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Maryland starts poultry registration program
The Maryland Department of Agriculture recently announced a mandatory Domestic Poultry and Exotic Bird premises registration
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Poultry slaughter case can proceed
A federal judge has ruled that animal rights supporters can sue the Department of Agriculture for its policy of excluding chickens, turkeys, and other…
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FDA prohibits use of human anti-influenza drugs in poultry
The Food and Drug Administration plans to prohibit the extralabel use in poultry of certain antiviral drugs to preserve their effectiveness
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USDA expands plan for low-pathogenic avian influenza
The Department of Agriculture will be expanding the National Poultry Improvement Plan to prevent the spread of diseases
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Accolades
Dr. Ron Prestage (AUB '82) has become chairman of the board of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association for
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Heartworm guidelines developed for dog, cat survivors of Katrina
Sixty percent of dogs displaced by Hurricane Katrina are likely to be infested with heartworms, estimates Dr. Tom Nelson,
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Animal rights militants sentenced to federal prison
Six members of a militant animal rights group sentenced represent the first jury convictions for violations of the Animal Enterprise Protection Act.
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USDA starts rolling out animal identification numbers
The Department of Agriculture has announced plans to begin allocating animal identification numbers
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AVMA announces 2006-2007 fellows
Please note: the online version of this document contains a correction. Corrected text is shown in red below. Babcock, Case, and Keck are going…
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Reagent network to benefit veterinary immunologists
The Department of Agriculture has announced a $2.15 million grant for a Veterinary Immune Reagent Network
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USDA distributing $1.2 billion in hurricane aid to producers
The Department of Agriculture is providing $1.2 billion in aid for ranchers and farmers who fell victim to the 2005 hurricane season.
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USDA celebrates 100 years of food safety
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service recently celebrated 100 years of protecting consumers by commemorating the…
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Protecting against avian influenza
The most recent outbreak of avian influenza in the United States, which occurred in 2004, was quickly contained and eradicated, thanks to the…
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Zuelke steps in as head of government's animal disease center
Kurt A. Zuelke, PhD, took over as director of the Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, June
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Educational booklet promotes healthy animals
Mixed and large animal practitioners who interact with agriculture-related programs at high schools may be interested in a new
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New policy on national animal ID system approved
The AVMA Executive Board approved a new policy called the National Animal Identification System
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Dog dies of avian influenza
Fatal avian influenza in a dog is the subject of a dispatch from Thailand appearing in the November issue of the journal
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USAHA sets sights on laboratory network, animal ID system
Only 12 of the nation's state and university veterinary diagnostic laboratories are now up to speed, ie, supplied with modern, up-to-date equipment…
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Affiliated groups gather in Honolulu
Thirty-six allied or other veterinary-related organizations and several alumni groups from universities and colleges
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Texas laboratory expands with mobile trailer
The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, part of the Texas A&M University System, recently established a mobile diagnostic laboratory to…
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APHIS restricts carp imports
Spring viremia of carp affects certain finfish including goldfish, koi, bighead carp, Crucian carp, grass carp, silver carp, sheatfish, and tench.