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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 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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Viral disease affects U.S. pigs
The virus that causes porcine epidemic diarrhea was found in the U.S. for the first time this spring.
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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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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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AVMA Congressional Science Fellows named
This April, the AVMA announced that Drs. Eric Deeble, Nathaniel Tablante, and Kate Varela were selected for the 2013-2014 AVMA Congressional Science…
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AVMA fellows’ placements announced
In late October 2013, the AVMA announced that its three 2013-2014 Congressional Science Fellows had accepted appointments
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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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Crisis communication
The American Horse Council and American Association of Equine Practitioners, along with state and federal health officials, are developing a proactive…
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Fighting a deadly pig disease
Veterinarians and the pork industry are trying to control porcine epidemic diarrhea, a viral disease deadly to pigs and discovered in the
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APHIS may change swine disease programs
A proposal from federal animal health officials would have states develop swine health plans as part of a national program to
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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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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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Mexican school hosts fruitful, festive event
In August, the oldest veterinary school in North America observed its 150th anniversary, and with as much substance as pomp and ceremony.
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Finding alternatives in the face of resistance
Dr. Cyril G. Gay has seen substantial money and labor invested in researching antimicrobial resistance but far less in finding new tools to treat and…
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AVMA board opposes five of six resolutions delegates will vote on in July
board members recommended that the House of Delegates disapprove all but one of six resolutions at its July session
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The $15,000 turkey
The White House has been pardoning turkeys for 25 years, each one provided by the National Turkey Federation’s chairman.
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Researchers honor Wagner
An estimated 450 people attended the 93rd annual meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Dec. 2-4, 2012, in Chicago.
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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