FAQs Regarding The Suffolk Bird Flu Outbreak
FAQs Regarding The Suffolk Bird Flu Outbreak
What does confirming H5N1 in a poultry farm mean for animal health? Defra have put in place a 3km Protection Zone and 10 km Surveillance Zone around the infected premises, requiring certain biosecurity measures, the housing of birds, and movement restrictions. A wider Restricted Zone has been put in place which covers east Suffolk and South East Norfolk bounded to the west and the north broadly covered by the A140 and A47 respectively, and is approximately 2090km2. [click link for full article]
Liposuctioned Fat Stem Cells To Repair Bodies
Expanding waistlines, unsightly bulges: people will gladly remove excess body fat to improve their looks. But unwanted fat also contains stem cells with the potential to repair defects and heal injuries in the body. A team led by Philippe Collas at the University of Oslo in Norway has identified certain chemical marks that allow him to predict which, among the hundreds of millions of stem cells in liposuctioned fat, are best at regenerating tissue. [click link for full article]
dog pet plastic surgery vet
“Plastic surgery is good for dogs!” according to a leading Brazilian pet plastic surgeon. A face-lift for a dog? [Seattle Post Intelligence] Not only can you get a face-lift for your dog, but you can even order up a mammary lift for her droopy tits after she’s had her puppies… (Surely the SPCA would label this kind of pure cosmetic surgery an unnecessary and cruel procedure?)