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Board keeps course on foreign veterinary school accreditation
A consensus was reached by the AVMA Executive Board during its June 6-8 meeting that the AVMA Council on Education should continue to
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Nominees still sought for council, committee vacancies
Although the Feb. 1 deadline for nominating AVMA members to serve on councils has passed, no nominations have yet been received for
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Town hall meeting surveys diversity in the profession
Iverson Bell Symposium inspires new initiative
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CDC report tallies foodborne illnesses, deaths
Data on gastrointestinal illnesses in the U.S. indicate viruses, bacteria, and parasites in food kill about 3,000 people yearly and sicken about 48…
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FDA reporting numbers of adverse drug experiences
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine is now providing information about the numbers of reports it receives regarding…
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Drug-resistant hookworms spreading in dogs, parasitologists warn
Multidrug-resistant hookworms are spreading among dogs in the U.S., and parasitologists recommend that veterinarians follow up on anthelmintic…
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Influenza virus in China’s pigs may have pandemic potential
An influenza virus circulating among Chinese pigs has the genetic potential of a pandemic virus in humans, according to a scientific report. The virus…
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Campaign to eradicate pseudorabies continues
The government is extending its campaign to eradicate pseudorabies in the United States
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Wisconsin responds to pseudorabies cases
Wisconsin recently depopulated two commercial swineherds that had contracted the pseudorabies virus.
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Accolades
The American Animal Hospital Association honored a number of AAHA-accredited practices and a veterinary student during its annual meeting, March 15-18…
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Officials identify suspect in theft of infectious agent from MSU laboratory
Veterinarians and pork producers TO REMAIN ALERT for suspicious illnesses
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Pork production guidelines modified
The Executive Board has approved revisions to the Basic Guidelines of Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials in Pork Production.
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Measuring and applying welfare
Dr. Sarah Probst Miller teaches farm employees how to improve their interactions with pigs, and says that her teaching philosophy is guided by the…
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The cutting edge
posted April 15, 2005 Since it first emerged in the mid-1980s, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome has been wreaking havoc…
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Company introduces monitoring program for porcine circovirus
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. has announced a program—the monitoring assignment for global insight of circovirus
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Sessions shed light on viral, bacterial, and production problems
Dr. Steven C. Henry warned fellow veterinarians not to ignore pigs' coughs and runny noses.
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After porcine epidemic diarrhea, preparing for other diseases
Some of tomorrow’s emerging pathogens already exist in livestock herds, and veterinarians in private practice, industry, and government are
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Bigger challenge than PRRS
Porcine epidemic diarrhea is the biggest challenge Dr. Luc Dufresne has faced in 25 years in practice.
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Funding available for PRRS research
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. is seeking research proposals for studies investigating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.
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PRRS Research Award program seeks proposals
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. is again requesting research proposals for studies investigating porcine reproductive