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Biotechnology position adopted
Biotechnology position adopted The Executive Board adopted the following position recommended by the Animal…
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Board approves council, committee changes
The Executive Board approved a recommendation revising the membership categories and appointment methods
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New subcommittee to look at mentoring model
The Executive Board approved a joint recommendation to establish a subcommittee that will develop a model mentoring program.
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Executive Board approves proactive projects
The AVMA Executive Board continued to embrace new projects needed by the AVMA and the veterinary
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US Pharmacopeia may receive AVMA support
The AVMA Executive Board has agreed to help support a program that is said to generate the highest caliber drug
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Delegates discuss issues important to AVMA, profession
Delegates discuss issues important to AVMA, profession
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Dietary supplement law not applicable to products for animals
The Executive Board supported the position that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 does not apply to animals.
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Research initiative moves forward
The AVMA is now authorized to ask the National Academy of Sciences to perform a study on the status of veterinary research
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Board names trust/committee representatives, liaisons
At its April meeting, the AVMA Executive Board appointed the following individuals to the positions indicated.
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No disappointments
Nearing the end of his term, AVMA President Nave talks about his large agenda
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Induced molting resolution fails, but delegate support for alternatives grows
Induced molting resolution fails, but delegate support for alternatives grows For the third year in a row,…
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AGRICOLA a useful database on agriculture, veterinary science
AGRICOLA a useful database on agriculture, veterinary science
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Task force to create antimicrobial stewardship programs
An AVMA task force will try to give companion animal veterinarians antimicrobial stewardship programs similar to those used in human hospitals.
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Plenty on AVMA's plate for 2013
The AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference, held Jan. 3-6 in Chicago, kicked off the Association’s sesquicentennial
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Research: Agriculture led dog ancestors to adapt to eating starch
The ancestors of today’s dogs adapted to eat more starch as humans began growing grains, recent research indicates.
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NIH advised to retire most research chimps
This March, the National Institutes of Health is expected to announce whether more than 400 federally owned chimpanzees used for research
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Couple gives millions for cancer research at Mizzou
The University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a more than $5 million estate gift that honors two of its alumni.
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Lawmakers seek tax exemption for veterinary program
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is seeking to make Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program awards tax-
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Newman wins seat on AVMA Executive Board
Dr. Michael E. Newman of Decatur, Ala., has won the race for the AVMA Executive Board District III seat.
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Bill goes after horse law loopholes
Newly proposed legislation is meant to address loopholes in the Horse Protection Act and to improve protections for horses by amending the law.
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Treating illness with milk from modified goats
Goat’s milk containing human lysozyme someday could be used to combat diarrheal illnesses among children in impoverished areas, say researchers at the…