JAVMA news
Changes proposed to horse transportation rules
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is looking to close a loophole in its
JAVMA news
LSU researcher aims to predict emerging viruses
Researchers say dengue fever is being brought into the U.S. by travelers and becoming established in local mosquito populations.
JAVMA news
Case, Hoang join AVMA Scientific Activities Division
Heather C.F. Case and Christine Hoang joined the AVMA Scientific Activities Division as assistant directors in
JAVMA news
Veterinarians take a lead role in agency responses to bioterrorism
Posted on March 1, 2002 As the federal government wrestles with the realities of potential bioterrorism threats, two veterinarians now serve as…
JAVMA news
AVMA Answers: Promoting one medicine among veterinary students
Why did you take up AVMA President Roger K. Mahr's one-medicine vision as part of your message to veterinary students?
JAVMA news
APHIS wins group honor awards from Agriculture
Employees of the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service earned 2001 Secretary's Honor Awards
JAVMA news
Rinderpest eradicated
Global animal health authorities are celebrating the worldwide eradication of the "cattle plague." Rinderpest was responsible for the deaths of…
JAVMA news
AVMA Answers: President-Elect Hammer discusses veterinary workforce bill
I really, truly believe we're experiencing a crisis in the veterinary workforce, and there are many people who would agree with me.
JAVMA news
Federal veterinarians launch their Vet2011 events
Department of Agriculture veterinarians welcomed one of their former chief veterinary officers, AVMA CEO Ron DeHaven, back to Washington, D.C., Feb. 4…
JAVMA news
Federal funding intensifies prion disease research
A team of researchers at Colorado State University has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health
JAVMA news
Veterinary alliance unites Chinese, UK, US stakeholders
An international consortium of veterinary schools in the U.S. and U.K., together with industry, has established an outreach program in China to…
JAVMA news
Cross-country
More and more animal shelters and individuals are participating in cross-country programs to transport adoptable dogs from source shelters
JAVMA news
Raising global veterinary standards
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) hosted a conference this past December during which 23 recommendations
JAVMA news
Research building under way at UC-Davis
The University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground April 29 for a four-story, 76,000-square-foot research building that…
JAVMA news
Homeland Security appoints two-year director for Plum Island
The Department of Homeland Security has selected Dr. Lawrence Barrett to serve for two years as director of the Plum Island
JAVMA news
Swine center planned for Iowa State
The country's first veterinary college program focused on swine health and production is now being established at ISU.
JAVMA news
AVMA Annual Convention spotlights one-health concept
The one-health concept was an overarching theme throughout the 144th AVMA Annual Convention
JAVMA news
AVMA Congressional Science Fellows named
In late August, the AVMA announced that Drs. Matthew Doyle of Plymouth, Mich.; Reid Harvey of Gaithersburg, Md.; and Richard Smilie of Stayton, Ore.,…
JAVMA news
American Association of Food Safety Veterinarians
Dr. Christine Hoang was named the 2013 Food Safety Veterinarian of the Year by the American Association of Food Safety Veterinarians this past August…
JAVMA news
Workforce study examining breadth and depth of profession
A comprehensive study of shortages within the veterinary profession is under way at the National Academies.
JAVMA news
Protecting service members from long-term harm
Dr. R. Craig Postlewaite has been working to identify hazards that could cause long-term harm to military members deployed outside the U.S.
JAVMA news
Cat transmits TB to humans in UK
Two United Kingdom residents developed tuberculosis after contact with a domesticated cat infected with Mycobacterium bovis
JAVMA news
Small animal veterinarians may come under scrutiny for antimicrobial use
Antimicrobial use by small animal veterinarians may come under scrutiny by governmental agencies and the public
JAVMA news
Veterinarians key to bioterrorism preparedness initiatives
Veterinarians are essential to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's bioterrorism preparedness initiatives