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Guidance developed on shipping laboratory specimens
An Illinois veterinarian faced tens of thousands of dollars in possible fines as the result of an audit earlier this year of her practice's hazardous…
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USDA completes construction at National Centers for Animal Health
The Department of Agriculture dedicated a new laboratory building in late April as the final component of the National Centers for Animal Health,…
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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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Euthanasia guidelines for nondomestic animals available
The American Association of Zoo Veterinarians is making its "Guidelines for euthanasia for nondomestic animals"
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Upgraded OIE animal health database available
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has launched the World Animal Health Information Database
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Grants available for alternatives to animal use
The Alternatives Research & Development Foundation is offering funding for methods pertaining to biomedical research
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Elanco to expand with addition of Ivy Animal Health
Eli Lilly and Company has signed an agreement to acquire Ivy Animal Health, which offers products primarily for promoting growth
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AAVLD issues proposed protocol for testing dead animals with nephrotoxicosis possibly associated with adulterated pet food
The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians issued the following protocol
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Faith inspires Muslim veterinarian's compassion for animals
When Dr. Usman came to America, he didn't know what to expect. So in 1999 he helped found the Muslim VMA to give Muslim veterinarians coming to the…
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Europe adopts new animal testing regulations
Legislation passed by the European Parliament this September will prohibit member states from using great apes in nearly all research
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Congressional hearing examines welfare of farm animals
Several veterinarians were among a dozen witnesses who testified before the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry about improving the welfare…
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Finned animals increasingly seen as patients
Fish owners, Dr. Roberts said, are increasingly aware that veterinarians can not only help their pets but also provide better care than pet store…
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Ag high schools draw urban students to animal care
The 16-year-old is interested in becoming a veterinary surgeon, although that interest is split between large and small animal medicine.
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Board revises public health, animal agriculture policies
The AVMA Executive Board deliberated on a miscellany of recommendations within the areas of public health and regulatory
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AALAS Foundation requests proposals
The Foundation of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science is requesting grant proposals for an
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Organizations to promote veterinary research careers
The Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine in May announced a partnership with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory…
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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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Company halts animal-use drug compounding during talks with government
A Florida laboratory has stopped compounding drugs for animal use and will allow federal inspectors to visit the business
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New diplomates
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine certified 48 new diplomates following the certification examination it held July 25, 2010, in…
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Accolades
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer recently recognized a number of veterinarians for
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Specialists confer about the pet food recall
On the last day of April, several dozen epidemiologists, laboratory diagnosticians, clinical nutritionists, toxicologists,
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State diagnostic lab opens at Cornell
Cornell University officially launched the state-of-the-art New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Oct.
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USDA shows off a facility for research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture dedicated a high-containment large animal facility in Ames that combines several research buildings.