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California bans cow tail docking
Tail docking of dairy cattle will be banned in California under a new law taking effect Jan. 1, 2010.
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LSU veterinary school receives $11.1 million grant
Five years after receiving a grant to establish a research center, the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
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Some pet policies revisited
Veterinarians are more strongly encouraged to scan pets and horses for electronic identification devices because of a policy
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Report: Government must address growing shortage of federal veterinarians
A new report is raising concerns that the federal government's veterinarian workforce isn't large enough to guarantee a safe food supply and…
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Ohio voters OK board overseeing livestock care standards
Ohio voters have passed a constitutional amendment establishing an expert panel overseeing the state's livestock care standards.
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One-health wonders
Dr. Val R. Beasley is a toxicologist who's not content with figuring out why wild animals are declining and disappearing.
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Pet hospice movement gaining momentum
Leaders in the animal hospice field have been busy in an attempt to codify and coalesce the palliative care movement by launching an
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Many faces, one profession
More than 400 positions exist on AVMA councils, committees, and task forces.
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Veterinarians work behind the scenes during inauguration
Veterinarians with the U.S. Public Health Service and Army Veterinary Corps were on duty Jan. 20 during the presidential inauguration.
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Mass chicken depopulation to control infectious laryngotracheitis
About 1.4 million chickens were killed in a mass depopulation to control the spread of a viral upper respiratory tract infection discovered in early…
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Congress approves funds for Plum Island replacement
Congress recently voted to appropriate $32 million in initial funding for the new National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility
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AVMA advises hunters on how to protect themselves from zoonoses
The AVMA has issued a reference guide for hunters and wild game processors explaining the zoonotic disease risks of handling
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DEA seeks options for disposal of controlled substances by users
When veterinarians dispense controlled substances to clients, the clients have few legal methods to dispose of any remaining
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Veterinarians help pet owners through online forum
The AVMA has teamed up with online health information and medical news provider WebMD to create an interactive forum for pet owners.
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California advances bill putting standards on imported eggs
Capitalizing on the success of Proposition 2, which mandated major changes in housing standards for California's egg-laying hens,
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Resolutions address random-source animals, swine disease
The AVMA House of Delegates will consider resolutions relevant to animal well-being and Association matters during its regular winter session, Jan. 9,…
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Tri-state conference promotes local disaster planning
Flooding along the Mississippi River in Iowa. An incident at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota. The derailment of a train full of chemicals in…
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HOD revises antimicrobials in livestock feeds policy
Several AVMA Bylaws amendments and policy proposals were on the agenda for the second regular winter session of the House of Delegates, which convened…
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Bovine practitioners weigh role in drug residues, antimicrobial resistance
Evolving drug regulations and public health concerns mean that bovine practitioners should be even more careful to use pharmaceuticals legally and…
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Donor doesn't want money going to veterinary college
A public rebuke by a wealthy donor to Oklahoma State University has put the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences' teaching practices under a…