Faculty of Veterinary Science

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Name: Faculty of Veterinary Science

First reported 54 mins ago - Updated 54 mins ago - 1 reports

Fungus Joins New Species List

A new species of fungus that causes life-threatening infections in humans and cats has been discovered by a University of Sydney researcher."This all originated from spotting an unusual fungal infection in three cats I was seeing at the University's cat ... [Published Bioscience Technology Online - 54 mins ago]

Entities: Fungus, Species, Aspergillus, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nasal Cavity

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

New species of fungus found

A University of Sydney researcher has discovered a new species of fungus that causes life-threatening infections in humans and cats. Her work has been published in the online journal PLOS One .Dr Vanessa Barrs, from the university’s Faculty of Veterinary ... [Published LabOnline - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Fungus, Species, Aspergillus, Infection, Faculty of Veterinary Science

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Faculty of Veterinary Science

The ins and outs of taxidermy

The shredded ears of the Macleay Museum's Tasmanian tiger were restored as part of this project.One of the Macleay Museum's most famous residents has undergone a facelift as part of a project which has implications for natural history collections around ... [Published Noodls - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Thylacine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Species, Epoxy, Raccoon

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Experts worried as provision on feed import lab test goes

The withdrawal of the provision on compulsory tests of poultry feed for antibiotics and melamine has raised eyebrows of experts.Terming the decision 'unwise and risky', the experts said it would put both the country's poultry sector and human health hazards ... [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Melamine, Chloramphenicol, Human Health, Antibiotic, Mashiur Rahman

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...We were able to demonstrate that this was a new species of fungus on a molecular and reproductive level and in terms of its form," Barr says. "Similar to the closely related fungus Aspergillus fumigates, this new species of fungus can reproduce both asexually and sexually and we discovered both phases of the fungus."

Fungus Joins New Species List [Published Bioscience Technology Online - 54 mins ago]

"We are right at the start of recognising the diseases caused by this fungus in animals and humans. The number of cases may be increasing in frequency or it may just be we are getting better at recognising them" Dr Barrs said

A feline fungus joins the new species list [Published Campus Daily Australia - Jun 18 2013]

"Comparison of weight loss, with or without dietary restriction and exercise, in Standardbreds, Andalusians and mixed breed ponies" was included in the May issue of the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science and presented at the Equine Science Society Symposium, held May 28–31 in Ruidoso...

Researchers Examining Weight Gain, Loss in Varying Breeds [Published TheHorse.com - Jun 14 2013]

"There is now no compulsion to test the imports for chloramphenicol and nitrofuran, which could create bio-pollution" , he feared

Experts worried as provision on feed import lab test goes [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - Jun 03 2013]