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July 22, 2017 | Veterinary Record | 75
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© British Veterinary Association.ISSN 0042 – 4900
76 Comment76 Getting in on the Act again
77 News and Reports77 Call for government action as illegal puppy
sales fuel canine welfare crisis78 Two universities join up to announce plans for
new West Midlands vet school on cover79 Practices alerted to bogus vet80 End captivity of whales and dolphins, charity
warns82 Funding to improve the slaughter of pigs82 Making life easier for cats and their owners83 When is it safe to report abuse? on cover
79 News in Brief
86 Research86 Easing the emergency burden: ethical
dilemmas faced by the out-of-hours vet (E. Thomas)
88 Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors (D. O’Neill and others)
89 Survival of contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD)-associated treponemes on disposable gloves after handling CODD-affected feet (J. Angell and others)
90 Owners’ perception of veterinary medical emergencies (J. Williams and others) on cover
90 Assessment of serological tests for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (L. McCallan and others)
91 Research Digest
92 Clinical Decision Making92 Treatment of canine oral papillomatosis (E.
Bailey and others)
94 Letters and Notices94 Helping vets assess quality of life (G. Ravetz)94 Past cases of Alabama rot? (A. Chappell and
J. Tyson) 94 Reviewing the Vet Futures Action Plan
(J. Sheridan)95 Consulting on halal meat labelling (R. Waters)95 Official controls in slaughterhouses (J. Dalton)95 Looking to India’s workforce following Brexit
(E. Barbour-Hill)95 Birth cohort study of pet dogs underway and
recruiting (R. Casey and others)96 Diagnosis of botulism in waterfowl (G. Smith)
(P. Duff)
97 Products and Services
Vet Record Careersi My week: Jenny Jaffeii Course review: Mental health awareness
Charity launches campaign urging holidaymakers to avoid visiting marine parks with captive cetaceans, p 80
Illegal puppy sales are fuelling a canine welfare crisis, p 77
Up to 67 per cent of telephone calls to an out-of-hours service found to be for non-urgent conditions, p 90
July 22, 2017, vol 181, pp 75-98
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