News
15th World Equine Veterinary Association Congress
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences was represented by three academic staff members at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association Congress (http://www.chinaweva.org) which was held in Beijing from the 21st to the 23rd of April 2018.
BVM students at Cornell University for their Animal Husbandry Extra-Mural Studies
Our first year BVM students have travelled to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. They will be spending five weeks at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Upstate New York where they will learn about husbandry and management of cattle, sheep and horses as part of their extra-mural studies. The students are accompanied by the Extra-mural Education Coordinator, Dr Queeny Yuen.
Dr Barbara Padalino received the 2018 Animal Welfare Award of the Animal Transport Association (ATA)
Dr Barbara Padalino (Assistant Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) was presented with the Animal Welfare Award of the Animal Transportation Association (ATA) at its Annual Award Dinner on 9 April 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
World Veterinary Day 2018 Display at Run Run Shaw Library
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences has organised a display together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong to support World Veterinary Day on 28 April 2018.
One Health Seminar Series: Wildlife Conservation in Taiwan and future collaboration between CityU and NTU
Seminar Date: 2nd May 2018
Dean Visits Mahidol University’s One Health Village Projects in Thailand
The Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Prof. Reichel, recently visited the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. He was welcomed by the Dean, Associate Professor Parntep Ratanakron, and Associate Dean, Dr Sivapong Sungpradit, and was given a tour of the local facilities (hospital, laboratories and teaching facilities). The faculty has a strong focus on the One Health approach.
City University of Hong Kong helps to progress bovine reproductive disease knowledge in smallholder farms in Laos and Cambodia
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) hosted University of Sydney PhD student Luisa Olmo for two weeks and assisted in serological analysis of over 1000 cattle and buffalo sera samples from Laos and Cambodia at CityU’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Study About Risk Factors for Race-Day Fatality in Flat Racing Thoroughbreds Features on Horsetalk.co.nz
The article ‘Risk factors for racehorse fatalities identified in British study’ about a study by Dr Sarah Rosanowski et al. appeared on Horsetalk.co.nz.
Inaugural edition of the CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Newsletter out now
The inaugural edition of the CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory newsletter has just been published.
Newspaper coverage of the College and its BVM programme
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences and its Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) programme featured in several Hong Kong newspapers recently.