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| Hot-button veterinary topics from AVMA meeting
| New Orleans — Whether even to discuss a ban on antimicrobials in livestock feed for growth promotion split the House of Delegates nearly in half at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conference. | | | AABP establishes foundation
| | St. Paul, Minn.— American Association of Bovine Practitioners' (AABP) board members voted during the group's annual meeting in September to establish a charitable foundation. | | | AABP establishes foundation
| | St. Paul, Minn.— American Association of Bovine Practitioners' (AABP) board members voted during the group's annual meeting in September to establish a charitable foundation. | | | Students receive AABP recognition award
| | Rome, Ga. — Five veterinary graduate hopefuls have earned the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award based on their background, work, primary medical interests, academic experience and career goals. | | | AABP annual student award winners named
| | ROME, GA. - 6/20/05 - Two out of five annual awards that recognize academic achievement by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) were given to students at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. | | | AABP executive vice president dies at 69
| | ROME, GA. — James A. Jarrett, executive vice president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), died at age 69 following a long battle with cancer. | | | Jarrett retires, AABP seeks executive vice president
| | Rome, Ga.—Dr. James Jarrett has announced his resignation as executive vice president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) after more than a decade. | | | AABP bans bulk drug compounders
| | Rome, Ga.-The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) recently banned bulk drug compounders from any affiliation with the national association. | | | Spire to take AABP presidency; alternative CE programs needed
| | Manhattan, Kan.-Dr. Mark Spire the incoming president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), says food animal veterinary medicine will be rife with challenges this next year. | |
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| Moyer named AAEP vice president for 2009
| Lexington, Ky. -- William Moyer, DVM, professor of sports medicine and head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was named 2009 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).
| | | Equine foundation accepting disaster relief aid for horses
| Lexington, Ky. -- The Equine Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, is accepting donations to help horses in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ike.
| | | AAEP says horse-slaughter bill would add to neglect, starvation
| | Ending horse slaughter would cause more suffering of horses, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) recently testified before a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. | | | Compounded-drug decision wasn't easy, AAEP says
| | The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) says it had little alternative but to ban compounded-drug displays at its convention in San Diego this December. | | | AAEP urges end to soring in Tennessee Walking Horses
| Lexington, Ky. -- As Tennessee Walking Horse owners and trainers prepare for their biggest show of the year, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is calling for the elimination of the "culture of abuse" of soring the animals.
| | | Equine neurology expert to deliver featured lecture at AAEP convention
| San Diego - Stephen M. Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, an expert in equine neurology, will deliver the prestigious Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture Dec. 8, during the American Association of Equine Practitioners 54th annual convention in San Diego.
| | | AAEP sessions to cover foal care, practice management
| | Austin, Texas — The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will hold two summer continuing-education meetings — one medical and one practice-management seminar — July 27-29 at the Hilton Austin. | | | AAEP campaign urges dental exam for horses annually
| | Lexington, Ky. — Every horse needs an annual dental exam, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) says. It hopes to spread that message through a dental-health campaign designed to reach horse owners throughout 2008. | | | AAEP campaign urges annual equine dental exams
| | Lexington, Ky. - 4/17/08 - Every horse needs an annual dental exam, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) says. It hopes to spread that message through a dental-health campaign designed to reach horse owners throughout 2008. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Veterinary economy: Some growth, but future guarded
| Portland, Ore. - More than half of the veterinarians surveyed report revenue growth for the first two quarters of 2008.
| | | AAHA celebrates 75 years
| | Lakewood, Colo. — Created in 1933 to help "pet doctors" boost the standards of companion-animal care, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is marking its 75th anniversary. | | | AAHA program receives industry partner donation
| | Tampa, fla. — An American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) fund that aims to provide quality health care for companion animals received a $50,000 donation from CareCredit at the association's annual convention in late March. | | | AAHA evaluates insurance policies
| | Tampa, Fla. — The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) created a program to evaluate animal-insurance plans as a guide for owners. | | | Attendance dips at AAHA conference
| | Tampa, Fla. — The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) met veterinarian requests for a shorter, more concentrated conference to reduce time spent away from practices, but saw attendance drop slightly from 2007 at its annual conference in late March. | | | AAHA again looking at insurance program
| | Denver, Colo. The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is in the discovery phase for the second time; of developing a nationwide group health-insurance plan. | | | AAHA develping unified diagnostic code to improve care
| | Denver, Colo. — To help veterinarians track disease and client health-care compliance, standardized diagnostic terms are under development by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). | | | AAHA launches web-based education campaign
| | Denver, Colo. - 10/4/07 - A public service announcement campaign to promote awareness and accreditation standards kicks off on the worldwide web this month, sponsored by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). | | | AAHA releases new pain-management guidelines
| | Denver, Colo. — Changing viewpoints on addressing companion-animal pain and the benefits of doing so are highlighted in newly created pain-management guidelines — the product of a partnership task force between the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP). | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| AVMA wants pet insurance to be pre-tax contribution option
| Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Association wants pet insurance to be another option on the menu of pre-tax eligible contribution programs offered by employers.
