The University of Florida veterinarians Dr. Mike Walsh and Dr. Craig Pelton, assisted network partners with the animal necropsy to determine the cause of death for this animal. The full story can be found here. Photo courtesy of NOAA and TCPalm.com. …
“National Geographic” released an article on March 17th about “More than 430 manatees have perished in 2021. Why are they dying?”. Our clinical training coordinator, Dr. Mike Walsh, was able to provide insight on this issue in the article.
Publication: De María, Maite, Cecilia Silva-Sanchez, Kevin J. Kroll, Michael T. Walsh, Mohammad-Zaman Nouri, Margaret E. Hunter, Monica Ross, Tonya M. Clauss, and Nancy D. Denslow. 2021. “Chronic Exposure to Glyphosate in Florida Manatee.” Environment International 152 (July). doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106493.
Check out this news article in “The Veterinary Page” about the “UF drone team helping in manatee rescues”.
Publication: Hendrik H. Nollens , Nylah J. Haney , Nicole I. Stacy & Todd R. Robeck (2020) Effects of sex, age, and season on the variation of blood analytes in a clinically healthy ex situ population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.), Veterinary Quarterly, 40:1, 342-352 https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2020.1845415…
A Save by Aquatic Animal Health Resident Dr. Tatiana Weisbrod and Colleagues Louie the seahorse is back home in his 45-gallon saltwater tank and doing swimmingly, thanks to innovative treatment at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine for a…
Publication: Cowart, J.R., Collins, D.M., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A., Alejandro-Zayas, T., Rivera-Guzman, A.L. and Larkin, I.V., 2020. Manual collection and semen characterization in a West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, p.810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.569993…
NOAA is celebrating a 50 year milestone in science, service, and stewardship! The Aquatic Animal Health Program is glad to support NOAA and its efforts and we would like to congratulate them on their achievements thus far. Please check out this special publication!…
Publication: Malinowski, C.R., Perrault, J.R., Coleman, F.C., Koenig, C.C., Stilwell, J.M., Cray, C. and Stacy, N.I., 2020. The iconic Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara): A comprehensive assessment of health indices in the southeastern United States population. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, p.635.https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00635…
In June, the Aquatic Animal Health Program hosted the IAAAM 2020 Virtual Symposium, which had the 2nd largest attendance of any IAAAM conference.
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