened !ith one former %eterinar# and "raduate student
!ho recentl# finished her !or0 at C*&. Dr. <illian 'ha! earned her D*& and &' at &'(
C*& in 200@. $s a %eterinar# student bet!een 2002 and 200@- 'ha! sa#s- .7 !as
pro%ided !ith se%eral opportunities to culti%ate m# interest in biomedical research alon"
!ith m# clinical trainin". &# t!o free summers !ere spent !or0in" in t!o different
research laboratories at &'(- both of !hich stron"l# reinforced m# desire to pursue
biomedical research as a career.1
7n all- 'ha! !or0ed three #ears in C*&)s comparati%e ophthalmolo"# laborator# !or0in"
on her &aster)s De"ree. Her research centered on the stud# of a spontaneous chic0en
model of a retinopath# to help characteri=e their uni3ue retinal d#stroph#.
.The summer research e/perience led me to pursue a master)s de"ree in an 57H4funded
+5ational 7nstitutes of Health, student pro"ram !ith the Comparati%e &edicine and
7nte"rati%e 2iolo"# <raduate +C&72, ro"ram at &'(-1 'ha! e/plains. .7 continued
!or0in" !ith the chic0en model of retinopath# under the tutela"e of Dr. etersen46ones.
&# research techni3ues included positional candidate "ene screenin"- immuno4histo4
chemistr# and electro4retino"raph# usin" pharmacolo"ical dissection.1
<raduate students and residents- in her &'( e/perience- pla#ed si"nificant roles- 'ha!
sa#s. .Residents at C*& pla# a hu"e part in the education of *eterinar# students- and in
pro%idin" care for animals at the teachin" hospital-1 she sa#s- referrin" to the *eterinar#
Teachin" Hospital.
.*et students benefit "reatl# from interaction !ith residents. $nd in "eneral- one could
sa# that residents are %aluable in that the# are recei%in" further trainin" to e%entuall#
speciali=e in a field of %eterinar# medicine and !ill be capable of contributin" to
biomedical 0no!led"e that could help both animals and people.1
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<rad students also recei%e ad%anced trainin" !hich renders them capable of pursuin"
biomedical careers re"ardless of !hether the# are centered in basic- clinical- human or
%eterinar# research- she belie%es.
.*eterinarians are uni3ue because of the 0no!led"e the# can brin" to 2iomedical
Research-1 'ha! sa#s. .The# are trained in this from the first da# the# be"in *eterinar#
'chool. 7t)s somethin" 7 heard man# times !hile 7 !as at &'(- and no! that 7 am at a
&edical 'chool-
7 reali=e ho! much our e/perience and trainin" as D*&s means to 2iomedical Research.1
'ha! no! li%es in 2altimore- &ar#land and is participatin" in a dual pro"ram as a
resident in Comparati%e atholo"#- and a "raduate student !ith the 'chool of &edicine at
6ohns Hop0ins (ni%ersit#.
&ean!hile- ierce plans to pursue Ophthalmolo"# because of his !or0 !ith etersen4
6ones- !ho identified the Cor"i retinal "enetic mutation upon !hich ierce has built some
of his research. .7 fell in lo%e !ith it-) ierce sa#s of Ophthalmolo"#. .7t combines
&edicine and 'ur"er#- and 7 can !or0 !ith multiple species- not ?ust cats and do"s.1
He made presentations in 6anuar# 2008 at &'( C*&)s Resident 'eminar and at the
&ichi"an *eterinar# Conference in ;ast Aansin"- &ich. He o!es a lot to C*&- he adds.
.The#)re reall# "reat. The facilities and support staff here reall# ha%e helped me "et
thin"s mo%in" and also "a%e me the abilit# and resources to research. The infrastructure
&'( has is incredibl# efficient for "rad students and residents.1
4ic-i2an tate Universit1E su))erF0@@=
EJERCITACIN
1. Qu dice el texto sobre el Dr. Kenneth Pierce? (Lea el 1er y el 2do prrafo)?
2. Cmo ejemplifca el Dr. Pierce el rol de los graduados y residentes?
3. Qu dicen la Vice Decana (Associate Dean), Dr. Susan Ewart,
Dr. Petersen-Jones y Dra. Gillian Shaw sobre los graduados y residentes?
4. Mientras tanto qu planes tienen en conjunto los doctores Pierce y Petersen-
Jones?
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