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USDA outreach program targets noncommercial-bird-owning public
There is a national awareness campaign to educate people who raise poultry or exotic birds about the signs of avian influenza
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Meet AVMA’s next congressional fellow
Dr. Jacob Merryman’s wide-ranging experience includes work in exotic medicine, public policy, and beyond. As an AVMA fellow, he’ll use his veterinary…
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Positions on comparative medicine, conservation revised
The Executive Board updated the AVMA's positions on comparative medicine, and various aspects of species and environmental conservation in April.
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Laws take aim at wildlife pets
On June 2, Minnesota became the latest state to prohibit residents from possessing dangerous wild animals as pets.
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Wildlife pets create ethical, practical challenges for veterinarians
An astute veterinarian was the first to alert public health authorities to the monkeypox outbreak in the Midwest in May 2003
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AVMA welfare positions evolve - June 1, 2004
AVMA welfare positions evolve New position on tail docking of cattle amended, other positions adopted On…
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Emerging zoonoses on the rise
Concern over the growing list of new and emerging zoonotic diseases drew experts to the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
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Veterinary Orthopedic Society issues call for papers
The Veterinary Orthopedic Society has issued a call for papers for its 32nd Annual Conference, to be held in Aspen, Colo,
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USDA, PAHO agree to boost, protect agriculture
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Pan American Health Organization signed an agreement
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Report suspicious animal sickness to USDA
The Department of Agriculture is asking veterinarians and producers to report cattle thought to be at risk for bovine spongiform
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Animal fighting legislation gets boost
The AVMA will increase efforts to promote the passage of the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act (H.R. 1532/S. 736).
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President commended for agriculture directive
The Executive Board authorized the AVMA to send a letter to the president thanking him for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9,
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Board delays decision on animal carcass disposal initiative
The Executive Board decided to postpone the decision on an Animal Agriculture Liaison Committee
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Papers sought by zoo veterinarians
Papers are invited for a joint conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Wildlife Disease Association
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Sea otter recovery act an AVMA priority
The Executive Board has made it a high priority of the AVMA to see that legislation designed to preserve and study the southern sea otter
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Conservation of wildlife
The AVMA recognizes the vital role of wildlife in the human-animal-environment complex and that wildlife conservation is most effectively addressed…
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Gene editing could create hypoallergenic cats
The allergen Fel d 1 shed by all cats is the primary cause of cat allergies in humans. Researchers used CRISPR editing to disrupt Fel d 1 genes in…
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AVMA fellow Merryman advising Sen. Gillibrand
Dr. Jacob Merryman, an AVMA congressional fellow, is spending the next year in the office of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as a scientific adviser.
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AVMA recognizes Granger for public service
Dr. Larry M. Granger accepted the AVMA Public Service Award at a reception Aug. 1 following the AVMA Global Health Summit at AVMA Convention 2022 in…
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Morris awards four grants for research on aging dogs
Morris Animal Foundation has awarded its latest Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award to four researchers, who will focus on issues affecting the…
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American Board of Veterinary Practitioners - March 1, 2022
The American Board of Veterinary Practitioners welcomed 44 new diplomates following the board certification examination it held remotely on Sept. 21,…
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Compliance policy guide has flaws, but also teeth
Compliance policy guide has flaws, but also teeth The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists and various…
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Growing demands raise doubts about APHIS' emergency response capability
finds government's animal health infrastructure in decline as risks growDespite
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U.S. bans bird imports from Southeast Asian countries
The U.S. government banned the importation of birds from eight Southeast Asian countries.