Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 November 20, 2009
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.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
November 4, 2009
Livestock housing standards in Ohio now will be set by a Livestock Care Standards Board.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 22, 2009
Sacramento, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill making cattle and horse tail docking illegal in California.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 21, 2009
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.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 11, 2009
The AABP named its officers for the upcoming year at its 42nd annual conference in Omaha.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 2, 2009
By:Brendan Howard
New housing requirements for swine, veal calves and poultry were adopted in Michigan after a last-minute push by the Humane Society of the United States.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
September 25, 2009
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.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
September 17, 2009
Veterinarians may want to get in line early to receive the H1N1 vaccines recently approved by FDA.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
September 10, 2009
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.
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