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AVMA supports new horse protections
The AVMA Executive Board has approved positions on legislation from the recent 112th Congress that are expected to be reintroduced during the
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AVMA joins Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
The Executive Board has approved AVMA membership in the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, a not-for-profit association
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DOE extends AVMA Education Council recognition but wants changes
Department of Education staff and a DOE committee have recommended continuing the AVMA Council on Education's recognition
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Finding the right direction
Every year brings new clinical guidelines that could improve outcomes in veterinary medicine.
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Genome analysis could aid human, pig health
Recent analysis of a domestic pig’s genome may help to improve models for research in human medicine and lead to discoveries
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Ammonia capture may reduce risks to humans, pigs
Gas permeable membranes could be used to capture ammonia in livestock wastewater, improving air quality in barns and providing
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Organization finds Yersinia enterocolitica in most pork samples
A product testing organization found Yersinia enterocolitica in 69 percent of pork samples tested, according
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Education council schedules site visits
The AVMA Council on Education has scheduled site visits to eight schools and colleges of veterinary medicine for
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Single policy on teeth reduction and removal adopted
The AVMA has a new policy concerning teeth removal and reduction in nonhuman primates and carnivores that replaces two related policies.
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Policy outlining AVMA research priorities revamped
The AVMA has revised its policy on research priorities, making the document more succinct, current, and in line with the Association’s pursuits.
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Member survey results remain private
The AVMA Executive Board declined to make public results of the AVMA Member Needs Assessment Survey during its Nov. 15-17,
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Canine brucellosis policy adopted
The AVMA has adopted the following policy on canine brucellosis:
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Board appoints liaisons, representatives to committees
The AVMA Executive Board, meeting Nov. 15-17, 2012, at AVMA headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill., named the following individuals
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Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society
30th annual symposium, Oct. 22-25, 2012, Columbia, Mo.
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Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
Event: Annual meeting, Oct. 23, 2012, Oakland, Calif.
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ACVIM, Pfizer Animal Health partner on new research fund
The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Foundation has announced a partnership with Pfizer Animal Health to
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American College of Veterinary Dermatology
The American College of Veterinary Dermatology certified 12 new diplomates following the certification examination it held
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One of a kind
In 1970, after two decades of teaching veterinary anatomy at Cornell University, Dr. Howard E. Evans was made an honorary AVMA member.
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USAHA wants more work on federal programs, rules
USAHA asks federal authorities to invest more to guard against livestock diseases and let veterinarians transport and use controlled
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Times change, mission remains the same
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) marks 50 years of supporting the medical care and well-being of animals in 2013.
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Lots in store for AVMA Sesquicentennial
The AVMA is turning 150 this year and is ready to party.
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Accolades
Four alumni of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine were honored the last weekend of October.
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Teaching, research awards conferred
The following individuals are winners of the 2012 Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award and the Pfizer Animal