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NIH requests information on care of laboratory animals
The National Institutes of Health is exploring the need to update its Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
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Global influenza laboratory on the horizon
Worldwide, the flu kills between 500,000 and one million people per year
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Network of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories would Strengthen Nation's Biosecurity
Efforts are under way to create a network of veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the United States
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USDA funds security protections, laboratory network
More than $43 million in state grants and cooperative agreements has been made available by the Department of Agriculture
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Challenge grants support veterinary students in research laboratories
The Higher Education Challenge Grants Program is requesting programs to address the shortage of trained professionals with PhD degrees
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Regulation of laboratory rats, mice, and birds held up another year
Efforts by the Department of Agriculture to regulate rats, mice, and birds under the Animal Welfare Act were delayed
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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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International animal health body addresses food safety, FMD, and animal welfare
More than 500 participants representing some 140 countries gathered in Paris this past May for the 70th annual General Session
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Dioxin-contaminated animal supplements recalled
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing a voluntary recall of several animal feed products produced by Quali Tech Inc.,
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Databases will assist aquatic animal veterinarians and their clients
Two databases that will allow the public and veterinarians to search and locate aquatic animal veterinarians and diagnostic
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Positions adopted to protect animal welfare
Seven recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee involving AVMA positions safeguard animal welfare received Executive Board action
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More animal health, welfare standards go global
Animal welfare, avian influenza, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy were key discussion topics at the 73rd Annual General Session of the…
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Iraq, Afghanistan representatives address animal health issues
posted August 15, 2005 As part of the 28th World Veterinary Congress, representatives from Iraq and Afghanistan made presentations on the…
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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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Report analyzes nation's animal health framework
This is probably one of the most special times in the history of veterinary medicine, in terms of the opportunities that we have
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AVMA co-sponsoring NAS study to promote veterinary involvement
The demand for trained, qualified laboratory animal veterinarians far exceeds the supply
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One-stop shopping for information on drug interactions in humans and animals
A new partnership will allow one-stop shopping for individuals seeking information on drug interactions or poison treatments
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Farm bill includes animal health, welfare provisions promoted by AVMA
The massive $111 billion farm bill, passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in May, will subsidize U.S. farmers
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Review finds U.S. animal disease control system adequate, but needing improvement
A review of the nation's ability to protect livestock and poultry against foreign animal diseases describes the state of disease
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ACLAM posts public statements online
Veterinarians and others who oversee the care and use of laboratory animals can look to the public statements
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Behavioral research using animal models may need improvement
Researchers using rodent models to study mental disease may not be getting accurate results
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USDA tracks illegal importation of animals that may pose FMD risk
Department of Agriculture officials are investigating the illegal importation of 107 tenrecs, members of a family of small mammalian insectivores
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Euthanatized animals can poison wildlife: Veterinarians receive fines
In 1999, a veterinarian and a rancher in Colorado were dismayed to find that they had accidentally killed five golden eagles and two bald eagles.
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Terrorism law includes penalties for extremists targeting animal-related businesses
Legilation penalizes extremists who vandalize laboratories, furriers, farms, and other animal-related businesses
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U.S. plans to modernize Plum Island facility
The Department of Homeland Security announced in late August that it would replace the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center