dvm: IN BRIEF.

The article offers news briefs related to veterinary medicine in the U.S. The researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered gene mutation that could be responsible for exercise-induced collapse (EIC) syndrome in Labrador Retrievers. Meanwhile, a cruelty-to-animals statute has been passed in Honolulu, Hawaii to protect the pet horses. A couple has filed a civil suit against an Atlanta, Georgia veterinary surgeon due to malpractice.