Federal animal disease authorities will expect farms to meet certain disease control criteria, verified by certification and audits

A persistent and potentially growing concern, according to experts, is the running of unsanctioned, informal horse races. Unregulated horse racing is…

Lax biosecurity likely helped spread a highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus among farms, according to federal agriculture authorities.

The Canadian government has launched an online video informing producers about the best on-farm practices that can protect livestock and poultry from…

Dr. Rodney "Butch" Baker grew up on a small farm in Kentucky, where his family raised livestock, tobacco, and row crops.

Virulent Newcastle Disease (vND), which is highly contagious, has been found in numerous backyard poultry flocks in southern California, prompting…

A new Food and Drug Administration regulation requires the establishment and maintenance of records by persons in the United

Efforts are under way to create a network of veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the United States

Drs. Erin Casey and Jim Weisman ran unopposed for seats on the AVMA Board of Directors and were declared elected in February. They will begin their…

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners and the Academy of Veterinary Consultants, have developed a set of guidelines to protect veterinary…

Candidate: District 2 director - Biographical statement and statement of reason for seeking office.

Biosecurity research, Education Council, AKC award

Events happening at AVMA Convention 2022 today include the Street Clinic held in partnership with The Street Dog Coalition, the AVMA PAC pre-concert…

The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has published a series of…

Swine health experts are two years into a four-year pilot program of developing a playbook against animal diseases. Participation in the program could…

Federal animal health authorities plan to collect blood samples from dozens of zoos and aquariums to evaluate which species are susceptible to…

The 2018 Farm Bill provided funding for programs to help prevent animal pests and diseases from entering the United States and to reduce the spread…

Aquatic animal veterinarians in the U.S. care for animals and protect public health, diagnosing disease, performing surgery, evaluating and…

A highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian influenza has killed more than 17 million poultry in the U.S. this year. Industry veterinarians recommend…

The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases held its annual conference from Dec. 3-7, 2021, in Chicago. CRWAD presented awards, named…

State officials blame broken quarantines, call for added biosecurity

Since porcine epidemic diarrhea has become endemic in the U.S., the risk on swine farms varies by farming density, region, and season, according to…

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus spreading across North America is killing not only millions of poultry but also untold thousands of…

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation announced the two recipients of pharmacology research…

Contagious equine metritis is the subject of new guidelines from the American Association of Equine Practitioners and of proposed changes to import…