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Network of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories would Strengthen Nation's Biosecurity
Efforts are under way to create a network of veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the United States
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Critical thinking
Dr. Dee shared his doubts about two biosecurity measures—personnel downtime and birdproofing facilities.
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Officers on the road
What role do veterinarians have in bioterrorism preparedness and response, and biosecurity?
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A profession at the crossroads?
Veterinarians apply their expertise in a range of fields, often with little recognition.
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Veterinarians take a lead role in agency responses to bioterrorism
Posted on March 1, 2002 As the federal government wrestles with the realities of potential bioterrorism threats, two veterinarians now serve as…
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Veterinarians told to be vigilant
Veterinarians have been asked to increase surveillance for foreign animal disease.
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Foreign animal disease training offered
Posted on February 15, 2003 For the third time, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health…
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AVMA designates Executive Branch Fellowship
This means that it is anticipated beginning in 2004, one of the fellows will work for a federal agency
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Sibbel guides AASV
Dr. Sibbel says demographic changes account for the dwindling numbers of veterinarians who go on to serve as food animal practitioners.
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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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Resolution 6: PR campaign referred for planning
Resolution 6, submitted by five constituent associations, called on the AVMA to allocate $50,000 in funds
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Maine officials battle new outbreak of ISA
The ISA virus was detected June 11 in one cage housing 28,000 market-size fish at a farm operated by Heritage Salmon in Cobscook Bay
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Farm bill includes animal health, welfare provisions promoted by AVMA
The massive $111 billion farm bill, passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in May, will subsidize U.S. farmers
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Disaster and emergency issues committee approved
The AVMA has established a Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues to help the Association take a lead role
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Tokach takes helm as AASV president
Posted on April 15, 2002 Dr. Lisa Tokach. As Dr. Lisa Tokach takes the helm as president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, she…
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Texas institute targets agroterrorism
Recall the fear, confusion, and disruption—not to mention the lives lost—last year resulting from a few anthrax-laced letters mailed
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Letting the future catch you
Dr. King believes the very fundamentals of swine medicine are changing.
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HHS advances electronic medical record-keeping system
Veterinarians and physicians are one step closer to having a standardized, national electronic system for medical record keeping.
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Exotic Newcastle disease strikes game birds in California
Several premises in metropolitan Los Angeles were quarantined in early October after exotic Newcastle disease
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Veterinarians the 'first line of defense' in biologic attack
Posted on May 1, 2003 AVMA, AAVMC letter seeks educational resources on biodefense for veterinarians The AVMA and Association of American…
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Nashville disaster management program to zero in on responders
Posted on March 1, 2002 Keeping disaster workers from becoming victims In the wake of a disaster, one might assume it is the victims who have…
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Air, water, land, light: all affect cattle - December 15, 2002
Environment was a prominent program theme at the 2002 AABP conference in September in Madison, Wis.
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International swine experts discuss health, management, consumer issues at congress
The 17th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress was held June 2-5 in Ames, Iowa.
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Avian influenza strikes Virginia poultry farms
Poultry farms in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley are in the grip of an avian influenza outbreak that has led to the culling of more