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Disease management takes center stage at USAHA
Diseases that have a substantial economic impact were the focus of the 2007 joint scientific session of the U.S. Animal Health
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Neurologic form of EHV-1 'a potentially emerging disease'
The Center for Emerging Issues, part of the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has released an emerging disease…
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Diseases on the move charted
Visitors to the new Web site HEALTHmap, www.healthmap.org, can pinpoint the latest outbreaks of more than 50 human
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Foot-and-mouth disease resurfaces in Britain
Just days after British officials declared the latest foot-and-mouth disease outbreak over, the virus re-emerged Sept. 12
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Swine veterinarians wrestling with two diseases -
Every swine veterinarian fears two acronyms—PCVAD and PRRS.
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Study describes pathology of feline heartworm disease
posted August 15, 2007 Researchers at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine recently released a study that shows that…
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Funding will help prevent fish disease from spreading to aquaculture
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is making $1.5 million in contingency funds
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Paper examines transgenic livestock in treatment of human disease
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology on May 14 released a new issue paper, "The role of transgenic livestock
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Animal clones in the food supply
The American public remains uncomfortable with animal cloning, but many food animal veterinarians consider cloning to be just another reproductive…
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Comments sought on animal importation regulations
In the July 31 Federal Register, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an Advance Notice of Proposed
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Upgraded OIE animal health database available
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has launched the World Animal Health Information Database
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Formation of a state animal response team
Maryland starts a SART and veterinary corps, taking cue from other states
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The ethics debate over animal cloning
Not surprisingly, the Food and Drug Administration's determination that meat and dairy products from cloned animals are safe to eat has sparked no…
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Euthanasia guidelines for nondomestic animals available
The American Association of Zoo Veterinarians is making its "Guidelines for euthanasia for nondomestic animals"
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Kansas City focuses on animal health
A new initiative in the Kansas City region could benefit the veterinary profession as well as the local animal health
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Morris Animal Foundation to fund $4.6 million in studies
The Morris Animal Foundation has committed to funding more than $4.6 million in animal health studies for 2008 and providing
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Alliance releases production animal welfare brochure
The Animal Agriculture Alliance in January released a new brochure highlighting producer-driven animal welfare programs.
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Morris Animal Foundation launches interactive Web site
Morris Animal Foundation launches interactive Web site Printer-friendly version …
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Morris Animal Foundation, AVMF fund influenza research
The Morris Animal Foundation and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation have partnered to fund research to help prevent
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USDA initiates cost-benefit analysis of animal identification system
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has selected Kansas State University to lead a
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Congressional hearing examines welfare of farm animals
Several veterinarians were among a dozen witnesses who testified before the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry about improving the welfare…
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Noneconomic damages, animals' legal status on AVMA legislative agenda
The AVMA is supporting passage of federal laws preventing plaintiff animal owners from recovering noneconomic damages in the event of animal loss or…
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FDA issues final rule on designating new animal drugs for MUMS
In the July 26 Federal Register, the Food and Drug Administration issued final regulations to implement the Minor Use and
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Veterinarians repair animal shelter near New Orleans
Volunteers were attendees at Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium