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New Shelter Medicine Program Goes Mobile in Surgery Unit

Cats and dogs in several Kansas communities are getting help to become more adoptable thanks to free surgeries provided by Kansas State University veterinary students involved in a new shelter medicine rotation. Started during summer 2015, the new two-week shelter medicine rotation introduces fourth-year veterinary students to the specialty by spending ten-days on the road visiting around seven shelters, which may have different missions and levels of resources.

This months issue of the official newsletter of the Beef Cattle Institute includes the following stories and more: International Food Group Tours Kansas Feedlots, Graduate Student Receives Top Award, BCI Cofounds Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, plus a Producer Spotlight, Rural Practitioner and current research profile.

Learn how the KSVDL and CEEZAD are taking on efforts to contain canine and avian influenza viruses with tests and vaccines; discover the new study being conducted by the Center for Outcomes Research and Education supported by a USDA grant, and see how an alumnus Dr. Kelly Lechtenberg helped support the Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases with a gift of BSL-2 laboratory space. All this and more in this months issue.

A U.S. patent has been awarded to a Kansas State University technology that quickly detects the early stages of cancer before physical symptoms ever appear. Dr. Deryl L. Troyer, professor of anatomy and physiology collaborated with Dr. Stefan H. Bossmann, professor of chemistry; and Dr. Matthew Basel, postdoctoral fellow in anatomy and physiology, in developing a nanoplatform technology to detect human cancer cells and tumors in the beginning stages.

Mosquito season is arriving early thanks to recent weather patterns, which means it's time to start prevention measures a little sooner not only for humans, but also for susceptible pets. "Our weather patterns have been quite abrupt and with the moisture that we've had, coupled with the really warm temperatures, mosquitoes are really taking off," said Dr. Elizabeth Davis, professor and section head of equine medicine and surgery.

The College of Veterinary Medicine Announces its Class of 2019 -

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