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The veterinary profession is one of the professions, which benefit from an automatic recognition of their diplomas throughout the EU. Specific EU legislation, the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council as amended by Directive 2013/55/EU the so called Professional Qualifications Directive - stipulates the requirements which form the framework leading to the qualification of veterinary surgeon, or doctor in veterinary ...

Het interesse in en het gebruik van complementaire en alternatieve diergeneeskunde (CAD) neemt wereldwijd toe. De frequentie en de indicaties voor het gebruik van CAD bij paarden en honden en de motiverende factoren voor diereigenaren zijn echter grotendeels onbekend. Als gevolg van bijwerkingen, interacties met conventionele geneesmiddelen of uitstel van de juiste diagnose en behandeling brengt het gebruik van CAD zonder betrokkenheid van de ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases in veterinary practice. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is regarded as an important diagnostic test to reach the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy. However, given that the diagnosis requires the exclusion of other differentials for seizures, the parameters for MRI examination should allow the detection of subtle lesions which may not be obvious with existing techniques. In ...

Epilepsy is a challenging multifactorial disorder with a complex genetic background. Our current understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of epilepsy has substantially increased due to animal model studies, including canine studies, but additional basic and clinical research is required. Drug-resistant epilepsy is an important problem in both dogs and humans, since seizure freedom is not achieved with the available antiseizure ...

Current and emerging veterinary public health (VPH) challenges raised by globalization, climate change, and industrialization of food production require the veterinarian's role to evolve in parallel and veterinary education to adapt to reflect these changes. The European Food Hygiene catalog was developed to provide a list of topics relevant to Day One Competencies in VPH. A study was undertaken to ensure that the catalog and teaching practices ...

The central role and significant importance of the horse for the development of Western society has been described and outlined by several authors in the (recent) past. Although it might seem logical that this mythical animal contributed to the establishment of the veterinary profession, the reality is slightly more complicated. During the 16th to 18th century, the role of the horse became increasingly prominent, not only as a draft animal and ...