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Suicide attack destroys Afghan veterinary office, employee killed
Taliban insurgents drove a truck bomb into the Afghanistan Veterinary Association office building in the southern city of Kandahar this
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Texas video shows improper calf treatment
Video from a northwestern Texas cattle facility shows workers killing calves with multiple blows to the head from a claw hammer and the blunt side of…
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Information about state rules available from AVMA
The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department has compiled information on states' regulations regarding breeding of companion animals,…
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Closing of U.S. horse slaughter plants still reverberates
After four years without domestic horse slaughter facilities in operation and a thorough study of the results, one thing is clear: the same number of…
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Missouri alters terms of initiative on dog breeding
The governor of Missouri signed a new law in late April altering the terms of a ballot initiative that voters narrowly approved in 2010 to create…
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Research building under way at UC-Davis
The University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground April 29 for a four-story, 76,000-square-foot research building that…
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Colorado lab devastated by fire
Fire heavily damaged parts of the Colorado State University's Equine Reproduction Laboratory in late June.
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FSIS updates humane treatment instructions
Updated instructions for federal food inspectors are intended to provide greater assurance that animals are treated humanely before slaughter.
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Delegates address practice, leadership issues
The AVMA House of Delegates edited the organization's guidance on veterinary practice naming and free-roaming, owned cats; created another path for…
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Center of Excellence focuses on dairy education
Four veterinary colleges will collaborate to develop and implement the National Center of Excellence in Dairy Production Medicine Education for…
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House to consider accreditation of foreign schools
The AVMA House of Delegates will consider a resolution to establish a task force to review the impact of AVMA Council on Education accreditation of…
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Greetings from St. Kitts
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, West Indies, would have you know that there's more to the school than the idyllic scenery.
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FDA given more authority over recalls, records, imports
A law passed in early January gives federal regulators more authority over food production, including the ability to force recalls of foods that risk…
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Turkeys slaughtered, depopulated due to avian flu
About 13,000 mature turkeys were sent to slaughter and 14,000 six-week-old turkeys were depopulated after infection with avian influenza was…
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Initiative, legislation compete to set hen housing standards
A ballot initiative in Washington state would outlaw use of cages that limit behaviors of egg-laying hens and cages that stack hens
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Fines, cleanup, and warnings follow waste violations
An egg production company agreed to pay about $5.4 million in fines, cleanup costs, and construction costs to settle
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Captive elephant welfare study under way
A three-year, first-of-its-kind study commenced in December for the purpose of producing data that will be used to determine best practices in zoo…
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Kansas City Animal Health Corridor continues to grow
California has Silicon Valley. North Carolina has the Research Triangle. Missouri and Kansas have the Kansas
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Cities banning retail sale of dogs, cats
A small but growing number of cities are banning the sale of dogs and cats at retail pet stores.
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USDA APHIS bans double-deck trailers
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service finalized its rule Sept. 7 that bans the use of double-deck trailers when…
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AAEP releases report on BLM's wild horses
The Bureau of Land Management has enlisted veterinarians and scientists to help guide how to proceed with its Wild Horse and Burro Management Program.
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Swine center planned for Iowa State
The country's first veterinary college program focused on swine health and production is now being established at ISU.
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Vet, human medicine start regenerative medicine venture
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine announced Jan. 20 the formation of the Center for Veterinary Regenerative Medicine.
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American Regent recalls sodium chloride injection
American Regent issued a recall March 15 of three lots of bacteriostatic sodium chloride injection, 0.9 percent, because some vials of the lots might…
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Come in and have a seat
Practically all U.S. veterinary schools and colleges have increased their first-year seat capacity in the past decade or plan to do so.