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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 College of Laboratory Animal Medicine – June 26, 2023
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) welcomed 52 new diplomates following the board certification examination it held June 26 at…
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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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American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians – Oct. 6-12, 2022
The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians held its 65th annual meeting from Oct. 6-12, 2022, in Minneapolis. The AAVLD…
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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
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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United States Animal Health Association – Oct. 6-12, 2022
The United States Animal Health Association held its 126th annual meeting from Oct. 6-12, 2022, in Minneapolis. The USAHA presented awards and seated…
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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?
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Students, veterinarians address animal welfare scenarios during annual contest
The 23rd annual AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest, or AWJAC, took place November 17-19 at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Participants…
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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Bill seeks to strengthen US foreign animal disease response
Bipartisan legislation would increase funding, up to $265 million, for federal programs aimed at preventing and combating destructive foreign animal…
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New law clarifies alternatives to animal testing for safety, efficacy of drugs
The recently passed FDA Modernization Act 2.0 authorizes the use of certain alternatives to animal testing, including cell-based assays and computer…
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Ready for a challenge? Test your animal welfare knowledge
The AVMA’s Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® is a rare opportunity to work through the complexities of assessing animal welfare. Travel stipends are…
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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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Animal welfare award recipients recognized by AVMA
Dr. Sheilah Robertson received the AVMA Animal Welfare Award, and Candace Croney, PhD, received the AVMA Humane Award July 15 during AVMA Convention…
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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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FDA creates guidance on informed consent for companion animal studies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced draft guidance that will help animal owners who are considering having their companion…
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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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USDA developing new tools to identify SARS-CoV-2 in wild, domestic animals
U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists are developing new tests and tools to identify and track the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants in wild and…
2023 AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest winners announced
The Fall 2023 AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest (AWJAC) took place this past weekend at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with 232…