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AVC Media Releases


| Atlantic Veterinary College

People give back for a variety of reasons – to make a difference, because it feels good, because they feel a sense of duty, to name a few. But 15-year-old Eva MacNeill likes to give back so she can pay it forward.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

An effective “broodmare care and management program” is essential for a healthy foal, but where do you start? 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, is proud to congratulate a team of five first-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students who recently participated in the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest and won awards. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Recently, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of subtype H5N1 has been confirmed in Atlantic Canada.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, is pleased to announce its 2022 Webinar Series.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Christine Gordon Manley knew something was seriously wrong with her 2.5-year-old guinea pig Waffles when he wouldn’t eat and appeared ‘flat’ in his cage.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to congratulate Drs. Fred Kibenge and Jason Stull on being appointed to the inaugural Associate Editor Board for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR).

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Alyson Brown’s path to the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) was not a conventional one. Growing up just outside of Saint John, New Brunswick, Brown always knew she wanted to help people whether through human or animal medicine. It wasn’t until she was well into her undergraduate degree at the University of New Brunswick Saint John that she had an opportunity to work with Dr. Jim Kieffer, a fish physiologist, who specializes in shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Katie Hoddinott, assistant professor of small animal surgery, Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, has received the PEI Veterinary Medical Association’s (PEIVMA) Leadership Award.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp.

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