| | | Australian group certifies first American in animal welfare
| Schaumburg, Ill. -- The head of the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Animal Welfare Division recently earned the honor of becoming the first U.S. veterinarian credentialed in animal welfare.
| | | FARAD begins shutting down
| Washington - Neither a short-term cash infusion or the $2.5 million in long-term funding promised for the support of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in this year's Farm Bill came through in time, so the resource used to keep contaminants out of the food supply for more than a quarter century began shutting down Oct. 1.
| | | Donors to AVMAPAC can earn scholarship money
| Schaumburg, Ill. -- Make a donation to the American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action Committee and earn money for your state VMA's scholarship fund or college scholarship fund.
| | | GHLIT partnership riles insurance competitors
| | The recently announced partnership between Pets Best Insurance and the American Veterinary Medical Association's Group Health & Life Insurance Trust (GHLIT) has some competitors crying foul. | | | Miss. Congressman wins AVMA Advocacy Award
| | New Orleans — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) presented U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) with the first AVMA Advocacy Award at its annual conference. | | | DVMs make a difference sprucing up New Orleans shelters
| | Nearly 100 volunteers descended on New Orleans in July to volunteer at four area animal shelters. | | | A house divided?
| | New Orleans — Veterinarians once again squared off on animal-welfare and human-health issues at this year's American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of Delegates meeting. | | | Hot-button veterinary topics from AVMA meeting
| | New Orleans — Whether even to discuss a ban on antimicrobials in livestock feed for growth promotion split the House of Delegates nearly in half at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conference. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Financial crisis: little impact to practice sales, loans
| National Report -- The economic downturn has had little effect so far on the buying and selling of veterinary practices.
| | | Public health warning issued for rabies case
| National Report -- A national public health warning was issued after a Labrador retriever brought to the United States as part of Operation Baghdad Pups was found to have rabies.
| | | EPA seeks veterinary input on pharmaceuticals disposal
| Washington -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comment on a survey it plans to conduct on methods of disposal of unused pharmaceuticals by the health-care industry.
| | | Fuel shortage in the south gone as quickly as it came
| Atlanta, Ga. -- Two weeks ago, a gasoline shortage virtually shut down Greater Atlanta. Now the shortage has disappeared, "almost as quickly as it came on," says Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM, an equine practitioner in Canton, Ga.
| | | New Vermont database eases animal-abuse reports
| Montpelier, Vt. -- A new electronic database serving Vermont aims to make reporting animal abuse cases easier.
| | | $1.4 million grant backs further study of chicken genome
| Starkville, Miss. -- Dr. Shane Burgess, a basic-sciences associate professor with Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, along with Drs. Fiona McCarthy and Susan Bridges, received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue work annotating the chicken genome.
| | | AVMA wants pet insurance to be pre-tax contribution option
| Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Association wants pet insurance to be another option on the menu of pre-tax eligible contribution programs offered by employers.
| | | New UC-Davis animal welfare institute examines agricultural practices
| Davis, Calif. - The newly formed International Animal Welfare Training Institute is exploring new approaches to animal handling and housing practices for animal agriculture.
| | | Genetic test created for equine cerebellar abiotrophy
| Davis, Calif. -- A new genetic screening test was created for equine cerebellar abiotrophy at the University of California-Davis' Veterinary Genetics Laboratory.
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| DVM Newsmakers' Summit: Consumer expectations, standards of care are changing, panelists say
| | Editor's Note: Understanding consumer behavior can help you as a clinician and business manager. DVM Newsmagazine asked five veterinary market leaders to join this year's DVM Newsmakers' Summit at CVC East in Baltimore. Following is the second of three excerpts from the panel discussion; the final one will be published next month. | | | DVM Newsmakers' Summit: Exploring the consumer psyche
| | DVM Newsmagazine asked five market leaders to talk about consumer attitudes.
