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Optimism, concern mixed for animal disease tracing network
Dr. W. Ron DeHaven, AVMA CEO, has said that a mandatory animal identification system could save millions of animals and billions of dollars through…
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Report finds gaps in oversight of live animal imports
Gaps in federal oversight of live animal imports could allow the introduction of zoonoses and animal diseases into the country,
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Audit finds faults with APHIS controls of animal imports
A recent report found that the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service needs to improve its controls over the animal…
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USDA completes construction at National Centers for Animal Health
The Department of Agriculture dedicated a new laboratory building in late April as the final component of the National Centers for Animal Health,…
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Rinderpest nearly eradicated worldwide
A disease that killed millions of cattle and contributed to the development of modern veterinary medicine could soon be the first animal disease…
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Organizations to promote veterinary research careers
The Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine in May announced a partnership with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory…
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Groups seek to address resistance to heartworm preventives
The Companion Animal Parasite Council issued a statement in late May noting that reports of resistance appear to be coming from cases of heartworm…
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No rest between eradication campaigns
As world animal health authorities prepare to declare that the "cattle plague" has been eradicated, they are picking their next targets.
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Foundations collaborate to give pharmacology grants
Dr. Jane G. Owens said few organizations fund research in veterinary pharmacology, with money more often directed toward research in veterinary…
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Severe pneumonia outbreak kills bighorn sheep
Wildlife officials say an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia killing bighorn sheep herds in five Western states is without precedent.
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USDA licenses DNA vaccine for treatment of melanoma in dogs
The Department of Agriculture recently granted full licensure for a DNA vaccine to help extend survival time of dogs with oral
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Economic study estimates costs of feral cat control
Catching and euthanizing feral cats costs billions of dollars more and is less effective at population control than are trap-neuter-and-return…
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Deadly pneumonia traced to domestic sheep
New research claims to settle the controversial and long-running debate over whether domestic sheep can infect bighorn sheep with the bacteria that…
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Searching for self-replicating antimicrobials
Viruses could supplement antimicrobials, if usefulness proved
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Vaccine use up since Salmonella outbreak
This summer's nationwide Salmonella outbreak and related egg recall are likely drivers of a recent rise in the use of Salmonella enteritidis vaccines.