"We've been testing for [avian influenza] about a year now. And the volume goes up and down. Sometimes we can see up to 100-200 samples in a day. Sometimes even more than that, and sometimes we see just a handful of samples in a day." -Dr. Kristy Pabilonia
Records from Vesta's necropsy with Colorado State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories showed the bird tested positive for the avian influenza H5 subtype, which has been found in birds all across the country.
For the second year in a row, CSU is one of the nation’s top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars — professionals, artists and scholars who usually hold faculty appointments — according to a report published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Nearly 6.4 million birds in Colorado and 2.2 million in Utah have died since April 2022 in an outbreak that Colorado State University's Dr. Kristy Pabilonia called the worst she’s seen in the U.S. in her two-decade career monitoring avian diseases.
PODCAST: Drs. Jane Shaw, Natasha Janke, and Jason Coe, authors of "Veterinary technicians contribute to shared decision-making during companion animal veterinary appointments" in JAVMA, describe and compare veterinary professionals’ use of shared decision-making during companion animal appointments.
“One thing that we should not assume as a pet slows down is, ‘Well, it’s just getting old. If you are seeing your dog slowing down, that should be a warning flag for you to seek veterinary assessment.” -Nicole Ehrhart, director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging at Colorado State University.
Thanks to a $750,000 gift from an anonymous donor, two Colorado State University faculty members have been selected as inaugural holders of the Gordon and Joan Bishop Professorship, the first endowed professorship ever provided through the Office of the Provost.
As we mourn the killing of Tyre Nichols, we lift up the Black community to celebrate and remember during Black History Month.
VIDEO: The veterinary professional associate would be a mid-level practitioner, between a vet tech and a veterinarian. "This proposal will grow the workforce." -Dr. Wayne Jensen
Hayley Templeton was awarded a first-place honor at CVMBS Research Day for her work on whether the gut could be involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease; a line of inquiry that could help lead to improved future treatments.