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Bovine practitioners solicit abstracts
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners seeks project presentations for the oral and scientific poster sessions
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Investing in the seed stock
At a time when food animal veterinarians are tapping their ingenuity to find solutions to the critical workforce shortage, it was befitting that the…
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New Mexico, Colorado each report one tuberculosis case
New Mexico and Colorado each recently reported one confirmed case of bovine tuberculosis.
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Kroger, Starbucks switching to 'hormone-free' milk
Kroger grocery stores and Starbucks coffee shops are converting to milk from cows that have not received recombinant bovine somatotropin
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Bolton calls for new practice models
Painting an appealing picture of food animal practice may lead to recruiting gifted students, but it does them a disservice if there is no avenue for…
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University of Minnesota receives funds to study swine disease
The Minnesota Rapid Agriculture Response Fund has approved $300,000 for research at the University of Minnesota to combat
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USDA proposes to allow more beef imports from Canada
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed expanding the list of allowable
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Board makes appointments
The Executive Board named the following individuals to the positions indicated. These veterinarians began serving in their roles at the conclusion of…
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Schering-Plough acquires Intervet
Schering-Plough Corp. has announced a $14.4 billion transaction to acquire Organon BioSciences, parent of Organon and Intervet
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Following FMD outbreak, U.K. deals with bluetongue
Bluetongue was identified for the first time in the United Kingdom. The announcement comes on the heels of the latest
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Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
The Executive Board named the following individuals to the entities indicated, representing the designated areas.
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Lawmakers press for permanent ban on 'downer' livestock
Congress is considering legislation permanently banning nonambulatory animals from the human food supply.
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Researchers create, evaluate prion-free cattle
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has announced initial results of research involving
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FDA issues reminder on correct use of flunixin meglumine
The Food and Drug Administration issued a reminder to veterinarians about the appropriate use of the drug flunixin meglumine.
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John Herrick
The AVMA's 90th president, Dr. John B. Herrick, died May 17 at the age of 87.
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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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AVMA Award goes to McEniry
Dr. William J. McEniry has received the 2007 AVMA Award, which recognizes distinguished contributions to the advancement of veterinary medical…
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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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AVMA delegates elect Cook, Hendrix to key posts
The AVMA House of Delegates elected Dr. James O. Cook of Lebanon, Ky., the 2007-2008 president-elect