http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Food+Animal+News/Article/list/203 The Newsmagazine of Veterinary Medicine. DVM Newsmagazine is unique in its comprehensive coverage of the world of veterinary medicine. In an easy-to-read news style format, DVM reports on all relevant news, trends and developments, as well as practical and authoritative medical information. 2009-11-21T20:44:13Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Coughing-Wheezing-You-work-in-a-barn-says-vet-scho/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643174?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 North Grafton, Mass. -- Results of a survey out of Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine has uncovered some dirt about barn workers: namely, that organic and inorganic dust in the barn may be leading to respiratory problems in the more than 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/472009/643174null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Association+news/Swine-vets-asked-to-report-H1N1-suspicions-to-stat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643100?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report -- The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is asking veterinarians to reach out to state health officials first if they suspect an H1N1 outbreak in a swine herd. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/472009/643100null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/WHO-says-H1N1-virus-could-mutate-warns-vigilance-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640702?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Geneva, Switzerland -- Concerned by the potential of the H1N1 pandemic virus to become more virulent as the pool of viral genes circulates among a number of hosts, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for close monitoring and proper management of animals that exhibit symptoms of respiratory infections. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/462009/640702null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Virtual-cow-gives-students-new-virtual-learning-to/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640753?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 London, England -- A British veterinarian has developed a realistic model of a cow's backside that students can use for practice in detecting pregnancies and infections. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/462009/640753null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Colorado-State-veterinarians-fit-calf-with-two-pro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640084?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Fort Collins, Colo. -- A 15-member veterinary surgical team at Colorado State University (CSU) recently fit two artificial limbs on yearling calf. 2009-11-08T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/640084null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Ohio-voters-approve-creation-of-new-livestock-boar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639406?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Livestock housing standards in Ohio now will be set by a Livestock Care Standards Board. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/639406/veterinary_livestock_f_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Dairy/Animal-welfare-When-emotion-and-science-collide/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638776?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 When it comes to animal welfare, is it too late for diplomacy or have the battle lines already been drawn? The Humane Society of the United States and the American Veterinary Medical Association have differing approaches and agendas about livestock housing. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/638776null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Calif-outlaws-tail-docking-of-cattle-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636020?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Sacramento, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill making cattle and horse tail docking illegal in California. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636020null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/H1N1-found-in-Minnesota-pigs-Oregon-ferret/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635732?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report -- Tests confirm that pigs at the recent Minnesota State Fair were infected with H1N1 influenza virus. They are the first swine in the country to be found with the 2009 pandemic virus. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/635732null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/New-farm-animal-welfare-law-passes-in-Michigan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633468?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm today signed a new animal-welfare law mandating pen sizes for veal calves, egg-laying hens and pregnant sows. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/422009/633468null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Food+Animal+News/AABP-names-new-officers-sets-goals/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633166?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The AABP named its officers for the upcoming year at its 42nd annual conference in Omaha. 2009-10-11T04:00:00Z 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http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/630457/DVM_veterinarynews_bird_flu_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Fear-over-H1N1-detection-brings-down-swine-disease/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/629360?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, concerned about a perceived drop in swine disease samples from pork producers, is urging veterinarians to continue monitoring herds for a variety of diseases, including the H1N1 influenza virus. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/392009/629360null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Human-H1N1-vaccines-are-on-their-way/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627466?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Veterinarians may want to get in line early to receive the H1N1 vaccines recently approved by FDA. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/382009/627466/DVM_veterinarynews_medical_waste_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FDA-opens-Reportable-Food-Registry-electronic-port/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625675?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened the new Reportable Food Registry (RFR), an electronic portal that food-industry officials are now required to use to alert the FDA when they have reason to believe their products might sicken or kill humans or animals. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/625675null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Diagnostic+Center/Veterinary-human-medicine-researchers-working-on-H/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620690?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Manhattan, Kan. -- Two Kansas State professors and one from Iowa State University are collaborating with a scientist at the New York State Department of Health (NYDH) on diagnostic and intervention tools for the H1N1 virus. 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620690null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Senate-votes-to-cut-funding-for-animal-ID-program-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617572?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The Senate voted this week to slash funding for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) developed by the Department of Agriculture as a means of protecting the nation's food supply. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/617572null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Study-cites-flaws-in-decision-to-move-Plum-Island-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617593?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- A new government study says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn't adequately assess the biosecurity and economic risks of moving the Plum Island, N.Y., animal-disease research lab to a Kansas State University site in Manhattan, Kan. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/617593null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FDA-closes-Teva-Animal-Health-plant/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616142?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The USDA has filed an injunction against Teva Animal Health Inc. leaders. 