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Funding approved for HOD leadership program
Funding for a 2011 House of Delegates Leadership Development Program was approved by the Executive Board.
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Audit outlines Horse Protection Program deficiencies
Current practices by the Department of Agriculture to ensure the humane treatment of horses exhibited at shows or being transported to slaughterhouses…
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Veterinarians exempt from Red Flags Rule
Legislation removes federal requirement for practices to create programs to prevent identity theft
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Stem cells in theory & practice
Veterinarians treating horses, dogs, cats with stem cells as research continues.
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Father of veterinary medicine in Australia
Dr. William Tyson Kendall founded institutions, promoted veterinary medicine
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AVMA delegates say yes to dues increase, no to open voting
Nearly 450 people gathered for the AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference and regular winter session of the House of Delegates, held Jan. 6 -9 in…
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6 factors in declining veterinary visits
Study identifies client, environmental factors in frequency of veterinary visits for dogs and cats
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Volunteers sought for AVMF committees
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation is reaching out for volunteers for all AVMF committees.
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From the racetrack to retirement
The American Association of Equine Practitioners has developed guidelines to help veterinarians and adoption groups successfully transition retired…
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Ross attracts a different breed
Sunrise hit Mount Liamuiga on the island of St. Kitts, West Indies, a little more than an hour ago. Below, on the sloping campus of Ross University…
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Atmosphere at veterinary schools being probed
Students, faculty sent campus climate surveys in Aprils
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AVMA president-elect candidates make their case
On July 15, the AVMA House of Delegates will choose between Dr. Douglas G. Aspros of Pound Ridge, N.Y., and Dr. Gary S. Brown of Princeton, W.Va., as…
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Groups debate who should perform reproductive services
Dr. Vince J. Collison would not be in favor of hiring a nonveterinarian to perform ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis or embryo transfers in his practice.
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Student committee, leadership activities get AVMA support
A committee could begin work in 2012 to promote the AVMA and improve Association benefits for students and veterinarians who are within 15
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3 universities interested in veterinary programs
The number of U.S. veterinary schools and colleges has not increased substantially in the past few decades, but that could change in the
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Panel offers recommendations to aid animals in Japan's 'no-go' zone
Protocols, procedures for pets, livestock, wildlife contaminated by radiation
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Rinderpest eradicated
Global animal health authorities are celebrating the worldwide eradication of the "cattle plague." Rinderpest was responsible for the deaths of…
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Drug's sale halted over arsenic concerns
A pharmaceutical company planned to halt sales of a drug used to treat a parasitic disease and increase growth in chickens after it was found that use…
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AVMA determining scope of improper practice
When Illinois' veterinary practice act was opened in 2010, the Illinois State VMA hoped legislators would address problems with nonveterinarians who…
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Honoring the Dogs of 9/11
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the search-and-rescue dogs, guided by their handlers across a ruined backdrop, were a snapshots of hope amid so…
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Inclusion is catalyst for diversity
The 7th Annual Veterinary Diversity Symposium, held during the AVMA Annual Convention in St. Louis, focused on the importance of inclusion.
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Getting down to business
A multimillion-dollar AVMA initiative aims to reverse a troubling financial decline being experienced throughout much of the U.S. veterinary…