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Meckes joins AVMA Washington staff
Former AVMA congressional fellow Dr. R. Douglas Meckes joined the Association's Governmental Relations Division in Washington, D.C.
AVMA leadership rosters, 2024-2025
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Air, water, land, light: all affect cattle - December 15, 2002
Environment was a prominent program theme at the 2002 AABP conference in September in Madison, Wis.
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Committee to provide leadership on international affairs
The AVMA Executive Board has approved the establishment of a Committee on International Veterinary Affairs.
Prescribing and Dispensing in Your Practice
Issue Brief The AVMA has received five types of calls from veterinarians regarding prescribing and dispensing. The first seek to determine guidance…
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What do you need to know about coronavirus?
The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has public health officials on high alert across the United States. The AVMA is collecting information about…
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Miller joins AVMA Washington office
In February Dr. Whitney Lee Miller joined the AVMA as an assistant director in the Governmental Relations Division.
Councils, committees, task forces, and trusts
Understand the wide range of volunteer panels that make up the AVMA.
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Many faces, one profession
More than 400 positions exist on AVMA councils, committees, and task forces.
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The case of the wildly varying degrees of toxicity in wildlife
A real doctor treats more than one species. At least that's how one of veterinary medicine's favorite sayings goes—and there's a lot of truth to it,
Animal Waste Disposal
An inevitable component of veterinary medicine is disposing of the wastes (urine, feces, vomitus, etc.) generated by the animal patients.
Federal regulation of waste disposal
Because of the varied nature of the products that require disposal in veterinary practices, more than one federal agency is involved in regulating the…
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Letting the future catch you
Dr. King believes the very fundamentals of swine medicine are changing.
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Economic study estimates costs of feral cat control
Catching and euthanizing feral cats costs billions of dollars more and is less effective at population control than are trap-neuter-and-return…
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Veterinary faculty members elected as AAAS fellows
The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science elected at least six faculty members at U.S. veterinary colleges, including…
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Genetically engineered animals in the food supply
Genetically engineered animals and their products, most notably food products, are closer to reaching the market now that the Food and Drug…
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The ethics debate over animal cloning
Not surprisingly, the Food and Drug Administration's determination that meat and dairy products from cloned animals are safe to eat has sparked no…
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Fluffy can't stop chasing his tail
Animal OCD is a serious welfare issue. Pets suffering from the disorder can become ill because they neglect to eat or sleep.
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AVMA says Pew Commission report is flawed, unscientific
An AVMA report says recommendations by a prominent critic of industrial animal agriculture are unscientific and can actually threaten human health.
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Make your voice heard
The AVMA is once again inviting its members to contribute toward decisions involving a wide range of veterinary-related issues.
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Association advocates ‘one health’ to White House
The AVMA sent a letter to the White House in March advocating a one-health approach in addressing zoonotic diseases.
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Board appoints liaisons, representatives to committees
The AVMA Executive Board, meeting Aug. 1 in San Diego, named the following individuals to the entities indicated,
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AVMA supports marine mammal protection act, aquatic animal health symposium
VMA supports marine mammal protection act, aquatic animal health symposium As recommended by the AVMA…