| | | HSUS readies launch of new veterinary association
| | GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Consumers are driving a new animal-welfare agenda, says Humane Society of the United States front man Wayne Pacelle. And he wants veterinarians to join his cause by spearheading a new veterinary association. | | | Drought having minimal effect on DVMs - so far
| | Atlanta — The Southeast's worst drought in more than a century seems to have caused few problems so far for veterinary hospitals, other than some browned-out lawns. | | | Anatomy of a state board hearing
| | With the number of client complaints on the rise, more veterinarians sooner or later will have to answer to their state regulatory boards. | | | A malpractice doctrine
| | Animal-law expert Barbara Gislason, a Minneapolis attorney, believes the time is ripe for veterinary medicine to help design a fair system to resolve the emotional-value issue in malpractice claims. Otherwise, she warns, the courts will do the job, and the profession might not like the outcome. | | | AVMA appoints new executive vice president
| | Schaumburg, Ill. - 3/30/07 - Dr. Ron DeHaven, administrator of the USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has been named the new executive vice president at the American Veterinary Medical Association. With more than 25 years of public health experience, DeHaven will succeed Dr. Bruce Little, retiring this year after service as executive vice president since 1996. | | | DVM Newsmaker's Summit: A changing business model
| | Dr. Walther: The changes occurring in our business model for the most part are going faster than any of us realize. But what does the future hold? Is solo practice, please excuse the expression, a dead horse? Are the requirements of the practice, both as a professional and as a manager, too much for a single practitioner? What is the proper size for a multi-doctor practice? What practice model will allow us to have time off and take emergency calls? Is it going to be four, five or six? Right now, four to five doctors seem to be the number, but I think that, too, is up for grabs. What place does our profession have for corporate practices? They're growing; they're profitable. They find, as we are finding, a shortage of veterinarians to run them. How will the supply of veterinarians impact them? | | | DVM Newsmakers' Summit: Supply in demand?
| | Editor's Note: DVM Newsmagazine asked six thought-leaders at CVC East in Baltimore to talk about five of the most pressing issues facing the veterinary profession. During the succeeding months, each of the issues introduced at the DVM Newsmaker's Summit will be presented for publication. This month, the panel takes on the supply of veterinarians and future professional opportunities. Dr. Lonnie King introduces the issue. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Genetic test created for equine cerebellar abiotrophy
| Davis, Calif. -- A new genetic screening test was created for equine cerebellar abiotrophy at the University of California-Davis' Veterinary Genetics Laboratory.
| | | Kentucky's chief racing veterinarian resigns
| Frankfort, Ky. -- The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has appointed an interim chief veterinarian to replace Dr. Lafe Nichols, who resigned last week.
| | | Fla. piroplasmosis quarantine down to 13
| Tallahassee, Fla. -- Of 13 Florida premises still under quarantine this week for equine piroplasmosis, only one farm still has horses that test positive for the disease.
| | | Wisconsin University large-animal hospital adds equine laser surgery
| Madison, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Hospital now can offer laser surgery to equine patients thanks to the acquisition of carbon dioxide and diode laser surgery instrumentation.
| | | Equine foundation accepting disaster relief aid for horses
| Lexington, Ky. -- The Equine Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, is accepting donations to help horses in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ike.
| | | Moyer named AAEP vice president for 2009
| Lexington, Ky. -- William Moyer, DVM, professor of sports medicine and head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was named 2009 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).
| | | NTRA pushes for quick adoption of racehorse safety plan
| Lexington, Ky. -- In another move toward reform in the racing industry, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is seeking to have a long-term plan to implement uniform health and safety measures for racehorses in place within 30 days -- or by the time the Breeders' Cup World Championships are held Oct. 24-25 at California's Santa Anita racetrack.
| | | Florida piroplasmosis probe continues
| | Tallahassee, Fla. - Two additional premises have been quarantined for equine piroplasmosis. | | | Bush signs law authorizing veterinary grants
| WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed the Higher Education Reauthorization Bill into law, paving the way for a veterinary grant program that would increase the number of veterinarians in public health practice and research.
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| Making the ultimate rescue from Phagia's Dog Farm
| | My secretary was apologetic but firm. | | | Story hard to swallow? Chew on it for a while
| | The human-animal bond is a strong one, but I'm still amazed sometimes at what people will do for their animals. I know people, for example, who treat their pets to an ice-cream cone before visiting the veterinarian. I've seen painted toenails, dogs with pierced ears, cats with a gold-capped tooth, dogs with rollers in their hair, many types of pet sweaters, even artificial testicles placed back in a dog's scrotum to keep it from looking empty. The list goes on. | | | Who said that?