2009-08-04T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616142/DVM_veterinarynews_online_RX_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FTC-delays-implementation-of-Red-Flags-rule-until-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614950?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) again delayed implementation of its new rules to fight identity theft. The enforcement date for the controversial Red Flags rule is now Nov. 1, 2009, the agency reports today in a prepared statement. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/312009/614950/veterinary_red_flag_709_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/Identity-theft-rules-deadline-looms/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613485?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- As the deadline nears to implement Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft rules, federal agencies issued a set of frequently asked questions to help affected businesses, such as veterinary practices, comply. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613485/DVM_veterinarynews_identity_theft_animal_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Association+news/FFA-awards-two-AVMA-scholarships/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612437?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Schaumburg, Ill. -- Two future food-animal veterinarians were awarded scholarships from the Future Farmers of America. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/612437null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/US-House-bill-calls-for-antimicrobial-regulations/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611367?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- With the backing of the Obama administration, a new measure introduced in the U.S. House seeks to ban non-therapeutic uses of antibiotics for food animals because they are too important for human health. 2009-07-15T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/292009/611367/DVM_veterinarynews_cow_eating_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/New-influenza-A-virus-found-in-Canadian-pig-farm-w/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610330?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Saskatchewan, Canada -- Canadian public health officials are investigating a new strain of influenza that has sickened two pig farm workers in Saskatchewan. 2009-07-11T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/282009/610330/Veterinary_pig_farm_virus_f_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Medical+news/First-antimicrobial-pesticide-approved-to-prevent-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613825?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first license for an antimicrobial pesticide product to deactivate anthrax spores on hard surfaces. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613825null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/OVMA-calls-for-more-veterinarian-representation-on/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606885?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Columbus, Ohio -- A ballot issue that would create a statewide board standardizing livestock housing is a step in the right direction, according to the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA). 2009-06-28T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/262009/606885null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Cattle-TB-confirmed-at-west-Texas-dairy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/605889?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Austin, Texas -- Cattle tuberculosis was confirmed in a west Texas dairy that was placed under quarantine when some animals in the herd responded to a TB test conducted prior to a sale. 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/262009/605889null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Calif-antibiotics-bill-fails-to-move-forward/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/604795?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 A California Senate bill that would have placed limits on antibiotic use in food animals has failed. 2009-06-18T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/252009/604795/DVM_veterinarynews_dairy_industry_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/CVMA-watches-new-bill-to-limit-importation-of-eggs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/603449?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Sacramento, Calif. -- As a result of Proposition 2, which bans gestational crates, veal crates and battery cages, the state Legislature is considering a new bill that would limit the import of eggs. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/242009/603449null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/International-Aquaculture-Conference-coming-to-Nor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601922?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Schaumburg, Ill. -- As demand for seafood continues to grow, so do diseases affecting farmed fish. 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/232009/601922null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Additional-NAIS-meetings-planned/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600693?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will host additional listening sessions regarding the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina and South Dakota. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/222009/600693null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Flu-scare-could-spur-zoonotic-research/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600268?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Investigators may never confirm the source of H1N1, but the outbreak lead to more research dollars. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/222009/600268/DVM_veterinarynews_pigantibiotics_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Dairy-producers-get-new-tool-to-reduce-lameness/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599950?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 A new software program has been developed that will help dairy farmers troubleshoot and reduce lameness in their herds. 2009-05-26T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/222009/599950/DVM_veterinarynews_dairy_industry_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Parasitology+Center/Fever-ticks-spread-in-Texas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597723?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Fever ticks continue to spread in Texas despite a quarantine, officials report. 2009-05-11T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/202009/597723/DVM_veterinarynews_research_genome_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/USDA-commissions-organic-dairy-study/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597427?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to know more about organic dairy farming and whether it's as healthy for cows as it is for people. 2009-05-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/192009/597427null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Study-shows-NAIS-will-cost-more-than-175-million-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596241?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The cost of implementing a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in the cattle sector is $175.9 million annually, which represents 91.5 percent of the total cost of the program, according to a study released by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 2009-05-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/596241null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/USDA-plans-seven-NAIS-meetings-nationwide/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596242?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will hold a series of listening sessions on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) this month. 2009-05-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/596242null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Swine-flu-Name-change-pork-prices-and-origin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596236?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report -- The pleading of agriculture groups against using the term "swine flu" for the new multi-species strain of swine influenza got results. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced they would now refer to the pandemic-causing virus as influenza A/H1N1. