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Students assessed on their animal welfare knowledge
The 13th annual Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment Contest was held Nov. 23-24, 2013.
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Croney chosen to head Purdue animal welfare center
Candace Croney, PhD, began overseeing the university’s new Center for Animal Welfare Science this February when it opened.
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Share input on welfare practices in global veterinary education
A survey is being implemented to gather input on proposed voluntary standards for applying animal welfare principles
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Restricting ownership of wild animals
Ohio residents have received or sought permits to continue owning about 300 primates
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The Conversation
For two days this past November, the AVMA brought together a broad range of professionally diverse veterinarians
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Horse industry working on comeback strategy
The American Horse Council discussed the decline in the number of foals and registered horses over the past several years at its 2014 meeting
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Humane endings
The Association hosted a symposium where best practices for euthanasia were examined and research directed at refining those practices
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Board acts to remove hurdles to AVMA membership
The AVMA Executive Board met Aug. 27-28 to take up an agenda dealing with such issues as AVMA membership requirements, livestock traceability and…
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Meet your new neighbors
More and more, veterinarians are being called to treat chickens kept in urban and suburban neighborhoods where no food animal
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ASPCA: It’s OK to give pets as gifts
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals released results Dec. 12, 2013, from a study that
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Novel pain assessment developed for horses
European researchers provide a new approach to assessing pain in horses on the basis of a standardized scale of facial expressions called the Horse…
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House could consider acupuncture academy, pet relocation for adoption
The AVMA House of Delegates could consider an application for the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture to become a member and
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Study shines spotlight on neutering
Publication earlier this year of a study that found higher incidences of certain cancers and musculoskeletal disorders
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American Association of Equine Practitioners
The American Association of Equine Practitioners honored the 2013 recipients of several awards Dec. 10, 2013, at its 59th Annual Convention in…
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Good medicine
Most families living on South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation can scarcely afford to feed themselves, let alone pay
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Veterinary marijuana?
Most Americans see marijuana as a legitimate medical treatment for some human disease conditions.