| | The directions I held in my hand were leading me to a residential district in Lubbock, Texas. That would not have been a big deal, were it not for the fact that I was on my way to visit a horse. I knew that people in a city residential area were likely to know as much about horses as I knew about submarines, but I could be wrong. | | | When opposites collide
| | I could almost hear the "twang" when Blitz hit the end of his leash and it stopped him short. The snapping sound of his big mouth almost catching my arm followed immediately. Mrs. Whiteflag was quick to apologize. | | | Third-party payment system makes economic, legal sense
| | The demands upon us continue to increase with each advance in technological sophistication. | | | Cerebral laminitis can be infectious with certain breeds of owners
| | Now, I've known Jim Panzee for years. You couldn't teach him to peel a banana. | | | Lessons from an unsellable practice
| | A hard-working solo veterinarian reaches 67 years of age and wants to sell his practice and retire after 25 years of building it up. It's a no-brainer — or is it? | | | Making your management mark
| | Owners who seek to avoid conflict by meeting challenges head-on actually become part of the problem. | | | People skills sometimes the hardest part of the job
| | Dealing with people is the part of veterinary medicine that one can never truly say they are good at. Some may profess to be comfortable with it, but most will agree that it is the hardest part of the job. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| $1.4 million grant backs further study of chicken genome
| Starkville, Miss. -- Dr. Shane Burgess, a basic-sciences associate professor with Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, along with Drs. Fiona McCarthy and Susan Bridges, received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue work annotating the chicken genome.
| | | FARAD begins shutting down
| Washington - Neither a short-term cash infusion or the $2.5 million in long-term funding promised for the support of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in this year's Farm Bill came through in time, so the resource used to keep contaminants out of the food supply for more than a quarter century began shutting down Oct. 1.
| | | FDA seeks comment on guidance plan for genetically altered animals
| Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its guidelines for genetically engineered (GE) animals for research and food production.
| | | How do we get paid?
| To truly know how cows are managed, we need to "hang out" with them, or with their caretakers, for several hours. We need to see how feed is mixed and delivered, how milking is performed and determine how often feed is pushed up.
| | | Time behind the wheel can lead to wrist problems
| | Ambulatory veterinarians and commuters can benefit from simple modifications. | | | Floods threaten livestock food supply
| | Devastating floods in several Midwest states left most farm animals unscathed, but food shortages and disease still loom as major concerns for farmers and veterinarians in coming months and years. | | | Research team links illness to pigs raised without antibiotics
| Columbus, Ohio - A new study conducted by The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggests that pigs raised without antibiotics were more susceptible to parasitic infections and disease.
| | | Bill to ban Argentine beef introduced in Senate
| Washington - A bill was introduced into the U.S. Senate July 10 that would counteract a U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal to allow the importation of beef from a region in Argentina - a country that has not yet eradicated foot and mouth disease FMD).
| | | FDA bans extra-label use of antimicrobials in food animals
| Rockville, Md.- A new rule will go into effect this fall prohibiting the extra-label use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs in food animals.
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| $1.4 million grant backs further study of chicken genome
| Starkville, Miss. -- Dr. Shane Burgess, a basic-sciences associate professor with Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, along with Drs. Fiona McCarthy and Susan Bridges, received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue work annotating the chicken genome.
| | | FARAD begins shutting down
| Washington - Neither a short-term cash infusion or the $2.5 million in long-term funding promised for the support of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in this year's Farm Bill came through in time, so the resource used to keep contaminants out of the food supply for more than a quarter century began shutting down Oct. 1.
| | | U.K. researchers working on bovine mastitis vaccine
| Nottingham, U.K. The University of Nottingham is using a grant of more than $4 million (USD) to dissect the functions of the bacterium that causes bovine mastitis (BM) and try to come up with a cure for the disease.
| | | FDA seeks comment on guidance plan for genetically altered animals
| Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its guidelines for genetically engineered (GE) animals for research and food production.
| | | Researchers find genetic mutation that can cause BSE
| Manhattan, Kan. -- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, isn't just a food-born illness, according to a new study conducted at Kansas State University (KSU).
| | | Researchers test promising neosporosis vaccine for cattle
| Beltsville, Md. -- A new vaccine against neosporosis in cattle looks promising, according to researchers conducting efficacy testing at USDA?s Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
| | | Porcine disease research gets boost from USDA
| Urbana, Ill. - A $400,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will help provide more clues about how the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus evades the immune system.
| | | Research team links illness to pigs raised without antibiotics
| Columbus, Ohio - A new study conducted by The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggests that pigs raised without antibiotics were more susceptible to parasitic infections and disease.
| | | FDA approves new medication for freshwater fish
| Washington - A new drug that promises to combat coldwater disease in freshwater fish has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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