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Scientists prove environmental transmission of CWD
A new study provides the first solid evidence that chronic wasting disease can be transmitted through environments contaminated by
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Positions on comparative medicine, conservation revised
The Executive Board updated the AVMA's positions on comparative medicine, and various aspects of species and environmental conservation in April.
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Special pesticide formulations
Veterinary use, production, and dispensation of pesticides are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency
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Aquaculture effluent standards published
At press time, final rules for aquaculture effluent standards were slated for publication in a June issue of the Federal Register.
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The cat debate
Cat colonies range from unmanaged to well managed, but collectively, they add up to a staggering animal welfare issue
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Pesticide repackaging
Veterinarians who dispense single applications must label those repackaged products
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Initiative moves one-health model AHEAD
The Wildlife Conservation Society was the catalyst behind a new initiative that calls for a more holistic approach to health and conservation…
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Life after Washington
The 2003-2004 AVMA Congressional Science fellows have been busy influencing the work of the 108th Congress.
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Manatee research leads to new questions
An interdisciplinary team studying an emergent papillomavirus in manatees have sequenced the genome of the virus
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AVMA takes a stand on legislative initiatives
To help speed the implementation of the U.S. Animal Identification Plan, the AVMA has vowed to actively pursue legislation
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Practitioners face conundrum with off-label pesticide use
Discussions between the EPA and COBTA have focused on the agency's 25-year-old policy on veterinary use of pesticides.
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The pet allergy puzzle
Children who are exposed to animals from birth are less likely to develop allergies.
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House of Delegates to consider five resolutions
When the AVMA House of Delegates holds its annual session in Philadelphia, July 23-24, five resolutions will await their consideration.
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President's Roundtable focuses on nontraditional
AVMA President Jack O. Walther and President-Elect Bonnie V. Beaver hosted federal and nonfederal veterinarians during a series of roundtable…
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AVMA Awards ceremony honors contributions
During the AVMA Annual Convention in Philadelphia, several individuals were recognized at the General Session,
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Legal challenges, now and tomorrow
Veterinarians must educate legislators, judges, and the public about the ways in which veterinary medicine benefits human and animal health
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Mapping our way to quick disaster response
Across the country, agencies are developing layered geographic information system (GIS) maps in the event of an agricultural emergency
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Looking back: AVMA reflects on year's events in nation's capital
The close of 2004 was characterized by a nail-biter of a presidential race and a record number of American citizens becoming