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Animal welfare policies revised
The Executive Board approved a series of recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee, including changes to some animal welfare policies.
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Task force begins work on one-health initiative
Thirteen forward thinkers from academia—including student representatives—and from government, industry, and the health science
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Disease management takes center stage at USAHA
Diseases that have a substantial economic impact were the focus of the 2007 joint scientific session of the U.S. Animal Health
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Scholarship created for equine veterinary students
The Race for Education, AAEP Foundation, and Platinum Performance have established a one-year scholarship designed to support veterinary students
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Veterinarians repair animal shelter near New Orleans
Volunteers were attendees at Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium
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Presidential panel, FDA present plans for safety of food imports
Two new plans for import safety emphasize preventing problems rather than relying only on border inspections to detect
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Board enhances AVMA visibility
Traveling exhibit, transparency policy, release of data top recommendations
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Trial by fire
Hundreds of thousands of people fled from the wildfires that raced through much of Southern California in late October—and they brought along their…
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Assemblies
Colorado VMA Event: 101st annual meeting, Sept. 8-12, Copper MountainAwards: Veterinarian of the Year: Dr. Jim Kennedy
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Investing in the seed stock
At a time when food animal veterinarians are tapping their ingenuity to find solutions to the critical workforce shortage, it was befitting that the…
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Call issued for nominations to AVMA entities
Nominations are invited for 72 vacancies on AVMA entities and 10 liaison
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Dog with screwworms brought to Mississippi
The Mississippi state veterinarian recently reported a case of screwworm infestation in a dog.
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AVMF earns three stars
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation recently earned a three-star rating from Charity Navigator, a nonprofit
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Industry initiative
Animal health company Intervet Inc. will donate one dose of rabies vaccine for dogs to the Afya Serengeti project for every dose
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Research training programs open to veterinary students
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization, has opened its two research training programs
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Dental campaign wins PR award
The quality of the "Pets Need Dental Care, Too" public relations campaign has been recognized in an international
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ECFVG administers new examination
The AVMA Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates has administered a new examination of knowledge of basic and
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USDA: No authority to regulate pet microchips
More than two years after Congress directed the Department of Agriculture to weigh in on the debate over incompatible pet microchip technology, the…
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Foot-and-mouth disease resurfaces in Britain
Just days after British officials declared the latest foot-and-mouth disease outbreak over, the virus re-emerged Sept. 12
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AVMA Web page highlights need for food animal veterinarians
The AVMA has launched a new, informational Web page as part of efforts to help bolster the ranks of practitioners in food supply
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Students engaged by theriogenology survival program
Forty-nine veterinary students learned about the skills and knowledge needed to perform clinical theriogenology during a specially designed program at…
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Affiliated groups meet in D.C.
Forty allied or other veterinary-related organizations and several alumni groups from universities and colleges convened this year