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Pfizer acquires Embrex, re-entering poultry market
Pfizer Animal Health has acquired Embrex Inc., a biotechnology company in the poultry industry that created an in-ovo
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Eli Lilly enters pet health market, endows lectureship
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company will launch a new business group focusing on companion animal health.
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Policy on unapproved new animal drugs as devices passes
The Executive Board approved a policy on unapproved new animal drugs marketed as devices, as defined by the Food and Drug Administration.
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AVMA takes home two more PR News awards
The AVMA was awarded the PR News Nonprofit PR Award for its 2006 AVMA Annual Convention marketing campaign.
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USDA to release records about noncompliant organic operations
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has announced plans to release records that identify
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Top hog producer to phase out gestation stalls
Smithfield Foods Inc., the nation's largest hog producer and a leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats, is phasing out…
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Study finds prion proteins in milk
A study has identified the presence of normal prion proteins in milk from humans, cows, sheep, and goats.
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ASPCA campaign aims at creating nation of 'humane communities'
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is partnering with animal welfare organizations in select
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Melamine adulterates component of pellet feeds
Two companies have recalled products that bind animal feed into pellets because one of the companies included melamine in the
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Dental campaign wins PR award
The quality of the "Pets Need Dental Care, Too" public relations campaign has been recognized in an international
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Foie gras, microchip database resolutions to be put before AVMA delegates
Foie gras and microchip databases are the subjects of two resolutions AVMA delegates are being asked to vote on when they gather
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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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Elanco to expand with addition of Ivy Animal Health
Eli Lilly and Company has signed an agreement to acquire Ivy Animal Health, which offers products primarily for promoting growth
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FDA-CVM works to address concerns about pergolide supplies
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine announced May 11 that it recognizes veterinarians and horse
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Federal requirements for drug pedigrees do not affect veterinarians
Veterinarians do not need to keep drug pedigrees under federal requirements that the Food and Drug Administration began
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FDA announces voluntary withdrawal of pergolide
The Food and Drug Administration announced March 29 that pergolide drug products, which are used to treat humans with
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Banning antimicrobials not effective, study says
A team of University of Georgia scientists suggest that curbing the use of antimicrobials on poultry farms will do little to
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Melamine adulterates three ingredients in pet food
Melamine adulterates three ingredients in pet food
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Compensatory values for animals beyond their property value
The American Veterinary Medical Association recognizes and supports the legal concept of animals as property.
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Pet health insurance gains ground in North America
Health insurance for companion animals can be almost as confusing as human health insurance, but it also can come in handy—particularly for an animal…
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Tyson raising chickens without antimicrobials
posted August 15, 2007 Tyson Foods is now raising its brand-label chickens without using antimicrobials. The company will continue…
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AVMA takes no position on foie gras, opposes database mining
The AVMA House of Delegates declined to take a position on foie gras July 14 at its annual session in Washington, D.C.
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Getting beyond surgical contraception
Surgical sterilization has long been considered the gold standard for managing dog and cat populations in the United States.
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Spending increases on animal health products
Americans increased their spending on animal health products by almost 10 percent in 2006, according to the Animal Health