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AVMA PAC to report donor contributions
The Executive Board has approved the inclusion of Strategy 2, Tactic B, the PAC Lifetime Giving Report, as part of the PAC Marketing Plan.
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Bayer pulls Baytril
Bayer Corporation has stopped distribution of the antimicrobial enrofloxacin for poultry, which was marketed under the name Baytril
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ACVR addresses concerns over digital imaging
The American College of Veterinary Radiology has formed a digital imaging standards committee to address concerns regarding
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Pushing politics
Projects boost Governmental Relations Division As the new Congress shifts into gear and starts moving forward, the AVMA's
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Judicious use guidelines for poultry revised
The Executive Board approved revisions to the Guidelines on Judicious Therapeutic use of Antimicrobials in Poultry
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The Canada debate
The Department of Agriculture is sending a technical team to Canada to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the recent bovine
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AVMA adopts new investment strategy
The Executive Board has approved a new investment policy for the AVMA, developed with the aid of Olcott Consulting Group
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House takes up voluntary country-of-origin bill
The Meat Promotion Act (H.R. 2068)—V-COOL, for short—would replace mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat
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New membership classification system approved
A new framework for classifying professional activity of AVMA members has been approved by the Executive Board and is scheduled to
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The ProHeart debate
In January, the Food and Drug Administration's Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee and consultants heard presentations
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USDA releases its first U.S. Animal Health Report
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently released the 2004 U.S. Animal Health
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FSIS invites proposals on reducing foodborne illness
posted May 15, 2005 The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is accepting proposals for cooperative agreement projects…
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Fighting for association health plans
Mounting state regulations and rising coverage costs have taken their toll on health care
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Reminder: extralabel drug use of sulfonamides in lactating dairy cattle prohibited
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine reminds veterinarians that extralabel use of sulfonamides is prohibited.
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Drugs used illegally
In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to several food supply veterinarians for illegal
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FDA stops use of enrofloxacin for bacterial infections in poultry
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would no longer allow distribution or use of the antimicrobial enrofloxacin after
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USDA introduces Web site focusing on National Animal ID System
posted March 15, 2005 On Jan. 25, the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the launch of a Web site to…
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Morris pledges $4 million for animal health studies in '06
In November, Morris Animal Foundation announced it was committing $4 million to animal health research in 2006.
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Move follows AABP conference
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners moved its headquarters from Georgia to Alabama
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When can a veterinarian import a foreign drug?
NOTE: Please see Oct. 15, 2009, JAVMA News article, "FDA no longer issuing letters for importation for unapproved animal drugs," for…
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Bayer wins legal actions against sales policy violators
Bayer HealthCare LLC's Animal Health Division recently won two battles against unauthorized sellers of its Advantage (imidacloprid) topical solution. …
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The unwanted horse
Veterinarians, humane groups grapple with thousands of homeless or neglected horses
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AVMA, Heifer partnership has sustainable prospects
The AVMA partnership enabled Heifer to spread its work into new areas of Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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AVMA fellows requirements expanded, solicitation policy revised
The Executive Board has added several additional requirements for veterinarians applying to the AVMA Congressional Science
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Cause of rabbit disease outbreak confirmed
Eight rabbits in a backyard rabbitry in Vanderburgh County, southwest Indiana, became acutely ill and succumbed to a deadly viral disease May 27.