Vet Gazette

The Oregon Livestock Disease Program is a collaborative project between the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Oregon State Veterinarian’s Office, and private veterinarians in the State of Oregon. Ryan Scholz, DVM, OSU class of 2011, in his position as district veterinarian at the Oregon Department of Agriculture, travelled the state conducting livestock […]

Several new studies on canine vocalization have yielded some very interesting results. For instance, in a study at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, researchers proved that growls which seemed similar to human ears were actually differentiated by dogs as a ‘play growl’, a ‘stranger’ growl, or a ‘food-guarding’ growl. Another study found that dog […]

The Heartland Humane Society in Corvallis is having an unusually slow summer for kitten adoptions. They have about 70 cats and kittens in the shelter and another 70 kittens in foster care who will be ready to adopt soon. The shelter is located at 398 SW Twin Oaks Circle, and is open noon to 5 […]

Meet the amazing Macie, a three-legged dog that wowed the crowd at a recent qualifying event for a national Frisbee dog competition in Colorado: Video.  

Dr. Susan Tornquist, associate dean in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University, has been named interim dean of the college. She succeeds Cyril Clarke, who will become dean of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine effective Oct. 1. Tornquist has been on the faculty at Oregon State since 1996, most recently […]

Oregon Zoo polar bear Tasul is offering researchers a chance to study these threatened predators in a way they never could before. As part of a research project with the USGS, Tasul will be videotaped wearing a high-tech collar that creates a sort of digital fingerprint for polar bear behavior. Once the signals are calibrated, […]