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Archive for September 2021

Second vulture-safe veterinary painkiller identified! Tolfenamic Acid

By Mary Davies | 9th September 2021 | 17

In 2003, the veterinary use of diclofenac to treat cattle was discovered to be the cause of catastrophic vulture declines across South Asia. There was an urgent need to identify alternative, safe NSAIDs for veterinary use. The NSAID meloxicam was tested in 2006 and found to be both safe to vultures and effective in treating…

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