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Some take-home messages from Fort Worth
Animal welfare was accorded a prominent place on the AABP program.
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Compounded equine drugs seized from Kentucky pharmacy
On Aug. 12, U.S. marshals seized compounded equine drugs from a Kentucky pharmacy
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AVMA Awards ceremony honors contributions
During the AVMA Annual Convention in Philadelphia, several individuals were recognized at the General Session,
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Smarty Jones races away with General Session
Those attending the AVMA General Session in Philadelphia, July 24, were treated to an evening of entertainment and inspiration
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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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Deans announced
The colleges of veterinary medicine at North Carolina State University, Oklahoma State University, and Virginia Tech
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AVMA leadership press legislative agenda in Washington
AVMA leadership press legislative agenda in Washington Executive Board, HAC engage in political process …
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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.
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Veterinary medicine a key component of Bush's new policy defending U.S. agriculture from terrorism
President Bush has introduced a policy for protecting America's agriculture and food from terrorist attacks
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USAHA supports livestock identification plan, bolstering security for food supply
Support for the draft U.S. Animal Identification Plan was one of 30 resolutions the organization approved