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American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine certified 33 new diplomates following the certification examination it held June 28 in Bethesda,…
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American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine certified 58 new diplomates following the certification examination it held July 24 in Bethesda,…
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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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American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
57th annual meeting, Oct. 16-22, 2014, Kansas City, Missouri
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American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
58th annual meeting, Oct. 22-26, 2015, Providence, Rhode Island
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50 years later, animal welfare act is a work in progress
The Animal Welfare Act was signed into law in 1966, originally to protect laboratory animals while also regulating animal dealers and the laboratories…
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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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United States Animal Health Association
118th annual meeting, Oct. 16-22, 2014, Kansas City, Missouri
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United States Animal Health Association
119th annual meeting, Oct. 22-28, 2015, Providence, Rhode Island
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Editing Animals
Recent gene-editing technologies are being used to create mice that model human genetic diseases, Holstein cattle lacking horns, and current research…
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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
Zika virus
Can pets be reservoir hosts for Zika virus? Can dogs or other pets get Zika from humans or transmit it to them? Is there a vaccine for Zika?
Veterinarians: Protecting the health of animals and people
Veterinarians are the only doctors educated to protect the health of both animals and people.
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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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The slow rise of generic animal drugs
In human medicine, generic drugs accounted for 88 percent of prescriptions dispensed in the United States as of 2014.
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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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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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NBAF under construction, due in 2022
Construction of a $1.25 billion foreign animal disease laboratory began May 27 with a groundbreaking in Manhattan, Kansas.
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AAALAC International appoints Bayne as executive director
The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International appointed Dr. Kathryn Bayne (Washington State ’87) as its new…
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Thamm receives award for canine health research
Thamm receives award for canine health research
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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
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APHIS clarifies rules on biologics production
Federal rules now clarify that, while veterinarians can make custom biologics for patients, that allowance does not extend to contract work through…
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Vesicular stomatitis affects multiple states in 2005
The Department of Agriculture's Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health reported that 583 equids and 194 cattle tested positive for vesicular…