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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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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…
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Send unused journals, textbooks, supplies on a trip abroad
If the shelves and cabinets, back rooms, and offices at your veterinary clinic are crammed with unused textbooks, journals
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Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
With the recent arrival of the "Asian bird flu" in the Balkans, public health officials across the globe are hastily laying plans for the…
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Standards taking shape for health, welfare of fish
The welfare of fish could soon be subject to regulations—or at least guidelines—similar to standards for the welfare of other animals.
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Bovine sessions a fusion of science, application
Practitioners attend continuing education meetings for two reasons, in Dr. John Ferry's estimation.
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Summer programs offer students a taste of research
Introducing veterinary students to research is the goal of summer programs at colleges across the country.
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Council, trust, committee, board nominations invited
Nominations are invited for 72 vacancies on AVMA entities and 16 liaison positions
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Penn's veterinary school receives $10 million gift
The University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine recently received a $10 million gift from Vernon and Shirley Hill
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Tornado damages Mississippi State veterinary college
A spin-off tornado from Hurricane Rita damaged buildings and grounds at Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary
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AVMA seeks nominations for 2006 awards
Members of the AVMA are invited to help select qualified recipients for awards administered annually by the Association
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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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Antimicrobial resistance
Doing your part posted September 1, 2005 In a hospital in the United States, physicians do their best to contain an…
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Building an ecofriendly practice
There are many ways we can affect the environment and reduce our environmental footprints and, at the same time, save money
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Chronic dysfunction syndrome among manageable behavioral problems
Geriatric behavioral problems are so common that Dr. William Fortney's convention presentation on managing them drew a spillover audience.
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Excellence recognized at AVMA convention
During the AVMA Annual Convention in Minneapolis, numerous individuals were honored for their contributions to the veterinary profession.
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Understanding food safety
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service recently concluded its first phase of the Veterinary Student Employment
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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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Childers pledges AVMA presidency to unity
Unity is 'cornerstone of our great profession' posted August 15, 2005 Dr. Henry E. Childers formally dedicated his term as AVMA…
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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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Board approves public health, regulatory recommendations
On recommendation from the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine, the Executive Board reaffirmed a position
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Kosch steps down as dean at Tufts; school named for benefactor
Dr. Philip C. Kosch, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University since 1996, stepped down from that post