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Raw meat diets spark concern
In recent years, feeding dogs raw meat has become increasingly popular. The trend, however, has sparked health concerns
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Regulation of animal biologics challenged
The Food and Drug Administration could end up regulating animal biologics that decrease the shedding of bacteria
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GRD Focuses on drugs and biologics
The AVMA will focus its efforts on ensuring the implementation of MUMS and four other issues involving drugs and biologics.
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Extending a helping hand to Iraqi and Afghan veterinarians
Through years of dictatorship followed by U.S. military intervention, the veterinary infrastructures of Iraq and Afghanistan
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Revised guide to drug, vaccine, pesticide use in aquaculture available
The revised edition of the popular Guide to Drug, Vaccine, and Pesticide Use in Aquaculture is now available as a Web document
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Member added to Food Safety Advisory Committee
The AVMA Food Safety Advisory Committee and Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine reviewed a request
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AVMA entities continued, altered, or sunset -
The Executive Board approved continuation of several AVMA entities.
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National Institute for Food and Agriculture on the horizon
NIFA would award competitive, peer-reviewed grants for extramural, basic research.
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Lobbying for animal disease issues
The AVMA Governmental Relations Division will seek funding for revamping the U.S. foreign animal disease research
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FDA biosecurity record-keeping rule becomes effective; meetings planned
A new Food and Drug Administration regulation requires the establishment and maintenance of records by persons in the United
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Cates promoted, assumes command of Veterinary Corps
Dr. Michael B. Cates became the 23rd chief of the Army Veterinary Corps late last year
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FSIS urges HACCP reassessments
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is encouraging slaughterers of young calves
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Government issues plan managing national emergencies
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a blueprint for standardizing the federal government's response to national
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The Canada debate
The Department of Agriculture is sending a technical team to Canada to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the recent bovine
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Prion study raises questions
Prions may spread to other tissues in cattle and other animals that have conditions such as pancreatitis and nephritis.
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Label changed on hormone implants
A new warning statement has been added to the labels of all growth-promoting hormones reminding producers and veterinarians
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Russell vies for World Veterinary Association presidency
The AVMA has endorsed Dr. Russell's candidacy for WVA president, the success of which will be decided this July during the 28th World Veterinary…
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Bush nominates veterinarian to head FDA
President George W. Bush announced Feb. 14 that he is nominating Dr. Lester M. Crawford Jr. to be commissioner of the Food and Drug
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FSIS provides guidance on foreign animal disease reporting
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a directive Jan. 26 providing public health veterinarians
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PHS, Army veterinarians at the ready during Inauguration
The veterinary profession was on site with public health and security-related expertise for the Jan. 20 presidential Inauguration,
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Riddell named to lead AABP
Dr. M. Gatz Riddell Jr. was named to the position by the AABP board of directors Feb. 12 during a special meeting in Atlanta.
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Veterinarian part of US-Russian collaboration on anthrax sensor
Dr. Stoltenow first started working with Russian scientists in 2001, not long after Sept. 11.