Anaesthetic practices and attitudes to patient safety in a sample of Australian veterinary practices.

Objective: To survey anaesthetic practices and attitudes towards veterinary patient safety in Australia.

Study Design: This was a cross-sectional sample population from Australian veterinary practices, including first opinion small animal, mixed animal and referral small animal practices. The survey included practices' anaesthetic management, monitoring equipment and topics regarding patient safety.

Comparison of two formulations of alfaxalone for immersion anaesthesia in laboratory zebrafish (Daniorerio).

Objective: To compare two commercial formulations of alfaxalone for immersion anaesthesia in laboratory zebrafish.

Study Design: Prospective, blinded, randomized study.

Animals: A total of 20 adult Danio rerio (Tuebingen strain).

Sharing Ideas and Practice: Institutional Partnership Influences Change in Approaches to Teaching to Enhance Veterinary Education in Vietnam in Conjunction with an OIE Veterinary Education Twinning Project.

A World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Veterinary Education Twinning Project was established between the veterinary schools at Nong Lam University (NLU) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia, as part of the scheme established to promote high-quality veterinary services through improved veterinary education. Included in the partnership's primary aims were building the capacity of veterinary teaching staff with respect to general teaching practice and also in response to identified deficiency areas, and to develop outcome assessment processes. One challenge facing the project was the different approaches and experiences of teaching and learning for the faculty and students between the two widely different historical and cultural contexts of Australia and Vietnam.

Alfaxalone for total intravenous anaesthesia in horses.

Objective: To determine the suitability of alfaxalone total intravenous (IV) anaesthesia in horses and concurrently evaluate infusion rates, cardiovascular effects, pharmacokinetics and the quality of the anaesthetic recovery period.

Study Design: Prospective, experimental study.

Animals: Eight Standardbred horses.

An updated method for the jugular catheterization of grower pigs for repeated blood sampling following an oral glucose tolerance test.

Jugular catheterization is a common procedure used under experimental conditions. However, there is considerable variation in the reported techniques, particularly for grower pigs (>40 kg and <60 kg) when larger volumes of blood per sample (>10 mL) are required. This paper provides a complete methodology including the use of current equipment and anaesthetic regimen for grower pigs.