Advances in Animal, Human and Ecosystem Health
Our proactive, science-based approaches to a healthier world for all creatures move forward. We continue to increase the educational rigor of our veterinary program in the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, which launched new technology infrastructures, including the ezyVet software, while working with a steadily increasing caseload. The Animal Health Diagnostic Center launched a new, streamlined website while processing over 200,000 accessions from across the country. The Cornell Wildlife Center continues to grow a unique portfolio of work — both in New York and across the world — focused on a healthy future for wildlife, people and the planet.
Achievements
- New hospital technology infrastructure: ezyVet, CUHA rVet Connect, SmartFlow and Cubex
- New CityU contract completed
- Cornell Wildlife Center growth and branding
Cornell University Hospital for Animals FY'19 Caseload by Species (Ithaca, New York)
Wildlife Snapshot: Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital Annual Caseload (Ithaca, New York)
Cornell University Veterinary Specialists (Stamford, Connecticut)
- 17.3k total caseload
- +13.4% caseload increase vs. FY'18
- 125 staff
- 13 specialists
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18 student externs
Cornell Wildlife Health Center
The Cornell Wildlife Health Center continues to grow a unique portfolio of work focused on a healthy future for wildlife, people and the planet. Examples follow below:
New York state projects
- freshwater fish disease
- lead toxicity in bald eagles
- rodenticide poisoning in raptors and mesocarnivores
- moose population health
- Cytauxzoon surveillance in bobcats
Projects in the Northeast and other states
- mange in black bears
- avian malaria in Hawaiian wild birds
- chronic wasting disease
- species repopulation software
Worldwide projects
- improving wildlife and livestock coexistence in Asia and Africa
- mapping the great white shark genome
- identifying pathogen risks to endangered species
- diagnosing canine distemper quickly and accurately in tigers
- immersing veterinary and undergraduate students in the field
Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Diagnostic services and expert advice for professionals and the public
Accession Type by Percentage
Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Diagnostic services and expert advice for professionals and the public
| Species | Number of Accessions |
|---|---|
| Equine | 104,274 |
| Canine | 61,772 |
| Bovine | 35,218 |
| Feline | 11,691 |
| Avian | 3,125 |
| Caprine | 2,324 |
| Environmental | 1,098 |
| Ovine | 1,088 |
| Rodentia | 780 |
| Camelids | 726 |
| Cervidae | 717 |
| Porcine | 614 |
| Primates | 571 |
| Cetacea | 452 |
| >Mustelidae | 442 |
| Reptiles | 417 |
| Insects | 248 |
| All other species | 1,456 |
| Total Accessions Processed | 227,013 |
| State | Number of Accessions |
|---|---|
| New York | 99,822 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,171 |
| Massachusetts | 11,233 |
| Missouri | 10,185 |
| California | 9,022 |
| Florida | 7,008 |
| Virginia | 6,073 |
| Maryland | 5,855 |
| New Jersey | 5,003 |
| Connecticut | 4,940 |
| Vermont | 4,603 |
| New Hampshire | 3,705 |
| All Other States | 41,889 |
| International | 4,504 |
| Total Accessions Processed | 227,013 |
Enhancing worldwide veterinary care with international partnerships
The Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences at City University of Hong Kong and CVM collaboration areas:
- Academic, business, operational and facilities consultation
- Curriculum development and implementation
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
- Residency Fellowship Training Program
- Diagnostic Laboratory development and implementation
- Extramural Studies Program for B.V.M. students
- Educational Innovation Fund grant
Fostering research exchanges through the Joint Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program:
15
City U Ph.D. students hosted at Cornell research laboratories to date
29
Cornell faculty acting as CityU Ph.D. co-advisors