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Posted on February 3, 2010
Written By Bradford P Smith, Professor Emeritus How does one best prepare to pass an important test that serves as a gate to a profession, such as the NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Examination)? Is there a magic formula or secret shortcut? Unfortunately there is no magic formula. Planning ahead and studying consistently are the keys. [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010
Written By Bradford P Smith, Professor Emeritus For the last 30 years the only foreign animal diseases (FAD) that have had to be eradicated in the US are those of birds; highly pathogenic avian influenza in 1985 and 2004 and exotic Newcastle disease in 2003. Pet birds and fighting cocks were the source of recent [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010
Written By Bradford P Smith, Professor Emeritus, Univ of California , Davis Many years ago there was an equine veterinarian who had a young daughter. Not surprisingly she liked horses, and she was certainly the apple of her father`s eye. He was a creative man and liked to build toys for his children. In those [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010
Written By Bradford P Smith, Professor Emeritus* First a disclaimer….The writer* is 65 years old and still rides a bicycle up hills for an average of 1.5 hours a day, back country skis, hikes in the Sierras, travels to interesting places like national parks, Africa and the Galapagos Islands, and has an active family and [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010
Written by Bradford P Smith, Prof Emeritus (Excerpted from the Harvard Health Publications online) As you know, there are two types of fat cells. And it turns out that like cholesterol, there are the good guys and the bad guys! White fat cells store most of our body fat, whether it is subcutaneous or visceral. [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010
Registration procedures and deadlines for April NAVLE February 15, 2010 - Deadline for repeating candidates to apply for NAVLE April 12-24 - April NAVLE Testing Window VIRMP Match February 8, 2010 – Match Results Date. Results will be posted to the VIRMP website. Institutions may print matched lists, unmatched applicants list and open positions list. Matched applicants [...]
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