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今年是丙戌年,我是属狗的,想必自己也是和犬有缘分,自参加工作以来,一直从事警犬技术工作,在这个以男性为主的领域里,一干就是十八个春秋。十八年来,自己从怕犬,不喜欢犬,到接触犬,慢慢地了解犬,渐渐地喜欢上了这聪明可爱、机智勇敢的人类的忠实朋友,直到成为一名警犬医务工作者——警犬身体健康的保护者。     

Evidence-based veterinary medicine: what it is, what it isn't and how to do it

EBM represents a more formal process for considering the merits of published research in the context of clinical decision making. By combining the application of formal rules of evidence in evaluating the clinical literature (critical appraisal) with the ability to conduct efficient and effective literature searches, any clinician is able to keep current on topics of interest. Learning the core skills that enable the practice of EBM is easier than expected. The EBM Working Group published a series of Users' Guides to enable clinicians to learn critical appraisal of the primary literature in a systematic fashion. The complete series of Users' Guides is available free of charge over the web (www. CCHE.net). Similarly, PubMed, which contains a number of easy to use search filters (Clinical Queries) that can identify high-quality papers published in key veterinary journals, is also available free of charge over the web (www.PubMed.org). How ever one obtains the core skills, an efficient, structured approach to the practice of EBM can actually reduce the amount of time one requires to keep current by helping the user locate and identify methodologically rigorous research. Although the entire process can be self-taught, as with any new technique, other effective ways to bring these new skills into your practice setting include attending a conference workshop or even hiring a new graduate who has already been trained in the process.     

Institutional commitment: what it is and how to get it

Institutional commitment is essential to developing and sustaining successful distance-education programs. This article begins by placing the discussion of institutional commitment within the context of today's distance-education or online environment and argues for the role of regional accrediting bodies in implementing best practices and quality assurance in distance education. It then explains why broad-based institutional commitment is necessary and recommends strategies for obtaining it. The author delineates different strategies for various institutional stakeholders such as students, faculty, administrators, and alumni. The author concludes by drawing on his personal observation and experience in developing a collaborative distance education degree program, noting the success of these different strategies with multiple stakeholders.     

我国奶业目前处于关键期健康发展亟待引导和扶持

在今年3月召开的全国政协三次会议上，全国政协委员、中国奶业协会理事长刘成果提交了“我国奶业目前处于关键期，健康发展亟待引导和扶持”的提案，并在大会上以此为题进行了发言。提案着重论述了奶业在全国建设小康社会中的重要地位，分析了我国奶业发展的现状，提出了我国奶业健康持续发展的方向．呼吁各级政府和有关方面亟待加大对奶业的扶持力度。现全文发表以飨读者。     

让仔猪有一个良好的生长开始

出生后的第1周对仔猪发育出健壮的肠绒膜以及确保肠道健康极其重要。从出生后的第2天开始给仔猪的肠细胞饲喂创新型等渗蛋白溶液能促进肠道绒毛的发育,随后能够刺激仔猪的采食,这种有益作用能一直持续到生猪的出栏屠宰。