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Creating brighter futures for cats with chronic kidney disease

Diagnostics and treatments have improved for cats with chronic kidney disease over the past decade, and a new predictive diagnostic too...

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National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility near Manhattan, Kansas

Federal complex to expand animal disease studies, diagnostics

Dr. Kenneth R. Burton, coordinator of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, talked with JAVMA News about progress on the facility and how he expects it will benefit animal health.
Panelists for the “Safety Issues and Efforts in Equine Sport Panel”

Safety advancements in equine sports

Several sessions during the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ 2020 Virtual Convention & Trade Show, held Dec. 1-18, focused on safety-related changes made in three-day eventing, jump racing, and rodeo, among others.
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AVMA influences final rule on traveling with service animals

A final rule from the Department of Transportation defines a service animal as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability and no longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal.
Dr. Lori Teller

Agile responses to member needs a priority for AVMA Board chair

Dr. Lori Teller, elected to a one-year term as chair of the AVMA Board of Directors last July, talks about navigating as a leader during a tumultuous year
Kathy Koar's virtual classroom on her computer screen

COVID-19 adds challenges to veterinary technology education

Many veterinary technology programs that were previously in person have had to adapt curricula to a virtual learning format, which has had its challenges, educators say.
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COVID relief package fixes tax on Paycheck Protection Program

The federal COVID-19 relief package and omnibus spending bill improves on parts of the Paycheck Protection Program, funds the nation’s animal health infrastructure, and creates an independent regulatory authority for U.S. horse racing.

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How to feed an equine athlete

FDA approves genetic alteration in pigs

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American Association of Equine Practitioners

American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia

Joint pathology meeting

Veterinary faculty members elected AAAS fellows

Obituary: Dr. Leonard F. Seda, 1999-2000 AVMA president, dies at 88

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Clarification

The article “Women practice owners projected to overtake men within a decade” in the Dec. 15, 2020, issue of JAVMA, stated “Approximately 77% of U.S. veterinary practices were corporate owned in 2019.” The figure is based on how a practice is recorded on the Internal Revenue Service tax form.

Frederic Ouedraogo, PhD, an assistant director in the AVMA Veterinary Economics Division, explained this categorization is different from what most people think of when referring to corporate veterinary practices. In fact, the term “corporations” in the veterinary profession traditionally refers to large groups such as consolidators and national group practices, including Banfield, VCA, VetCor, National Veterinary Associates, Southern Veterinary Partners, and Pathway Vet Alliance. These large groups currently represent less than 25% of all practices in the U.S.

The largest proportion of veterinary practices in the U.S. are S corporations, according to the Census Bureau. These corporations can have up to 100 shareholders, with each shareholder paying taxes only on profits received.

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