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/596236null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Guidance-document-released-for-BSE-rule/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596234?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a final guidance document April 30 about the substances prohibited for use in animal feed, relating to its new rule to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/596234null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/First-full-livestock-animal-genome-sequenced/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595954?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The first full genome of a female Hereford cow has been sequenced. 2009-04-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595954/DVM_veterinarynews_APHIS_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/New-Web-site-dedicated-to-Bovine-Viral-Diarrhea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595383?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Manhattan, Kan. -- A new Web site dedicated to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus is now available. 2009-04-29T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595383null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/WHO-to-release-swine-flu-clinical-findings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595393?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The World Health Organization will try to shed light on how a new strain of swine influenza developed and is being spread among humans. 2009-04-28T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595393/DVM_veterinarynews_pigantibiotics_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/As-swine-flu-threat-escalates-vets-urged-to-increa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595151?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Veterinarians have been called on to keep the new swine flu strain out of U.S. swine herds. 2009-04-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595151/dvm360_swine_flu_flash_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Poultry-feed-voluntarily-recalled/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595154?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 St. Paul, Minn. -- A poultry feed typically used by small flock owners has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer. 2009-04-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595154null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Swine-flu-20-human-cases-confirmed-in-the-United-S/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595086?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Atlanta - The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States climbed to 20 as the outbreak continues to take on greater proportions in Mexico. 2009-04-26T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595086null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/New-multi-species-swine-flu-virus-spreads/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594999?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Reports of outbreaks among humans in in the U.S. and internationally have increased. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594999/DVM_veterinarynews_pigantibiotics_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/New-feed-rule-effective-Monday/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594853?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The so-called BSE rule will go into effect Monday, but those affected get 6 months to comply. 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594853/DVM_veterinarynews_FDA_animal_feed_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/New-guidelines-aim-to-stop-swine-abuse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594476?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Perry, Iowa -- Stopping swine abuse starts with a strong policy statement and veterinarians, according to the AASV Pig Welfare Committee. 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594476null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/MSU-veterinary-researcher-develops-human-vaccine-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594006?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 East Lansing, Mich. -- A researcher with Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Human Medicine has developed a working vaccine for enterotoxigenic E. coli, which is responsible for 60 percent to 70 percent of all E. coli diarrheal disease. 2009-04-17T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/162009/594006null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/HSUS-wants-food-animal-housing-changes-in-Ohio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593807?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Columbus, Ohio -- The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is targeting Ohio's farming practices in an effort to change housing requirements for farm animals. 2009-04-16T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/162009/593807null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Food-animal+medicine/Instructional-videos-could-oust-outbreaks/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592674?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Ithaca, N.Y. -- A new, free tool, produced by Partners in Animal Health at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, aims to minimize animal disease outbreaks by helping veterinarians and farmers diagnose poultry diseases more quickly. 2009-04-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/152009/592674null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/New-iE-colii-vaccine-for-cattle-gets-conditional-U/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591874?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Willmar, Minn. -- Epitopix, the newest E. coli 0157 vaccine for cattle, was granted a conditional license by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2009-04-06T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/152009/591874null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/USDA-unleashes-11-million-to-fight-animal-disease-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591502?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Fifteen states will divide $11 million in grants to increase food safety. 2009-04-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591502/DVM_veterinarynews_usda_food_safety_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Honors-awarded-to-top-swine-veterinarians/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591496?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Perry, Iowa -- Numerous honors and scholarships were spread around at the annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) in March. 2009-04-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591496null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Study-shows-Johnes-disease-can-be-controlled-affor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591495?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Madison, Wisc. -- A Wisconsin field trial has proven that a Johnne's disease control program is both effective and affordable. 2009-04-04T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591495null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FARAD-receives-806000-will-remain-open-throughout-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591489?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database (FARAD) will remain operational throughout the rest of the year as a result of $806,000 in appropriations, which were included in the fiscal 2009 omnibus legislation signed by President Obama last month. 2009-04-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591489null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Public-health-DVM-shortage-called-critical/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591623?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians could put the nation at risk. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591623/DVM_veterinarynews_public_health_shortage_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Food+Animal+News/AVMA-urges-Congress-to-adopt-mandatory-animal-iden/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591624?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington — In testimony on a proposal to create a unified national food-safety agency, the AVMA argued that the most important component in food safety is a mandatory nationwide program that tracks livestock. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591624null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Changes-in-agriculture-place-new-demands-on-rural-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591625?