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OIE to develop global standards on antimicrobial use
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) officials want standardized controls on antimicrobial sales and use, with use supervised by animal health…
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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Board considers antimicrobial committee, adjusts policies
The AVMA may create a committee focused on developing policies on antimicrobial resistance and administration.
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FDA to require species-specific antimicrobial data
Pharmaceutical companies will need to give federal authorities data that could be used to compare antimicrobial consumption and
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Study produces hundreds of antimicrobial candidates
A research group developed and used a macrolide antimicrobial discovery system to produce more than 300 drug candidates
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Antimicrobial sales rise despite pending changes
Agreements between federal regulators and pharmaceutical companies are expected to reduce antimicrobial use in agriculture by the end of this year.
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Adjusting to reduced drug access, use
Veterinarians in swine medicine will need to adjust to restrictions taking effect in December on availability and oversight of antimicrobials
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Creation of antimicrobials committee among Board acts
The AVMA Committee on Antimicrobials, created by the Board of Directors this past June, will streamline a complicated and inefficient
STEPS to determine antibiotic use in food animals
When recommending an antibiotic for a food-producing animal, veterinarians should follow these steps to determine if a VFD or prescription is needed.
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Finding risks in a flood of genetic data
Faster, cheaper genome sequencing is helping public health researchers identify the risks of drug resistance and medical treatment failure.
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FDA seeks help limiting therapeutic durations
Federal drug authorities want help in defining therapeutic use durations for antimicrobials that are approved for use in livestock without
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Restrictions on medicated feeds coming to farms
By the end of this year, hundreds of antimicrobial applications for livestock will change to add veterinarian oversight and remove approval for growth…
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$20 million contest for diagnostic tests
A federal competition is awarding $20 million for development of diagnostic tests that could help combat the spread of antimicrobial-
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AVMA, pediatrics academy collaborate toward one health
The AVMA and American Academy of Pediatrics adopted a joint statement, “The Value of Professional Collaboration in Protecting the Health of People and…
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Federal directive brings veterinarians and beekeepers together
Over the years, veterinary medicine has paid little attention to honeybees, the only insect listed as a food-producing animal.
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Veterinary leaders change at FDA
Two Food and Drug Administration executives overseeing veterinary medicine are leaving the agency.
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Editing Animals
Recent gene-editing technologies are being used to create mice that model human genetic diseases, Holstein cattle lacking horns, and current research…
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AVMA’s global, diversity activities could expand
Nearly four years ago, the AVMA created a position to coordinate the Association’s foreign affairs and promote diversity within the veterinary…
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AABP selects next executive
Dr. K. Fred Gingrich II, current president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, will become the organization’s new staff executive in…
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Heartworm guidance could change
The American Heartworm Society’s president, Dr. Christopher J. Rehm, said in an interview following this year’s AHS triennial symposium he expects the…
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37 honored for Ebola response, two given individual awards
Thirty-seven U.S. government veterinarians on an Ebola response team shared an honor for their work to control spread of the virus.