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Deadly pneumonia traced to domestic sheep
New research claims to settle the controversial and long-running debate over whether domestic sheep can infect bighorn sheep with the bacteria that…
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Tularemia outbreak identified in pet prairie dogs
Investigators at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified an outbreak of tularemia, a zoonotic disease
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Pork program seeks to quiet public fear, increase foreign competitiveness
A major pilot program currently under way at participating pork farms and packing plants in the Midwest would certify swine herds
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A vaccine used to prevent dogs from contracting leishmaniasis, a deadly parasitic disease, also can be used to treat infected dogs.
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Dogs at ground zero, Pentagon to be studied
Dogs involved in the search-and-recovery efforts will be evaluated to determine whether they were harmed by environmental toxins
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APHIS appoints West Nile virus coordinator, funds surveillance
The USDA-APHIS has appointed a full-time coordinator to work with federal, state, and local agencies combating the virus.
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Foot-and-mouth on the decline in United Kingdom
Foot-and-mouth on the decline in United Kingdom
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Europe anxious over foot-and-mouth epizootic in UK
Europe anxious over foot-and-mouth epizootic in UK Europe's farmers are bracing for a potential epizootic of foot-and-mouth disease as an alarming
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The AVMA has recently released an animal welfare course syllabus to make it easier for educators to include the topic in their classrooms.
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Foreign rabbit virus contained in four states
Foreign rabbit virus contained in four states
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Crows in New York, New Jersey test positive for West Nile virus
The recent discovery of three dead crows in New York and New Jersey is additional evidence of what health officials knew to be true:
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1935 - 1945
Information on food-producing animals was a mainstay of JAVMA during this decade.
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Studies offer scientific appraisal of tail docking effects in dairy cattle
"The prevalence of (bovine) tail docking has exploded. Ten years ago, there weren't very many people docking tails
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The future's bright for 2000 and beyond: Swine veterinarians, industry making strong comeback
The future's bright for 2000 and beyond: Swine veterinarians, industry making strong comeback After overcoming what's
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BSE in goats can be mistaken for scrapie
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in goats could be misdiagnosed as scrapie in the absence of appropriate discriminatory tests,
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Human, animal cases of West Nile continue to climb
Every week, health officials learn something new about the West Nile virus that exploded across the United States
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The rationale for ridding U.S. of scrapie
Posted on April 15, 2002 Scrapie is uncommon in the United States. The disease has been diagnosed in only about 1,600 sheep and goats since it…
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Swine castration
The AVMA recommends using swine castration procedures and practices that reduce or eliminate pain, including the use of approved or AMDUCA-permissible…
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Veterinary students enlisted to monitor CWD in Minnesota
Students from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine will aid in surveillance for chronic wasting disease.
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Rinderpest eradicated
Global animal health authorities are celebrating the worldwide eradication of the "cattle plague." Rinderpest was responsible for the deaths of…
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Congressman wants cats adopted after research
A Michigan congressman wants adoption, rather than euthanasia, for cats used in federal Toxoplasma research.
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Guidelines developed for reducing risks from animal contact in public settings - January 1, 2004
Guidelines developed for reducing risks from animal contact in public settings The Executive Board approved AVMA
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Are you ready for producers' questions about the scrapie program?
Posted on April 15, 2002 Veterinarians are central to the success of the accelerated scrapie eradication program launched by the Department of …
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Case against Wedgewood pharmacy dismissed
A wrongful-death suit brought against Wedgewood Village Pharmacy, of Swedesboro, N.J., was dismissed by the U.S. District Court