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report — While the shortage of rural veterinarians across the country is palpable, the number of people needed isn't. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591625null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Association+news/AVMA-AVMF-Red-Cross-agreement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/589326?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Schaumburg, Ill. -- To better coordinate animal-rescue efforts during times of disaster, a decade-old "statement of understanding" between the AVMA, AVMF and the American Red Cross has been formalized. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/132009/589326null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Triplet-bull-calves-delivered-at-WSU/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588500?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 It has a 1-in-700,000 chance of happening, but a cow gave birth to triplets at WSU March 17. 2009-03-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/122009/588500/DVM_veterinarynews_cow_triplets_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Advisory-Teens-reportedly-using-veterinary-meds-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588499?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Wisconsin - Veterinarians in the rural Midwest were warned of a possible new trend -- teen-aged girls reportedly taking veterinary medications meant to induce abortion in cows to perform their own abortions. 2009-03-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/122009/588499/veterinary_abortion_teens_flash_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Calif-Senate-enters-antimicrobial-debate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587686?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The California Senate soon will debate non-therapeutic antimicrobial use in food animals. 2009-03-17T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/122009/587686/DVM_veterinarynews_cowfood_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/AVMA-urges-Congress-to-adopt-mandatory-NAIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586794?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- A mandatory animal identification tracking system is the most effective way to minimize an animal disease outbreak. 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/112009/586794null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Proposed-horse-slaughter-plant-in-N-Dakota-draws-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586873?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Bismarck, N.D. — Veterinarians, ranchers and horse breeders packed the state's House Agriculture Committee meeting to urge passage of a bill to study the feasibility of building a horse meat-processing plant. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/112009/586873null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/GAO-report-Agency-says-US-clueless-on-staffing-of-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586872?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 National Report — The federal government lacks a comprehensive understanding of the sufficiency of its veterinarian work force, according to the Government Accounting Office. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/112009/586872null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Money-needed-to-meet-public-health-DVM-shortage-ex/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583892?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- More money, and lots of it, is the only way to avoid a dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians that could put the entire nation at risk, a Senate committee was told. 2009-02-27T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/092009/583892null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Calif-could-outlaw-cattle-tail-docking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/582828?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Sacramento, Calif. -- A California lawmaker is seeking to make cattle tail docking illegal. 2009-02-23T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/082009/582828null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Study-warns-shortage-of-public-health-veterinarian/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/582823?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- Not only is there a widely publicized shortage of food-animal veterinarians, but a new report shows there is a dire shortage of public health veterinarians. 2009-02-20T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/082009/582823null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Tests-conducted-after-60000-infected-turkeys-culle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580241?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Vancouver, B.C. -- Canadian authorities are conducting tests to determine the pathogenicity, subtype and strain of H5 bird-flu virus that infected 60,000 turkeys euthanized last week on an Abbotsford farm. 2009-02-07T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/062009/580241null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Food+Animal+News/FARAD-future-in-question/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/581058?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington — As the Food Animal Reside Avoidance Databank continues to struggle, operating with bare-bones staff, Washington insiders hope for a reprieve. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/072009/581058null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Federal-guidelines-issued-for-genetically-engineer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/577731?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its final guidance on regulating genetically engineered animals. 2009-01-27T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/052009/577731null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/AVMA-backs-national-animal-identification-program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/575190?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is asking veterinarians to join a new national effort to identify the livestock in case of an emergency. 2009-01-13T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/032009/575190null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FDA-plans-ban-on-cattle-tissue-in-feed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/573349?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Rockville, Md. -- The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting comments through Jan. 26 on a planned regulation that would ban use of cattle tissues in animal feeds. 2008-12-30T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/012008/573349null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/USDA-releases-report-confirming-AVMAs-call-for-mor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571460?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is using a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released this week to reiterate its call for more food-animal veterinarians. 2008-12-12T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/502008/571460/wealth_flash_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Calling-all-Hogg-Scholarship-applicants/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571246?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Perry, Iowa -- The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation (AASVF) is accepting applications for the Hogg Scholarship through Feb. 2, 2009. 2008-12-11T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/502008/571246null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Hong-Kong-killing-90000-chickens-may-change-bird-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/570971?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Hong Kong's government is considering changing the vaccine it uses to protect poultry against avian flu after 60 chickens were found dead at one of the city's largest poultry farms, forcing the slaughter of 60,000 birds on that farm and 30,000 more within a two-mile radius. 2008-12-10T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/502008/570971/DVM_veterinarynews_avianflu_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Johnes-disease-vaccine-developed-at-Cornell/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569495?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Ithaca, N.Y. -- Researchers at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a vaccine against Johne's disease, a contagious, chronic and often fatal infection. 