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Swine veterinarians shine
At the American Association of Swine Veterinarians annual meeting, Dr. Rick Sibbel, Ankeny, Iowa, took the reigns as president
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Swine bills thwarted
Swine bills thwarted Bills aimed at outlawing the practice of confining pregnant sows in gestation crates have run…
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Swine information index now online
Are you curious about how many pigs are born in the average litter on swine operations?
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Guidance provided for swine tail docking, identification, and castration
The AVMA position statement on Tail docking, identification, and castration of swine has been amended
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Eastern tent caterpillars implicated in swine abortions
Eastern tent caterpillars can interfere with more than equine reproduction
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Domestic cat declawing, and swine castration and docking positions under review
The Executive Board referred proposals to change the AVMA position statements on domestic cat declawing, and swine castration
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Disabled livestock position statement amended
The AVMA position statement on disabled livestock has been amended to address nonambulatory swine
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Letting the future catch you
Dr. King believes the very fundamentals of swine medicine are changing.
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Guidelines for antimicrobial use in food fish, position on antimicrobials in livestock feed available - January 15, 2003
Posted on January 1, 2003 The "Judicious and Prudent Antimicrobial Drug Use Principles for Food Fish Veterinarians" is the latest…
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Compendium of veterinary products online
Posted on April 15, 2003 The "Compendium of Veterinary Products" and "Material Safety Data Sheets" are available online as a…
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Senate considers specialty pay for board-certified health scientists
The federal government's need for highly trained health science professionals has increased over the past several years
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Nominees still sought for council, committee vacancies
Although the Feb. 1 deadline for nominating AVMA members to serve on councils has passed, no nominations have yet been received for
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New method yields a glimpse at canine genome
Researchers have produced a rough draft of the canine genome sequence
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Sibbel guides AASV
Dr. Sibbel says demographic changes account for the dwindling numbers of veterinarians who go on to serve as food animal practitioners.
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Critical thinking
Dr. Dee shared his doubts about two biosecurity measures—personnel downtime and birdproofing facilities.
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Dental surgery position statement approved
The AVMA has adopted a new position statement regarding dental surgery
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Great Britain regains FMD-free status
The island nation comprising England, Scotland, and Wales, and the Isle of Man is considered to be FMD-free
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Animal tracking - May 1, 2003
Posted on April 15, 2003 National food animal identification plan makes progress The possibility of a foreign animal disease outbreak seems…
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Disease spillover woes
Veterinarians discuss disease interface between wildlife, domestic livestock In Michigan, white-tailed deer and cattle roam the
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Task force appointed to review pregnant sow housing data
The AVMA Executive Board approved a recommendation from the Animal Welfare Committee to form a Task Force on the Housing of Pregnant Sows
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AVMA supports updated and expanded Brakke study, approves task force on housing of pregnant sows
The AVMA Executive Board approved a plan to support Pfizer Animal Health and Brakke Consulting Practice Management Group
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Airborne antimicrobials cause concern
Airborne antimicrobials cause concern Researchers have discovered that antimicrobials given to pigs in feed can…
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Food animal veterinarian shortage causing growing concern
The profession is facing a shortage of food animal veterinarians and the problem is on the rise
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Identifying a killer
Animal coronaviruses provide clues in the hunt to identify and stop the SARS virus
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HOD calls for review of sow gestation stalls
HOD voted down a resolution to rescind the AVMA position that supports the use of sow housing configurations