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Reports describe changes in US feedlot industry
The USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System envisioned a program to monitor changes and trends in national animal health and management
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Pork program seeks to quiet public fear, increase foreign competitiveness
A major pilot program currently under way at participating pork farms and packing plants in the Midwest would certify swine herds
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FDA allows ionizing radiation in shell eggs
TAKE NOTICE FDA allows ionizing radiation in shell eggs The FDA is amending the food additive regulations to…
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Workshop will guide USDA in development of genomics programs
In what some scientists called a watershed event in science, researchers working to map all the human genes announced that they had essentially
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Veterinarians: quiet contributors to nation's policy
Food safety, small-business tax relief, and animal well-being during air travel. The AVMA has had something to say to Congress on all these issues.
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National standards for organic foods proposed
Nearly three years after its first attempt, the USDA this March introduced a
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The future's bright for 2000 and beyond: Swine veterinarians, industry making strong comeback
The future's bright for 2000 and beyond: Swine veterinarians, industry making strong comeback After overcoming what's
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Funds available for microbiologic hazard research
The FDA-CVM announced in the Feb 17 Federal Register the availability of research funds to study the microbiologic hazards
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National Mastitis Council reiterates commitment to global involvement
National Mastitis Council reiterates commitment to global involvement Jim Dickrell, Monticello, Minn, 1999-2000…
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Florida not tickled by threat of infestation
Florida not tickled by threat of infestation The persistence of disease-carrying parasites in their state is…
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Meat irradiation gets green light, approval process streamlined
Meat irradiation gets green light, approval process streamlined Late last year, the USDA-FSIS announced it was…