Dose delivery characteristics of the injector gun was determined during the period using both weight and penetration measurements. Dose delivery measurements were made by weighing on an analytical Mettler balance and comparing quantitatively the delivery capabilities of each barrel size, 1 cc and 2.4 cc. Penetration characteristics for each of the crowned and uncrowned head orifice sizes were determined for the equine, ovine, caprine, bovine, canine and porcine. A summary ...
The Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources maintains a professional staff and consultants who are available for projects such as the organization of special workshops on laboratory animal technology. Aware of an urgent need for communication and exchange of information on problems of posdoctoral education in laboratory animal medicine, the Committee on Professional Education set up a four-part program as follows: (1) Site surveys were made of eighteen veterinary schools or ...
Blue tongue, African horse-sickness, African swine fever, lumpy skin disease, and Rift Valley fever are examples of a group of contagious diseases of food-producing livestock which has caused tragic losses; they remain uncontrolled and continue to spread. Not only are they a handicap to the supply and distrubution of food in much of the world, but their presence anywhere is an existing threat to livestock and the food supply in ...