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Board acts on public health, regulatory medicine-related recommendations
The Executive Board took a number of actions on recommendation from the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine, including…
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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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AVMA adds to the 110th Congress legislative agenda
The Executive Board acted on the Legislative Advisory Committee's recommendations pertaining to 21 pieces of federal legislation.
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Assemblies
posted December 1, 2007 Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society Event: 25th symposium, Oct. 10-13, Lafayette, Ind.Program: The…
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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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Mission: delivering preventive medicine
USPHS veterinarians contribute to humanitarian mission on U.S. Navy hospital ship
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Researchers examine contaminants in food, deaths of pets
The evidence is building that a combination of two adulterants in pet foods, melamine and cyanuric acid, contributed to the deaths of hundreds of cats…
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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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College news
The Veterinary Homeland Security Certificate Program, a graduate-level, distance-learning program at Purdue University, has gained
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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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Funding will help prevent fish disease from spreading to aquaculture
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is making $1.5 million in contingency funds
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AVMA to recognize veterinary achievements
Members of the AVMA are invited to nominate qualified recipients for the 2008 AVMA awards, which will be presented at the 145th AVMA Annual…
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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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Scholarship offered to attend AVMA convention
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine is offering a one-time scholarship of $1,500 to support a licensed
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College news
Symposium brings together student researchers posted October 15, 2007 More than 450 veterinary students and scientists gathered…
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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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Jerky treats from China could be causing illness in pets
The AVMA staff has been in communication with veterinarians who believe certain brands of jerky treats from China could be
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The voice of the federal veterinarian
July ushered in a time of transition for the National Association of Federal Veterinarians. The organization welcomed a full-time chief executive…
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AVMA weighs in on microchip-tumor reports
The AVMA is very concerned about press reports and studies linking microchips commonly implanted in cats and dogs to cancer