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USDA expanding efforts to protect farmed aquatic animals
A federal aquaculture plan would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture expanded authority over farmed aquatic animals and have USDA officials create…
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Aquaculture issues receiving support
The AVMA Executive Board approved three recommendations on aquaculture health and seafood advisory issues.
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FAO addresses antimicrobials in aquaculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, headquartered in Rome, has published "Responsible Use of
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Member added to Food Safety Advisory Committee
The AVMA Food Safety Advisory Committee and Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine reviewed a request
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Summit, policy outline veterinary role in offshore aquaculture
The veterinary community has an opportunity to facilitate the safe development of offshore U.S. aquaculture, according to a new report about a recent…
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Colorado State University, USDA train dogs to sniff out bird flu
Colorado State University and the National Wildlife Research Center are collaborating on a project to train a team of dogs to detect avian influenza…
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Infectious salmon anemia emergency declared by USDA
Posted on January 15, 2002 Lesions on the gills of an Atlantic salmon with infectious salmon anemia. On Dec. 13, 2001, the Department of…
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Ecosystem health is the goal of Envirovet
This June, the Envirovet Summer Institute will welcome the latest class of veterinarians and veterinary students who will learn how their profession…
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CDC: Pet frogs associated with Salmonella outbreak
About 80 people in 28 states became ill in a Salmonella outbreak associated with contact with pet frogs between spring and fall
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White House developing policy on waters, coasts
Federal authorities are working on a broad stewardship plan for oceans, U.S. coasts, and the Great Lakes.
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FDA detains imports of farm-raised seafood from China
The Food and Drug Administration has announced broader import control of all farm-raised catfish, basa, shrimp, dace, and eel
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Resources on veterinary feed directives cover honeybees, aquaculture
The AVMA has produced new resources on veterinary feed directives, covering VFDs for honeybees and aquaculture.
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Officials fine-tune salmon virus response
some salmon farmers in Maine began restocking their pens May 1 in an effort to recover from an outbreak of infectious salmon anemia
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Congress considers minor use/minor species bill
Congress considers minor use/minor species bill The House of Representatives will once again consider legislation…
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Abstracts invited for two international meetings
Organizers of two global veterinary meetings have issued calls for abstracts.
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O.I.E. takes action at annual meeting
Representatives from the governments of 139 countries gathered at the Office International des Epizooties annual meeting in Paris
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One-health wonders
Dr. Val R. Beasley is a toxicologist who's not content with figuring out why wild animals are declining and disappearing.
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Board takes on topics across breadth of profession
The AVMA Board of Directors, while meeting June 20-21 in Washington, D.C., took on topics across the breadth of the profession, including improvement…
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Environment chair sees strong veterinary connection
Dr. Karyn Bischoff chairs the AVMA Committee on Environmental Issues. She is a veterinary toxicologist and a senior
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COVID-19 a year later: How the veterinary profession adapted
In this issue, JAVMA News seeks to tell stories of the hard work of veterinary clinicians and researchers, clinic staff members, and students who have…
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PREPAREDNESS: global in nature, local in practice
One of the essential tools we need for the one-medicine approach is community participatory mapping, said Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner,
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Confiscated Asian turtles treated in marathon rescue effort
US volunteers, including veterinarians, technicians, and veterinary students responded en masse to an Asian turtle crisis
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Turtle producers fighting in the courts and Capitol to sell hatchlings
Louisiana turtle farmers and lawmakers are trying to end a federal ban on domestic pet turtle hatchling sales.
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Guiding drug use, changing practices
When veterinarians are considering how to treat infections, AVMA officials hope a new report will help bring a panel of experts into the room. And…