Vetscience International is the magazine of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in which we share stories about how we try to improve the health of animals, people, and their environment.
The government has announced a ban on electronic collars, leading to public debate that will also involve veterinarians. What is the behavioural and physical impact of using electronic collars? Can veterinarians support and substantiate the ban on electronic collars? What can veterinarians recommend as an alternative to using electronic collars for dogs with undesirable behaviour?
Over time, cancer cells tend to become desensitised to specific drugs or chemotherapy 鈥 a phenomenon that claims the lives of many patients each year. Berkers is engaging with tumours and looking for the weak link in their metabolism.
At the behest of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is coordinating the research project 鈥楩ighting COVID-19 in animals and humans, a 鈥淥ne Health鈥 approach鈥.
Eight municipalities, three knowledge institutions, farmers鈥 organisation LTO-Noord and the regional water board have concluded a deal: they will collaborate on sustainable farming and awareness about healthy food.
