Archive for September, 2009

Interview with Guest Editor Brad Smith

Posted on September 3, 2009

The Veterinary Examiner is thrilled to have Bradford P. Smith, DVM DACVIM (Large Animal Medicine) as the guest managing editor for the September issue of our newsletter which emphasizes the topic of bovine viral diarrhea. As you may know, Dr. Smith is an esteemed expert in large animal medicine and editor of the textbook, “Large [...]

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Why Does Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Receive So Much Attention?

Posted on September 3, 2009

Written By: Bradford P Smith, DVM, DACVIM, Professor Emeritus When I was a fairly new veterinarian back in the early 70’s, I had a case that really caught my attention. A valuable 10 month Holstein bull had been recently shipped from the east coast to California, and it had developed fever, oral erosions on the [...]

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Ask Vetsradamus: Struggling for B’s

Posted on September 3, 2009

Dear Vetstradamus, Before coming to vet school, I was always one of smartest people in my class and I got excellent grades. After a year of vet school, I feel like I am just in the middle of the pack. A lot of people say that grades don’t really matter in vet school. What do [...]

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Important Dates

Posted on September 3, 2009

Exam dates, and registration procedures and deadlines. VIRMP Match. Upcoming Conferences and Events.

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Causes of Death in University Student Age Group

Posted on September 3, 2009

Written By: Bradford P Smith, DVM, DACVIM, Professor Emeritus Why talk about death statistics? Isn’t that a taboo subject? The reason to write about this and talk to friends about it is because most causes of death in your young age group are preventable. If you think and act responsibly, you can prevent bad things [...]

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Veterinary Outrage Over “SmartMoney” Article

Posted on September 3, 2009

The magazine “SmartMoney” published an article in August titled, “10 Things Veterinarians Won’t Tell You” which has prompted a response from the AVMA and has upset many veterinarians and vet students. The article was interpreted by many veterinarians to cast the profession in an unfairly negative light as it relates to several issues including billing, [...]

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