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Enjoying and prospering in equine practice
Equine practitioners represent the second-highest practice income group, after swine practitioners
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In Short
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking public comment on proposed updates to Animal Welfare Act…
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Veterinarians alerted to new directions for Eqvalan Liquid for horses
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine is alerting veterinarians of revised directions for use of
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APHIS announces $16M in funding to protect animal health
The 2018 Farm Bill provided funding for programs to help prevent animal pests and diseases from entering the United States and to reduce the spread…
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Australia battles equine influenza
As of mid-September, Australia had statewide horse movement bans in place in New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian
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Vesicular stomatitis cases identified
posted June 1, 2005 Scientists have confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis in horses in New Mexico and Arizona. The cases are the first to be…
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Generic drugs for treating inflammation, vomiting, parasites receive FDA approval
The Food and Drug Administration announced in March and April that it had approved six generic animal drugs.
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FDA wants label warnings about antiparasitic resistance
Food and Drug Administration officials want labels for anthelmintics used to deworm horses and livestock to include a warning that these drugs can…
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Travel rules added for farm animals
Livestock owners soon will need to provide identification and travel documents for most farm animals sent across state borders.
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Elanco to grow with Novartis addition
Eli Lilly and Co. announced an agreement to acquire Novartis Animal Health for $5.4 billion to strengthen and diversify Lilly’s animal health…
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FDA requests label changes to combat antiparasitic resistance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked animal drug companies to voluntarily revise the labels of some livestock and horse dewormers to…
Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens affecting animal health
The AVMA has worked with experts to identify bacteria affecting multiple animal species for which there is evidence of antimicrobial resistance. The…
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Two vesicular stomatitis infections found
Agriculture officials discovered in late April that two horses in southern New Mexico were infected with vesicular
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Alert: Seniorglo horse feed
ADM Animal Nutrition is recalling the following products: Seniorglo 50-lb. bag (Product No. 10130AB) and MotivAte 12-15 DEN 50-lb. bag (Product No.…
Animal Disease Traceability
The Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Rule, which took effect in March 2013, establishes minimum national official identification and documentation…
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1955 - 1965
The late 1950s and early 1960s saw a flurry of technological and sociological changes in the United States.
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After deaths of Thailand horses, researchers warn of risk in US
Researchers from the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology say biting midges present in the U.S. could be effective vectors for African horse…
Antimicrobial use in veterinary practice
Find antimicrobial guidance by species, and resources to help communicate the importance of judicious antimicrobial use to clients and your community.
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American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) judicious use of antimicrobials guidelines
The AVMA has endorsed these antimicrobial stewardship guidelines developed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
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First member of the equine family cloned
Scientists have cloned the first member of the equine family: a mule, a cross between a mare and a donkey
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In Short
Colorado State University recently released a study touting the use of the GonaCon-Equine immunocontraceptive vaccine as a
Committee on Antimicrobials
The Committee on Antimicrobials supports AVMA’s strategy to allow the veterinary profession to effectively share robust and comprehensive…
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1935 - 1945
Information on food-producing animals was a mainstay of JAVMA during this decade.