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American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine welcomed 53 new diplomates following its board certification examination
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American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine certified 25 new diplomates following the certification examination it held July 13 in Bethesda,…
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American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
61st annual meeting, Oct. 18-24, 2018, Kansas City, Missouri
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Laboratories certified, rapid tests approved for BSE surveillance
Department of Agriculture has approved seven state veterinary diagnostic laboratories
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Gains for animal health in farm bill
Recently passed federal legislation will improve national animal disease detection and response capabilities.
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Resolutions cover transport of research animals, governance
The AVMA House of Delegates will deliberate in January on a resolution that would support the continued ability to humanely transport
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UNDER REVIEWResearch dogs and cats adoption
The following factors should be considered when developing a research institution adoption program and determining an animal's potential for adoption.
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FAO, OIE urge reduction of rinderpest stocks
A disease that devastated herds over the centuries is gone, declared eradicated in 2011. Still, global authorities worry rinderpest could re-emerge…
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Clavijo chosen to head National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Dr. Alfonso Clavijo is the new director of the Department of Agriculture's National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
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Course helps veterinarians respond to foreign diseases
Veterinary Services within the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has offered the course since 1971.
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Richardson stepping down as dean at KSU
Dr. Ralph C. Richardson has announced he will leave his position as dean of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine no later than…
Avian influenza
Avian influenza appears periodically all over the world, including in the United States.
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USAHA supports livestock identification plan, bolstering security for food supply
Support for the draft U.S. Animal Identification Plan was one of 30 resolutions the organization approved
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USDA plans sharp increase in BSE testing
The Department of Agriculture in March announced a tenfold increase in the number of cattle tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The plan…
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Research awards presented
The AVMA and American Veterinary Medical Foundation conferred awards on Dr. Henry J. Baker and Dr. Deborah W. Knapp for advancing veterinary research
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Foundation to fund agriculture research
A nonprofit organization created by the federal government is expected to fund agriculture research through private donations.
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Vesicular stomatitis outbreak spreads to Colorado
As of Aug. 2, the Department of Agriculture had confirmed 23 cases of vesicular stomatitis in horses
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Vesicular stomatitis quarantines lifted in Texas; remain in Colorado, New Mexico
As of late October, all vesicular stomatitis quarantines in Texas had been lifted; however, quarantines remained at 141 premises in Colorado
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Study breaks species barrier on widespread parasite
In a scientific article published this summer, a research team from the University of Wisconsin and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural…
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Washington state dairy cow nation's first case of BSE
The first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States was in a nonambulatory dairy cow slaughtered in Washington state.
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A work in progress
When bovine spongiform encephalopathy was diagnosed in Washington state in December 2003, the nation was fortunate
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USDA starts new veterinary vaccine bank
Federal agriculture officials are creating a new veterinary vaccine bank, starting with agents against foot-and-mouth disease.
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Partial debut of antimicrobial decision system planned for spring
An AABP general session audience listened intently as Dr. Mike Apley previewed and traced the progress of the Veterinary
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UNDER REVIEWAABP judicious therapeutic use of antimicrobials in cattle
The AVMA has endorsed these guidelines developed by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.
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Lead in cows is a risk for people
Cattle raised for milk and meat can consume lead through their environments or feed.