Sentences with phrase «fighting animal diseases»

There was a dire need for fighting animal diseases at world level and it led to international agreement for saving animals.

We are committed to fighting animal diseases worldwide in species ranging from cats and dogs to horses and alpacas; amphibians and wildcats to anteaters and elephants.

Not exact matches

«By maintaining a healthy environment for the animals, this approach prevents diseases that antibiotics might otherwise be needed to fight,» the company says.

The substantial amounts of antibiotics given to farm animals are among the reasons bacteria are becoming more resistant to medicine's disease - fighting vaccine arsenal

And their flexible, intelligent arms are the envy of roboticists and artificial intelligence engineers worldwide.But these animals, which have evolved over hundreds of millions of years, can teach us even more about security in the 21st century than camo and communications, Rafe Sagarin argues in his new book Learning from the Octopus: How secrets from nature can help us fight terrorist attacks, natural disasters and disease (Basic Books, April 2012).

In this episode, Scientific American news editor Phil Yam discusses how veterinarians, physicians and multinational food companies need to work together in the global fight against animal - borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about recent research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functions.

But either way, the work suggests that chimps could help scientists better understand the disease and how to fight it — if they could get permission to do such studies on these now - endangered animals.

When fighting diseases, ant colonies show a remarkable similarity with the immune system that protects the organism of vertebrate animals.

One of the challenges in fighting infectious disease is that researchers can not watch individual pathogens inside living animals.

By JUDITH HAMPSON In the 1880s, Louis Pasteur carried out what must be one of the most unpleasant series of animal experiments in the history of the fight against infectious disease.

A growing number of studies have demonstrated that, at least in animals, these unusual fats fight a host of chronic health conditions from heart disease to diabetes to cancer (SN: 3/3/01, p. 136).

In a teleconference held by Nature today, Kobinger said it was «quite remarkable» that they could rescue infected animals that had advanced disease, which he called «a very important step forward in the fight against Ebola virus.»

Although the scientific community widely sees nonhuman primates as essential for advances in biomedicine (they have facilitated major gains in the fights against AIDS and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, for example), researchers agree more can be done to treat the animals more humanely and conduct research less wastefully.

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, the Center for Neurologic Study and Isis Pharmaceutical Corporation have designed and tested a molecular therapy in animals that they hope will be a major development in the fight to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.

I am most grateful that Air France has stood firm in its commitment to continue the shipment of lab animals and for standing with the biomedical research community in the fight against disease.

«We are excited about this treatment, because we think this has the potential to slow the disease progression,» said Steve Rose, chief research officer of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, a nonprofit that invested about $ 2 million in early animal testing of the treatment, but is no longer directly involved.

The Committee has been investigating the use of GM insect technologies to fight infectious disease and to control agricultural pests as the technology now exists to render insects unable to transmit diseases, and to reduce insect populations to minimise their threat to animals and crops.

Another animal study using mice, from the October 2009 issue of the «Journal of Medicinal Food,» found that spirulina had a beneficial effect on intestinal immune cells, helping these cells fight off infectious agents in the digestive tract and prevent disease.

Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are scientists who are very successful at splicing DNA from different animals to create bizarre hybrids with unique proteins that might be harvested for use in creating disease - fighting drugs.

Parents should know that this film includes diseased and starving animals, children and adults in peril, murder, death of parents, child injured badly, dog fights with animals injured and killed, skeletons, some disturbing images including surgery, brief strong language, and references to dogs mating.

In addition to these dental symptoms, periodontal disease can wreak havoc on the rest of your pet's body, as the immune system of an animal with PD is forced to constantly fight off the invading organisms.

And, for those who work in animal shelters, how can they help fight disease and save lives?

First tested in mice, the vaccine's purpose is to encourage the animals to make disease - fighting antibodies to attack a tumor.

Professor Gamgee initiated this meeting to discuss ways to fight epizootic disease (outbreaks of animal disease), and establish rules for importing / exporting cattle.

By combining a sensible vaccine program that meets your pet's life style with good nutrition and preventative products such as those that fight off heartworm disease as well as fleas, tick and other parasites, you can take a a big step toward your companion animal's long - term well being.

Probiotic studies are opening new avenues in the fight against diseases in animals.

