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Bovine sessions a fusion of science, application
Practitioners attend continuing education meetings for two reasons, in Dr. John Ferry's estimation.
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Ferry brings business background to AABP
Dr. John Ferry co-owns a practice that is primarily dairy and small animal
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Move follows AABP conference
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners moved its headquarters from Georgia to Alabama
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The Canada debate
The Department of Agriculture is sending a technical team to Canada to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the recent bovine
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Funding redirected to enhance BSE research program
Almost $2 million in funding has been redirected to enhance research on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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New BSE rule requires veterinarians for certain procedures
Veterinarians need to pay special heed to several parts of the final rule titled ;Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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AAEP issues West Nile vaccination recommendations
The Vaccinations Task Force of the American Association of Equine Practitioners has released recommendations for administration
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More animal health, welfare standards go global
Animal welfare, avian influenza, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy were key discussion topics at the 73rd Annual General Session of the…
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Canada, Mexico, United States establish BSE strategy
Senior animal health officials from Canada, Mexico, and the United States have joined forces to establish a science-based framework of risk management…
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Riddell named to lead AABP
Dr. M. Gatz Riddell Jr. was named to the position by the AABP board of directors Feb. 12 during a special meeting in Atlanta.
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Avian pathologists association joins animal auditor group
The American Association of Avian Pathologists has joined forces with the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization
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Member added to Food Safety Advisory Committee
The AVMA Food Safety Advisory Committee and Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine reviewed a request
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USDA releases its first U.S. Animal Health Report
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently released the 2004 U.S. Animal Health
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USDA proposes easing restrictions on Japanese beef imports
APHIS and the FSIS determined that it is not necessary to continue to prohibit the importation of whole cuts of boneless beef from Japan.
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FDA proposes new safeguards against spread of BSE
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to to strengthen safeguards against the spread of BSE
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Senate bill aims to offset veterinary shortages in public health
Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado on April 27 introduced the Veterinary Workforce Expansion Act of 2005
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Even SAVMA Symposium is bigger in Texas
Some 1,700 veterinary students from across the United States and Canada gathered for the 36th annual Student AVMA Educational
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Canadian border opening delayed
A federal district judge in Billings, Mont., granted a preliminary injunction to prevent the implementation of the Department of Agriculture's…
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Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
These veterinarians will begin serving in their roles at the conclusion of the AVMA House of Delegate's session in July 2005.
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Lobbying for animal disease issues
The AVMA Governmental Relations Division will seek funding for revamping the U.S. foreign animal disease research
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Prion study raises questions
Prions may spread to other tissues in cattle and other animals that have conditions such as pancreatitis and nephritis.