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The recommendations before the AVMA Executive Board this past November 16-18 dealt with a broad range of subjects.
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Tissue repository to advance study of cancer in dogs
Three veterinary colleges will collect cancer specimens from dogs for a central tissue repository as part of the National
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Industry Initiatives
Veterinary technicians and other hospital team members can expand their knowledge of canine and feline therapeutic nutrition
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Assemblies
Joint pathology meetings Event: American College of Veterinary Pathologists, American Society for Veterinary Clinical
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Accolades
Dr. Stephen J. Withrow was presented the 2007 Mark L. Morris Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award by Hill's Pet
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New diplomates
The American Board of Veterinary Practitioners certified 46 diplomates in 2006.
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FDA approves first canine diet drug
Humans aren't the only species experiencing an obesity epidemic
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British Columbia VMA faces discrimination allegations
The British Columbia VMA is in mediation to resolve lawsuits arising from allegations that it discriminated against a group
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Schering-Plough acquires Intervet
Schering-Plough Corp. has announced a $14.4 billion transaction to acquire Organon BioSciences, parent of Organon and Intervet
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Fighting cancer in dogs
One in four dogs will die of cancer, according to the Morris Animal Foundation.
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Melamine adulterates three ingredients in pet food
Melamine adulterates three ingredients in pet food
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Comments invited on proposed new specialty
The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties has received a petition for recognition of the Exotic Companion Mammal Practice specialty under the…
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College News
Dr. Jeffrey S. Klausner, dean of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine since 1998, was appointed president of the
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Educators tour Veterinary Corps operations
Brigadier General Michael Cates, chief of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, hosted AVMA President Roger K. Mahr and 28
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Golden Retriever Foundation donates to canine cancer campaign
The Golden Retriever Foundation has pledged $500,000 over a five-year period to the Morris Animal Foundation's Canine Cancer
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Ongoing recall investigation unraveling the facts
Months after the recalls of pet food began, developments continued to unfold in response to the adulteration of ingredients from China.
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Morris Animal Foundation, AVMF fund influenza research
The Morris Animal Foundation and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation have partnered to fund research to help prevent
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Board approves recommendations with teeth
The AVMA Executive Board signed on to a project with The Blue Dog Trust to instruct the most common victims—young
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Behavior assessment tool may help shelter adoptions
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has incorporated a canine aggression assessment tool
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Poster promotes campaign to cure cancer in dogs
Veterinarians can now order a poster to help educate their clients about the risk of cancer in dogs and to promote the Morris Animal Foundation's…
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AVMA Answers: AVMF makes strides
In 2005, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation faced some conflicts such as the resolution sent to the AVMA House of