2008-12-03T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492008/569495null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/The-toughest-jobs-Idaho-TV-station-focuses-on-work/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568844?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Pocatello, Idaho -- A recent televsion news series about Idaho's toughest jobs from KPVI-TV -- an NBC affiliate here -- featured mixed-animal veterinarian Dave Stanley. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492008/568844null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Fever-ticks-make-a-comeback-in-Texas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569290?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Austin, Texas — Fever ticks are making a resurgence in Texas. In fact officials fear the outbreak of the parasite could kill livestock and wildlife. The fever tick can survive winters as far north as Washington D.C. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492008/569290null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FARAD-remains-open-for-now/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569268?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington, D.C. —The financially threatened Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank garnered a few extra months of life support, but with drastic cutbacks. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492008/569268null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Veterinary-groups-oppose-FDAs-proposed-ban-on-extr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569267?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington, D.C. — An FDA-ordered ban of extra-label use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs was delayed after nearly 300 comments poured in during an extended period. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492008/569267null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FDA-action-buys-more-time-to-mull-extra-label-ban-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568472?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The federal order banning extra-label use of cephalosporins in food-producing animals has been revoked -- at least for now. 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/482008/568472null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Food-safety-podcasts-offered-by-AVMA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568053?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Schaumberg, Ill. -- "Chew on This," a new food-safety podcast series offered by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), got off on the right drumstick in November with a Thanksgiving-theme program about poultry safety and holiday dinners. 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/482008/568053null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/AVMA-responds-to-alleged-abuses-at-W-Va-turkey-far/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568047?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Lewisburg, W.Va. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association responded to reports that workers at a large turkey farm in southeastern West Virginia treated the birds inhumanely and were videotaped doing so. 2008-11-24T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/482008/568047null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FARAD-gets-reprieve-until-spring/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565926?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- The always-in-danger-of-closing Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) garnered a few extra months of operation, but with drastic cutbacks. 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/462008/565926null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/European-Union-celebrates-Veterinary-Week/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565010?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Brussels -- The European Union's (EU) Veterinary Week 2008 kicks off today. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/462008/565010null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FDA-barraged-with-comments-on-extra-label-use-of-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564264?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Washington -- An FDA-ordered ban of extra-label use of cephalosporin in food-producing animals could be delayed after nearly 300 comments poured in during an already extended public comment period. 2008-11-06T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452008/564264null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/AVMA-reacts-to-Prop-2-passage/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/563471?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 The AVMA is offering assistance to California food-animal producers in the wake of the Prop 2 passage. 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452008/563471/DVM_veterinarynews_animalissues_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Prop-2-passes-in-California/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/563359?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Passage of Prop 2 will mean big changes for California's food-animal industry. 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452008/563359/DVM_veterinarynews_Prop2_fl_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/DVM-usic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/560522?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 "I think everyone needs an outlet, no matter what they do," says public health veterinarian Stanley 'Doc' Baker. 2008-10-22T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/432008/560522/DVM_veterinarynews_musicalDVM_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/14-million-grant-backs-further-study-of-chicken-ge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557815?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 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. 2008-10-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/412008/557815null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/FARAD-begins-shutting-down/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556086?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 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. 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/402008/556086null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Prop-2-debate-divides-DVMs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559218?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 A debate has ensued over California's Prop 2, which would drastically alter animal agriculture. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/422008/559218/DVM_veterinarynews_Prop2_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/UK-researchers-working-on-bovine-mastitis-vaccine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/553702?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 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. 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/392008/553702null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Food+Animal/FDA-seeks-comment-on-guidance-plan-for-genetically/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/552716?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 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. 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/392008/552716/veterinary_cloning_flash_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Researchers-find-genetic-mutation-that-can-cause-B/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/551787?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 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). 2008-09-19T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/382008/551787null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Bush-signs-law-authorizing-veterinary-grants/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549328?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 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. 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/372008/549328null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/iE-colii-killer-uncovered/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543203?contextCategoryId=203&ref=25 Olympia, Wash. -- Researchers at The Evergreen State College, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Texas A&M, are working to understand how bacteriophages might provide an alternate treatment to E. coli infections than traditional antibiotics. 2008-08-22T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342008/543203null HTML