Pets can also develop diseases, such as cancers and get serious injuries if in a fight with another animal, get hit by a car or eat something dangerous, such as diapers or poisonous foods.

Spay / neuter decreases the fight for resources among stray animals, preventing the spread of diseases like the deadly parvo virus and reducing mating related aggression which can often lead to dogs being rounded up and put into public shelters where they have little chance of survival.

«Maintaining a low to non-existent PCV2 viremia level can enable the immune system to help fight other diseases more effectively and allow animals to grow more successfully,» explains Neuberger.

This may encourage him to escape the house, increasing his risk of getting into dangerous fights with other animals, or contracting illnesses, diseases, or parasites.

Neutering Sterilizing a pet is good for public health (fewer strays means fewer dog bites, less public resources needed for animal shelters etc.), good for a better house pet (less urine marking, tendency to fight or roam), no unwanted litters, reduced risk of many diseases, etc..

Neutered male dogs and cats have less urge to roam and, consequently, less risk of exposure to contagious diseases, less contact with other animals that could result in fights, and less risk of being hit by a motor vehicle.

There are people looking after these animals and trying to bring the numbers down as well as fight disease among the animals.

Outside cats are killed by cars, lost or stolen, exposed to fatal diseases, attacked by other animals, abused by cruel people, poisoned, injured in fights by other cats defending their territories, injured or killed from belts or rotating blades from under the hood of cars when the engine is started (cats often crawl under car hoods to escape the cold in winter).

If you allow your cat to go outside, he might come into contact with wild animals who carry parasites and disease, as well as other outdoor cats who may fight with him, greatly increasing his risk of getting feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).

This study is the most recent in a series of osteosarcoma research projects funded by Morris Animal Foundation following the launch of an osteosarcoma initiative by the Foundation in 2015 to fight metastatic disease in osteosarcoma.

Cat fights are noisy and offensive; unneutered cats breed indiscriminately; their spraying and feces are pollutants; they get into garbage; ruin gardens cause car accidents, spread diseases, kill wildlife; and in some cases, inflict wounds on people and other animals.

The prognosis is good for animals that are treated with antibiotics to fight the infection early on in the disease.

If a cat stays closer to home, however, he may have less chance of catching diseases from other cats or getting into fights with other animals.

They fight a daily battle for survival against exposure to the elements, accidents, disease, poison, abuse and fights with other animals, theft or loss.

Also addresses controversies regarding vaccines, environmental toxins and commercial pet foods... the spiritual realm... and harnessing the power of the animal - human bond to fight disease.

Interferon is a known anticancer and antiviral compound that occurs naturally in the bloodstream, thereby increasing an animal's ability to fight off disease.

A. Outdoor cats are exposed to many dangerous things including being hit by a car, eaten by a coyote, disease exposure, fights with other animals and more.

Though Neosporin can help fight infection while wounds heal, it is not enough to protect against the diseases that may be present in the saliva of the animal who attacked your dog.

Treatment consists of intravenous fluids and antibiotics, but due to the fierce nature of this disease, these poor animals are truly fighting for their lives and often end up succumbing to the disease or ending up with permanent kidney failure.

To aide in the fight against animal diseases, we are proud to offer low - cost vaccinations to the public.

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Pacelle also went so far as sort of excuse Vick for his behavior because as a society we give a lot of «mixed signals» about our concern for animals — even going so far as to compare those who hunt and raise animals for food (you know, to help people survive), and to experiment on (you know, to cure diseases to kill people) to dog fighting (you know because torturing dogs for the fun of it is sort of similar to those others).

clean, sanitary and appropriate shelter; food, water, appropriate exercise, necessary veterinary care and treatment, including parasite control and vaccinations; and a safe environment; a protocol for containing and managing contagious illness and disease, an active adoption or placement program or facilities for long term placement, the ability to manage animals to minimize risk of injury to the animals and the public, and manages its operations so that animals are not at risk for abuse or neglect or for use in animal fighting or research, experimentation or testing.

Under the amendments, rescues are qualified as long as they can provide food, water, shelter, appropriate exercise, and necessary veterinary care and treatment; have a protocol for containing and managing contagious illness and disease; actively tries to find homes or placement for animals, and can keep animals safe and and so they are not at risk of abuse or neglect or for use in fighting or research.